"Time of departure" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... to the Orient, up to the time of departure from Naples, our party of tourists had the great steamer to themselves, there being no other passengers on board. At Naples, however, a change took place. As the Steamship Company granted us the privilege of remaining over in Europe and returning later in the season in some other ...
— A Trip to the Orient - The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise • Robert Urie Jacob
... been shown that at the time of departure from the body the soul together with the organs and pranas unites itself with the subtle elements, fire and the rest; and the notion that the soul of him who knows forms an exception has been disposed ...
— The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja - Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 • Trans. George Thibaut
... bracing air. Even Charlie's face wore a cheerful look, the first that he had put on since arriving in St. Louis, although now and again his heart quaked as he heard the hotel porter's voice in the hall roaring out the time of departure for the trains that now began to move from the city in all directions. They had studied the railroad advertisements and time-tables to some purpose, and had discovered that they must cross to East St. Louis, on the Illinois side ...
— The Boy Settlers - A Story of Early Times in Kansas • Noah Brooks
... charted out beforehand on a ruled sheet, as a ship's course is charted on a voyage, in the main office of the railroad. Each engineer and conductor is provided with a printed copy in the form of a table giving the time of departure and arrival at the different points. When the trains run on time it is all very simple, and the work of the despatcher, the man who keeps track of the trains, is easy. When, however, the system is disarranged by the failure of a train to keep to its schedule, the despatcher's work becomes most difficult. ...
— Stories of Inventors - The Adventures Of Inventors And Engineers • Russell Doubleday |
