Ratts. All hands aboard there—cut the starn ropes—give her headway!
All. Ay, ay! [Cry of "fire" heard—Engine bells heard—steam whistle noise.]
Ratts. Cut all away for'ard—overboard with every bale afire.
The Steamer moves off—fire kept up—M'Closky re-enters, R., swimming on.
M'Closky. Ha! have I fixed ye? Burn! burn! that's right. You thought you had cornered me, did ye? As I swam down, I thought I heard something in the water, as if pursuing me—one of them darned alligators, I suppose—they swarm hereabout—may they crunch every limb of ye!
[Exit, L.
Wahnote swims on—finds trail—follows him. The Steamer floats on at back, burning. Tableaux.
CURTAIN.
END OF ACT FOURTH.