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Title: Eighty years ashore and afloat, or, The thrilling adventures of Uncle Jethro : embracing the remarkable episodes in a life of toil and danger, on land and sea
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Cornell, E. C
Subjects: Ripley, Jethro, b. 1793 Seafaring life Whaling
Publisher: Boston : Andrew F. Graves
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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who fitted her to the U. S. bounty. We all hove to-gether and made a good seasons work. Capt. Nortonwas a pious old man, and many a good meeting wehad on board the Bethel^sherman, frequently receivingvisitors from other vessels to our Sunday services.Our fish were disposed of to vessels bound up- theMediterranean, and we returned in ballast. I toldCapt. N. if nothing prevented I would go with himnext season. Some time in the latter part of the next March,Capt. E. Ripley had charge of a coaster; was comingfrom New York. It was a dark, thick, foggy night,and by some mistake in his reckonings he ran hiscraft on a ledge of rocks to the northward of GayHead, called The Devils Bridge. She struck seve-ral times but beat over and sank in five fathoms of 206 UNCLE JETHRO IN COMMAND OF THE FAIR LADY. water. The crew took to the boat and landed at Tar-paulin Cove. With others whom he employed, Iwentto the scene of the disaster, and, if you like, I willgive you a little account of our expedition.
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Tiie Wbsck. CHAPTER XXII. \ WRECKING EXPEDITION TO THE DEVTl/s BRIDGE. IIE cargo of the wreck was composed of baledcotton, copper sheets, (for ship bottoms) in boxes,a quantity of corn in bulk, and cotton cloth. Wefirst secured two vessels, in which the necessary equip-ments for raising were taken, with the party who wereto assist. Two long spars and chain cables and adozen men accompanied these vessels. Found upon our arrival only the mastheads abovewater. Placed one chain under forward, the. otherunder aft, with a vessel on each side of the sunkenone. Lashed the spars across the decks of the three,took a turn of the chain around the spars, put a largeoak heaver on to turn the spars, making what sailorscall a Spanish windlass. Hove a heavy strain at deadlow water. The tide began to rise, and we-hoped thatby full sea she would be lifted clear of the rocks; ifbo, we intended to get her in a little nearer shore andrepeat the experiment. As the tide came in, sho did not appear to come up

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