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Frederick Whymper. THE SEA - Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril & Heroism
THE SEA - Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril & Heroism
Table of Contents
Volume 1
THE SEA
CHAPTER I. Men-of-War
CHAPTER II. Men of Peace
Chapter III. The Men of the Sea
CHAPTER IV. Perils of the Sailor’s Life
CHAPTER V. Perils of the Sailor’s Life (continued)
CHAPTER VI. Round the World on a Man-of-War
CHAPTER VII. Round the World on a Man-of-War (continued)
MALTA AND THE SUEZ CANAL
CHAPTER VIII. Round the World on a Man-of-War (continued)
THE INDIA AND CHINA STATIONS
CHAPTER IX. Round the World on a Man-of-War (continued)
NORTHWARD AND SOUTHWARD—THE AUSTRALIAN STATION
CHAPTER X. Round the World on a Man-of-War (continued)
THE PACIFIC STATION
CHAPTER XI. Round the World on a Man-of-War (continued)
FROM THE HORN TO HALIFAX
CHAPTER XII. Round the World on a Man-of-War (continued)
THE AFRICAN STATION
CHAPTER XIII. The Service.—Officers’ Life on Board
CHAPTER XIV. The Reverse of the Picture—Mutiny
CHAPTER XV. The History of Ships and Shipping Interests
CHAPTER XVI. The History of Ships and Shipping Interests (continued)
Footnotes
Volume 2
CHAPTER I. The History of Ships and Shipping Interests (continued)
CHAPTER II. The History of Ships and Shipping Interests (continued)
CHAPTER III. The History of Ships and Shipping Interests (continued)
CHAPTER IV. The History of Ships and Shipping Interests (continued)
CHAPTER V. The History of Ships and Shipping Interests (continued)
CHAPTER VI. The History of Ships and Shipping Interests (continued)
CHAPTER VII. The History of Ships and Shipping Interests (continued)
CHAPTER VIII. The History of Ships and Shipping Interests (continued)
CHAPTER IX. The History of Ships and Shipping Interests (continued)
CHAPTER X. The Lighthouse and its History
CHAPTER XI. The Lighthouse (continued)
CHAPTER XII. The Lighthouse (concluded)
CHAPTER XIII. The Breakwater
CHAPTER XIV. The Greatest Storm in English History
CHAPTER XV “Man the Life-boat!”
CHAPTER XVI “Man the Life-boat!” (continued)
CHAPTER XVII “Man the Life-boat!” (continued)
CHAPTER XVIII “Wrecking” as a Profession
CHAPTER XIX “Hovelling” v. Wrecking
CHAPTER XX. Ships that “Pass by on the other Side.”
CHAPTER XXI. A Contrast—The Ship on Fire!—Swamped at Sea
CHAPTER XXII. Early Steamship Wrecks and their Lessons
Volume 3
CHAPTER I. The Pirates and Bucaniers
CHAPTER II. The Pirates and Bucaniers (continued)
CHAPTER III. The Pirates and Bucaniers (continued)
CHAPTER IV. The Pirates and Bucaniers (continued)
CHAPTER V. The Pirates and Bucaniers (continued)
CHAPTER VI. The Pirates of the Eighteenth Century
CHAPTER VII. The Pirates of the Eighteenth Century
CHAPTER VIII. Paul Jones and De Soto
CHAPTER IX. Our Arctic Expeditions
CHAPTER X. Cruise of the “Pandora.”
CHAPTER XI. The “Alert” and “Discovery.”
CHAPTER XII. The First Arctic Voyages
CHAPTER XIII. Early Arctic Expeditions
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII. The Expeditions of Ross and Parry
CHAPTER XVIII. Parry’s Expeditions (continued)
CHAPTER XIX. Parry’s Boat and Sledge Expedition
CHAPTER XX. The Magnetic Pole.—A Land Journey to the Polar Sea
CHAPTER XXI. VOYAGE OF THE “TERROR.”
CHAPTER XXII. Franklin’s Last Voyage
CHAPTER XXIII. THE FRANKLIN SEARCH
CHAPTER XXIV. The Last Traces
CHAPTER XXV. Kane’s Memorable Expedition
CHAPTER XXVI. Kane’s Expedition (continued)
CHAPTER XXVII. Kane’s Expedition (concluded)
CHAPTER XXVIII. Hayes’ Expedition—Swedish Expeditions
CHAPTER XXIX. The Second German Expedition
CHAPTER XXX. On an Ice-Raft
CHAPTER XXXI. Hall’s Expedition—The Austro-Hungarian Expedition—Nordenskjöld
CHAPTER XXXII. The Antarctic Regions
CHAPTER XXXIII. Decisive Voyages in History.—Diaz—Columbus
CHAPTER XXXIV. Decisive Voyages in History.—Columbus. Vasco da Gama
CHAPTER XXXV. The Companions and Followers of Columbus
CHAPTER XXXVI. The Companions and Followers of Columbus (concluded)
Volume 4
CHAPTER I. The Great Atlantic Ferry
CHAPTER II. Ocean to Ocean.—The Connecting Link
CHAPTER III. The Pacific Ferry—San Francisco to Japan and China
CHAPTER IV. The Pacific Ferry.—Another Route
CHAPTER V. Woman at Sea
CHAPTER VI. Davy Jones’s Locker and its Treasures
CHAPTER VII. Davy Jones’s Locker, and those who Dive into it
CHAPTER VIII. The Ocean and Some of its Phenomena
CHAPTER IX. Davy Jones’s Locker.—Submarine Cables
CHAPTER X. The Ocean and its Living Wonders
CHAPTER XI. The Ocean and its Living Wonders (continued)
CHAPTER XII. The Ocean and its Living Wonders (continued)
CHAPTER XIII. The Ocean and its Living Wonders (continued)
CHAPTER XIV. Ocean Life.—The Harvest of the Sea
CHAPTER XV. Ocean Life.—The Harvest of the Sea (concluded)
CHAPTER XVI. Monsters of the Deep.48
CHAPTER XVII. By the Sea-Shore
CHAPTER XVIII. By the Sea-shore (continued)
CHAPTER XIX. Sketches of our Coasts.—Cornwall
CHAPTER XX. Sketches of our Coasts.—Cornwall (continued)
CHAPTER XXI. Sketches of our South Coasts
CHAPTER XXII. Sketches of our South Coasts (concluded)
CHAPTER XXIII. Sketches of our East Coasts:—Norfolk—Yorkshire
CHAPTER XXIV. The Art of Swimming—Feats in Natation—Life Savers
CHAPTER XXV. The Haven at Last—Home in the Thames
CHAPTER XXVI. What Poets have Sung of the Sea, the Sailor, and the Ship
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But to die when a sailor ought.”
The Cumberland being utterly demolished, the Merrimac turned her attention to the Congress. The Southerners showed their chivalric instincts at this juncture by not firing on the boats, or on a small steamer, which were engaged in picking up the survivors of the Cumberland’s crew. The officers of the Congress, seeing the fate of the Cumberland, determined that the Merrimac should not, at least, sink their vessel. They therefore got all sail on the ship, and attempted to run ashore. The Merrimac was soon close on them, and delivered a broadside, which was terribly destructive, a shell killing, at one of the guns, every man engaged except one. Backing, and then returning several times, she delivered broadside after broadside at less than 100 yards’ distance. The Congress replied manfully and obstinately, but with little effect. One shot is supposed to have entered one of the ironclad’s port-holes, and dismounted a gun, as there was no further firing from that port, and a few splinters of iron were struck off her sloping mailed roof, but this was all. The guns of the Merrimac appeared to have been specially trained on the after-magazine of the Congress, and shot after shot entered that part of the ship. Thus, slowly drifting down with the current, and again steaming up, the Merrimac continued for an hour to fire into her opponent. Several times the Congress was on fire, but the flames were kept under. At length the ship was on fire in so many places, and the flames gathering with such force, that it was hopeless and suicidal to keep up the defence any longer. The national flag was sadly and sorrowfully hauled down, and a white flag hoisted at the peak. The Merrimac did not for a few minutes see this token of surrender, and continued to fire. At last, however, it was discerned through the clouds of smoke, and the broadsides ceased. A tug that had followed the Merrimac out of Norfolk then came alongside the Congress, and ordered the officers on board. This they refused, hoping that, from the nearness of the shore, they would be able to escape. Some of the men, to the number, it is believed, of about forty, thought the tug was one of the Northern (Federal) vessels, and rushed on board, and were, of course, soon carried off as prisoners. By the time that all the able men were off ashore and elsewhere, it was seven o’clock in the evening, and the Congress was a bright sheet of flame fore and aft, her guns, which were loaded and trained, going off as the fire reached them. A shell from one struck a sloop at some distance, and blew her up. At midnight the fire reached her magazines, containing five tons of gunpowder, and, with a terrific explosion, her charred remains blew up. Thus had the Merrimac sunk one and burned a second of the largest of the vessels of the enemy.
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