Accidents > Dangers of the deep, or, Narratives of shipwreck and adventure at sea

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snow, but it was impossible to bring back the
circulation.
On going to the beach, they found that the
ship still held together, though the storm con¬
tinued. The object to be achieved first was
to get the people on shore before she went to
pieces, because the safety of one was that of
all. There was now only a very short dis¬
tance at low water between the ship and the
shore. Waiting until it was low water, they
fastened a rope to the jib-boom, and easily
swung themselves to the shore, one by one,
dropping upon it as the waves retired. The
carpenter was still left on board; he had
drunk too hard the night before.
The captain brought ashore materials for
obtaining a light; wood was gathered, and a
fire kindled as quickly as possible, by which
they were all enabled to warm their benumbed
limbs. This was a luxury, however, which
was followed by very painful consequences to
those whose limbs were frozen. On being
brought to the fire, and the frost-bitten mem¬
bers exposed to its action, the most torturing
pains were endured from the thawing of the
hardened flesh. The suffering was beyond
expression great.