The landing-master's crew succeeded in towing into the creek on the western side of the rock the praam-boat with the balance-crane, which had now been on board of the praam for five days.
The praam which carried the stone was towed by the seamen in gallant style to the rock, and, on its arrival, cheers were given as a finale to the landing department.
Soutar first attracted notice as mate of a praam at the Bell Rock, and rose gradually to be captain of the Regent.
Soutar first attracted notice as mate of a praam at the Bell Rock, and rose gradually to be captain of the Regent.
As the sea was seldom calm during the building operations, and frequently in a state of great agitation, lowering the stones on the decks of the praam boats was a difficult matter.
The order was obeyed with exact promptitude, and the stone rested on the deck of the praam boat.
The fire of the praam had cut them up severely, and Captain Hawkins had been struck in the arm with a piece of the hammock-rail, which had been shot away shortly after I left.
The Rattlesnake had the worst of it, the fire of the praam being chiefly directed to her.
Hedderwick praam was loaded with 11 stones, which were safely landed upon the Rock: and at 2 P.
The praamwhich carried the stone was towed by the seamen in gallant style to the Rock, and, on its arrival, cheers were given as a finale to the landing department.
It was no less satisfactory to find that the loaded praam rode at her moorings in perfect safety, without having apparently shipped any sea during the gale.
Sidenote: A Praam boat is sent from the Rock with her cargo.
To secure a regular supply, another Praam or Stone-lighter should be got ready by the end of April next.
As the praam had not water to float her so far up the creek as the site of the building, her cargo was delivered upon Smith’s Ledge, on the north side of this creek, as marked on Plate VI.
Mr Wilson succeeded in getting the praam into the creek this evening, the wind being at S.
This piece of chain was about five fathoms in length, and was attached to the praam by a strong hook, connected with her bits, the farther end being made permanently fast to the mooring-chain of the mushroom-anchor.
Spengler, who had never the least intention to touch at the Fuisa, put up the head of the praam to her true course and continued to move up the lagoon with an offing of some seventy or eighty yards.
The praam was hailed in Samoan and did not answer.
Klein had hailed the praamfrom the rifle- pits; he had there uttered ill-chosen words, unhappily prophetic; it is even likely that he was present at the time of the first fire.
In form the praam is like the toy called a Noah's ark; a huge hull of coarse pine logs, riveted and clamped with iron, covered by a peaked plank roof.
A small section of the praam is boarded off to be used as a room.
Not much labor is required, for the praam floats down with the stream.
Klein had hailed the praam from the rifle-pits; he had there uttered ill-chosen words, unhappily prophetic; it is even likely that he was present at the time of the first fire.
The weather being remarkably fine, all the ships and the craft hoisted flags; the praam which carried the stone was towed by the seamen in gallant style to the rock, and on its arrival cheers were given as a finale to the landing department.
The fire of the praam had cut them up severely, and Captain Hawkins had been struck in the arm with a piece of the hammock rail, which had been shot away shortly after I left.
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