could  feel  the  strain  of  the  machin.  r\  in  tin-  vt-ry
floor  under  his  feet.
As  he  slipped  out  of  the  lower  berth  be  per-
ceived that  the  gray  dawn  was  in  the  contracted
little  room ;  he  could  see  through  the  glass  of  the
door  opening  on  the  guards  the  tawny-tinted
stretches  of  water,  the  sad-hued  cypress  woods  on
a  distant  bank,  draped  with  fog  as  well  as
hanging  moss,  an.l  down  the  stream  the  whiter
tints  of  an  island  of  sand  covered  with  sparse  vege-
tation, locally  known  as  a  M tow-head.  ^liich
tli.-  ilisaMed  boat  was  running  with  every  pound
of  ] treasure  which  the  engines  could  carry.  There
was,  in  truth,  something  the  matter,  for  the  tow-
bend  poold  ban  >  <  •  i  |  n  •  i  iridi  bertt  in  :i  nor-
mal state  of  affairs;  getting  aground,  when  the
lesser  of  two  evils,  showed  a  crisis  indeed.
II.-  looked  about  h:,,til,  i,,r  his  clothes.  They
were  gone,  and  in  their  place  John  Gray  son's  tog-
gery lay  in  a  heap.  I  n  his  panic  and  the
Grayson  had  probably  caught  the  garments

han.l  1 1  in  deserted  friend  hastily  invested
himself  in  th,.  suit  of  clothes  that  John  Grayson
had  left.  As  he  was  drawing  on  the  blaser,  sud-
•  l.-nly  a  hoarse  cry  smote  his  ear.  "No  bott
sang  out  the  Inedeniin  They  were  taking  sound-
ings.  "No-o  bottom!"  And  he  felt  the  vibra-
tions of  the  tone  in  the  very  fibres  of  hi-  quaking
heart.

### Language ###
English

### Assessment ###
The text describes a scene on a boat where someone takes soundings, which could lead to a query about water depth measurement terminology.

### Query ###
What is the traditional call made by leadsmen when they can't find the bottom while taking water depth measurements?
What is the traditional call made by leadsmen when they can't find the bottom while taking water depth measurements?