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Less brutal was the conduct of slangy Able Seaman Jerry Edgerton: "I kept thinking about that poem 'The Boy Stood On The Burning Deck.' Finally my bunk pals shook me out of it and we decided to go overboard. A couple of girls came up and asked?polite but excited???if we'd mind their going along with us. I said. 'Sure, help yourself to the Atlantic and jump in.' When we were in the water I don't know what happened to one of the girls but when the other seemed about ready to give up I said. 'Come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CATASTROPHE: Inferno Afloat | 9/17/1934 | See Source »

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