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In this desperate state of affairs several of the crew, whose numbers were already thinned by being washed overboard, got into the spirit room and in a condition of wild desperation became beastly intoxicated, resolving to die insensible to danger! IN THIS DESPERATE STATE OF AFFAIRS SEVERAL OF THE CREW WHOSE NUMBERS WERE ALREADY THINNED BY BEING WASHED OVERBOARD GOT INTO THE SPIRIT ROOM AND IN A CONDITION OF WILD DESPERATION BECAME BEASTLY INTOXICATED RESOLVING TO DIE INSENSIBLE TO DANGER
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. 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. To add still more to the critical condition on board, the ship after straining and laboring so long, now began to leak and rapidly to fill. OST 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 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 TO ADD STILL MORE TO THE CRITICAL CONDITION ON BOARD THE SHIP AFTER STRAINING AND LABORING SO LONG NOW BEGAN TO LEAK AND RAPIDLY TO FILL
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