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situated. A feeling of sublime peace crept
over me and I felt ready for the worst.
But our anxieties were quited very shortl
y by the stewards & officers crying out "Its
Alright! It was not much of a fire after
all but it might have been if allowed
headway. One young fellow a passenger
got his eyebrows & whiskers singed off dur
ing his efforts to quench the flame. Those
who were in the greatest hurry to be sav
ed had to pay for it in the shape of cut &
bruised feet on pieces of glass etc clothes
saturated with water. 2 o'clock p.m. We
are going up and down in fine style and
its good to tell we are "in the Bay of
Biscay O". I feel ten degrees better now
but whether its going to be permanent.
The seagulls following in our wake will
perhaps object to such being the case. I
wondered on coming down the channel