TO
LORD BRASSEY,
IN HIS TRIPLE CAPACITY OF LAWYER, MASTER-MARINER,
AND MEMBER OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION
ON UNSEAWORTHY SHIPS,
THIS VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY
THE AUTHOR.

LORD BRASSEY AS A MASTER-MARINER.

THE LATE CAPTAIN MATHIESON,
S.S. Alert.

Battling with the Waves.

CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTORY.