Daily Colonist (1890-08-17) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1890-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

YAIU) WITH SAIL 1-UKI,ED.

■wnta of regular onward motion, but leaps «p in pyramids and peaks. Tho wind .-.\virl< and strikes until wherever there Is a chanc< for vibration or flutter, even in tightly furled sails, tho fabric soon gives way. I once siiw a brig Ko drifting past us in a West Indies cyclone with oTiTythinK fm'lwl and closolj la-shed with sea Kiui'i'-''-'^-

puny nearly at the height of the storm, when the centre was only ii few miles awaj Thpro was a spot in tho l)in\l of the foiet^)]! sail where tho sail was not tinhtly stowed aud for several hours it had douhlle.ss l>eeu fluttering under Ireiaendous pn-.sure. As 1 watched her a little white puff went out ol thebunt of tho topsail and then the destruction of the saU wn.=; rapid. Long rihboiLS ol OHlvaflwent slitlierim: ■ ff as if a huge fil<

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