 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1852 - 1482 pages
...ship was provided : — ' The mail-boat, when lowered, was immediately swamped, with about twentyfive people in her, all of whom were lost. The pinnace,...clearing away the second cutter, a sea struck her, raised her off the cranes, and unhooked the bow-tackle ; the fore-end immediately fell down, and the... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1853 - 648 pages
...of the boat and unhook the after-tackle, then (as in the case of the Amazon), " the boat would sheer across the sea before the people in her could unhook the foretackle, and they would thereby be washed out, and the boat would remain hanging by the bow;" or if, in the... | |
 | Lifeboats - 1853 - 684 pages
...being lowered was immediately swamped, with about 25 people in her, all of whom were lost ; the pinnace sheered across the sea before the people in her could unhook the fore-tackle, and was dragged through the water at such a rate that everybody was washed out of her; while clearing... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1853 - 648 pages
...of the boat and unhook the after-tackle, then (as in the case of the Amazon), " the boat would sheer across the sea before the people in her could unhook the foretackle, and they would thereby be washed out, and the boat would remain hanging by the bow ;" or if, in the... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1853 - 538 pages
...stern of the boat and unhook the after-tackle, then, as in the case of the Amazon, the boat would sheer across the sea before the people in her could unhook the fore-tackle, and they would thereby be washed out, and the boat would remain hanging by the bow ; or if, in the... | |
 | 1854 - 542 pages
...ship was provided : — ' The mail-boat, when lowered, was immediately swamped, with about twentyfive people in her, all of whom were lost. The pinnace,...clearing away the second cutter, a sea struck her, raised her off the cranes, and unhooked the bow-tackle; the fore-end immediately fell down, and the... | |
 | Royal United Service Institution (Great Britain) - Military art and science - 1874 - 1144 pages
...survivors states : — " The mail boat, when lowered, was immediately swamped with about " twenty-five people in her, all of whom were lost. The pinnace,...the sea before the people in her could unhook " the fore tackle ; they were thereby washed out, and the boat remained " hanging by the bow. While clearing... | |
 | Military art and science - 1859
...of the boat and unhook the after-tackle, then (as seen in the above instances) the boat would sheer across the sea before the people in her could unhook the foretackle, and they would thereby be washed out, and the boat would remain hanging by the bow ; or if in the act... | |
 | R. J. Cornewall-Jones - Merchant marine - 1898 - 608 pages
...before she could get away from the ship she was swamped, and the whole of her occupants were drowned. The pinnace, when lowered, sheered across the sea...before the people in her could unhook the fore-tackle, and they too, were all washed out and drowned, except two men who clung to the thwarts, and were able... | |
 | Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies - Military art and science - 1859 - 624 pages
...Times " newspaper, states : The mail-boat when lowered was immediately swamped, with about twentyfive people in her, all of whom were lost. The pinnace...the sea before the people in her could unhook the fore tackle (fig. 5) ; they were thereby washed out, and the boat remained hanging by the bow. While... | |
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The mail-boat, when lowered, was immediately swamped, with about twentyfive people in her, all of whom were lost. The pinnace, when lowered, sheered across the sea before the people in her could unhook the fore-tackle. They were thereby washed out, and... 