continued from part 3. "Greatly elated over their success, the men brought the 'Emigrant' alongside the dead whale, and began the tedious process of 'cutting in' and 'trying out'. This job lasted for several days and consisted of first cutting the thick blubber in chunks; boiling it in huge iron pots on the deck, and then pouring the oil in barrels and storing them away in the hold of the ship. 'Trying out' was a most disagreeable task, and before it was completed the entire crew was soaked in sticky oil from head to foot, not to mention the sickening odor given off by the boiling blubber. The men had no sooner left the floating remains of their first whale to the squealing gulls than another was sighted and captured after a terrific battle. This one was much larger than the first, and netted the 'Emigrant' more than a hundred barrels of rich oil. Leaving the coast of South America the pilot pointed the bowsprit toward Africa and Cape of Good Hope. Soon after crossing the meridian the 'Emigrant' encountered a severe storm, -- the giant waves sweeping the deck and tossing the bark about mercilessly; the lashing gale snapping the main top mast, the gallant mast, and tearing the rigging loose in many places. Crippling along its course into the Indian Ocean the disabled bark finally made a port on the Isle of France, West of Madagascar, on May 17th, where she was refitted and supplied with fresh water and supplies. This was the first time since they had left their home port of Bristol that the crew had the liberty of spending some time ashore and the inevitable happened, -- four of the men, unable to bear the hardships and dangers of the irksome voyage, deserted. Captain Sherman was very fortunate, however, and succeeded in recruiting four new seamen to carry on their duties. After a week in port the 'Emigrant' sailed for the famous whaling grounds of Mozambique Channel, which lie between the Island of Madagascar and the East African mainland. After missing several whales, following thrilling chases, the men finally captured the first sperm whale of their voyage. While cruising in the upper channel, west of Zanzibar, the 'Emigrant' was caught in another ravaging storm, and Mr. Charles F. Tucker of Fall River, who kept the log, amusingly records that 'the old ship's a jumping and pitching into it like a sick porpoise, -- a continual gale the last seven days, ... so ends this day of our Lord and Master.' " continued in part 5.