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cauldron. Bubbles rising to the surface as seen in a pond when 

 stones reach the bottom. 



Second Officer. — At the meeting of two confused tides. 



No. 7. — Did it give out any light ? 



Capt. Boon. — No sensible light ; perhaps if it had occurred at 

 night, light would have been observed. 



Chief Officer. — No light. 



Second Officer. — Did not observe any. 



No. 8. — Was there any smell or other sensation from it? 



Capt. Boon. — No smell or other sensation, excepting we all felt 

 it very cold. 



Chief and Second Officers. — No. 



No. 9. — Any noise of a 'peculiar hind such as a hissing or rumbling ? 



Capt. Boon. — No noise accompanied it, there was no hissing. 



Chief and Second Officers. — None. 



No. 10. — Did the ivater feel warm or cold? Was it remarkably 

 luminous ? 



Capt. Boon. — I felt very cold and was of course wet through, 

 and my opinion is, that it was the sea water that made us feel cold 

 and not the wind, for it was only when the sea began to make a 

 breach over us that we felt it cold. 



Chief Officer. — Did not try it. Had it (the lull) been during 

 the night we might have seen it luminous. 



Second Officer. — Felt very cold. Did not observe it luminous. 

 Personal Sensations. 



No. 11. — Describe as particularly as you can the sensation about 

 the face spoken of? 



Capt. Boon. — The sensation about the nice was similar to that 

 experienced in a severe hail storm, when walking against the wind, 

 the eyes were inflamed by the spray, which was very dense, so much 

 so, that at intervals 1 could see no one. I afterwards felt as if I 

 had been stung by nettles over the face and hands. 



Chief Officer. — Stand facing a hail storm of severity and you 

 have a good description. 



Second Officer. — Sharp aud cutting, such as experienced with 

 cold bleak winds in high latitudes. 



No. 12.— Aho the cold mentioned? Its temperature if noticed? 



