The Young Wrecker of the Florida Reef: Or, The Trials and Adventures of Fred RansomJames S. Claxton, successor to Wm. S. & Alfred Martien, no. 606 Chestnut Street, 1866 - 381 pages |
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Page 115
... saved . Dropping instantly , he rolled he fell over and over like a bundle , and just as it with both hands , and held on . over the edge of the wharf , he grasped cupied but a few seconds . All this oc- The bull was disconcerted at the ...
... saved . Dropping instantly , he rolled he fell over and over like a bundle , and just as it with both hands , and held on . over the edge of the wharf , he grasped cupied but a few seconds . All this oc- The bull was disconcerted at the ...
Page 133
... saving pro- perty and life , is ever ready to resort to pillage and personal violence to secure possession of merchandise . This idea comes entirely from the knowledge which every one possesses , that , in wrecking , what is the loss of ...
... saving pro- perty and life , is ever ready to resort to pillage and personal violence to secure possession of merchandise . This idea comes entirely from the knowledge which every one possesses , that , in wrecking , what is the loss of ...
Page 134
... or the mer- chandise , or both , are saved , the amount due to the salvor is awarded by the Judge of an Admiralty Court , The sum adjudged to be 2 due to the wreckers , in proportion to the loss 134 THE YOUNG WRECKER ,
... or the mer- chandise , or both , are saved , the amount due to the salvor is awarded by the Judge of an Admiralty Court , The sum adjudged to be 2 due to the wreckers , in proportion to the loss 134 THE YOUNG WRECKER ,
Page 142
... What with getting a wrack off , or a- saving of her cargo , and a - taking on it to Key West , and every thing about it , why the crew has a - plenty to do , I tell you . " " How do you kill all your spare time ? 142 THE YOUNG WRECKER ,
... What with getting a wrack off , or a- saving of her cargo , and a - taking on it to Key West , and every thing about it , why the crew has a - plenty to do , I tell you . " " How do you kill all your spare time ? 142 THE YOUNG WRECKER ,
Page 143
... saving people's property and lives , and doing all sorts of desperate things , and when I began to suspect how different it was , I felt like asking some questions — that's all . " " You may see more of jest that sort of thing , of ...
... saving people's property and lives , and doing all sorts of desperate things , and when I began to suspect how different it was , I felt like asking some questions — that's all . " " You may see more of jest that sort of thing , of ...
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