ten minutes to six
The pure sea-air was so fresh and restful that when three bells or 5:30 o'clock in the morning was heard , the Harris party were easily awakened and they hastily prepared to witness at sea the sunrise on June 21st . Leo and Alfonso were first on deck . Mrs. Harris , Lucille , and the Judge , an acquaintance made on the ship , soon joined them . Their watches agreed that it was ten minutes to six o ` clock . The decks had been washed and put in order , engines were running at full speed , the eastern sky was flushed with crimson and golden bands that shot out of the horizon , and fan-like in shape faded up in the zenith . With watches in hand , all eyes were fixed on a pathway of intensely lighted sea and sky in the east . Suddenly , as the sailor rung out `` four bells , '' or 6 o'clock , Lucille shouted , `` There !