CO129-168 - Sir Kennedy - 1874 [9-12] — Page 664

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was down there I had to help in throwing some

of the passenger's luggage overboared asit was fouling the steering gear

the men who were

and was

4 infioring steering Idid not see any

one either washed overboard, jump overboard, or killed Isaw one man washed aft from forward he was dead. Whilst I was on the babe Skylight the Chief mate called out "Boatswam there is a Chinaman "Jumpect overboard" At the moment he called out

a

a

heavy sea stuck the Ship and took me

off muy legs Whilst I was hanging on by

: rope round my

arm

I saw a chimese

being carried away by the wave I did not let my room to any one - Ido not know if my of the crew let their brinks. The Carpenter lives in my room The Cook told me he had let his room I saw two men theat

and the Sun's sobens baling water out ofalt

the Saloon when baking

who got

drunk

in

water out of it. Sheat was unable to walk he was to dunk. "The other did his duly

Whilst I was in the Sky byert thoard Horne of the men say "There are some of them overboard

Fiber

yas

I

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