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crew and the officers of the Miranda numbered thirty-three 

 men, making us ninety-three men all told, and in order to 

 make room for them in the main hold I was compelled to 

 take off the main hatch and throw overboard the remainder 

 of our trawl gear, consisting of 



32 sheets or bundles of trawl, valued at $257.60 



3,200 fathoms of bony line " " 32.00 



1 oil barrel " " 1.50 



With considerable rigging, etc. " " 15.00 



$306.10 



Captain Farrell sent from the steamer two bundles contain- 

 ing silverware, and two chronometers, and two sextants, and 

 some lanterns, and the crew saved their clothes. The silver, 

 chronometers, and sextants, and the captain's clothing, were 

 put in the cabin, but the lanterns were left on deck, because 

 there was no room for them below. Captain Farrell and his 

 crew were wet and draggled when they reached our vessel. 

 I told the crew to spread their clothes in the main hold, so as 

 to make a sort of field bed, and into this we packed all of the 

 crew that we could put in, and then put on the hatch and 

 barred it. After heaving in cable we made sail under our 

 trysail and foresail and fore staysail and jib, and steered 

 southwest, to try to gain Hamilton Inlet, on the coast of 

 Labrador, that place being about 380 miles off. At 8 P. M. 

 the wind died out, and we took in the foresail to keep it 

 from slating to pieces. 



August 24. At 1 A. M. light air S.W., barometer 28.80, 

 very heavy swell from S.E. Hoisted the sail, hauled the log, 

 which showed 40 knots made since the steamer was aban- 

 doned. At 8 A. M. light air west, made sail and set main- 

 sail and staysail, heading S.S.W. Barometer on 28.88. At 

 9.30 wind freshened to fresh breeze. At 12, log showed 

 76 knots. "W.N.W. strong breeze. Got a peep at the sun 



