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When, early in the evening of Sept. 11th, the Hope steam-
ed out of Disco Harbor and headed southwestward across the Stra-
its for Cape Walsingham, Baffins Bay was a sea of amber glass
and the narrow band of steely yellow sky, against which four
or five berge loomed in inky blackness, lay north and northwest
past the sable face of Blaafjeld. As we cleared the island
a short vitreous swell came heaving down upon us from the north
ward, and fortunately showed us the position of the dangerous
Parry Rock for which we were heading directly, and which was
not seen in the darkness until the breaking sea upon it was
within two ship's lengths. Only the quick starboarding of the
helm cleared us. This rock lying 8 miles W.N.W. ( Mag.) from
Disco Harbor, is one of the most dangerous on the ooast, lying
as it does so far out, and being a mere sharp point which in
calm weather or with ice about, is not likely to be noticed
until one's ship is up on it.
Shortly after midnight on report from the mate I went on
deck with the Captain and found the Hope tearing along at full
speed right in the trough of a heavy sea, with jib, foretopmast
staysail, maintopmast and topgallant mast staysails, and spanker
set, and the wind howling through her tense rigging like a
thousand demons. Slowing the engine to half speed, stowing the
gallantstaysail, and bringing the ship's head more into the
wind, leased her very perceptibly, but the wind continued to
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