. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. 110 TIIK LAST CUriSK OF TIIK MIUAXDA. Il r r i â to iiillueuco liiiii in the least ; his only thought was for the safety of his fellow-inen upon the doomed ship, and his great human heart beat in anxiety for them. Shortly after eleven o'clock at night a lire had broken out \^" '' "-" ^ : '.N !!(. THE SECOND DAY OUT. in the second cabin of the Miranda, and this had hardly been extinguished Avhen the chief engineer, Mr.
. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. 110 TIIK LAST CUriSK OF TIIK MIUAXDA. Il r r i â to iiillueuco liiiii in the least ; his only thought was for the safety of his fellow-inen upon the doomed ship, and his great human heart beat in anxiety for them. Shortly after eleven o'clock at night a lire had broken out \^" '' "-" ^ : '.N !!(. THE SECOND DAY OUT. in the second cabin of the Miranda, and this had hardly been extinguished Avhen the chief engineer, Mr. Dibbs, reported that the top of the water-ballast tank had given Avay under the immense strain caused by the high sea. At the sight of water rushing in the firemen stamiieded to the deck in a panic, and attempted to launch one of the lifeboats, but only succeeded in smashing it against the iron sides of the ship. Captain Farrell promptly restored order, and the firemen were sent below again. The leaks in the tank -were jiartially stoj)i)ed by means of f)illows and mattresses stuffed into the holes; but this was only a temporary expedient : the ship was i. 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 Walsh, Henry Collins, 1863-1927. New York; London : Transatlantic Pub. Co.
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