about three o'clock in the morning
Henry and his comrades helped nearly all that night . They secured a large boat and crossed the river again and again , guarding the fugitives with their rifles , and bringing comfort to many a timid heart . Indian bands had penetrated far into the Wyoming Valley , but they felt sure that none were yet in the neighborhood of Forty Fort . It was about three o'clock in the morning when the last of the fugitives who had yet come was inside Forty Fort , and the labors of the five , had they so chosen , were over for the time . But their nerves were tuned to so high a pitch , and they felt so powerfully the presence of danger , that they could not rest , nor did they have any desire for sleep . The boat in which they sat was a good one , with two pairs of oars . It had been detailed for their service , and they decided to pull up the river .