Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 15, 2025
A burning rope fell from a mast and set fire to Christopher's cloak. He tore the cloak from him. He saw that the Neapolitans must win and he had no desire to be carried off to Naples as a prisoner. The flames were gaining fast as he leaped to the rail on the free side of the ship, and dove overboard. He came up free from the wreckage and found a long sweep-oar floating near him.
But as we left the bank the river increased in speed and the boat gradually lost. Then she stood still, but began to turn slowly, broadside to the current. This was something we had not foreseen. With no headway the rudder was of no avail. There was no sweep-oar; we had even neglected to put an oar on the boat.
Instead of pulling downstream with might and main, and depending on a steersman with a sweep-oar to keep us clear of obstructions the method usually adopted on large rivers, and by the earlier parties on the Colorado by our method the single oarsman reversed his boat so that it was turned with the stern downstream, giving the oarsman a view of what was ahead; then by pulling upstream the boat was held in check.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking