Sorrow on the Sea: being an account of the loss of the steam-ship “Amazon,” by fire

after-fall after-tackle alarm Almighty appalling approach attempt awful Belgian berth board the Amazon boat bows and bowsprit Brest burning ship cabin called capsized Captain Symons Cherokee clear command companion-stairs Company's crew dark deck dingy Dunsford Dutch galliot endeavours engine-room escape extinguish fearful fire fore hatchway fore-tackle four o'clock gale going gracious hailed half-past hold hope immediately jumped larboard Lieutenant Brady Lieutenant Grylls lowered M'Clennan Mail Steam-ship Company masts Medway mercifully rescued mercy moon was obscured morning night nine o'clock oars obscured by clouds occurrence officers overboard passengers PATERNOSTER-ROW Plymouth poor creature port life-boat pulled quicksilver Roberts rope round Royal Mail Steam-Packet rudder sail sailors saw the stewardess scene second life-boat seized ship's shrieking side SOLD AT 66 sorrow Southampton standing starboard STEAM-SHIP AMAZON steamer stern stern-tackle stop the engines store-room stormy Strylus survivers tallow things Treweeke twelve Vincent voyage waves West Indies wind