 | Charles Dickens - 1852 - 296 стор.
...there was not a living soul on the coast of those that had been on board the ill-fated Birkenhead. The order and regularity that prevailed on board,...to be wondered at, seeing that most of the soldiers had been but a short time in the service. Eyery one did as he was directed, and there was not a murmur... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1852 - 298 стор.
...there was not a living soul on the coast of those that had been on board the ill-fated Birkeuhead. The order and regularity that prevailed on board, from the time the »hip APRIL.] struck till she totally disappeared, far exceeded anything that I thought could be effected... | |
 | Edward Phillips - 1858 - 248 стор.
...by one of the officers who escaped, of the conduct of the men, is most striking. He writes : — " The order and regularity that prevailed on board,...to be wondered at, seeing that most of the soldiers had been but a short time in the service. Every one did as he was directed, and there was not a murmur... | |
 | Thomas Carter - 1860 - 742 стор.
...that any more were living, and came down to the Cove to join the other men. We arrived there about six PM " The order and regularity that prevailed on board,...to be wondered at, seeing that most of the soldiers had been but a short time in the service. Every one did aa he was directed ; and there was not a murmur... | |
 | William Threlkeld Edwards - 1862 - 178 стор.
...who were on board, 433 were lost One of the survivors thus speaks of the conduct of the troops: — "The order and regularity that prevailed on board,...time the ship struck till she totally disappeared, And in the children's faces was a white And awful terror. Wildly, here and there, Ran some with screams;... | |
 | William Henry G. Kingston - 1863 - 344 стор.
...paddle-box boats, and the remainder were brought on the poop, so as to ease the fore part of the ship. "The order and regularity that prevailed on board...anything that I thought could be effected by the best discipline,'1 says one of the survivors. " This is more to be wondered at, seeing that most of the... | |
 | Joseph Irving - 1871 - 1064 стор.
...the lower troop-deck must have been drowned in their hammocks. Captain Wright, of the gi-st, writes: "The order and regularity that prevailed on board,...thought could be effected by the best discipline. Every one did as he was directed, and there was not a murmur nor a cry among them till the vessel made... | |
 | Joseph Irving - 1871 - 1060 стор.
...their hammocks. Captain Wright, of the gist, writes: "The order and regularity that prevailed on boanl, from the time the ship struck till she totally disappeared,...thought could be effected by the best discipline. Every one did as he was directed, and there was not a murmur nor a cry among them till the vessel made... | |
 | William Henry Giles Kingston - 1873 - 622 стор.
...remarks, which are worthy of record. "The order and regularity which prevailed on board from the time she struck till she totally disappeared, far exceeded anything that I thought could have been effected by the best discipline ; and it is the more to be wondered at, seeing that most... | |
 | Edwin Hodder - 1878 - 380 стор.
...91st Regiment, one of the survivors, in reporting the circumstances of the catastrophe, said : — " The order and regularity that prevailed on board,...the soldiers were but a short time in the service. Every one did as he was directed, and there was not a murmur or a cry amongst them until the vessel... | |
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The order and regularity that prevailed on board, from the time the ship struck till she totally disappeared, far exceeded anything that I thought could be effected by the best discipline ; and... 
