about four in the morning
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 . I rushed over to the port side , but the windows were so covered with water that I could see nothing . It was raining hard , as it had been since midnight .