text_original: As the admiral was starting he re  ceived pressing messages from friends at Stabiae, close beneath the mountain, to help them to take refuge on ship  board, as the way round by land was long to take under the fier>^ hail that was fast falling.
text_transcription: AS THE ADMIRAL WAS STARTING HE RECEIVED PRESSING MESSAGES FROM FRIENDS AT STABIAE CLOSE BENEATH THE MOUNTAIN TO HELP THEM TO TAKE REFUGE ON SHIPBOARD AS THE WAY ROUND BY LAND WAS LONG TO TAKE UNDER THE FIERY HAIL THAT WAS FAST FALLING
phonemes: æz ðɪ ˈædmɜːɹəl wʌz stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ hiː ɹˌiː sˈiːvd pɹˈɛsɪŋ mˈɛsɪdʒᵻz fɹʌm fɹˈɛndz æt stˈæbɪˌiː, klˈoʊs bᵻnˌiːθ ðə mˈaʊntɪn, tə hˈɛlp ðˌɛm tə tˈeɪk ɹˈɛfjuːdʒ ˌɔn ʃˈɪp bˈɔːɹd, æz ðə wˈeɪ ɹˈaʊnd baɪ lˈænd wʌz lˈɔŋ tə tˈeɪk ˌʌndɚ ðə fˈɪɹ hˈeɪl ðæt wʌz fˈæst fˈɔːlɪŋ.