Harper's story booksA series of narratives, dialogues, biographies, and tales, for the instruction and entertainment of the youngEmbellished with numerous and beautiful engravings . and upon the rock. A man mightstep out of one, it is true, by watching his opportunity, and step-ping quick, but the attempt is hazardous. The swells cause thewater to rise and fall up and down the steep margin of the rockin such a manner, that if the boat should get caught upon the rockby its side, it would be upset, and the men and the cargo thrownout into the sea. They are, accordingly, obliged to adopt someothe
Harper's story booksA series of narratives, dialogues, biographies, and tales, for the instruction and entertainment of the youngEmbellished with numerous and beautiful engravings . and upon the rock. A man mightstep out of one, it is true, by watching his opportunity, and step-ping quick, but the attempt is hazardous. The swells cause thewater to rise and fall up and down the steep margin of the rockin such a manner, that if the boat should get caught upon the rockby its side, it would be upset, and the men and the cargo thrownout into the sea. They are, accordingly, obliged to adopt someother mode of unloading the boats which come to the light-house. To effect this purpose, they have rigged out two horizontalbeams or spars from the light-house, like cranes, so as to hoistthe cargoes of the boats, by means of them, up into the air, andthus to get them into the light-house without landing them onthe rocks. There are two of these contrivances ; one above, nearthe top of the tower, and one below, at the base of it, just at thetop of the rocks. These fixtures are both on the riffht side of the THE LIGHT-HOUSE- 141 Contrivances for unloading boats at the LIGHT-HOVSE. light-house. There is another projection of the same kind on theleft, for a fla2T-staff. 142 THE LIGHT-HOUSE. Hoist away ! The signal flag. Oil for the lamps. When a boat loaded with stores comes to the place, a rope islet down from the end of one of these beams by means of a is a hook at the end of the rope, and the men in the boat,when the hook is let down, attach it to the barrel which they wishto hoist, by means of a contrivance called slings. When all isready, they look up, and call out, Hoist Away ! The men, then, who are above, in the light-house, pull the rope,and presently you see the barrel slowly rising out of the boat intothe air. When it is hoisted high enough, they swing it round intoone of the open windows or doors which you see in the side of thelight-house. You ca
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