marked off in the upper course of the solid. This was also

necessary previously to the writer's fixing the position of



the entrance door, which was regulated chiefly by the

appearance of the growth of the seaweed on the building,



indicating the direction of the heaviest seas, on the opposite

side of which the door was placed. The landing-master's crew



succeeded in towing into the creek on the western side of the

rock the praam-boat with the balance-crane, which had now been



on board of the praam for five days. The several pieces of

this machine, having been conveyed along the railways upon the



waggons to a position immediately under the bridge, were

elevated to its level, or thirty feet above the rock, in the



following manner. A chain-tackle was suspended over a pulley

from the cross-beam connecting the tops of the kingposts of



the bridge, which was worked by a winch-machine with wheel,

pinion, and barrel, round which last the chain was wound.



This apparatus was placed on the beacon side of the bridge, at

the distance of about twelve feet from the cross-beam and



pulley in the middle of the bridge. Immediately under the

cross-beam a hatch was formed in the roadway of the bridge,



measuring seven feet in length and five feet in breadth, made

to shut with folding boards like a double door, through which



stones and other articles were raised; the folding doors were

then let down, and the stone or load was gently lowered upon a



waggon which was wheeled on railway trucks towards the

lighthouse. In this manner the several castings of the



balance-crane were got up to the top of the solid of the

building.



The several apartments of the beacon-house having been

cleaned out and supplied with bedding, a sufficient stock of



provisions was put into the store, when Peter Fortune,

formerly noticed, lighted his fire in the beacon for the first



time this season. Sixteen artificers at the same time mounted

to their barrack-room, and all the foremen of the works also



took possession of their cabin, all heartily rejoiced at

getting rid of the trouble of boating and the sicklymotion of



the tender.

[Saturday, 12th May]



The wind was at E.N.E., blowing so fresh, and accompanied

with so much sea, that no stones could be landed to-day. The



people on the rock, however, were busily employed in screwing

together the balance-crane, cutting out the joggle-holes in



the upper course, and preparing all things for commencing the

building operations.



[Sunday, 13th May]

The weather still continues boisterous, although the



barometer has all the while stood at about 30 inches. Towards

evening the wind blew so fresh at E. by S. that the boats both



of the SMEATON and tender were obliged to be hoisted in, and

it was feared that the SMEATON would have to slip her



moorings. The people on the rock were seen busily employed,

and had the balance-crane apparently ready for use, but no



communication could be had with them to-day.

[Monday, 14th May]



The wind continued to blow so fresh, and the SMEATON rode

so heavily with her cargo, that at noon a signal was made for



her getting under weigh, when she stood towards Arbroath; and

on board of the tender we are still without any communication



with the people on the rock, where the sea was seen breaking

over the top of the building in great sprays, and raging with



much agitation among the beams of the beacon.

[Thursday, 17th May]



The wind, in the course of the day, had shifted from

north to west; the sea being also considerably less, a boat



landed on the rock at six p.m., for the first time since the

11th, with the provisions and water brought off by the



PATRIOT. The inhabitants of the beacon were all well, but

tired above measure for want of employment, as the balance-



crane and apparatus was all in readiness. Under these

circumstances they felt no less desirous of the return of good



weather than those afloat, who were continually tossed with

• writer [´raitə] n.作者；作家 (初中英语单词)


• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词)


• height [hait] n.高度；顶点；卓越 (初中英语单词)


• tremendous [tri´mendəs] a.可怕的；巨大的 (初中英语单词)


• impression [im´preʃən] n.印刷；印象；效果 (初中英语单词)


• vessel [´vesəl] n.容器；船；脉管 (初中英语单词)


• salute [sə´lu:t] n.&v.招呼；行礼；敬礼 (初中英语单词)


• multitude [´mʌltitju:d] n.大群(批)；众多 (初中英语单词)


• exception [ik´sepʃən] n.例外；反对，异议 (初中英语单词)


• principal [´prinsəpəl] a.主要的 n.负责人 (初中英语单词)


• voyage [´vɔi-idʒ] n.&vi.航海；航程；旅行 (初中英语单词)


• extremely [ik´stri:mli] ad.极端地；非常地 (初中英语单词)


• innocent [´inəsənt] a.无罪的；单纯的 (初中英语单词)


• working [´wə:kiŋ] a.工人的；劳动的 (初中英语单词)


• writing [´raitiŋ] n.书写；写作；书法 (初中英语单词)


• facility [fə´siliti] n.容易；熟练；灵巧 (初中英语单词)


• considerable [kən´sidərəbəl] a.重要的；值得重视 (初中英语单词)


• satisfaction [,sætis´fækʃən] n.满意；满足 (初中英语单词)


• gallery [´gæləri] n.画廊；美术馆；长廊 (初中英语单词)


• readily [´redili] ad.乐意地；容易地 (初中英语单词)


• relief [ri´li:f] n.救济；援救；减轻 (初中英语单词)


• instance [´instəns] n.例子，实例，例证 (初中英语单词)


• shaken [´ʃeikən] shake的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• nevertheless [,nevəðə´les] conj.&ad.然而；不过 (初中英语单词)


• meantime [´mi:ntaim] n.&ad.其间；同时 (初中英语单词)


• painting [´peintiŋ] n.绘画；(油)画；着色 (初中英语单词)


• firmly [´fə:mli] ad.坚固地，稳定地 (初中英语单词)


• wooden [´wudn] a.木制的；呆板的 (初中英语单词)


• construction [kən´strʌkʃən] n.建设；修建；结构 (初中英语单词)


• chiefly [´tʃi:fli] ad.主要地；尤其 (初中英语单词)


• western [´westən] a.西的；西方的 (初中英语单词)


• barrel [´bærəl] n.(琵琶)桶；圆筒 (初中英语单词)


• gently [´dʒentli] ad.温和地；静静地 (初中英语单词)


• measure [´meʒə] n.量度；范围 vt.测量 (初中英语单词)


• employment [im´plɔimənt] n.工作；职业；雇用 (初中英语单词)


• outward [´autwəd] a.外面的 ad.向外 (高中英语单词)


• granite [´grænit] n.花岗岩 (高中英语单词)


• crisis [´kraisis] n.转折点；危机 (高中英语单词)


• mutual [´mju:tʃuəl] a.相互的；共同的 (高中英语单词)


• builder [´bildə] n.建筑者；创造者 (高中英语单词)


• hearty [´hɑ:ti] a.热忱的；强健的 (高中英语单词)


• pleasing [´pli:ziŋ] a.使人愉快的；合意的 (高中英语单词)


• apparatus [,æpə´reitəs] n.仪器；装置 (高中英语单词)


• perfectly [´pə:fiktli] ad.理想地；完美地 (高中英语单词)


• thickly [´θikli] ad.厚厚地；密密地 (高中英语单词)


• motion [´məuʃən] n.手势 vt.打手势 (高中英语单词)


• mariner [´mærinə] n.海员；水手 (高中英语单词)


• access [´ækses] n.接近；通路；进入 (高中英语单词)


• forlorn [fə´lɔ:n] a.被遗弃的；绝望的 (高中英语单词)


• hearth [hɑ:θ] n.炉边；家庭(生活) (高中英语单词)


• fireplace [´faiəpleis] n.壁炉，炉灶 (高中英语单词)


• lining [´lainiŋ] n.衬里；衬料 (高中英语单词)


• eagerness [´i:gənis] n.渴望；热忱 (高中英语单词)


• previously [´pri:viəsli] ad.预先；以前 (高中英语单词)


• breadth [bredθ] n.宽度，幅面，广度 (高中英语单词)


• heartily [´hɑ:tili] ad.衷心地；亲切地 (高中英语单词)


• apparently [ə´pærəntli] ad.显然，表面上地 (高中英语单词)


• agitation [,ædʒi´teiʃən] n.鼓动；摇动；焦虑 (高中英语单词)


• considerably [kən´sidərəbli] ad.显著地；十分 (高中英语单词)


• continually [kən´tinjuəli] ad.不断地，频繁地 (高中英语单词)


• unbroken [ʌn´brəukən] a.未破的；不间断的 (英语四级单词)


• afloat [ə´fləut] ad.&a.漂浮；在海上 (英语四级单词)


• foreman [´fɔ:mən] n.领班；陪审团主席 (英语四级单词)


• workmen [´wə:kmen] n.workman的复数 (英语四级单词)


• arduous [´ɑ:djuəs] a.费力的；陡峭的 (英语四级单词)


• arithmetic [ə´riθmətik] n.算术 (英语四级单词)


• drawing [´drɔ:iŋ] n.画图；制图；图样 (英语四级单词)


• mortar [´mɔ:tə] n.灰浆 vt.用灰浆涂抹 (英语四级单词)


• shipwreck [´ʃiprek] n.&v.(船)失事；毁灭 (英语四级单词)


• habitation [,hæbi´teiʃən] n.居住；住所 (英语四级单词)


• exterior [ik´stiəriə] n.&a.外表(的) (英语四级单词)


• staircase [´steəkeis] n.楼梯 =stairway (英语四级单词)


• bridge [bridʒ] n.桥(梁)；鼻梁；桥牌 (英语四级单词)


• sickly [´sikli] a.多病的；病态的 (英语四级单词)


• busily [´bizili] ad.忙碌地 (英语四级单词)


• readiness [´redinis] n.准备就绪；愿意 (英语四级单词)


• desirous [di´zaiərəs] a.渴望的；想往的 (英语四级单词)


• reckoning [´rekəniŋ] n.计算；算帐；估计 (英语六级单词)


• landing [´lændiŋ] n.登陆；降落；楼梯平台 (英语六级单词)


• seaweed [´si:wi:d] n.海草，海藻 (英语六级单词)


• beacon [´bi:kən] n.灯塔；信标 v.照亮 (英语六级单词)


• barrack [´bærək] n.兵营 vt.使驻兵营内 (英语六级单词)


• roadway [´rəudwei] n.车行道；路面 (英语六级单词)


• bedding [´bediŋ] n.寝具；垫草；基础 (英语六级单词)


• boisterous [´bɔistərəs] a.狂暴的；吵闹的 (英语六级单词)