was repairing lobster traps using tar he had placed in a small tub. he noticed through the kitchen window a nearby post lantern had gone out and decided to row out to relight the post, leaving the small tub of tar near a kitchen stove. after lighting the lantern, as he started to row back to the lighthouse, he saw smoke pouring out of the tower’s windows. he quickly made it to the lighthouse and managed to get into the smoke filled kitchen. using a clam rake, he dragged the tub of tar across the floor, pushing it out the window onto the rocks below.
hawk then climbed up the outside 