AN HOUR’S ROW.
There is not a more painfully diverting sight in the whole world than that of…
A TRICK AT THE WHEEL.
I remember a seaman, who had served for years both in sailing and steamships, telling…
A STRANGE CHASE.
One is sorry to hear of the growth of the very un-English habit of sheering…
A SALVAGE JOB.
Among the most picturesque and lively incidents of the sea are those of the encountering…
A SAILOR’S CLUB.
Not very far from the London Docks, and within a stone’s throw of that refined…
A NIGHTMARE OF THE DOLDRUMS.
The Justitia was a smart little barque of 395 tons. I had viewed her with…
A MEMORY OF THE PACIFIC.
It was in December, 1858, that the ship Walter Hood shifted her berth to the…
A LOG EXTRACT.
The following entry was made in the official log-book of a ship named the Oxford:—“Fifth…
A FOURPENNY VOYAGE.
Dr. Johnson once said that the full tide of human life was to be seen…
A DRUNKEN SHIP
In one of Edgar Poe’s stories there is an account of a crew clinging to…