英语词汇“steersman”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

Not for his passenger's sake, but to save his ship from the peril of the storm, the master shouted at once to the steersman to head westward toward the light. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The steersman watched for it on each rise of the great waves, and saw it as Ged saw it again, but shouted back that it was only the setting sun. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They swung around and above, the tern dæmon keeping close like a child to its mother, and watched the steersman adjust the course slightly as the foghorn boomed again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The steersman leaning on his long sweep turned his head and called, “Sir! is this true land or a witchery?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

But when Luiz, the steersman in Roosevelt’s canoe, took his ax and chopped into the hollow of the tree, Roosevelt could see a waxy formation. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The long ship lay steady on the waves and went gallantly, but the steersman at the long steering-sweep in the stern looked into the rain that beat the sea and saw nothing but the rain. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

All rigging whole and all hands well, we rested, letting the wind and steersmen work the ships, for five days; on the fifth we made the delta. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the after deck the mast had hit the steersman a slant blow bashing the skull in, knocking him overside, as the brave soul fled the body, like a diver. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The steersman called, and a sailor threw a line from above, and another hurried down the ladder to make it fast to the launch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Retired worn out; slept soundly; awaked by mate telling me that both man of watch and steersman missing. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The searchlight shone directly at them for seconds that felt like minutes, but then it swung away and the engine noise changed as the steersman opened the throttle and moved off along the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

So we made fast the braces, and we rested, letting the wind and steersman work the ship. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looks like Marvel’s found their new franchise steersman. Joss Whedon Won't Direct 'Avengers: Infinity War' 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z

This from director Justin Lin, the longtime Fast & Furious steersman, who will be taking over the Trek franchise in its first post-Abrams installment. Director Justin Lin Shares Photo From Next 'Star Trek' Movie 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

Come sundown between May and October, he boards a boat along with an assistant, a steersman, and about 10 cormorants leashed at the neck and body. Climate change threatens Japan's cormorant fishing legacy

The narrator is portrayed as the junior steersman. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we shouldn’t say we’re representing the U.S.A. just yet. Maybe we should wait until we see how we actually do,” said Ward, team captain and steersman. Local team to represent US at Shanghai dragon boat festival 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z

Once, it was a happy little Greek term for a steersman, adapted in the 1940s by scientists describing the interaction between humans and machines: cybernetics. Election Lexicon: Robin Hood tax, cockroaches and Heineken politician - BBC News 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z

He was the world’s fastest swimmer, the world’s best surfer, one of the world’s best canoe steersman.” The longest ride: Duke Kahanamoku’s epic mile-long wave ride 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z

Nearly 200 teams in dragon-headed boats, each with a steersman and a drummer, will race across Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. New York Today: Dragon Boats Return 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z

Further aft was a diminutive space where the servants could lie, and in the stern was the section where the steersman stood and guided the boat. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z

Marston signed to the steersman, the sails filled, and the canoe dropped astern. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z

Skilful must be the steersman, and bold the skipper, who would dare the narrow channel, even though the only one by which they might hope to beach their sinking ship. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z

No sooner had he left than the steersman gave the helm to a grummet,48 and the result was that the current carried the vessel upon a treacherous sandbank. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z

Their boat shot nearer now, nearer and nearer, so that I could read the smile of triumph on the steersman's dark face and hear his cry of exultation. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z

The steersman called, in English, to his comrade to seize the savage and throw him overboard. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z

He shouted, and signed to the Kroo steersman, who pulled round the wheel. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z

The funnel is not in the centre, but towards the side, in order not to interfere with the steersman’s view nor with the torpedo boom. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z

The steersmen, Coja in the first, Said Mohammed in the second, kept the rafts in midstream, and they glided on the full current with a steadiness that augured well for the voyage. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z

Three danger spots were passed under conditions that made the missionary hold his breath, while admiring the dexterity and composure of the Indian steersman. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z

As the boat came opposite this vessel, the soldier who acted as steersman conceived a daring plan of escape. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z

It looked as if the steersman were putting up the helm. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z

But he was in no better temper by then, since the empty bottle he had hurled at Slyne had knocked the steersman insensible. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z

The two white men themselves, and their two steersmen, could not find shelter in the same way, being bound to stand erect in order to keep the rafts in midstream. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z

In every boat were a harpooner, steersman, and four oarsmen, who used nooses for their oars, so that by letting them go they would trail alongside when they were fast to a whale. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z

And so it is, a chart upon which the steersmen of so vast and so responsible an enterprise safely pick their course upon a seemingly unending journey. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z

Calling cheerfully to the men for a final spurt, he bade the steersman run them aground on the first shoal or spit of land that presented itself. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z

The lower class of these agents, who are called engag�s, or voyageurs, have to act as steersmen, rowers, hunters, traders, &c., according to their several capabilities. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z

But even this frail bark required a steersman acquainted with navigation; but they had none such. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z

On the other two bobs the arrangements were just the same, save that there was only one steersman on each, and twelve boys in all instead of thirteen. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z

If the three men upon the high seventh floor of the institution are its steersmen, this man, who has his office at the rear of its broad mezzanine balcony, is at least its chief engineer. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z

Well, Captain," said the steersman, "we can't very well get out of her way, jest now. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z

So on the Rhine were seated the comrades frank and free; Then said good King Gunther, "Who shall our steersman be?" The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z

Instead of luffing up into the wind as in a cutter the steersman keeps away until the wind is abeam, the sheetman slacking the sheet simultaneously until the sail is flapping. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z

There was another sharp turn to make, and it took all of the two steersmen's strength to twist the wheels. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z

A few directions, a few words of warning, a caution to the engineers, an order to the steersman, then: Ready? In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z

He's the sharpest lookout there is on board, and he's a prime steersman. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z

II The steersman could see no man; yet the vessel flew Beneath the strokes of Siegfried the yielding water through. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z

He selected ten good oarsmen, who, with the steersman and himself, composed the boat's crew, and the whole force with which he was to overcome all the difficulties that he might encounter. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z

Above the termini of these steamer routes all travelling is done in keelless bateaux, propelled by paddlers and steered when coming through the rapids at both bow and stern by certificated bowmen and steersmen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z

One day, for example, with Rory as steersman, their course led them pretty close to the passenger boat Crocodile. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z

But we grasped our oars all eager Till the tough pine burned each hand, Watching till the steersman's signal For the onset gave command. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z

My signal—a jerk of the steersman’s head to the left—came sooner than I expected. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z

A few minutes afterwards, some one came up with a message to the steersman, and the latter, surrendering the wheel to the newcomer, went below. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z

Then they went on board, and launched their ship on the cold, bright sea; and Foltlebar was their pilot and steersman. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z

Then two men crawled into the chains and set the leads going—the second officer was sent forrard to reconnoitre and Patterson, dismissing the steersman, took the wheel himself. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z

The steersman, finding that his officers had fled and that the vessel carried no way, had followed his superior's example. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z

My first lookout had been to secure the services of ‘Old Pierre Agare’ as steersman, and I had to carry on negotiations with him for several days before he finally consented to go. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z

George collared the steersman; but he was a powerful man, and shook off his assailant’s hold. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z

The steersman turned his bearded face toward the shore and shouted out a rough command. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z

And the travellers, who now all stood on the cape waiting for the ship, saw the figures of Uncle Catullus, of the stewards Vettius and Rufus, of the master and the steersman. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z

If the steersman bids ‘easy’ half a stroke, be prompt in so doing. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z

Then, when the enemy came sailing down upon him with their great embattled ships, the King bade his steersman tilt straight at the first Spanish vessel, in spite of the disparity of weight. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z

The steersman and two of the rowers dropped dead in their places. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z

The steersman followed, and the next instant the transport, sending before her a roaring banner of flame, ran high upon the mole at the foot of the northern tower. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z

And every one knows—the steersman told me so himself—that she ran away with Carus the Cypriote, the sailor! The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z

There also was the standing place of the steersman who wielded the long paddle which served to guide the vessel. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z

One of the steersmen—jurumuddis you call 'em, don't you?—got you. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z

The Filipino steersman shifted from foot to foot, a dim moving shape at his shadowed post. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z

I’m helmsman or steersman, 27 or whatever you call it. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z

Their steersman was one of the finest specimens of the negro I have ever seen. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z

To steer was a trick that required learning; and in any sea, the tiller bucked, and the wheel fought the steersman in eccentric and amazing fashion. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z

We forgot about those chaps in the steersmen's box when we ordered the crew below. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z

It was not until I became steersman of a raft and was earning four gulden a week that I married an honest girl, a laundress, and she bore me a daughter. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z

“I say, steersman, have a cigar?” said Chumbley, to the tall, swarthy Malay, in his picturesque yellow satin dress. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z

"If you wish to board, stern sir knight," cried the old steersman, "I can drive in one of the Swede's planks, and I warrant he'll soon strike." The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z

The steersman starboarded the helm, and the Swift went off at an angle to her former course, whilst the canister, on reaching the water, flared out in a brilliant blaze in the ship’s former wake. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z

The ship lunged and half rolled into the trough of the waves; then the steersmen, sheltered in their box, gained control and swung it about. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z

They could see Chumru, the ryot, the horses, and of course, the steersman, but the girls were seated in the well amidships, these river craft being only partly decked fore and aft. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z

“And you can joke at a time like this?” exclaimed the doctor excitedly, while the swarthy steersman looked down at him wonderingly. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z

"A princess, it was, in sooth," answered an old steersman, as he continued to hammer away carelessly at his rudder. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z

“Keep her on that course now,” said the Captain to the steersman. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z

In matters of navigation, it doth, indeed, seem as if one steersman were better than a hundred! Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z

A ship lay ready at anchor; and when they inquired its destination, the steersman answered, "We are going to Zanguebar, to fetch a cargo of cinnamon." The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z

It was the Resident who spoke, and Captain Hilton also appeared the next moment, the four gentlemen so completely filling up the space that the steersman hardly had room to work his oar. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z

"If thou canst not be a knight, ingenious old man," replied the king, "thou canst be a steersman, and such from this day thou art." The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z

Hume was left alone on the bridge, and, as far as he could see, there were only two other men on deck—the steersman inside the wheelhouse, and a seaman in a look-out shelter forward. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z

The men on deck mostly slumbered; the drowsy pilot, and the steersman, with a look-out or two, alone remaining erect and awake. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z

The steersman climbed the wheel, and with a great bone in her teeth the Constitution hauled her wind and made sail in chase of the distant stranger. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z

It sticks about their sides like treacle on a fly's wing; collecting unequally, it destroys all equilibrium, and impedes the efforts of the steersman. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z

They get on bravely, and must have a gallant steersman on board. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z

“He’s the best steersman this side of the Canadian border.” The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp 2011-04-27T02:00:26.377Z

Hawthorne, who has been admiring both the boat and steersman, now steps aboard and the two friends are soon moving slowly among the lily-pads that line the margin of the river. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z

"It's Brant, of the starboard watch, sir," said the steersman, leaning over. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z

But Sir Richard Grenville would not be persuaded, and the word was passed aft to the steersman to take the ship in between the two lines of galleons. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z

"Who was the man who sprang from the mast, and seized the rudder, when the steersman's arm was wounded?" demanded the stern knight. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z

The wheel turned by the steersman is connected with the valve-gear of the cylinders, so that the steam, or other motor, will move the rudder precisely as the helmsman moves the wheel adjusting the steam-valves. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z

Then the helm was placed in the hands of Buzur-Sadi-rabi, the steersman, the door of the ark was closed, and the storm broke upon the earth. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z

And now the steersman caught sight of the English boat as she hove up to the top of a great wave. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z

Just then the steersman raised up his head in view in the frame that marked the window of the pilot house. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z

It gladdens me that I was fortunate steersman enough, and had the opportunity, of bringing so many important patriots safe to land. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z

"There he is himself, Sir," said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z

I accordingly ordered my steersman to proceed at once to the East branch, which appeared to be more rapid than the other, though it did not possess an equal breadth. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z

The canoe-men are of two descriptions, foremen and steersmen, and middlemen. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z

About this time I was standing p. 211near the helm, and I asked the steersman if there was any hope of saving the vessel, or our lives. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z

There was no one about; the captain and the steersman were both on the bridge, and would, of course, be intent on looking ahead. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z

Sanders caught the wheel as it spun and beckoned another steersman forward. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z

The nose of the boat swerved alarmingly for an instant, but the steersman brought her round with a quick jerk, and in a minute more we were in the quiet waters of the middle lake. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z

In each of these canoes are a foreman and steersman; the one to be always on the look-out, and direct the passage of the vessel, and the other to attend the helm. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z

He had in the dark to navigate a channel which even in broad daylight tasked a good steersman. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z

The boat bore down over the cold waters, the steersman responded to his signals. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z

Joao, acting in the double capacity of captain and steersman, alone kept awake. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z

The steersman often sings an old French song with some regular burthen in which they all join, keeping time with their oars. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z

The steersman, confident of being on the right course, gave himself no further uneasiness; but, once more renewing his hold upon the steering oar, guided the galatea in the middle of the channel. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z

To the cordage glued the sailor, And the steersman to the helm! The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z

Philippa cautiously poked forth her head from the rugs, like a tortoise from under its shell, to see that Bernard, who was standing near the steersman, was out of hearing. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z

Both of us gazing and guessing—the tapino still slept—Joao had for the moment forgotten his office of steersman, and we perceived that the igarite was drifting right on to the raft. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z

So much depends on the skill, and dexterity, and intelligence of these steersmen, that they have always double pay. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z

There were nine of them,—all Indians,—four on each side acting as rowers, or more properly “paddlers,” the ninth being the pilot or steersman, standing abaft the toldo. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z

To change the metaphor, he found the ship of state dashing onward, with her helm lashed and no one daring to take the task of the steersman in hand. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z

"And how splendid it will smell, too, when it begins to putrefy," added Ernest; "what a treat for the steersman!" The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z

The cabin was nothing more than a “toldo”—an arched roof, thatched with leaves of the bossu palm, and covering all the afterpart of the vessel, except a small space for the steersman. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z

C�sar took the stern of the canoe as steersman, and the three white men grasped their paddles. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z

Who is it to be—Black Mazzard there, or the old captain’s brave little brother, Master Jack here, the best sailor, steersman, and bravest little chap that ever stepped on a plank? Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z

There were four men on the line ashore, and the bow and steersmen standing up in the canoe fending her off the rocks and shallows. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc.

Tossed and tormented, driven on from behind, and driven back from before, neither sailors nor steersmen avail to guide her. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas

Though I had succeeded in concealing my emotions from the steersman, it was not without an effort. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z

Now and then he makes a motion and says a word to the steersman at his side. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise

We thought it was high time we took charge, and therefore arranged to take watches, one of us sitting up beside the steersman and keeping the direction a little west of north. A Kut Prisoner

There was a single electric bulb in the centre of the cockpit awning, and by its light Prime had his first good look at the big steersman. Stranded in Arcady

Pencroft gave him his directions as a commander to his steersman, and Herbert never allowed the Bonadventure to swerve even a point. Abandoned

For a minute there is no paddling, the bow-paddle and the steersman alone keeping the boat in her proper direction as she drifts rapidly up the current. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2

Her advice is as a steersman to direct his course; Besides, as we by circumstance have learnt, She means to marry him. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15

Some were not indicated by lights, and only a knowledge of the lake would enable the steersman to guide a ship away from them, after dark, or during a fog. The Boy Pilot of the Lakes Nat Morton's Perils

Four slave oarsmen sat on the benches, with the steersman at the rudder. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess

But the captain, mate, steersman, carpenter, boatswain, and cook work together in complex combination, since each attends to his own proper duties. Political economy

The Happy Thought, which had been built by Mr. March for his son Fred, was a double machine, the steersman occupying the front saddle and the engineer sitting behind. Harper's Round Table, October 8, 1895

It looks very long, and the water, which the steersman says is only three feet deep, seems very far away and very deep. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895

"Your steersman, of course," was Captain Carter's quick answer. The Boy Pilot of the Lakes Nat Morton's Perils

"At last!" said the steersman in a peevish tone. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess

In all the illustrations of ships in this tapestry the main sheet was held by the steersman, a fact which shows that the Normans were cautious navigators. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships

Now do I perceive the steersman, And I recognize the oarsman. Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two

Not a sheet required bracing, not a sail that was not well hoisted, not one unnecessary lurch could be attributed to the steersman. Round the World in Eighty Days

Nat told his story, of how he had tried to warn the other vessel away, and how the steersman of it had persisted in crowding him. The Boy Pilot of the Lakes Nat Morton's Perils

The steersman resigned himself not without a murmur. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess

The roof of the cabin is prolonged aft, so as to form a shelter for the steersman and a seat for the man holding the ropes. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships

But they had no chance, for the steersman aboard the launch, conscious of the superiority which steam gave him, countered every move instantly. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War

And in fact in less than an hour their skilful steersman left the helm and hauled down his sails, while the sledge ran on with its acquired impetus. Round the World in Eighty Days

We also have come across these hog-plums when almost exhausted by a long exposure on the open river, and when even our negro steersman was nodding as he held the paddle. The West Indies and the Spanish Main

Behold, the ships also, though they are so great, and are driven by rough winds, are yet turned about by a very small rudder, whither the steersman willeth. The Bible Story

We were in all thirty-nine, including the captain, the steersman, and a merchant from Rio de Janeiro, with his wife and a three-year-old child. Black Diamonds

He cast a look ahead, and saw that his boat was approaching, at swift speed, a knot of other boats, the steersmen of which were too confused to know what to do. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son

His “Ay, ay” to the retiring steersman’s report, the apprentice’s reading of the log, and the forward lookout’s shout “The lights are bright, sir,” always had a handsome resonance and lingering dignity. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday

He was a skilful stower, a safe man aloft, an able and careful boatswain, a powerful steersman, an experienced pilot, and a bold captain. Toilers of the Sea

"A Goth, one of our sailors; it was Alb, the steersman of Totila's ship." A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3)

Five to eight craft make a brigade, each manned by eight paddlers with an experienced steersman, who is usually also guide. The Story of the Trapper

The steersman had kept a straight course for the nobleman's hall: they saw the stately wooden mansion towering directly above them on the hill. A Captive of the Roman Eagles

The steersman watched his movements with intense earnestness, in order to second them promptly. Frontier Boys in the South Seas

On the eve of their departure, when Sieur Clubin came at a late hour to inspect the vessel, the steersman was in his hammock asleep. Toilers of the Sea

"A bad steersman, I should say; far too capricious," cried she, laughing. A Rent In A Cloud

Colter, who was acting as steersman, sent the canoe ashore. The Story of the Trapper

Cora was as adept at the wheel of the Pet as she was at that of the Whirlwind, and many admiring comments were made by other steersmen in the Cove, though Cora knew it not. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea

The steersman’s quick hand turned the boat aside; but the bowman had to lend his aid, and the strong pole bent like a willow as he forced the boat’s head away from the hidden danger. Frontier Boys in the South Seas

The steersman was at the helm; a cabin-boy was climbing the shrouds; a few passengers leaning on the bulwarks were contemplating the beauty of the scene. Toilers of the Sea

Palm Branch, belying her tranquil name, took a payment in full for her shattered stern and the blood running in the steersman's eyes. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war

Off the last of these the “Santa Maria” went aground, owing to the carelessness of the steersman. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher"

“Oh, I see!” exclaimed the steersman with a laugh. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea

The steersman stood up in the stern with his hands resting on the long heavy sweep, while his gaze was directed anxiously towards the boiling flood into which we were just entering. Frontier Boys in the South Seas

The steersman, humbled, shrunk away to take part in the duties forward. Toilers of the Sea

Jerome was to have been the founder of her greatness, her steersman in these unknown waters—not Rube. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889

And as I lay in the cockpit and looked upon the steersman I was haunted by Emerson’s verses: “And the lone seaman all the night Sails astonished among stars.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

The Old Man raised a warning hand to the steersman. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea

The steersman acknowledged the glance with a nod; one long stroke of the great oar—the boat turned sharply aside, and swept past in safety. Frontier Boys in the South Seas

Towards two o'clock the weather had become so thick that the captain was obliged to leave the bridge, and plant himself near the steersman. Toilers of the Sea

"Then pray make up your mind at once," said the widow Robson, "or we shall none go, I fancy, as Arthur Blackbourne is the steersman of the Queen Anne." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851

Once and twice Raraka headed us again—again, in the sea fashion, the quite innocent steersman was abused—and again the Casco kept away. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

Dutchy was the best steersman, and his steering was no truer than the stout heart of him. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea

The captain shouted to the steersman, "Keep her steady; go ahead!" Timar's Two Worlds

The disaster was entirely the fault of the steersman Tangrouille, who was in prison. Toilers of the Sea

It was at nine o'clock on the fifth day of their perilous voyage, that the steersman lifted up his eyes, and saw a faint trail of smoke on the horizon. Under False Pretences A Novel

On the way back, when the sea had risen and was running 54 strong against us, the fineness of the steersman’s aim grew more embarrassing. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)

Small comfort this to the Old Man, who was now in the vilest of tempers, and spent his days in cursing the idle steersman, and his nights in quarrelling with the Mates about the trim. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea

"H'm!" coughed the steersman, clearing his throat, and becoming suddenly too hoarse to make a sound. Timar's Two Worlds

It was rash to choose it, at least, unless the steersman knew all the channels by heart. Toilers of the Sea

The steersman replied with becoming spirit to this groundless charge, telling him he had better keep his eyes open the rest of the night. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks

There stood at the wheel that unknown steersman whom we call God. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25)

Instead, the Old Man paced to and fro, rubbing his hands, in high good humour, and calling the steersman "m' lad" when he had occasion to con the vessel. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea

The steersman is a six-foot weather-beaten sailor with a very red face, whose color on both cheeks comes from a network of veins with which the white of the eye is also transfused. Timar's Two Worlds

The steersman put the helm hard over and the Josephine swung rapidly around with her bow into the wind. The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave

The steersman's left hand played with the tiller-rope, and the boat edged slowly to the shore. When Ghost Meets Ghost

As we neared the bank, the steersman took up a huge conch, and in the barbaric fashion of early times in the Highlands, sounded out our approach. Records of Later Life

The big boat reached us first, her steersman taking every inch out of the fickle breeze. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea

So that the danger which the steersman had announced by his question was a very real one. Timar's Two Worlds

Tacking is evidently meant in the case of the steersman. The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World

The savage-appearing steersman inclined his head submissively and pulled upon the wheel spokes. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story

As soon as we were well out of reach of the Slesvig shore, I said to the steersman, “Now I will take the helm.” The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War

At sound of the steersman's answer I turned from my job at the signal locker. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea

From the moment when Timar cut the tow-rope, the lives of all on board were in the hands of the steersman. Timar's Two Worlds

Instantly all but the steersman drop down, flat in the bottom of the canoe, paddles rigid athwart. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada)

Like the steersman yonder, she seemed to belong to this setting of laboring ship and tumultuous sea. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story

But by an ingenious system of tiny mirrors the steersman was able to see his way as plainly as if he had been on deck above the surface. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War

Intent on the work, we had no eye to the weather, and only the Captain and steersman saw the sweep of a monster sea that bore down on us, white-crested and curling. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea

"Oh, the honest steersman!—is he here too?" Timar's Two Worlds

This is the part of the steersman, who stands braced to his paddle used rudder-wise astern; and the canoe rides the wildest plunge like a sea-gull. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada)

At a sharp order from the steersman, the four oarsmen gave way smartly, and the boat left the ship's side, headed beachward. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story

The steersman would have escaped also, in all probability, had he been sober. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War

The steersman, whose copper-brown skin and flat face betokened a heavy strain of Indian blood, gazed stolidly at the Americans with the unwinking, expressionless eyes of a snake. The Pathless Trail

From shallows and rocks the steersman can guard his vessel, but against a tree-trunk lying in ambush under water, neither knowledge, experience nor skill is of any avail. Timar's Two Worlds

This craft was propelled by twenty-five oarsmen on each side, a steersman in the stern, and a lookout at the prow. Due South or Cuba Past and Present

She handed the lantern to the steersman, who received it surlily, growling some rough oath, half to himself, at her delay, and leaning upon the tiller, proceeded to relight the binnacle-lamp. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848

Of course, she sank like a piece of lead and her entire crew, with the exception of the steersman, was drowned. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons

I will be steersman, but I steer downstream, not up. The Pathless Trail

Timar went on in front to show the way; Timéa followed, leaning on Euthemio's arm; and two sailors and the steersman carried behind them on a stretcher the equivalent of the barter in sacks. Timar's Two Worlds

Lies a calm along the deep, Like a mirror sleeps the ocean, And the anxious steersman sees Round him neither stir nor motion. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845

The house at the stern contains a smoking-room, and a small apartment completely sheltered from the weather for the steersman. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850.

Not having any conning tower it was necessary that one of the hatchways should be left open while the boat travelled on the surface so that the steersman could find his bearings. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons

The steersman's knife flashed up, caught the reaching blade, knocked it with a scraping clink. The Pathless Trail

"We have struck a snag!" he cried to the steersman. Timar's Two Worlds

There were nine of them,—all Indians,—four on each side acting as rowers, or more properly “paddlers,” the ninth being the pilot or steersman, standing abaft the tolda. Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 An Illustrated Magazine

Off the last of these the Santa Maria went aground, owing to the carelessness of the steersman. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose

The Indians ducked, and the blade of the steersman's paddle, poised in mid-air, was shattered by a bullet. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob

But the moon rode so high that the steersman's disadvantage was negligible, and the next assault of the puntero was blocked as before. The Pathless Trail

"My six sailors and the steersman are witnesses of his death." Timar's Two Worlds

The steersman, confident of being on the right course, gave himself no further uneasiness; but, oncePg 77 more renewing his hold upon the steering oar, guided the galatea in the middle of the channel. Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 An Illustrated Magazine

It enables lighthouses continually to spell their names, so that receivers aboard ship may give the steersmen their bearings even in storm and fog. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery

In this position what had previously been the stern of the canoe now became the bow, Shad Trowbridge the bowman and Ungava Bob the steersman. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob

For reply, the evil-eyed steersman spat at him the vilest name known to man. The Pathless Trail

Thick drops of sweat ran down the steersman's cheeks while he struggled to get the tiller over, but he asked for no help. Timar's Two Worlds

The father was rowing, and Willie was occupying the proud position of steersman. What the Blackbird said A story in four chirps

He swore under his breath, and the steersman who had wrought the harm by holding on too long wilted under his eye. The Wild Geese

As a matter of fact, however, the steersman of the canoe, wiser in woodcraft and cunninger even than he, had detected him and was watching him with interest from the corner of his eye. The Backwoodsmen

In the stern, on a little platform whence he could look over the heads of the others and catch any signal from the lookout, a squat, dark-faced steersman lounged against his crude rudder. The Pathless Trail

The steersman made a circle with his thumb behind his back, on which the health-officer burst out laughing. Timar's Two Worlds

I was about five-and-twenty then, and was steersman of one of them. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California

Unfortunately, as he arrived at this conclusion a cry from the steersman roused him. The Wild Geese

Gently the steersman sheered out a few feet farther from 253 the bank, and at the same time checked the canoe’s headway. The Backwoodsmen

And when the squat steersman again stood up McKay went after him roughshod. The Pathless Trail

Michael looked through his glass, and then called to the steersman, "A mill!" Timar's Two Worlds

You’ll see how long it needs to be in order that the men on shore can get it over all the rocks and stumps and still leave the steersman headway on the boat. The Young Alaskans on the Trail

It is perhaps more by the skill of the steersman and the quickness of the launch than by the merit of the fisherman that the capture is effected. Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina

Here and there among the rocks the oarsmen, under the commands of the steersman, picked their way, the lower half of the passage being much more rapid. Young Alaskans in the Far North

Faith watched, as only a young steersman does, for the time and place where her rudder should begin to take cognizance of the approaching change of course. Say and Seal, Volume II

With the courage of despair Trikaliss drew his dagger out of his girdle in order to cut the rope himself; but the steersman pointed toward the stern, and what Trikaliss saw there altered his mind. Timar's Two Worlds

The only evil attendant upon these advantages is, that the establishment cannot be upon both sides at once—and that the steersman, like other mortals, must take his dinner. Say and Seal, Volume I

“It will be a short run,” said the steersman, “if the wind holds on.” Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition.

They had a sail set to help, and the steersman was poling and paddling the best he could to help. Young Alaskans in the Far North

The fo'c's'le was thick with tobacco smoke and the wet reek of the crew, for only the steersman and the lookout would stay on deck. The Black Buccaneer

Off Fuzito a soft, dull thud was heard; but at this thud the steersman cried "Halt!" in a fright, to the towing-team. Timar's Two Worlds

In the excitement of the moment the Moorish steersman attempted the same manœuvre. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson

He now took his place on the long sled as steersman and captain of the whole affair. The Golden House

Now and again across the water came the curious droning song of the Cree steersmen, musical but wild. Young Alaskans in the Far North

Approaching the steersman, Bob asked where in the town he would be likely to find the Captain of a merchantman then taking cargo in the port. The Black Buccaneer

The steersman sees this, away there by the tiller, and it displeases him. Timar's Two Worlds

You, Tom May, you’ve got a voice like a speaking trumpet; be ready to hail them, and if they don’t lower their sail directly, fire, as I said before, at their steersman.” Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop

Just as we had finished our meal, and had lighted our manilas, the steersman turned the little launch sharply about, and headed directly for the shore. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines

The men consisted of the steersman, François; a bowman, Pierre; and four oarsmen. Young Alaskans in the Far North

As darkness deepened the three sloops set out westward under shortened canvas, keeping so close that the steersmen hailed each other frequently through the night. The Black Buccaneer

So also thought the "purifier," who, when they reached the Roumanian canal, resumed his interrupted conversation with the steersman. Timar's Two Worlds

Two of you there, Titely and Lang, be ready to fire, and drop the steersman if they don’t lower their sails.” Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop

Our friend, the steersman, sat at the bow, and with a sort of oar, held in position by a rope of plaited straw fixed a little on one side, guided the fragile bark. Through Finland in Carts

He’ll be the steersman on our boat, so that in one way you might say that the Midnight Sun, although not a Company boat, will pretty much be the flag-ship of the brigade this year. Young Alaskans in the Far North

The crew never forgot it, nor the calm pluck of their steersman the Bishop. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak

The steersman knew the rocks they were passing over just as well as he could have told exactly how much the river had risen in the last few weeks. Timar's Two Worlds

The sailing master and the steersman had their clothes pierced by bullets, and the sides and decks of the steamer were similarly marked in many places. Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy

Our steersman made straight for its hard cold base, round which whirled a roaring cataract. Through Finland in Carts

The steersmen for the round trip received about eighty dollars and their board, and the river-men forty to fifty dollars. Young Alaskans in the Far North

Cunningham laughed again, and the steersman turned his head slightly. The Pagan Madonna

The chief steersman had given over the tiller to his deputy, and had gone to the galley, which was in the stern. Timar's Two Worlds

Some of the articles chiefly important in the well of our boat have been already described, but only those on the left of the steersman sitting. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy"

A shriek from our steersman, and we found we were flying madly towards a sort of wooden pier; we held our breath, it seemed so close. Through Finland in Carts

At the long steering-sweep, made from a spruce pole twenty feet in length, stood always the steersman, holding the scow straight in the current. Young Alaskans in the Far North

The silent steersman heard him frequently rustling papers on the chart table or clumping to the bridge or lolling on the port sills—a restlessness that had about it something of the captive tiger. The Pagan Madonna

The "St. Barbara" had cast anchor before the island, and awaited the approaching boat, in which were three armed men—two with muskets and bayonets—besides two rowers and the steersman. Timar's Two Worlds

The steersman endeavored to keep the masts of the quarry in a line, and to approach her from astern. Great Pirate Stories

The danger was past, and our steersman's recently grim face assumed a look of happy content. Through Finland in Carts

The steersman uses that to straighten her up betimes. Young Alaskans in the Far North

But Cleigh ignored the invitation and stepped over to the steersman. The Pagan Madonna

I will send the steersman from the ship to fetch the things; but tell me, my good lady, what's to pay? Timar's Two Worlds

When pulling off a heavily-laden boat, they cheer their labour by a song, led, in general, by the steersman, the crew joining in chorus. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China.

A boat came to fetch us manned by twelve oars, all cadets, as well as the steersman who stood at the stern. Through Finland in Carts

“Put the helm over!” he shouted to the steersman. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure

Mann Turpin, his steersman, stood at the right of the wheel. Shawn of Skarrow

They were within a hundred feet of the reef now and the captain told the steersman to run along it till they came to the opening. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands

He pointed to her, and Ole spoke again to the steersman, but without any better result. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark

The first day was a trial to the patience of the steersmen. Through Finland in Carts

His men obeyed, and, as the missiles pounded into the broad sides of their ship, the steersman ran her afoul of the Queen’s East Indiaman. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure

The steersman whirled his wheel swiftly in the apparent endeavor to avert a collision. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good

But one night, Professor Hartt heard his Indian steersman telling the Indian boatmen a story in order to keep them awake. Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation

Even the steersman stood unsheltered at a wheel in the bow. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2

A ship lay ready at anchor, and when they inquired its destination, the steersman answered, "We are going to Selandia to fetch a cargo of cinnamon." Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers

There was a heavy mist and rain, also a fresh breeze, so the steersmen could not well see what way they were going. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure

Looking over their shoulders, they saw the steersman change to one of the oars. The Huntress

This Indian steersman was full of these stories, but, for a long time, Professor Hartt found it impossible to coax this steersman to tell him another. Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation

He was separated from Nestor, having delayed to bury his steersman; then a storm struck him, bore him to Crete and beyond, the wind and wave carried him to the land of the Nile. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary

I saw all this froth at a distance, and I asked the steersman what it was, and he told me that it was but the sea showing white under the light of the moon.’ Marjorie

The order given to the steersman, in a fair wind, to steer the ship on her course without deviating; to which he answers, Steady it is, sir. 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 other four of the crew stood upon the cargo with long poles to fend her off the shore, and the steersman was mounted on a little platform astern wielding an immense sweep. The Huntress

As a superior vessel of the enemy was approaching, Barney directed his steersman to interpret his commands by the rule of contraries. 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.

Long before this hour, the mother and child resigned themselves to sleep, which was only interrupted by occasional starts, while the indefatigable steersman watched his charge, and plied his vocation with improving expertness. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America

They were entering the inlet and the officers raised 317 their heads barely enough to peer alongside of the steersman, over the front and beyond the flagstaff with its fluttering bunting. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters

A strong staff fastened into the helm for the steersman to move the rudder thereby. 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.

They saw the steersman point, and the two oarsmen stop and look over their shoulders. The Huntress

The dozing engineer, now wide awake, came aft at Bones's call, and accepted the disappearance of the steersman without astonishment. The Keepers of the King's Peace

Onward they glide, smoothly and pleasantly, over the unruffled water, the steersman taking occasional rests from his monotonous strokes, while having the satisfaction of noting some progress by the flow of the current. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America

He shouted angrily for the steersman to keep a better lookout. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters

To row the wrong way, in order to assist the steersman in a narrow channel. 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.

But when I tried to arrange for my old steersmen to pilot me down the river again, I found that energetic Calgary had beaten me to it. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

He gripped the telegraph handle and rung the engines astern as Yoka, the steersman, spun the wheel. The Keepers of the King's Peace

The heads of the rowers and of the steersman were decorated with green boughs, probably in token of peace. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1

Noxon, who was familiar with the running of the Water Witch, was to act as engineer and steersman. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters

A term used by the man at the conn to the steersman, directing him to keep her close to the wind; or "nothing off, and very well thus!" 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.

And it is from them that the skilled canoe men and the experienced flatboat steersmen are selected for the 20 conduct of the precious flotillas on these northern waters. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

I'm rather domestic, really, and I'm interested in this case because the man concerned is my steersman—the best on the river, and a capital all-round man. The Keepers of the King's Peace

The boats were drifting lazily under the banks, the native steersmen half sleeping at their posts, the white men stretched out, listless, sun-wearied, inert. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea

The post of “steersman” is also one of honour and importance; and both steersman and bowsman receive higher wages than the other voyageurs who pass under the name of “middlemen.” Popular Adventure Tales

A steersman in vessels manned with lascars in the East India country trade. 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.

Then, quite casually, he faced the two steersmen. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

Now as they returned, dragging the bobs after them, he recognized in the steersman Carter Irvine, and in the others the rest of his intimate friends. The Adventures of Bobby Orde

Meeting another boat, the steersman shouted "Huy!" indicating that the other craft was to go to the right. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim

The stranger came out of the cabin, stationing himself by the steersman. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2

The term in Domesday Book for the pilot of a ship or steersman. 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.

But this song came from neither of the weatherworn steersmen, nor from the stolid members of their half-breed crew. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

Then the steer-ropes were passed around a runner support of the cutter and held by the steersman who perched on the front of the bobs. The Adventures of Bobby Orde

There are three men in it—two rowers and a steersman. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea

They were evidently approaching towards it, and the stranger spoke something in a low tone to the steersman. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2

This is commonly occasioned by the negligence of the steersman, or by a sudden change of the wind. 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.

At the suggestion of the steersmen, it was at once decided to make no landing that night but to take advantage of the easy going, as the cold wind would soon sweep the fog away. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

The steersman made a mark in the snow at the side to show how far they had gone. The Adventures of Bobby Orde

Some of these tumble the big ship about, till the steersmen feel her going almost regardless of the rudder. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea

Garth sat with his weapon across his knees; and his steady gaze never wandered far from the steersman. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest

Then he turned the wheel over to the steersman who stood beside him. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite

Even then the best steersman is bound to lose a boat now and then on the rocks. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

Its steersman made a triumphant mark, a full half-block beyond the farthest. The Adventures of Bobby Orde

Then parting from the steersman, he commences moving forward, as with the design to look after other duties. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea

The two were naturally antagonistic, as was amusingly shown more than once; but on this occasion the midshipman was at the "lee wheel," not himself steering, but helping the steersman in the manual labor. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life

Here one meets the curious truth that we wake up in the middle of life, already making headway, and under the guidance of some invisible steersman. The Approach to Philosophy

If you mean a real old batteau steersman, I never saw one either. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

"Belly flop!" remarked the steersman of the next bobs, waiting. The Adventures of Bobby Orde

He is keeping the vessel too on the same course she was on, when he took her from the last steersman. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea

Even the binnacle was covered, and the steersman had to see as much of the compass as he could through a conical aperture carried almost up to his eyes. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality

It was man’s work that was to be done now, yet none could bear a hand in it save the engineer and the steersman. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive

By the time the old steersmen had been found, the Count was out of their minds. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

However, my native crew, by watching the sea and taking no heed of the steersman, shot the boat over the reef into deep water beyond. The Call Of The South 1908

Still the mistake may have been his own; and as the relieved steersman appears confident about it, he dismisses him without further parley, or reprimand. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea

Even the steersman, stricken by panic, did the same, and the boat swerved round and headed straight for the surf. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality

Paranta," said the steersman of the nearest canoe, "let us to the ship. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898

While the boats were moving, the decks in the rear were devoted wholly to the use of the 117 steersmen, who required all the space as they occasionally shifted the position of their giant sweeps. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

Hauling our jib to windward, we let them range alongside, and the steersman jumped on deck. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899

He and the 'steersman' then carry her over the portage, while the rest carry the cargo on their backs. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways

Soon after daylight they were awakened by the steersman, who pointed out a large, lofty-sparred vessel. John Frewen, South Sea Whaler 1904

Presently Rothesay walked over to the wheel and stood beside the steersman, glancing first at the compass, and then aloft at the white swelling canvas. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898

With a nod of his head to all, he spoke quickly in the Cree language to his steersmen. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

After talking the matter over with Hannah, I again hailed the boat, and told the steersman that he could come aboard, but that the rest of his crowd must keep to the boat. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899

If there is any doubt the steersman walks down to take a good look first. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways

In spite of steersman and mate, his was the sole responsibility. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916

The steersman climbed to the dock, to halt a pace in front of Gerda. Millennium

While the two steersmen lifted their own hats and grunted with the only show of animation that had lit their faces, the ceremony of inspection was over and the long voyage was officially begun. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

Some youths were seated high up on the carved stem above the steersman, with white wands in their hands, apparently to look out and give notice of what they saw. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries

“I’m holding her due to the north, sir, as you bade me,” faltered the steersman. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate

The safety of all then depends on their perfect steadiness, and on the bowman and steersman acting in concert, and with instant decision. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America

At last, as the gorge became a little wider, the steersman guided his course toward a small beach beneath the cliffs. Millennium

The commotion aroused Colonel Howell, and while he gave a nod of approval, the scows drifted in under the sweep of the steersmen’s oars where the deep water ate into the tree-covered shore. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland

Down helm, steersman, and let her come round! Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess

When I came over in the boat it was manned by four oarsmen and one steersman, and as passengers, Norris, an Englishman and myself, and brought over a mail. Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After

At last the two steersmen were slain, and the canoe went adrift. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922

"Lord," said the steersman, one Ebibi, "there are many banks hereabout, large sands, which silt up in a night, therefore we must make a passage for the puc-a-puc, by going from shore to shore." Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country

The prohibition of taking away the attention of the steersman from his work by conversation was thus not in force hereabouts. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II

Now, steersman, up with your helm, and shave past as close under his stern as you can without touching. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess

“Luff, you beggar, luff!” he added, to the steersman, who, with both hands on the wheel, was exerting all his strength to keep the vessel’s head up. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek

At the helm of the ship of state we’ve put some pretty sad steersman from time to time. 'Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are!'

Small wonder that he turned from time to time to the steersman with a sharp "Put her to starboard," or "Port your helm a little." Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country

It is important to have, as steersman, one who knows the currents, and just when to alter the course. Broken Bread from an Evangelist's Wallet

“Now, up helm, steersman, and lay us aboard!” commanded Marshall. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess

Haul in your sheet!' yelled Rob to the frightened steersman. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols

The perfect calm that had continued since near morning rendered a steersman superfluous, and the wheel stood idle and neglected. Ran Away to Sea

Less wonder that the wholly uncomprehending steersman went on with his work as though Bones had no separate or tangible existence. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country

The Goshawk, moreover, did not shorten sail, and her steersman kept her away several points more southerly, instead of bringing her course nearer to that of the cruiser. Ahead of the Army

Probably they count on the steersman mistaking this light for the one at Rockypoint, and standing in close here. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast

I was in Ben Gibson’s boat, of which old Tom was steersman. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers

The oarsmen on the boat in which Egypt is sailing through the river of eternity are gods," replied Mefres, with solemnity; "but the steersman is the Highest Lord of existence. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt

And Bones had gone to the wrong village, and that in the face of his steersman's and his sergeant's protest that he was going wrong. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country

The steersman at once turned in the direction indicated, which brought them close to the gun-boat. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters

“Just so,” said the captain, hastening to the bow to direct the steersman. Fast in the Ice Adventures in the Polar Regions

The captain walked aft to the steersman and peered anxiously in the distance. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses

“Port it is; steady,” replied the steersman in a sing-song professional tone, as a huge steamer from the antipodes went slowly past, like a mighty leviathan of the deep. The Eagle Cliff

The steersman had his eye on them there, but they fortunately did not know it. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains

His orders were sharp; his steersman was prompt. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters

One evening our hero stood near the binnacle talking to the steersman, a sturdy middle-aged sailor, whose breadth appeared to be nearly equal to his length. The Battle and the Breeze

The steersman looked for the reappearance of the canoe beyond the islet; but he looked in vain. Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow"

Griffin was a skilful steersman, but he evidently was not at that time equal to the occasion. Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America

As they passed, the steersman in the strange canoe uttered something in a low tone. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains

“The fellow has got the lives of twenty cats,” growled the captain, as he turned to give directions to the steersman, which brought the gun-boat still closer to the enemy. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters

“Keep her a point to the west,” he added, turning to the steersman. The Battle and the Breeze

The breeze was steady, and the steersman was the only man on duty, but he was not thereby prevented from attending to what was being read. Chasing the Sun

Bunco acted as steersman in one of these. Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America

“Well, making due allowance for the old man’s use of strong language, his account of matters has not been much overdrawn,” answered Dan, who, in virtue of his superior canoe-craft, acted the part of steersman. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains

Oowikapun was appointed steersman of one of the boats, and his wife was permitted to go with him. Oowikapun How the Gospel Reached the Nelson River Indians

The steersman counted the seamen and passengers, and crossed himself. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV.

The post of “steersman” is also one of honour and importance; and both steersman and bowsman receive higher wages than the other voyageurs, who pass under the name of “middlemen.” The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North

There were four rowers, a steersman, and two others, muffled in cloaks. The Billow and the Rock

Behold the canoe again without a steersman, abandoned to individuals perfectly ignorant of managing it. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.

After breakfast on the following morning, Jack mounted the steersman's seat, and sent the Terror rolling to the place where the bandits were last seen. Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the James Boys

Next he catches up Gyas and the vast bulk of the Chimaera; she gives way, without her steersman. The Aeneid of Virgil

Standing in his place the steersman carefully noted every little point, and high above the rush of the storm his voice rang out as he ordered the crew to cease rowing, or to pull hard. Darry the Life Saver The Heroes of the Coast

Forward went the two bobsleds, each steersman doing his best to guide his sled where running might be the easiest. The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods

The steersman of the Medusa was sleeping upon the sand, when a Moor found means to steal his sabre. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.

"Between me and the townland that my desire is in," the Oran steersman prompted. The Wind Bloweth

"If it wasn't a crevice, she could run the passage a night like this," Captain Glass remarked regretfully, as he watched the wheel lashed hard down by the steersman. A Son Of The Sun

But the other boat was over full, and the steersman was drunken, and she capsized before she got to the middle of the channel. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia

After this one of the steersmen chose another man; and so on, till the crews of all the boats were completed. Hudson Bay

“No, only a puff,” replied his friend, ordering the steersman to alter the course a little. The Hot Swamp

They therefore broke up for the night; the women retired to their cabin, and none were left on deck except the steersman and the watch. The Norsemen in the West

He turned to the steersman: "Tai-Hotauri, what about old Parlay's pearls?" A Son Of The Sun

The effect of this order was to cause the Turk with the broken lantern to change his mind, and retire with humility, while it solemnised the negro steersman’s face almost miraculously. The Middy and the Moors An Algerine Story

The bowsman and steersman stand erect, guiding the frail bark through the more unbroken places in the fierce current, which hisses and foams around, as if eager to swallow us up. Hudson Bay

At last Jackson, the linguist who was in the stern of Lindsay’s boat, mortally wounded the steersman of the dhow with a rifle-ball at a distance of about six hundred yards. Black Ivory

The boat leaped out, was kept end-on by a powerful stroke of the steersman, rushed on the back-draught as if down a cataract, and met the succeeding billow fairly. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers

An anxious expression rested on Bax’s face as he stood by the steersman, glancing alternately at the sails and at the horizon where clouds of the blackest kind were gathering. The Lifeboat

He stopped abruptly, for at that moment the figure turned towards the steersman; the schooner’s head fell away, presenting her stern to the raft, and began to leave her behind. Jarwin and Cuffy

The steersman seemed to lose control for a second or two, but quickly recovered. The Island Queen

Bill Towler stands at the helm with all the aspect and importance of a steersman, but without any other duty to perform than the tiller could have performed for itself. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands

Williams, the mate, and the second mate, followed his example, while Ned sprang to the wheel to see the orders to the steersmen obeyed. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West

“Port it is,” replied the steersman, with that calm professional sing-song tone peculiar to seamen. The Lifeboat

Alf is a fair steersman, and our boats are evidently able to stand rough usage.” The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole

The momentary confusion which followed the disaster distracted the attention of the steersman, and a heavy sea was shipped, by which the captain’s body was swept overboard. The Island Queen

Observing that the sloop was not so near the wreck as he had expected, he suddenly seized the small steersman by the neck and shook him as a terrier dog shakes a rat. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands

The steersman was lashed to the wheel lest he should be washed away, and we all gave ourselves up for lost. The Coral Island

The steersman without aid could keep us in deep water, and, before we had fairly scrambled back into our places, we were floating safely on the quiet lake into which the river ran. The Big Otter

Want of union or energy on the part of steersman or crew at this critical point may be fatal. Battles with the Sea

The mate was on the point of giving an order to the steersman when he observed land looming on the port bow. The Island Queen

“The boats are ready to start,” said one of the steersmen, coming up just then. Away in the Wilderness

The steersman obeyed; the ship fell off, and again bounded on her mad course like a wild horse set free. The Red Eric

Now, it must be explained that the bowman’s is the most important post in river navigation in the Nor’-west—equal, at all events, to that of steersman. The Big Otter

And now, what I want to ask is, whether you will agree to accompany me as steersman and guide on my expedition.” The Young Fur Traders

Instantly Malines went forward and began to give hurried directions to the steersman. The Island Queen

Then the bowman threw back another glance; the steersman replied with another nod, and again the canoe shot out into the stream. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice

Stanley smiled as he said this, and the worthy steersman replied in a grave tone,—“I have the wife and child of my bourgeois under my care.” Ungava

With a shout to the steersman he thrust his pole over the side with all his might. The Big Otter

The captain stood on the bridge between the paddles giving directions to the steersman, and everything gave promise of a speedy and happy landing. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn

One, who appeared to be the captain of the vessel, stood near the steersman, leaning on the bulwarks, and scanning the horizon with a telescope. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale

I heard our steersman say something about that.” The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice

In the stern of the oomiak sat an old grey-headed man, who filled the office of steersman; a duty which usually devolves upon old men after they become unfit to manage the kayak. Ungava

"This will do," said Colonel Smith to the electrical steersman, "Stay right here." Edison's Conquest of Mars

Even the steersman left his post, and sprang into the weather shrouds in the hope of catching some of the ropes or chains below the bowsprit. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn

The heavenly steersman at the prow was seen, Visibly written blessed in his looks. The Harbours of England

Ramsay’s trust as steersman had been appropriated to Jemmy Salisbury, but no other alteration had taken place. Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend

“You will be steersman and sit in the stern, Eda,” said Frank, as they embarked. Ungava

That we knew meant mischief; but, in coming towards us, he passed close to the other boat, and the steersman gave him the harpoon right well into him. Poor Jack

There was a little deck 3 feet by 4 feet at its widest, where Imam Sharif and I were packed, the steersman sitting in a little angle, leaning against my gaiters. Southern Arabia

Having a steersman, gave our boat an advantage of rounding the Rock closely. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors

The steersman in the lug-sailed boat altered his course slightly and reached down towards the derelict As he neared her he dropped his sail and got out oars. Priscilla's Spies

The worthy steersman acted rather too energetically on his own advice, for he dipped his paddle with such force that it snapped in two. Ungava

One man stood at the head of the canoe, looking out for rocks and telling the steersman the course to take. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley

The saloon-lights were out, and there was no one there; the sailing-lights were up in their places, and the faint glow rose from about the binnacle, just faintly showing the steersman’s face. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea

I should be ready to think that the steersman had proved treacherous, and was playing into the enemy’s hands. Fitz the Filibuster

Pick out half-a-dozen of the best men with the rifle to place on the bows to pick off the steersman.” Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser

The steersman fell, but it had no permanent effect, save to draw a little shower of spears at the window opening, one of which passed through and stuck quivering in the bulkhead. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle

He was not long in doubt, for upon walking round by the steersman the compass answered the question—their course was due south. Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days

“All right, matey,” said the sailor I had seen talking to the steersman; “it warn’t you—it was me.” Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea

Only the well-tried old steersman of many years’ experience could hope to reach to this position, and when once it was obtained unceasing vigilance was the price paid for the retention of the post. Three Boys in the Wild North Land

Our place in the boat was in the hinder part near the steersman, a pure Indian, whose name was Thomas Mamanowatum, familiarly known as “Big Tom,” on account of his almost gigantic size. By Canoe and Dog-Train

Of course, our fellows said they were in their own waters, whereupon the Burmese fired upon them and killed the steersman. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War

“What is it?” called out the steersman, who happened to be the master of the schooner himself. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land

In addition, after glancing astern to see whether he was out of the steersman’s sight, he wrenched open the window a little more, pushed out the barrel of his gun, and stood there waiting. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea

The man in charge was called the steersman; standing in the sharp angle of the stern, he steered the boat either by a rudder or a long oar, which he handled with great skill. Three Boys in the Wild North Land

For a long time I sat with the steersman in the stern of our little craft, enjoying this weird way of travelling. By Canoe and Dog-Train

The mind naturally seeks for some safer steersman to guide opinion than the intemperate though honest Jacobite, Lockhart, or the sarcastic and slippery friend, Sinclair. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I.

“You couldn’t luff her a bit more, McCarthy, could you?” he added, after another glance at the compass and a murmured “steady!” to the steersman. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land

When they came directly over my ship, they hovered, and one of them let fall a stone, but by the dexterity of the steersman it missed us. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales

There was no leader, no sailor, no steersman. Northland Heroes

The name is employed as a generic word for a steersman or pilot, and sometimes for a chief minister. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3

When you have followed his counsel," returned he, "and resemble the wreck which the waves have thrown up here, then you may judge of the strength and skill of the steersman! The Home

An inexperienced steersman was at the Santa Maria's rudder, and let the vessel run on a sandbank, where it became a wreck. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People

But it is also the name for a village headman among the Santāls, and whether this meaning is derived from the prior signification of steersman or is of independent origin is, uncertain. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala

The very arkishness of the ark makes it move just as the steersman wishes. The Magic City

A single wave of the chief steersman's hand, and out swept the paddles in a perfect harmony of motion. Lords of the North

There is little a steersman on a bob can do except to take advantage of the easiest course. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film

Who shall sit astern, be steersman, O, princes? Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula

The entrance into the cabin was from the stern in front of the steersman, who worked a tiller as in an ordinary sloop. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail

Their safety depended absolutely upon the caprice of the mysterious steersman who inhabited the ironclad, fish-shaped machine. The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean

As steersman, he could take a crew safely through knife-edge rocks with the swift certainty of arrow flight. Lords of the North

Nothing more arresting than the power of the steersman. The Beach of Dreams

In 1858 I was a steersman on board the swift and popular New Orleans and St. Louis packet, "Pennsylvania," Captain Kleinfelter. Chapters from My Autobiography

"I do not like them," he said reflectively, and spoke a few words to the steersman, who glanced back over his shoulder. The Blue Pavilions

Through the island channel out to the open sea they went, all except the steersman hanging over the side of the craft and enjoying the amazing sights in the clear depths below. Around the World in Ten Days

As we were embarking I noticed Eric had not come down and the canoes were already gliding about the wharf awaiting the head steersman's signal. Lords of the North

The steersman then, much terrified, said the figure he saw was that of a strange-looking man, of ghostly appearance, and almost immediately afterwards exclaimed, "There he is again, standing at the cabin window!" The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales

I will not attempt to repeat the sea-blessings he bestowed upon the steersman. The Honour of the Flag

Nor did he awake till the sun was up and shining in through the little opening by the stern, through which he could see the legs of the fat steersman on deck. The Blue Pavilions

A single word rang out from the steersman, and the rowers bent to one last tremendous effort to hurl their stout skiff upon the fragile sampan. Jack Haydon's Quest

"Let go!" and the steersman threateningly raised a pole that shone steel-shod. Lords of the North

When they came directly over my ship, they hovered, and one of them let go his rock; but by the dexterity of the steersman it missed us and fell into the sea. The Arabian Nights Entertainments

"Next you must have confidence in your steersman and do what he tells you just as soon as he tells you." Bob Hunt in Canada

Quick as flash, the steersman lifts his paddle. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward

The interior of the vessel was divided into an engine-room, a kitchen, combination dining-room and parlor, bunk rooms, and a conning tower, or place for the steersman. Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder

There we were, twenty craft strong, with clerks, traders, one steersman and eight willowy, copper-skin paddlers in each long birch canoe. Lords of the North

The stem had a notched knob provided for this very purpose, and there was a stern-post against which a steersman might press a paddle and thus swerve the canoe in any direction. The Captain of the Kansas

At a guess, the silent watcher took it that the steersman had declined to make a circuit of the rock until the light was good. The Stowaway Girl

Silently, not a whisper, the steersman signals again. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward

As a reward of merit for having saved the mate's life, he had been told off to serve temporarily as man-of-all-work for the day pilot, who chanced to be without a steersman. The Price

"Strike him with your paddle, man!" yelled the steersman, who was beyond reach. Lords of the North

But what most engaged our attention was the figure of the fifteenth occupant of the canoe, who acted as steersman. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems

From the bridge, where Iris was standing, she could follow each movement of the commander's hands as he signaled in dumbshow to the steersman or telegraphed instructions to the engine-room. The Stowaway Girl

"Turn on a little more gas!" cried the steersman to Betty. The Outdoor Girls in Florida Or, Wintering in the Sunny South

单词	steersman
例句	steersman Not for his passenger's sake, but to save his ship from the peril of the storm, the master shouted at once to the steersman to head westward toward the light. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The steersman watched for it on each rise of the great waves, and saw it as Ged saw it again, but shouted back that it was only the setting sun. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z They swung around and above, the tern dæmon keeping close like a child to its mother, and watched the steersman adjust the course slightly as the foghorn boomed again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The steersman leaning on his long sweep turned his head and called, “Sir! is this true land or a witchery?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z But when Luiz, the steersman in Roosevelt’s canoe, took his ax and chopped into the hollow of the tree, Roosevelt could see a waxy formation. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The long ship lay steady on the waves and went gallantly, but the steersman at the long steering-sweep in the stern looked into the rain that beat the sea and saw nothing but the rain. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z All rigging whole and all hands well, we rested, letting the wind and steersmen work the ships, for five days; on the fifth we made the delta. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On the after deck the mast had hit the steersman a slant blow bashing the skull in, knocking him overside, as the brave soul fled the body, like a diver. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The steersman called, and a sailor threw a line from above, and another hurried down the ladder to make it fast to the launch. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Retired worn out; slept soundly; awaked by mate telling me that both man of watch and steersman missing. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The searchlight shone directly at them for seconds that felt like minutes, but then it swung away and the engine noise changed as the steersman opened the throttle and moved off along the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z So we made fast the braces, and we rested, letting the wind and steersman work the ship. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It looks like Marvel’s found their new franchise steersman. Joss Whedon Won't Direct 'Avengers: Infinity War' 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z This from director Justin Lin, the longtime Fast & Furious steersman, who will be taking over the Trek franchise in its first post-Abrams installment. Director Justin Lin Shares Photo From Next 'Star Trek' Movie 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Come sundown between May and October, he boards a boat along with an assistant, a steersman, and about 10 cormorants leashed at the neck and body. Climate change threatens Japan's cormorant fishing legacy The narrator is portrayed as the junior steersman. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z “Maybe we shouldn’t say we’re representing the U.S.A. just yet. Maybe we should wait until we see how we actually do,” said Ward, team captain and steersman. Local team to represent US at Shanghai dragon boat festival 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z Once, it was a happy little Greek term for a steersman, adapted in the 1940s by scientists describing the interaction between humans and machines: cybernetics. Election Lexicon: Robin Hood tax, cockroaches and Heineken politician - BBC News 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z He was the world’s fastest swimmer, the world’s best surfer, one of the world’s best canoe steersman.” The longest ride: Duke Kahanamoku’s epic mile-long wave ride 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z Nearly 200 teams in dragon-headed boats, each with a steersman and a drummer, will race across Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. New York Today: Dragon Boats Return 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Further aft was a diminutive space where the servants could lie, and in the stern was the section where the steersman stood and guided the boat. Sidelights on Chinese Life 2012-04-21T02:00:23.993Z Marston signed to the steersman, the sails filled, and the canoe dropped astern. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Skilful must be the steersman, and bold the skipper, who would dare the narrow channel, even though the only one by which they might hope to beach their sinking ship. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z No sooner had he left than the steersman gave the helm to a grummet,48 and the result was that the current carried the vessel upon a treacherous sandbank. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Their boat shot nearer now, nearer and nearer, so that I could read the smile of triumph on the steersman's dark face and hear his cry of exultation. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z The steersman called, in English, to his comrade to seize the savage and throw him overboard. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z He shouted, and signed to the Kroo steersman, who pulled round the wheel. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The funnel is not in the centre, but towards the side, in order not to interfere with the steersman’s view nor with the torpedo boom. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The steersmen, Coja in the first, Said Mohammed in the second, kept the rafts in midstream, and they glided on the full current with a steadiness that augured well for the voyage. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z Three danger spots were passed under conditions that made the missionary hold his breath, while admiring the dexterity and composure of the Indian steersman. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z As the boat came opposite this vessel, the soldier who acted as steersman conceived a daring plan of escape. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z It looked as if the steersman were putting up the helm. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z But he was in no better temper by then, since the empty bottle he had hurled at Slyne had knocked the steersman insensible. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z The two white men themselves, and their two steersmen, could not find shelter in the same way, being bound to stand erect in order to keep the rafts in midstream. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z In every boat were a harpooner, steersman, and four oarsmen, who used nooses for their oars, so that by letting them go they would trail alongside when they were fast to a whale. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z And so it is, a chart upon which the steersmen of so vast and so responsible an enterprise safely pick their course upon a seemingly unending journey. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z Calling cheerfully to the men for a final spurt, he bade the steersman run them aground on the first shoal or spit of land that presented itself. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The lower class of these agents, who are called engag�s, or voyageurs, have to act as steersmen, rowers, hunters, traders, &c., according to their several capabilities. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z But even this frail bark required a steersman acquainted with navigation; but they had none such. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z On the other two bobs the arrangements were just the same, save that there was only one steersman on each, and twelve boys in all instead of thirteen. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z If the three men upon the high seventh floor of the institution are its steersmen, this man, who has his office at the rear of its broad mezzanine balcony, is at least its chief engineer. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z Well, Captain," said the steersman, "we can't very well get out of her way, jest now. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z So on the Rhine were seated the comrades frank and free; Then said good King Gunther, "Who shall our steersman be?" The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z Instead of luffing up into the wind as in a cutter the steersman keeps away until the wind is abeam, the sheetman slacking the sheet simultaneously until the sail is flapping. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z There was another sharp turn to make, and it took all of the two steersmen's strength to twist the wheels. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z A few directions, a few words of warning, a caution to the engineers, an order to the steersman, then: Ready? In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z He's the sharpest lookout there is on board, and he's a prime steersman. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z II The steersman could see no man; yet the vessel flew Beneath the strokes of Siegfried the yielding water through. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z He selected ten good oarsmen, who, with the steersman and himself, composed the boat's crew, and the whole force with which he was to overcome all the difficulties that he might encounter. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z Above the termini of these steamer routes all travelling is done in keelless bateaux, propelled by paddlers and steered when coming through the rapids at both bow and stern by certificated bowmen and steersmen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z One day, for example, with Rory as steersman, their course led them pretty close to the passenger boat Crocodile. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z But we grasped our oars all eager Till the tough pine burned each hand, Watching till the steersman's signal For the onset gave command. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z My signal—a jerk of the steersman’s head to the left—came sooner than I expected. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z A few minutes afterwards, some one came up with a message to the steersman, and the latter, surrendering the wheel to the newcomer, went below. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Then they went on board, and launched their ship on the cold, bright sea; and Foltlebar was their pilot and steersman. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z Then two men crawled into the chains and set the leads going—the second officer was sent forrard to reconnoitre and Patterson, dismissing the steersman, took the wheel himself. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z The steersman, finding that his officers had fled and that the vessel carried no way, had followed his superior's example. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z My first lookout had been to secure the services of ‘Old Pierre Agare’ as steersman, and I had to carry on negotiations with him for several days before he finally consented to go. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z George collared the steersman; but he was a powerful man, and shook off his assailant’s hold. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The steersman turned his bearded face toward the shore and shouted out a rough command. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z And the travellers, who now all stood on the cape waiting for the ship, saw the figures of Uncle Catullus, of the stewards Vettius and Rufus, of the master and the steersman. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z If the steersman bids ‘easy’ half a stroke, be prompt in so doing. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Then, when the enemy came sailing down upon him with their great embattled ships, the King bade his steersman tilt straight at the first Spanish vessel, in spite of the disparity of weight. Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z The steersman and two of the rowers dropped dead in their places. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The steersman followed, and the next instant the transport, sending before her a roaring banner of flame, ran high upon the mole at the foot of the northern tower. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z And every one knows—the steersman told me so himself—that she ran away with Carus the Cypriote, the sailor! The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z There also was the standing place of the steersman who wielded the long paddle which served to guide the vessel. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z One of the steersmen—jurumuddis you call 'em, don't you?—got you. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z The Filipino steersman shifted from foot to foot, a dim moving shape at his shadowed post. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z I’m helmsman or steersman, 27 or whatever you call it. Four Afloat Being the Adventures of the Big Four on the Water 2011-08-11T02:00:15.547Z Their steersman was one of the finest specimens of the negro I have ever seen. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z To steer was a trick that required learning; and in any sea, the tiller bucked, and the wheel fought the steersman in eccentric and amazing fashion. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z We forgot about those chaps in the steersmen's box when we ordered the crew below. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z It was not until I became steersman of a raft and was earning four gulden a week that I married an honest girl, a laundress, and she bore me a daughter. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z “I say, steersman, have a cigar?” said Chumbley, to the tall, swarthy Malay, in his picturesque yellow satin dress. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z "If you wish to board, stern sir knight," cried the old steersman, "I can drive in one of the Swede's planks, and I warrant he'll soon strike." The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The steersman starboarded the helm, and the Swift went off at an angle to her former course, whilst the canister, on reaching the water, flared out in a brilliant blaze in the ship’s former wake. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z The ship lunged and half rolled into the trough of the waves; then the steersmen, sheltered in their box, gained control and swung it about. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z They could see Chumru, the ryot, the horses, and of course, the steersman, but the girls were seated in the well amidships, these river craft being only partly decked fore and aft. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z “And you can joke at a time like this?” exclaimed the doctor excitedly, while the swarthy steersman looked down at him wonderingly. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z "A princess, it was, in sooth," answered an old steersman, as he continued to hammer away carelessly at his rudder. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z “Keep her on that course now,” said the Captain to the steersman. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z In matters of navigation, it doth, indeed, seem as if one steersman were better than a hundred! Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z A ship lay ready at anchor; and when they inquired its destination, the steersman answered, "We are going to Zanguebar, to fetch a cargo of cinnamon." The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z It was the Resident who spoke, and Captain Hilton also appeared the next moment, the four gentlemen so completely filling up the space that the steersman hardly had room to work his oar. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z "If thou canst not be a knight, ingenious old man," replied the king, "thou canst be a steersman, and such from this day thou art." The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Hume was left alone on the bridge, and, as far as he could see, there were only two other men on deck—the steersman inside the wheelhouse, and a seaman in a look-out shelter forward. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z The men on deck mostly slumbered; the drowsy pilot, and the steersman, with a look-out or two, alone remaining erect and awake. Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay 2011-06-14T02:00:24.670Z The steersman climbed the wheel, and with a great bone in her teeth the Constitution hauled her wind and made sail in chase of the distant stranger. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z It sticks about their sides like treacle on a fly's wing; collecting unequally, it destroys all equilibrium, and impedes the efforts of the steersman. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z They get on bravely, and must have a gallant steersman on board. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z “He’s the best steersman this side of the Canadian border.” The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp 2011-04-27T02:00:26.377Z Hawthorne, who has been admiring both the boat and steersman, now steps aboard and the two friends are soon moving slowly among the lily-pads that line the margin of the river. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z "It's Brant, of the starboard watch, sir," said the steersman, leaning over. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z But Sir Richard Grenville would not be persuaded, and the word was passed aft to the steersman to take the ship in between the two lines of galleons. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z "Who was the man who sprang from the mast, and seized the rudder, when the steersman's arm was wounded?" demanded the stern knight. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The wheel turned by the steersman is connected with the valve-gear of the cylinders, so that the steam, or other motor, will move the rudder precisely as the helmsman moves the wheel adjusting the steam-valves. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z Then the helm was placed in the hands of Buzur-Sadi-rabi, the steersman, the door of the ark was closed, and the storm broke upon the earth. The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia 2011-04-14T02:00:46.297Z And now the steersman caught sight of the English boat as she hove up to the top of a great wave. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z Just then the steersman raised up his head in view in the frame that marked the window of the pilot house. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z It gladdens me that I was fortunate steersman enough, and had the opportunity, of bringing so many important patriots safe to land. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z "There he is himself, Sir," said the steersman to Grenfell, as he pointed to a lone rock on the extreme point of a promontory. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z I accordingly ordered my steersman to proceed at once to the East branch, which appeared to be more rapid than the other, though it did not possess an equal breadth. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II 2011-03-24T02:00:13.247Z The canoe-men are of two descriptions, foremen and steersmen, and middlemen. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z About this time I was standing p. 211near the helm, and I asked the steersman if there was any hope of saving the vessel, or our lives. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z There was no one about; the captain and the steersman were both on the bridge, and would, of course, be intent on looking ahead. The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia 2011-03-22T02:00:16.873Z Sanders caught the wheel as it spun and beckoned another steersman forward. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z The nose of the boat swerved alarmingly for an instant, but the steersman brought her round with a quick jerk, and in a minute more we were in the quiet waters of the middle lake. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z In each of these canoes are a foreman and steersman; the one to be always on the look-out, and direct the passage of the vessel, and the other to attend the helm. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z He had in the dark to navigate a channel which even in broad daylight tasked a good steersman. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z The boat bore down over the cold waters, the steersman responded to his signals. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z Joao, acting in the double capacity of captain and steersman, alone kept awake. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z The steersman often sings an old French song with some regular burthen in which they all join, keeping time with their oars. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z The steersman, confident of being on the right course, gave himself no further uneasiness; but, once more renewing his hold upon the steering oar, guided the galatea in the middle of the channel. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z To the cordage glued the sailor, And the steersman to the helm! The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z Philippa cautiously poked forth her head from the rugs, like a tortoise from under its shell, to see that Bernard, who was standing near the steersman, was out of hearing. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z Both of us gazing and guessing—the tapino still slept—Joao had for the moment forgotten his office of steersman, and we perceived that the igarite was drifting right on to the raft. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z So much depends on the skill, and dexterity, and intelligence of these steersmen, that they have always double pay. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z There were nine of them,—all Indians,—four on each side acting as rowers, or more properly “paddlers,” the ninth being the pilot or steersman, standing abaft the toldo. Afloat in the Forest A Voyage among the Tree-Tops 2011-02-10T03:00:44.790Z To change the metaphor, he found the ship of state dashing onward, with her helm lashed and no one daring to take the task of the steersman in hand. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z "And how splendid it will smell, too, when it begins to putrefy," added Ernest; "what a treat for the steersman!" The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island 2011-01-03T03:01:03.473Z The cabin was nothing more than a “toldo”—an arched roof, thatched with leaves of the bossu palm, and covering all the afterpart of the vessel, except a small space for the steersman. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z C�sar took the stern of the canoe as steersman, and the three white men grasped their paddles. Red Eagle and the Wars With the Creek Indians of Alabama. 2010-12-20T17:12:28.183Z Who is it to be—Black Mazzard there, or the old captain’s brave little brother, Master Jack here, the best sailor, steersman, and bravest little chap that ever stepped on a plank? Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z There were four men on the line ashore, and the bow and steersmen standing up in the canoe fending her off the rocks and shallows. Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. Tossed and tormented, driven on from behind, and driven back from before, neither sailors nor steersmen avail to guide her. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas Though I had succeeded in concealing my emotions from the steersman, it was not without an effort. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Now and then he makes a motion and says a word to the steersman at his side. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise We thought it was high time we took charge, and therefore arranged to take watches, one of us sitting up beside the steersman and keeping the direction a little west of north. A Kut Prisoner There was a single electric bulb in the centre of the cockpit awning, and by its light Prime had his first good look at the big steersman. Stranded in Arcady Pencroft gave him his directions as a commander to his steersman, and Herbert never allowed the Bonadventure to swerve even a point. Abandoned For a minute there is no paddling, the bow-paddle and the steersman alone keeping the boat in her proper direction as she drifts rapidly up the current. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2 Her advice is as a steersman to direct his course; Besides, as we by circumstance have learnt, She means to marry him. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Some were not indicated by lights, and only a knowledge of the lake would enable the steersman to guide a ship away from them, after dark, or during a fog. The Boy Pilot of the Lakes Nat Morton's Perils Four slave oarsmen sat on the benches, with the steersman at the rudder. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess But the captain, mate, steersman, carpenter, boatswain, and cook work together in complex combination, since each attends to his own proper duties. Political economy The Happy Thought, which had been built by Mr. March for his son Fred, was a double machine, the steersman occupying the front saddle and the engineer sitting behind. Harper's Round Table, October 8, 1895 It looks very long, and the water, which the steersman says is only three feet deep, seems very far away and very deep. Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 "Your steersman, of course," was Captain Carter's quick answer. The Boy Pilot of the Lakes Nat Morton's Perils "At last!" said the steersman in a peevish tone. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess In all the illustrations of ships in this tapestry the main sheet was held by the steersman, a fact which shows that the Normans were cautious navigators. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships Now do I perceive the steersman, And I recognize the oarsman. Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two Not a sheet required bracing, not a sail that was not well hoisted, not one unnecessary lurch could be attributed to the steersman. Round the World in Eighty Days Nat told his story, of how he had tried to warn the other vessel away, and how the steersman of it had persisted in crowding him. The Boy Pilot of the Lakes Nat Morton's Perils The steersman resigned himself not without a murmur. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess The roof of the cabin is prolonged aft, so as to form a shelter for the steersman and a seat for the man holding the ropes. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships But they had no chance, for the steersman aboard the launch, conscious of the superiority which steam gave him, countered every move instantly. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War And in fact in less than an hour their skilful steersman left the helm and hauled down his sails, while the sledge ran on with its acquired impetus. Round the World in Eighty Days We also have come across these hog-plums when almost exhausted by a long exposure on the open river, and when even our negro steersman was nodding as he held the paddle. The West Indies and the Spanish Main Behold, the ships also, though they are so great, and are driven by rough winds, are yet turned about by a very small rudder, whither the steersman willeth. The Bible Story We were in all thirty-nine, including the captain, the steersman, and a merchant from Rio de Janeiro, with his wife and a three-year-old child. Black Diamonds He cast a look ahead, and saw that his boat was approaching, at swift speed, a knot of other boats, the steersmen of which were too confused to know what to do. Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son His “Ay, ay” to the retiring steersman’s report, the apprentice’s reading of the log, and the forward lookout’s shout “The lights are bright, sir,” always had a handsome resonance and lingering dignity. The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday He was a skilful stower, a safe man aloft, an able and careful boatswain, a powerful steersman, an experienced pilot, and a bold captain. Toilers of the Sea "A Goth, one of our sailors; it was Alb, the steersman of Totila's ship." A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) Five to eight craft make a brigade, each manned by eight paddlers with an experienced steersman, who is usually also guide. The Story of the Trapper The steersman had kept a straight course for the nobleman's hall: they saw the stately wooden mansion towering directly above them on the hill. A Captive of the Roman Eagles The steersman watched his movements with intense earnestness, in order to second them promptly. Frontier Boys in the South Seas On the eve of their departure, when Sieur Clubin came at a late hour to inspect the vessel, the steersman was in his hammock asleep. Toilers of the Sea "A bad steersman, I should say; far too capricious," cried she, laughing. A Rent In A Cloud Colter, who was acting as steersman, sent the canoe ashore. The Story of the Trapper Cora was as adept at the wheel of the Pet as she was at that of the Whirlwind, and many admiring comments were made by other steersmen in the Cove, though Cora knew it not. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea The steersman’s quick hand turned the boat aside; but the bowman had to lend his aid, and the strong pole bent like a willow as he forced the boat’s head away from the hidden danger. Frontier Boys in the South Seas The steersman was at the helm; a cabin-boy was climbing the shrouds; a few passengers leaning on the bulwarks were contemplating the beauty of the scene. Toilers of the Sea Palm Branch, belying her tranquil name, took a payment in full for her shattered stern and the blood running in the steersman's eyes. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Off the last of these the “Santa Maria” went aground, owing to the carelessness of the steersman. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" “Oh, I see!” exclaimed the steersman with a laugh. The Motor Girls on the Coast or, The Waif From the Sea The steersman stood up in the stern with his hands resting on the long heavy sweep, while his gaze was directed anxiously towards the boiling flood into which we were just entering. Frontier Boys in the South Seas The steersman, humbled, shrunk away to take part in the duties forward. Toilers of the Sea Jerome was to have been the founder of her greatness, her steersman in these unknown waters—not Rube. Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 And as I lay in the cockpit and looked upon the steersman I was haunted by Emerson’s verses: “And the lone seaman all the night Sails astonished among stars.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) The Old Man raised a warning hand to the steersman. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea The steersman acknowledged the glance with a nod; one long stroke of the great oar—the boat turned sharply aside, and swept past in safety. Frontier Boys in the South Seas Towards two o'clock the weather had become so thick that the captain was obliged to leave the bridge, and plant himself near the steersman. Toilers of the Sea "Then pray make up your mind at once," said the widow Robson, "or we shall none go, I fancy, as Arthur Blackbourne is the steersman of the Queen Anne." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 Once and twice Raraka headed us again—again, in the sea fashion, the quite innocent steersman was abused—and again the Casco kept away. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Dutchy was the best steersman, and his steering was no truer than the stout heart of him. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea The captain shouted to the steersman, "Keep her steady; go ahead!" Timar's Two Worlds The disaster was entirely the fault of the steersman Tangrouille, who was in prison. Toilers of the Sea It was at nine o'clock on the fifth day of their perilous voyage, that the steersman lifted up his eyes, and saw a faint trail of smoke on the horizon. Under False Pretences A Novel On the way back, when the sea had risen and was running 54 strong against us, the fineness of the steersman’s aim grew more embarrassing. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Small comfort this to the Old Man, who was now in the vilest of tempers, and spent his days in cursing the idle steersman, and his nights in quarrelling with the Mates about the trim. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea "H'm!" coughed the steersman, clearing his throat, and becoming suddenly too hoarse to make a sound. Timar's Two Worlds It was rash to choose it, at least, unless the steersman knew all the channels by heart. Toilers of the Sea The steersman replied with becoming spirit to this groundless charge, telling him he had better keep his eyes open the rest of the night. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks There stood at the wheel that unknown steersman whom we call God. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) Instead, the Old Man paced to and fro, rubbing his hands, in high good humour, and calling the steersman "m' lad" when he had occasion to con the vessel. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea The steersman is a six-foot weather-beaten sailor with a very red face, whose color on both cheeks comes from a network of veins with which the white of the eye is also transfused. Timar's Two Worlds The steersman put the helm hard over and the Josephine swung rapidly around with her bow into the wind. The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave The steersman's left hand played with the tiller-rope, and the boat edged slowly to the shore. When Ghost Meets Ghost As we neared the bank, the steersman took up a huge conch, and in the barbaric fashion of early times in the Highlands, sounded out our approach. Records of Later Life The big boat reached us first, her steersman taking every inch out of the fickle breeze. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea So that the danger which the steersman had announced by his question was a very real one. Timar's Two Worlds Tacking is evidently meant in the case of the steersman. The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World The savage-appearing steersman inclined his head submissively and pulled upon the wheel spokes. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story As soon as we were well out of reach of the Slesvig shore, I said to the steersman, “Now I will take the helm.” The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War At sound of the steersman's answer I turned from my job at the signal locker. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea From the moment when Timar cut the tow-rope, the lives of all on board were in the hands of the steersman. Timar's Two Worlds Instantly all but the steersman drop down, flat in the bottom of the canoe, paddles rigid athwart. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) Like the steersman yonder, she seemed to belong to this setting of laboring ship and tumultuous sea. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story But by an ingenious system of tiny mirrors the steersman was able to see his way as plainly as if he had been on deck above the surface. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War Intent on the work, we had no eye to the weather, and only the Captain and steersman saw the sweep of a monster sea that bore down on us, white-crested and curling. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea "Oh, the honest steersman!—is he here too?" Timar's Two Worlds This is the part of the steersman, who stands braced to his paddle used rudder-wise astern; and the canoe rides the wildest plunge like a sea-gull. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) At a sharp order from the steersman, the four oarsmen gave way smartly, and the boat left the ship's side, headed beachward. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The steersman would have escaped also, in all probability, had he been sober. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War The steersman, whose copper-brown skin and flat face betokened a heavy strain of Indian blood, gazed stolidly at the Americans with the unwinking, expressionless eyes of a snake. The Pathless Trail From shallows and rocks the steersman can guard his vessel, but against a tree-trunk lying in ambush under water, neither knowledge, experience nor skill is of any avail. Timar's Two Worlds This craft was propelled by twenty-five oarsmen on each side, a steersman in the stern, and a lookout at the prow. Due South or Cuba Past and Present She handed the lantern to the steersman, who received it surlily, growling some rough oath, half to himself, at her delay, and leaning upon the tiller, proceeded to relight the binnacle-lamp. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 Of course, she sank like a piece of lead and her entire crew, with the exception of the steersman, was drowned. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons I will be steersman, but I steer downstream, not up. The Pathless Trail Timar went on in front to show the way; Timéa followed, leaning on Euthemio's arm; and two sailors and the steersman carried behind them on a stretcher the equivalent of the barter in sacks. Timar's Two Worlds Lies a calm along the deep, Like a mirror sleeps the ocean, And the anxious steersman sees Round him neither stir nor motion. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 The house at the stern contains a smoking-room, and a small apartment completely sheltered from the weather for the steersman. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Not having any conning tower it was necessary that one of the hatchways should be left open while the boat travelled on the surface so that the steersman could find his bearings. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons The steersman's knife flashed up, caught the reaching blade, knocked it with a scraping clink. The Pathless Trail "We have struck a snag!" he cried to the steersman. Timar's Two Worlds There were nine of them,—all Indians,—four on each side acting as rowers, or more properly “paddlers,” the ninth being the pilot or steersman, standing abaft the tolda. Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 An Illustrated Magazine Off the last of these the Santa Maria went aground, owing to the carelessness of the steersman. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose The Indians ducked, and the blade of the steersman's paddle, poised in mid-air, was shattered by a bullet. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob But the moon rode so high that the steersman's disadvantage was negligible, and the next assault of the puntero was blocked as before. The Pathless Trail "My six sailors and the steersman are witnesses of his death." Timar's Two Worlds The steersman, confident of being on the right course, gave himself no further uneasiness; but, oncePg 77 more renewing his hold upon the steering oar, guided the galatea in the middle of the channel. Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 An Illustrated Magazine It enables lighthouses continually to spell their names, so that receivers aboard ship may give the steersmen their bearings even in storm and fog. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery In this position what had previously been the stern of the canoe now became the bow, Shad Trowbridge the bowman and Ungava Bob the steersman. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob For reply, the evil-eyed steersman spat at him the vilest name known to man. The Pathless Trail Thick drops of sweat ran down the steersman's cheeks while he struggled to get the tiller over, but he asked for no help. Timar's Two Worlds The father was rowing, and Willie was occupying the proud position of steersman. What the Blackbird said A story in four chirps He swore under his breath, and the steersman who had wrought the harm by holding on too long wilted under his eye. The Wild Geese As a matter of fact, however, the steersman of the canoe, wiser in woodcraft and cunninger even than he, had detected him and was watching him with interest from the corner of his eye. The Backwoodsmen In the stern, on a little platform whence he could look over the heads of the others and catch any signal from the lookout, a squat, dark-faced steersman lounged against his crude rudder. The Pathless Trail The steersman made a circle with his thumb behind his back, on which the health-officer burst out laughing. Timar's Two Worlds I was about five-and-twenty then, and was steersman of one of them. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California Unfortunately, as he arrived at this conclusion a cry from the steersman roused him. The Wild Geese Gently the steersman sheered out a few feet farther from 253 the bank, and at the same time checked the canoe’s headway. The Backwoodsmen And when the squat steersman again stood up McKay went after him roughshod. The Pathless Trail Michael looked through his glass, and then called to the steersman, "A mill!" Timar's Two Worlds You’ll see how long it needs to be in order that the men on shore can get it over all the rocks and stumps and still leave the steersman headway on the boat. The Young Alaskans on the Trail It is perhaps more by the skill of the steersman and the quickness of the launch than by the merit of the fisherman that the capture is effected. Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina Here and there among the rocks the oarsmen, under the commands of the steersman, picked their way, the lower half of the passage being much more rapid. Young Alaskans in the Far North Faith watched, as only a young steersman does, for the time and place where her rudder should begin to take cognizance of the approaching change of course. Say and Seal, Volume II With the courage of despair Trikaliss drew his dagger out of his girdle in order to cut the rope himself; but the steersman pointed toward the stern, and what Trikaliss saw there altered his mind. Timar's Two Worlds The only evil attendant upon these advantages is, that the establishment cannot be upon both sides at once—and that the steersman, like other mortals, must take his dinner. Say and Seal, Volume I “It will be a short run,” said the steersman, “if the wind holds on.” Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. They had a sail set to help, and the steersman was poling and paddling the best he could to help. Young Alaskans in the Far North The fo'c's'le was thick with tobacco smoke and the wet reek of the crew, for only the steersman and the lookout would stay on deck. The Black Buccaneer Off Fuzito a soft, dull thud was heard; but at this thud the steersman cried "Halt!" in a fright, to the towing-team. Timar's Two Worlds In the excitement of the moment the Moorish steersman attempted the same manœuvre. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson He now took his place on the long sled as steersman and captain of the whole affair. The Golden House Now and again across the water came the curious droning song of the Cree steersmen, musical but wild. Young Alaskans in the Far North Approaching the steersman, Bob asked where in the town he would be likely to find the Captain of a merchantman then taking cargo in the port. The Black Buccaneer The steersman sees this, away there by the tiller, and it displeases him. Timar's Two Worlds You, Tom May, you’ve got a voice like a speaking trumpet; be ready to hail them, and if they don’t lower their sail directly, fire, as I said before, at their steersman.” Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop Just as we had finished our meal, and had lighted our manilas, the steersman turned the little launch sharply about, and headed directly for the shore. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines The men consisted of the steersman, François; a bowman, Pierre; and four oarsmen. Young Alaskans in the Far North As darkness deepened the three sloops set out westward under shortened canvas, keeping so close that the steersmen hailed each other frequently through the night. The Black Buccaneer So also thought the "purifier," who, when they reached the Roumanian canal, resumed his interrupted conversation with the steersman. Timar's Two Worlds Two of you there, Titely and Lang, be ready to fire, and drop the steersman if they don’t lower their sails.” Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop Our friend, the steersman, sat at the bow, and with a sort of oar, held in position by a rope of plaited straw fixed a little on one side, guided the fragile bark. Through Finland in Carts He’ll be the steersman on our boat, so that in one way you might say that the Midnight Sun, although not a Company boat, will pretty much be the flag-ship of the brigade this year. Young Alaskans in the Far North The crew never forgot it, nor the calm pluck of their steersman the Bishop. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak The steersman knew the rocks they were passing over just as well as he could have told exactly how much the river had risen in the last few weeks. Timar's Two Worlds The sailing master and the steersman had their clothes pierced by bullets, and the sides and decks of the steamer were similarly marked in many places. Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Our steersman made straight for its hard cold base, round which whirled a roaring cataract. Through Finland in Carts The steersmen for the round trip received about eighty dollars and their board, and the river-men forty to fifty dollars. Young Alaskans in the Far North Cunningham laughed again, and the steersman turned his head slightly. The Pagan Madonna The chief steersman had given over the tiller to his deputy, and had gone to the galley, which was in the stern. Timar's Two Worlds Some of the articles chiefly important in the well of our boat have been already described, but only those on the left of the steersman sitting. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" A shriek from our steersman, and we found we were flying madly towards a sort of wooden pier; we held our breath, it seemed so close. Through Finland in Carts At the long steering-sweep, made from a spruce pole twenty feet in length, stood always the steersman, holding the scow straight in the current. Young Alaskans in the Far North The silent steersman heard him frequently rustling papers on the chart table or clumping to the bridge or lolling on the port sills—a restlessness that had about it something of the captive tiger. The Pagan Madonna The "St. Barbara" had cast anchor before the island, and awaited the approaching boat, in which were three armed men—two with muskets and bayonets—besides two rowers and the steersman. Timar's Two Worlds The steersman endeavored to keep the masts of the quarry in a line, and to approach her from astern. Great Pirate Stories The danger was past, and our steersman's recently grim face assumed a look of happy content. Through Finland in Carts The steersman uses that to straighten her up betimes. Young Alaskans in the Far North But Cleigh ignored the invitation and stepped over to the steersman. The Pagan Madonna I will send the steersman from the ship to fetch the things; but tell me, my good lady, what's to pay? Timar's Two Worlds When pulling off a heavily-laden boat, they cheer their labour by a song, led, in general, by the steersman, the crew joining in chorus. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. A boat came to fetch us manned by twelve oars, all cadets, as well as the steersman who stood at the stern. Through Finland in Carts “Put the helm over!” he shouted to the steersman. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Mann Turpin, his steersman, stood at the right of the wheel. Shawn of Skarrow They were within a hundred feet of the reef now and the captain told the steersman to run along it till they came to the opening. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands He pointed to her, and Ole spoke again to the steersman, but without any better result. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The first day was a trial to the patience of the steersmen. Through Finland in Carts His men obeyed, and, as the missiles pounded into the broad sides of their ship, the steersman ran her afoul of the Queen’s East Indiaman. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The steersman whirled his wheel swiftly in the apparent endeavor to avert a collision. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good But one night, Professor Hartt heard his Indian steersman telling the Indian boatmen a story in order to keep them awake. Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Even the steersman stood unsheltered at a wheel in the bow. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 A ship lay ready at anchor, and when they inquired its destination, the steersman answered, "We are going to Selandia to fetch a cargo of cinnamon." Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers There was a heavy mist and rain, also a fresh breeze, so the steersmen could not well see what way they were going. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Looking over their shoulders, they saw the steersman change to one of the oars. The Huntress This Indian steersman was full of these stories, but, for a long time, Professor Hartt found it impossible to coax this steersman to tell him another. Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation He was separated from Nestor, having delayed to bury his steersman; then a storm struck him, bore him to Crete and beyond, the wind and wave carried him to the land of the Nile. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary I saw all this froth at a distance, and I asked the steersman what it was, and he told me that it was but the sea showing white under the light of the moon.’ Marjorie The order given to the steersman, in a fair wind, to steer the ship on her course without deviating; to which he answers, Steady it is, sir. 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 other four of the crew stood upon the cargo with long poles to fend her off the shore, and the steersman was mounted on a little platform astern wielding an immense sweep. The Huntress As a superior vessel of the enemy was approaching, Barney directed his steersman to interpret his commands by the rule of contraries. 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. Long before this hour, the mother and child resigned themselves to sleep, which was only interrupted by occasional starts, while the indefatigable steersman watched his charge, and plied his vocation with improving expertness. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America They were entering the inlet and the officers raised 317 their heads barely enough to peer alongside of the steersman, over the front and beyond the flagstaff with its fluttering bunting. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters A strong staff fastened into the helm for the steersman to move the rudder thereby. 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. They saw the steersman point, and the two oarsmen stop and look over their shoulders. The Huntress The dozing engineer, now wide awake, came aft at Bones's call, and accepted the disappearance of the steersman without astonishment. The Keepers of the King's Peace Onward they glide, smoothly and pleasantly, over the unruffled water, the steersman taking occasional rests from his monotonous strokes, while having the satisfaction of noting some progress by the flow of the current. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America He shouted angrily for the steersman to keep a better lookout. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters To row the wrong way, in order to assist the steersman in a narrow channel. 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. But when I tried to arrange for my old steersmen to pilot me down the river again, I found that energetic Calgary had beaten me to it. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland He gripped the telegraph handle and rung the engines astern as Yoka, the steersman, spun the wheel. The Keepers of the King's Peace The heads of the rowers and of the steersman were decorated with green boughs, probably in token of peace. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 Noxon, who was familiar with the running of the Water Witch, was to act as engineer and steersman. The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters A term used by the man at the conn to the steersman, directing him to keep her close to the wind; or "nothing off, and very well thus!" 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. And it is from them that the skilled canoe men and the experienced flatboat steersmen are selected for the 20 conduct of the precious flotillas on these northern waters. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland I'm rather domestic, really, and I'm interested in this case because the man concerned is my steersman—the best on the river, and a capital all-round man. The Keepers of the King's Peace The boats were drifting lazily under the banks, the native steersmen half sleeping at their posts, the white men stretched out, listless, sun-wearied, inert. Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea The post of “steersman” is also one of honour and importance; and both steersman and bowsman receive higher wages than the other voyageurs who pass under the name of “middlemen.” Popular Adventure Tales A steersman in vessels manned with lascars in the East India country trade. 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. Then, quite casually, he faced the two steersmen. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland Now as they returned, dragging the bobs after them, he recognized in the steersman Carter Irvine, and in the others the rest of his intimate friends. The Adventures of Bobby Orde Meeting another boat, the steersman shouted "Huy!" indicating that the other craft was to go to the right. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim The stranger came out of the cabin, stationing himself by the steersman. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 The term in Domesday Book for the pilot of a ship or steersman. 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. But this song came from neither of the weatherworn steersmen, nor from the stolid members of their half-breed crew. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland Then the steer-ropes were passed around a runner support of the cutter and held by the steersman who perched on the front of the bobs. The Adventures of Bobby Orde There are three men in it—two rowers and a steersman. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea They were evidently approaching towards it, and the stranger spoke something in a low tone to the steersman. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 This is commonly occasioned by the negligence of the steersman, or by a sudden change of the wind. 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. At the suggestion of the steersmen, it was at once decided to make no landing that night but to take advantage of the easy going, as the cold wind would soon sweep the fog away. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland The steersman made a mark in the snow at the side to show how far they had gone. The Adventures of Bobby Orde Some of these tumble the big ship about, till the steersmen feel her going almost regardless of the rudder. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Garth sat with his weapon across his knees; and his steady gaze never wandered far from the steersman. Two on the Trail A Story of the Far Northwest Then he turned the wheel over to the steersman who stood beside him. A Voyage with Captain Dynamite Even then the best steersman is bound to lose a boat now and then on the rocks. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland Its steersman made a triumphant mark, a full half-block beyond the farthest. The Adventures of Bobby Orde Then parting from the steersman, he commences moving forward, as with the design to look after other duties. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea The two were naturally antagonistic, as was amusingly shown more than once; but on this occasion the midshipman was at the "lee wheel," not himself steering, but helping the steersman in the manual labor. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Here one meets the curious truth that we wake up in the middle of life, already making headway, and under the guidance of some invisible steersman. The Approach to Philosophy If you mean a real old batteau steersman, I never saw one either. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland "Belly flop!" remarked the steersman of the next bobs, waiting. The Adventures of Bobby Orde He is keeping the vessel too on the same course she was on, when he took her from the last steersman. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Even the binnacle was covered, and the steersman had to see as much of the compass as he could through a conical aperture carried almost up to his eyes. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality It was man’s work that was to be done now, yet none could bear a hand in it save the engineer and the steersman. The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive By the time the old steersmen had been found, the Count was out of their minds. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland However, my native crew, by watching the sea and taking no heed of the steersman, shot the boat over the reef into deep water beyond. The Call Of The South 1908 Still the mistake may have been his own; and as the relieved steersman appears confident about it, he dismisses him without further parley, or reprimand. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Even the steersman, stricken by panic, did the same, and the boat swerved round and headed straight for the surf. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Paranta," said the steersman of the nearest canoe, "let us to the ship. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 While the boats were moving, the decks in the rear were devoted wholly to the use of the 117 steersmen, who required all the space as they occasionally shifted the position of their giant sweeps. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland Hauling our jib to windward, we let them range alongside, and the steersman jumped on deck. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 He and the 'steersman' then carry her over the portage, while the rest carry the cargo on their backs. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Soon after daylight they were awakened by the steersman, who pointed out a large, lofty-sparred vessel. John Frewen, South Sea Whaler 1904 Presently Rothesay walked over to the wheel and stood beside the steersman, glancing first at the compass, and then aloft at the white swelling canvas. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 With a nod of his head to all, he spoke quickly in the Cree language to his steersmen. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland After talking the matter over with Hannah, I again hailed the boat, and told the steersman that he could come aboard, but that the rest of his crowd must keep to the boat. Rídan The Devil And Other Stories 1899 If there is any doubt the steersman walks down to take a good look first. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways In spite of steersman and mate, his was the sole responsibility. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 The steersman climbed to the dock, to halt a pace in front of Gerda. Millennium While the two steersmen lifted their own hats and grunted with the only show of animation that had lit their faces, the ceremony of inspection was over and the long voyage was officially begun. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland Some youths were seated high up on the carved stem above the steersman, with white wands in their hands, apparently to look out and give notice of what they saw. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries “I’m holding her due to the north, sir, as you bade me,” faltered the steersman. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate The safety of all then depends on their perfect steadiness, and on the bowman and steersman acting in concert, and with instant decision. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America At last, as the gorge became a little wider, the steersman guided his course toward a small beach beneath the cliffs. Millennium The commotion aroused Colonel Howell, and while he gave a nod of approval, the scows drifted in under the sweep of the steersmen’s oars where the deep water ate into the tree-covered shore. On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland Down helm, steersman, and let her come round! Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess When I came over in the boat it was manned by four oarsmen and one steersman, and as passengers, Norris, an Englishman and myself, and brought over a mail. Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After At last the two steersmen were slain, and the canoe went adrift. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 "Lord," said the steersman, one Ebibi, "there are many banks hereabout, large sands, which silt up in a night, therefore we must make a passage for the puc-a-puc, by going from shore to shore." Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country The prohibition of taking away the attention of the steersman from his work by conversation was thus not in force hereabouts. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Now, steersman, up with your helm, and shave past as close under his stern as you can without touching. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess “Luff, you beggar, luff!” he added, to the steersman, who, with both hands on the wheel, was exerting all his strength to keep the vessel’s head up. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek At the helm of the ship of state we’ve put some pretty sad steersman from time to time. 'Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are!' Small wonder that he turned from time to time to the steersman with a sharp "Put her to starboard," or "Port your helm a little." Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country It is important to have, as steersman, one who knows the currents, and just when to alter the course. Broken Bread from an Evangelist's Wallet “Now, up helm, steersman, and lay us aboard!” commanded Marshall. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess Haul in your sheet!' yelled Rob to the frightened steersman. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols The perfect calm that had continued since near morning rendered a steersman superfluous, and the wheel stood idle and neglected. Ran Away to Sea Less wonder that the wholly uncomprehending steersman went on with his work as though Bones had no separate or tangible existence. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country The Goshawk, moreover, did not shorten sail, and her steersman kept her away several points more southerly, instead of bringing her course nearer to that of the cruiser. Ahead of the Army Probably they count on the steersman mistaking this light for the one at Rockypoint, and standing in close here. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast I was in Ben Gibson’s boat, of which old Tom was steersman. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers The oarsmen on the boat in which Egypt is sailing through the river of eternity are gods," replied Mefres, with solemnity; "but the steersman is the Highest Lord of existence. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt And Bones had gone to the wrong village, and that in the face of his steersman's and his sergeant's protest that he was going wrong. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country The steersman at once turned in the direction indicated, which brought them close to the gun-boat. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters “Just so,” said the captain, hastening to the bow to direct the steersman. Fast in the Ice Adventures in the Polar Regions The captain walked aft to the steersman and peered anxiously in the distance. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses “Port it is; steady,” replied the steersman in a sing-song professional tone, as a huge steamer from the antipodes went slowly past, like a mighty leviathan of the deep. The Eagle Cliff The steersman had his eye on them there, but they fortunately did not know it. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains His orders were sharp; his steersman was prompt. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters One evening our hero stood near the binnacle talking to the steersman, a sturdy middle-aged sailor, whose breadth appeared to be nearly equal to his length. The Battle and the Breeze The steersman looked for the reappearance of the canoe beyond the islet; but he looked in vain. Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" Griffin was a skilful steersman, but he evidently was not at that time equal to the occasion. Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America As they passed, the steersman in the strange canoe uttered something in a low tone. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains “The fellow has got the lives of twenty cats,” growled the captain, as he turned to give directions to the steersman, which brought the gun-boat still closer to the enemy. Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters “Keep her a point to the west,” he added, turning to the steersman. The Battle and the Breeze The breeze was steady, and the steersman was the only man on duty, but he was not thereby prevented from attending to what was being read. Chasing the Sun Bunco acted as steersman in one of these. Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America “Well, making due allowance for the old man’s use of strong language, his account of matters has not been much overdrawn,” answered Dan, who, in virtue of his superior canoe-craft, acted the part of steersman. The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains Oowikapun was appointed steersman of one of the boats, and his wife was permitted to go with him. Oowikapun How the Gospel Reached the Nelson River Indians The steersman counted the seamen and passengers, and crossed himself. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. The post of “steersman” is also one of honour and importance; and both steersman and bowsman receive higher wages than the other voyageurs, who pass under the name of “middlemen.” The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North There were four rowers, a steersman, and two others, muffled in cloaks. The Billow and the Rock Behold the canoe again without a steersman, abandoned to individuals perfectly ignorant of managing it. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. After breakfast on the following morning, Jack mounted the steersman's seat, and sent the Terror rolling to the place where the bandits were last seen. Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the James Boys Next he catches up Gyas and the vast bulk of the Chimaera; she gives way, without her steersman. The Aeneid of Virgil Standing in his place the steersman carefully noted every little point, and high above the rush of the storm his voice rang out as he ordered the crew to cease rowing, or to pull hard. Darry the Life Saver The Heroes of the Coast Forward went the two bobsleds, each steersman doing his best to guide his sled where running might be the easiest. The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods The steersman of the Medusa was sleeping upon the sand, when a Moor found means to steal his sabre. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. "Between me and the townland that my desire is in," the Oran steersman prompted. The Wind Bloweth "If it wasn't a crevice, she could run the passage a night like this," Captain Glass remarked regretfully, as he watched the wheel lashed hard down by the steersman. A Son Of The Sun But the other boat was over full, and the steersman was drunken, and she capsized before she got to the middle of the channel. Prisoners of Hope A Tale of Colonial Virginia After this one of the steersmen chose another man; and so on, till the crews of all the boats were completed. Hudson Bay “No, only a puff,” replied his friend, ordering the steersman to alter the course a little. The Hot Swamp They therefore broke up for the night; the women retired to their cabin, and none were left on deck except the steersman and the watch. The Norsemen in the West He turned to the steersman: "Tai-Hotauri, what about old Parlay's pearls?" A Son Of The Sun The effect of this order was to cause the Turk with the broken lantern to change his mind, and retire with humility, while it solemnised the negro steersman’s face almost miraculously. The Middy and the Moors An Algerine Story The bowsman and steersman stand erect, guiding the frail bark through the more unbroken places in the fierce current, which hisses and foams around, as if eager to swallow us up. Hudson Bay At last Jackson, the linguist who was in the stern of Lindsay’s boat, mortally wounded the steersman of the dhow with a rifle-ball at a distance of about six hundred yards. Black Ivory The boat leaped out, was kept end-on by a powerful stroke of the steersman, rushed on the back-draught as if down a cataract, and met the succeeding billow fairly. The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers An anxious expression rested on Bax’s face as he stood by the steersman, glancing alternately at the sails and at the horizon where clouds of the blackest kind were gathering. The Lifeboat He stopped abruptly, for at that moment the figure turned towards the steersman; the schooner’s head fell away, presenting her stern to the raft, and began to leave her behind. Jarwin and Cuffy The steersman seemed to lose control for a second or two, but quickly recovered. The Island Queen Bill Towler stands at the helm with all the aspect and importance of a steersman, but without any other duty to perform than the tiller could have performed for itself. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands Williams, the mate, and the second mate, followed his example, while Ned sprang to the wheel to see the orders to the steersmen obeyed. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West “Port it is,” replied the steersman, with that calm professional sing-song tone peculiar to seamen. The Lifeboat Alf is a fair steersman, and our boats are evidently able to stand rough usage.” The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole The momentary confusion which followed the disaster distracted the attention of the steersman, and a heavy sea was shipped, by which the captain’s body was swept overboard. The Island Queen Observing that the sloop was not so near the wreck as he had expected, he suddenly seized the small steersman by the neck and shook him as a terrier dog shakes a rat. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands The steersman was lashed to the wheel lest he should be washed away, and we all gave ourselves up for lost. The Coral Island The steersman without aid could keep us in deep water, and, before we had fairly scrambled back into our places, we were floating safely on the quiet lake into which the river ran. The Big Otter Want of union or energy on the part of steersman or crew at this critical point may be fatal. Battles with the Sea The mate was on the point of giving an order to the steersman when he observed land looming on the port bow. The Island Queen “The boats are ready to start,” said one of the steersmen, coming up just then. Away in the Wilderness The steersman obeyed; the ship fell off, and again bounded on her mad course like a wild horse set free. The Red Eric Now, it must be explained that the bowman’s is the most important post in river navigation in the Nor’-west—equal, at all events, to that of steersman. The Big Otter And now, what I want to ask is, whether you will agree to accompany me as steersman and guide on my expedition.” The Young Fur Traders Instantly Malines went forward and began to give hurried directions to the steersman. The Island Queen Then the bowman threw back another glance; the steersman replied with another nod, and again the canoe shot out into the stream. The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice Stanley smiled as he said this, and the worthy steersman replied in a grave tone,—“I have the wife and child of my bourgeois under my care.” Ungava With a shout to the steersman he thrust his pole over the side with all his might. The Big Otter The captain stood on the bridge between the paddles giving directions to the steersman, and everything gave promise of a speedy and happy landing. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn One, who appeared to be the captain of the vessel, stood near the steersman, leaning on the bulwarks, and scanning the horizon with a telescope. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale I heard our steersman say something about that.” The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice In the stern of the oomiak sat an old grey-headed man, who filled the office of steersman; a duty which usually devolves upon old men after they become unfit to manage the kayak. Ungava "This will do," said Colonel Smith to the electrical steersman, "Stay right here." Edison's Conquest of Mars Even the steersman left his post, and sprang into the weather shrouds in the hope of catching some of the ropes or chains below the bowsprit. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn The heavenly steersman at the prow was seen, Visibly written blessed in his looks. The Harbours of England Ramsay’s trust as steersman had been appropriated to Jemmy Salisbury, but no other alteration had taken place. Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend “You will be steersman and sit in the stern, Eda,” said Frank, as they embarked. Ungava That we knew meant mischief; but, in coming towards us, he passed close to the other boat, and the steersman gave him the harpoon right well into him. Poor Jack There was a little deck 3 feet by 4 feet at its widest, where Imam Sharif and I were packed, the steersman sitting in a little angle, leaning against my gaiters. Southern Arabia Having a steersman, gave our boat an advantage of rounding the Rock closely. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors The steersman in the lug-sailed boat altered his course slightly and reached down towards the derelict As he neared her he dropped his sail and got out oars. Priscilla's Spies The worthy steersman acted rather too energetically on his own advice, for he dipped his paddle with such force that it snapped in two. Ungava One man stood at the head of the canoe, looking out for rocks and telling the steersman the course to take. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley The saloon-lights were out, and there was no one there; the sailing-lights were up in their places, and the faint glow rose from about the binnacle, just faintly showing the steersman’s face. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea I should be ready to think that the steersman had proved treacherous, and was playing into the enemy’s hands. Fitz the Filibuster Pick out half-a-dozen of the best men with the rifle to place on the bows to pick off the steersman.” Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser The steersman fell, but it had no permanent effect, save to draw a little shower of spears at the window opening, one of which passed through and stuck quivering in the bulkhead. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle He was not long in doubt, for upon walking round by the steersman the compass answered the question—their course was due south. Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days “All right, matey,” said the sailor I had seen talking to the steersman; “it warn’t you—it was me.” Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea Only the well-tried old steersman of many years’ experience could hope to reach to this position, and when once it was obtained unceasing vigilance was the price paid for the retention of the post. Three Boys in the Wild North Land Our place in the boat was in the hinder part near the steersman, a pure Indian, whose name was Thomas Mamanowatum, familiarly known as “Big Tom,” on account of his almost gigantic size. By Canoe and Dog-Train Of course, our fellows said they were in their own waters, whereupon the Burmese fired upon them and killed the steersman. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War “What is it?” called out the steersman, who happened to be the master of the schooner himself. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land In addition, after glancing astern to see whether he was out of the steersman’s sight, he wrenched open the window a little more, pushed out the barrel of his gun, and stood there waiting. Sail Ho! A Boy at Sea The man in charge was called the steersman; standing in the sharp angle of the stern, he steered the boat either by a rudder or a long oar, which he handled with great skill. Three Boys in the Wild North Land For a long time I sat with the steersman in the stern of our little craft, enjoying this weird way of travelling. By Canoe and Dog-Train The mind naturally seeks for some safer steersman to guide opinion than the intemperate though honest Jacobite, Lockhart, or the sarcastic and slippery friend, Sinclair. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. “You couldn’t luff her a bit more, McCarthy, could you?” he added, after another glance at the compass and a murmured “steady!” to the steersman. The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land When they came directly over my ship, they hovered, and one of them let fall a stone, but by the dexterity of the steersman it missed us. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known Tales There was no leader, no sailor, no steersman. Northland Heroes The name is employed as a generic word for a steersman or pilot, and sometimes for a chief minister. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 When you have followed his counsel," returned he, "and resemble the wreck which the waves have thrown up here, then you may judge of the strength and skill of the steersman! The Home An inexperienced steersman was at the Santa Maria's rudder, and let the vessel run on a sandbank, where it became a wreck. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People But it is also the name for a village headman among the Santāls, and whether this meaning is derived from the prior signification of steersman or is of independent origin is, uncertain. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala The very arkishness of the ark makes it move just as the steersman wishes. The Magic City A single wave of the chief steersman's hand, and out swept the paddles in a perfect harmony of motion. Lords of the North There is little a steersman on a bob can do except to take advantage of the easiest course. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film Who shall sit astern, be steersman, O, princes? Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula The entrance into the cabin was from the stern in front of the steersman, who worked a tiller as in an ordinary sloop. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail Their safety depended absolutely upon the caprice of the mysterious steersman who inhabited the ironclad, fish-shaped machine. The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean As steersman, he could take a crew safely through knife-edge rocks with the swift certainty of arrow flight. Lords of the North Nothing more arresting than the power of the steersman. The Beach of Dreams In 1858 I was a steersman on board the swift and popular New Orleans and St. Louis packet, "Pennsylvania," Captain Kleinfelter. Chapters from My Autobiography "I do not like them," he said reflectively, and spoke a few words to the steersman, who glanced back over his shoulder. The Blue Pavilions Through the island channel out to the open sea they went, all except the steersman hanging over the side of the craft and enjoying the amazing sights in the clear depths below. Around the World in Ten Days As we were embarking I noticed Eric had not come down and the canoes were already gliding about the wharf awaiting the head steersman's signal. Lords of the North The steersman then, much terrified, said the figure he saw was that of a strange-looking man, of ghostly appearance, and almost immediately afterwards exclaimed, "There he is again, standing at the cabin window!" The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales I will not attempt to repeat the sea-blessings he bestowed upon the steersman. The Honour of the Flag Nor did he awake till the sun was up and shining in through the little opening by the stern, through which he could see the legs of the fat steersman on deck. The Blue Pavilions A single word rang out from the steersman, and the rowers bent to one last tremendous effort to hurl their stout skiff upon the fragile sampan. Jack Haydon's Quest "Let go!" and the steersman threateningly raised a pole that shone steel-shod. Lords of the North When they came directly over my ship, they hovered, and one of them let go his rock; but by the dexterity of the steersman it missed us and fell into the sea. The Arabian Nights Entertainments "Next you must have confidence in your steersman and do what he tells you just as soon as he tells you." Bob Hunt in Canada Quick as flash, the steersman lifts his paddle. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward The interior of the vessel was divided into an engine-room, a kitchen, combination dining-room and parlor, bunk rooms, and a conning tower, or place for the steersman. Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder There we were, twenty craft strong, with clerks, traders, one steersman and eight willowy, copper-skin paddlers in each long birch canoe. Lords of the North The stem had a notched knob provided for this very purpose, and there was a stern-post against which a steersman might press a paddle and thus swerve the canoe in any direction. The Captain of the Kansas At a guess, the silent watcher took it that the steersman had declined to make a circuit of the rock until the light was good. The Stowaway Girl Silently, not a whisper, the steersman signals again. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward As a reward of merit for having saved the mate's life, he had been told off to serve temporarily as man-of-all-work for the day pilot, who chanced to be without a steersman. The Price "Strike him with your paddle, man!" yelled the steersman, who was beyond reach. Lords of the North But what most engaged our attention was the figure of the fifteenth occupant of the canoe, who acted as steersman. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems From the bridge, where Iris was standing, she could follow each movement of the commander's hands as he signaled in dumbshow to the steersman or telegraphed instructions to the engine-room. The Stowaway Girl "Turn on a little more gas!" cried the steersman to Betty. The Outdoor Girls in Florida Or, Wintering in the Sunny South
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