Show SAVED HIS BURNING SHIP an american captains plan for savane vessel and creo one of the most brilliant pieces of ocean wrecking seamanship on record whereby the vessel far out in the atlantic with her cargo on fire was saved and brought safely to port was performed on board the american ship john jay commanded by capt samuel jackson says carpers young people when two weeks out the cargo was discovered to be on fire the captain determined upon his course of action he had the carpenter lowered over the rail and instructed him to bore several holes low down by the water line the vessel was then put on the other tack so eliat she would be heeled over on the sides where the holes had been made the water shot through these openings and after the ship had been allowed to sink almost to the level of the deck she was put around on the other tack again so that the holes came within two or three feet of the top of the water several of the sailors lines made fast under their arms and holding long wooden pegs and hammers slid down along the side steadying themselves by ropes been passed under the vessel and hauled taut BO that they came alongside of the holes the tapering pins were thrust into the openings and knocked tight then the vessel was put before the wind to get an even keel and the crew turned to and pumped her out |