H Winter of Cyclones 43 



A strong swell was running at the time. What followed 

 may best be told by the log : 



1 p.m. Came up to steamer ; rounded to under 

 her stern. She proved to be the s.s. 

 Pavonia, of and from Liverpool, bound to 

 Boston (America) with general cargo and 

 passengers. They hailed us from the 

 Pavonia and asked our captain if he could 

 tow them to St. Miguel's. Our captain 

 then went below to see his charter party, 

 and after seeing the engineer about the 

 coal, came on deck again and said he 

 would endeavour to tow them, weather 

 permitting. With that, a ringing cheer 

 was sent up by the passengers again and 

 again ; the passengers in the interval with 

 clasped hands had been gesticulating for 

 us to tow them. . . . We hauled the 

 hawser on board and got two turns round 

 our mainmast and the end taken along to 

 the bitts and secured. By this time the 

 wind and sea were fast getting up. 

 3.55 p.m. Began towing. When the chief officer of 

 the Pavonia was on board (he came with 

 the lifeboat), he was asked what was the 

 matter and said that the boilers were dis- 

 placed, but the vessel was not making 

 water. 



IV 



During the remainder of that afternoon and evening 

 the wind and sea continued to make. Soon, the 

 Wolviston was being washed over all. At 10.45 p.m., 

 the log book says : 



