Dave was so exhausted he could not keep his eyes open and soon he went sound asleep, and not long after this the doctor followed his example. Only the captain remained awake and he was so exhausted he could do absolutely nothing.
It was about three o'clock in the morning when the wind began to blow a regular hurricane. The mad plunging and pitching of the rowboat aroused Dave.
"What's up?" he cried.
"The storm is increasing," answered the captain.
"Are we still out on the ocean!"
"Yes."
Captain Broadbeam had scarcely spoken when there came a shock that almost turned the rowboat over.
"We have struck!"
"We are going to the bottom!"
The shock aroused all but Pat Stoodles. Bob would have gone overboard had it not been for Dave, who caught the unconscious man by the shoulder and held him.