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" As our brig, borne on by the ice, commenced her ascent of the berg, the suspense was oppressive. The immense blocks piled against her, range upon range, pressing themselves under her keel, and throwing her over upon her side, till, urged by the successive... "
The sea: its stirring story of adventure, peril & heroism. [4 vols., publ ... - Página 235
por Frederick Whymper - 1877
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Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of ..., Volumen1

Elisha Kent Kane - 1856 - 506 páginas
...escapes were incurred, by the zeal of the parties leading them into positions of danger. Mr. Bonsall avoided being crushed by leaping to a floating fragment...against her, range upon range, pressing themselves under her keel and throwing her over upon her side, till, urged by the successive accumulations, she rose...
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The History of Carausius: The Dutch Augustus, and Emperor of Britain ...

John Watts De Peyster - 1858 - 578 páginas
...this the brig was driven, as if some great steam screw power was forcing her into a dry-dock." * * * "As our brig, borne on by the ice, commenced her ascent...against her, range upon range, pressing themselves under her keel and throwing her over upon her side, till, urged by the successive accumulations, she rose...
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ADVENTURES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMERICANS;

HENRY HOWE - 1859 - 748 páginas
...escapes were incurred by the zeal of the parties leading them into positions of danger. Mr. Bonsall avoided being crushed by leaping to a floating fragment;...oppressive. The immense blocks piled against her, rango upon range, pressing themselves under her keel,, and throwing her over upon her side, till, urged...
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Discovery and Adventure in the Polar Seas and Regions

Sir John Leslie, Hugh Murray, Robert Michael Ballantyne - 1860 - 696 páginas
...narrow escapes were incurred, by the zeal of parties leading them into positions of danger. Mr. Bonsall avoided being crushed by leaping to a floating fragment;...recovered by a relief party after the gale had subsided." After this the brig got into shallows and frequently grounded, but fortunately sustained little damage...
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Adventures and Achievements of Americans: A Series of Narratives ...

Henry Howe - 1861 - 844 páginas
...escapes were incurred by the zeal of the parties leading them into positions oí danger. Mr. Bonsall avoided being crushed by leaping to a floating fragment;...by the ice, commenced her ascent of the berg, the mis l ic uso was oppressive. The immense blocks piled against her, ranga upon range, pressing themselves...
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Arctic Exploration... Pamphlets

1868 - 470 páginas
...this the brig was driven, as if some great steam screw power was forcing her into a dry-dock." * * * "As our brig, borne on by the ice, commenced her ascent...against her, range upon range, pressing themselves under her keel and throwing her over upon her side, till, urged by the successive accumulation?, she rose...
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Heroes of Britain in peace and war, Volumen1;Volumen292

Edwin Hodder - 1878 - 488 páginas
...destruction. Four of the men, who had leapt on to floating fragments to escape being crushed, were earned away by the drift, and could only be recovered by a relief party after the gale had subsided. For thirty-six hours officers and men worked incessantly amid the crashing of grinding ice, and the...
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The Toll of the Arctic Seas

Deltus Malin Edwards - 1910 - 550 páginas
...the morning, the men turned in to rest. " Our brig, borne on by the ice, commenced the ascent of a berg; the suspense was oppressive. The immense blocks...against her, range upon range, pressing themselves under her keel, and throwing her upon her side, till, urged by the successive accumulations, she rose slowly...
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The Toll of the Arctic Seas

Deltus Malin Edwards - 1910 - 524 páginas
...the morning, the men turned in to rest. " Our brig, borne on by the ice, commenced the ascent of a berg; the suspense was oppressive. The immense blocks...against her, range upon range, pressing themselves under her keel, and throwing her upon her side, till, urged by the successive accumulations, she rose slowly...
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The Far North: Explorations in the Arctic Regions

Elisha Kent Kane - 1865 - 270 páginas
...escapes were incurred by the zeal of the parties leading them into positions of danger. Mr Bon sail avoided being crushed by leaping to a floating fragment;...recovered by a relief party after the gale had subsided. It was not until the 22d that the storm abated, and our absent men were once more gathered back into...
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