Sentence:  We immediately threw out all the little things we had with us, ſuch as biſcuits, apples, &c. and after that one of our oars or wings; but ſtill deſcending, we caſt away the other wing, and then the governail ; having likewiſe had the precaution, for fear of accidents, while the Balloon was filling, partly to looſen and make it go eaſy, I now ſucceeded in attempting to reach without the Car, and unſcrewing the moulinet, with all its <WSD>apparatus</WSD>; I likewiſe caſt that into the ſea. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An assortment of tools and instruments.