Harold, with an instinctive understanding of the dangers yet to be encountered, seized a red tam-o'-shanter from the head of a young girl who stood near.
Her exclamation of surprise was drowned in the fearful cry 'Man overboard!' and all rushed down to the rail and saw Harold, as he emerged from the water, pull the red cap over his head and then swim desperately towards the child, whose golden hair was spread on the rising wave.
The instant after Pearl's being swept overboard might be seen the splendid discipline of a well-ordered ship.

Every man to his post, and every man with a knowledge of his duty.

The First Officer called to the Quartermaster at the wheel in a voice which cut through the gale like a trumpet: 'Hard a port! Hard!' The stern of the great ship swung away to port in time to clear the floating child from the whirling screw, which would have cut her to pieces in an instant.

Then the Officer after tearing the engine-room signal to 'Starboard engine full speed astern,' ran for the lifebuoy hanging at the starboard end of the bridge.

This he hurled far into the sea.