The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2

The _Rothsay Castle_—An Old Vessel, unfit for Sea Service—A Gay Starting—Drifting to the Fatal Sands—The Steamer Strikes—A Scene of Panic—Lost Within easy reach of Assistance—An...

Extent of the Subject—The First American Colony—Hostilities with the Indians—117 Settlers Missing—Raleigh’s Search for El Dorado—Little or no Gold discovered—2,000 Spaniards eng...

The Loss of the _Amazon_—A Noble Vessel—Description of her Engine-rooms—Her Boats—Heating of the Machinery—The Ship on Fire—Communication Cut off—The Ominous Fire-bell—The Vesse...

Early Paddle-boats—Worked by Animal Power—Blasco de Garay’s Experiment—Solomon de Caus—David Ramsey’s Engines—The Marquis of Worcester—A Horse-boat—Boats worked by Water—By Spri...

A Contrast—Floating Palaces and “Coffin-ships”—Mr. Plimsoll’s Appeal—His Philanthropic Efforts—Use of Old Charts—Badly Constructed Ships—A Doomed Ship—Owner’s Gains by her Loss—...

A Grand Epoch of Discovery—Anson’s Voyage—Difficulties of manning the Fleet—Five Hundred Invalided Pensioners drafted—The Spanish Squadron under Pizarro—Its Disastrous Voyage—On...

The Contrast—The “Hovellers” defended—Their Services—The Case of the _Albion_—Anchors and Cables wanted by a disabled Vessel—Lugger wrecked on the Beach—Dangers of the Hoveller’...

The Lighthouse—Our most noted one in Danger—The Eddystone Undermined—The Ancient History of Lighthouses—The Pharos of Alexandria—Roman Light Towers at Boulogne and Dover—Fire-be...

The Ironclad Question—One of the Topics of the Day—What is to be their Value in Warfare?—Story of the Dummy Ironclad—Two Real Ironclads vanquished by it—Experience on board an A...

Captains and Owners—Reasons for apparent Inhumanity—A Case in Point—The Wreck of the _Northfleet_—Run down by the _Murillo_—A Noble Captain—The Vessel Lost, with a Hundred Ships...

Charles I. and Ship Money—Improvements made by him in the Navy—His great Ship, the _Royal Sovereign_—The Navigation Laws of Cromwell—Consequent War with the Dutch—Capture of Gra...

Progress of the American Colonies—Great Prevalence of Piracy—Numerous Captures and Executions—A Proclamation of Pardon—John Theach, or “Black Beard”—A Desperate Pirate—Hand-and-...

The Clyde and its Ship-building Interests—From Henry Bell to Modern Ship-builders—The First Royal Naval Steamer—The First Regular Sea-going Steamer—The Revolution in Ship-buildi...

A Portuguese Brig on the Sands—Futile Attempts to get her off—Sudden Break-up—Great Danger to the Life-boat—Great Probability of being Crushed—An Old Boatman’s Feelings—The Life...

The Dangers of the Seas—England’s Interest in the Matter—The Shipping and Docks of London and Liverpool—The Goodwin Sands and their History—The “Hovellers”—The Great Gale of 170...

A “Dirty” Night on the Sands—Wreck of the _Samaritano_—The Vessel boarded by Margate and Whitstable Men—A Gale in its Fury—The Vessel breaking up—Nineteen Men in the Fore-riggin...

The Bell Rock—The good Abbot of Arberbrothok—Ralph the Rover—Rennie’s grand Lighthouse—Perils of the Work—Thirty-two Men apparently doomed to Destruction—A New Form of Outward C...

Breakwaters, Ancient and Modern—Origin and History of that at Cherbourg—Stones Sunk in Wooden Cones—Partial Failure of the Plan—Millions of Tons dropped to the Bottom—The Breakw...

Probable Fate of a rich Vessel in the Middle Ages—Maritime Laws of the Period—The King’s Privileges—Cœur de Lion and his Enactments—The Rôles d’Oleron—False Pilots and Wicked Lo...

The Largest Ship in the World—History of the _Great Eastern_—Why she was Built—Brunel and Scott Russell—Story of the Launch—Powerful Machinery Employed—Christened by Miss Hope—F...

The Englishman’s direct interest in the Sea—The History of the Life-boat and its Work—Its Origin—A Coach-builder the First Inventor—Lionel Lukin’s Boat—Royal Encouragement—Wreck...

Lighthouses on Sand—Literally screwed down—The Light on Maplin Sands—That of Port Fleetwood—Iron Lighthouses—The Lanterns themselves—Eddystone long Illuminated with Tallow Candl...

EARLY STEAMSHIP WRECKS AND THEIR LESSONS. The _Rothsay Castle_—An Old Vessel, unfit for Sea Service—A Gay 297 Starting—Drifting to the Fatal Sands—The Steamer Strikes—A Scene of...

A CONTRAST—THE SHIP ON FIRE!—SWAMPED AT SEA. The Loss of the _Amazon_—A Noble Vessel—Description of her 278 Engine-rooms—Her Boats—Heating of the Machinery—The Ship on Fire—Comm...

THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (_continued_). Charles I. and Ship Money—Improvements made by him in the 28 Navy—His great Ship, the _Royal Sovereign_—The Navigation...

THE LIGHTHOUSE AND ITS HISTORY. The Lighthouse—Our most noted one in Danger—The Eddystone 156 Undermined—The Ancient History of Lighthouses—The Pharos of Alexandria—Roman Light...

THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (_continued_). PAGE Extent of the Subject—The First American Colony—Hostilities with 1 the Indians—117 Settlers Missing—Raleigh’s Sea...

THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (_continued_). The Ironclad Question—One of the Topics of the Day—What is to be 138 their Value in Warfare?—Story of the Dummy Ironcl...

THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (_continued_.) The Largest Ship in the World—History of the _Great Eastern_—Why 129 she was Built—Brunel and Scott Russell—Story of t...

THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (_continued_). A Grand Epoch of Discovery—Anson’s Voyage—Difficulties of manning 45 the Fleet—Five Hundred Invalided Pensioners draft...

“MAN THE LIFE-BOAT!” (_continued_). A “Dirty” Night on the Sands—Wreck of the _Samaritano_—The Vessel 215 boarded by Margate and Whitstable Men—A Gale in its Fury—The Vessel bre...

THE GREATEST STORM IN ENGLISH HISTORY. The Dangers of the Seas—England’s Interest in the Matter—The 197 Shipping and Docks of London and Liverpool—The Goodwin Sands and their Hi...

“MAN THE LIFE-BOAT!” The Englishman’s direct interest in the Sea—The History of the 209 Life-boat and its Work—Its Origin—A Coach-builder the First Inventor—Lionel Lukin’s Boat—...

“MAN THE LIFE-BOAT!” (_continued_). A Portuguese Brig on the Sands—Futile Attempts to get her 225 off—Sudden Break-up—Great Danger to the Life-boat—Great Probability of being Cr...

“WRECKING” AS A PROFESSION. Probable Fate of a rich Vessel in the Middle Ages—Maritime Laws 235 of the Period—The King’s Privileges—Cœur de Lion and his Enactments—The Rôles d’O...

THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (_continued_). Early Paddle-boats—Worked by Animal Power—Blasco de Garay’s 77 Experiment—Solomon de Caus—David Ramsey’s Engines—The M...

THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (_continued_). Progress of the American Colonies—Great Prevalence of 62 Piracy—Numerous Captures and Executions—A Proclamation of Par...

THE BREAKWATER. Breakwaters, Ancient and Modern—Origin and History of that at 188 Cherbourg—Stones Sunk in Wooden Cones—Partial Failure of the Plan—Millions of Tons dropped to t...

THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (_continued_). The Clyde and its Ship-building Interests—From Henry Bell to 97 Modern Ship-builders—The First Royal Naval Steamer—The...

SHIPS THAT “PASS BY ON THE OTHER SIDE.” Captains and Owners—Reasons for apparent Inhumanity—A Case in 261 Point—The Wreck of the _Northfleet_—Run down by the _Murillo_—A Noble C...

THE LIGHTHOUSE (_continued_). The Bell Rock—The good Abbot of Arberbrothok—Ralph the 172 Rover—Rennie’s grand Lighthouse—Perils of the Work—Thirty-two Men apparently doomed to D...

“HOVELLING” _v._ WRECKING. The Contrast—The “Hovellers” defended—Their Services—The Case of 245 the _Albion_—Anchors and Cables wanted by a disabled Vessel—Lugger wrecked on the...

THE LIGHTHOUSE (_concluded_). Lighthouses on Sand—Literally screwed down—The Light on Maplin 182 Sands—That of Port Fleetwood—Iron Lighthouses—The Lanterns themselves—Eddystone...

THE HISTORY OF SHIPS AND SHIPPING INTERESTS (_continued_). A Contrast—Floating Palaces and “Coffin-ships”—Mr. Plimsoll’s 112 Appeal—His Philanthropic Efforts—Use of Old Charts—B...