About nine o'clock
I had a quantity of Bengola lights put in the pilot-house , that we might light up the scene around us , if it should be desirable to do so . -LSB- Illustration : `` I saw the Islander with a house hanging to her bow . '' _ Page 252 . _ -RSB- About nine o'clock I heard the noise of escaping steam , not more than half a mile distant . Then shouts came from the same direction . I lighted one of the fireworks , and in the glare I saw the Islander with a house hanging to her bow . The silver light from the Bengola enabled me to see clearly the strange sight that presented itself to our gaze .