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Thus actuated, all discipline was gone, and no connected efforts were further made to protect the ship or render her in any degree safer from the power of the storm. THUS ACTUATED ALL DISCIPLINE WAS GONE AND NO CONNECTED EFFORTS WERE FURTHER MADE TO PROTECT THE SHIP OR RENDER HER IN ANY DEGREE SAFER FROM THE POWER OF THE STORM
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. It did indeed look like a phantom craft. All was snug on board, not a soul was in sight, everything battened down, save one dark form apparently lashed to the wheel stanchions and steadily bent upon keeping the ship before the storm; it was a sight that added to the terror of those on board the Indiaman, and its effect was at once visible. The ignorant and superstitious seamen, ever ready to argue evil from any strange occurrence, now felt assured of their destruction, declaring that the strange appearance of the phantom-ship was but a warning to foretell the fate that was preparing for them. 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 IT DID INDEED LOOK LIKE A PHANTOM CRAFT ALL WAS SNUG ON BOARD NOT A SOUL WAS IN SIGHT EVERYTHING BATTENED DOWN SAVE ONE DARK FORM APPARENTLY LASHED TO THE WHEEL STANCHIONS AND STEADILY BENT UPON KEEPING THE SHIP BEFORE THE STORM IT WAS A SIGHT THAT ADDED TO THE TERROR OF THOSE ON BOARD THE INDIAMAN AND ITS EFFECT WAS AT ONCE VISIBLE THE IGNORANT AND SUPERSTITIOUS SEAMEN EVER READY TO ARGUE EVIL FROM ANY STRANGE OCCURRENCE NOW FELT ASSURED OF THEIR DESTRUCTION DECLARING THAT THE STRANGE APPEARANCE OF THE PHANTOM SHIP WAS BUT A WARNING TO FORETELL THE FATE THAT WAS PREPARING FOR THEM
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