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Eccentricity of the Sextant by Frederic Furbish, 1893

Eccentricity of the Sextant by Frederic Furbish, 1893, Page 14

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7 on steam power the large steel masts are used simply as lookout stations and for signalling but are ready for duty in emergency. The entire ship is lighted by electricity which is also used in running the steering gear and in handling coal and freight. The salons, library and smoking rooms are fitted up in the most magnificent style and are fairly typical of the luxury and refinement of the 19th century. The service and accommodations are equal if not superior to those of the finest hotels in the land. The grandest productions of brush and chisel together with the most marvelous products of the loom may here be found. To proceed further is perhaps unnecessary as we have all seen or
 
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