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It did indeed look like a phantom craft. IT DID INDEED LOOK LIKE A PHANTOM CRAFT
il it was over. His attempt to rig a jury mast, on which to bend sail enough to give the ship steerage way, was perfectly fruitless; she rolled and pitched so fearfully that no effort of the kind could succeed, but the crew were kept busy throwing over the heavier at tiles of freight to case the ship. As right came on with its intense darkness relieved only by now and then a terrible flash of liquid fire, all on board expected each moment might be their last. Prayers were said, and all tried to compose their minds as far as possible to meet that death which seemed to be fast approaching them, when suddenly the cry ran, fore and aft that the captain was lost overboard! This added to the general gloom; and now a cry was heard "there goes the Flying Dutchman," as was seen by several on board the Indiaman, during the interval of the vivid lightning, a large ship dash by them almost within cable's length, with a single topsail close reefed running before the gale with the speed of the wind. G OF THE STORM UNTIL IT WAS OVER HIS ATTEMPT TO RIG A JURYMAST ON WHICH TO BEND SAIL ENOUGH TO GIVE THE SHIP STEERAGE WAY WAS PERFECTLY FRUITLESS SHE ROLLED AND PITCHED SO FEARFULLY THAT NO EFFORT OF THE KIND COULD SUCCEED BUT THE CREW WERE KEPT BUSY THROWING OVER THE HEAVIER ACTILES OF FREIGHT TO CASE THE SHIP AS NIGHT CAME ON WITH ITS INTENSE DARKNESS RELIEVED ONLY BY NOW AND THEN A TERRIBLE FLASH OF LIQUID FIRE ALL ON BOARD EXPECTED EACH MOMENT MIGHT BE THEIR LAST PRAYERS WERE SAID AND ALL TRIED TO COMPOSE THEIR MINDS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO MEET THAT DEATH WHICH SEEMED TO BE FAST APPROACHING THEM WHEN SUDDENLY THE CRY RAN FORE AND AFT THAT THE CAPTAIN WAS LOST OVERBOARD THIS ADDED TO THE GENERAL GLOOM AND NOW HER CRY WAS HEARD THERE GOES THE FLYING DUTCHMEN AS WAS SEEN BY SEVERAL ON BOARD THE INDIAMAN DURING THE INTERVAL OF THE VIVID LIGHTNING A LARGE SHIP DASHED BY THEM ALMOST WITHIN CABLE'S LENGTH WITH A SINGLE TOPSAIL CLOSE REEFED RUNNING BEFORE THE GALE WITH THE SPEED OF THE WIND
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