154 WHITE— A Sketch of the Life of Samuel White. 



after a while the crew got the vessel under double reef, the 

 little ship behaving wonderfully well under the severe blow. 

 The next day (the 27th) the wind continued strong, blowing 

 very hard at times. The owner of the ship put in a lot of 

 time that day with carpenter's work, for the rolling of the 

 ship the day before upset everything. The storeroom doors 

 and the bulkheads were smashed in, and things were gene- 

 rally tossed about. The master made a complaint about the 

 binnacle light, and a change was made from oil to kerosine. 

 with great success. 



