About four in the morning
The deck watch gazed down at him in awe . The watch below , separated from him only by a thin partition , expressed profane disapproval of shipping such a passenger . There was no sleep on the Ellen B. that night . About four in the morning the continued effort of Blue Blazes met with reward . The halter-strap parted , and the stout oak whiffle-tree was splintered into many pieces . For some minutes Blue Blazes explored the hold until he found the gang-plank leading upward . His appearance on the deck of the Ellen B. caused something like a panic .