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' for God's sake don't overload.'' They made way, and 

 ' the two, with their horses, were allowed the prow of 

 ' the vessel. In a moment it was again crammed full. 

 ' I again remonstrated, and probably was one means of 

 ' helping young Mr. Thompson to make up his mind to 

 ' come off at the last moment. 



' Eventually the boat was freighted with eleven horses 

 'and thirteen men, including Sir Charles Slingsby, his 

 ' huntsman Orvis, Sir George Wombwell, Mr. Lloyd, 

 ' Mr. Robinson, Capt. Key, Mr. Clare Vyner, the two 

 ' boatmen, and some others. 



' The next I saw of Sir Charles was his hauling up the 

 'flap at the end of the vessel, used as a landing, and I 

 ' heard him call out for the same to be done at the other 

 ' end. She was pushed off, and at first, from being over- 

 ' weighted, dragged the ground, but soon floated, when 

 ' almost in the twinkling of an eye the dreadful catastrophe 

 ' occurred. 



'Now the causes. In the first place overloading, the 

 ' stowage and tonnage not being over the capacity of three 

 'horses. Next, the chain of the boat was fixed "down 

 ' stream "; when too late, it was found that it should be 

 ' "up stream." 



' Sir Charles, with his horse, was at the east corner. 

 ' Immediately the boat began to lean, Saltfish jumped 

 ' over, but one of his hind legs became entangled with 

 ' the chains. 



' The next thing I saw was Sir Charles about the 

 ' horse's head, both struggling for life, and in a few seconds 

 ' I saw him buffeting in the boiling gulf. He turned on 

 ' his back, and seemed to be making for some overhanging 

 'trees on the north shore. I called to him to "cheer up," 

 ' and to an upgrown fellow on land to throw a rail or 

 ' hedge-stake from an adjoining fence ; still he stood 

 ' inanimate, and did nothing, though Sir Charles was 

 ' within ten yards of the north shore. The current was 

 'taking him down at a rapid rate, and he soon got into 

 ' the middle of the stream. Up to this time I had not 

 ' taken my eyes off him. Glancing up the river, I saw the 

 ' overwhelming of the barque, and old Saltfish break from 

 ' it ; then, seeing his master with his red coat in the water, 



