. On the "White Pass" pay-roll . gether — no orders weregiven, because none were needed. Why arenot these men the equals of the men on theBirkenhead? In less than five minutes from the explosionthe Columbian had been safely made fastto the bank. Till that moment all these menwere face to face with instant, appallingdeath in its most terrifying form. They allcould appreciate what a slender chance therewas for the captain to bring the unmanage-able conflagration to the bank, and hold itthere in spite of the swift current sweepingit along. They all knew that on this slenderchance their lives abso
. On the "White Pass" pay-roll . gether — no orders weregiven, because none were needed. Why arenot these men the equals of the men on theBirkenhead? In less than five minutes from the explosionthe Columbian had been safely made fastto the bank. Till that moment all these menwere face to face with instant, appallingdeath in its most terrifying form. They allcould appreciate what a slender chance therewas for the captain to bring the unmanage-able conflagration to the bank, and hold itthere in spite of the swift current sweepingit along. They all knew that on this slenderchance their lives absolutely depended, butno man left his station to watch what thecaptain was doing. How shall we place theserank and file in comparing their conductwith that of the captain and chief engineer?For myself, I prefer not to compare them,but content myself with the hope that ifever it comes to my turn I may not fallshort of the standard set by the humblestmember of the Columbians crew. Wemay, however, feel proud to think that all1208 ]. Before the Fire
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