[Guadeloupe, Saint Vincent, 'Cluett' Voyage] 1915-1916
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his host, in spite of his familiarity, [89] with the Eskimo character. While we were on shore delivering the machine and setting it up, the "Ingerlis" ground ed on the rocks and we were kept prisoners on the island for seven hours, until the tide came in and floated the boat off again. When we left to deliver the machine and set it up, the boat Peter told Hendrik, who serves as engineer, to push her off cast from shore and anchor, but the Eskimo contented himself with letting the mooring lines out somewhat and lay down to sleep, having been up all night running the engine. When Peter [Il. Ootah + Micholu. Igloo? &] and I came back to the cliffs in course of a half-hour we were just in time to see the "Ingerlis" keel over on her side, breaking the