"Captain Britten! Can you hear your man?" shouted Tom after his repeated attempts to renew, the connection had failed.
"No! I can hear only a muffled groaning. Something has gone wrong. That's sure!"
"Stop, Señor!" Screamed the Engineer
"Pull 'em up quick, then!" advised Ned.
This seemed good advice, so the auxiliary engine was started and the winches began turning slowly.
"Stop, Señor!" suddenly screamed the native engineer, waving his arms excitedly and cutting off the steam. "The drums turn—si—but the cables do not rise. Something has caught the men!"
Loose the Winches