Partner of James A. Bailey

Usage examples of barnum.

Claudia Barnum, a nurse named Nancy Green, and Cleve Salter, an orderly.

Admiral Sandecker had placed him in charge of her refit and Barnum was more than happy to oblige, especially when the admiral told him cost was no problem.

No corner was cut and Barnum never doubted that this command was the pinnacle of his marine career.

She might be mauled and hammered but Barnum didn't doubt she would survive.

He stared balefully at Barnum as if his captain had lost half his gray matter.

He was about to curse Barnum for turning too soon, but realized what the captain had in mind.

He stared at Barnum and was amazed to see a smile, perhaps a grim smile, but a smile nonetheless, on the captain's face.

But Barnum sat there like a rock, his eyes seemingly penetrating the treacherous waves and locking on some maddened god of the oceans but totally preoccupied with the problem of survival.

To Barnum it seemed evil that a sight so tantalizing could still be so menacing.

They watched as Barnum gave the signal to Brown and the fifty-gallon drums that supported the mooring cables unseen below the surface began to spit out from beneath the hotel.

She began to fishtail, but Barnum quickly adjusted the angle of the thrusters and she straightened.

He glanced down through the rear windows at Barnum standing like a statue at the stern control console, then up at the Ocean Wanderer, still beset by the angry sea.

Only after the hotel had been towed nearly two miles off the cliffs did Barnum ease back on the throttles to relieve the overburdened engines.

They listened intently as Barnum described the underwater geology to Pitt and Giordino.

Claudia Barnum was in the waiting room and wished to see him on a rather urgent matter, but would come later if he was busy now.