A Floating City

American American Fall anchor asked bank boat boilers bows bridge cabin Canadian capstan Captain Anderson Captain Corsican Captain Mac Elwin cataract CHAPTER clouds cried crowd Cyrus Field Dean Pitferge Eastern Ellen engine eyes Fabian Falls feet floating four Goat Island going grand saloon half-past hand Harry Drake hatchway head hoisted horizon hour hull hundred hurrahs ladies land light Liverpool looked mad woman masts Mersey midst miles minutes Niagara Niagara Falls night o'clock O'Kelly officer paddles passage passed passengers pilot poop quarter Queenstown reached replied the Doctor river roar rolled round sail sailors Sandy Hook schooner screw seemed ship ship's sican side Sir James Anderson soon speed steam steam-ship steamer stern struck tender Texian thought thunder tower turned upper deck vapours voyage waif walking watch waves wheels whilst Wilmore wind Yankee York young