The flag was run up at half-mast, and, this being the signal of distress, it was hoped that the American steamer, perceiving it, would change her course a little, so as to succour the pilot-boat.
La bandera se arrió a medio mástil, en demanda de auxilio, esperando que, al verla, el vapor americano modificaría su rumbo para acudir a la embarcación.