I could hear the pumps going, and there was a great deal of smoke, which was driven back by the wind.

When I reached the pilot-house and looked down on the hatchway, I saw, not only smoke coming up, but every now and then a tongue of flame.
The hatch was burning away at the edges.

There must be a great fire under it, I thought.
Just then the captain came rushing up from below.

I caught hold of him.
"Is there danger ?" I said.

"What's to be done ?" He stopped for a moment.
"We must all save ourselves," he said, hurriedly.