| 单词 | foremast |
| 例句 | She spotted the sphere of winds at the base of the foremast. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The distance between the foremast and the mainmast is too far for me to jump, and if I climb down, I’ll be climbing right into the gaping maw of the squid. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The Manhattan’s crew had trained floodlights on the enormous white Olympic flag flying from the after mast, on the American flag on the foremast, and on the ship’s red, white, and blue funnels. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The squid has now pulled itself completely out of the water and onto the bow, its tentacles wrapping around the lower half of the foremast like black vines. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “We still have to repair the foremast. Then I need your help in the engine room. I’ve got an idea for a new installation.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As soon as the rocky coastline of the island came into view, I ordered one of the ropes to wrap around Annabeth’s waist, tying her to the foremast. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The floe, which Worsley estimated at possibly a million tons, pressed so hard against Endurance that her beams began to buckle and her foremast jerked and shook like a cornstalk in the wind. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The parrot perches high on the foremast, squawking at a volume far too loud for such a small bird. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I look up to see the parrot swooping from the map room to a high perch on the foremast. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z In the sudden stillness, Aly climbed down from the foremast, her rifle swinging at her back. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z From amidship, a man could not see the bow; he could not even see the foremast. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The parrot sighs, digs his talons painfully into my shoulders, beats his wings, and lifts me away from the ratlines of the foremast. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Then Nat sent a man to the foremast to watch for the coral reefs, and two men to the chains to sound. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Scans of the wreck, including the hold, foremast and bow, matched features marked in drawings of the ship. Montevideo Maru: Australia finds wreck of Japanese WW2 disaster ship 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z You could swim in the extremely cold water or go up the ship’s foremast in a safety harness, but these are hardly epic adventures. Naked geology, dazzling light… my journey into the Arctic 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z For instance, Luebke adds, the President's flag has historically flown at the mainmast while a different flag for the Vice President is flown at the slightly shorter foremast. There's a Reason Behind Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's Special Flag Ritual 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Apparently the foremast was intact, since it was the main topmast stay that had parted under the strain. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z "The stick will go by the board before long," remarked an officer, as the crippled foremast gave a sickening jerk with the roll of the ship to starboard. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z With a shuddering crash the foremast went by the board, and we were helpless in the midst of the raging sea. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z A lookout cage, constructed of steel, was fitted on the foremast at a height of about 95 feet above the water line. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z In a few minutes the mizen mast of the Java went over, and as her foremast had gone long before, nothing but the main mast was left standing. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z In the same moment the vessels parted, the Hornet forging ahead, carrying the enemy's bowsprit and foremast with her. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z The two junior officers made their way for'ard, past the starboard guns in their isolated and closely-sealed steel turrets, until they reached the foremast. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Then came a huge, tumbling, white-crested wave that swept the doomed vessel from the stern as far for'ard as the foremast. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Access to the cage was obtained by an iron vertical ladder inside of the foremast, with an opening at C deck and one at the lookout cage. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z At length, the mizen mast was cut in two by a shot, about ten feet from the deck, while with every roll of the ship the weakened foremast threatened to swell the wreck. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z A galleon, under the command of one Valdez, ran foul of another ship, broke her foremast, and was left behind. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Her foremast had been shot away, and with it the for'ard funnel, which in ships of this class is close to the mast. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z The foremast was housed in a tabernacle and lay on the deck. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z An iron ladder was fitted on the foremast from the hounds to the masthead light. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Her mainmast and pumps were thrown in the sea; her foremast was broken in three pieces; her beams and knees were thrown from her deck and sides, and her deck planks were rent to fibres. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The Courageux was a mere wreck, having nothing but her foremast and bowsprit standing, several of her ports knocked into one, and her deck rent in a hundred places. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z There were also two Portuguese friars, whom they tied to the foremast, and several times let them down before they were dead, merely to gratify their ferocious dispositions. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Groups of men made their way towards the foremast shrouds, holding thick planks of wood over their heads. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z He had been worthless as a foremast hand, and so the skipper had taken advantage of his drunkenness to get rid of him. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Grylls then called out to the person by the foremast fall, imploring him not to lower, as the ship was going so fast. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z I see the yellow flag flying from at least a dozen foremasts. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z At eleven the foremast fell, at three the mainmast followed; and now the Hansa really looked a complete, comfortless wreck. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z He touched at Stromo in the Faroe Islands for water, and on the 15th of June off Newfoundland the “Half-Moon” “spent overboard her foremast.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Turnpenny's shot had cut away the shrouds of the foremast, causing this to snap off, and struck the mainmast fair and square. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Her bows stood upright for a moment or two preceding the fatal plunge, exposing the keel as far as the foremast. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Two partly seen figures were busy bending on a gaff-topsail about the foot of her foremast, and Wheelock turned as one of them came slouching aft when the sail had been sent aloft. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z There was a breach amidships, the stern was under water, only the foremast stood; and nowhere was there any sign of life. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z These pirate kings were all foremast men, and could read no more than their chief secretaries could write. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z To his joy he saw that both the foremast and the mainmast of the galleon had been shattered. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z There were, consequently, two funnels: one about midships, the other immediately behind the foremast. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z That made the thing clearer, and in case more should be wanted, a flag fluttered aloft and blew out half-way up her foremast upside down. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z First the mainmast and then the foremast came down with a crash, littering the decks with their gear. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z Foretop′mast, in a ship, the mast erected at the head of the foremast, at the top of which is the Fore′top-gall′ant-mast. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z She had five shot through her mainmast; her foremast was struck in sunder with a chain-shot, and her hull moreover was wonderfully pierced. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The gale continues, and, after much entreaty—for the captain is a poor man—the crew succeed in inducing him to cut the foremast away, and the brig rides more easily when this is accomplished. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z I can see that her foremast is gone. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The foremast, too, was sprung, and Julia, seeing the impossibility of setting the vessel to rights at sea, consented to make the land. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z The bow of the Queen struck the Anchoria on the port side, about twenty feet abaft the foremast, smashing a great hole through the iron hull. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z The next thing I remarked was a red flag at the foremast of the cruiser, and a signal abaft—"Can't send boat." In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z To the foremast—hardly held in position by a remnant of shattered deck—clung sixteen of an exhausted crew, including a pilot and a boy of eleven. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The stranger’s foremast had gone by the board, mast and sails and rigging lay about her forepart in dire confusion, burying guns and gunners. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z With her foremast shot away she was helpless, in spite of frantic efforts to row her seaward. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z He did not know where the ship lay, being but a foremast man. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z Her bowsprit and two torn jibs above it were high in the air, and her black boom-foresail all bunched up, with its gaff, which had swung down, jammed against the foremast shrouds. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The mainmast was gone, her foresail and foretopsail were blown adrift, and great columns of foam were mounting up, flying over her foremast and bow. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z It lay on the decks of the Snowbird abaft the foremast in gigantic pieces, and a very pretty sight it looked when the sun shone on it. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z She flew no colours, but from the foremast head a long streamer stood out as rigid as a spar. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z An attempt was made to rig a jury mast on the stump of the foremast, but the gale ripped it away with a jeering howl and would have none of it. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z Forrard of the foremast the port bulwark was completely broken down, or appeared to be, while over the side from it hung another display of broken gear. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z The fate of the first was soon settled: a fearful squall of wind struck her before she had got many hundred yards clear of the pier, and swept her foremast clean out of her. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Captain Column had placed himself on the port rail, just abaft the foremast, and the steering directions were sent aft through a line of officers to the helmsman. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Suddenly, with a loud crash, the foremast of the vessel went by the board, and lay, still burning fiercely, across the fo'c'sle. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z Our jury masts were not calculated for hard weather, the foremast being sprung a few feet below the top, and not able to endure a hard storm. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z Against the foremast I noticed a curious mechanical contrivance, the use of which at any other time I should have inquired. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z Nor that the vessel had lost its foremast, which in its fall had carried away the boats on the leeward side. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z On the forward part of the berth deck, just abaft the foremast, there are four state-rooms for the use of the carpenter, gunner, boatswain, and sailmaker. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Neither the two lascars nor the Arabs were to be seen, but the disordered, blood-stained deck bore traces of the desperate fight, while lying close to the fife-rail of the foremast was Mostyn's automatic. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Guidons of each troop aboard were affixed to the foremast head. Campaign of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry April 25-November 11, 1898 2011-10-16T02:00:16.233Z We then got a spare try-sail up on the stump of the foremast, and put the barque before the wind. The War of the Axe Adventures in South Africa 2011-10-10T02:00:22.657Z The foremast had snapped off at the height of a man. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z For'ard a succession of rapid cracks, as the trysail, having burst its sheets, was flogging itself to ribbons, added to the din, till the foremast, buckling close to the deck, crashed over the side. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z The extreme bow is one of the best points of vantage, but the spot of all spots for an observer is the appropriately named crow's nest, high up on the foremast. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z A hostile shell had penetrated the 6-inch side armour almost under the casemate and had burst close to the lower part of the foremast. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z On going on deck one morning, Halcott found Tandy forward, glass in hand, steadying himself against the foremast, while he swept the sea ahead. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Certainly not with the private soldier or the foremast sailor; it would assuredly find its way to their officers, to the noble, the bishop, and the prince!!! Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z This was a poser, for with the fall of the foremast the derricks for working the fore-hold had also been carried away. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z The foremast and the mizen carried lateen sails. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Men can see each other now, and hear each other talk, and orders are given by the captain himself to cut away the wreck, for the foremast has gone five feet above the board. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z An enemy’s frigate the stranger proved to be, but so well were the old Indiaman’s guns fought, that she beat off the frigate with the loss of her foremast. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z As he reached the foremast, however, three shadows sprang at him from the darkness ahead. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z The Turkish flag flying at the foremast showed that Gartside was taking no steps to correct a popular delusion. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z No foremast hand will sleep where it shines directly upon him. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z The loss of her foremast did not improve the appearance of the Bunting, but as they would now complete the voyage under steam, and repair damages at Calcutta, it did not matter very much. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Already had the flames gained the foremast and were mounting the rigging. Jack Buntline 2011-08-31T02:01:34.270Z As an example, I might remark that from the wheel-house even the foremast was invisible. A Cabinet Secret 2011-07-31T02:00:10.693Z On the twenty-fifth day after the death of Mr. Ham, at about ten o'clock on a warm and lazy morning, the man at the foremast head gave tongue to the long hail of the whale-fisheries.... The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z The pigs, numerous as they were, could be kept within bounds forward; in fact, the dogs rarely permitted them to come abaft the foremast. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z About eight feet of iron foremast was standing, and rather more of mizzen-mast, with some rigging trailing from it. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z All but he got into the longboat, which capsized; he fastened himself to the foremast of the brig, which left him, as the vessel touched bottom, about four feet out of water. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None 2011-06-27T02:01:02.870Z She flew no flag, but a signal fluttered from the foremast. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z James Daniel, one of Shelvocke's foremast men, was lassoed just as he was wading out, and was dragged on shore, as he described it, "at the rate of ten knots." Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Joe and I, sole representatives of the foremast hands, leisurely cleared up the decks, after which he busied himself preparing a meal which should do duty for dinner and supper. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z However, by a sharp maneuver we made fast the sheets of the foremast and recovered the mainsail, which had gone into the water with a piece of the mast. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z From the corner of his eye Atiba could see him standing by the foremast. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Turning her glasses in that direction, Ruth beheld a ragamuffin sailor half way up the foremast of the turtle catcher waving his cap at them. The Corner House Girls on Palm Island 2011-06-01T02:00:23.043Z At the conclusion, a double-headed shot, from our aftermost gun, carried away his foremast by the board; that took away his bowsprit and maintopgallant-mast. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z At that moment a shot struck the foremast, cutting it in two. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z At the same time the sheets of the foremast were lost. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z The topsail had fallen forward, into the foremast, and had ripped through the foresail. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Around the foremast and in the cable tiers were plenty of wads and sponges, and ready on deck, before each gun, was a box of canister. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z All our braces and maintopsail yard were shot away, the foremast quite disabled, and the mainmast damaged. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z So far as I knew, with the exception of the foremast hand, who did not know one passenger from another, I was the only survivor. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z The wreck, consisting of the engine, paddle-wheels, anchor, foremast and rigging, remained upon the rock and was visited by thousands. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z Already the Revenge's bowsprit had been shot away, her foremast had fallen by the board, and her main topmast was lying across her main-deck with two Englishmen and seven Spaniards crashed under its weight. The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR 2011-04-25T02:00:10.333Z A few minutes later another was sent which went between our foremast and mainmast. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z The Frenchman declares that it was the Ceres which dismasted his ship, though both the captains state in their letters that she lost her foremast, etc., in boarding the Thetis. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Overhead, the blue sky, a few white clouds, and the canvas just drawing; on the deck, poor Jim lying as if asleep, and Milwaukee leaning against the foremast staring at him. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z They were ranged round the foremast, and stood glaring at Manuel, and at each other, like a set of demons. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z Bitter spray was flying everywhere, her decks ran water; but it was only between foremast and forecastle head she shipped it in cascades, and little groups of passengers stood where they could find shelter. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z What they are going to do with us now, I cannot imagine, unless it be to turn us afore the mast, when half the foremast men are dead, and thrown overboard. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z Go up on that point, you foremast hand—I can't remember your thundering name—and watch the cutter while me and the mate eats. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z Of her ship's company only two were saved, a foremast hand and a first saloon passenger, the Rev. W. Colway-Brown, a clergyman from Sydney. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z The Pole Star's foremast hands and the most of the harpooners and boat steerers would have delighted the eyes of an ethnologist. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The sea changed to flashing silver, and Harper, leaving the wheel to Rosendo, went up the foremast hoops and swung perched on the cross-trees, black against the night. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z The foremost funnel of the Emden was shot away, then the foremast, then the second funnel, and lastly the third funnel. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z As soon as the first shot was fired, she backed her topsails, and when our fourth shot struck her, somewhere near the foot of the foremast, her crew could be seen hastily abandoning their ship. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z The Alabama was yawed a little to enable the gunner to take accurate aim, and a hundred-pound shell splintered the foremast of the fugitive ten feet above the deck. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z A molasses barrel was lashed to the heel of the foremast, and on top of this barrel stood a large pan of white bread. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The big foremast which had struck the ship’s quarter was stout enough, most unluckily, to support a thin wire rope, and this unseen assailant had fouled the propeller. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z The Ban Righ had, in fact, awakened the suspicions of the English authorities, and the attention of the custom officers was directed to her by the placing of a searchlight on her foremast. Where Duty Called or, In Honor Bound 2011-01-01T03:00:22.753Z So he did not hoist the "union jack" on the foremast head, which means "Pilot come on board"; and the pilot did not come. Story Lessons of Character Building (Morals) and Manners A shell striking a few feet abaft the foremast, ripped up the deck and lodged in the port bulwarks without exploding. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z Stirling reached the heel of the foremast after cautiously rounding the fore hatch. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z He and Sturgess had already dragged the foremast after them, and were shouldering it in the direction of the first hump of rock which seemed to offer a way into the cleft. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z The leading enemy danced in the heat-haze as his telescope swayed up and down her foremast. H.M.S. —— We were still within sight of land, and the captain, whose object was to get back to Hong-Kong as soon as possible, had with difficulty hoisted a sail to the foremast. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas At this moment I heard a crash—it was our foremast nearly gone by the board. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 Eagan," said Stirling, laying his hand on the sailor's shoulder, "you are my witness that I've done all I could to earn a fair lay for the foremast hands and mates. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z After her, forming a sort of sea-anchor, lolloped the derelict foremast which, by its buoyancy, was the first cause of all the mischief. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z The Prism looked queer and foreign somehow, with no foremast, a bare skeleton of a bridge, and a shapeless heap where the forward funnel had stood. H.M.S. —— The main and mizzen masts were immediately cut away, and the foremast soon after went by the board. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 One was secured by a foremast hand and brought aft, seeming to care no more for his temporary captivity than a domestic fowl would have done. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands With it he could cut the lines leading to all the sails on the foremast, which ran by the crow's-nest and up the topmast. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The forecastle slipped again, and he experienced no little difficulty in regaining his perch on the solid stump of the foremast, on which, so nearly had it approached the horizontal, he could sit quite easily. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z It seems that a foremast hand on board the ship which had brought him hither fell from the yardarm into the sea. The Story of Malta Then, crouched in the deep shadow of the foremast, he looked anxiously about him. The Wreckers of Sable Island One of these foremast hands had been furnished with a bucking horse,—we rather think designedly so. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands A single electric globe was hung over a molasses barrel at the heel of the foremast. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z “We have lost everything, ropes, skins, food—our chief supporter, the broken foremast—even our flag.” His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Some of the crew complained about the foremast being rotten. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document The foremast was heavy and had it struck the youth before landing on the turret and the surrounding works it might have killed the young gunner's mate on the spot. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy A foremast hand can make his officer act real dignified with less. A Man in the Open The nationality of the skipper, the mate, the supercargo, or the foremast hands had nothing to do with the ownership of the vessel, or the flag under which she was registered, or chartered. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Maseden’s body was not only in line with the receding angle of the foremast, but that piece of the wreck was merged in the gloom of the towering rock. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z A long iron bolt in the foremast rigging chains had become rusty and worked loose. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document The broken-off foremast was allowed to remain as it was, but a temporary bowsprit was set into place, and the damage to the forecastle and to the stern repaired. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy They poured over the rail and engaged in loud conversation with the foremast hands, and, for a few seconds, the confusion and noise were enough to drive one distracted. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone In the early morning they led me out beside the foremast. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois When he reached the end of the foremast—at the junction of spars known to the sailor as the couplings—he found that the topmast was, in fact, thrust tightly against the rock wall. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z Her foremast had been carried away about ten feet above the deck, and had taken with it her jib-boom and her maintopmast. Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 The foremast hands did not know much about lining up, but took the places assigned to them, on the forward deck. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy He noted the idle sail as it hung against the broken foremast, and the clank of the chain pumps came to his ear, as the clear salt-water flooded the deck. The Ruined Cities of Zululand With the deftness of sailors, they removed my handcuffs, stripped me to the waist, and triced me up by the wrists to the foremast. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois To the gale With eager hands they spread the foremast sail. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem The foremast, as you must have noticed, had been snapped off about ten feet above the deck, and had carried a lot of our rig with it. Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 "Sorry to hear on it," said Wilbur, who was a very mild foremast hand. At the Fall of Port Arthur Or, A Young American in the Japanese Navy The first shot had struck the “Halcyon’s” bulwarks, just abaft the foremast, leaving a long white strip, where the wood had been torn away. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The little group now took refuge on the deck, and stood about the foremast. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) As to the parts of the cargo made fast before the foremast, all destroyed, made a clean sweep of, gone to ten thousand shivers, with top ropes, iron pulleys, and chains. Toilers of the Sea After making rags of her sails, it hit her foremast and cut out a big slice. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read The collier is fitted with an engine having double cylinders and double friction drums, which is placed just abaft the foremast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" The remains of the fore-topmast had been removed, for it had broken off short, leaving the head of the foremast uninjured, and already the spare topmast had been swayed aloft and pointed through. The Ruined Cities of Zululand At this very moment the foremast fell, and with it disappeared the deck and those who stood on it. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) Dampier was a tarry foremast hand in his day: whatever we may judge of his conduct, we can have nothing but admiration for his seamanship. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Five minutes later her foremast was cut in two and came tumbling down. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read On the morning after the storm, a foremast hand was sent over the starboard bow to make fast some gearing which had become loosened by the gale. The Pearl of India I passed as her pilot and drew pay as such; but I did duty as foremast hand most of the time, and sailed on her because I could not help myself. Marcy The Refugee "Then," pointing to the red ensign floating at the top of the foremast, "why does the Moltke fly the British colors?" A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise Yet we should not be pleased if a Lascar foremast hand were to judge England by the ladies who parade Ratcliffe Highway, and the gentlemen who share with them their hire. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Drew made his way along the deck until he came near the foremast, where the mate was standing, bawling orders to the men. Doubloons—and the Girl The whale struck the ship about two feet from the keel, abreast the foremast, knocking a great hole entirely through her bottom, through which the water roared and rushed in impetuously. Bark Kathleen Sunk By A Whale When the West Wind was a short distance out from Boston, the second mate learned by accident that one of his best foremast hands was also bound for his home in North Carolina. Marcy The Refugee "The British flag at our foremast indicates that this ship is bound for a port that belongs to Great Britain," explained the mate. A Trip to the Orient The Story of a Mediterranean Cruise They threw some of the cannon overboard, they cut away the foremast, they did everything they could to float the vessel. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools Those from the foremast were next rescued; and the flagship settled gradually into a position alongside her neighbour, against which she beat all night with violence. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) Her second carack had fallen behind, a shot having sent its foremast overside, but the other two ships were driving in. Nuala O'Malley I ran forward, bawling blue hell; and just as I came by the foremast something struck me right through the fore-arm and stuck there. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) Even as he spoke a sailor ran swiftly along the deck to the base of the foremast and began to climb rapidly. The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave Sure enough, the Guerri�re swings round and gets a raking fire, which cuts away the foremast and much of the rigging, and leaves her a helpless hulk in the trough of the sea. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools But the second day out, a tackle block fell from the foremast and laid Captain Ramsay dead on the deck. The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold He found the stump of the foremast, and crouched behind it, and lay still. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts I’ve been fourteen years to sea, all but one trip under American colours, and I’ve never laid eye on an American foremast hand. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) She has two masts and is square rigged on the foremast, but schooner rigged on the other.” The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave Still another shell struck the Boston’s foremast, cutting a great gash in it. The Boys of '98 Naturally everything in the Dimbula fairly stiffened with pride, and the foremast and the forward collision-bulkhead who are pushing creatures, begged the Steam to warn the Port of New York of their arrival. Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II He saw the pyramid of bellying canvas on the foremast, the great foresail, the topsails, and the bare spars above. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The foremast of the ship was broken off about fifteen feet from the level of the deck, and I went to work to splice on a jury-mast. John Whopper The Newsboy Do you suppose one of you could go up that foremast?” The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave In addition to the ordinary fore-and-aft sails we had two movable yards on the foremast for a square foresail and topsail. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I He buried the bread among the beef and leaned against the foremast while he ate. The Seiners And since when has Old Man Dabney permitted his foremast hands to live aft? Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story Some years since, when the author was crossing these banks in a sailing ship, a death occurred among the foremast hands, and the usual sea burial followed. Due South or Cuba Past and Present A circle of light spread from wheel to foremast, with Yellow Rufe at the main rigging in the center of it. The Pirate Woman It would have seemed that with so brief a distance separating the combatants a miss was impossible; but the heavy missile only grazed the foremast, dropping somewhere among the trees on the southern shore. Up the Forked River Or, Adventures in South America He leaned against the foremast and took a look around. The Seiners Garboy says we have enough to make the owners happy, and give us all a fine lay, and that we can't trust the foremast hands with all the grease aboard. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story I am past mending; but even if we have only the foremast left and one keg of water, let us try for the home harbour. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters Our foremast had fortunately come off with a whole skin, but we had received thirteen shots in our hull, three of them between wind and water. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. Other wires ran down the foremast to a little cubby just aft of it. The Harbor of Doubt The wash that in the night only buried her bow good was then coming over her to the foremast and filling the gangway between the house and rail as it raced aft. The Seiners He strack the tapmast wi' his hand, The foremast wi' his knee; And he brake the gallant ship in twain And sank her in the sea.' The Balladists Famous Scots Series The wind snapped off the foremast of the Resolution clean to the decks. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters The Shining Light was gripped: her foremast was snapped, her sails hanging stiff and frozen; she was listed, bedraggled, incrusted with ice––drifted high with snow. The Cruise of the Shining Light The youth could scarcely see aft of the foremast because of the thickness of the weather, but he could hear what was going on. The Harbor of Doubt She went over––hove down, with her foremast under water to the cross-trees almost. The Seiners The foremast had a square foresail, the mainmast a mainsail and maintopsail, and there was a spritsail on the bowsprit. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose It ain't to be expected that men will run the risk of going to jail for regular foremast hands' wages. Marcy The Blockade Runner And the rain was on the panes, and the night was black, and the wind was playing devil-tricks on the great sea, where square-rigged foremasts and fore-and-afters were fighting for their lives. The Cruise of the Shining Light He looked out into a three-cornered room occupied by a three-cornered table, and that ran as far back as the foremast. The Harbor of Doubt And also he didn’t like his new foremast and was going to have a new one put in if there was time. The Seiners A few minutes after she drifted from the Albatross, her foremast, already badly crippled and no longer supported by the bowsprit, fell over the larboard bow, dragging down with it the main topmast. An Old Sailor's Yarns At last there were only six foremast hands left, including Marcy Gray, and these were summoned into the cabin in a body to listen to what Captain Beardsley had to propose to them. Marcy The Blockade Runner The wreck of the foremast was cleared from the ship; the gale continued; but the sun shone brightly and warmly. The Pirate, and The Three Cutters On the foremast above Code’s prison hung the bell that rang the watches, so that the passage of every half hour was dinged into his ears. The Harbor of Doubt Every one of them, except one that carried away something and hauled up and out of it, was diving into it to the foremast with every leap the same as we had been. The Seiners The larger boat was always fitted to carry two masts, but by shifting the foremast to a second step more nearly amidships she could be worked with one mast and sail. The Migrations of an American Boat Type He was the only native American among the foremast hands, and the only one who could sign his name to the shipping articles, the others being obliged to make their marks. Marcy The Blockade Runner At last he came near enough to fire into her, and one of his first shots cut away her foremast and disabled her. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History Code followed the men to a little shanty seemingly erected against the foremast. The Harbor of Doubt And yet he might have got away with it but for his new foremast, which, as he had feared, had not the strength it should have had. The Seiners All the sails abaft the foremast should be slackened out as far as they will go, which will bring the booms almost at right angles with the center line of the boat. Boys' Book of Model Boats You need not be ashamed to wear those dresses, for they were bought in Nassau with honest money—money that I earned by doing duty as a foremast hand. Marcy The Blockade Runner After the cargo of the London had been secured, we were employed in finishing the repairs on our foremast, which were completed on the 21st; and we commenced rigging. A Narrative of the Mutiny, on Board the Ship Globe, of Nantucket, in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 1824 And the journal of a residence of two years on the Mulgrave Islands; with observations on the manners and customs of the inhabitants A broad movable ladder, fastened to the foremast, and held in position by a rope. Helps to Latin Translation at Sight With that the pinnace it shot off, That my lord Howard might it well ken; It struck down my lord’s foremast, And killed fourteen of my lord his men. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series Triangular sail carried on a stay reaching from the foremast head or from topmast to the jib-boom. Boys' Book of Model Boats These were foremast hands, and Scotty had no present use for them. The Boy Scouts Book of Stories They entered the beginning of the fog, curling wisps of it reached out, twining over the bowsprint and headsails, enveloping the foremast, swallowing the schooner as a hurtling shell crashed into the stern. A Man to His Mate Jeremy, who saw more of him than any of the foremast hands, realized from his gray, set face that the man was under a terrible strain of some sort. The Black Buccaneer Harry Hunt came in at the other side, And at Sir Andrew he shot then; He drove down his foremast tree, And killed eighty more of Sir Andrew’s men. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series And he tells his foremast hands what he thinks about his neighbors, does he? True To His Colors Our first duty here will be to rig up a jury foremast. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Before arriving at Aden it was discovered that one of the foremast hands of the ship was quite ill with small-pox, a very annoying thing to happen under the circumstances. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months When the spars came up he had one of them rigged with a tackle running to the foremast, and set its foot in the wooden contrivance just finished. The Black Buccaneer The moment the steamer cast anchor the signal of two lanterns was raised, one at the foremast head and the other at the mizzen-mast head, which signal was instantly responded to from the shore. Louis Philippe Makers of History Series As she descended a wave there was a tremendous shock, followed instantaneously by a crash as the foremast went over the bow. A Chapter of Adventures The next day the crew worked hard to get up a jury foremast. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson "Yes, sar—all ready!" replied Cyd, who had so many times assisted in working the boat, that he was perfectly familiar with the routine of a foremast hand's duty. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives The wind boomed loud in the taut stays and the rising waves broke smashingly over the bow at times, forcing the foremast hands to cling like monkeys to the rail and rigging. The Black Buccaneer Yes, we always had a sail on the foremast; it steadies the ship, and if the wind is right helps the vessel. Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California The bowsprit was driven aft, through the bits against the stump of the foremast, and did its share in the work. A Chapter of Adventures The Frenchman suffered very heavily in spars and rigging, but at last the foremast of the English ship fell over her side. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson A few days later, she was employed in carrying parties out upon excursions, with Dan as skipper, old Ben as pilot, and Cyd as foremast hand. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives Most of the crew were already drunk, but they had the sense to chain me by one leg to the foremast, and then made me run back and forth between them and the barrel. The Black Buccaneer A few seconds later another shell fell aboard her, hitting the foot of her foremast and causing it to totter, though it did not actually fall. Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War The rescued man proved to be—as Leslie had already guessed from the fellow’s manner of speech—one of the foremast hands of the Golden Fleece. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure At this moment the Achille bore down on the Brunswick’s quarter, but was received by a tremendous broadside, which brought down her remaining mast, a foremast. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson A north-easterly gale fell on them, and took most of the foremast out of her. Hawtrey's Deputy The foremast toppled and fell in a shower of sparks. The Black Buccaneer The smaller canvas on the foremast and great spread on the mainmast were bellying to the piping gale. A Victor of Salamis The foremast was also over the side, having gone close to the deck; and all the wreckage was still floating alongside attached to the hull by the rigging. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure We returned her salute with interest, and her foremast went about four feet above her deck. A Sailor of King George "Big patch away to starboard!" cried a man in the foremast shrouds. Hawtrey's Deputy Bonnet was merrier than Jeremy had ever seen him, came often on deck and even mixed a little in the conversation of the foremast hands. The Black Buccaneer The foremast was gone and the mainmast, but the small boat-mast still stood, though its sail had blown to a thousand flapping streamers. A Victor of Salamis Taking the foremast first, he ascended to the royal-yard, and from thence worked his way conscientiously down to the slings and truss of the lower yard. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure He struck the topmast with his hand, The foremast with his knee; And he brake that gallant ship in twain, And sank her in the sea. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets They took the topsails off her, and proceeded cautiously, with two men with logger's pikepoles forward, and another in the eyes of the foremast rigging. Hawtrey's Deputy Bonnet had his jury spar swung to starboard from the foremast foot and bent the big jib to balance his main and foresail. The Black Buccaneer A line of streamers blew from the foremast of the Nausicaä as the piper on the flag-ship gave the time to the oars. A Victor of Salamis So lifeless was the sea that our foremast barely swayed against the stars. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China The Patrick Henry was rigged as a brigantine, square yards to the foremast and fore-and-aft sails alone to the mainmast. Life of Rear Admiral John Randolph Tucker He called to the man perched high in the foremast shrouds, and the answer came down: "Packed right solid a couple of miles ahead." Hawtrey's Deputy The blow was an awful one, and the negro staggered back, and would have fallen had not he brought up against the foremast. Montezuma's Castle and Other Weird Tales What prevents that I give you over to the crew to crucify at the foremast?” A Victor of Salamis Roar! she answered with shell, and the bursting iron shivered the foremast of her doughty opponent. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Our conjectures relative to the Royalist were correct: she was here at anchor, having crippled her foremast in the gale, so as to render it necessary for her to bear up for this port. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery But he was finally persuaded to take the job of mate when his canny New England mind grasped the fact that the mate's share of the profits is much bigger than a foremast hand's. The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code “If you please, young gentlemen, we will begin with Scandinavia,” said the professor, taking his place near the foremast, with the pointer in his hand. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark "They've made a line fast round the foremast!" he shouted back. Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good All the braces were shot away; the foremast was quite disabled; and the mainmast was badly splintered. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure She careened, as though before a hurricane, her foremast came down with a soundless smother of sail and wreckage. The Windy Hill The Boston was struck by three shells, one starting a fire in a stateroom and another in the hammock-netting, while a third passed through the foremast near Captain Wildes. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The steerage was soon crowded with students, and Mr. Mapps took his usual position at the foremast, on which appeared the map of Denmark. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Hoping to lessen the strain on the hull, they cut away the foremast. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 A musket spoke from the jutting bow in front of the sloop and a bullet struck in the foremast of the staunch attacker, with a resounding z-i-n-n-g! Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure These vessels have frequently five or six masts spread out like a fan, from the foremast, which rakes forrard at an extraordinary angle, to the mizzenmast, which shoots well out over the stern. Life and sport in China Second Edition The second ship, with a flag at the foremast, was the Vice-Admiral's. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 There’s a large steamer carrying a top-gallant yard on the foremast. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The "Alabama" was no match for her in speed, so a more peremptory summons was sent in the shape of a shell that cut the steamer's foremast in two. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 He could not fly, and, in two hours’ time the red flag on the foremast of a British brig was clear to the eyes of the crew of the privateer. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The foremast, which is considerably smaller and stepped well forrard, is in like manner devoid of any kind of stay. Life and sport in China Second Edition I received my foremast on board to-day, but the majority and best of my crew has left me. The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol. II On the foremast hung a large map of Sweden and Norway. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The signal to weigh anchor flew from the foremast of the "Olympia," and everybody knew that the admiral had received fighting orders. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 “Give her a broadside!” called out Captain Robinson, as the brig sheered off in order to support its foremast, which tottered with its own weight; the rigging which supported it, being half cut away. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The foremast bent so much under the pressure that Stephen had to order preventer-stays to be rove. With Cochrane the Dauntless Lost five men cutting away the foremast, by the breaking of a sea on board just as the mast went. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Professor Mapps was at his post, with the map on the foremast. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The enemy just then got clear of us; and his foremast and bowsprit being both gone, and perceiving us wearing to give him a fresh broadside, he again called out that he had surrendered. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 No answering hail came from the deck of the battered Nonsuch, but the piece of a torn, white shirt was soon fluttering from the tangled rigging of the foremast. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure As soon as the sea goes down we must haul the foremast alongside, cut away the ropes, and drift ashore on it. With Cochrane the Dauntless Providentially got the foremast cut away, that she might not pay round broad-side. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. They took off the topsails, and proceeded cautiously, with two men with logger’s pikepoles forward, and another in the eyes of the foremast rigging. Masters of the Wheat-Lands Several shots had taken effect in her hull, her foremast was almost shot away, and several guns were dismounted. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 Fire when the foremast comes on, and do not show the periscope more than a few seconds at a time. The Long Trick There are plenty of blocks and ropes on that foremast. With Cochrane the Dauntless Each boat had a foremast, foresail and oars; but owing to the boats having been foul of the main-mast, all the oars were washed away except two from each. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. “Big patch away to starboard!” cried a man in the foremast shrouds. Masters of the Wheat-Lands Her masts were badly shattered, and her foremast soon went by the board. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 The Commander ran his eye over the superstructure and rigging of the foremast. The Long Trick The foremast was dragged alongside, the shrouds cut away, and the running rigging unrove and coiled on deck ready for future use. With Cochrane the Dauntless He therefore ordered men to every fore shroud, and one with an axe to the foremast to cut it away should that measure become indispensable. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. A northeasterly gale fell on them, and took most of the foremast out of their ship. Masters of the Wheat-Lands Her foremast and mainmast had each been pierced by an eighteen-pound ball. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 He wondered who they would be; he went over the men, one by one, from mate to humblest foremast hand. All the Brothers Were Valiant They remained in this bay long enough to cut and rig a new foremast, and being now ready for sea the men were sent on shore upon an expedition that disgraced the whole company. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 They soon joined her, got her foremast up, set the sail, as the cutter likewise did, and to the great joy of all, reached the ship in safety. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Beyond this hatchway there stood, in chocks, a fine powerful screw launch, about forty feet long by ten feet beam; and just ahead of her rose the foremast. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise We therefore went aloft, three of us on the foremast, and three on the main, and beginning with the royals and working downward, snugly stowed everything that we had previously hauled down. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" In the after part of the ship there were only Mark Shore, Finch, a foremast hand at the wheel, old Aaron Burnham, and the cook. All the Brothers Were Valiant As he did not succeed in finding it, he continued this course for nearly a month, having much severe weather and a succession of gales, in one of which the foremast was carried away. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 The enemy just then got clear of the Hornet; and his foremast and bowsprit being both gone, and perceiving preparations to give him another broadside, he again called out that he had surrendered. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. Before the foremast gaped the fore-hatchway, also open; then came a handsome capstan; and ahead of it, leaving just comfortable room to work, rose the bulkhead of the turtle-back topgallant forecastle. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise We foremast men ought to stick to one another, and back one another up; don’t you think so?’ The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" Blunt she was of bow and stern, and her widest point was just abeam the foremast, so that she had great shoulders that buffeted the sea. All the Brothers Were Valiant The light coming up through the scuttle illuminated the foremast above Trask's head in a manner disconcerting. Isle o' Dreams All this, however, proved ineffectual; as did also the attempt to lighten her forward by cutting away her foremast. Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. He dodged around the foremast, and leaped down into the standing-room. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club The mainstay is double, setting up at deck, near rail, and forward of the foremost shrouds of the foremast to clear the stack and foremast. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 The foremast hands 51 never came aft of the try works, save on tasks assigned; and the secondary officers—boat-steerers and the like—slept in the steerage and kept forward of the boathouse. All the Brothers Were Valiant He hurried after Peth, and they went forward of the foremast, talking in low tones. Isle o' Dreams Mr. Mapps had already made his preparations in the steerage, and on the foremast hung a large Dutch map of the Netherlands. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim He got just enough to fill the sails; and this afforded him the opportunity to test the working of the boat after he had shifted the ballast, and changed the position of the foremast. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club The galley would have been on the lower deck, just abaft the foremast and forward of the fore cargo hatch. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 Disfigured though she was by a shattered foremast, the Revenge made a gallant picture as she leaned to show the copper sheathing which flashed like gold. Blackbeard: Buccaneer "How smart you are!" said Miss Grace Montague, who was standing with another young lady of the party near the foremast, when he returned to the deck. Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. The boatswain and carpenter, assisted by the boys, rigged a jury-mast out of the foremast of the galiot, which had been saved for the purpose. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim The foremast had been moved nearly two feet aft of the place where it had been stepped by the builder. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club Braisted and another American made various exertions to see it, such as climbing the foremast, but did not succeed until about one o'clock, when they were favoured by a break in the hills. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland She lifts high enough to show the stump of the foremast with head-sails jury rigged. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Even so, visiting the city was permitted to only a few selected men of the foremast hands. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life The flag of Belgium, which consists of black, yellow, and red in equal parts, perpendicularly divided, floated at the foremast head. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim "I have shifted the ballast; and I think the Goldwing will work all right now, though I wish the foremast was in the old hole." All Adrift or The Goldwing Club The cruiser at once opened fire, and as the "Banshee" began to draw ahead a shot carried away her foremast and a shell exploded in her bunkers. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The skipper managed to stay the foremast and to bend steering sails so that the ship was brought into the wind where her motion was easier. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Her bowsprit was carried away, and her foremast went over the side, the strain on the rigging bringing down the main topmast with it. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Professor Mapps was at his post, with the map of the Netherlands hanging on the foremast. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim For an hour he worked very diligently, assisted by all the other members of the club; and the foremast was transferred to the hole the builder had intended it should occupy. All Adrift or The Goldwing Club As we approached her we saw that her mainmast was gone, that her foremast and yards were still standing, with their sails fluttering wildly from them. A Yacht Voyage Round England The villain Gomez had his skull cracked like an eggshell by the foremast coming down on top of him, as it went by the board with all its yards and gear. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant And since she has struck her colors, let us mount our own at her foremast and ship our band to a bigger and faster craft.” The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive Hardly had he passed the foremast on his first round, than he was saluted by a universal groan, so deep and hearty that he stopped short and looked at the crowd. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim While they watched, their foremast burst into flames, and while they were rigging their hose the mainmast caught fire. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility There was light sufficient to enable us to see that the foremast was still standing. A Yacht Voyage Round England Her starboard bow had been cut right through up to the head of the foremast, which had been carried away completely, with all its spars and rigging, as well as the bowsprit and maintopmast. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant With the rising sun came another rain-squall, and the foremast went over the side, although Martin Newman with his men had done their best to save it. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 The next morning it was almost a calm; and as daylight came on a brig was seen, apparently a merchantman, with her foremast gone and otherwise much disabled. The Three Midshipmen I wonder," he said to himself, "why he comes down here talking navigation to a foremast hand. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility It was the same all through, from stem to stern and keel to truck, from foremast hand to skipper. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways The Kaiser soon afterward drew out of the action, her foremast and funnel down, and a bad blaze burning amidships. A History of Sea Power The schooner's spare boat was in chocks between the foremast and the main. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 “Order the carpenter to cut away the foremast.” The Three Midshipmen On July 18th, he disembarked on the continent, in order to replace his foremast, which had been broken in a storm; and he took the opportunity of bartering furs with the natives. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World I sent Buck to the hurricane-deck, with directions to lash himself to the foremast, and keep under the shelter of the dome of the pilot-house. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi His flagship the Vanguard lost her foremast and remaining topmasts, while at the same time his four frigates, so essential in the search that followed, were scattered and failed to rejoin. A History of Sea Power I'll not stay in a position where a man who hires me thinks he can talk to me as if I were a foremast hand. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 “We must lighten the ship aft as much as possible, Mr Gale, and make sail on the stump of the foremast, so as to force her up on the beach,” observed the captain. The Three Midshipmen In this gale, also, the Resolution sprang her foremast, and fearing that, should the weather continue, another harbour might not be found, Cook returned, on the 10th of the month, to Karakakooa Bay. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries By holding on at the railing, I got to a point where I could hug the foremast. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi Her foremast had been cut down in order to lighten her so that she could be floated off the reef, and many of her sails were wanting. Stories of New Jersey These large boats are lugger-rigged, carrying the foremast well forward, and sometimes, but very rarely, like the French chasse-mar�es, a mainmast also, with a maintopsail, as well, of course, as the mizzen behind. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Some flags were run up to the foremast and head of the brig. The Three Commanders Harry placed Paul Lizard at the helm, he himself going forward, holding on by the foremast. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. Her bulwarks were stove on the weather side of her; and while I was looking at her the foremast went by the board. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi The foremast of the Caribbee had gone by the board, and the waves were making a clean sweep over her decks. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World The mainmast is now hardly ever used, being inconvenient for getting alongside the shipping, and therefore there only survive the foremast and mizzen, the mainmast being developed out of existence. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Then I went forward, and there was a man at the lookout, with his back against the foremast, getting what shelter he could from the staysail. Man Overboard! Giving, therefore, the helm to Lizard, he swarmed up the foremast, that he might the better examine the appearance of the entrance. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. "It is the highest sail we set on the foremast, though larger vessels have a royal above that, then a skysail," I replied. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi The foremast had been jammed up by the breaking of the keelson where it was set, and hung over the side. Freaks of Fortune or, Half Round the World By the time they plunged into the awful sea on the sands the schooner had struck, and was thumping farther into the sands, sails flying wildly about and the foremast gone. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands A few minutes before I came upon the hurricane-deck, sir, I thought there was something like motion forward of the foremast. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida The foremast, which had stood, had been well stayed, and a fresh fore-topmast had also been got up. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. "Sail, ho!" shouted Buck Lingley, who had taken his station on the cap of the foremast. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi The Shannon had her union jack at the foremast, and a somewhat faded blue ensign at the mizen peak. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 With colours flying, with proud and thankful hearts they reach Broadstairs, whence I received the coxswain's telegram—'Crew all saved; sprung foremast. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands I gave her the helm, and told her to keep the foremast in range with the Florina. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk The Frenchman had lost her foremast and main topmast, while her hull was severely battered. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea By half-past ten I found it necessary to take in the fore square-sail and the fore top-gallant sail, for I was afraid the heavy weight of canvas would strain the foremast. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi Their anchors are still of wood, and occupy the greater part of the vessel before the foremast; and, instead of cables, they still have immense coils of rough rope like a hair lariat. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy At the helm, therefore, stood the two coxswains, while round the foremast and close to the fore air-box grouped the lifeboatmen. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands We could see, by her open ports, that she carried twelve guns of a side—nine-pounders they were,—with a long gun forward of her foremast that threw a thirty-two pound shot. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess Owen, as he had been directed to do, stood by, counting their numbers, concealed by the foremast from the last-mentioned group. Owen Hartley; or, Ups and Downs A Tale of Land and Sea As we neared her, we observed that she must have encountered very heavy weather, as part of her foremast and mainmast had been carried away. A Boy's Voyage Round the World A powerful man and a good foremast hand; but an all-fired lazy devil about work, and as sulky as a bear when he didn’t get his grub regular. Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek The leak we've found, it cannot pour fast; We've lightened her a foot or more— Up and rig a jury foremast, She rights! Heroes of the Goodwin Sands The Spaniard had lost every mast but her foremast, and the English ship was in almost as bad a plight. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess "He appears to be hoisting a yard on his foremast," replied Scott. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics In this voyage she had encountered some very heavy weather, in which she had sprung her foremast, which was now spliced up all round. A Boy's Voyage Round the World We are going to have a meeting abaft the foremast, to decide what shall be done next. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Indeed, as they grasped for dear life the belaying pins on the foremast, the sea covered them up to their shoulders, and they were all but carried away. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Its door, hooked open, made visible a slice of sunlit deck and a wooden rail beyond it, from which the gear of the foremast slanted up. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories But I found out that the vessel was not exactly a ship after all, but a sort of half schooner, half brig,—what they call a brigantine, having two masts, a mainmast and a foremast. Cast Away in the Cold An Old Man's Story of a Young Man's Adventures, as Related by Captain John Hardy, Mariner A large ship was discovered at anchor without her foremast. Won from the Waves The water tanks were near the heel of the foremast, where Howe and his party had located themselves. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany On a sudden I took it into my head to fancy that the mizzenmast wasn't so secure as the foremast. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Above them the sails of the foremast stood pale and lofty, and there was the rhythmic jar of a block against a backstay. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories Her foremast carried square sails; her main and mizzen masts were schooner-rigged. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania By great exertions a jury-mast was secured to the stump of the foremast, and a sail was set which kept the ship before the wind, and prevented her from being pooped. Won from the Waves "I would rather be hung for a lamb," answered Hyde, turning on his heel, and walking as far from the foremast as the limits of the steerage would permit. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany The foremast still stood, complete to the royal mast and all the yards across, but every instant I expected to find myself hurling through the air. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands During this short action the Hébé’s foremast had been disabled by one of the 68-pound shot, her wheel had been knocked away, and her second captain and four men killed. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 The Pinta also sailed badly, her foremast being so defective that it could carry but little sail. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold The foremast had gone by the board, but the main and mizzen-masts, though the topmasts had been carried away, were still standing. Won from the Waves The party returned to the foremast, and Raymond stated their position. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany They saw him; an attempt was made to hoist a sail on the stump of the foremast. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars It coming on to blow hard at night, this ship sprang her foremast, and falling astern, was attacked and captured by Sir Francis Drake. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Towards morning it increased to such a pitch that one of the backstays of the foremast gave way. Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago Three of the men who had clung to the shrouds of the foremast were swept overboard and drowned. The Battle and the Breeze The Arbuckles had seats near the foremast, on which the professor displayed his maps, diagrams, and other illustrations of his teachings. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Suddenly there was a loud crash—the vessel groaned from stem to stern, the foremast went by the board. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars While so employed, about noon, they were encouraged by seeing the Didon’s foremast fall over the side. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Sam Rodman was to call "time" when the foremast of each yacht was in range with a certain chimney of a house on the main shore. The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder One man, a black, lashed himself to the foremast, and kept watch in case the ship should break loose from her moorings. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands It was abominable to compel them, the sons of gentlemen, to work the vessel as foremast hands, while she was employed on Mr. Fluxion's private business. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Now to the mizen-mast-head, next to the main-topgallant-mast-head, and so on to the foremast, and finally, perhaps down to the bowsprit end. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean The Didon had by this time, as she passed out of gunshot, lost her main-topmast, while her foremast was in a tottering condition, and her hull severely shattered. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Before long, our sails were blown away, and our foremast went by the board. Michael Penguyne Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast The bow snapped from the foremast, the bowsprit flew through the air up to the foretopmast, and the funnel, toppling overboard, dragged in its rear the starboard paddle-box and boat. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands "Pass a line around him, and make him fast to the foremast while he is asleep." Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Mr Hansom did not forget to mention him in his despatches, as having greatly contributed to gain the victory, by his courage in assisting to lash the enemy’s bowsprit to the Cynthia’s foremast. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean The conning-tower will be seen below the bridge, in front of the foremast. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Almost immediately afterwards the mainmast followed, though the foremast still stood, enabling her to continue the action. The Rival Crusoes The wreck consisted of the forecastle, part of the engine, paddle-wheels, anchor, cable, foremast, and rigging. Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands Bitts leans against the foremast, and goes to sleep. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany In another instant, the foremast, hitherto standing, tottered and fell. The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean Her mainmast alone was standing entire, her foremast had gone by the board, her mizzen-mast was carried away at the top, and part only of her bowsprit remained. Old Jack Scarcely had the two ships separated, than down came the Thesbe’s foremast, narrowly escaping falling across the bows of the Wolf. The Rival Crusoes Then Dave saw the blinkers at the foremast head gleam out dully. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers Quick as thought, I gave the order to “square away,” and putting the helm up, struck the cruiser near the bow, carrying away her foremast and bowsprit. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver So long as daylight remained no canvas was taken in, though both of them were sometimes plunging their jibbooms under, and their bows almost level with the foremast. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century Her main and mizzen-masts had been carried away, so had her foretopmast and the head of the foremast below the top, the stump only remaining. Old Jack Pierre had ingeniously contrived a cooking stove, which was placed just abaft the foremast. The Rival Crusoes One of them had the initial P shining between the foremast and mainmast, and G between the main mast and mizenmast. From Lower Deck to Pulpit Parties were sent forth to reconnoitre, while our remaining foremast was unshipped, and planted on the highest part of the sandbank with a signal of distress. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver For running in high seas we put a large square sail forward, tripping the yard along the foremast, much like a spinnaker boom. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell At last so great became the strain upon the vessel, that the crew were set to work with axes to cut away the foremast. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Every moment it seemed as if the foremast of the latter, already tottering, would go by the board, and probably fall on the deck of the Wolf. The Rival Crusoes We must get trysails on the main and foremast," Wilkinson went on, "and manage to lay her course a couple of points to the west. At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt At last, the cruiser got the range of his guns so perfectly, that a well-aimed ball ripped away our rail and tore a dangerous splinter from the foremast, three feet from deck. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver The foremast was gone smooth off at the deck; it lay over the starboard bow; and the topmast floated ahead of the hull, held by the gear. The Frozen Pirate The fall of the foremast ended the battle for the "Constellation." The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 While thus employed, we saw the Frenchman’s foremast fall over the side. The Rival Crusoes And on her deck it was a mess of fallen spars, with her foremast the only stick left, and that—unsupported by backstays and the wind still pressing against the big sail—that was wabbling. Sonnie-Boy's People Her foremast, which was cut away while on the reef, had not yet been replaced, her main and mizzen masts were housed, and her lower yards were on the gunwales. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs Jacopo lifted his axe again and cut down also the foremast. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I Gradually the American ship ranged alongside the "Shannon," at a distance of half pistol-shot; and, as her foremast came in a line with the "Shannon's" mizzen-mast, the latter opened fire with her cabin-guns. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 The mainmast, as if torn up by some invisible hand, fell over the side, the foremast and mizzenmast following in quick succession. The Rival Crusoes One of the mates was sent to the top of the foremast, and descended with news that, as far as could be seen, the line of breakers stretched away, both on her beam and quarter. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes There was wild work for'ard on her, and in a quarter of an hour the house went clear, but it had taken the Papara's foremast and bowsprit with it. A Son Of The Sun Our rigging and sails were much cut; one shot through the foremast, and the bowsprit slightly injured. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Yet the British tars fought on, cheering lustily, and not once thinking of surrender, though they saw their foremast gone, their mizzen-mast shivered, even the last flag shot away, and the last gun silenced. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 Her two masts were nearly in line, and the shot that had narrowly missed the foremast, and passed through the foresail, had struck the mainmast and brought it, and its sail, overboard. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) There was no time for talk, for orders were given for getting preventer stays on the foremast. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes Her for'ard bitts, foremast, and most of her bow were gone, having been jerked out of her by her anchors. A Son Of The Sun The foremast had already gone by the board, carrying most of the crew with it. Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories The ships then drifted asunder; and the "Guerriere's" foremast was shot away, and dragged down the main-mast with it in its fall. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 The splinters flew from the lugger's foremast, in two places; but a cry of disappointment rose, as it was seen that it was practically uninjured. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) A few minutes more of suspense, and the brig drove into the supposed channel, and struck with such violence that the foremast snapped off near the deck, and went over the side. Black Ivory The same wave snapped the foremast across near the deck. The Life of a Ship But for this it would have shared the fate of the foremast, and those who now clung to it would have been in eternity. The Lifeboat Then it was seen that the whole crew had taken to the rigging of the mainmast—the topmast of which had been carried away by the fall of the foremast and mizzen. Jeff Benson, or the Young Coastguardsman One of the shot cut away the main-topsail yard; another struck the deck abreast of the foremast, and then tore through the bulwarks; but the polacre was now making good way. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) Instantly the foremast went by the board, and the furious sea swept over the hull in blinding cataracts, creating terrible dismay and confusion amongst nearly all on board. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands Another party were ordered to fit up a small mast, which they tied to the stump of the foremast. The Life of a Ship When the sea broke around them in whiter sheets than usual, they could see the head of the broken foremast drawn against it like a black line to leeward. The Lifeboat I fear, too, that she has received some bad thumps from the wreck of the foremast. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West The sails on the foremast draw all the better, so it don't make much difference. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) The foremast is sprung, the main-topgallant mast is gone, and the mizzen has been snapped off close by the deck. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands Before the order was obeyed or another word spoken the ship struck, and a shriek of human terror followed, as the foremast went by the board with a fearful crash. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines The coxswain’s wife stood leaning on her stalwart husband’s arm, by the foremast, gazing over the side. The Coxswain's Bride also, Jack Frost and Sons; and, A Double Rescue “Five feet, sir; she surged heavily once or twice on the foremast, and I think must have started a plank.” The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West It is a good-sized spar," he said, "nearly as lofty as the foremast. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) The bo’s’n was the first to throw a loop over the creature’s front horn—cast a hitch over its foremast as he styled it—amid a deafening cheer. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands At the same moment the ship struck; the foremast broke off close to the deck and went over the side, carrying the boat and men along with it. The Coral Island Elsewhere, looming through the murk, a ponderous merchantman, her mainmast and mizzen gone, and just enough of the foremast left to support the bellying foresail that bears her to destruction. Battles with the Sea A slight leak was also discovered, and the injury to the top of the foremast was neither so easily nor so quickly repaired as had been anticipated. The Red Eric Before the sails were properly secured, the squall struck them; the foremast was snapped off close to the deck; for a time the ship became unmanageable and drifted rapidly towards the land. The Crew of the Water Wagtail The chain communicated with a powerful crane rigged up on the foremast, and was wrought by a steam windlass on deck. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands The pirates, in return, discharged a broadside which cut away the foremast of the schooner, thus rendering escape impossible. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale The wreck of the foremast was cleared from the ship; the gale continued, but the sun shone brightly and warmly. The Pirate Dense clouds of black smoke and occasional lurid sheets of flame rose from the try-works, which were situated between the foremast and the main-hatch. The Red Eric I once asked one of those fellows what be called the foremast in his language, and what d’ye think he said? Poor Jack The other shot struck our foremast, and chipped off a large slice, besides cutting away one of the shrouds, and the signal halyards. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook The chains and sides of hot vessels were crowded with men fighting desperately; those struck down falling between the two vessels, which the wreck of the foremast still prevented from coming into actual collision. The Phantom Ship Silence—not a word: three foremast guns main-deck, to your quarters. Percival Keene The foremast was nearly cut in half by the carronade shot of her antagonist; her mainyard was badly wounded, and her wheel knocked to atoms, which obliged them to steer on the lower deck. Newton Forster The Merchant Service We have lost five of our smartest and best men—Wilson was washed overboard, Fennings and Masters struck dead with the lightning, and Jones and Emery crushed by the fall of the foremast. Masterman Ready The Wreck of the "Pacific" Besides numbers of men killed and wounded, the foremast of the frigate came toppling down on her deck almost before the smoke which hung around us had cleared away. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor The mainmast, foremast, bowsprit, everything above the deck, crumbled into atoms and disappeared. The Phantom Ship That some dreadful punishment was about to be inflicted I was certain and I remained crouched behind the foremast on the lower-deck. Percival Keene First her foremast fell, then her mizen-mast was shot away, and she would have been captured had not several ships been sent to her assistance. The Boy who sailed with Blake “No—I heard the steward say something outside about the foremast.” Masterman Ready The Wreck of the "Pacific" Her bowsprit was carried away, and her foremast was gone by the board. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor He sprang up on deck to discover, to his dismay, that both mainmast and foremast were gone by the board. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow “The sea is smooth; I think we could ship the foremast, and get sail upon her.” Percival Keene The French ensign was still flying at the head of the foremast. True Blue |
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