| 单词 | mainmast |
| 例句 | The navigator is halfway up the mainmast now. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Instantly an arrow had hit the mainmast, an inch in front of her nose. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z All I can see of the ship is the mainmast and the crow’s nest poking through the fog, but the sky above it is clear. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Archer was on the mainmast, and the sun shone through the brittle sticks of his hair, turning them gold as sheaves of wheat. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The mainmast was gonna snap if someone didn’t take in that royal or cut it loose. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Beyond the mainmast, Jaunty clung to the helm, where Greta held him by the neck with one thick hand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes when the Current was in port, he’d climb the mainmast and stand in the crow’s nest while the sun sank, and as the waters turned golden and dark, he’d listen to the sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The punishment consisted in being thrown into the water three times from the mainmast tree, and his comrades used to acclaim each belly-flopper with a cheer. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Piper paced back and forth between the mainmast and the ballistae, practicing her lines. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I know what he’s going to do even before he begins climbing the mainmast. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As we neared the mouth of New Bedford Harbor, a schooner flying a long green streamer off its mainmast, its sails plump, its bow rising and dipping, came out through the channel toward us. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Saved the mainmast—saved the ship—all on his own. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The crow’s nest is a small circular tub, high up on the mainmast. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The words had barely left Piper’s mouth when an arrow sank into the mainmast, six inches from her face. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then he jumps on the weblike rope ladder on the mainmast. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Minutes later, the English ship — the Fancy, under the command of the notorious pirate captain Henry Every — had closed on the Mughal vessel and shattered its 40-foot mainmast with a single, fluke cannon shot. The Pirates’ Booty That Changed the Course of History 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z The mainsail boom, itself a tree trunk almost as thick as the 12-story-high mainmast, is a varnished work of art as sun glints off the wood’s whorls and knots. Taste some ales while you take a sail on classic schooner Zodiac on Bellingham Bay 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z In the final pages, she nails her colours to the marital mainmast by putting on paper what she would have said in person. How to stay married. (Don't get divorced) 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z 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 In the 1840s, a Uruguayan battleship allegedly even used some Dutch cheeses as cannonballs - smashing the mainmast and ripping up the sails of an Argentine rival. A nation of tall cheese-eaters - BBC News 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The latter alternative was accepted, and, amidst the furious and indignant shouts of the seamen, the Cross of St. George was struck, and a white flag fluttered from our mainmast truck. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z They have three funnels; one almost amidships, another aft; whereas the third, which is considerably more slender than the others, is situated abaft the mainmast, immediately in rear of the bridge. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z After some fighting he took a prize, but soon after had to cut away his mainmast in a storm, and return to England. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z These, after many ineffectual efforts, were again made fast; but they soon gave way a second time, and the chimney fell across the deck, bringing the mainmast with it. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z But that done, each of the baptised was obliged to give a bottle of brandy, placing it near the mainmast, without speaking a word. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The solution of the mystery was afforded shortly afterwards by three seamen being cut in two apparently by one shot, which finished up its career of death by splintering the base of the mainmast. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Schooner "George Calhoun," lying in Walker's slip, mainmast burned, hauled out without further damage. The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 2012-03-27T02:00:21.067Z Her mainmast was 125 feet in height, and her main-yard 105 feet long. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Her capture at that moment was invaluable, for the Tryal had sprung her mainmast, and was altogether unseaworthy. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z On going on board, De Soto, who stood near the mainmast, cutlass in hand, desired the captain to approach, while the mate was ordered to go forward. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Leaving him where he was lying, the lieutenant took refuge on the aft side of the mainmast, cursing at me in a lusty voice. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Previous to leaving the ill-fated brig, the hatches were opened, when the flames burst forth, and in thirty minutes afterward the mainmast fell over the side. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z 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 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 It was hanging in the rigging about the mainmast. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Chain cables had not been invented, and hempen ones, as thick as the mainmast, held the ship at her anchors. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Boarding the Spanish vessel, he found that the mainmast was a complete ruin; it would be necessary to replace it. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z When the deck-house was swept away by a sea so heavy that it ran up to the top of the mainmast, a heartrending cry, mingled with shrieks and groans, rent the air. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z We got up the end of the chain, and made it fast to the mainmast in such a way that we could let it go at once. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z Let the three best shots we have got lay the guns on her mainmast. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z In times past her commanders were such men as Sterrett, Hull, Decatur, and Blakely, in whom was no more flinching than in the mainmast. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z There was a sound of rending and splitting from the deck; and through the smoke he saw the mainmast collapse with all its rigging. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z The mainmast then went overboard, and remained hanging to the vessel by the rigging. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z We'll feel the wind fresher when she draws out from the land, and there's a streak of dry rot in her mainmast round the partners. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The hatchways had all been securely fastened down, and an old chain was taken round the trunk of a large tree, and its ends shackled round the mainmast. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Mr. Galvin mentions that about twelve o'clock the mainmast gave way; at that time he supposes there were on the main-top and on the shrouds upwards of forty persons. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z 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 He and the mate appear to have been the very first that perished, and the conclusion is that they must have been dragged overboard by the wreck of the mainmast. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z So they got the canvas on her, forestaysail, gaff-headed foresail, mainstaysail, and a blackened three-cornered strip abaft the mainmast, and the skipper felt a trifle easier when he found that he could steer her. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The wind grew higher, and howled like an avenging spirit, and his mainmast fell with the crash of a thunder-split oak. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z The action still continued, when a French shot carried away the mainmast of the largest galleon, and her consort, afraid to board, left Loren�illo the conqueror. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z God-a-mercy, 'twas a famous shot of yours, sir, that sent the mainmast by the board, and I don't grudge it 'ee that your aim was truer than mine. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z 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 Jimmy wondered what she was doing there in that weather with only one jib and a reefed boom foresail set, until his glasses showed him that her mainmast was broken off. 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 When Roberts fell the men deserted their quarters and fell into a torpor, till their mainmast being shot away compelled them to surrender. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Several planks amidships had been started; the mainmast was heavily scored; and a number of round shot were rolling about the waist. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z A tremendous crash startles them all; the mainmast has fallen over the port side of the vessel. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Then the strip of bunting at her mainmast head fixed Jimmy's attention. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z It was no fault of his that a slight roll of the Noank lifted his line of fire so that his flying iron struck the mainmast of the Leon instead of her ribs. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Any vessel at anchor in the bay with an epidemic on board, has, according to arrangement, simply to hoist a flag on the mainmast, whereupon the Government steamer immediately embarks the sick persons. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z 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 Sandy took his pipe out of his mouth and eyed the mainmast for fully half a minute. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Captain Anderson told our heroes that he never thought the voyage had begun until the crow’s-nest, or out-look barrel, was hoisted to the mainmast head. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z Captain Avery was standing at the mainmast, and he had just touched off a rocket that went fizzing up to its bursting place. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z Already he had planted the mainmast in the sole and bored the toe for the bowsprit, when at the half door he saw passing the bust of a horseman and the head of a horse. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z At last he rose, threw off the oppression, and ventured to force up the main hatch forward of the mainmast and descend. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z “Are there many?” inquired several voices at once.—“Millions on millions!” cried the mate; “the whole pack is black with them as far as ever we can see from the mainmast head.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Our spritsail yard, broken in two places, dangled from the bowsprit; while our mainmast was splintered from the futtock-shrouds to within ten feet of the deck. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z She carried no after canvas, and the reason became evident when, as her stern lurched up, Frank saw that her mainmast was broken off short. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z At last he closed his watch with a snap, stooped to the gun, and with a roar and a rattling crash, and a blasphemous scatteration below, the foretopmast shared the devastation of the mainmast. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z A loud whisper reached the men who had taken shelter behind some tackle forward of the mainmast, and brought them crawling to their leaders. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z These boats are generally provided with one mast, which, in the largest, may equal a frigate's mainmast. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z The mainmast soon followed, but, falling clear of the ship, it drifted close alongside, the damp timber still emitting a dense cloud of smoke. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z She ran in under her headsails and boom-foresail with her mainmast bare, rising higher and growing clearer all the while. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The Torch herself swung into line ahead of the other, and the big steel gun swung slowly round till her muzzle grinned threateningly round each side of the mainmast. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z To this rock he carried a rope from the stump of the mainmast and securely fastened it. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Already the new captain had won a hard reputation abaft the mainmast. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Close to the mainmast were the disordered folds of the tent, on which lay the motionless forms of Preston and Mahmed. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Her fore topmast had gone; her mainmast had been severed ten feet below the lower fighting-top. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z A low, lead-gray funnel stood just forward of the mainmast, and a teak house, rising three or four feet above the deck, occupied part of her length. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z 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 Mr. Fenton, and others of the gentlemen, took great pleasure in conversing with Lieutenant Lynford; though, according to rule, the poor officer was not permitted, as a steerage passenger, to come aft the mainmast. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z The mainmast carried square sails, probably two in number. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Down went the mainmast with a great crash. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z The captain surrendered his sword, standing by the mainmast. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z At noon he suddenly got up, walked firmly to the mainmast, and ran up the yellow flag. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z He went out of Boston harbour perched on the end of the foresail boom, and was at the mainmast head before we had cleared the light-house. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z The mainmasts and larger sails were often left ashore if a conflict was expected. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z Stedding went forward and roused Milnor, the South Carolinan, a young man of two or three and twenty, from his sleep at the foot of the mainmast, and called him aft. The Civil War at Sea 2011-08-11T12:15:03.547Z I was washed overboard just as the wreck of the mainmast had been cut away. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z Toward midnight, he stopped and leaned against the mainmast, gazing at the weird flashing of light at the horizon. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z The "Pelican" sprung her mainmast, and they put back to refit and repair. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z The kayaks were destroyed, as well as all the spare wood, the rigging and sails on the mainmast, the awning, and some stores on the lower deck, where the flames also penetrated. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Joe, being no lamb, replied with interest, to the delight of his fellows, who strolled aft as far as the mainmast to hear the fun. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z On the mainmast of the Ship of State, high up above the domes and minarets of the Buccaneer's chief city, he had placed his crow's nest or look-out tub, where the look-out man was stationed. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z He slid himself along the bulwark till a few feet away, then ran his eyes up along the mainmast. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z Having taken off the edge of his appetite he leans back against the ragged stump of the mainmast, and for the first time for long, experiences a craving for tobacco. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Nearly all the men on deck—a vessel like the Argo certainly did not fight any men below—were either killed or wounded; and the Dragon, losing her mainmast, at length struck her colours. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z They also came across the mainmast of the 215 bark, with some of the stays still dragging around it. Dave Porter on Cave Island A Schoolboy's Mysterious Mission 2011-06-15T02:00:23.660Z One of them in particular, a very large ship, had her mainmast torn to pieces, and her captain and three seamen killed. The Life of Benjamin Franklin With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers 2011-06-15T02:00:17.903Z Low Power In the middle of all Qualcomm’s silicon assets sits Snapdragon, the mainmast of the company’s high mobility business. Qualcomm Steps Out 2011-06-06T14:07:27Z He reached up and seized a notch beneath a gunport, pulling the longboat under the deadeyes that supported the mainmast shrouds. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z 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 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 "Lower away," Dan shouted; and as Harvey lowered, Dan swayed the light boat with one hand till it landed softly just behind the mainmast. Captains Courageous 2011-04-22T02:00:10.677Z All three ships were rigged alike, having three masts, with square sails on the fore and mainmasts. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z But then the Gloucester's mainmast slowly toppled forward as the shrouds gave way, tearing into the other rigging, and she heeled. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Just before this occurred he had had a vision of one of his officers, with the cook's axe uplifted, in act to floor a seaman who had got nervous, and was hiding behind the mainmast. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z They gave a broadside in return, which carried away our mainmast, and then bore down upon the schooner, with the intention of boarding her. Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 2011-04-15T02:00:18.057Z East Wind"—Troop seemed to be talking to himself—"he tripped on a hatch an' butted the mainmast with his head—hardish. Captains Courageous 2011-04-22T02:00:10.677Z Aynsley found his father sitting at the foot of the mainmast, which was the only dry spot. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z He remembered how the fork of fire slid down the mainmast of the Gloucester, then seemed to envelop the maintop, sending smoke billowing through the tops'ls above. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z The shot, taking a slightly ascending course, struck beneath the bowsprit, tore it from its bed with its jib, and lodged in the mainmast ten feet from the deck, nearly severing it in two. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Mona could see both mainmast and mizzen with mainsail and yawl. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z The worst hurt was Jimmy Hixley, a sailor; a block hit him in the ribs—probably when the mainmast went—and caved him for six inches. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z Bitter water had weakened the spars, the strong rigging had loosened, waves without number had shattered the gunwales, dry rot was at work in the mainmast, the sails had grown weak through exposure. Life and Death And Other Legends and Stories 2011-04-02T02:00:10.393Z Abruptly he secured a last knot in the shroud, then headed down the companionway and past the seamen loitering by the mainmast. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Hoisted at the mainmast of a man-of-war it is the flag of an admiral of the fleet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z The sails were taken in, the mainmast—made to lower backward—was dropped, and only the drift-mizzen was left to keep the boat's head to the wind. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z We struck the mainmast together, me trying to hold her up. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z The waist of the ship was cleared of riffraff and dunnage; a strong whale tackle was rigged between fore and mainmast, one line of this tackle being wound about the foreward winch. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Joan Fuller stood on deck, by the bulwark along the waist of the ship, supporting herself with the mainmast shrouds as she peered down through the rain. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z They were made by building “a fire chamber” between the decks from the forecastle to a bulkhead constructed abaft the mainmast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z And now a tremendous sea swept along and broke just as it reached abreast the mainmast. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z The actual twister had only hit one third of us, from where the mainmast stood, aft. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z The man who took his place crouched behind the mainmast and shouted his orders in a weak, squeaking voice. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z It was waiting, safely lashed to the mainmast, a visible inducement to effort. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z One enormous stone shot cut the mainmast of the flagship in two; a second, that hit another vessel, knocked three gun ports into one, and killed or wounded sixty men. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z In half an hour afterwards, her mainmast fell over her side, the ship parted in four different places, and in less than ten minutes upwards of 200 unfortunate beings were precipitated into the raging surf. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z One morning Tamango left his fort and advanced to the stump of the mainmast. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z The bomb hurtled past the mainmast and exploded forward of the galley house on the starboard side of the ship, where three refugees were crouched. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Perhaps the thing which interested the Indians most was the great wooden block fastened to the deck behind the mainmast. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z Many of these trees are so large, that they would be able to furnish mainmasts for fifty-gun ships. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z I must have seen Nelson die, struck down at the foot of his mainmast! The Three Eyes 2010-12-20T17:11:46.430Z The mainsail and mainmast were all snarled up in miscellaneous turns of roping. H.M.S. —— The pirates assembled us on deck, counted us over to see that none were missing, lifted the hatches at the foot of the mainmast, and lowered us, one by one, into the hold. A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas Her rig, as shown in the illustration, is simply that of a three-masted fore and aft schooner, with a very tall mainmast, designed to carry the crow’s nest for the look-out. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 At the end of an hour her colours came down, and white flags appeared at the gaff and mainmast in token of surrender. Terry's Trials and Triumphs Thenceforward every eye scanned eagerly the horizon, and Donalblane spent most of his time high up the mainmast, it being his ambition to be the first among the passengers to sight the land. Donalblane of Darien Now slack, now strung, from the mainmast flung, The flag throbs fast in the breeze; Strained o'er the foam, like the hearts at home That beat for their sons on the seas. Poems of the Great War Published on the Behalf of the Prince of Wales's National Relief Fund The butt of the new mainmast was cut to match this, and on the second day after it arrived alongside it was hoisted into its position. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War While at sea they disposed of their captain by the unpleasant method of pinning him to the mainmast with a boarding pike through his vitals. 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 Shortly afterward the mainmast swayed like a drunken man, then with an awful crash it pitched over the side, dragging with it the foretop-gallant mast and the mizzen-topmast. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 The mainmast was furnished with a yard and square sail. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships It fell forward and sideways, dragging after it the splintered mainmast. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois "I have no spar that will be of any use for a mainmast," the captain said. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War Every man looked in the direction from which the cry came, and we saw a small but lively flame stealing up near the foot of the mainmast. Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 The remains of the fore and mainmast were soon floating alongside, and, with a number of spare yards and heavier spars, formed a solid basis to work upon. The Ruined Cities of Zululand Standing at the tiller I could not even make out the loom of the mainmast, and as for saying whether the pungy was in the stream or the river, it was impossible. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington The ship at length losing forecastle and mainmast, became a mere hulk, drifting at the mercy of the winds and waves. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The carpenter's gang continued steadily at their work, while the first officer got up the sheer-legs and hoisted the stump of the mainmast from its place. Maori and Settler A Story of The New Zealand War The head of the house obtained a situation as mainmast in a very fine ship and can sail round the world whenever he will. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series When I saw him, he was lying between the pump and the mainmast with his thigh broken.” The Ruined Cities of Zululand Her mainmast and bowsprit were all that was ever picked up, so it was plain to all men that the Gladova Strela, with her fifty men and seven guns, had gone to the bottom. The Tower of Dago "Lord love 'ee," he said heartily, "it's brand new rattline-stuff, strong enough to hoist the mainmast out of a first-rate." A Marriage at Sea The great Dietrich of Bern was placed upon his throne at the foot of the mainmast, and his lion-standard hoisted to the mast-head. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 On the margin of the wood, near several houses, a pole as large as the mainmast of a ship had been erected, and from the summit hung wreaths of flowers and fluttering ribbons. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series Soon the cries of the men on board her could be heard, and the mainmast fell. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The smoke blinded his eyes on deck, so he climbed to the top of the mainmast, and there, lashed to the rigging, he went in through the thick of the fire. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read With the homeward-bound pennant flying from the mainmast head and with the contractor's working party on board, we sailed from the Midway Islands on Friday, October 29, at 4 P.M. for San Francisco. The Last Cruise of the Saginaw The mizzenmast was cracked, and the mainmast itself was injured under the convulsive blows of the gun. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 How the others weathered it I can't say; we rolled so badly that we carried away our mainmast and half our bulwarks, and when day broke we could see nothing of the rest. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II I ordered the mainmast to be cut away, but the flames were too quick for us, and all we could do was to cut adrift the mainboom. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The Constitution was sound and whole; the Java had only her mainmast left and was full of yawning rents. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read The boats were launched and the mainmast towed to the landing, where it was anchored. The Last Cruise of the Saginaw The Chevalier La Vieuville had drawn up the marines in line on either side of the mainmast, and at the whistle of the boatswain the sailors busy in the rigging stood upright on the yards. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 Captain Hamilton was already standing at the foot of the mainmast, shouting orders that were taken up by Ditty and Rogers and carried on to the men. Doubloons—and the Girl The arm-chest shall be hoisted out, and placed at the foot of the mainmast. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The fleets of Spain heard it, and understood it fully, when they saw the sinking Dutch ships with the flags nailed to the shattered mainmast, crying, "Neen nimmer," which indicated that they would never surrender. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children Our task to-day, as I have said, was to set up the mainmast, and the work was begun immediately after our breakfast. The Last Cruise of the Saginaw A red flag flying from the stern of the air-ship was answered by a similar one from the mainmast of the steamer. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror This got rid of everything except the lower part of the mainmast. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers The mainmast was down, and was hanging over the side in a tangle of rigging. Astounding Stories, July, 1931 The British did not surrender, however, until every stick in the ship except a part of the mainmast had been cut away. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools Getting up ship's mainmast for flagstaff and lookout. The Last Cruise of the Saginaw Her mainmast's gone by the board, Down come topsail and jib! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 Three wretched figures were triced up to the mainmast. His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts A fragment of a shell went through one of the ventilators, and the colours of the mainmast were shot through. The Boys of '98 The mainmast of the flagship Bristol was hit nine times, and the mizzenmast was struck by seven thirty-two-pound balls, and had to be cut away. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools It was customary to auction a dead seaman's clothes from the mainmast. The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) I took particular pains to get the measurements of her mainmast while it lay on the dock under the shears. The Seiners The broken mainmast of a ship, floating, with considerable top hamper attached, was passed within a cable's length, suggestive of a recent wreck, and inducing a thousand dreary surmises. Due South or Cuba Past and Present Again chained to the mainmast, the three yachtsmen stood gloomily regarding Dolores, whose capable, battle-wise fingers now performed a task more in keeping with her sex and charm. The Pirate Woman But it was too late—the torpedo struck the Housatonic just forward of the mainmast, on the starboard side, on a line with the magazine. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons When everyone laughed at him and he was becoming a thing of scorn, he asked to be tied to the mainmast, so that he might not be able to escape. Graham of Claverhouse It was eighty-seven feet––and she only a hundred and ten feet over all––and 44 it stepped plumb in the middle of her, further forward than a mainmast was generally put in a fisherman. The Seiners Roger saw an Indian run up the shrouds by the mainmast and hitch a tackle. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance It measures exactly six feet from the figure head to the helm, and is precisely the same extent in height from the top of the mainmast to the keel, the width being of proportional dimensions. Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb The falling of the mainmast ended the sad catastrophe. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. Meanwhile the mainmast, with one stay gone, was whipping from side to side like a great, loose stick. The Harbor of Doubt But she had the hull for it, full and yet easy, with the greatest beam pretty well aft of the mainmast, and she drew fifteen and a half feet of water. 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 I chained the old fellow," said the captain, "to the mainmast, and the sailors amused themselves by drenching him with buckets of cold water, till he was almost drowned. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots “Is it a ship,” inquired the captain, as he began hastily to ascend the mainmast. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. One strong pull and the dory rose out of the nest of four others that lay just aft of the mainmast. The Harbor of Doubt His mainmast had broken off eight or ten feet below the head. The Seiners Looking up and down, Dacres coolly replied, "Well, I don't know: our mizzenmast is gone, our mainmast is gone, and, upon the whole, you may say we have struck our flag." Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Anything belonging to the mainmast should be distinguished by the prefix main. Boys' Book of Model Boats Our mainmast was much injured near the deck, and we were obliged as well as circumstances would permit, to steady it with wooden props. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. Looking down from the top of the mainmast where he clung, Chris saw a boatload of returning sailors and realized with a start that it was nearly sunup. Mr. Wicker's Window A dash between the house and windward rail, a shoot for the mainmast and holding on there for awhile. The Seiners Her mainmast soon fell overboard, and she was in a sinking condition. Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The sails abaft the mainmast overpower the sails before it when the wind increases. Boys' Book of Model Boats “So be it then,” cried the pirate, foaming with rage; “bind him to the mainmast; unbandage his eyes; let us have plenty of tinder; lay a train of powder, and to the devil with him!” Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. When the ship came head to wind she struck the R�volutionnaire just before the mainmast, slewed our cut-water right across, carried away the jib-boom, spritsail yard, &c., and then backed clear of her. The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 The mainmast was gone, all but a stump, and the moulderin' tackle lay on the deck all of a heap. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly I was thinking it would be fun to be sitting up on the very tip top of the mainmast and letting my feet hang down and swinging back and forth with the mast. The Sandman: His Sea Stories ‘But now yonder pedlars they are past, Which is no little grief to me; Fetch them back,’ says Sir Andrew Barton, ‘They shall all hang at my mainmast tree.’ Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series As many articles were sold by weight, I presided over the scales, that were placed near the mainmast. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. The R�volutionnaire was examined also, when I found her mainmast was sprung; sent the master and carpenter to survey the damage she had sustained, two or three of her timbers being broke. The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 The diameter of the mainmast of one of the larger kind of Chinese vessels, such as trade to Batavia, is not less than that of an English man of war of sixty-four guns. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Jean Cornbutte also placed at the summit of the mainmast a "crow's nest," a sort of cask staved in at one end, in which a look-out remained constantly, to observe the icefields. A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories ‘Come hither, Simon,’ says my lord Howard, ‘Look that thy words be true thou said; I’ll hang thee at my mainmast tree If thou miss thy mark past twelve pence bread.’ Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series The leak in the Richard's hold grew steadily worse, and the mainmast of the Serapis was about to go by the board. Paul Jones Job lashed the tiller and going to the lanyard at the mainmast, hauled down the black flag. The Black Buccaneer Runnymede’s mainmast was cut away, and she was shored up with it to make her ride easily, being much shaken by the surf. The Wreck on the Andamans Work was at once begun, and before sundown the fore and mizzen masts were as firmly secured as if the mainmast were still in its place. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson With that he swarved the mainmast tree, So did he it with might and main; Horsley, with another broad arrow, Strake the yeoman through the brain. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series He stopped at the main-shrouds again, the axe descended and the mainmast went over the side. A Chapter of Adventures Then a musket cracked and a bullet imbedded itself in the mainmast by Job's head. The Black Buccaneer Two masts were soon shot away, and the mainmast fell with a fearful crash upon the deck. Harper's Young People, November 4, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly “Of course she is a lame duck without her mainmast, but we’ll sail together, and so will show a good face to any single ship we may meet.” By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Fortunately she came down upon us in such a manner that she escaped with the loss of mainmast and sail, whilst a little damage was done to our head-gear in the scrimmage. In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 The next moment a shell struck our mainmast and sent it over the side, luckily severing the rotten shrouds and stays also, so that it fell clear and did not foul our propeller. Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War Job hooked his left arm about the poor lad's body and backed with his burden toward the mainmast, slashing fiercely around him with his tireless right arm the while. The Black Buccaneer Meanwhile, the crew got to work and rigged a pair of sheers over the stump of the mainmast, firmly staying it with guys leading aft to the taffrail and forward to the windlass-bitts. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure But at that moment a violent squall struck his ship with its full force, and her mainmast snapped a few feet above the deck. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Next morn, as the sun rose over the bay, Still floated our flag at the mainmast head Lord, how beautiful was Thy day! How the Flag Became Old Glory Starting at the Fukui’s mainmast, we dropped the sinker of the fishing-line over the stern and paid out until it reached her deck. Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War He turned toward the mainmast foot once more, and to his joy discovered that his shot had taken effect. The Black Buccaneer The pair were promenading the deck together, fore and aft, between the stern grating and the mainmast, the girl availing herself of the support of Leslie’s arm to steady her upon the dancing deck. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure This craft was almost defenceless, owing to the loss of her mainmast and mizzen-topmast. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson There were two doors opening into the cuddy, one on each side of the mainmast, with a slide over each. Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy Her crew had suffered little during the bitter winter, for Dampier had kept them busy splicing gear and patching sails, and they had fitted her with a new mainmast hewn out of a small cedar. Hawtrey's Deputy To their threats of torture the woman was deaf as the mainmast, and still the Etruscan screamed. A Victor of Salamis Then the spar was further secured by shrouds, stays, and backstays; thus providing a very respectable substitute for a mainmast. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure On one unlucky evening we ran on board the sloop of war, carried away the mainmast, and destroyed a part of her upper works. A Sailor of King George “See this little model!” and he held up a tiny wooden ship, fully rigged, with a little American flag fastened at the top of the mainmast. A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony The deck of the ship Page 269 is seen from mainmast to stern; sailors busy with ropes, groups of knights and their esquires lounging. The Wagnerian Romances The smaller canvas on the foremast and great spread on the mainmast were bellying to the piping gale. A Victor of Salamis The head of the house obtained a situation as mainmast in a very fine ship, and can sail round the world when he will. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen On our arrival a court of inquiry sat to investigate the reason why the mainmast of one of His Majesty’s cruisers should be so unceremoniously knocked away by the jib-boom of another. A Sailor of King George 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 The mainmast was shivered, and a wave started one of the planks, and the pumps became useless. What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales A creaking from the mainmast told that it might fall at any moment. A Victor of Salamis 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 We soon gained her deck, and found about twenty-five of her crew ready to oppose us abaft her mainmast. A Sailor of King George Just then a pirate brought Captain Rolls, who had been bound hand and foot, to the mainmast, where he laid him flat on the deck. The Corsair King Fortunately her mainmast had gone by the board; had it been still standing, and had become locked in our rigging, we should have been in great peril ourselves. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery 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 A puff of smoke, a roar, and a ball ploughed into the mainmast of the rocking Dragon. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure It had a church without a steeple, but with a poor Stump like the blunted wreck of some tall ship's mainmast. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... As the hands executed the last order; all the yards on the mainmast swung round towards the wind till the light breeze caught the sails aback, and brought them against the mast. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Without hesitation one of the crew rushed off, retrieved the weather-worn bunting, and made his way to the mainmast. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War The wind smote the straining mainsail, and the shivered mainmast tore from its stays and socket. A Victor of Salamis “Once get the mainmast overside, and we can board her.” Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure On the borders of the forest, amidst three or four houses, was erected a pole as high as a mainmast, and around it hung wreaths and ribbons. The Sand-Hills of Jutland “Avast bracing!” shouted the first lieutenant, when the yards on the mainmast were about square. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The after part from the mainmast remained in view, the now motionless propeller being well clear of the water. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War And still the sea spread out glassy, motionless, and the pennon hung limp on the mainmast. A Victor of Salamis There was no reply, but the Stars and Stripes were soon floating from the mainmast of the American. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Jones continued to ply his feeble cannonade from the deck, levelled at the mainmast of the adversary. 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 From the mainmast of the flagship "Minnesota" waved the signal-flags, changing constantly as different orders were sent to the commanders of the other warships. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 No jibs were set; neither, as far as he could see, was any sail set on the mainmast. The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Yvon enlisted twelve brave comrades, freighted a ship, and hoisted from the mainmast a blue standard with the unicorn and motto of the Kervers. Laboulaye's Fairy Book A white flag was fluttering at her mainmast in a moment, for the Captain had no stomach for a fight. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure This one had three tentacles around me, two others gripped the port and starboard pin-rails, and three were gripping the stump of the mainmast. The Grain Ship The 'Pennsylvania' burned like a volcano for five hours and a half before her mainmast fell. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 At the top of the mainmast is a fighting top from which project two large spears. A Short Account of King's College Chapel The mainmast of the seine boat had toppled over to port. A Poor Man's House We agreed that the straightest course open to us was to cut away the mainmast, and this we promptly set about doing. Marjorie The mainmast had been cut away, and was towed by a long hawser from the stern, thereby aiding to keep the vessel dead before the wind. With Cochrane the Dauntless She was badly cut up by the fire of the American gunners, losing her mainmast early in the action. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 The mainmast was well fished, but we were obliged to be very tender of carrying sail. 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. As soon as the torpedo struck I attempted to send out an "S. O. S." message by radio, but the mainmast was carried away, antennae falling, and all electric power had failed. World's War Events, Vol. II There are few sadder sights in the world than to see stout fellows striving with all their strength to hew down the mainmast of a goodly ship. Marjorie She was under boom-foresail and one little jib, with her mainmast broken short off where the bolts of the halliard blocks had traversed it. 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 I said to Sir Hyde: “This is no time, Sir, to think of saving the masts, shall we cut the mainmast away?” 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. By this it was found proved that the "Little Belt" fired the first gun, which by Rodgers' statement cut away a backstay and went into the mainmast. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 But she showed no bunting beyond a small whiff at her mainmast head, which meant nothing. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise The steward hurried away; and in less than a minute the man Dennis made his appearance, followed as far aft as the mainmast by all hands. The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" Two masts—the mainmast stepped a long way aft; and two funnels amidships, pretty close together—yes; she is an X. and Z.; I’ll bet my hat on that. With Airship and Submarine A Tale of Adventure Not a word was uttered; but the two guilty wretches staggered to the mainmast, where they remained petrified with horror, until the officer, who had been sent for, approached to take them into custody. 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. Dinshaw was standing at the port bulwark abreast of the mainmast, gazing out over the sea in a reflective way, and looking quite forlorn and chastened. Isle o' Dreams Just beyond this was the mainmast; a little way forward of which was the main-hatch, also open, and, like the other, protected by rails and stanchions. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise In a moment he had clambered overboard, letting himself down by means of a line secured to a belaying pin at the mainmast. Boy Scouts in the North Sea The Mystery of a Sub The first novelty that attracted their attention was the large map which was suspended on a frame rigged against the mainmast. Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing The sea was now breaking in at the fore-part of the ship, and reached as far as the mainmast. 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. Do you see those cleats on the mainmast, Thad?" asked Dory, making ready to do something,—"one on each side of the mast, with a rope leading up? All Adrift or The Goldwing Club Quoting Captain Collins at some length, Watkins writes that the mainmast was placed farther aft than was usual in a sailing ship, and that the vessel had a round stern. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 He worked himself round under the lee of the mainmast, and held on with both hands at the fife-rail, his breath blown down into his lungs by the wind. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim So incensed was Colonel Stuart by the insolent refusal of Ned Rackham to strike his colors in token of surrender that he gave orders to fire at the mainmast and try to bring it down. Blackbeard: Buccaneer These are still visible, one of them standing by the mainmast, the other crouching near the caboose. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea The Venetian flagship was rushed by a boarding-party of Janissaries, and her decks cleared as far as the mainmast. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima Any alterations in the position of the mainmast then would have made it impractical for the owners to demand them of the builders without heavy additional expense. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 He found himself unable to stand up; and he reeled to the mainmast, where Professor Stoute was already moored to the fife-rail. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim The mainmast had been dealt more than one splintering blow by the fugitive gun. Blackbeard: Buccaneer Near the mainmast stands the first mate, a lighted lantern in his hand; Davis beside him, with auger, mallet, and chisel. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea 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 after end of the cylinder, and its piping, had to clear the mainmast by at least 9 to 10 inches to allow removal of the cylinder head for inspection and repair. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 The principal went on deck, and from the paper taken from Perth called the roll of the conspirators, summoning them to the mainmast. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim Their goal was the nearest stand of boarding-pikes at the foot of the mainmast. Blackbeard: Buccaneer He is by the foot of the mainmast with a haulyard in his hands as though hoisting something aloft. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea “The mainmast has not been cut adrift; it will be a dangerous task,” said the coxswain. A Yacht Voyage Round England The deckhouse shown in Marestier's sketch extends from a little forward of the mainmast to a little forward of the paddle wheel axle. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 When I have called a large number of the students to the mainmast for discipline, you protest against my action. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim The mainmast was floating alongside the ship which it belabored with thumps that jarred the hull. Blackbeard: Buccaneer This ship consisted of several hundred planks, most of them forming the hull, some in the form of benches and oars and a mainmast. Man Made We were casting our eyes over the German Ocean, when we saw what we took to be a brig, with her mainmast gone, and several of her sails blown away, evidently steering for Peterhead. A Yacht Voyage Round England This rail was closed in by a tarred netting extending from the main rail upward to the quarter-deck rail cap and running from the mainmast aft to the stern. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 She has been stripped, during the last two days, of sails, rigging, and all spars but the mainmast. From a Cornish Window A New Edition The two then got into a violent altercation that speedily attracted everyone’s attention, a small crowd gathering round the disputants just abaft the mainmast. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant 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 Fortunately there was no wound; and after a while the boatswain was able to sit up unassisted, with his back against the stump of the mainmast. Turned Adrift The size of the cylinder and its valve chest and the inclined position of the cylinder indicate conclusively that the valve chest was in the mainhatch, which would normally be just forward of the mainmast. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 Just then Murray pointed out to Jack the brave captain and mate of the brig sitting on deck, lashed with their hands behind them to the mainmast. The Three Midshipmen Side or 'sister' keelsons were used in the Navy on either side of the mainmast for a distance equal to about a third of the length of the keelson. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways He could now see, slantwise through the thick glass, a large steam yacht, afire from her mainmast to her bow, and on the still intact quarter-deck a woman frantically beckoning. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility This move brought him into a safe place between the mainmast and the mizzen. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 The upper deck, abaft the mainmast, was reserved for use of the passengers and officers of a packet. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 They pushed on till they reached the mainmast, where a resolute stand was made by the slaver’s crew. The Three Midshipmen The gale was driving the wreck farther on the reef, and I feared that the mainmast would go by the board and fall on the steamer. Up the River or, Yachting on the Mississippi After scratching the faces of nearly all the enemy, the cat ran up the mainmast, throwing off sparks and screeching, scrambled to the end of the topsail-yard, and leaped off into the night. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate It was as difficult to refuse this second demand as it was the first, and so the "George Washington" went out of Algiers with the pirate's flag proudly floating from its mainmast. Stories of New Jersey Probably a little ballast—stone, gravel, sand or pig iron—was required under the temporary flooring of the cargo holds, most of it abaft the mainmast. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 Scarcely had Jack and Terence descended than the mainmast with a crash went by the board, throwing off many who clung to it and crushing others. The Three Midshipmen 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 The mainmast fell into the seething water, the seamen hurrying with axes to sever the ropes which kept it still attached to the ship. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. But as her head swept sluggishly round and she began, with apparent difficulty, to come-to, her mainmast went over the side, and she fell off again without having fired a single gun. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy These frames measured about 9 feet 2 inches, outside to outside, and reached from the beams of the upper deck on either side of the crank hatchway to abaft the mainmast on the lower deck. The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80 Although some gave way, others kept rallying round the mainmast, and so Adair had to keep them engaged to prevent them turning and attacking Jack in the rear. The Three Midshipmen 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 Presently the light began to move, and suddenly it appeared at the mainmast head; there it remained stationary for some time. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. Then, casting off the lashings by which I had secured myself to the shattered mainmast, I stood up, and carefully took the bearings of the flotsam relative to the sun, to guide me when swimming. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy But the vessel could not be worked easily, and the gaff braces being shot away, while no sail could be or was placed upon the mainmast, her opponent easily got the advantage of position. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 The captain and his mate, who had hitherto undauntedly stood at their post, were borne down; and the pirates, throwing themselves on them, seized their arms and bound them to the mainmast. The Three Midshipmen At last the mainmast went by the board, carrying with its ruin and tangle of sails, spars and cordage, six of the crew into the terrible billows. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands The youngest brother is carried away in the first blast of the tempest with the mainmast to which he had bound himself. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 Towards evening I climbed the mainmast, and, standing on the cross-trees, saw the sun set amid a blaze of fiery clouds. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 At twenty minutes past six the fore and mainmasts of the Guerrière went over the side, leaving her an unmanageable wreck. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 The ship on which they now were, the Maria Dolorosa, was by this time a spouting fountain of flame, from her bows as far aft as her mainmast. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess I was looking that way, when a great sea fell upon the hull of the ship with a fearful crash; a moment after, the mainmast went. Heroes of the Goodwin Sands In such unfavourable weather on the 31st August the mainmast of the Vega was struck by lightning, the flash and the report being of excessive violence. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II 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 The mainmast had fallen, tearing a great gap in the bulwark, and crushing two sailors under its weight. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada He hoped the new officers would satisfy them, and, if necessary, send a dozen or twenty of the mischief-makers to the mainmast for punishment. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany 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 Over went the mainmast, shattered at the heel by the bolt of lightning. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock The mainmast being of iron, the flames rushed through the tube as through a chimney, until it became of a white heat. A Boy's Voyage Round the World Even a boy of apparently not over seventeen, who came to a halt near the mainmast, managed to keep his balance with some help from a rope. Ahead of the Army They seemed to be guilty, and they were required to report at the mainmast to the first lieutenant, for discipline. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany Her fore and mainmasts were square rigged while her mizzen mast was rigged fore and aft like my little Wavecrest. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers It came down the mainmast and knocked the wheel into a thousand pieces. The Coming Wave The Hidden Treasure of High Rock Although her mainmast is as tall, it is not so thick as our mizen, and her spars are very slender above the first top. A Boy's Voyage Round the World As he had expected, the head of the mainmast rested on the rock, which could now be seen as a bright flash of lightning darted from the sky. Won from the Waves Two of the best boys on board had been sent to the mainmast for disobedience; and it was clear that the runaways had not produced all the trouble. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany He's three fathom long, as big around as the mainmast, and made up principally of muscle and wickedness.' Side Show Studies I pointed him out to Stanley, who was standing near the mainmast. In the Wilds of Africa Each ship had four of these tanks placed at the foot of the mainmast, containing thirty pipes of water. Notable Voyagers From Columbus to Nordenskiold One corner of it struck the hull just behind the mainmast, and nearly stove in the bottom of the brig. Fast in the Ice Adventures in the Polar Regions Now, Billy Waters, send a shot through her mainmast. In the King's Name The Cruise of the "Kestrel" “Come here, Pat,” whispered Bob, dragging his friend out of the crowd to a retired spot beside the boat of the Sunbeam, which lay on deck near the mainmast. The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea A third recorded that “the lightning struck the mainmast conductor five or six times,” and that “the mud-rain which covered the decks was phosphorescent, while the rigging presented the appearance of Saint Elmo’s fire.” Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago A few strokes sufficed to cut the overstrained ropes, and the mainmast snapped off with a loud report, and the ship slowly righted. The Battle and the Breeze Will Osten reclined against the top of the mainmast, to which he had ascended in order to enjoy, undisturbed, the quiet of a magnificent evening. Sunk at Sea They pressed against the weather rail, mounted atop the cook's galley and the cabin roof, and several of the boldest even climbed aloft to the cross-trees of fore-mast and mainmast, where they cheered and whooped. Gold Seekers of '49 She was not a quarter of a mile from the Stags when down came her mainmast. Michael Penguyne Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast “Snakes an’ alligators!” he yelled out, levelling the weapon at the mainmast, which he mistook for a figure in the half-light of morning, which was just then beginning to break. The Island Treasure He sat by the mainmast and continued to direct the fighting till a second shot ended his short but brilliant career. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Almost immediately afterwards the mainmast followed, though the foremast still stood, enabling her to continue the action. The Rival Crusoes 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 To this they fastened a flag, and secured it to the mainmast. Adrift in a Boat From that moment, I suffered no one to approach the quarter-deck nearer than the mainmast. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver Several lengths of rope were cut from the rigging of the mainmast, which had been thrown back on the rock. The History of Little Peter, the Ship Boy 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 Several more made their appearance, as we approached, from behind a sail which had been triced up round the mainmast, which appeared to be the only shelter they had from the inclemency of the weather. Old Jack Succour came none too soon, as in less than an hour the brig's mainmast went by the board. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century Matters, however, did not stand so well forward of the mainmast. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver 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 Her mainmast and mizzen-mast were over the side, her forward ports were many of them almost beat into one, and every thing on board appeared to be in the greatest confusion. The Settlers in Canada Some of her crew endeavoured to get on board the Rainbow; but at the moment they were making the attempt, down came our mainmast, crushing several of our people beneath it. Old Jack Captain Booden returned the compliment by hoisting the Stars and Stripes at our mainmast head, but was sorely bothered with the mingled dyes of the flag on shore. Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) After this, we riveted the murderer, in chains, to the mainmast, and, for better security, fastened his spread arms to the deck by spikes through his hands. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver The fleets of Spain heard it, and understood it fully, when they saw the sinking Dutch ships with the flags nailed to the shattered mainmast, crying "Neen nimmer," which indicated that they would never surrender. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time "There are your companions," said I, pointing to the two bodies lying a little distance before the mainmast. The Frozen Pirate A rope passed round the windlass, and rove through a block fast to the head of the mainmast, was carried over the side, with a large hook at the end of it. Old Jack Twice the Spaniards of the Reale boarded the Fanal of ’Ali Pasha as far as the mainmast, and twice they were driven back with terrible loss. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs There were no sails, and the mainmast had one yard-arm, the rest had none. Byeways in Palestine At the same instant her mainmast crashed over the bow. A Son Of The Sun The figuration of the main hatch showed a small square, and there was a companion or hatch-cover abaft the mainmast. The Frozen Pirate Five of her crew immediately perished; but the remaining two succeeded in getting a hold in the cross-trees of the mainmast, which were above water, where they clung for nearly an hour. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Two galleons were burnt to the water’s edge, and their crews took to the boats; a third, Boccanegra’s, lost her mainmast, and staggered away crippled. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs As you may see by our sails, we had a smart fight but, by the greatest good fortune, we knocked the mainmast out of her. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) On the cross-trees of the mainmast only two remained—a man and a woman, who could barely maintain their hold as the battered craft swayed from side to side. Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories The forward part lay in shadow, but I could distinguish the outline of the mainmast amidships of the bulkhead there. The Frozen Pirate As soon as the mainmast went every effort was made to clear the wreck from the ship as soon as possible, which was effected in about an hour. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 “Do you see that little thing on top of the mainmast like a button?” The Life of a Ship 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) The lifeboat was pulled off just in time to escape from the mainmast as it fell, burying its cross-trees and all its tangled gearing in the sea. Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories Tommy held on to the mainmast shrouds, and gazed earnestly and anxiously out ahead. 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 Immediately after the fall of the mainmast there came another wave, from which they never expected to rise again. The Life of a Ship Higher and higher the threatening arch rose, till its edge stood over the mainmast. Held Fast For England A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-83) As I walked forward to obey, my eye fell on a small keg standing by the side of the mainmast, on which the word gunpowder was written in pencil. The Coral Island The reader will understand that two ropes were now fastened to the mainmast of the “Trident,” their other ends being fixed to a heavy anchor buried in the sand on shore. The Lifeboat “You are right,” returned the doctor; “remarkably tough, but not quite fitted to withstand such a powerful battering-ram as the mainmast of a six-hundred-ton barque.” Jeff Benson, or the Young Coastguardsman Without waiting an instant he leaped under the shelter of the stump of the mainmast beside the seaman. Charlie to the Rescue 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 We must take it philosophically, and comfort ourselves with the fact that it is the foretopsail-yard, and not the bowsprit or the mainmast, that was carried away. The Red Eric With a look of calm, sober gravity the young seaman stood grasping the weather-shrouds of the mainmast, and looking intently towards the light-ship called the Gull Light, which is anchored off the North-sand-head. The Lifeboat Just before the ship broke up, this man was standing on the lee bulwark, holding by the shrouds of the mainmast, the lower part of which was still standing. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn I am told the most vulnerable spot of a ship is just forward of the mainmast. A Little Traitor to the South A War Time Comedy With a Tragic Interlude There were four men standing in a group before the mainmast of the schooner. Battles with the Sea The ship breached-to, and our mainmast and mizenmast went over the side.” Poor Jack Bax fastened the pulley to the mainmast, and then caused a lantern to be shown for a moment, to indicate that all was ready. The Lifeboat “Flying Dutchman,” thought Philip, “can that refer to—?” and Philip walked a step or two forward, so as to conceal himself behind the mainmast, hoping to obtain some information, should they continue the conversation. The Phantom Ship The torpedo struck the ship just forward the mainmast and exploded, tearing a great hole in the side, extending far below the water-line. A Little Traitor to the South A War Time Comedy With a Tragic Interlude The drummer was out in a moment, and, seizing his drum, which hung up by the mainmast, ran up in his shirt and beat the tattoo. Percival Keene The fore and mainmasts still stood, supporting the weight of rigging and wreck which hung to them, and which like a powerful lever, pressed the labouring ship down on her side. Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer This was the sudden falling of the mainmast of the “Trident.” The Lifeboat The mainmast, foremast, bowsprit, everything above the deck, crumbled into atoms and disappeared. The Phantom Ship A second hostile meeting of electricity took place, and the fluid darted down the side of the frigate’s mainmast, passing through the quarter-deck in the direction of the powder-magazine. The King's Own Next we called down the blacks, and arranged them round the mainmast. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor My father stood by the mainmast perfectly composed, issuing orders as if nothing had occurred. Twice Lost Launching our roughly-constructed raft abaft the mainmast, we threw ourselves on it and paddled away from the wreck for our lives. Saved from the Sea The Loss of the Viper, and her Crew's Saharan Adventures 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 We had no gay-coloured flags, but Sambo had preserved a red handkerchief, which was hoisted to the head of the mainmast, and waved proudly in the breeze. The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco We got the hatches, however, battened down, and kept a look-out, ready to catch hold of the stanchions or stump of the mainmast, to save ourselves, should we see it coming. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor On the second day a spar floated alongside, which they secured, and forthwith fitted as a mainmast; a storm-jib which had been discovered was hoisted on it as a sail. True Blue The following day they got up a mainmast, and besides this they rigged a small mizzen-mast, on which they were able to set a sail to assist in steering the vessel. Sunshine Bill “If a man advances abaft the mainmast, or touches a brace, we fire!” he cried out. The South Sea Whaler At last a shot struck the head of our mainmast, and down came the sail, the foremast very soon followed, the after part being struck, and with the sail it swung over the bows. Mark Seaworth It would be wiser to heave the brig to while there was time; but the question wag whether the mainmast would stand. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor The mizen-topmast was also gone, and the rigging of the mainmast seemed terribly cut up. True Blue Our foremast being thus fixed, we surveyed it with infinite satisfaction, and then turned to and fitted the brig with a mainmast in the same fashion. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler It was her last effort, however; for the whaler, passing ahead of her, poured in her broadside in return, rending her mainmast, and killing several of her crew. The South Sea Whaler A shattered portion of the mainmast and main-top buoyed me up, and a bag of biscuits I had had on my arm still hung there. Mark Seaworth Once more he rose from his seat, and stepped on to the after-thwart, holding on by the mainmast. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor There was a loud crackling noise heard even amid the raging of the rising tempest; the flame ran down the schooner’s mainmast. True Blue I observed soon after the mainmast had gone that the wind had fallen, and that there was somewhat less sea running, and in a short time the light began to increase. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler As we could not get at the keel, we were obliged to content ourselves with the mainmast, to serve as a keel for our new vessel. Peter the Whaler I saw Fairburn rush to the mainmast—a glittering axe was in his hand. Mark Seaworth Both the masts went by the board, the boat narrowly escaping being crushed by the mainmast, and the brig instantly began to break up. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor The mainmast, too, had been severely wounded; and though some of the carpenter’s crew were busy in lashing and otherwise strengthening it, great fears were felt for its safety. True Blue I had got as far as the mainmast when I saw that the brig’s head was moving round, so I sprang back to right the helm. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler If the foremast goes, the mainmast will be pretty sure to follow.” Paddy Finn See, there goes the Druid’s mainmast, and there comes her foremast. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley It was a question which would first go, our mainmast or the Frenchman’s jibboom. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor On the upper deck stood a gallant few surrounding their Captain, who lay wounded among them at the foot of the mainmast. True Blue It had certainly a very odd appearance to see our forty prisoners arranged round the vessel, with the colonel at the mainmast and the man we supposed to be the master at the foremast. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days Soon afterwards down came the enemy’s mainmast, followed by her mizzenmast, fortunately falling over on the opposite side. Paddy Finn At the same moment the mainmast, which must already have been sprung when the hurricane struck the ship, fell after it, and the seamen immediately commenced hacking away at the rigging to clear the wreck. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley A round shot also striking our mainmast, I every instant expected to see it fall. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor “He is here,” said Collins, a midshipman I had addressed, lifting up an ensign which was spread near the mainmast. Hurricane Hurry As a compliment, however, we secured him to the mainmast, with a heap of sail-cloth to sit on. Marmaduke Merry A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days First they cut away the mizzenmast, then shortly the mainmast went; still she lay helpless. Paddy Finn Within a minute the greater part of the deck was in possession of the Champion’s crew, a small number of pirates alone standing at bay around the mainmast. The Missing Ship The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley Fortunately for us, the latter was carried away, and our mainmast stood. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor We sailed on the 12th of September, but, having carried away our mainmast, we had to return to replace it, so that it was not till the 20th that we could make a fair start. Hurricane Hurry “We’ve sprung the mainmast, I fear,” exclaimed Harry, and he called the men aft to lower the mainsail, while he and I sprang to the peak and throat halliards to let them go. The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific Toney managed to get hold of the mainmast and clambered into the top, where he got his legs out of the water and was trying to help Joe Gubbins, when Joe, with a shriek, disappeared. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures By the stump of the mainmast there stood a stove-pipe projecting from the deck. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors The Talbot meantime was proceeding in chase of the privateer, and very soon coming within shot, knocked away the head of her mainmast and brought her to. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor On examination, it proved to be that the stump of the mainmast had worked out of the stop and been driven against one of the chain-pumps. Hurricane Hurry We were fortunate in finding a mast from a vessel wrecked on the coast, which by cutting down slightly could be made to replace the mainmast we had sprung. The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific There we were nearly six hundred human beings huddled together on the forecastle, bowsprit, and sprit-sail yard, while the after part, from the mainmast to the taffrail, was one mass of fire. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures I consequently took my daily ride round and round the deck, sweeping close round the mainmast and forward again. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea The mizzenmast fell at the same time, but the mainmast was seen still standing. The Three Admirals I seized one and sprung to the mainmast. Hurricane Hurry He told me that he had been arranging with a chief for leave to cut down a tree from which to make a mainmast. The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific About twenty minutes after she struck the mainmast fell over the side towards a rock, which we could distinguish rising above the water, followed by the foremast and mizen-mast. Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures Off she set, but instead of wheeling round the mainmast, on she galloped along the forbidden district of the quarter-deck. Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea I thought that this would finish our mainmast, but, fortunately, the Frenchman’s jib-boom gave way. The Loss of the Royal George The lads uttered a cry of regret, for down came her mainmast, and immediately her head turned towards the shore. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure At last a round shot struck the mainmast, and down came the mainsail on deck. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea He caught, and kept him, by lashing his bowsprit to our mainmast, and by his advice we blew open the stern ports which so mainly contributed to our success. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War As I was washed away from the mainmast a cry from Oliver reached my ears. In the Eastern Seas In little more than half an hour we had shot away the Frenchman’s mizzenmast and wheel; but our mainmast was badly wounded, and every instant I expected it to fall. The Loss of the Royal George The maindeck before the mainmast was torn up from the waterway to the hatchways, and the bits were shot away, as was the chief part of the gangways. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure Her rig was that of a brigantine—the foremast having the top and spars of a brig, the mainmast carrying fore-and-aft sails like a schooner. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea The “Thisbe,” deprived of her after-sail, paid off before the wind, and thus the French frigate ran directly into her, on the starboard quarter, the enemy’s bowsprit hanging over the stump of her mainmast. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Though good swimmers, in vain they attempted to reach the mainmast. In the Eastern Seas William and Trundle, O’Carroll and I, stood together holding on to the stump of the mainmast; the Frenchman and his son had gone below at the commencement of the gale. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat Her sails were also torn, her mainmast and main-topsail yard and foreyard a good deal injured. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure Near the shattered mainmast lay the pirate Zappa; the hue of death was on his countenance, and his side, torn and mangled by a round-shot, told that he was beyond all human help. The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea As the crew were running from under it, the tall mainmast was seen to totter, and with all its yards and sails, over it went on the same side. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War We had great difficulty in getting a mast of sufficient size to replace the mainmast we had lost. In the Eastern Seas We had carried a stay from the mainmast to the bowsprit, and on this we managed to set a sail, so that the ship was tolerably under control. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat They must have had some accident to the brig’s mainmast when they raised her again. The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise Panton reached up to wring his hand, and then, with the mainmast overhead already beginning to burn, he ran aft. Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track The mainmast stood, but the mizenmast in an instant afterwards followed the foremast, preventing the crew from working the greater number of the guns. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War Look out of the window yonder, how the sea is lit up, and then through that hole; why, the mainmast and rigging must be all in a blaze!” Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle When our guns became useless, the crew had been set to work to clear the wreck of the mainmast, and to prepare sheers for a jury foremast. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat There was a report like a crack of thunder over our heads, a shout, a shriek, as the mainmast of the wreck gave way with a crash, and swayed towards us. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life “Boys,” cried the instructor in a louder key, pointing as he spoke, “you see the mainmast there?” Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy Over went her mainmast, her head fell off from the sea, on she flew amid showers of foam, and in another minute she was hid to view by the rocky island before them. Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War The others then set to work vigorously, rousing up the end of a spare hawser, which had been coiled round the mainmast bitts, and securing it round the foremast head. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea As he was speaking, the mizen-mast came down, followed quickly by the mainmast, which happily fell towards the shore. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat They are fast bound now, though, lashed head and feet to the mainmast bitts; and it will puzzle them to wriggle themselves loose from old Masters’ double hitches, I know. The Ghost Ship A Mystery of the Sea We accordingly laid the boat’s mainmast along the thwarts fore and aft, amidships, and lashed the heel firmly to the middle of the foremost thwart. A Pirate of the Caribbees |
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