 | Philotheus - 1748 - 210 pages
...and then forms itfelf into a Pillar of Water, efpecally on the lower Part thereof. It was obferv'abie of all of them, but chiefly of the large Pillar, that, towards the Extremity, it appear'd like a hollow Canal, only black in the JSprders, but white in the Middle ; and... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1749 - 878 pages
...the lower Part thereof. It was obibrvable of all of them, but more perceptible of the great one -, that towards the end it began to appear like a hollow...Borders, but white in the Middle -, and though at firft it was altogether black and ojgaque, yet now one could very diftinctly perceive the Sea- Water... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 628 pages
...furiously round the place. The wind being then NE the said boiling advanced towards the SW as a flittinj or moving bush on the surface of the sea, and at last...the borders, but white in the middle ; and though at flrst it was altogether black and opaque, yet one could very distinctly perceive the sea- water to... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 588 pages
...boil, and then forms itself into a pillar of water, especially on the lower part. It was obserrable of all of them, but chiefly of the large pillar, that...opaque, yet one could very distinctly perceive the sea- water to fly up along the middle of this canal, as M!L- Kt- docs up a chimney, and that with great... | |
 | 1821 - 464 pages
...water-spouts which he saw in the Mediterranean in 1701. " It was observable of all of them," says he, " but chiefly of the large pillar, that towards the...altogether black and opaque, yet one could very distinctly perthe sea-water to Jly up along the middle of this canal OY smoke does up a chimney, and that with... | |
 | 1824 - 528 pages
...prevail^. At this time there is a curious motion in the upper part of the tube. Another witness says, it was observable of all of them, but chiefly of the large pillar, that,!to wards the end, it began to appear like a hollow canal, only black in the borders, but white... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1838 - 672 pages
...be any small matter of priority between these two appearances, the boiling or throwing up of the sea has it, which first begins to boil, and then forms...observable of all of them, but chiefly of the large i illar, that, towards the end, it began to appear like a hollow canal, only black in the borders,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1838 - 632 pages
...Dr. Stuart says, " It was observable of all the spouts he saw, but more perceptible of the great one, that towards the end it began to appear like a hollow...middle; and, though at first it was altogether black and opake, yet now one could very distinctly perceive the sea water to fly up along the middle of this... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 640 pages
...Dr. Stuart says, "It was observable of all the spouts he saw, but more perceptible of the great one, that towards the end it began to appear like a hollow...middle; and, though at first it was altogether black and opake, yet now one could very distinctly perceive the sea water to fly up along the middle of this... | |
 | John Purdy - 1845 - 562 pages
...obiervable of all of them, but chiefly of the large pillar, that toward the end, it began to fixer like a hollow canal, only black in the borders, but white in the middle; and though, N first, it was altogether black and opake, yet one could very distinctly perceive the sea"ler to fly... | |
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It was observable of all of them, but chiefly of the large pillar, that towards the end it began to appear like a hollow canal, only black in the borders, but white in the middle ; and though at first it was altogether black and opaque, yet one could... 
