Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 239William Blackwood, 1936 - England |
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Page 427
... officer had persuaded the firemaster to get his pumps going again , and his hoses were now playing all over the after - deck . Un- fortunately the only sound hose came into action prematurely ; the jet of water from it caught the second ...
... officer had persuaded the firemaster to get his pumps going again , and his hoses were now playing all over the after - deck . Un- fortunately the only sound hose came into action prematurely ; the jet of water from it caught the second ...
Page 589
... officer aft . " What's that ? " the captain shouted . " The second officer wants the engines stopped , sir , " Mr Byron replied . " All right . Stop . " there are a lot of people left aboard , sir , " the chief officer answered ...
... officer aft . " What's that ? " the captain shouted . " The second officer wants the engines stopped , sir , " Mr Byron replied . " All right . Stop . " there are a lot of people left aboard , sir , " the chief officer answered ...
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... officer's boat to where those who had struggled clear were swimming . They were few . So closely had the boat been packed that it went down almost like a solid mass . But now men were flinging themselves over the King - yuan's rail ...
... officer's boat to where those who had struggled clear were swimming . They were few . So closely had the boat been packed that it went down almost like a solid mass . But now men were flinging themselves over the King - yuan's rail ...
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A BACKWASH OF WAR BY MAJOR GEORGE BRUCE | 44 |
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