He had already passed around life-preservers, and these they put on with all possible speed.
Then followed a sudden plunge of the steamer and all found themselves in the waves of the ocean.

They went down together, each holding the hand of somebody else.

When they came up, Tom was close to a life-line thrown from the sailing vessel and this he clutched madly.
"Haul us in!" he yelled.

"Haul us in!" And the line was pulled in with care, and after ten minutes of extreme peril the boys and the girls and Captain Jerry found themselves on board of the sailing vessel, which proved to be a large three-masted schooner.
All of our friends were so exhausted that they had to be carried to the cabin and here Dora and Grace fainted away completely, while Nellie was little better off.

Tom had had his left arm bruised and Dick was suffering from an ugly scratch on the forehead.