Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 34
ing over the stern of the boat,which obliged us to bail with all our might. Asituation more distressing has perhaps seldom beenexperienced. Our bread was in bags, and in danger of being spoiledby the wet: to be starved to death was inevitable, if thiscould not be prevented. I therefore began to… … was thrown overboard, with some rope and sparesails, which hghtened the boat considerably, and wehad moreroom tobail thewater out. Fortu-nately thecarpenter hadgood chest inboat, in whichsecured thefirst favorable moment. His tool-chest also was cleared, and the tools stowed inthe bottom of the…
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