Thus they emptied the cabin, the lantern, the cap, the barrels, the sacks, the bales, and the water butts.
The pot of soup all went over into the waves.
They unscrewed the nuts of the iron stove, long since extinguished.
They pulled it out, hoisted it on deck, dragged it to the side, and threw it out of the vessel.
They cast overboard everything they could pull out of the deck chains, shrouds, and tone rigging.
From time to time the chief took a torch and throwing its light on the figures painted on the prow
to show the draft of water.
Look to see how deep the wreck had settled down.