hailed as a standing toast in the Lighthouse service.

[Sunday, 5th Aug.]



The author has formerly noticed the uniformlydecent and

orderly deportment of the artificers who were employed at the



Bell Rock Lighthouse, and to-day, it is believed, they very

generally attended church, no doubt with grateful hearts for



the narrow escapes from personal danger which all of them had

more or less experienced during their residence at the rock.



[Tuesday, 14th Aug.]

The SMEATON sailed to-day at one p.m., having on board



sixteen artificers, with Mr. Peter Logan, together with a

supply of provisions and necessaries, who left the harbour



pleased and happy to find themselves once more afloat in the

Bell Rock service. At seven o'clock the tender was made fast



to her moorings, when the artificers landed on the rock and

took possession of their old quarters in the beacon-house,



with feelings very different from those of 1807, when the

works commenced.



The barometer for some days past had been falling from

29.90, and to-day it was 29.50, with the wind at N.E., which,



in the course of this day, increased to a strong gale

accompanied with a sea which broke with great violence upon



the rock. At twelve noon the tender rode very heavily at her

moorings, when her chain broke at about ten fathoms from the



ships bows. The kedge-anchor was immediately let go, to hold

her till the floating buoy and broken chain should be got on



board. But while this was in operation the hawser of the

kedge was chafed through on the rocky bottom and parted, when



the vessel was again adrift. Most fortunately, however, she

cast off with her head from the rock, and narrowly cleared it,



when she sailed up the Firth of Forth to wait the return of

better weather. The artificers were thus left upon the rock



with so heavy a sea running that it was ascertained to have

risen to a height of eighty feet on the building. Under such



perilous circumstances it would be difficult to describe the

feelings of those who, at this time, were cooped up in the



beacon in so forlorn a situation, with the sea not only raging

under them, but occasionally falling from a great height upon



the roof of their temporarylodging, without even the

attending vessel in view to afford the least gleam of hope in



the event of any accident. It is true that they now had the

masonry of the lighthouse to resort to, which, no doubt,



lessened the actual danger of their situation; but the

building was still without a roof, and the deadlights, or



storm-shutters, not being yet fitted, the windows of the lower

story were stove in and broken, and at high-water the sea ran



in considerable quantities out at the entrance door.

[Thursday, 16th Aug.]



The gale continues with unabated violence to-day, and the

sprays rise to a still greater height, having been carried



over the masonry of the building, or about ninety feet above

the level of the sea. At four o'clock this morning it was



breaking into the cook's berth, when he rang the alarm-bell,

and all hands turned out to attend to their personal safety.



The floor of the smith's, or mortargallery, was now

completely burst up by the force of the sea, when the whole of



the deals and the remaining articles upon the floor were swept

away, such as the cast-iron mortar-tubs, the iron hearth of



the forge, the smith's bellows, and even his anvil were thrown

down upon the rock. Before the tide rose to its full height



to-day some of the artificers passed along the bridge into the

lighthouse, to observe the effects of the sea upon it, and



they reported that they had felt a slight tremulousmotion in

the building when great seas struck it in a certain direction,



about high-water mark. On this occasion the sprays were again

observed to wet the balcony, and even to come over the parapet



wall into the interior of the light-room.

[Thursday, 23rd Aug.]



The wind being at W.S.W., and the weather more moderate,

both the tender and the SMEATON got to their moorings on the



23rd, when all hands were employed in transporting the sash-

frames from on board of the SMEATON to the rock. In the act

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


• excite [ik´sait] vt.激动；引起，招惹 (初中英语单词)


• circular [´sə:kjulə] a.圆形的 n.通知 (初中英语单词)


• trifling [´traifliŋ] a.微小的；轻浮的 (初中英语单词)


• writer [´raitə] n.作者；作家 (初中英语单词)


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


• supposed [sə´pəuzd] a.想象的；假定的 (初中英语单词)


• connection [kə´nekʃən] n.联系；关系；联运 (初中英语单词)


• arrival [ə´raivəl] n.到达；到达的人(物) (初中英语单词)


• height [hait] n.高度；顶点；卓越 (初中英语单词)


• blessing [´blesiŋ] n.祝福 (初中英语单词)


• preserve [pri´zə:v] v.保藏 n.保藏物 (初中英语单词)


• monument [´mɔnjumənt] n.纪念碑；古迹 (初中英语单词)


• commerce [´kɔmə:s] n.商业；社交；交流 (初中英语单词)


• assistance [ə´sistəns] n.协作；援助；帮助 (初中英语单词)


• retain [ri´tein] vt.保持；保留；留住 (初中英语单词)


• constantly [´kɔnstəntli] ad.经常地；不断地 (初中英语单词)


• description [di´skripʃən] n.描写 (初中英语单词)


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


• harmony [´hɑ:məni] n.调合，协调，和谐 (初中英语单词)


• commander [kə´mɑ:ndə] n.指挥员，司令员 (初中英语单词)


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


• vessel [´vesəl] n.容器；船；脉管 (初中英语单词)


• absence [´æbsəns] n.不在，缺席；缺乏 (初中英语单词)


• standing [´stændiŋ] n.持续 a.直立的 (初中英语单词)


• formerly [´fɔ:məli] ad.从前，以前 (初中英语单词)


• grateful [´greitful] a.感谢的；令人愉快的 (初中英语单词)


• residence [´rezidəns] n.居住(期间)；住宅 (初中英语单词)


• violence [´vaiələns] n.猛烈；暴力(行) (初中英语单词)


• running [´rʌniŋ] a.奔跑的；流动的 (初中英语单词)


• occasionally [ə´keiʒənəli] ad.偶然地；非经常地 (初中英语单词)


• resort [ri´zɔ:t] vi.求助；乞灵；诉诸 (初中英语单词)


• actual [´æktʃuəl] a.现实的；实际的 (初中英语单词)


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


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


• interior [in´tiəriə] n.&a.内部地(的) (初中英语单词)


• mariner [´mærinə] n.海员；水手 (高中英语单词)


• fortunately [´fɔ:tʃənətli] ad.幸运地 (高中英语单词)


• removal [ri´mu:vəl] a.可移动的；可去除的 (高中英语单词)


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


• universe [´ju:nivə:s] n.天地；全人类；银河系 (高中英语单词)


• perilous [´periləs] a.危险的；冒险的 (高中英语单词)


• undertaking [,ʌndə´teikiŋ] n.任务；事业；计划 (高中英语单词)


• proceeding [prə´si:diŋ] n.程序；进程；行动 (高中英语单词)


• luggage [´lʌgidʒ] n.行李；皮箱 (高中英语单词)


• consequently [´kɔnsikwəntli] ad.因此，所以 (高中英语单词)


• compliment [´kɔmplimənt] n.敬意 vt.赞美；祝贺 (高中英语单词)


• faithfully [´feiθfəli] ad.忠实地；诚恳地 (高中英语单词)


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


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


• decent [´di:sənt] a.体面的，正派的 (高中英语单词)


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


• temporary [´tempərəri] a.暂时的 n.临时工 (高中英语单词)


• lodging [´lɔdʒiŋ] n.寄宿，住宿 (高中英语单词)


• hearth [hɑ:θ] n.炉边；家庭(生活) (高中英语单词)


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


• trusty [´trʌsti] a.可靠的 n.可信任的 (英语四级单词)


• ultimately [´ʌltimitli] ad.最后，最终 (英语四级单词)


• balcony [´bælkəni] n.阳台；(戏院的)楼厅 (英语四级单词)


• lighthouse [´laithaus] n.灯塔 (英语四级单词)


• remarkably [ri´mɑ:kəbli] ad.非凡地；显著地 (英语四级单词)


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


• formality [fɔ:´mæliti] n.形式；礼仪；拘谨 (英语四级单词)


• utility [ju:´tiliti] n.有用 a.有各种用途的 (英语四级单词)


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


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


• wardrobe [´wɔ:drəub] n.衣柜；全部服装 (英语四级单词)


• experienced [ik´spiəriənst] a.有经验的；熟练的 (英语四级单词)


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


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


• trinity [´triniti] n.三个一组 (英语六级单词)


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


• masonry [´meisənri] n.石工技术；石工行业 (英语六级单词)


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


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


• taking [´teikiŋ] a.迷人的 n.捕获物 (英语六级单词)


• uniformly [´ju:nifɔ:mli] ad.一致地，齐心地 (英语六级单词)


• deportment [di´pɔ:tmənt] n.举止，风度；品行 (英语六级单词)


• narrowly [´nærəuli] ad.勉强地；严密地 (英语六级单词)


• tremulous [´tremjuləs] a.发抖的；震颤的 (英语六级单词)