This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1818 Excerpt: ... given to throw overboard the larboard quarter-deck guns and the sheet-anchor, or we must inevitably have foundered. In this state we remained nearly half an hour, expecting every moment to be our last, as the stillness of the ship convinced us that she was settling down. We were about to cut away our masts, when ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1818 Excerpt: ... given to throw overboard the larboard quarter-deck guns and the sheet-anchor, or we must inevitably have foundered. In this state we remained nearly half an hour, expecting every moment to be our last, as the stillness of the ship convinced us that she was settling down. We were about to cut away our masts, when fortunately feeling the ship sally to windward, from that moment we entertained some hopes. During all this time the pumps were at work, yet we gained but little, for it was the rudder-coat which had burst in and occasioned the water to rise upon us, and this it still continued to do without our being able to prevent it. The bulk-head of the coal-hole having been washed down by the quantity of water in it, the coals were carried into the well, and three pumps were rendered useless. In the midst of this distress, a faithful servant stationed at the barometer to watch its change, called up through the sky-light (the frame of which had been washed overboard) with great joy, that the quicksilver had risen an inch, and still continued to rise. This inspired all hearts with fresh spirit, but no men could behave better, or do more than our crew did. After we had relieved the ship from a great quantity of water, we found the main-mast tottering, and every minute expected that and the bowsprit to go, but our greatest care was the preservation of the lower masts, to save the ship from foundering after the gale, for want of something to bring her to.--All our booms and boats were washed overboard, but we succeeded during the height of the storm, in lowering the main yard on deck, by which means we saved the main-mast from falling, as the rigging had sundered through its seizings, and nothing else could have preserved it. The gale had by this time considerably...
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Add this copy of The Climate of London; Volume 1 to cart. $59.20, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Palala Press.
