text_original: The scene, before sufficiently distressing, now became peculiarly awful. More than 240 men, besides several women and children, were floating on the waves, making the last effort to preserve life.
text_transcription: THE SCENE BEFORE SUFFICIENTLY DISTRESSING NOW BECAME PECULIARLY AWFUL MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FORTY MEN BESIDES SEVERAL WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE FLOATING ON THE WAVES MAKING THE LAST EFFORT TO PRESERVE LIFE
phonemes: ðə sˈiːn, bᵻfˌɔːɹ səfˈɪʃəntli dɪstɹˈɛsɪŋ, nˈaʊ bɪkˌeɪm pɪkjˈuːlɪɹli ˈɔːfəl. mˈɔːɹ ðɐn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi mˈɛn, bᵻsˌaɪdz sˈɛvɹəl wˈɪmɪn ænd tʃˈɪldɹən, wɜː flˈoʊɾɪŋ ɔnðə wˈeɪvz, mˌeɪkɪŋ ðə lˈæst ˈɛfɚt tə pɹɪzˈɜːv lˈaɪf.