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with splinter nettings made of half inch line - When the weather was becoming very bad (on the 3124) with a fulling
directions that the Chinese
Barometer I
gave
should be sent into the spare places we
had such as Ship's forecastle Engine Room wata closets, bath room, galley, in fact
any
where that would offer shelter - Atabout 8 a M of the 317 I was aft attending to
when a sea came over the year when. stem and knocked me down
the steering gear
in
Swee
insensible for a short time. by the full my
arms were rendered powerless. Fcould do nothing. Iwent into the compamon and looked after the Ship as well as I could from there- I told the chief mate that he must look after the Ship and do the best he could for her. During that might as of the Passengers
many
as could were in
my
Cabin
and in the Compainion. Up to the time of
my being disabled I knew of are one of the
Papengers having lost his life
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at about 11
am of the 31°1 George Kay who was at the
reheving