Not being understood on the first voyage one of the boats, the _No-Name_, was trapped, driven over the falls, and broken to fragments, though the men were rescued below.

The disaster was the cause of some unpleasantness on that voyage, the men blaming the Major for not signalling properly and he blaming them for not landing quickly when he signalled.
We were on the lookout for it and the Major having the wreck to emphasise the peculiarities of the "sag" desired to have every boat turn the point at the correct moment.

Ours ran through the preliminary rapid easily and we dropped cautiously down upon our great enemy, hugging the left bank as closely as we could to reach the jutting point around which the boat must pass to arrive in the safe waters of the bay.

We turned the point with no difficulty, and proceeded a distance across the bay where we landed on a beach to watch for the other boats, the steersmen having been informed as to the precariousness of the locality.
Nevertheless it was so deceptive that when the _Nell_ came in sight she was not close enough to the left shore for safety.

The Major signalled vigorously with his hat, and Prof.took the warning instantly and turned in, but when the _Canonita_ appeared we saw at once that she was altogether too far out and for some seconds we stood almost petrified while the Major again signalled with all his might.