. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. 142 THE OCEAN. i '*. the bow of the boat is speedily enveloped in smoke, and instances are not unfrequent of the gunwale even bursting into a flame, or even of the head of the boat being actually sawn off by the line. To prevent this, a bucket of water is always kept at hand, to allay the friction. Accidents even still more tragic sometimes occur from entanglements of the line. "A sailor belonging to the John of Greenock, in 1818, happening to slip into a coil of running ro
. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. 142 THE OCEAN. i '*. the bow of the boat is speedily enveloped in smoke, and instances are not unfrequent of the gunwale even bursting into a flame, or even of the head of the boat being actually sawn off by the line. To prevent this, a bucket of water is always kept at hand, to allay the friction. Accidents even still more tragic sometimes occur from entanglements of the line. "A sailor belonging to the John of Greenock, in 1818, happening to slip into a coil of running rope, had his foot entirely cut off, and was obliged to have the lower part of the leg amputated. A harpooner belonging to the Hamilton, when engaged in lancing a Whale, incautiously cast a little line under his foot. The pain of the lance mduced the Whale to dart sud- denly downwards; his line began to run out from under his feet, and in an instant caught him by a turn round the body. He had just time to call out, ' Clear away the line. — Oh dear !' when he was almost cut asunder, dragged overboard, and never seen ; Many such-like anecdotes are on record. When a boat is " fast" to the Whale, a Httle flag is instantly hoisted in the stem as a signal to the ship, and other boats are at once despatched to its assistance. Sometimes, before their help can arrive, the united lines of the boats first sent are all run out, in which case the men are obliged to cut the line, and lose it with the Whale, or the boat would be dragged under water. But generally some of the free boats can approach sufficiently near the animal on his return to the surface, to dart another harpoon into his body; perhaps he again dives, but returns. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gosse, Philip Henry
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