besides forthing , there was only granby 's second lieutenant bardesley , a silent and sunburnt man brought on in madras who had been fished from the wreckage ; a few of their young midwingmen and ensigns , of whom cavendish was the oldest ; and granby 's harness-man pohl : his ankle had been twisted a few days before the fire , and he had as a consequence remained on the dragondeck during the confusion , to the preservation of his life .