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“Stowage and steerage and sewage and queerage,” he says, mimicking the voice of the navigator, then he laughs, pleased with his impersonation. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z
They packed their clothes and a few boatbuilding tools, used their winnings from their races to book passage in steerage to Halifax, aboard the steamship Tunisian, and set sail from Liverpool. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z
But even with all of this, as I stood on the lower deck outside our dark, cramped rooms in steerage, watching the oily water churn beneath the Agnes Pauline, I felt my spirits lift. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z
Frederick came first, quickly followed by Rosa and the children, who traveled in steerage. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z
On the eighth day at sea, Lefty Stephanides, grandly, on one knee, in full view of six hundred and sixty-three steerage passengers, proposed to Desdemona Aristos while she sat on a docking cleat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z
He proceeded forward, running his hand along the green tarps of the lifeboats, until he met the chain separating steerage from third class. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z
Here lived the big-time politicians, the monied brewery families, the well-to-do immigrants who had been able to come over first-class instead of steerage. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
He picked his way among the bodies sprawled across the steerage deck. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z
“Grandpa Dan wasn’t in the camps, thank God. He was born in America, just like you. That’s because my family came over to this country in the early 1900s, second class. Not steerage.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
Our tickets secure us seats in the steerage class on the boat. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z
That’s another cruel irony: Never before has air travel seemed so democraticized, affordable to so many, yet so stratified, turning economy into steerage with pretzels. We’re in the golden age of travel pillows. Too bad we hate them all. - The Washington Post 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z
The cruelty of the caste system that saved many first-class passengers while allowing most of the souls in steerage to drown. A sweeping 'Titanic in Concert' at 5th Avenue 2012-04-14T18:21:04Z
At least this year's British Olympians will be spared the usual class divide of the flight home in which gold medallists get a first-class upgrade while the also-rans are crammed into steerage. The Secret Olympian by Anon – review 2012-05-25T08:00:02Z
Sixty percent of the first-class passengers survived, 42 percent of the second-class passengers survived and only 25 percent of the third-class, or steerage, passengers lived. Titanic's legacy: A fascination with disasters 2012-03-31T22:31:05Z
So I worked with these amazing people under the steerage of Bruce. Henry Rollins calls U.S. men "the dumbest creatures" & Trump "wrongest possible" leader for pandemic 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z
It’s a journey that countless travel writers have taken before him, but Hoffman adds a twist: he does the entire trip in steerage class. Summer Reading: Travel Books 2011-06-03T22:09:16Z
Were poor immigrants in steerage prevented at gunpoint and by locked gates from boarding lifeboats, in favor of the wealthy? Titanic a magnet for kids, fine line for educators 2012-03-21T16:27:11Z
Jupiter’s mother hustles her into steerage and they end up in Chicago, where she works as a housecleaner and lives under the yoke of a repressive extended family. "Jupiter Ascending": Wachowskis in Outer Space 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z
To read the letters, you might think the generation that left the shtetl and braved steerage to reach America was a pretty timorous lot. Books of The Times: ‘A Bintel Brief’ Is Liana Finck’s Graphic Book of Letters 2014-04-22T22:00:27Z
Arriving late for a concert, he sits "at the back, in latecomer's steerage." 'Reinventing Bach': multiple variations on a virtuoso composer 2012-09-27T20:18:04Z
Having endured eight hours in airborne steerage, you arrive unrested, with knees that need oiling, your sinuses a desert. The Wrinkle-Free Suit, Economy to First Class 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z
Kate Winslet, who was nominated for best actress, played Rose as a young, well-to-do, romantically restless passenger in first class who falls in love with a poor would-be artist in steerage, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Gloria Stuart, Actress, Dies at 100 2010-09-27T18:41:00Z
In both “The Jar” and “The Race,” the colloquy benefits from skillful steerage by a moderator in the former case and a group of young actors in the latter. Perspective | With playhouses dark, interactive theater online is lighting things up 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z
And where Bong’s work was about a fight to the front with steerage overtaking first class, a TV show needed more to sustain itself over several episodes. For Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs, the harrowing ‘Snowpiercer’ revival is more timely than ever 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z
When there were no effective regulations on transatlantic transportation, he says, steerage passengers were packed in egregious conditions, “and their fares actually subsidized first-class passengers as well as fattening shipping company profits,” he says. Airplanes’ space wars are shifting to the human rights front 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z
"Interweaving multi-arc action, mystery and romantic plotlines and featuring fictional and historical characters, Titanic will focus on different characters ranging from steerage passengers to upper class guests," the broadcaster said. Julian Fellowes to bring Titanic to ITV 2011-03-21T11:14:02Z
Baker gives far more emphasis than Cameron to the plight of the lower-class passengers in steerage, trapped below by iron gates preventing their access to the first-class decks and potential rescue. DVD: Titanic Film ?A Night to Remember? From Criterion 2012-04-01T03:45:43Z
Yet he was adventurous: one summer, work as a cattle feeder on a cattle steamer to England; one fall, steerage passage to Panama, in search of work there. The Novelist Who Saw Middle America as It Really Was 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z
As for the Miser and others who would have been stuck in steerage, the museum’s $5 admission price makes the show an ideal option for commemoration, as well as morbid fascination. Weekend Miser: ?Titanic at 100? at South Street Seaport Museum 2012-04-12T21:48:43Z
“Congressman,” she tweeted back, attaching papers in the public record from King’s ancestors, “here’s your 4-year-old grandmother arriving steerage class at Ellis Island, 1894.” She saw anti-immigration politicians as hypocrites. So she launched ‘resistance genealogy.’ 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z
A stakeout interrupts their plans, but he does force her to do the steerage jig from "Titanic." An Andy Samberg roll call on 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' cast 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z
We watched the ceremony and then were quietly escorted back through the steerage section before being deposited unceremoniously outside the briefing room. Masters of disinformation: How Republicans and Putin warp our perception of reality 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z
Her job doesn’t allow for remote work, and she said she didn’t want to subject her large dog to the steerage of an airplane. Where Have All the Men in Moscow Gone? 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z
“I’m sorry, but Viking Cruises does not offer a ‘steerage’ option.” Style Invitational Week 1503: Sing of your supper—parodies about food 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z
Most comrades sprawl shoeless, many dozing open-mouthed in the permanent state of steerage that is Soviet air travel. A Few Words From a Master Journalist 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z
Later in her life she told her grandson Hal Harvey that newspaper reports at the time listed the notable figures who had died, but simply described the rest of those who perished as "steerage". Muriel Gardiner: The heiress who saved countless lives 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z
To the editor: So our captain of state has telegraphed his intention to sail into a pack of icebergs at flank speed, ignoring the wishes of the majority in steerage who don’t want that. Letters to the Editor: Does Trump think he can just bluff the coronavirus? 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z
Wilson’s tone softened when he mentioned how three of his four grandparents were immigrants, including a maternal grandmother who came to the U.S. on a boat as a 16-year-old in steerage class. Column: Pete Wilson still defending Prop. 187 and fighting for a better place in history 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z
The 500 men were crammed into steerage, the cheapest rate to travel. Seattle’s keeper of Filipino-American history is an 87-year-old volunteer, and replacing her may prove difficult 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z
‘The horde of $9.60 steerage slime is being siphoned upon us from Continental mud tanks.’ Immigration panic: how the west fell for manufactured rage 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z
"She went to her mother and asked what 'steerage' meant and she just replied 'normal people'. That's when her brain exploded," he says. Muriel Gardiner: The heiress who saved countless lives 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z
Without a speedy fix to regain steerage, the Polar Star would face a nightmare scenario: getting stuck in ice as the ocean froze around it. Meet the neglected 43-year-old stepchild of the U.S. military industrial complex 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z
My father worked his way up from nothing, pulling himself up by bootstraps he knitted himself from rat fur in steerage. Opinion | The right answers to the New York Times candidate questionnaire 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z
“There are people in steerage who are saying, ‘We are worried about the iceberg ahead!’ We finally know why the Instagram founders really quit 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z
Angela Merkel’s shock decision to retire from politics was still sinking in on the streets of Berlin 24 hours later as Germans took stock of the last 13 years under her steerage. 'A necessary step': Germans reflect on Merkel's decision to go 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z
When she was a child, her mother fled an abusive marriage in Japan and took Hirono and her brother to Hawaii, crossing the Pacific in steerage of an American ship. Sen. Hirono in spotlight after call for men to ‘step up’ 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z
When you walk through business class or premium economy to get to your seat back in steerage, an airplane is the great unequalizer. Perspective | Let’s talk about air travel — and talking to the person seated next to you 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z
“I am learning to live in space, how to exercise, how to maintain a food supply and steerage on board,” Morgan said. Astronaut from New Castle heads to space station in 2019 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z
However our ancestors arrived here, by the Bering Strait or in ships, we're all in steerage now. Why Silicon Valley wants to privatize your genealogy 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z
Joseph Roth, the Austrian-Jewish novelist and journalist, observed in 1926 how the farmers who stormed first class after the Bolshevik revolution found it awkward and eventually returned to steerage by choice. Mother of all rivers: how the Volga links a divided Russia 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z
It can’t be, says the My Take author, because they are “steerage,” the part of a ship where people with cheap tickets slept. Tiny apartments: Elitist opposition 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z
They crossed the Atlantic in steerage with no more than a battered Torah, a samovar and passports marked Vilnius and Tbilisi. Opinion | Not my Alabama 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z
“I told the president this morning, ‘When the iceberg hits the boat, the rats are flying up from steerage.’ White House tensions flare in the open as Scaramucci rips Priebus in vulgar tirade 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z
It’s hard for colleges to create a first-class cabin for just their rich students — although students in boring work-study jobs are arguably taking a kind of steerage journey through their college years. How Colleges Know What You Can Afford (and the Limits of That Tactic) 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z
Immigrants booked passage and came to these shores in steerage, enduring heat, stench and cramped conditions in hopes of better lives in America. Will someone tell Ben Carson slaves were not immigrants 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z
He was an immigrant who had come from Czarist Russia as a boy, sailing in steerage with his family. How do you tell Adm. Rickover that you messed up his new office? 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z
It took a steady, yet subtle, hand to maintain steerage, as the wind was bent on blowing the boat every which-a-way. Yellowstone Lake: Stalking lake trout 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z
Because the water comes in steerage,” Scaramucci said, comparing the White House to a sinking ship. White House tensions flare in the open as Scaramucci rips Priebus in vulgar tirade 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z
Those of us in steerage decide to stay home. Letters: At least Rams will end one long L.A. drought 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z
There isn’t much to see—drawings of slaves crammed into steerage for the trip across the Atlantic, a display of shackles, and some brief historical notes—but the simplicity is powerful and disturbing. Luxury Living in a Failed State 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z
The son of an orphaned farm laborer who immigrated from Ireland in steerage, Chambers lived much of his life in fruitful tension with the Catholic Church. Edward Chambers, Community Organizing’s Unforgiving Hero 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z
He says his family thrived in America not because of the “triple package” but because “my uncle in Detroit, an engineer, brought us over on the family reunification bill, not in shackles or in steerage.” Why the Tiger Mom’s New Book Makes You Nervous 2014-01-31T10:45:36Z
We did well because my uncle in Detroit, an engineer, brought us over on the family-reunification bill, not in shackles or in steerage. The Tiger Mom Superiority Complex 2014-01-28T06:20:27Z
Palmer himself waxes poetic about the Irish Stew and Jig dancing he plans to experience while slumming in the steerage. ”That’ll be where the most fun will be,” he told Sky News. Clive Palmer's Titanic II Is Something New, A Reenactment Of The 20th Century 2013-02-27T02:36:04Z
While McIlroy swung freely off the tees at the penal Ocean Course, Woods was back in steerage, having elected to come out on Saturday of the PGA to "enjoy" the moment rather than seize it. What's Ahead For Tiger Woods? 2013-01-14T05:00:00Z
When the Giants won three road playoff games and the Super Bowl that season, for example, Little Bear traveled to every site — but in steerage, with the team’s equipment. Giants Have a Soft Spot for the Team Talisman 2012-11-09T02:55:06Z
They travelled to Europe in steerage and played to pay for their board, winning nine friendlies in Spain before they even reached France. Euro 2012: Now Spain have entered the pantheon of greatness 2012-06-28T14:23:04Z
I don't seem to have the strength of a steerage rat for a swarm-down from this height. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z
The odds, as ever, were heavily stacked against those in steerage. City Room: On the Campaign Trail, Reciting Family History 2012-04-16T13:10:48Z
But then, those in steerage and their family and descendants are used to getting no answers. IHT Rendezvous: Titanic Commerce or Family Heirlooms? 2012-04-12T15:40:25Z
He had tried, time and again, to work his way to England, as a cabin boy or a steerage hand, and had failed. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z
According to survivors, Patrick Canavan, who was 21, guided other passengers from third-class steerage through an obscure passageway to the lifeboats and was barred from taking a place. A Village Embraces Its Haunted Legacy 2012-04-06T23:49:30Z
"There's not one of 'em as has the strength of a steerage rat." With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z
And today children in the local parish schools can repeat virtually verbatim the same stories of the sacrifices of the men and women in the group in the steerage class of the Titanic. IHT Rendezvous: Share Your Family's Titanic History 2012-04-06T17:22:18Z
Of children only one out of the 29 traveling in first or second class died, whereas 52 of 79 in third class, or steerage, died. The Extraordinary Story of the White Star Liner Titanic 2012-04-04T13:15:00.213Z
The breeze got lighter, the wet canvas flapped, and Columbine hardly made steerage way. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z
His dispensary was off the steerage, and sister-cabin to the pantry. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z
The ship had now entirely lost steerage power, and lay utterly at the mercy of the waves. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z
In the middle of September, when off the mouth of the Wager River, a gale arose, and the sluggish Griper made no progress, but “remained actually pitching forecastle under, with scarcely steerage way.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z
Ms. Shine is quoted in several 1912 newspaper stories about the rough treatment of steerage passengers, but it appeared that the reporters took some liberties. About New York: In New York Hearings, the Titanic?s Story Took Shape 2012-03-23T02:13:12Z
Except for the crew, a few steerage passengers, and a knot of priests who clustered on the boat deck amidships, nobody appeared to be on board. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z
He did not have $10 when he arrived—in fact, he went there in the steerage of one of the Government transports. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z
The Inman Line has made the quickest passages across the Atlantic on record, and has carried as many as 50,000 steerage passengers in one year. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z
There were French soldiers in the steerage and one of them had the Croix de Guerre with four palms. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z
A number of women who traveled in steerage class on the Titanic were housed farther downtown, at the Mission of Our Lady of the Rosary. About New York: In New York Hearings, the Titanic?s Story Took Shape 2012-03-23T02:13:12Z
I met him on board, and I met him on shore, and the cabin, steerage, gallery, and forecastle. Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen 2012-03-08T03:00:09.310Z
Frequently they dipped in the sea, and sometimes were half filled; but they hung fast till by a moment's neglect of the steerage, a sea broke over the whale-boat, and carried her away. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z
Just as I relished in my first celebrity sighting, the person whose seat I had occupied tapped me on the shoulder, so it was back to steerage. Runway Rookie: A Dude's Take on Fashion Week 2012-02-17T13:55:00Z
Jake Goldfogle had a vague recollection of a great wave which had washed over the steerage deck of an immigrant steamer and had scared him immensely. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z
As a rule, the steerage passengers are a difficult body to deal with; they seem so helpless, and require so much looking after.  Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z
She was enabled to get just enough money to buy a steerage ticket. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z
They put me on a ship for England, and I came to Liverpool steerage like a genelman. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z
The jury sat in the steerage, before a bowl of rum punch; the judge on the bench smoked a pipe. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z
The ticket offices at York street were principally for steerage, and Italian business. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z
There was no steerage way, and the boat was beyond control. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z
This he smuggled down into our steerage and told us about it as soon as the smoke of battle had cleared away. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z
The steerage and their friends, being mainly aliens and knowing no better, weep and howl. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z
When they began to near, the captain called out to fire from the steerage port-holes. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z
The first-class passengers are placed amidships; the second-class are placed aft; and the steerage, forward. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z
Even on the ship she had sought distress—in the stokehold, in the steerage and the second cabin. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z
We became violent and were locked in the steerage. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z
Still keeping fairly good stroke, Andy and I quickly had her going enough faster than the current to give the big paddle all the steerage “grip” Blackmore could ask for. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z
The pirates instantly boarded, fired down the steerage, shooting a sailor in the loins, and throwing hand grenades amongst them. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z
It says much for the courage of those steerage passengers that not one of the volunteers hesitated. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z
Shortly after the departure of the boats, I went down to my vice-bench in the steerage, where I was employed in cleaning muskets. The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island 2011-11-15T03:00:19.650Z
We slept in a sort of steerage in the hold, in company with twelve of the crew. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z
“We must put the steerage chairs in the tonneau,” said Cora. The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach In Quest of the Runaways 2011-11-04T02:00:22.360Z
There are four other scuttles leading down into the hold from the ward-room to the various store-rooms located there, and several in the floor abreast of the steerage. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z
To make matters worse, the boat, which in that light breeze would have made about three knots under her mainsail, was now barely carrying steerage way. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z
Having at length sufficiently recovered my senses to look around me, after wiping the blood from my eyes, I saw that the hatch of the steerage was shut. The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island 2011-11-15T03:00:19.650Z
We felt that it was better to be drowned by clean rainwater than to suffocate and die slowly in our steerage bunks. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z
Again the captain of the San Antonio demanded of Magellan that he should communicate his orders in regard to the course of steerage to him. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
An apartment was specially fitted up for their use in the steerage, for they were regarded as dangerous men, to whom bolts, bars, and other obstacles, were but trifling impediments. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z
The San Martin, losing steerage way, was rolling horribly in the trough of the sea; any instant she might turn turtle. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z
Here, however, he received valuable aid from a hard-bitten old sergeant of the Black Watch, named Thrush, who had thus far been an unpopular advocate of steerage discipline. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z
This phenomenon is akin to that supercilious look given off by people settling into their first class seats on an airplane, met by the resentful glances of the steerage passengers pushing through to the back.  How Apple Keeps Innovation Coming and Customers Buying 2011-10-03T10:09:34Z
Among the numerous steerage passengers was a young man whose profession was that of a methodist preacher. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z
When steerage enough has been obtained, a half-inch return of the foot to its normal pose releases the lever, and the spring behind it at once brings it to status quo ante. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z
Thus far might steerage passengers walk aft, but no farther. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z
The steward threw his apron over his left shoulder and entered from the steerage. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z
Toby next took out emigrants to New York, and was constantly employed all day in sending the steerage passengers off the quarter-deck. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z
Unable to afford the cost of their passage in the cabin, he was under the painful necessity of bringing them over in the steerage, amidst all its unimaginable and revolting inconveniences. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z
He may, in returning it after steerage, leave it a trifle on, or carry it the other way too far. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z
My dispensary was off the steerage, and sister-cabin to the pantry. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z
He had taken steerage fare to Lerwick, and no sooner had he ensconced himself on the locker than he fell sound asleep, and never lifted his head for twelve whole hours. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z
No unsightly cabins or rooms, only forward was the winch and then the steerage cabin, the capstan, the midship companion; and aft the saloon and cabin skylights and companions, the wheel-house and binnacle. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z
Mr. Fenton, and others of the gentlemen, took great pleasure in conversing with Lieutenant Lynford; though, according to rule, the poor officer was not permitted, as a steerage passenger, to come aft the mainmast. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z
The second-class passengers go aft, the third class go forward, along the passage past our cabins, into the steerage. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z
The steerage was already packed with emigrants, many of them Italians, distinguishable by their gay-coloured clothing. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z
But we didn’t have much of a panic; the steerage passengers was jest like dumb cattle. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z
Claude followed the doctor out to the steerage and into the dispensary. In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism 2011-08-31T02:01:29.827Z
Another of the steerage passengers was a lieutenant in the British army, a man about forty years old, of excellent education, polished manners, and a fine military deportment. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z
So the convicts go forward to the steerage, past our cabins. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z
The mates could not forget it; the boat-steerers in the steerage discussed it over and over; the men forward in the fo'c's'le argued about it endlessly. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z
Should either of these happen, the vessel of the state will have no longer either steerage or motion. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z
Even the emigrant ship has regulations for the comfort of steerage passengers, unknown until recent years. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z
The chests and boxes nearest to the desk, were the seats allotted to the ladies and gentlemen: and the steerage people ranged themselves behind. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z
Myself with my little remaining boy, and several other females who were steerage passengers, suffered ourselves to be lashed to the frail machine. The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z
Dan'l sent Brander to rummage through the steerage where the harpooners slept; and at Faith's suggestion, Hitch and Loum went aloft to the mastheads to make sure there was no secret cache there.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z
In Jake's case the sensation was quickened by the strong steerage odours which were emitted by Gitl's person, and he involuntarily recoiled. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z
They pulled far out into the eddy, straining every nerve, even after the current caught them, so as to keep steerage way on the boat. A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado 2011-07-03T02:00:07.507Z
Accordingly, after tea, we all descended to the steerage at early candle-light, and found everything prepared for the occasion. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z
The canoe, without steerage way, floated idly upon the water. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z
Such an expression informed her face as may be seen, sometimes, on the faces of steerage passengers upon trans-Atlantic boats taking leave for ever of their native land. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z
It had the invariable effect of arousing his dormant scruples, and he hardly ever left the office without ascertaining the price of a steerage voyage from Hamburg to New York. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z
But the zeal waned, and in 1888, Herr Cahensly came to New York in the steerage so that he could know how the German emigrant lived at sea. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z
The wind was light, and the squadron could barely gather steerage way; but as every moment was deemed precious, the vessels' heads were kept to the westward. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z
Went steerage, of course; had to study economy now. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z
“You have almost enough now, if you go in the steerage,” she sneered. Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter 2011-06-06T02:00:08.460Z
That sounded better than passage money which was reminiscent of the steerage. A Cry in the Wilderness 2011-06-01T02:00:28.933Z
Why wouldn’t it be a good thing—and a novel thing, too—to get the talent for this concert from the steerage, stokehole, and forecastle? The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z
He bought a case of cartridges for his revolver, took a passage for himself, and one in the steerage for Jacob. Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) 2011-05-29T02:00:06.640Z
The steerage bunks were two high and two abreast—four in a section. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z
With these words he jumped below, and running into the steerage, he slammed open the lid of his chest and shifted into his best uniform in "presto change" fashion. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z
In attempting to Understand Newt today, the National Review's Rich Lowry said: "He has a first-class intellect but his temperament belongs in steerage." Owing Tiffany's a half-million dollars was probably not "idea man" Newt Gingrich's best idea 2011-05-17T19:45:00Z
I invite our friends to the lower deck, where I wish to take pictures of some of the steerage passengers. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z
Each day he went to the rope across the deck marking the division between the cabin and the steerage passengers, and the boy at once came running up to him. Dorothy's Double Volume II (of 3) 2011-05-29T02:00:06.640Z
I reckoned so, seeing as she was a cabin passenger and you al'es kept so snug in the steerage. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z
"What's up, Raymond?" asked the lads as soon as they had gone below to the steerage where they swung their hammocks. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z
July 1, 1844, Bayard and two young friends, after paying ten dollars each for steerage passage, started out for this eventful voyage. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z
The yacht was now under steerage way, and rose regularly on the billows, which before had broken against her sides flinging the spray in showers upon her decks. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z
Well, Tom, says I, but what do you do among them then? come away into the steerage, and show yourself an honest man. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z
Then I sent for the stewardess and asked her to hire me a woman from among the steerage passengers, who could assist me in nursing and caring for them. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z
He took orders from the powder-monkeys, and cringed to the steerage steward. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z
There were twenty-five cabin and sixty-three steerage passengers. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z
The crew, the engine-room force, the stokehold gang, and the steerage crowd were invited to empty a case of whisky. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
We then brought a sufficient store of ammunition and small arms into the great cabin, and secured the steerage, as also the roundhouse, so that we could not possibly be surprised. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z
His ship sailed on the Monday, but steerage passengers had to be aboard on Sunday, and he was saying good-bye to a few acquaintances. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z
The wind was very light for the whole way, the brig having barely steerage way on her. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z
I remember being dragged in unshod feet along the wet deck, up the steerage hatchway, while my husband carried my child. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z
Stirling, haggard and with hot, fevered eyes, sat at the steerage table watching the light striking across a red-checked table cover and bringing out the rude details of the cabin. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
These they secured, bringing them up into the steerage, where their hands were tied behind them, and they were commanded not to speak a word to one another upon pain of present death. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z
So I got back to Southampton as sharp as I could, and booked a steerage berth on one of the Union boats. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z
The captain ordered the passengers into the steerage cabin, which was eighteen feet long, eleven wide, and seven high. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z
While the rough weather did not affect Helen, it did materially affect the women of the steerage. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z
Stories had been told in the forecastle and steerage concerning the sudden profits of a seal raid. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
When this was done, the chief mate came to me to the steerage door, and passing by, went forward with his men, entered the cook-room, and posted himself at the cook-room door. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z
When the Titanic went down, the dead included 75 percent of those traveling steerage, 57 percent of those traveling second class and 37 percent of those traveling first. Economix: ?The Price of Everything? Author Q. & A. 2011-02-02T17:52:25Z
In this wise did the Steamship Company convey to the astute agent its desire to know how many Russian Jews he was smuggling out of the Pale into the steerage of its Atlantic liner. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z
The so-called second-class accommodation was several degrees worse than the steerage on a crack Atlantic liner. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z
It was a hushed company that gathered about the table that night in the steerage of the Pole Star. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
Nevertheless the steerage had been quietly investigated without the slightest clue having been established. The Ranch Girls in Europe 2011-01-13T03:01:01.483Z
Ticket prices and standard valuation techniques would lead us to conclude that those in steerage put a lower value on their lives than the first class crowd did. Economix: ?The Price of Everything? Author Q. & A. 2011-02-02T17:52:25Z
Me and my man—Pat was his name—we had our honeymoon in the steerage. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z
My “steerage officers,” who are too numerous to be named individually, were a capital set of young men, as were the “forward officers.” Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z
The boat steerers were Frisco dock rats who had the run of the steerage—an elevated position to them. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z
However, later, as he was moving toward the purser's office, he came upon her aft on the promenade deck, elbows upon the rail, eyes upon the steerage. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z
A million a year pouring through the steerages? London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z
However, as the boat approached Truman Crocker’s shack, the breeze suddenly died, barely providing steerage way. The Wishing Well 2010-12-20T17:12:27.090Z
"But if one group has first-class tickets and the other is sitting in steerage, you're doomed." Special Report: Is America the sick man of the globe? 2010-12-16T15:55:18Z
When you sign on to become a sports hack they give you a steerage class ticket on the ship of fools to go with your lap-top, binoculars and accreditation lanyard. The Spin: England v Bangladesh ? the post-mortem 2010-07-14T11:40:00Z
Below them, in the steerage, a snake-charmer—a villainous-looking fellow with a scar across one cheek and a drooping eyelid—was making two cobras ripple to the sounds of a reed flageolet. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z
They will, through the government monopoly called medicare, drive reimbursement to steerage rates. New Medical School for Hofstra 2010-06-08T22:01:00Z
But with the arrangements for disembarkation, he was unfamiliar, and for all he knew, the steerage people might be herded along under the eyes of those who traveled more luxuriously. The Law of Hemlock Mountain
The torpedoed ship, after yawing vaguely for a few minutes, steadied back to the convoy's course, slowing her engines till she only just retained steerage way. H.M.S. ——
In addition to these, we carried thirty-five Chinese in the steerage. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas
"I had the captain search the steerage passengers for it," Trent said. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z
Barring a possible encounter with a ship's officer who might stop and question him, he would have little trouble in reaching the steerage deck. The Belovéd Traitor
Description of trip by author and wife through southern Italy and Sicily and return by steerage with immigrants. Races and Immigrants in America
The whole thing suggested poverty and the meager condition of a steerage passenger. Where the Path Breaks
He managed to see the face of every passenger, and even investigated the swarthy visages in the steerage. The Key to Yesterday
As Trent saw the scar running across one cheek and the drooping eyelid, he recognized the snake-charmer who crossed the Bay in the steerage of the Manchester. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z
To the steerage the life of the great ship was as a thing apart; no news, nothing came to the steerage—sufficient to the steerage was the babel of its own hundred-tongues. The Belovéd Traitor
They collect them in companies, give them a countersign, and send them on to their fellow-agent at Fiume, thence to Genoa or other port whence the American steerage vessel sails. Races and Immigrants in America
He was nicknamed “the steerage Sargent,” and with an hour or two of work every day put together nearly sixty American dollars during the voyage. Where the Path Breaks
They held services both Sabbaths, July 7 and 15, in the grand saloon of the steamer, and also in the steerage where the text was “And they willingly received him into the ship.” Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl
I recognized him as he passed me in the steerage—and I followed. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z
Who had shattered them, that she was no longer there, but stood an outcast, friendless and alone, here in the steerage of the ship that was taking her from France? The Belovéd Traitor
But the schooner refused to answer her helm for lack of steerage way, and lay almost motionless right in the steamer's path. Terry's Trials and Triumphs
What the other steerage passengers did on landing, 57he did also. Where the Path Breaks
The P. T. Bartram was almost ready to sail; the crew were all shipped, so I paid ten dollars for steerage passage, and was to furnish my own food. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document
On his third round of the ship he paused aft, at a point that yielded a view of gaping cargo-well and the steerage. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z
Who cared or thought of those huddled forms on the steerage deck? The Belovéd Traitor
The young fellows were heartily glad to be on shore again, for life among the steerage passengers during a long voyage is dull and monotonous. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War
And now, as to the boy, I could make nothing of him, Harcourt; and for this reason,—he had not what sailors call "steerage way" on him. The Fortunes Of Glencore
The helm was lashed hard down, as there was no steerage way. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document
I go to Rangoon to—" "If you're not a servant, then you had no business out of the steerage. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z
It was Marie-Louise, wonderful, beautiful, pitiful, the saddest soul in all the world, out there alone on the steerage deck! The Belovéd Traitor
Nearly ten thousand steerage immigrants land each week the year round, besides an immense passenger contingent. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2
"We may as well," rejoined the pilot; "she 'll never hold steerage way with her present canvas, and if she won't bear the mainsail we must go on shore, and no help for it." Roland Cashel Volume I (of II)
The master's mate and second and third engineers each had separate mess-rooms in the steerage. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document
His next move was to visit the steerage. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z
She did not answer him until she had reached the head of the steerage companionway that led below—and then for a moment she paused. The Belovéd Traitor
Now it would be the Zop that would emerge from under a mountainous sea and come drifting back without steerage weigh, rolling drunkenly in the trough, and now it would be the Zap. Sea-Hounds
We went down to our place, the steerage cabin, and no one but an emigrant on a lake-boat can understand the night we spent. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them
I have still enough of my fortune to take us to America together in the steerage. Pandora's Box A Tragedy in Three Acts
"One of my men searched the steerage," he said, "and there wasn't a sign of the ornament you described." Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z
Jean handed his barrow and shovel to his relief, and, mounting the succession of steep, iron-runged perpendicular ladders, climbed upward from the ship's black depths, and made his way to the steerage deck. The Belovéd Traitor
There is a weird touch, too, in his description of the Chinese steerage passengers, playing the game of "fan-tan" by the light of three candles at a low table covered with a bamboo mat. Lafcadio Hearn
First, they examined the elegant saloons, then their snug state-rooms, and at last the steerage apartment, where George and Leander were to have their quarters. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands
But keeping his tacks down, either by the wind's shifting or ill steerage, or both, he was taken aback with his sails, and the Swallow came a second time very nigh to him. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day
He was hobnobbing now with some of his yellow-skinned compatriots in the steerage, while the boys sat on the upper deck of the liner, as it drew away from Colon. Bert Wilson at Panama
"In the steerage, do you mean?" asked Peacock. The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident
Mr. Lootie was, as usual, diverting himself with the steerage passengers. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II.
Then he went to the cabin, “making very crooked steerage,” one of the deck-hands said. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands
The main-deck was full of steerage, or, as they were then termed, 'tweendeck passengers—grimy men, and seedy women and wailing babes, and frightened, staring children. International Short Stories English
Some of those horrid people in the steerage were smoking too, but tell the Captain that if I come up he must forbid them. Holiday House A Series of Tales
The following dietary scale for steerage passengers, laid down in the 12th schedule of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, is of interest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus"
The women crept from their hiding-place in the dark depths of the steerage, and sat smoking their black short pipes, and chatting in lively tones to each other. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II.
I find that all the boys have been obliged to keep their rooms, except George Howe, who is in the steerage. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands
In the afternoon I read, for the first and only time, Eug�ne Sue's "Myst�res de Paris," which the ship's surgeon borrowed for me from a steerage passenger. Reminiscences, 1819-1899
He prefers people to Pullmans, steerage passage to first cabin. Neighbors Life Stories of the Other Half
After an absence of seven weeks I returned by steerage passage out of the amount received. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin
In the cabin, the Lyndsays fared very little better than the emigrants in the steerage. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II.
We are willing to go and return in the steerage, travel third-class, and take shilling lodgings, and eat plain food. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands
Why private?" he exclaimed, in a voice of disappointment; "a wedding is an interesting sight, and I intended to admit the steerage passengers. A Marriage at Sea
"If you please, captain," said the former, "we are a committee to ask if the parson may preach to the steerage people to-night." An American Girl Abroad
I went by steerage on ticket procured for me and received £20. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin
Among the steerage passengers there was a little tailor, and two brothers who followed the trade of the awl, who always afforded much mirth to the sailors. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II.
He usually retired discomforted from the latter, to seek comfort in the steerage from the lively Italian’s fiddle. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands
By this time the news of our having been married had travelled forwards, conveyed to the Jacks and to the steerage passengers, as I took it, by one of the stewards. A Marriage at Sea
At night we descended into the depths of the steamer to worship with the steerage passengers. An American Girl Abroad
Received £20 and one steerage passage six weeks after the first witness. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin
Very few of the emigrants had ventured out of the steerage, being down with sea-sickness; but Flora never suffered once from this distressing malady during the voyage. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II.
The steerage passengers were allowed the freedom of the decks, but not of the grand saloons. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands
The language of some of them steerage chaps is something to turn the black hairs of a monkey white. A Marriage at Sea
"At night we descended into the depths of the steamer to worship with the steerage passengers." An American Girl Abroad
In the steerage a few disappointed American statesmen return to Europe. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things
The Captain now found it necessary to restrain the great amount of cooking constantly going on at the caboose; and as a matter of prudence, to inspect the stores of provision among the steerage passengers. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II.
The steerage was not a wholly uninviting apartment. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands
Nor was this all, for below on the quarter-deck and along the waist stood the scores of steerage passengers, all straining their eyes at me. A Marriage at Sea
A brawl seemed to sound from the steerage passengers. The Story of the Trapper
When, however, we went down to the docks to take passage, we found that our steerage fare cost ten rupees, and five rupees was demanded for each of the bicycles too! Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches
These two women were the terror of the steerage passengers, and the torment of the Captain's life, who was daily called upon to settle their disputes. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II.
Let me advise you not to take steerage passage in returning. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands
I gazed, as I spoke, through the windows of the saloon or cuddy front, which overlooked the main-deck, where a number of steerage passengers were standing in groups. A Marriage at Sea
If you attempt to land from the steerage—travelling under an assumed name, I suppose——” “Like yourself, Stranleigh.” Lord Stranleigh Abroad
Tell a scientific genealogist that your grandfather, a Welsh cobbler, arrived in the steerage in 1860, and what do you get? The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906
"What do you mean by steerage way?" he inquired sarcastically. Command
The steerage will be crowded, and you will in that case find it no holiday experience. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands
There are several couples in the steerage who ought to be married, and the example I counted upon offering them would be certain to take effect. A Marriage at Sea
I have just discovered a friend, a rather eccentric man, who had made up his mind to cross the Atlantic in the steerage. Lord Stranleigh Abroad
With this he descended the cabin stairs and disappeared, while I, at a signal from Halkett, stepped down the ladder into the steerage. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas
"She hasn't got steerage way," said the mate. Command
At this awful moment I was in my berth, in the steerage. A Narrative of the Shipwreck, Captivity and Sufferings of Horace Holden and Benj. H. Nute Who were cast away in the American ship Mentor, on the Pelew Islands, in the year 1832; and for two years afterwards were subjected to unheard of sufferings among the barbarous inhabitants of Lord North's island
But they who looked back from the steerage quarters of the Titanic would not return; and they, alone of all the passengers on the ship, knew it. Titanic
The purser—the only official aware of the change—thinks you made a bet to go over steerage, and will probably forget all about the matter. Lord Stranleigh Abroad
I at once repaired to the steerage to report my interview to the men, who were all more friendly with me than with the "Moor." Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas
"Well, sure, we're gone now," said Mike setting his face westward and tramping the steerage deck. Strangers and Wayfarers
Impelled by curiosity, we explored the vacant steerage, and with the chief engineer descended the iron ladder to the depths below to investigate the mysteries of the engine and fire rooms. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise
The steerage passengers, who were berthed right aft, heard nothing and knew nothing until the news that an accident had happened began slowly to filter down to them. Titanic
“My dear Jack,” said his former friend, in a grave voice, “this will never do; you cannot cross the Atlantic in the steerage.” Lord Stranleigh Abroad
P.S.—Devar went “steerage” to the United States when he heard of our affair. Cynthia's Chauffeur
She grew very white in the face, and was helped to her hard steerage berth where she had plenty of time for reflection upon the vicissitudes of seafaring. Strangers and Wayfarers
Thirty years ago I was a poor man, leaving Europe in the steerage as an emigrant to the land of promise. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise
Almost at the same time a rush of people began from the steerage quarters, swarming up stairways and ladders to reach this high deck hitherto sacred to the first-class passengers. Titanic
So he says, but I want his company on deck, and not on the steerage deck at that. Lord Stranleigh Abroad
Say it was a steerage passenger who gave his name as Mackay. Under False Pretences A Novel
The steerage passengers have all Been taken down below, And round the stove they warm their limbs Into a drowsy glow; And soon within their berths forget The icy wind and snow. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850.
I may have to travel on foot or take a steerage passage, but I shall keep going all the same. Stories by American Authors, Volume 8
The steerage people knew better and feared more. Titanic
“I suppose, like your steerage, it is comfortable?” said Stranleigh, with a smile. Lord Stranleigh Abroad
Jackson drew the back of his hand across his mouth, and seemed to meditate a reply; but while he considered the matter, the steerage passenger spoke for the first time. Under False Pretences A Novel
Suffice it to say, that the mass of groaning misery in the steerage and cabins, on the subsequent night, would melt the heart of any but the most hardened 'old salt.' Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement
Not even the steerage and second-cabin passengers had escaped; everybody’s belongings had been combed fine by a corps of inspectors whose dutiful curiosity had been abnormally stimulated by the prospect of a ten-thousand-dollar reward. The Bandbox
It should by rights have been called the Devonia, for that is the habit with all children born in a steerage. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25)
Will you send a steward to carry his portmanteau from the number indicated on this steerage ticket to his new room? Lord Stranleigh Abroad
And then he shook hands with Jackson, and would have followed suit with the steerage passenger, had not Mackay drawn back his hand. Under False Pretences A Novel
Just keep up enough to give us steerage way. The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold
Naturally, we were to travel in the steerage. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography
In order from the outset to save as much as possible, he made the journey in 229 the steerage and the emigrant train. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25)
“I wish to ask you if the steerage ticket you gave the purser was taken in part payment for the cabin ticket, or did you forfeit it altogether?” Lord Stranleigh Abroad
"How are you to-day?" he said, addressing the steerage passenger with some show of good-humoured interest. Under False Pretences A Novel
Away abaft the engines and below the officers’ cabins, to complete our survey of the vessel, there is yet a third nest of steerages, labelled 4 and 5. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
It was, I suppose, a part of my father's enthusiastically desperate state of mind at this time that we were booked as steerage passengers. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography
The fares were usually twenty shillings cabin and five shillings steerage, though the intense rivalry of opposing companies sometimes brought reckless rate-cutting. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways
If you are even distantly related to the Trevelyan family, I could not think of allowing you to travel steerage. Lord Stranleigh Abroad
The berth in which the steerage passenger lay was pointed out to him: he looked at the face upon the pillow, and shook his head. Under False Pretences A Novel
The second cabin, to return, is thus a modified oasis in the very heart of the steerages. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
In the steerage he had hardly survived it, I think. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography
Our missing cookie appeared upon the passenger list of neither vessel, but we concluded that he had taken steerage passage for Yokohama. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story
And most immegiately her soul seemed to come back from somewhere, and she sez to me: “I am told that there is a poor woman amongst the steerage passengers that needs me.” Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife
"You were anxious to get to your journey's end, I suppose," said the steerage passenger, after a little hesitation. Under False Pretences A Novel
In the steerage there are males and females; in the second cabin ladies and gentlemen. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
Here a makeshift bed was presently arranged for me, and within the hour we emigrants from the steerage had become first-class passengers. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography
That night it came a flat calm, and with barely steerage way for us. The Seiners
An ominous silence reigned among the watching crew, and it was a decided relief to all hands when a northerly wind sprang up, filling the canvas and giving the vessel steerage way. Due South or Cuba Past and Present
We're the second mate and bo'sun of the Falcon, sir, and one steerage passenger. Under False Pretences A Novel
I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: “O why left I my hame?” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
The sailing vessel on which they crossed was crowded and dirty, and in order to save their money they had taken passage in the steerage. Tales from Dickens
But she left everything and crossed to Europe in the steerage—and what it must have been in those days!—imagine!—to join her unfortunate relative. Tante
In a vague way the earliest balloonists recognized that power, independent of wind, was necessary to give balloons steerage way and direction. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons
I am not talking before the men," rejoined the steerage passenger, with a smile: "I am talking to you, Mr. Heron. Under False Pretences A Novel
The canteen, or steerage bar, was on one side of the stair; on the other a no less attractive spot, the cabin of the indefatigable interpreter. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
Under a name not his own he had taken passage in the steerage of the big fast liner which was to sail at one o'clock. The Harbor
She can pay a steerage passage out of it or go in a sailing-vessel, or if she does not like that way she has things she can sell. A Singer from the Sea
On the right is a multitude of coarse, ignorant beings, designated in our constitutions as male citizens—many of them fresh from the steerage of incoming steamers. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV
"Your friend's not able to help himself much, is he?" said Percival, with a sharp glance at the bearded face of the steerage passenger. Under False Pretences A Novel
Wait a bit, till they were all back in the saloon, and then hear how wittily they would depict the manners of the steerage. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
He had come over steerage and written an expos� of his passage. The Harbor
“Hello!” says I, as I swaggered past the steerage. The Cruise of the Shining Light
Ignorance, poverty and vice have full access; thousands from every incoming steamer go practically from the steerage to the polls, while educated women, representing the virtue and intelligence of the nation, are driven away. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV
Gone steerage in a bit of a freak; but now you've told him you'd prefer to be called by your proper name. Under False Pretences A Novel
Yet the steerage of the emigrant ship had been too vile for the endurance of a man thus rudely trained. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
But word got about that there was some sickness in the steerage, and that it would probably be some hours before they could proceed. The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue
“Dannie, lad,” said he, with a gravity that left me no stomach for argument, “the maid goes steerage along o’ me. The Cruise of the Shining Light
Landing in New York one week ago, I saw 400 steerage passengers leave the vessel. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV
The captain dismissed the men good-humouredly to the care of cook and steward: it was only the steerage passenger who required to be put under the doctor's care. Under False Pretences A Novel
Half an hour after the searchers had departed, the steerage began to fill with legitimate passengers, and the worst of Alick’s troubles was at an end. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
I don't wonder he preferred a bower in Eden with her to the steerage of a man-of-war and a pack of young devils incarnate! Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas
“Ye’ll find it snug an’ plenty in the steerage, an’ no questions asked. The Cruise of the Shining Light
And he found rooms in hotels and passage on steamers, first-class, second-class or steerage, as happened to be possible. Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work
Percival divined quickly enough, that the steerage passenger was not a man of Thomas Jackson's class. Under False Pretences A Novel
Here on shipboard the matter was put to a more complete test; for, even with the addition of speech and manner, I passed among the ladies for precisely the average man of the steerage. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
Hadow himself, pacing the quarter-deck in his boat cloak, was lost in reverie, while the wardroom and the steerage in unredeemed darkness held nothing but dozing men. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas
I’m for’ard in the steerage, lad––just call that t’ mind. The Cruise of the Shining Light
Minnie and I went on board ship as soon as she docked, to meet our relatives, and we had a good look at 'em while they were lined up with the other steerage passengers. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure
One of them was Thomas Jackson, and the other was Mackay, the steerage passenger. Under False Pretences A Novel
I speak of the best among my fellow-passengers; for in the steerage, as well as in the saloon, there is a mixture. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
Under bare steerage way, with the leadsman droning in the fore chains, the ship hugged the shore and steamed at a snail's pace round the island. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas
He would then take himself off to the steerage for good; and ’twas desperately lonely for me, aboard the big ship, tossing by night and day through the rough waters of our coast. The Cruise of the Shining Light
It would make him awful mad if you gave such an answer that he would extend wardroom honors to a steerage officer. Marcy The Blockade Runner
A steerage passage to Australia does not cost a fortune. Under False Pretences A Novel
A little abaft, another companion, labelled Steerage No. 2 and 3, gives admission to three galleries, two running forward towards steerage No. 1, and the third aft towards the engines. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
From this situation of mutual embarrassment, they were relieved by the entrance of one of the young ladies, who came to call her cousin into the steerage, to see the wonders already alluded to. An Old Sailor's Yarns
"I should certainly go, even if I had to travel by Colonist car and steerage," she declared. Thurston of Orchard Valley
There was a heavy ground swell on, showing that there had recently been a blow somewhere, and the schooner had just breeze enough to give her steerage way, with nothing to spare. Marcy The Blockade Runner
But in this dark, dingy smelling hole of the steerage, even the poets cease to dream. The Book of Khalid
The last particular in which the second cabin passenger remarkably stands ahead of his brother of the steerage is one altogether of sentiment. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
So may a steerage passenger look at a millionaire if he isn't afraid. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America
It doesn't matter twopence how you go out, whether saloon, intermediate, or steerage, so far as your future prospects are concerned. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand
We are quartered in the steerage part of the ship and our food is in keeping. “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went
Among the steerage passengers is a Syrian girl who much resembles his cousin Najma. The Book of Khalid
I was not, in truth, a steerage passenger. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
If I hadn't seen the steerage passenger smile when Mrs. Shuster accused him of being a gentleman and offered him cast-off clothes, I should have expected violence. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America
The "cuddy" will, perhaps, get up amateur theatricals or charades, to which spectacle the whole vessel will be invited; while the "steerage" will return the compliment with a concert, more or less brilliant in performance. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand
He then lighted a lamp and went into the steerage. A Narrative of the Mutiny, on Board the Ship Globe, of Nantucket, in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 1824 And the journal of a residence of two years on the Mulgrave Islands; with observations on the manners and customs of the inhabitants
Here, the unhappy children of the steerage are dumped into the Bureau of Emigration as––such stuff! The Book of Khalid
In my own experience, the principal difference between our table and that of the true steerage passenger was the table itself, and the crockery plates from which we ate. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
He hinted that there was more to see of third-class life, and moved us on when our leading lady had offered a royal handshake to the steerage hero. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America
The girl in the steerage had returned to her sewing and was apparently quite oblivious of his presence. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China
Returning in the steerage of an ocean steamer, she gave one of the finest reports ever made upon this question. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III
Take the last instance—" said Mr. Motley,—"you yourself were pleased to pronounce the steerage a more insufferable bore than the deck—yet he chooses it,—and not only on Sundays. Say and Seal, Volume II
As I go on to tell about my steerage friends, the reader will perceive that they were not alone in their opinion. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
But, as I told you, several of the steerage passengers were taking advantage of the smooth weather to write letters; and, as it happened, our Mystery was no longer engaged in writing. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America
As he became more accustomed to the shadowy, pointed darkness of the steerage cabins, he became aware of a small figure crouching on the hatch-cover near the starboard rail. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China
I visited the steerage quarters, and returned with a heavy heart. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III
"Always is in the steerage—isn't there?" said Mr. Motley,—"I don't know!—the surgeon can tell you." Say and Seal, Volume II
A single night of the steerage had filled them with horror. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
Of course I haven't suggested such horrors to Mrs. Shuster; and yesterday she made up an exploring party for the steerage, so as to open communications with the desired prot�g�. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America
And, since the most abiding impression of all had been her solicitude for the little steerage passenger, she found no difficulty in arousing her mother to an almost equal interest in the child’s fate. A Bookful of Girls
He came in the steerage; was poor and ignorant. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III
The interest of it begins the day before, when you take your trunks to the docks and see the steerage passengers assembled for their start. Home Life in Germany
The second cabin, after due inquiry, he scouted as another edition of the steerage. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
"And how does he come to be in the steerage?" The Lightning Conductor Discovers America
Oh, how must it be in the steerage! A Bookful of Girls
There were twenty-five cabin passengers, and about three hundred Chinese in the steerage. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months
Having made myself somewhat presentable upon leaving the steerage of the steamer, my trunk on a dray, I proceeded to an unprepossessing hotel kept by a colored man on Kearny street. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century
Ere he started, he informed me, he had been warned against the steerage and the steerage fare, and recommended to bring with him a ham and tea and a spice loaf. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
In the afternoon we went to the forward part of the steamer, and grandpa preached to the steerage passengers, on "Christ in the ship in the storm." Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California
The heavy lassitude of her steerage days had fallen from her, and already that first morning a delicate glow of returning vigour touched the little cheek. A Bookful of Girls
His captains sprang to their respective wheels and battled desperately among themselves for steerage way. El Diablo
I returned to Philadelphia, and with some friendly assistance, sailed, in 1850, from New York, as a steerage passenger for San Francisco. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century
Rumours and legends were current in the steerages about his antecedents. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
The heavy stoves in the steerage cook-room were turned half-way round, and the capping of the huge smokestack was moved several inches. Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California
Mamma says she really has a splendid physique, only she was smothering down there in the steerage.” A Bookful of Girls
He would take the reader to Ellis Island in New York harbour, where the immigrants emerge from the steerage to face the ordeal of the Immigration Officer. Progress and History
Do you hear, there, you people from the steerage? Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure
His heart recoiled at the thought of the steerage. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25)
There are people now besieging the booking offices by the hundreds who would be glad and thankful to find room in the steerage. Lucile Triumphant
The two aëronauts found the steerage still populous with queer figures, and the 20 atmosphere seemed more unsavoury than ever after their sojourn among the upper airs. A Bookful of Girls
I went down into the steerage, where I saw a great many of them looking at one another, little thinking that my first mate had prevented them from taking arms. The True Story Book
During the evening, Mrs. Hastings, with whom he was evidently a favourite, happened to speak of Wyllard, and the efforts he was making in the steerage, and Agatha asked a question. Hawtrey's Deputy
The laborers were mainly Irish, trans-shipped from steerage, dock, and Bowery, and imported from Western mining centers; turbulent in their relaxations and plentifully supplied with whiskey: companies, they, not at all to the Mormon mind. Desert Dust
“Seventy-two in the steerage, five in the cabin, besides his crew, eight in number.” Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life
Holding her golf-cape close about her and jamming her felt hat well down on her head, she made her way to the narrow passageway forward of the wheel-house where one looks down into the steerage. A Bookful of Girls
At last some of our people bethought themselves to call out for quarter, which the pirates granting, their quartermaster came down into the steerage, asking where the captain was. The True Story Book
It has its first and second class and steerage, well marked off. Appearances Being Notes of Travel
There is no particular reason why even the gregarious Americans should so throng the portals of a perfectly obscure steerage passenger like young Chuzzlewit. What I Saw in America
He had no cabin-passengers, though a great many in the steerage; and he assured Flora that she could have the very best accommodations, as he would resign the state-cabin to her and the child. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life
“Oh, I know,” Blythe cried, setting her thick cup down on the deck, and tumbling off her chair in a snarl of steamer-rugs; “You’ve been down in the steerage finding out about the little Signorina!” A Bookful of Girls
At length the man-of-war’s boat came along side of the ship, when Mr. Carew went down into the steerage with his belly full of hot water, and the lieutenant came on board.  The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew King of the Beggars; containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary Man
They asked no questions, but went where they were led, and the foulness of the close-packed steerage seemed to cling about them. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter
I had very little money, so took a steerage passage in the old "Tinonee," which was conveying a large number of disappointed diggers returning to New Zealand. Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869
“There will be plenty of women in the steerage of any emigrant vessel, who for the sake of a few dollars would gladly render me all the assistance I require.” Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life
At last she saw the two men striding forward in the direction of the steerage, and with a conspicuous absence of that aimlessness which marks the usual promenade at sea. A Bookful of Girls
Dancing up the deck of the Britisher they beat back all who opposed them, driving them below into the steerage. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure
In the lower cabin were the steerage passengers. Eric or, Under the Sea
“How did he come over,” queried Dear Jones—“in the steerage, or as a cabin passenger?” Humorous Ghost Stories
They had a very large number of steerage passengers engaged, for the very small size of the vessel, and these emigrants were of the very lowest description. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life
"Looks as if he might have come over in the steerage of a cattle ship, inside a rawhide, don't he?" assented the other, who was Chick. A Woman at Bay Or, a Fiend in Skirts
In port, and at sea when the weather would permit, two services were held in the steerage every Sunday, which were attended, at anchor, by the crew of all the vessels. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
The sentry in the steerage flat had lit one of the bulkhead lamps, which are always in readiness for use in the event of a break-down in the electric current. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War
Maybe it wouldn't be as much as forty dollars for steerage. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life
Dublin turned white, attempted to speak, and then with his companions slunk back into the steerage. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon
That last importation of Basques brought it probably from the steerage of the ship. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West
“Berth No. 72 in the steerage is vacant, and I will give it to you, if I can be sure it is right for me to do so.” Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
The meal over, Ross and Vernon were taken to the steerage flat, an electrically lighted space out of which opened the cabin of the junior officers. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War
In his pocket was his ticket—steerage by the P. R. R. line to Colon—and he would be off for bluewater next noon. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life
The steerage quarters were rather dark, and hearing voices Jack stepped aside into a narrow passageway between the bunks to let a couple of men pass. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon
As there was a light breeze, however, the sail was hoisted, rather because it gave them steerage way than for any increase to their speed. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia
The steerage was soon crowded with students, and Mr. Mapps took his usual position at the foremast, on which appeared the map of Denmark. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
There was a young couple in the steerage of the boat going out to settle in Argentine. Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir
His carpenter father had come from Norway, by way of steerage and a farm in Wisconsin, changing his name from Ericsen. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life
Then there were two loud blows with the hatchet on the deck above them which formed the floor of the steerage quarters. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon
To turn a ship suddenly by negligent steerage. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
The student who had spoken left the steerage, and went on deck, before Clyde had time to “open upon him,” as he intended to do. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
Anyhow, as we have hardly steerage way, we shall lose no time by sending to find out what ship she is. With Cochrane the Dauntless
The second mate occupied a small state room opening into the passage which led from the steerage to the cabin. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.
There they were joined by Rae and some of the other steerage passengers. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon
To disable an enemy's ship by wounding his masts, yards, and steerage gear, thereby placing him hors de combat. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Each officer served two hours, and was required at the stroke of the bell, every half hour, to walk through the steerage, where no light was permitted after nine o’clock. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
It was difficult to take refuge in the open air, because the steerage deck was swept by bitter spray and often flooded as the big ship lurched across the Atlantic against a western gale. Brandon of the Engineers
His usual birth was in the steerage, but I further directed that he should, on the following morning, clear out and occupy one in the cabin near my own. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities.
He usually owns the boat going ‘out,’ but is satisfied with the steerage going ‘in’.” The Boy Scouts on the Yukon
When heavy seas tumble over the gunwale either to windward or leeward; sometimes resulting from bad steerage and seamanship, or over-pressing the vessel. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Five bells struck, and the officer descended to the steerage. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
The attitude of the steerage passengers was dejected and melancholy, but one cluster had gathered around a man who stood upon the hatch. Masters of the Wheat-Lands
And the harpooners from the steerage, and the men from forecastle and fore deck came stumbling and crowding aft. All the Brothers Were Valiant
As I have said, the wind began to drop late in the afternoon of our fourth day out from Singapore, and by eight bells of the second dog-watch we had lost steerage way. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise
In some ships the second-class passengers are called steerage passengers. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
“No visitors in the steerage without an invitation.” Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
In the evening, Mrs. Hastings, with whom he was evidently a favorite, happened to speak of Wyllard, and the efforts he was making in the steerage, and Agatha asked a question. Masters of the Wheat-Lands
There was a seldom used door that opened from the main cabin into a passage which led in turn to the steerage where the harpooners slept. All the Brothers Were Valiant
Has accommodation for twelve saloon and eight steerage passengers. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda"
The admiral's cabin on the middle deck of three-deckers has been called the steerage. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
While they were studying the panorama of the place, all hands were called to lecture, and they hastened to their places in the steerage. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
I may add that I’m not accustomed to dictation on behalf of a steerage passenger.” Masters of the Wheat-Lands
The passage was unlighted; and the swinging lamp in the steerage did not send its rays this far. All the Brothers Were Valiant
The Scotland Yard men scoured all the cabins, from steerage up; they even quizzed the engineers, the stokers, the cooks, the multitude of men and passengers. The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play
A vessel, by accident or bad steerage, falling in contact with another under sail. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Soon after, he heard the call for all hands, and then the waiter in the steerage told him they had gone on shore to see the city. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
But what was the trouble when those steerage people came on board?” Masters of the Wheat-Lands
So swiftly had the tumult of the battle arisen that all these things had come to pass before the harpooners asleep in the steerage could wake and reach the deck. All the Brothers Were Valiant
"If she wants her I suppose I shall have to take her, but I wish she had more sense than to go to the steerage for a servant." Duffels
The ropes by which the boat's steerage is managed. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
By this time most of the students had come up from the steerage, and the order was given to pipe away the first cutter. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
One or two of the steerage exchanged when they saw their quarters, for which I don’t blame them, and they have filled up every room.” Masters of the Wheat-Lands
The foremast hands 51 never came aft of the try works, save on tasks assigned; and the secondary officers—boat-steerers and the like—slept in the steerage and kept forward of the boathouse. All the Brothers Were Valiant
From time to time she remarked also on some of the steerage passengers on the deck below; particularly was she interested in a young girl who sat watching the threatening swells emerge from the mist. Duffels
In the Northumberland colliers the steerage itself is called the half-deck, and is usually the habitation of the ship's crew. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
As there was little to be seen, the regular routine of the squadron was followed, and those who were in the steerage, attending to their recitations, did not feel that they were losing anything. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
"A squall was coming up, and you desired to detain the captain of your vessel in the steerage!" Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim
"No. I went to work in the city, and managed to get enough money to buy a steerage passage, and here I am." Ben's Nugget A Boy's Search For Fortune
The Irish girl, with the curly hair blown back from her fair face, started to meet Mr. Kirk, but paused abruptly before a little inscription which said that steerage passengers were not allowed aft. Duffels
By keeping two in a line, channels can be entered with safety, and thus the errors of steerage, effect of tide, &c., obviated. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
The highest number of merits gave the highest office, and so on through the several grades in the cabin, and the petty offices in the steerage. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
As Paul disappeared, the obnoxious savant entered the steerage. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim
Jack, with his empty basket at his feet, stood looking down at the passengers,—those belonging to the cabins comfortably established, those of the steerage seated on their slender luggage. Jack 1877
The cooks, or bandaddies, were also friends of mine, and more than once they supplemented the intolerably meagre steerage fare by giving me something good to eat. A Tramp's Notebook
A part of the steerage of a Yankee notion-trader where light goods and samples of the cargo are kept for general business. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
Captain Cumberland therefore conducted the stranger to the steerage, instead of the main cabin, and directed one of the stewards to give him his supper. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
There is nothing picturesque on the Scheldt; and it was no great hardship for the students to be compelled to attend to their lessons in the steerage half the time during the trip. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim
The breeze has been gradually dying away, and is now so light that the vessel scarce makes steerage way. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea
If I had been twenty-five I would have gone steerage. A Tramp's Notebook
Also, to edge aft, so that her steerage becomes easier, and she does not ship heavy seas. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
“Is the captain here?” asked the midshipman of the watch, at the steerage door. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
Mr. Mapps had already made his preparations in the steerage, and on the foremast hung a large Dutch map of the Netherlands. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim
I wonder would his soul have been greatly vexed had he accompanied me the first evening out, as I inspected the steerage while they were at supper? From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life
The Pacific can be done for £20 steerage; and he can stay in Australia a month for £10, and a year for £20 if he knows what I know. A Tramp's Notebook
In the Northumberland colliers the steerage itself is called the half-deck, and is usually the habitation of the crew. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
“You may go into the steerage now, Ole,” said the principal, despairing of any further solution of the mystery. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
Professor Stoute and himself were the only persons left in the steerage; but while the former laughed, the latter stormed. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim
The chief instrument of steerage is a pole ten feet long, shod with iron, and crossed at short intervals with small bars of wood like the feet of a ladder. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2)
I had to stay in San Francisco for a fortnight till the next steamer, and as I have said even a steerage fare to Sydney was twenty pounds. A Tramp's Notebook
To have good steerage way, carrying taut weather-helm, which gives command of steerage. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc.
The steerage was crowded, after the boatswain had piped the call, and Mr. Mapps was doubtless duly flattered by the number of his audience. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
"Very well, sir; suit yourself; I am going to the steerage to attend to my classes." Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim
It was a marvellously clear and starlight night, with just enough wind astern to keep the brig's light canvas full and give her steerage way. The South Seaman An Incident In The Sea Story Of Australia - 1901
Even if I had no luck I could still go steerage. A Tramp's Notebook
The "Alliance" had not wind enough for steerage way. The Story of Commodore John Barry
He had enough to do to attend to the steerage of the boat. A Yacht Voyage Round England
Lavender touched his cap, and went down into the steerage, where the captain was reciting his French lesson to Professor Badois. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim
But we came in the steerage; and a crowded, dirthy place it was. Live to be Useful or, The Story of Annie Lee and her Irish Nurse
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