. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . had never doubted. Sitting in the littlecabin of the hinder boat ( for since they were lashed togetherthey went broad-side down the stream) he heard great confusionamong the crew. The current had carried the two boats againstan island, where great quantities of driftwood had lodged, and thenext thing would be the submergence of the upper boat. Thiswas already turned so that it was imjoossible to get out at thehatchway, and the only other means of exit, a hole at the side,was very small. The efforts of the crew to rescue their com-mander were succes
. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . had never doubted. Sitting in the littlecabin of the hinder boat ( for since they were lashed togetherthey went broad-side down the stream) he heard great confusionamong the crew. The current had carried the two boats againstan island, where great quantities of driftwood had lodged, and thenext thing would be the submergence of the upper boat. Thiswas already turned so that it was imjoossible to get out at thehatchway, and the only other means of exit, a hole at the side,was very small. The efforts of the crew to rescue their com-mander were successful, however, and he was pulled through thishole; although his shirt was torn from him^ and his body very COLONEL DAVID CROCKETT. 359 much abraded. Hardly had he touched the other boat when thatfrom which he had just escaped was drawn under the seethingmass of yellow water. All night they were on that raft of drift-wood, four of them bare-headed, three of them bare-footed, ourhero being one of these last. So great was his sense of gratitude.
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