such scenes, but vision is necessary to enable one to realize the full import of all that goes on. Again all was silent and unexciting on board of the _Gull_. I went shivering below, with exalted notions of the courage and endurance of lifeboat men. Soon after, the watch once more shouted, ‘Tug’s in sight, sir;’ and, once again, the mate and I went on deck. The Ramsgate lifeboat _Bradford_ was in tow far astern. As she passed us, the brief questions and answers were repeated for the benefit of the coxswain of the boat. I observed that every man in the boat lay flat on the thwarts except the coxswain. No wonder. It is not an easy matter to sit up in a gale of wind, with freezing spray, and sometimes green seas, sweeping over one. They were, doubtless, wide awake and listening; but, as far as vision went, that boat was manned by ten oilskin coats and sou’-westers. A few seconds took them out of sight; and thus, as far as the _Gull_ lightship was concerned, the drama ended. There was no possibility of our ascertaining more, at least during that night, for whatever might be the result of these efforts, the floating lights had no chance of hearing of them until the next visit of their tender. I was therefore obliged to turn in once more, at 3 A.M. Next forenoon we saw the wreck, bottom up, high on the Goodwin Sands.” It was that of the good ship _Germania_ of Bremen. [Illustration] [Illustration] Index. Alexander the Great, anecdote of, quoted, 26, 29. Alexandria, the pharos of, one of the wonders of the world, 17; its architect, 17, 18; its position, 20, 21; described, 21; references to, in the historians, 21, 22; description of, by Edrisi, 22, 25, 26; fables concerning, 26, 29. Alguada reef, lighthouse on, described, 210. Ampellius, Lucius, his description of the Colossus of Rhodes, 47. Anastasius, the librarian, cited, 19. Annette, the isle of, described, 196; dangerous character of, 210. Apameia, colony of, founded, 15, 16. Argand, the engineer, his efforts in lighthouse illumination, 70. Avery, David, his establishment of a lightship at the Scilly Isles, 254, 255. Ballantyne, R. M., quoted, 312-314. Beachy Head, light at, referred to, 132. Beacons, suggestions for lighting, by Mr. T. Stevenson, 169, 170. Belle-Tout lighthouse, the, described, 207. Bell Rock, the, position of, 146, 147; the legend of quoted, 147-149. Bell Rock lighthouse, the, story of its erection, 149-164; description of, 165, 166; how managed, 166, 167; curious incident connected with, 167. Bible, the, references to beacons in, 12. Bishop Rock lighthouse, the, erection of recorded, 196, 197. Black Prince, the, lighthouse erected at Cordouan by, 214. Board of Ballast, the, of Dublin, its functions and members, 55.