records of a family of engineers-第34章

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upply　of　water；　fuel；　and　other　necessaries；　landed　at　the　western　side；　when　Mr。　Reid　and　Mr。　Fortune　were　found　in　good　health　and　spirits。

Mr。　Reid　stated　that　during　the　late　gales；　particularly　on　Friday；　the　30th；　the　wind　veering　from　S。E。　to　N。E。；　both　he　and　Mr。　Fortune　sensibly　felt　the　house　tremble　when　particular　seas　struck；　about　the　time　of　high…water；　the　former　observing　that　it　was　a　tremor　of　that　sort　which　rather　tended　to　convince　him　that　everything　about　the　building　was　sound；　and　reminded　him　of　the　effect　produced　when　a　good　log　of　timber　is　struck　sharply　with　a　mallet；　but；　with　every　confidence　in　the　stability　of　the　building；　he　nevertheless　confessed　that；　in　so　forlorn　a　situation；　they　were　not　insensible　to　those　emotions　which；　he　emphatically　observed；　‘made　a　man　look　back　upon　his　former　life。'

＇1881　Friday；　1st　Feb。＇

The　day；　long　wished　for；　on　which　the　mariner　was　to　see　a　light　exhibited　on　the　Bell　Rock　at　length　arrived。　　Captain　Wilson；　as　usual；　hoisted　the　float's　lanterns　to　the　topmast　on　the　evening　of　the　1st　of　February；　but　the　moment　that　the　light　appeared　on　the　rock；　the　crew；　giving　three　cheers；　lowered　them；　and　finally　extinguished　the　lights。





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