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fore hatch but before. I got there I got beened from above on the. back There lumps of burning

were

by

terial fell down. I got up bizn the foreholeh. I saw the rigging

burning. I got to the chains, and jumped into the water. The chains dropped on my back, and I was nearly drowned - The Ship

I could not swim, Scbing moving.

Jas

to a mast in the water. I did not

ale

any

European

ov

loard the

Ship when I came on deck - Idid

not see

any

oll aNA

boats leave the Ship-

A fishing boat picked up

fifty of us on

about

the 4th watch of

next morning, about 3or 4 o'clock.