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indomitable energy it was ready by three p. m. Up to 

 this time we had carefully kept the gates of the for- 

 ward water-tight bulkhead closed to keep the water in 

 one compartment, but when steam was ready we opened 

 them. The water did not flow aft readily, however, 

 the limber holes under the coal bunkers being frozen 

 or otherwise choked up. Such water as did come aft 

 was pumped out by steam through the fire hose con- 

 nection on deck, and by hose through a scupper ; our 

 steam-pump suction was on the port side, and the ship 

 being heeled 22° to starboard, the greatest amount of 

 water came aft on the starboard side. Hence the steam- 

 pump could work only when the water rose above the 

 keelson, and washed over to port. I kept all hands on 

 deck until midnight, and then sent one watch below; 

 and, in view of the hard work everybody had been 

 called on to perform, 1 served out two ounces of brandy 

 to each man. Nindemann stood down in the fore peak 

 up to his knees in water, stuffing in oakum and tallow 

 into every place from which water came. As fast as 

 he stuffed it in below the water came out above ; and 

 when finally he got so far that but a little, water trickled 

 out from the bow-filling, it forced its way out through 

 the ceiling. We put Alexey and Aneguin to work 

 digging out the ice under the bow, to try to find out 

 where the injury was and of what nature. But after 

 they had dug away some of the pieces which had been 

 piled up, the water flowed over the ice beneath and 

 froze, and effectually stopped work. No sign of injury 

 could be seen outside, and nothing inside but the flow- 

 ing of the water, and, as far as may be judged from ap- 

 pearances, it would seem that the ship's forefoot has 

 been broken off or twisted, starting the garboard 

 strakes. Until we can free the .ship from water we can 



