We found that papa and the rest of our party had arrived at the spot, and were watching her, but of course utterly unable to afford any assistance.  It would have been a sad thing to watch her, had we not known that we should soon have the means of saving the poor people. Scarcely a minute had passed when a shout gave us notice that the waggon had arrived.  We all instantly hurried to her to assist.  While the men handled the heavier articles, we carried the lighter ones.  Each man knew exactly what he was to do.  The lines, I should have said, were in boxes, two of which were carried to the cliff; the tube was then fixed, and the line fastened to it.  It was an anxious moment.  Would the line pass over the vessel? would the crew be able to secure it?  I could not help fearing that the rocket might strike the vessel, and perhaps kill some one on board; but the lieutenant took very good care to avoid that, by giving the tube sufficient elevation.