| 单词 | ferryboat |
| 例句 | "Yes, my mother and siblings went on ahead of me. They're meeting me at the ferryboat station." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The Chippewa was elegantly appointed for a ferryboat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The ferryboat began its daily journeys from Smith's landing back and forth to the opposite shore. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The old flatbed ferryboat had been functional just the day before, the commerçant claimed, but now it bobbed listlessly on the opposite shore in spite of his piercing whistles and waving arms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The sailors cast off the rope and drew in the gangplank, and the water around the ferryboat churned white as the paddle wheels on its sides began to turn. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He no longer worked the ferryboat; his eyes were becoming weak, also his arms and hands, but unchanged and radiant were the happiness and the serene well-being in his face. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Cheers began to rise from the semicircle of boats ahead, from the beaches, from the observation train working its way along the shore, and—loudest of all—from the ferryboat chock-full of students. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Most of the big shore places were closed now and there were hardly any lights except the shadowy, moving glow of a ferryboat across the Sound. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z When the ferryboat was ready to leave, the gate, which looked like it belonged on a castle, went up with a rattle of chains. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We waited by the gateway, watching them walk through the dark tunnel out into the bright light where the ferryboat rode the waves. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z From there, we would ride the ferryboat over to San Francisco. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They would accompany the assassins in the ferryboat and help them on the other side. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Rather prosaically, the east side of the square leads to the docks for the ferryboat across Guanabara Bay to Niterói, which plays Oakland to Rio’s San Francisco. Cultured Traveler: Out of the Past in Lively Old Rio 2013-09-13T17:50:13Z Composer and broadcaster Mary Ann Kennedy is leading a collaboration on ferryboat songs from the Scottish Highlands, which combines folk and electronica. Composers chosen for new music event 2013-04-26T12:01:03Z There’s a pump track, a roller rink, soccer fields, tennis courts, pickleball courts, a disc golf course and — oh! — a brand-new playground with a ferryboat play structure. Take a day trip to Bainbridge Island that goes beyond the usual tourist stops 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Dotted with details of her particular milieu — the ferryboat, the crepe shop, the rock show that leaves glitter in the eyelashes — “Monsters” is part memoir, part treatise and all treat. Face to Face With Culture’s ‘Monsters’ 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z He filled his cinematic landscape with intrigue and action, avoiding computer effects in favor of real-life stunts with speeding trains and screaming jets, even once shutting down the Mississippi River to blow up a ferryboat. Director Tony Scott may have been ill 2012-08-21T04:29:03Z One caveat is that Google uses ferryboat connections, so it is not always possible to travel by foot. The shortest route to America’s 49,603 historic sites will only take you 50 years 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z I was watching a ferryboat waddle on the river when I heard a man with a slight British accent say, “Where have you been? I’ve been looking all over for you.” The Curious Tale of Mr. Kale 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Transportation among Disney Resort hotels, theme and water parks, and Downtown Disney - by bus, monorail, ferryboat - is also included. In Transit Blog: Your Disney Questions, Answered 2013-01-29T21:04:28Z A woman onboard a Walt Disney World ferryboat was rescued after she appeared to intentionally jump into the Seven Seas Lagoon in a reported suicide attempt, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said. Woman on Walt Disney World ferry rescued after jumping into lagoon, officials say 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Above the skyline, to the north and west, mountains rise into a darkening sky as bathtub ferryboats chug past beneath them on still saltwater the color of slate. 2010-02-03T13:38:00Z That was how Shan and I found ourselves on the upper deck of a ferryboat in February last year, bumping over a stretch of Caribbean water. Personal Journeys: Camping in the Caribbean: A Mother-Daughter Adventure 2014-05-09T19:06:46Z But Vigor’s attention is increasingly taken up by the lucrative work on the Navy’s gray ships over the green-and-white ferryboats. WA's ferry system is broken, and Gov. Inslee must right the ship | Editorial 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z I grew up fishing with my dad on Fauntleroy Cove, feasting on fried rockfish and falling asleep to ferryboat foghorns. Duwamish River: Federal funding pathways 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z The Sinking Ferry Mailbox NECESSITY, PLEASURE, FUN and even folly define the network of ferryboats traversing the Puget Sound. The fabulously creative (and personal) mailboxes of Bainbridge Island 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The property, part of which dates back to the 17th Century, was once the river ferryboat's inn. Flooding: Toilet bungs and other prevention measures to save homes 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Kids can scramble on the park’s playground featuring a ferryboat structure, a monstrous tentacle emerging from the ground, climbable orcas, and a slide made of rolling cylinders. Bainbridge Island: A spring driving tour of the island’s parks | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z On the first floor of the museum, kids can explore a treehouse, captain a ferryboat and hop into the driver’s seat of a Smart car. Fantastic Puget Sound-area kids museums to keep ’em busy for hours 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z The ferryboat Julia B., derisively dubbed the “flagship” of the “Arizona Navy” by a Times war correspondent assigned to cover the skirmish, promptly ran aground on a sandbar. Column: The fight over the Colorado River is a 100-year-old interstate grudge match 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z For a time, when fishing boats followed in the wake of the big ferryboats that plied the sea near Athens, they would find a trail of bobbing bottles. His family fished for generations. Now he’s hauling plastic out of the sea. Beside the damaged causeway, volunteers ran ferryboats and small groups of residents formed at the boat ramp, the island’s new hot spot. Their paradise lost to Ian, Sanibel residents hope its spirit survives 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z One of mine came in 1988, when I helped lead a Southwest Seattle Historical Society cruise to celebrate the first voyage of the City of Seattle, the first ferryboat on Puget Sound. The Virginia V creates a century of Seattle maritime memories 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z They also lent their manpower to the Deception Pass Bridge, which opened in 1935 over the protests of Berte Olson, Puget Sound’s first female ferryboat captain, who held rights to the route. As Deception Pass turns 100, WA’s favorite state park cultivates next generation of ‘dreams and memories’ 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z The Spokane ferryboat, which just recently celebrated its 50th birthday, broke down while docked in the Edmonds Ferry Terminal. Ferry passengers rerouted to Mukilteo after malfunction in Edmonds 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z The funding measure would spend billions on highways projects and maintenance, transit access, removing fish barriers, building new ferryboats and more. WA senator apologizes for remarks about Oregon governor 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Hanging over the mild action of the book is a recent horror: the deaths of four members of Arvid’s family in a conflagration on a ferryboat that killed 159 people in all. Review: Not just another sad-man novel: Why Per Petterson is worth your time 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z “These ferryboats, to get them up to high speed, have fairly large diesel engines in them,” he said of Kitsap Transit’s current fleet. Seattle to Bremerton route will be model for new electric foot ferry 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Take the tykes to scramble on a two-level, 47-foot-long ferryboat play structure, climbable orca whales, and other play structures at the brand-new inclusive playground at Battle Point Park. Shoulder season reveals the charms of Kitsap communities | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z So we rented a car and took a ferryboat, and we arrived there. Joni Mitchell opens up to Cameron Crowe about singing again, lost loves and 50 years of 'Blue' 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z The adventure is underway when you step aboard the Lady Express or Lady of the Lake ferryboat, either in Chelan or from Field’s Point. Consider these 5 low-elevation Washington state hikes over Memorial Day weekend 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z With the death of his parents in a ferryboat fire, Norwegian author Per Petterson is consumed with the notion of family. Review: Not just another sad-man novel: Why Per Petterson is worth your time 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z A ferryboat was chugging its way in and a handful of kids were taking advantage of the low tide racing each other on the beach. Edmonds is ready for summer, with 2 new waterfront restaurants and some great Korean fried chicken 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Robert Lee Newman described his childhood on Mercer Island as growing “up in the country, when there was a ferryboat and 200 or 300 people.” Bob Newman, who brought laughter to children on ‘J.P. Patches’ show, dies at 88 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z “Oh, you looked so nice on that ferryboat!” she might slip in a phone call. My mother’s Facebook adventure 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z It dates back to 1916, when the original wooden dock was built to accommodate low tides and steam ferryboats, part of the “Mosquito Fleet” which took people from Kitsap County to Seattle, among other destinations. A long dock with a long history in a small Washington village 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Most of them are teenage boys trying to sneak onto ferryboats to the mainland, where they hope to join family members or create a case for family reunification. ‘All of Africa Is Here’: Where Europe’s Southern Border Is Just a Fence 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z They do look forlorn, these pieces of steel that once belonged to the ferryboat that captured our imagination with its futuristic design. Parts of the Kalakala as an 80-foot metal bird in Kirkland? Why not? 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Another popular spot for business and leisure visitors is Bota Bota, a floating spa with views of old Montreal on a former ferryboat that used to travel the Saint Lawrence River. A Luxury Building Boom Hits Montreal 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Then, observing that Sendak had been sketching, Nicholas asked, “Can you make me a ferryboat?” Maurice Sendak’s Wild Things 1966-01-14T05:00:00Z Effective April 3, Magic Kingdom guests will been screened by security prior to boarding the monorails, ferryboats and buses that lead into the park, a Disney spokeswoman confirmed this week. Disney readies new security policy for Magic Kingdom 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z At night, he said, he and his friends often try to swim for a ferryboat headed onward to Europe. ‘All of Africa Is Here’: Where Europe’s Southern Border Is Just a Fence 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z A.It costs millions of dollars more on average to build a ferryboat in Washington than at an out-of-state shipyard. A parking headache: What’s the fix for crowded park-and-ride lots? 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z “Took Own Life, Maybe” was the headline on a front-page article in The New York Press positing that the artist might have “dropped off the end of a ferryboat in the darkness.” Over a Century Later, an Irish Painter’s Brooklyn Renaissance 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z At the start, a wooden ferryboat powered by men with poles transported horses, people, livestock and wagons. Anderson Ferry across Ohio River celebrates 200 years 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z Like his ferryboat, Nelson Gross led a dramatic life, having worked in the Nixon administration, held elected offices and served time in prison for illegal fund-raising activities. Final Departure for 111-Year-Old Hudson Ferryboat 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z At that time, Evansville was an overgrown ferryboat stop. Historians find lost graveyard in downtown Evansville 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z After registering with Greek authorities in Samos, the sisters were allowed to board a ferryboat for the Greek mainland and Athens, where they were sheltered by a friend of a friend. Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Vashon is largely an enclave of white liberals, living in what amounts to a community gated by ferryboats, who might believe in racial diversity but don’t fully experience it. Vashon tries to keep it real despite an influx of people and money 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z He reminded reporters that he was the “son of a dishwasher” who stepped off a ferryboat in Key West nearly 60 years ago. Ted Cruz Plays Up Cuban Heritage Before Florida Primary 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z It was Nelson Gross’s legal troubles that helped start the ferryboat on its second career, as a restaurant. Final Departure for 111-Year-Old Hudson Ferryboat 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Refugees who took a boat from Turkey to Lesbos Island are seen behind a vehicle as they wait at a port to get a ferryboat to go to Athens. Refugee crisis: Croatian PM vows to force Hungary to open borders - live 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z We left the merchant’s house and walked to the banks of the Tigris, and took one of the wooden ferryboats across the river to an old falling-down cafe on the opposite bank. Love and War 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z The metro station at Taksim was closed and the governor halted ferryboat services between Istanbul's shores on either side of the Bosphorus Strait. Turkish police use teargas against Gezi Park anniversary protesters 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z On a rickety ferryboat in Indonesia’s remote Mentawai Islands, he met a fellow American, a friendly young blond kid named Brad Schmidt. GoPro Goes Big as a Hybrid Media Company/Videocam Maker 2014-03-13T21:57:28Z There was the 1906 collision in the fog with the ferryboat Passaic, causing the death of a porter, and the 1912 collision with a boat full of immigrants from Ellis Island. Final Departure for 111-Year-Old Hudson Ferryboat 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Refugees who took a boat from Turkey to Lesbos Island are seen behind a vehicle as they wait at a port to get a ferryboat to go to Athens. Refugee crisis: Croatian PM vows to force Hungary to open borders - live 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z Some repairs to brick walkways and docks are still underway, but on Thursday visitors will once again arrive on ferryboats to tour the national landmark. Statue of Liberty welcomes visitors again starting on the Fourth of July 2013-07-03T21:26:21Z Gibbons was allowed to operate his ferryboats in New York waters. North Carolina's Threat To Tesla Likely Unconstitutional 2013-05-15T18:53:31Z In the late 1700s, the State of New York attempted to prohibit any ferryboat business to operate between New York and New Jersey unless the company was organized in New York. Taxes and California's War Against Business 2013-02-01T16:21:26Z If the family lacks sufficient funds to restore the ferryboat, shouldn't the federal government have stepped in? Final Departure for 111-Year-Old Hudson Ferryboat 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z The institute’s Floating Church of Our Savior for Seamen, a Gothic-style chapel built on the hull of a ferryboat, was moored off nearby Pike Street until 1910, when it was moved to Staten Island. | South Street Seaport: South Street Seaport Has Begun Storm Recovery 2013-01-12T03:57:36Z The act was witnessed by thousands of spectators who crowded the decks of three ferryboats.” 50 Years Ago: Nuclear War Planning 2012-07-01T14:15:00.217Z All kinds of boats passed—ferryboats, sailboats, old fishing-boats, great big boats that went across the ocean, and little tugboats. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z The great Missouri was crossed at Council Bluffs by ferryboat on the 5th of May. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Even a plaque declaring the ferryboat a historic site had been stolen. Final Departure for 111-Year-Old Hudson Ferryboat 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z A broad, flatbottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z These people now know the swift and monotonous tube train instead of the rakish ferryboat, the dull subway instead of the stimulating elevated railway. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z The steamer drew in toward the anchorage and a ferryboat put off from the shore to meet it. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z The little party boarded the ferryboat and swimming the horses, alongside crossed without delay. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z A small torrent of khaki swept on to the ferryboat that was taking troops to the special train for Camp Merritt. Steel The Diary of a Furnace Worker 2012-02-21T03:00:18.360Z More frequent, as the dismal day wore to an end, was the hoarse and lugubrious tooting of the ferryboats in the East River. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z From its window one beholds the Old World entering the new one by way of the Ellis Island ferryboat. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z My guide said, I would have to wait awhile till a ferryboat could come and take me across; so I sat down on the bank of the river and began musing. Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward 2011-12-24T03:07:54.433Z Four more Open Air Schools have since been established, three on ferryboats and one on the roof of the Vanderbilt Clinic at West Sixtieth street. Nurses' Papers on Tuberculosis : read before the Nurses' Study Circle of the Dispensary Department, Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium 2011-11-25T03:00:11.053Z “I could put it on another boat—one of those flat ones, like they have down at New York, where the horses and wagons walk right on,” insisted Freddie, thinking of a ferryboat. The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea 2011-11-04T02:00:25.553Z The car is 36 feet wide and 42 feet long, and is furnished, like a ferryboat, with accommodations for carriages and foot passengers. The Bradys After a Chinese Princess The Yellow Fiends of 'Frisco 2011-09-06T02:00:11.117Z If he wasn't prepared for them, I only hope his ferryboat was not caught in midstream by a zephyr that breezed up river about three hours later. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z On awaking, I took up my telescope to take another look across, but I only had it adjusted to my eye, when I again discovered the ferryboat in the distance. Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward 2011-12-24T03:07:54.433Z The ferryboat to "the Rock" is really neat, and the audio tour of the prison is amazing. My Town: Kay Cockerill's San Francisco 2011-07-19T04:00:00Z The Staten Island ferries drummed back and forth, the perky little ferryboat to Ellis Island and the tugboat to the Statue of Liberty crossed their path. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton 2011-07-17T02:00:32.150Z On the ferryboat, they had sole possession of the deck. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z Mark was to give rules for rescuing damsels, saving expresses and ferryboats, etc. A Cadet's Honor Mark Mallory's Heroism 2011-05-15T02:00:10.653Z Work is under way on a new terminal for ferryboat traffic at Fusina, on the mainland next to an industrial area. Venice Tries to Balance Effects of Visits by Big Ships 2011-05-12T19:59:22Z And the Old Brown Horse lived a long way off, and so did the Yellow Dog Tramp and the Billy Goat, who ran the ferryboat over the river. Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk 2011-05-09T02:00:03.903Z There is the train shed, the throng headed for the ferry, the baggage trucks, and the ferryboat itself, like a New York ferryboat down to its very smell. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z It could not matter if the return were delayed half an hour; a belated ferryboat might lose so much time. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z It was only a common street hack that had crossed in the ferryboat. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z On the Severn, near Ironbridge, a ferry is in use which employs the force of the river current to propel the ferryboat across the river. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z “She seems to be an old ferryboat fixed up,” observed the young gymnast as they came up. Leo the Circus Boy 2011-04-12T02:00:28.110Z There is just as much romance on Chinese junks as on Jersey Central ferryboats. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z But only the employees of Goldman Sachs will be riding on their own ferryboats. City Room: Goldman's Own Ferries Will Ply the Hudson 2011-03-04T23:59:54Z It was not until they were on the ferryboat crossing the river that Harry was aware that Lawrence and Dan were of the number. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z “What can you expect from an old ferryboat like that?” laughed Uncle Lucky, watching Mr. Drake paddle away. Billy Bunny and Daddy Fox 2011-01-29T03:00:21.820Z Not a quarter of a mile away, a ferryboat churned the blue water to whip cream foam as it steamed upstream. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z But could an average entrepreneur finance a ferryboat and start a water transit company? Ferryboat Industry Gaining Speed 2010-05-24T04:01:00Z Ferryboats and Inland Water Transportation With an influx of federal funding and 17 percent growth rate, the old-fashioned ferryboat is making a comeback. Ferryboats and Inland Water Transportation 2010-05-24T04:01:00Z Ferryboats As highways in and around urban centers become more congested, the old-fashioned ferryboat is making a comeback. The Best Industries for Starting a Business In 2010 2010-05-24T04:21:00Z Salmon P. Chase, from the time he ran the ferryboat on the Cuyahoga River, kept in his pocket-book a motto, "Where there is a will there is a way." What You Can Do With Your Will Power Rasping and groaning in its timbers, the stout little ferryboat ground her way through the sand. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z We asked MacRae, who has 30 years of industry experience, for his outlook on the future of the ferryboat and water-transit industry in this country. Ferryboat Industry Gaining Speed 2010-05-24T04:01:00Z As highways in and around urban centers become more congested, the old-fashioned ferryboat is making a comeback. Ferryboats and Inland Water Transportation 2010-05-24T04:01:00Z Given that new federal spending for building ferryboats and terminals is part of the 2009 economic recovery act, opportunities are expanding. The Best Industries for Starting a Business In 2010 2010-05-24T04:21:00Z At this place the horses are conveyed to the opposite side of the two rivers by means of ferryboats. Alida or, Miscellaneous Sketches of Incidents During the Late American War. Founded on Fact “Wherever it suits their fancy to drop anchor, Miss. Since I came here to work, the only home they ever have had was aboard their ferryboat.” Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z Historically, government grant programs, such as the $60 million allotted as part of the 2009 Economic Recovery Act, have gone to buy new ferryboats or improve existing ferry terminals. Ferryboat Industry Gaining Speed 2010-05-24T04:01:00Z The boy was drowned in a ferryboat accident the year after. The Night Operator Ten o'clock comes, and the Broadway cars, as well as elevated cars, horse cars, and ferryboats innumerable, heave sighs of relief. Last Words Her father had deliberately routed them over a line which ended in Jersey City so that they might have their first real glimpse of the towering New York skyline from a ferryboat. Janet Hardy in Radio City And it’s an insult to Tate’s Beach the way she flaunts the trophy aboard that cheap old ferryboat!” Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z Her support gave me boundless joy when, at the foot of the stairs, I saw Mrs. Milliken, returned on some frightfully early ferryboat. A Top-Floor Idyl A sudden warning shout from the group of passengers gathered in the fore part of the boat, followed by a succession of shrill blasts from the ferryboat's whistle, made them jump up with a start. John Marsh's Millions The office buildings of lower Manhattan blossomed with waving handkerchiefs, and passing ferryboats seemed a mass of fluttering humanity. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division Even a ride on a river ferryboat is often enough to put life into the weary little body again. The Children of the Poor Fire fighting activities aboard the ferryboat became better organized; the passengers, observing that Captain Barker knew what he was about, became calm and easily managed. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z Also that night one of the big new Radar-operated Hudson ferryboats collided with an incoming liner which cut it in two. The Brain The pilot of the ferryboat, miscalculating the distance that separated one vessel from the other, put on speed and attempted to cross the schooner's bow. John Marsh's Millions And there was the ferryboat full of people floating along down. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade "Or a lost heart," added the bachelor, as they crossed the station and stepped fatuously on to—the wrong ferryboat. The Widow To Say Nothing of the Man The ferryboat clung grimly to the blazing excursion boat, losing contact at times, then picking her up again, and pushing on toward the shoal. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z She had scrounged up a naval engineer, or what she called a naval engineer—he had once been a stoker on a ferryboat. The Knights of Arthur The surrounding water was lashed into white foam as the ferryboat made frantic efforts to escape the impending blow. John Marsh's Millions The ferryboat was floating with the current, and I allowed I'd have a chance to see who was aboard when she come along, because she would come in close, where the bread did. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade Besides, the man who was to build a bridge across Duck Lake, could not come last week, on account of the rain, and there are no ferryboats running. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 From the water, the ferryboat looked like an immense monster as it steamed majestically up the river. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z Tactics were forgotten in a go-as-you-please rush on to the ferryboat, through the streets of Louisville, and on to the cars for Nashville. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign To escape a blow, which, if well delivered, would have sent the ferryboat and its two hundred passengers to the bottom of the river, he gave his steering wheel a few quick twists. John Marsh's Millions You see, he come to town the morning after the murder, and told about it, and was out with 'em on the ferryboat hunt, and right away after he up and left. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade It was even more dismal, cold and damp in the ferryboat. Cupid's Middleman Should the ferryboat fail to see or pick up Penny, he would be after her upon the instant. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z The only time I felt worried was when you crossed the river to retrieve the ferryboat. Cynthia's Chauffeur The ferryboat, obediently answering the helm, swung round, while the lumber craft, a mass of black and white sail cloth, bore down rapidly and seemed about to overwhelm and crush them. John Marsh's Millions Seen through the windows of the Jersey City ferryboat, the prow-like configuration of lower Manhattan seemed to be plunging stubbornly against the gale of sleet that was tearing up from the Narrows. Aliens The application of this “ferryboat” principle to the Battery reduced the need for extreme maneuverability, the catamaran’s weakest point, even at low speed. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran All survivors who were able to help, cooperated to the fullest extent, helping wet down the decks and assisting women and children to the stern of the ferryboat. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z “What will happen if that wretched ferryboat is on the wrong side of the river?” Cynthia's Chauffeur Then it was seen that the ferryboat's injuries were merely superficial. John Marsh's Millions My return to New York was marked by a curious incident, which occurred when I left the ferryboat. Memoirs of Life and Literature The rudders are as shown in the Danish drawing, and it is supposed that they were operated ferryboat fashion, one at each end of the vessel. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran The ferryboat had caught fire in a dozen places. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z It was while crossing in the ferryboat that a sudden shuddering beset him: as he perceived with horror—but without repentance—the pit into which he descended. Lords of the Housetops Thirteen Cat Tales Slowly, like a limping, living thing, the helpless ferryboat entered the New York slip, pushed and coaxed into its berth by the rescuing tug. John Marsh's Millions There came into my mind the picture of a little man I had seen that day, a suburban commuter by his looks, frowning from a ferryboat upon a cheering crowd of strikers. The Harbor At any rate, he employed the double-hull principle in his steam ferryboats, the first of which was the Jersey, a 188-ton vessel built by Charles Browne, which began service July 2, 1812. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran Women and children became hysterical, fearful that the ferryboat would become a flaming torch. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z He lunged away, churning the water like a sudden whirl of a ferryboat wheel, and then he turned squarely at us. Tales of Fishes A large German torpedo boat was run down and cut in two by a German ferryboat on October 15, 1915, not far from Trelleborg, Sweden. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War On Saturday morning of that week I stood on the deck of a ferryboat packed with little commuters who waved and cheered a huge ocean liner bound for Europe. The Harbor The double hull continued to be employed in both steam and team ferryboats in the United States and in England and France. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran He used to make fun of me because I lived on a ferryboat.” Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z Then with a remark addressed to the Creator, he added: "There's the ferryboat after all; she's racing over the water like a stag." Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland All day and all night the big ferryboat plied between Benicia and Port Costa, transferring rolling stock. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories Then the two were obliged to go in haste because they had a ferryboat to catch. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America The engineer of the Cairo-Missouri ferryboat had seen a young and pretty woman moored at the bank some distance from the landing. The River Prophet As Penny well knew, by rules of navigation the ferryboat was compelled to watch out for the smaller boat. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z I watched for the next opportunity of the ferryboat and the Fingal being approximately on the same plane, and leaped into the arms of a boatman. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland The early empire builders, striving to reach the Pacific by rail, found it necessary to cross the Carquinez Straits, and to that end built a huge ferryboat capable of swallowing up long overland trains. Old Man Curry Race Track Stories The first sight of the ferryboat and her freight was the signal for a simultaneous shout from the whole wagon load—which long Tim took for a summons to himself. Say and Seal, Volume I It was just a detail in their lives, as familiar as the incoming steamer to the commuters on the North River ferryboats. They Shall Not Pass Even as he spoke, the ferryboat grated on the sandy river bottom. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z Sometimes the ferryboat was even with our deck, sometimes far above it, sometimes fifteen feet below. Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland Joe just missed one ferryboat, and, as there would be some little time before the other left, he strolled along the water front, looking at what few sights there were. Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles The big ferryboat edged its way across the river without mishap and bumped into its slip. The Radio Boys at the Sending Station Making Good in the Wireless Room It is crowded with steamers, ferryboats, Chinese junks with queer-shaped sails of yellow matting, sampans, trim steam launches and various other craft. The Critic in the Orient “She certainly has that ferryboat eating out of her hand,” Mr. Parker commented admiringly. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z The Hortons did not get off the ferryboat, and it was not long before more people were crowding on the decks again. Sunny Boy in the Big City The crossing was effected by means of an old-fashioned ferryboat or scow, propelled by a small, stern-wheeled steamer. Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method The weather was bad, the ferryboat steamier and smellier than ever. Skinner's Dress Suit Then there are always ferryboats—the band on the boat to Staten Island—God! Chimney-Pot Papers But instead, she heard a series of sharp whistle toots, and the ferryboat swerved, missing them by a scant three yards. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z As the ferryboat drew near the New York side, Sunny Boy saw the wonderful "sky line" which is famous all over the world—the outline made by the tall buildings against the sky. Sunny Boy in the Big City Two days were consumed in transporting our party and equipment across the stream; but one wagon and a few of the people and animals being taken at each trip of the ferryboat and steamer. Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method In a crowded car, ferryboat, or stage, it is yet a mooted question as to whether or not a man should give up his seat to a woman. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men She might have been on a ferryboat going from shore to shore of the Hudson! Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands The ferryboat indeed had maneuvered so that the current would swing the drifting craft directly toward it. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z "That will save us the trouble of going over on a ferryboat." Sunny Boy in the Big City But William Tell was present, and seeing that Baumgarten would soon be captured by the Austrians he ran with him to the ferryboat and pushed off just as the Austrians rode up to the shore. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Willie Quarrie ran in to say that the luggage was down at the ferry steps, and the ferryboat was coming over the harbor. Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon He said he saw a ferryboat coming to New York. At Good Old Siwash But you look down at that choppy gray water, and you know you’d be done if you got blown overboard, even if it is just an old ferryboat in New York harbor. It’s like this, cat As the ferryboat turned into her slip she bumped smartly against the sides of the slip two or three times. Sunny Boy in the Big City The ferryboat is a round-bottomed, wobbly sampan, with a tiny cabin in the stern. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia Mayo lurked that evening in the purlieus of Jersey City, and entered the metropolis after midnight on a ferryboat which had few passengers and afforded him a dark corner where he was alone. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 The ferryboat moved across by means of six horses revolving round. A Journey to America in 1834 Where the road works down to meet the river comes Douw's Point, once the head of steamboat navigation; passengers for Albany and beyond going forward in stages after crossing the river in a horse ferryboat. The New York and Albany Post Road From Kings Bridge to "The Ferry at Crawlier, over against Albany," Being an Account of a Jaunt on Foot Made at Sundry Convenient Times between May and November, Nineteen Hundred and Five But I've crossed the river every morning for ten years on the ferry, and it strikes me as funny to find some one who doesn't know what a ferryboat is. Sunny Boy in the Big City You have good reason to congratulate yourself on being landed at a stone-quay in a tangle of small launches, ferryboats, and cascoes. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia The opposition grew nervous and started to go home, but in some mysterious way the two ferryboats were tied up on the farther bank, and were deaf and blind to signals. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators On the ferryboat, as they crossed to Hoboken, he was more sociable. Tom Slade on a Transport On the frape at the alley's end his ferryboat lay moored as he had left it. Shining Ferry "Busses, an' trains up high, and ferryboats, and automobiles and trolley cars like at home." Sunny Boy in the Big City But he who thinks those happy who are always scouring the country, and pass most of their lives in inns and ferryboats, is like a person who thinks the planets happier than fixed stars. Plutarch's Morals He reached the water's edge, and hailed the ferryboat, which was then on the other side of the river. Rookwood The railway now extends around the southern part of the lake, and crossing by ferryboats is not attempted when the ice is thick. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Early passengers on the East River ferryboats were treated to a novel sight next morning, which they appreciated according to their nautical knowledge. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea Well, I would like to go on a ferryboat," admitted Sunny Boy, "an' maybe on the elevated. Sunny Boy in the Big City The Subway was fun, the ferryboat ride a delight, and after they were in the train on the New Jersey side, they coaxed the conductor to turn two seats to face each other. Marjorie's Busy Days Half an hour later he was on a Cortlandt Street ferryboat bound for the Jersey shore. Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune There one treads dubiously upon a ferryboat in the fog and brume of dawn, ungluing eyelids in the bleak dividing pressure of the river breeze. Pipefuls On a night in early April, Ginsburg, coming across from New Jersey, landed off a ferryboat at Christopher Street. From Place to Place "See the ferryboats!" cried Sunny Boy, peering down into the water. Sunny Boy in the Big City There were side-wheelers, awkwardly constructed boats with sprawling paddles, screw propellers, and twin-screw craft; ferryboats, tugs, steam yachts, and ocean liners. Steve and the Steam Engine Then they went out on the hole in the old ferryboat, and let down the anvil. Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters Noon found him in the city named and he crossed the river on the ferryboat. Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand One effective weapon is the sign on a ferryboat or street car: "No smoking allowed on this side," or "Smoking allowed on three rear seats only." Civics and Health There was a crowd of people waiting to get on the ferryboat and for a few minutes the Hortons had to stand at the closed door while the people on the boat walked off. Sunny Boy in the Big City The flowers, the fields, the brooks, the record of creation imprinted in the rocks and the mountains were intermingled with the ferryboats, the steam-cars, orphans, calamities, accidents, all sorts of experiences and bits of life. Pushing to the Front Why, say, at one time there you could have sold us ferryboats or garbage-scows, we was so hungry for anything that would carry ocean freights. Torchy, Private Sec. While he was standing around, he saw a ferryboat coming across the river, filled with passengers from the railroad station on the opposite shore. Randy of the River The Adventures of a Young Deckhand The goat wagon was left on the lower deck where stood the horses and wagons that were to be taken across the lake, for the steamer was a sort of ferryboat. The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island "What do they do with the ropes?" asked Sunny Boy, as they went down the inclined plank and stepped on the ferryboat deck. Sunny Boy in the Big City Over to the Jersey shore their blunt-nosed ferryboat had taken them, and thence north along the river to Twenty-third Street, seeing the gold and velvet-black city slide southward as in a dream. White Ashes The ferryboats carried sailors and marines who were to attack and destroy the mole. Winning a Cause World War Stories And how carefully he would cover you up when you were on the forward end of a ferryboat in stormy weather. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle The little ferries were so much more exciting than a huge steam ferryboat, like that on the Tay. The Heather-Moon Sunny Boy was eager to climb the stairs to the second deck of the ferryboat, and he promised to help Mother up the stairs. Sunny Boy in the Big City I waved my handkerchief to the people on the ferryboats. Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. From the Vindictive's bridge, as she headed in toward the mole, with the faithful ferryboats at her heels, there was scarcely a glimmer of light to be seen shoreward. Winning a Cause World War Stories At the latter place the ordinary ferryboat can be taken to Ballyhack, which is directly opposite. The Sunny Side of Ireland How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway At Havre de Grace the train had to stop and the passengers were taken across the river in a ferryboat to another train. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer At the end of one of the longest half hours the girls had ever spent, the rickety little ferryboat scraped against the dock, and they ran down to meet the boys. The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island Or, A Cave and What It Contained Had you been destined for New York, you would have gone down the left stairway and been free to take the ferryboat for the Battery. Aliens or Americans? Hiram was swept out with the crowd, swept through the chute to the ferryboat, swept aboard. The She Boss A Western Story But we saw it some weeks later, with nine men-of-war towering above all its merchant shipping and its steamers, and among them crowds of ferryboats skimming about in the breeze with their wing-like sails. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two She advanced to the edge of the water, stepped upon the ferryboat, an uncouth scow, like a floating wharf, with stout railing upon the sides. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett Once more the Outdoor Girls and their comrades assembled on the wharf, waiting for the ridiculous little ferryboat that had been the butt of their jokes during the summer. The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island Or, A Cave and What It Contained I put the book in my pocket; and on board the ferryboat opened it again, and looked for the date of the day in March where we were. Daisy Huge ferryboats passed slowly up and down, their tiers of decks crowded with sightseers. Great Sea Stories Some genuine old-time New York ferryboats help to complete the illusion that Norfolk is New York The principal shopping streets of Norfolk and Richmond are as unlike as possible. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' A violent jerk wrenched out the strong staple that held the chain padlocked to the ferryboat, and the mother saw the colonel leap into the skiff, seize the oars, and launch out into midstream. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett They traveled over to town on the rickety ferryboat several times. The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island Or, A Cave and What It Contained The days of ferryboats were then fast passing away. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Huge ferryboats passed slowly up and down, their tiers of decks crowded with sightseers. Great Sea Stories I followed his gaze with mine, but saw only a ferryboat in the distance, and, close by, a big red-stack tug towing a dilapidated coal hulk. The Blood Ship Madam Blennerhassett stepped from the ferryboat, beaming smiles of motherly fondness upon her children. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett The little ferryboat steamed away from the dock, carrying with it our happy Outdoor Girls, to whom we must once more wave a reluctant farewell. The Outdoor Girls on Pine Island Or, A Cave and What It Contained In one he'd done a Port Lee ferryboat pretty fair; but there's another that strikes me harder. On With Torchy Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder. Bob Chester's Grit From Ranch to Riches I shall be retired, and done with the service, before the big battleship becomes as useless in war as a ferryboat. The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat We had hardly gone on board the ferryboat when an incident occurred that greatly disturbed me. Jacqueline of Golden River It is the hardest thing a man has to do—to tow behind a tug or ferryboat, even under fair conditions. Dan Merrithew The racecourse is on Long Island, and, to reach it, one crosses the arm of the sea that divides that strip of land from New York in a steam ferryboat. Records of a Girlhood The young man was evidently in a tremendous hurry, and as soon as the ferryboat bumped into the slip he was at the gate and was the first one ashore. The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective The excursion steamers and chartered ferryboats moved to points of vantage and took position, occasionally feeling the water with their paddles. A Man's Woman The ferryboat was at the wharf, and the broad shouldered negro dwarf was standing on it, pole in hand. For Woman's Love And it was not until he sat in the ferryboat that he remembered he had forgotten to give her the ring, after all. The Definite Object A Romance of New York The ferryboat was tied safely on the Gonzales side, and then the eighteen, every one a fine marksman, distributed themselves at the fords. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty There was also a steam ferryboat on the Delaware. Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World After crossing the long bridge above Claremont and the deep ravine where ships and ferryboats and coal stations abound, the bus crosses on 135th Street to Broadway. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned The guests for the lawn party were constantly arriving, and the ferryboat was kept busy plying from the shore to shore. For Woman's Love "The ship," Mr Winter replied, "was as defenseless against undersea and underhanded attack as a Hoboken ferryboat in the North River would be against one of the United States battleships." New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 The cannon, a six-pounder, had been brought over on the ferryboat in the night and was now in the Texan camp. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty She found the ferryboats had stopped running for the night, but George Martin, chairman of the suffrage committee of Atchison, offered to take her across in a skiff. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years When we got back to Jersey City, and stood on the front end of the ferryboat, Manhattan was piling up all her jewels into the cold green dusk. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned "For the doctor, I suppose—and hope," said Corona, looking across the river, and seeing a gig with two men coming on to the ferryboat. For Woman's Love If a fish wants to cross the water safely, let him take a Fulton ferryboat for it. Memories and Anecdotes "And I'll show you as much of the ferryboat as I can," he added. The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City In some parts of Russia they have funny ferryboats. Big People and Little People of Other Lands The group of Independents are now on the ferryboat. The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin He believed he was still on the other side of the river because he hadn't rid in a ferryboat yet. Somewhere in Red Gap Once when Shemuel was crossing a river in a ferryboat, a man lent a sustaining hand to prevent him from falling. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala "I want to go on a ferryboat and across the Brooklyn Bridge," said Flossie, one day. The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City He managed to get to Oakland, though the deck hands on the ferryboat talked about throwing him overboard. Ma Pettengill Many of the ferryboats also start from here, so that, although long and wide, it is crowded most of the day. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 The result was that the runaway kites were finally anchored by the main line, and held fast until their owner, coming in quick pursuit on ferryboat and train, could secure them. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896 About five o'clock in the afternoon the officers from the Camp began to arrive on a primitive motor ferryboat. Carry On Letters in War-Time Oh, I want to go on a ferryboat too. The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City Steam ferryboats of the English kind were passing to and fro, and caïques flitted in and out with the dexterity and swiftness of sea-gulls. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 Crossing to Scutari in the steam ferryboat, we walked some distance till we reached the mosque, where the services were just commencing. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 One of the men brought me some splendid cherries, big as plums, and Johan's consul met us on the ferryboat. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 A ferryboat usually plies across the stream, but by reason of the broad area of overflow, and the consequent difficulty of working it, it is moored up for the time being. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama I did get a job for two days as a deckhand on an Erie ferryboat, but they found out I did not belong to the union. Shandygaff The Wenonah, as all Camden seafarers know, is a ferryboat, one of the old-timers, and I was interested in her because she and her sister, the Beverly, were Walt Whitman's favorite ferries. Mince Pie When we see the transformation undergone by every ferryboat and every railway station, so soon as it comes to be frequented by women, who can doubt that voting-places will experience the same change? Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays To add to his misery, he had the misfortune of being on the Staten Island ferryboat Westfield when the latter's boiler exploded with such terrible effect in 1871. Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885 Here the semicivilized Indians and traders had a single rude ferryboat, a scow operated in part by setting poles, in part by the power of the stream against a cable. The Covered Wagon Do you really care for a serenade by Schubert when you hear it fiddled by an untimely Italian on a morning ferryboat? The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Only a new ferryboat, and yet in its fitness comparable with the prettiest product of Nature's cunning, and rivaling it. Mince Pie But these places are not dirtier than a railway smoking-car; and there is no more coarseness than in any ferryboat which is, for whatever reason, used by men only. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays The next day, while the ferryboat was crossing the river, I asked the ferryman to let me ride over. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show The old fool's had a row over the ferryboat. The Covered Wagon Left alone upon the upper deck of a ferryboat, crowded with a strident and raucous company, she had felt herself suddenly grow cold, not with fear, but with a certain haughty and disdainful anger. Broken to the Plow The Pennsylvania ferryboats, as we know them, are all the brick-red color that is familiar to the present generation. Mince Pie On the river ferryboats were darting here and there from shore to shore. The "Goldfish" When I got back to the Alabama river, opposite Montgomery, the ferryboat was on the other shore. "Co. Aytch" Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment or, A Side Show of the Big Show With true Bohemianism, she joined in luncheon on the ferryboat, eating ripe strawberries from the original package, using her fingers and enjoying the informality. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment In reality, it was the abandoned hulk of a ferryboat that had been converted into rather uncomfortable quarters and set up on the slimy beach. Broken to the Plow The Carquinez Straits, with the railway ferryboat "Solano," the largest of its kind in the world, and the upper view of the great Bay of San Francisco, make a deep impression on the mind. By the Golden Gate Sumner I have not yet heard from; for which reason I am constantly bringing telescopes to bear on the ferryboat, in hopes to see him coming over, accompanied by a modest portmanteau. Yesterdays with Authors Every now and then I see the Mayor pacing on the ferryboat. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts The Union government bought all kinds of vessels, even harbor ferryboats, armed them, and stationed them off the blockaded harbors. A Short History of the United States Italian fishing boats with lateen sails go by, To cast their lines outside the Golden Gate; And ferryboats their ceaseless traffic ply, From mole to mole, from early morn till late. Byways Around San Francisco Bay Near by was a departing ferryboat bound for San Francisco. By the Golden Gate They annoyed me so that I moved my lodgings to the ferryboat, but here they quickly found me and troubled me all night. Death Valley in '49 She came out again in three minutes, but the full day had come too; so she snapped off her masthead, steering and cabin electrics, and turned into a dingy white ferryboat, full of cold passengers. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) We were wild with delight as we drove down the Mohawk Valley, with its beautiful river and its many bridges and ferryboats. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 A strong sea was running and already the ferryboat was plunging and straining like a restless bloodhound in leash. The Blood Red Dawn In the meantime the soldiers were taught to sail the craft, and the first ferryboat, at length started across the bay. The Lure of San Francisco A Romance Amid Old Landmarks He never saw a horse car, nor an omnibus, nor a trolley car, nor a ferryboat. A School History of the United States Charon, the demon, with eyes of burning coal, compels a crowd of spirits in his ferryboat. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti While he and Jane were still five hundred yards away the ferryboat, with a warning toot, slipped slowly out into the Hudson. The Apartment Next Door Presently a warning whistle from the ferryboat betrayed the fact that they were nearing Sausalito. The Blood Red Dawn Look at the ferryboats plowing up the bay in every direction. The Lure of San Francisco A Romance Amid Old Landmarks The Charities ferryboat, Thomas S. Brennan, equipped as a hospital craft, lay off the department pier with nurses and physicians ready to be called to the Cunard pier on the other side of the city. Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters The vessels on which Magellan made his famous trip around the world, which lasted many years, were not as large as a modern ferryboat. The Story of Mankind The passengers on one of the big ferryboats watched with admiration the work of the fearless young mechanics. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers When he reached the river he sprang into the ferryboat. The Violet Fairy Book The big ferryboat, swift, steady as land, noiseless, had got under way. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise The big ferryboat had just made a journey. The War of the Worlds The other liners set off in as commonplace a way as a Jersey City ferryboat, but these North German Lloyd ships always sail with a certain ceremony and solemnity. Frances Waldeaux He was so surprised when I showed an interest in a red-and-green ferryboat, with a yellow flag floating from the mast, that he became quite profanely affable. Dear Enemy He came to a river and got into the ferryboat. The Violet Fairy Book The party crossed the Hudson in the Jersey City ferryboat, and drove in a carriage to the St. Nicholas Hotel, on Broadway. Around the World in 80 Days I saw her going aboard the ferryboat yesterday. The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson The Three Crows were very tired, and only Ally Bazan and I were left awake at the time when we saw the 8:30 ferryboat negotiating for her slip on the Oakland side. A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West In the afternoon Dr. MacRae dropped in and admired the ferryboat, while Punch swelled with the pride of creation. Dear Enemy Thy word my will— Thou triple-headed Cerberus, give place; And I command thee, Charon, with thy ferryboat Transport the souls of such as may report Fortune and Love, and not in open sort. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 The ferryboat bow was drawn under water by the surges and the boat swept clear of three wagons, with the attendant men and their luggage. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert She was immense, with a broad flat prow like a railway ferryboat. The Cruise of the Dry Dock A solitary man whom I found working a loom in a cottage by the side of the river kept a ferryboat, and with his help I crossed again to the other bank. Two Summers in Guyenne Last fall, colonel," he said, "I was down on the Blackwater, foraging with my wagons, for old General Robert, when a squadron of Yankees crossed in the ferryboat, and caught me. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee The next day the remainder is ferried over and the animals are led across, swimming behind the ferryboat in pairs. Canyons of the Colorado The Lee log cabin showed that some of its logs originally had been used in some sort of raft or rude ferryboat. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert Here there was a tumbledown wharf, and an old ferryboat which worked on a chain. Monitress Merle The little ferryboat pitched and turned in the current of the river. Tom of the Raiders They were still engrossed in watching Betty's nimble fingers, when the shrill and familiar whistle of the little ferryboat caught their attention. The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys Leaving the party in charge of Mr. Graves and Mr. Bishop, while they are building a ferryboat, I take some Indians to explore the canyon of the Paria. Canyons of the Colorado The ferryboat was not needed at one stage of the history of Lee's Ferry. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert Then they started at a quick walk along the river, crossed by the ferryboat to Cawnpore, and made their way to a quiet street in the native town. Rujub, the Juggler The next bend of the river, where it turned southward again, was only a few miles from where Tom had crossed in the ferryboat on his way to Chattanooga and Marietta. Tom of the Raiders The little ferryboat had steamed away, and four figures were racing toward them. The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys Three miles below town the ferryboat stopped at the mouth of a woody hollow and tied up. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 7. As twilight drew on, the ferryboat went back to her accustomed business and the skiffs disappeared. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 4. From the ferryboat on the dull-green bosom of the river he first renewed his memory of the spectral and forbidding abysses and pinnacles of New York. Over the Pass Frontispiece The little ferryboat pitched and turned in the current of the river. Tom of the Raiders Having driven thirty miles to the ferryboat, we crossed the Missouri in the evening. American Indian stories When the ferryboat with her wild freight pushed into the stream, nobody cared sixpence for the wasted time but the captain of the craft. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 7. There were a great many skiffs rowing about or floating with the stream in the neighborhood of the ferryboat, but the boys could not determine what the men in them were doing. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 4. Jack was conscious of a faster beating of his heart and a feeling of awesome expectancy as the crowd debouched from the ferryboat. Over the Pass Frank Harley had seen quite a number of great cities, and he could hardly help saying something about them while they were going over on the ferryboat. Dab Kinzer A Story of a Growing Boy They could not have been more unhappy than I was on the towing-path, as the ferryboat receded and left me watching the continuous succession of boats passing up and down the river. The Open Air Huck was already upon his watch when the ferryboat's lights went glinting past the wharf. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 7. Presently a great jet of white smoke burst from the ferryboat's side, and as it expanded and rose in a lazy cloud, that same dull throb of sound was borne to the listeners again. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 4. Lane, P. P., captain in 11th Ohio, bridges Elk River at Charleston, West Virginia; manages ferries across Kanawha, improvises ferryboats, etc.; later colonel of regiment. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 In 1811 a steamboat went from Pittsburg to New Orleans, and in 1812 there were steam ferryboats between what is now Jersey City and New York, and between Philadelphia and Camden. A Brief History of the United States The Missouri is narrow at Canon Ferry, deep and very swift, and it is a dreadful place to cross at any time, on the ice, or on the cable ferryboat. Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 They all said they had not noticed whether Tom and Becky were on board the ferryboat on the homeward trip; it was dark; no one thought of inquiring if any one was missing. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 7. Shortly before ten o'clock he came out into an open place opposite the village, and saw the ferryboat lying in the shadow of the trees and the high bank. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 4. At one time, for example, he worked on a ferryboat for the munificent wages of thirty-seven and one half cents a day. The Life of Abraham Lincoln Charon's ferryboat was not built to allow of athletic sports on board, so it went over, and Bryda went in. The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales It was late when we finally got across the Missouri on the funny ferryboat, so we camped for the night on this side near the ferryman's house. Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888 Mother, if you don't mind, I should like to become the boatman of the ferryboat when I am grown up. The Crescent Moon Swiftly the ferryboat crossed the North River, crowded with boats. Richard Dare's Venture On the ferryboat I stood on the rear deck and looked back at the lights of the great city. The Romance and Tragedy I stood at the bow of a Fulton Street ferryboat listening sadly to them, and watched the lights of the city kindling alongshore. The Making of an American A strange, gray light filled all the place, and showed to her a ferryboat, moored to the shore, and a grim-looking, old, long-bearded ferryman. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 Mother, if you don't mind, I should like to become the boatman of the ferryboat when I am grown up. The Crescent Moon "Why, if one of those big ferryboats ran into us there would be nothing left of the Searchlight." The Rover Boys on the Ocean Or, a chase for a fortune Another interesting anecdote of his early days, which he told with great relish, related to his experience as a fireman on a Mississippi ferryboat. An Adventure with a Genius Then at the cost of a few pennies we can get many a breezy outlook, and fill our lungs with fresh air on the ferryboats. Without a Home The warning whistle blew, and the ferryboat, departed, bearing off Drummond alone. Constance Dunlap We reached the deserted docks upon the river's edge and came to a little quay, alongside of which a broad ferryboat was fastened. Ayesha, the Return of She "She's going to try to bother us," grumbled Martin Harris, as he received a warning whistle from the ferryboat and threw the yacht over on the opposite tack. The Rover Boys on the Ocean Or, a chase for a fortune Eock River, with its 300 yards in width of unbridged waters, now obstructs my path, and the ferryboat is tied up on the other shore. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran They wouldn't dare to run too fast, with so many ferryboats crossing the river. The Rover Boys in New York Or, Saving their father's honor I could make out the ferryboats, the islands, and the long piers that lead to Oakland, and still farther beyond the hills of Berkeley. The Blind Spot The ferryboat was turned round by the current, and carried to Isleworth. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 A ferryboat, a mass of checkered brightness, plowed its way from Alcatraz—far off the city lay like a many-stranded chain of glittering gems upon the water. The Story of Julia Page I shouldn't think so, for we haven't any more motion than a ferryboat. Tom Swift in the City of Gold, or, Marvelous Adventures Underground There was no moon, but Tamalpais' great shoulder was dimly outlined against darker blackness, and moving, twinkling dots showed where ferryboats were crossing and recrossing the distant bay. Saturday's Child Tramping over the plains, crossing rivers in tow-boats and ferryboats, and riding in trains and on wagons when they could, the adventurers, after many weary months, reached their destination. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life "Or, it might drop from somebody's arms into the river—off the deck of a ferryboat, I mean," added Mrs. Hoyt. Cast Adrift "Look, Julia, how the tide has carried that ferryboat out of her course!" The Story of Julia Page The water was quite deep and had to be crossed by means of a ferryboat. Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales There were picnics sometimes, and ferryboat excursions, and any day one could roam the woods, or fish, alone or in company. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain He was in love with the pavements of New York and the Brooklyn ferryboats, in love with Italian opera and with long tramps over Long Island. The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters Those ferryboats, by the way, are extremely graceful; they look like white peacocks dragging enormous white-feather tails. The Californiacs "Furnish all these men with photograph and accompanying description of the elephant, and instruct them to search all trains and outgoing ferryboats and other vessels." The Stolen White Elephant He ran about whimpering, then took the ferryboat across to the other side, and searched everywhere for Robin. Wild Animals I Have Known We crossed the Liffey in the ferryboat, paying our toll to be transported in the company of two labourers and a little Jew with a bag. Dubliners Yet he was not conscious how intent had been his purpose until he felt a sudden instinctive shock on seeing that the ferryboat was gone. Clarence The fugitives broke down the bridges and burned the ferryboats. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 In front all was plain, every-day plain, with people tilling it, and hamlets; and in the immediate foreground, right athwart our course, a ferryboat full of folk. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan It was almost like beginning a new life, a new career, and as I looked back from the deck of the little ferryboat my feelings were far different from what they were two years before. The Colored Cadet at West Point Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, first graduate of color from the U. S. Military Academy We arranged to go along the Wharf Road until we came to the ships, then to cross in the ferryboat and walk out to see the Pigeon House. Dubliners Once she got by mistake on a ferryboat and was carried over to Long Island; but she took an early boat back. Animal Heroes The party crossed the Hudson in the Jersey City ferryboat, and drove in a carriage to the St. Nicholas Hotel on Broadway. Around the World in 80 Days Junior Edition It marked, indeed, an incipient stage in the art of suspension bridges, the ferryboat itself supporting a part of the weight, while the ferryman pulled it and himself across. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan Just as the editor was reading the first line of the poem, on the next morning, a being stumbled off the West Shore ferryboat, and loped slowly up Forty-second Street. Strictly business: more stories of the four million The wagon was carried over on a ferryboat, as it was heavily loaded, a six weeks' supply of provisions having been taken on before crossing. The Outlet The broad, swift river splashed against the sides of the ferryboats, tightening their moorings. Resurrection Then we had the pictures at the quay: the ferryboat, and the red-sailed river-boat, getting under way, and bound up the stream. From Cornhill to Grand Cairo A swimmer could not have crossed, however powerful; and even in a ferryboat there would be some danger. Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar A vague roar, subterranean in quality, from dray wheels and street cars, began to make itself heard and felt; and the ferryboats, the Mary Anns of water craft, stirred sullenly to their menial morning tasks. Roads of Destiny The ponies took their places in the ferryboat which was kept for the passage of animals to and from the island. The Two Destinies We saw her aboard her ferryboat, and stood watching her wave her handkerchief at us until it was the tiniest white patch imaginable. Options A woman, leaving it for years, watched it from the ferryboat, and, weeping, said, "San Francisco, oh, my San Francisco, I am leaving thee." The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire As soon as the ferryboat landed the tarantass on the right bank of the Ichim, the journey across the steppe was resumed with all speed. Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar The ferryboat that runs from Lakeside to Loch Elarbor is named that. The Golf Course Mystery They passed a ferryboat, and the passengers on the upper deck crowded to one side to watch them. The Valley of the Moon Leaving the station for the river-side, which was close at hand, the stranger entered the ferryboat at the North Street Postern. No Name And now," continued he, "you must change your clothes; your servants, to whom I gave directions the moment they had left the ferryboat, ought to be already at the inn. Twenty Years After There were indeed boats full of soldiers, and in a few minutes they must reach the ferryboat, it being too heavily laden to escape from them. Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar She rushed away from LeGrand Blossoms's side and, clutching her shawl close around her as if to make sure of the package the man had given her, she disappeared into the interior of the ferryboat. The Golf Course Mystery "First boat I was ever in, except ferryboats," Saxon laughed. The Valley of the Moon The hoarse siren of a ferryboat bellowed through the murk. Cabin Fever We were about a third of the way across the river when the cord of the ferryboat broke. Twenty Years After Michael proposed to his young companion that he should cross first, embarking in the ferryboat with the tarantass and horses, as he feared that the weight of this load would render it less safe. Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar The boatmen were killed, the ferryboat left to drift away, and the Tartars continued to descend the Irtych. Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar The ferryboat was still two lengths from the shore. Michael Strogoff Or, The Courier of the Czar In the meantime, the ferryboat had floated away, carried down by the stream, and the shrieks of those whom it contained resounded more and more. Twenty Years After Oh, sir!" cried Olivain, "the rope which holds the ferryboat has broken and the boat is drifting. Twenty Years After |
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