Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 681
The life-raft was a big affair that Rectus and Ihad often examined. It had two long, air-tightcylinders, of iron, 1 suppose, kept apart by a wideframe-work. On this frame-work, between thecylinders, canvas was stretched, and on this thepassengers were to sit. Of course, it would be im-possible to… … afloat the men began to drop down on it. Thecaptain had hold of a line that was fastened to it,and I think one of the mates had another line. Get down! Get down!cried the captain to us. I told Rectus to jump first, asthe vessel rolled that way, andhe landed all right, and stood upas well as he…
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