two in the
morning
It was about two bells , or one in the morning . The tempest had not increased in the last hour , and I hoped we had seen the worst of it . We were working the engine just enough to keep the steamer 's head up to the sea . The Sylvania behaved so well in her present position that I dismissed the port watch at two in the morning ; but I could not think of turning in myself while there was any possibility of trouble ahead . I remained in the pilot-house with Washburn , while Buck Lingley was on the lookout on the hurricane-deck . We held our position till about four in the morning , when it was evident that the gale was breaking , though the sea was still very heavy . `` Light on the port quarter , '' said Buck , at one of the small windows of the pilot-house in front of his station .