THE LIFE-BOAT. JOURNAL OF THE IRo^al Bational %ife=Boat Jnstftution, (ISSUED QUARTERLY.)

VOL. XXIL—No. 251.] 2ND FEBRUARY, 1914. [PRICE 3d.

Motor Life-boats. IN accordance with our annual custom motor Life-boat costs £3,000. Of this we give with this month's issue of the latter type the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE- BOAT INSTITUTION has now 19 in service, Journal a table showing the various and four new ones have been ordered motor Life-boats now on the coast, or for service at Arklow, Fraserburgh, under construction; and in this con- Teesmouth, and Sunderland. New nexion we print, by the courtesy of The motor boats have been approved for St. Mary's, Scilly, Baltimore (Ireland), Times, an interesting article which Spurn, Blyth, and the Lizard stations, appeared in its columns on 3rd Decem- so that the number of motor Life-boats ber last which may have escaped the in service and on order for British notice of some of our readers. stations is 28. " It is in the United States, however, " At a time when the question of that the power-propelled Life-boat has safety at sea is under consideration by reached its greatest development in a conference which includes representa- point of numbers. The statistics pub- tives of all the great maritime nations, lished by the official organ of the British attention may be directed to recent society show that the United States developments in connexion with the Life-saving Service now places chief saving of life when ships are wrecked or reliance for rescue work on the motor their safety imperilled near shore. The boat, the total number in commission at design of the boats in which the work the close of the last finanial year being of rescue may be carried out has passed 109, including 39 motor surf-boats. through several stages, and in recent Many of these are, however, compara- years has called for the services of the tively small craft, and the largest of marine engineer as well as the boat them are only 36 ft. in length, a size builder; and no more striking com- exceeded by practically all the British parison of the craft used for the work boats. The large American boats are could be made than that between the equipped with a six-cylinder four-cycle coble 21 ft. long and 6 ft. broad used Holmes auto-marine engine. by Grace Darling in 1838 and now " The German society has five open exhibited in the Dove Marine Labora- motor-boats and an equal number of tory at Cullercoats, and the 76-H.P. decked motor-boats in service; France motor-boat about 50 ft. in length which had last year three Life-boats fitted with has just been put in commission by the internal-combustion engines in service; South Holland Company. the Netherlands three—-all of powerful " The older type of boat used for type; and Spain one of the Roberts life-saving could be built and equipped type of boat fitted with a 50-60 H.P. for a total oosb of about £400: the engine.

VOL. XXII.—No. 251.—LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL, 100 THE LIFE-BOAT. |>D FEBKUARY, 1914.

" CONDITIONS TO BE MET. a boat of the self-righting type capsizing the engine should stop automatically to " When the services of the engineer prevent the boat from going away from were first enlisted it was soon realized the men in the water or their injury by that the conditions to be met by an the propeller. Further, the weight and engine in Life-boat service were quite disposition of the machinery was to be different from those imposed upon the such as not to interfere with the balance designer of engines for other classes of of the vessel or with its rowing and boats. The first power-propelled Life- sailing qualities. It should be men- boats were steam - driven, but the tioned that while in the earlier type of internal-combustion engine is likely to motor-boats the engine was installed as supersede the steam - engine for this auxiliary power, in those recently built service.* THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE- the engine furnishes the main power. BOAT INSTITUTION has only four steam " Another important condition which Life-boats on the coast. They vary has to be fulfilled by engines intended from 50 ffc. to 56 ft. in length, are built for Life-boats is that the weight per of galvanized steel, and have a displace- horse-power developed shall be reduced ment of 30 to 35 tons. Like the other to a minimum ; and in the Tylor engine boats, they free themselves of water. which has been fitted to those built They are also as nearly as possible recently, a motor developing 40 H.P. at unsinkable, being divided by longi- 700 r.p.m. has been cut down to a tudinal and athwartship steel bulkheads weight of 1,450 Ibs. This requirement into a large number of watertight has removed the engine out of the compartments. A water-tube boiler is ordinary class of commercial marine worked under forced draught on the motor, and the list of manufacturers closed stokehold plan, in a watertight willing to supply such an engine in small compartment. The engines are also in numbers as required has been so re- a watertight compartment and develop stricted as to retard development. 150 to 200 I.H.F., giving a speed of about nine knots. Both 'jet' and " RESULTS ACHIEVED. ' screw ' propellers have been tried, the " It is gratifying to be able to record screw in a tunnel proving most satisfac- that the onerous conditions imposed tory, apart from questions of economy. upon motor-boat designers have been " The steam - boats were, however, met. The experimental period extended found to be very expensive in upkeep, over some years, the first tests having costing about £1,000 each annually, and, been carried out at Folkestone in 1903, although they gave good service over a when a two-cylinder 10-H.P. motor was period of twenty years, it was obvious fitted to a boat which was afterwards to those charged with the design of put in service at Newhaven. The Life-boats that if the rigorous require- newer boats, of which the Frederick ments laid down for life-saving craft Kitchen, in which the King made a could be met, the internal-combustion trip recently, is an example, are 40 ft. engine would be far better adapted for to 45 ft. long, by 12 ft. 6 ins. in beam. the work. In inviting designs for a The Frederick Kitchen, which is of the petrol motor-boat it was stipulated that, Watson type, is 43 ft. by 12 ft. 6 ins., by reason of the heavy weather in and is equipped with a 60-H.P. Tylor which the boats had to put to sea, the engine giving a speed of about 7j knots, motor must be enclosed in a perfectly which is considered ample for the con- watertight case, and that, owing to ditions of service. This boat is provided the difficulty of giving skilled attention with a Gardner reverse gear. The to it, the engine must be absolutely ingine is of the four-cylinder vertical automatic in operation. Further con- type ; the cylinders, 6f ins. in bore by ditions were that the design of the ins. in stroke, are separately cast, carburetter must make provision for a and the valves are placed on opposite proper supply of mixture during periods sides. Low tension ignition is employed. of heavy list or when the boat was on The propeller, which is protected by its beam ends, and that in the event of aeing placed in a tunnel, is 24 ins. in 2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 101 diameter with a pitch of 26 ins. la launching. It is not always easy, Life-boat engines it is usual to admit air however, to obtain a suitable site for a to the carburetter, for the reason indi- slipway, and in that case recourse is cated above, by indirect communication sometimes had, as at Marseilles, to a with the atmosphere, and a common pontoon boathouse. In that case use practice is to draw the air from the is made of two pontoons of rectangular hold of the boat through a large copper section, each 44 ft. in length, 3 ft. wide, pipe fitted inside the engine compart- and 9 ft. 10 ins. high. There is a space ment for that purpose. Forced lubrica- of about 16 ft. between the two plat- tion is employed to all the main bearings, forms, which are kept parallel to each but splash lubrication is also fitted. other by iron ties and cross-bars. At Two fuel tanks are generally carried, the rear ends the pontoons are held the engine being supplied on the together by a metallic partition, and at pressure-feed system, and the capacity the forward end the bottom gussets are of the tanks is required to be sufficient shaped to take the boat. The Life-boat to run the engine at full-speed for 21* is carried on a metal platform slung on hours. Petrol is at present the only four steel cables, fitted with rigging suitable fuel for the motor Life-boat. screws and coiled round the drums of The boats are all built of wood, and four windlasses with worm gear. The the dead-wood aft, which in the ordinary windlasses are connected in pairs by way would be cut away in making the longitudinal shafts, and can be simul- propeller tunnel, is retained for steering taneously operated through bevelled purposes in broken seas. The use of pinions. It is stated in particulars wood in preference to steel is partly to issued by the Societe Centrale de save weight, but also for reasons con- Sauvetage des Naufrages that the boat nected with the repairs to the hulls at can be lowered into the water in from stations remote from the necessary seven to eight minutes. When the boat facilities in steel working. Attempts is hoisted into position again the plat- have been made to standardize the form is not slung on the drums, but design of the modern Life-boat, but this secured by chains to the windlass- has not been found possible in the frames. The weight of the installation, present stage of development. including cement ballast, is about 40 tons. " LAUNCHING SLIPWAYS AND PONTOONS. " This method having been found to " Motor-boats are at present stationed work successfully, the ROYAL NATIONAL only where they can lie at moorings or LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has under con- be launched from slipways. In the sideration the adoption of a similar latter case the crew take their seats method of launching, and specifications and the engine is started up before have, it is understood, been got out for * This is incorrect. The petrol carried is sufficient for such a boathouse with movable plat- about 14 hours. form for the Sunderland station."

P 2 BOAT. MOTOR. PROPELLEK. SPEED. PETROL. i—' _ 0 to Cylinder. S STATION. § ,.• Reverse Gear. 21> •o •o . B REMARKS. CM 1 CD .0 o oj oj 0,1° A * 1 W 1 £ •§ 1 || a ? 04 o 1 1 if £§£ 13 B H CO 6 "*> a EH iV- ,^ M CO B K #•0 Ww EM S 0, o fFay & \ cwt. ins. ins. ins. ins. /Durham \ Sunderland \ fl904 38' x 8' 14 11 500 24 2 L.T.M. 450 5-9 12 16 (Reserve 2 A) / S.R. \Bowen / \ Churchill/ Ill Eg Teesmouth \ 4 5 5 15 (Reserve No. 2) / fl906 S.R. 42'xll' 15 Tylor . . 35 900 18i L.T.M. 21 Buffalo . . 850 6-75 18-5 38 •i'l

Dunmore East \ 12J 4 (Reserve No. 2 B) / 11913 S.R. 37'x9'3" 9 Gardner . 20 1000 4 4* H.T.M. 19 12 Gardner No. 0 1000 7-4 15 30 H X Walton-on-Naze . f!906 N.&S. 43' x 12' 6" 14 Blake . 32 600 22J 4 51 61 H.T.M. 21 25 Caledonia . 600 7-42 20-4 78 >ll Pi Stronsay 1908 W. 43' x 12' 6" 19 Tylor . . 40 700 4 8* f>4 L.T.M. 22 21 Caledonia . 700 RO

Stromness .... 1908 S.R. 42'XH'6" 12 Tylor. . 30 800 25J 4 5 51 L.T.M. 22 21 Caledonia . 816 6-65 21 50 mi Pishguard .... 1908 S.R. 40' x 10' 6" 12 Tylor. . 24 650 28J 4 5 5i L.T.M. 18 23 M.R.P. . . 680 6-79 22 50 CO Broughty Ferry . . . 1909 W. 40'xll' 12 Tylor. . 40 700 25 4 5i 6J L.T.M. 20 22 V.R.P. . . 700 7-22 34-5 50 0 Donaghadee .... 1909 W. 43' x 12' 6" 10 Blake . 40 600 30J 4 *& 6A H.T.M. 24 24 H. & S. . . 580 6-9 29-25 60 H M . Wioklow ... 1910 S.R. 40' x 10' 6" 10 Tylor. 40 700 94f 4 fi L.T.M. 22 99 H. & S. . . fiRO7-00 36 fiO Seaharu 1910 W. 38'xlO' 10 Wolseley 34 700 27 4 5 6i L.T.M. 21 21 V.R.P. . . 700 6-97 30 50 TS D St. Abbs 1910 W. 38' x 10' 10 Wolseley 34 700 9fif 4 fi c\ L.T.M. 91 91 V.R.P. . . 700 7-15 33-75 50 IS St. David's . . . . 1911 S.R. 40' x 10' 6" 12 Tylor . . 40 700 27 4 5J 6J L.T.M. 22 22 H. &S. . . 690 7-29 34-5 60 a aw Tynemouth .... 1911 S.R. 40' x 10' 6" 12 Tylor. . 40 700 26J 4 5J 6J L.T.M. 22 22 Gardner No. 4 690 7-52 36-75 60 w NOTES. * Motor Installation complete. ( G.R.P. = Gaine's Reversible Propeller. i— • T

NOTES * Motor Installation complete. G.R.P. = Game's Reversible Propeller. »«i T .,.. 1 L.T.M = Low Tension Magneto. t Date Motor was installed. -Rpvpran Opar V.R.P. = Villinger's Reversible Propeller. o Ignition J HTM = High Tension Magneto. J Details not yet settled. JWJVBIBB we

Some Heroes of 1913.

medals are more difficult to earn, only five men, took out the boat " to and hence few are more highly appre- the utmost surprise of the spectators, ciated, than the Medal of the ROYAL who were watching from the cliffs," NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. It and reached the wreck one and a may indeed well be regarded as the quarter hours afterwards, the boat re- Victoria Cross of the sea service, turning to her station the next day. although it differs from that splendid Incidentally, the journey was a magnifi- decoration in the circumstance that it cent test of the qualities of the Motor is awarded to men who are engaged Life-boat which, though frequently solely in trying to save life at the risk buried in the seas, showed splendid of their own, whereas the soldier is, by qualities, and proved beyond question his high profession, bound to face the the value of this type of boat in working contingency of having to take human, against tremendous difficulties of wind life in the defence of the honour and and weather. On the return journey a the interests of his country. heavy sea unfortunately threw the Cox- It will, therefore, we think, be of swain, Robert Smith, against the end interest to give a brief account of the box, the blow being so severe as to circumstances in which the six Life-boat disable him and to compel him to hand heroes, the portraits of five of whom over the tiller to his assistant. appear in this issue, earned the high To quote a local paper, published in a distinction of obtaining the Silver district which may always be regarded Medal with the Vellum thanks of the as the original home of Life-boat work, Institution. " the feat achieved by the North Shields Captain H. E. Burton, R.E., Life-boat crew in the Motor Boat Henry and Vernon . . . deserves to rank as one Coxswain Robert Smith, Tynemouth. of the daring and most remariabJe recorded in the history of the Tyne On the llth January, 1913, the Life-boat service." s.s. Dunelm, of Sunderland, was wrecked In recognition of the splendid prompti- in a whole S.E. gale with a very heavy tude and energy shown by Captain sea off Blyth, on the Northumberland Burton, R.E., and of the fine behaviour coast. The Dunelm, stranded quite of the Coxswain and crew, the Com- close to Blyth east pier, at low water, mittee of Management awarded to so that it was impossible for the Blyth Captain Burton and to Robert Smith Life-boat to reach the vessel. A tele- the Silver Medal with the Vellum phone message was accordingly sent to Thanks, and the Vellum Thanks, as Tynemouth, ten miles distant, to the well as an additional pecuniary reward, effect that the crew of the ship were in to each of the crew. the rigging, and requesting that the Motor Life-boat should be despatched. Anthony Nixon, Coxswain of the Cambois Captain H. E. Burton, R.E., who Life-boat. generously gives so much of his time to As already stated, the Dunelm superintending the work of the Life- stranded so close to Blyth pier that it boat at Tynemouth, at once attempted was impossible to launch the Blyth to obtain a full crew. A tremendous pulling Life-boat to her assistance. sea was breaking into the river and Communication was therefore effected making home along the coast, and at by one of the crew swimming ashore first there was some difficulty hi getting with the line. The Rocket Apparatus a whole crew, many of the crowd urging then set to work with the utmost energy them not to go. Captain Burton and to rescue the crew, who had taken to the Coxswain, however, taking upon the rigging. Two of the sailors, how- their shoulders the responsibility of ever, with four of the salvors, were proceeding with a reduced crew of cut off on a rock, and were unable 2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.] JHE LIFE-BOAT. 105 to get to the shore. Seeing this, rigging, with the exception of three Anthony Nixon, Coxswain of the men, who, before the arrival of the Cambois Life-boat, who had at once Life-boat, unfortunately put off in the rushed out to the pier in the hope of ship's boat, which was at once swamped, being able to render assistance, obtained two of the men being drowned, while a small boat and managed to haul her the third succeeded in swimming ashore. off to the rescue of the imperilled men, Another man was washed off the wreck thereby greatly endangering his own in an injured and helpless condition as life. He succeeded in getting two of the Life-boat approached. He was the men into the boat and landed them picked up with great difficulty, but in safety, but only after a struggle died soon after he had been landed. which completely exhausted the strength With great difficulty and danger, of all three. No sooner had he recovered, owing to the rocks and the want of however, than Nixon set to work again, room in which to manoeuvre the boat, and when the small boat in. which he the Life-boat got alongside the wreck had rescued the two men had unfor- and took off twenty men. During this tunately capsized, while she was being operation the boat was repeatedly filled used by R. Macarthy in a similar with water and some of the crew were attempt, Nixon tried to obtain another knocked about and dazed with the boat, but fell on the pier and struck weight of water dashed upon them. To his head a severe blow, which prevented add to the difficulty of the rescue, the him from embarking again. In spite of shipwrecked men were numbed with this further 'disablement and the fact cold and seemed afraid to leave the that he was actually seriously ill at rigging. As there were now twenty-one the time, Nixon displayed the greatest rescued men in the boat, the Coxswain gallantry throughout and made repeated decided to take them ashore and come efforts to give further help, thus earning back for the others. After a stiff pull the Silver Medal of the Institution, Boulmer was reached about 10 A.M., which was awarded to him, together when ten fresh oarsmen were procured with the Vellum Thanks. It is pleasant and the boat started again for the to add that, in addition, Nixon was wreck. Four more of the crew were awarded the King's Bronze Medal for then taken off and landed at Howick gallantry in saving life at sea, on the Haven. recommendation of the President of the The First Coxswain and Second Cox- Board of Trade. swain, as well as the Bowman, were in the boat on both occasions, and the William Stephenson, Coxswain of the Coxswain was of opinion that this was the most difficult and dangerous service Boulmer Life-boat. that he had ever been called upon to Early on the morning of the 29th perform. At the inquest which was March, 1913, the steam trawler Tadorne, held in connection with the sad loss of of Boulogne, was wrecked during a fog, life the jury recorded their high appre- a short distance from Howick Haven, ciation of the gallant services of the Northumberland. The vessel was bound Life-boat crew, and their "admiration from Boulogne to the Iceland fishing- of the men who risked their own lives grounds, and had a crew of thirty hands, to save those of others." o£ whom five perished as a result of the Coxswain William Stephenson was wreck. Information having reached awarded the Silver Medal and the Boulmer by telephone a few minutes Vellum Thanks of the Institution in after 6 A.M., the Life-boat Arthur B. recognition of his gallant conduct on Dawes was promptly launched. The this occasion, and the Committee of wreck was found in a very awkward Management had the pleasure of position, surrounded by rocks and ex- recommending him and the crew for the posed to heavy breakers. The deck Medals and Diploma awarded by the was just awash and heavy seas were Soci«te des Hospitaliers Sauveteurs continually rolling over her. The crew Bretons, who had wished to have the had been driven to take refuge in the opportunity of marking their apprecia- JAMES SMITH, Junior, WILLIAM STEPHENSON, COXSWAIN, COXSWAIN, PORT PATRICK LIFE BOAT. BOULMER LIFE-BOAT.

106 THE LIFE-BOAT. [2m> FEBRUARY, 1914. tion of the services rendered by a the French consul at Newcastle, who, British Life-boat crew to a French in felicitous language, expressed the vessel. gratitude of his countrymen. To add to the •well-deserved honour accorded to Stephenson, the French For the services of Robert Burgon, Medals and Diplomas were presented the Coxswain of the Berwick Life-boat, by the President of the Institution, the and James Smith, jun., the Coxswain of Duke of Northumberland, in the the Port Patrick Life-boat, see reports presence of M. le Baron de Belabre, on Life-boat services pp. 107 and 123.

Presentation to an Honorary Secretary. ON the 3rd December, 1913, Mr. by the Dowager Duchess of Roxburghe, William Bertram, the Honorary Secre- who, in asking Mr. Bertram to accept tary of the Dunbar and Skateraw Life- the address and the presents as a token boat stations, and Joint Honorary of the grateful recognition of his ser- Secretary of the St. Abbs station, vices by the Dunbar fishermen, took received a handsome presentation from occasion to express her warm sympathy the President, Committee, Life-boat with these brave men. The ceremony, crews, coastguard, fishermen, etc., of which took place in the Life-boat Dunbar and Skateraw, in token of house, in the presence of a numerous their appreciation of his services as assembly, including Commander Forbes, Honorary Secretary for twenty-six R.N., the District Inspector of Life- years. The presentation, which con- boats, was in every way a great sisted of a gold cigar case, match-box, success, and must have been a grati- and pendant, was accompanied by an fying proof to Mr. Bertram that his address signed by the President of the excellent services to the Life-boat Branch (Lord Haddington) and the cause were remembered and warmly other honorary officials, and was made appreciated.

The Life-boat Service Abroad. FRANCE. broadly speaking, of the Watson type, THE " Annales du Sauvetage Mari- with certain modifications. They have time," the journal of the Societe a length of 42 ft., whereas the German Centrale de Sanvetage des Naufrages, motor boats (of a similar type) are only for the last quarter of 1913 shows that 36 ft, long. The Swedish boats use the Society has granted rewards for petroleum. The Society is building two the saving of 21,275 persons since its more motor boats. The German Society foundation in 1865, 16,498 of whom now has eight on the coast. were saved by the boats and the apparatus of the Society itself. In SPAIN. addition, 1,581 vessels had been saved The "Boletin," the journal of the or succoured by the Society. The Spanish Life-boat Society, founded in journal contains, besides the usual 1880, shows that the Society has record of services, a very interesting granted rewards for the saving of description of the ceremonies of inaugu- 10,585 persons, of whom 1,321 have ration of the Sauzon (BeJle-Ile-en-Mer) been saved by the direct means of the station and the launch of the Paul Society's Life-boats and rocket apparatus, Tourreil Life-boat at Port - Joinville while the rest have been saved by other (lie d'Yeu). means. In addition, 103 vessels have SWEDEN. been saved or succoured by the Life- The Swedish Life-boat Society built boats or other means at the disposal its first motor boats in 1912. They are, of the Society. 2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 107

Services of the Life-boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution. BERWICK-ON-TWEED, NORTHUMBER- returned to Berwick, where she arrived LAND.—The barque Jacob Rauers, of at two o'clock the next morning, and Gothenburg, whilst bound from that all the men were well cared for. port to Grangemouth with a cargo of The Committee of Management con- spars and pit-props, stranded on the sidered the rescue of the crew of this rocks near the " Needle Eye," at vessel a gallant piece of work, skilfully Marshall Meadows, on the 29th March. carried out, and in appreciation of the Information of the casualty reached crew's efforts they awarded the Silver Berwick-on-Tweed at about 9 P.M., and Medal of the Institution, and an steps were promptly taken to despatch additional monetary reward to the the Life-boat Matthew Simpson to the Coxswain, together with the " Thanks " assistance of those on board. The of the Institution inscribed on Vellum. night was pitch dark, and a very They also gave an additional monetary rough sea was running, the result of a reward to each member of the crew. severe N.E. gale on the previous day. When the Life-boat was being The rocket apparatus was also des- launched on the above occasion she patched to the assistance of those on stuck, temporarily, owing to the water board, and they attempted to establish being rather shallow, and although the communication with the wreck by means Honorary Secretary, Dr. Eraser, went of a rocket line, but by the time this into the water with several helpers to was accomplished the Life-boat was move her, she could not be got into nearing the scene of the casualty, and deep water. Hundreds of people were the line having caught in one of the standing looking on, but no one came sails the crew were unable to make use forward in response to Dr. Eraser's of it. The crew of the Life-boat had a appeal except five soldiers, and with long pull to reach the wreck, and on their assistance the boat was successfully arrival found that there was too much floated. It is worthy of record that sea for the Life-boat to go alongside. two of these men, when rewarded by Heavy seas were washing over the the Institution, returned the money doomed vessel, and the rocks on to as a donation towards its funds, stat- which she had run constituted a grave ing that they considered the assistance danger to the Life-boatmen. The Life- they had given a public duty, and they boat was pulled clear, her anchor did it without any thought of fee or dropped and the boat veered down reward. The Honorary Secretary of among the rocks until she was within the Branch, who at all times takes about twenty yards of the vessel. such a deep interest in the Life-boat Communication was then effected by cause, was cordially thanked by the means of a life-buoy, and the whole of Committee for his zeal and active the crew, eleven in number, were assistance on this occasion. dragged through the water to the Life- This fine rescue was brought to the boat. Great skill was displayed by notice of the Swedish Government by the Coxswain of the Life-boat, Robert the Swedish "Vice-Consul at Berwick, Burgon, in manoeuvring his boat, and who happens to be the Mayor of the work of rescue was rendered most Berwick, Alderman Logan, and the hazardous on account of the cargo Swedish Government acted very washing out of the vessel. The Life- promptly in recognizing the gallant boat was swept by heavy seas again and conduct of the Coxswain, Robert again, and the rescued Swedes were loud Burgon, the Second Coxswain, James in their praise of her grand behaviour Jamieson, and the crew on this occa- in the broken water. As soon as the sion. Nor were the townspeople of men were safely on board the boat she Berwick slow to recognize the honour

p 3 I 108 THE LIFE-BOAT. [2ND FEBRUARY, 1914. conferred upon the town, both by the SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.—Several fine service of the Life-boat crew and of the fishing cobles belonging to by the mark of thanks which had been Scarborough proceeded to the fishing bestowed upon them by a foreign grounds early in the morning of the Government. On the 30th September 4th April, but a strong N.E. wind a public presentation of the awards brought up a rough sea, and the boats took place in the Town Hall, Berwick, ran for shelter. At about 11.20 A.M. Captain Norman, R.N., J.P., the the entrance to the harbour was very Chairman of the Branch, presiding dangerous, and as the coble Violet had over a large audience. Among' others not returned, the Life-boat Queembury present were the Mayor, the Sheriff, was despatched to assist her. As soon Dr. Eraser, the Honorary Secretary of as the Life-boat gob to sea a steam the Berwick Branch, Mrs. and Miss trawler spoke her and towed her about Eraser, Mr. John Barr, the Honorary three miles to the northward, where she Treasurer of the Branch, and many fell in with the missing coble. Her others, while the crew were seated in three occupants were taken into the front facing the Chairman. boat, and the Life-boat, with the coble Captain Norman, who is over eighty in tow, returned to Scarborough. years of age, delivered a most interest- ing and stirring address, and the SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. — At Medals awarded to Robert Burgon and 5.30 A.M. on the 4th April information James Jamieson were handed to them, was received that a schooner was ashore as well as the sum of £2 to each of on the Nore Sand. The crew of the Life- them and to the other members of the boat James Stevens No. 9 were at once crew. The Mayor, who distributed assembled and they proceeded to the the awards, took occasion to appeal to pierhead, but by the time they got the citizens of Berwick on behalf of the there the ship had floated clear of the work of the Institution, and pointed sands. The Life-boatmen remained at out that the example set by the Swedish the pierhead for some short time, and Government in rewarding the men for just as they were about to return to the the work was one which ought to shore they observed the vessel ground inspire all friends of the Life-boat cause again in a dangerous position. The to maintain it in a flourishing condition. Life-boat at once proceeded to her, and The meeting was in every way most about the same time the ship showed successful, and has served not only to what appeared to be a flare, but it give additional honour to Coxswain afterwards transpired that the vessel Burgon and his fine crew, but to bring had caught fire owing to the exploding them into closer touch with their of a rocket, which the captain was fellow-citizens, who, in these busy days, about to use as a distress signal. The perhaps need to be reminded of the vessel was the schooner Antje, of services of the Life-boat, which are so Hamburg, bound from Dantzic to often carried out in the darkness of a London. When the Life-boat approached winter's night, and which are therefore the vessel it was found that one man less apt to obtain the support to which was still on board; and great danger they are entitled than those other charit- was incurred in rescuing him, as the fire able movements whose activities are by this time was burning fiercely. The more easily brought under the public eye. man proved to be the captain, and he was in an exhausted condition. It FILEY, YORKSHIRE.—The fishing coble appeared that the crew of six men left Gladys, of Filey, was overtaken by a the ship in their own boat, three of them moderate E.N.E. gale when at sea on went aboard a Government tug and the the 4th April, and it was necessary for other three then tried to get back to the Life-boat Hollon the Third to proceed the schooner for the purpose of rescuing to her assistance. On reaching the coble the captain, but on account of the life-belts were supplied to the three men heavy wind and sea they were unable on board, and the Life-boat stood by to do so, and they were subsequently her until she got into safety. picked up by a fishing smack, which 2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 109 conveyed them to Southend. There is guard at Shoeburyness reported that no doubt the Life-boatmen incurred con- the Nore Light-vessel was firing signals siderable danger in approaching to the of distress. The crew of the Life-boat burning schooner in the high wind and James Stevens No. 9 were assembled and heavy sea, and the captain was loud in the boat proceeded to the Light-vessel, his praise of the manner in which the which stated that flares had been service was carried out. He also asserted seen to the N.W. The Life-boat sailed that had it not been for the Life-boat in this direction and found a barge he would have lost his life, as no other with her sprit broken, but the men on boat could have got near to the ship. board were in no danger as a smack was lying by her. The Life-boat there- LOWESTOPT, SUFFOLK. — During a fore started to return home, but she fell strong N.E. breeze and very heavy sea in with the barge William and Richard, on the 4th April a trawling smaok, of Bradwell, in a sinking condition and named the Evolution, of Lowestoft, just in time to take the crew of two missed stays and drove on to the North hands off when the barge sank. She Beach. As her position was a dangerous was loaded with hay, and was bound one, the crew of the Life-boat Keniwell from Bridgemarsh to Nine Elms. A were assembled and proceeded to her. strong northerly breeze was blowing at When near the smack the Life-boat was the time, and the sea was very rough. anchored and veered down to her, and, after some little difficulty, communica- MAEGATE, KENT.—At 11 A.M. on the tion was effected. Later the Life-boat 12th April the Coastguard reported that succeeded in getting the vessel's tow a schooner in the Margate Roads was rope aboard a tug, and the vessel was flying distress signals. The crew of the eventually got off and taken into No. 1 Life-boat Eliza Harriet was at harbour. At the time of the casualty once summoned and the boat launched. there were five men on board the smack. When she was about half-way on her journey a small steamer was seen to SENNEN COVE, CORNWALL. — At go alongside, and the schooner hauled 9.30 A.M. on the 4th April, during a down her signals. At the time this moderate E.N.E. gale and rough sea, occurred the Life-boat was passing a the ketch Woolwich Infant, of Falmouth, small Dutch ketch, and the captain parted her cable and drifted rapidly hailed the boat to go to his assist- towards the Cowloe Rocks. A signal ance. The captain gave the Life-boat- of distress was hoisted, and in response men to understand that he required the Life-boat Ann Neiebon was launched. help to get his anchors, and that he By the time the Life-boat got alongside wished to be taken into harbour as his the ketch another anchor had been let vessel was close to a lee shore, and had go, and she was brought up close to the been dragging her anchors. Seven Life- rocks. At the request of the captain boatmen were put on board and, having the Life-boat stood by the ketch for hove up one of the anchors, they some time. At 12.30 P.M., as the ketch slipped the other ; they then sailed the was riding safely, arrangements were vessel into Margate Harbour. It had made for the Life-boat to return to her been blowing a very heavy gale through- station, and for the ketch to signal for out the previous night, and at the time her to go out again, should her services of the service a strong N.E. gale pre- be required. At about 3 P.M. the ketch vailed, with a very heavy sea. The signalled for assistance and the Life-boat vessel was the ketch Vier Gebroeders, of responded, but before she could reach Harburg, bound to Sandwich with a the ketch a shore-boat succeeded in cargo of oil-cake. getting alongside and rendered the necessary assistance; the Life-boat RAMSGATE, KENT. — The Life-boat therefore returned to her station. Charles and Susanna Stephens saved the crew of three hands of the barge SOUTHEND - ON - SEA, ESSEX. — At Challenge, of Weymouth, during a strong 2.30 A.M. on the 12th April the Coast- N.E. gale and very heavy sea, on the

F 4 110 THE LIFE-BOAT. [2ND FEBRUARY, 1914. 12th April. The barge, whilst bound any moment. On three occasions it was from Portland to London with a cargo necessary to take all the men. off the of stone, got into difficulties near Broad- vessel, but they were able to go back stairs, and when the Life-boat reached again to continue their work. On one her she was drifting into shallow water, occasion one of the ship's Life-boats, with the seas making a clean breach with thirteen .of the tiow and their over her. As it was seen that the effects on board, got ;-, rift, and the vessel would go ashore, the crew of Life-boat went after h.::• and rescued three hands were taken into the boat, the men, leaving the boat to its fate. which then stood out to sea. Shortly During the afternoon, by the united afterwards the hatches washed off the efforts of the steamers and Life-boatmen, barge and she settled down and became the vessel was towed towards St. Ives; a total wreck. The Life-boat had con- when near the mouth of the harbour siderable difficulty in reaching off from the steamer took the ground, and she the shore, but, as soon as she had made had to be abandoned, but it was an offing, the harbour tug took her in hoped that salvage operations would tow and towed her back to Ramsgate. eventually be successful. ST. IVES, CORNWALL.—A large Greek RHOSNEIGIR AND RHOSCOLYN, ANGLE- steamer named the Othon Stathatos, of SEY.—Shortly after 9 P.M. on the 29th Ithaca, carrying a crew of twenty-three April a steamer was observed ashore hands, and bound from Penarth to about a mile to the north-west of Athens with a cargo of 6,000 tons of Rhosneigir, and, as there was a heavy coal, struck a submerged rock about two ground swell and the steamer was on a miles north of Pendeen and commenced dangerous reef of rocks, the Life-boat to settle down early in the morning of Thomas LingJiam was launched. On the 24th April. The wind was blowing reaching the vessel it was found that moderately from the S.S.W., there was she was bumping very heavily, and, at a rough ground swell, and the weather the request of the captain, three ladies was very thick with rain at the time. were taken into the Life-boat and Information of the disaster reached St. landed at Rhosneigir. The Life-boat Ives at about 5.30 A.M., and with very then returned to the vessel and stood commendable promptitude the Life-boat by her until next morning. News of James Stevens No. 10 was sent to the the casualty having reached Rhoscolyn assistance of the vessel. the Life-boat Ramon Cabrera also pro- When the Life-boat reached the dis- ceeded to the assistance of those on abled steamer she was found in a sink- board, and remained with the vessel ing condition, with a Cardiff steamer throughout the night. Next morning standing by her with three ropes made further assistance—namely, a salvage fast. The Life-boat went alongside and steamer-—arrived at the wreck, and, as found that the crew had taken to the the services of the Life-boats were no ship's boats and were in the vicinity of longer required, they returned to their the wreck ; the captain, however, and respective stations. The vessel was the two other men still remained on board. steamer Dunedin, of Leith, bound from Some of the crew of the Life-boat were Amsterdam to Liverpool with a general placed on board the vessel and assisted cargo, and with forty-nine persons on in the efforts being made to keep her board. afloat, the Life-boat in the meanwhile standing by. Later in the morning GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—The steamer two other steamers appeared upon the JBratland, of Porsgrund, a large steamer scene and efforts were made to tow of 2,300 tons, stranded on the Cross the vessel, but the hawsers parted on Sand whilst bound to Grimsby in several occasions. With the assistance ballast, on the 3rd May. Information of the Life-boat communication was reached Coxswain S. Harris shortly again effected, while the Life-boat re- after 9.30 P.M. that the Light-vessels mained in close attendance, as it was were firing distress signals. The No. 1 feared that the vessel might founder at Life-boat Mark Lane was promptly 2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.] THE LIFE-BOAT. Ill

launched and, in tow of a tug, proceeded ties that a casualty had occurred, and to the vessel. There was a heavy sea the Life-boat Admiral Sir George Sack on the Sands, and the Marie Lane lay promptly responded. On reaching the alongside the steamer from 11 P.M. vessel the captain's wife and child were until 5.30 next morning, when the placed in the Life-boat and conveyed vessel was successfully floated, the ashore. The boat then returned to the Life-boatmen in the meanwhile having barque, and, as she had taken a list to assisted in the necessary operations. port and the hull was gradually becom- The Life-boat then conducted the vessel ing submerged, the captain and four into a safe position. There is no doubt sailors were taken into the boat. Life- that the valuable services rendered by boatmen were then put in charge of the the Life-boatmen were instrumental in ship's boat containing the remainder of saving the steamer and her crew of the crew, twenty in number, and the twenty-five hands. whole of the men were conveyed ashore in safety. PADSTOW, CORNWALL.—The steamer G.K.C., of Noirmontiers, stranded on GOELESTON, SUFFOLK.—At 1.30 A.M. the Doom Bar on the 4th May. The on the 6th May a sailing trawler was schooner was first observed making for observed on the North Bank, and the the harbour at 8.45 A.M., and, after No. 2 Life-boat Leicester was launched rounding Stepper Point, she struck the to her assistance. She stood by the Bar. The No. 1 Life-boat Arab was vessel until she commenced to break up ; promptly launched, and on reaching the the crew of four hands were then schooner assisted in getting a warp rescued and brought ashore. The trawler ashore, and stood by until the tide was Our Soys, belonging to Yarmouth. made sufficiently to float the vessel, when she was towed into safety. At CROMEB, NORFOLK.—At 1.10 P.M. on the time of the accident she was bound the 6th May the Coastguard reported from Swansea to France with a cargo that four of the Palling fishing-boats, of coal. which had been overtaken by a strong S.E. breeze, rough sea and heavy surf, SHOREHAM, SUSSEX.—On the 4th were running towards Cromer, and May the Lighthouse keeper reported trying to find a safe landing-place, the that a small vessel was ashore about wind having risen very suddenly. As half a mile to the east of Shoreham it was realized that the men's lives Harbour, and making signals of distress. would be in danger if the boat came The crew of the Life-boat William Bestell ashore in the heavy surf, the Life- were assembled and the boat launched. boat Louisa Heartwell was launched. They found the fishing-smack Resolute, On reaching the boats the Life-boat of Ram sgate, which fished from Brighton, took three of them in tow •— the with three men on board. There was a fourth boat having run on to Shering- strong S.W. wind at the time, and the ham—and towed them about a mile sea was rough; but the Life-boat suc- against the wind and tide towards ceeded in saving the vessel and her Cromer. One of the fishermen, who was crew when the tide made. an elderly man and quite knocked up, was taken into the Life-boat, and two LIZARD, CORNWALL.—On the 5th Life-boatmen were placed in each boat May, in a moderate breeze and smooth to assist in bringing them to a safe sea, the barque Queen Margaret, of landing. The boats then ran ashore Glasgow, stranded on a submerged reef through the surf, the Life-boat standing of rocks to the south of the Lizard. by them until they were beached safely. The vessel was a large four-masted The cobles assisted were the Katie, barque of nearly 2,000 tons, and was Mary, and Harriet and John. bound from Sidney to Limerick with a cargo of wheat. Signals of distress FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.—-On the from Lloyd's Signal Station were the 7th May seven of the cobles belonging first intimation to the Life-boat authori- to Ramborougb. were working their 112 THE LIFE-BOAT. [2ND FEBRUARY, 1914. crab pots when a S.E. gale sprang up, The Life-boat, therefore, as soon as she bringing with it a very strong sea. As had landed the rescued men, proceeded the men on board were in considerable to the tug, which had been blowing danger the No. 1 Life-boat Forester was her siren for help. The tug was in despatched to their assistance. The such a position thafc no other vessel boat stood by the cobles until they could approach her; but on getting reached the north landing in safety. alongside, the master stated that he The Coxswain of the Life-boat was one did not wish to leave his vessel, and of the men in danger, and in his he would not allow his crew of four absence the Second Coxswain took men to do so. The Coxswain informed charge of the boat. the master that if he did not wish to leave, the Life-boat would be obliged to MUMBLES,GLAMOHGANSHIRE.—During return ashore as the seas were too heavy a strong S.S.E. gale on the 8th May, to allow him to stand by. The master, the ketch Marion, of Bridgwater, the however, again refused help, and the schooner Industry, of the same port, and Life-boat returned ashore. As it was the ketch Telegraph, of Watchet, which realized by the officials of the North were at anchor in the Mumbles Road, Eastern Railway Company that the tug hoisted signals of distress. The Life- was in a very dangerous position, and boat Charlie Medland was launched and the men on board were in considerable found the vessels were rolling danger- peril, the Coxswain was asked to return ously. The crews, eleven in number, to the Stranton and take the men off were anxious to be landed, the Life-boat while it was possible to do so. The therefore conveyed them ashore. Life-boat therefore proceeded to the tug and succeeded, with considerable HABTLEPOOL, DURHAM.—.At about difficulty and danger, in rescuing the 9.30 P.M. on the 8th May, during an four men, whom they brought ashore. easterly gale and very heavy sea, Thomas At high tide the tug washed high up W. Rowntree, Coxswain of the No. 3 on to the beach. Life-boat, Horatio Brand, observed a schooner approaching the harbour, and SUNDERLAND, DURHAM.—The motor shortly afterwards she made a signal of Life-boat J. McGonnel Hussey was distress and ran aground. The Cox- launched shortly after noon on the swain at once assembled the crew and 9th May, and saved the pilot coble proceeded to the vessel, the boat on Eva, of Sunderland, and her occupant. several occasions being struck broadside Information was received that the coble by heavy seas. While the Life-boat was in distress about two and a half was being launched the steam tug miles E. of the harbour in an E.S.E. Stranton, belonging to tiie Isforth gale. The Life-boat was immediately Eastern Railway Company, put off to despatched to her assistance and reached the vessel's assistance, and got a rope the coble about 1 P.M., finding a man aboard, but just before the Life-boat in her in a very exhausted condition. reached the schooner the tow rope parted. Owing to the heavy sea considerable The vessel was found ashore on. the difficulty was experienced in getting west bank of Hartlepool Channel, and close enough to the coble to rescue the with some difficulty the Life-boat got pilot, but this was eventually carried alongside under her lee. As opportunity out, and the coble was taken in tow. offered, the eight men jumped into the At the time of the service the sea was boat, incurring considerable risk of so bad that it would have been im- falling between her and the vessel. possible for the coble to have reached The vessel was the schooner Meda, of port without the help of the Life-boat. Cimbrisham, loaded with pit-props, and bound fromVastervik to West Hartlepool. BRIGHTON, SUSSEX. — Shortly after During the time that the crew of the 2 P.M. on the 15th May information Meda were being rescued, the tug-boat was received that one of the fishing- Stranton struck the ground, and was boats, which had gone drifting for washed up on to the Middle ton Beach. mackerel the previous night at 6.30 P.M., 2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 113

was missing. A strong N.E. gale had and trust to being picked up again, for been blowing all night, and the Coast- the other boats had disappeared into guard had been unable to learn anything the fog by that time, and the Lizard about the missing boat. As the gale Life-beat was the only one we could see. continued and the sea in the Channel I never felt so thankful in my life as I was very heavy, the Life-boat William did when the Life-boat appeared." The Wallis was sent out to search. Mean- Cromdale became a total wreck, but while some of the larger fishing-boats fortunately the whole of her crew, had returned ashore and reported that twenty-five in number, were saved. the boat was west of Brighton with the men standing by their nets, and HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.—The wreck that she was in great danger of sinking of the s.s. Maiorese, of Liverpool, on the as there was too much wind for the 23rd May was unhappily attended by men to set sail. After searching for the sad loss of four lives through the two hours the Life-boat found the boat vessel foundering very suddenly. The about five miles off Lancing, with her steamer, whilst bound from Liverpool crew in an exhausted condition, they to Genoa with a general cargo, stranded having been without food for many on the North Stack Rocks during a hours. Having supplied the men with dense fog at 11 P.M. The sailing Life- restoratives the Life-boat brought them, boat Joseph Whitworth was at once and their boat, ashore in safety, despatched to her assistance, but Brighton being reached at 7 P.M. The before she could reach her, the steamer boat was an open 18-foot boat named floated off the rocks and drifted some the Emile, and registered at Shoreham, considerable distance. Her distress signals, however, showed her position, CADGWITH AND LIZARD, CORNWALL.— and the Life-boat was headed for her During a dense fog on the 23rd May and in due course arrived alongside. the ship Cromdale, of Aberdeen, was They found that a tug was in attend- wrecked at Beast Point. The vessel ance and one of the steamer's boats was a large one of 1,849 tons register, lowered ready to convey the captain's bound from Taltal to Plymouth with a wife and two children to her. As soon cargo of nitrates. Information of the as the Life-boat reached the steamer disaster reached Cadgwith at 9.45 P.M. the whole of the crew, with the excep- and the Lizard a few minutes later. tion of the master and officers, were With commendable promptitude the taken on board, the Life-boat remaining Life-boats Minnie Moon and Admiral alongside to rescue the others when Sir George Back proceeded to the vessel. they were ready. About this time the The Minnie Moon, from Cadgwith, was master called upon some of his crew to the first boat to reach the ship, and the go back to assist in getting a hawser crew, who had taken to their boats, aboard from the tug, and they accord- were at once rescued. The captain ingly went. The master of the tug, then asked that he and some of the however, refused to take the steamer crew might be replaced on board for in tow, as he felt sure that she was the purpose of saving some of their sinking, and before the men could get belongings. Five men. were accordingly oack to the Life-boat the ship settled put on board, but the ship suddenly down, sinking head foremost. The began to sink by the stern and the captain managed to jump into one of men had barely time to rush for the ihe steamer's boats which was afloat rigging when the decks became awash. and empty, and he was eventually taken Fortunately the Lizard Life-boat was on board the Life-boat, and some of the close at hand and was able to save other men were also picked up, but the five men. One of the crew after- Jiere was nothing, in the darkness, to wards" said to the Honorary Secretary : Indicate their whereabouts except their " We were properly scared, sir, when oud cries for help. It is sad to relate we felt the ship settling down, and had that four of the men were never found ; not your Life-boat appeared in the nick all the more so because two of them, of time we had all agreed to jump for it at least, had already been in safety in 114 THE LIFE-BOAT. P™ FEBEDAEY, 1914.

the Life-boat and had returned to their Officer of the Coastguard stating that vessel at the call of duty. Of the o fishing-boats were unable to enter survivors, five were conveyed ashore by the harbour. As there was a very the tug, while the Life-boat took the rough sea, and a strong southerly gale remainder, fifteen in number. was blowing, it was considered advisable to send the No. 2 Life-boat Edmund HOLT ISLAND, NORTHUMBEBLAND.— Harvey, under sail, to the assistance of The No. 1 Life-boat Lizzie Porter was the boats, which were the Diadem and called out for service on the 30th May Dreadnought. The Diadem sheltered to a trawler, which had stranded on under the land, and was eventually the Goldstone Rock and eventually able to get into harbour; but the became a total wreck. Information Dreadnought was driven several miles reached Holy Islaad at about noon to leeward, and the fisherman lost all that a vessel was ashore, and, as all the control of her. It was nearly 4 P.M. Life-boatmen were at sea, volunteers before the Life-boat succeeded in reach- were called for. The Life-boat Signal- ing the vessel, which by this time was man Thomas Walker was appointed to from eight to ten miles from land. The act as Coxswain, and he selected a man on board at first refused to have crew, amongst them being a joiner, a his boat taken in tow, as he was afraid gardener, and farm labourers. This she might founder; but he afterwards crew, assisted by the women and .vailed himself of the offer, and the children, launched the Life-boat, and boat was towed back to Padstow, where she proceeded to the distressed trawler. she was obliged to wait for the tide to On arrival it was found that the vessel enter the harbour, and it was nearly was lying broadside on the rocks, and midnight when the Life-boat regained the crew of ten men had taken to their her station. It was necessary for the small boat. The master requested the Life-boat to beat back the whole of the Life-boat to " stand by " the vessel, and way against the southerly gale, and the she did so until after 6 P.M., when all Coxswain spoke in the highest terms of hope of saving her had been abandoned. the manner in which she behaved under In the meantime a tug arrived from Berwick, and the shipwrecked men got on board and were conveyed ashore. POLKEEEIS, COENWALL.—The French Although the sea was smooth the schooner Volontaire anchored in Pol- trawler commenced to break up at once, kerris Bay on the 30th May during a and half the vessel disappeared during strong S.W. gale and very heavy sea, the evening. The vessel was the trawler and the Life-boat James William and Scottish Prince, of North Shields, bound Caroline Courtney, when returning from from Aberdeen to the fishing grounds. another vessel, offered her assistance, as it was realized that she was in a PORT ISAAC, COENWALL.—A small perilous position. This the captain fishing-boat named the Flossie was seen refused, and the Life-boat returned to to be in difficulties in Port Isaac Bay Polkerris, but she was left at moorings on the 30th May, a southerly gale in case her services should be required having suddenly sprung up. The later. At 4.45 P.M. the Volontaire's I occupant of the boat at once made cables parted and she drifted right up for the shore, but the boat shipped so on the main. The Life-boat was boarded much water that his position became by the Coxswain and by one of the very perilous. The Life-boat Richard crew, and helpers veered her down and Sarah was launched to the assist- to the schooner with ropes from the ance of the man, and fell in with the shore. The crew of the schooner refused boat about two miles to the northward to leave, and the Life-boat was then she then stood by her until she suc- hauled back ; but within a few minutes ceeded in getting into port in safety. the men commenced to climb down the vessel's bow. The Life-boat crew saw PADSTOW, COENWALL.—At 12.45 P.M. the danger which they were running a message was received from the Chief and went to their assistance with a 2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 115

rope. One of the men in his hurry in danger. The crew of the steam jumped and fell, and had one of the Life-boat Queen were promptly as- Life-boatmen not rushed into the water sembled, and the Life-boat proceeded and caught hold of him he would have to the place indicated. On arrival the been carried out to sea. . Another of vessel was found to be in danger of the crew, who was also in danger, was capsizing, and three of the men were saved. rescued. The fourth man, however, declined to leave the vessel, and the LlTTLEHAVEN, PEMBROKESHIRE. At Life-boat returned without him. When about 10.30 P.M. on the 2nd June a she arrived at the stage the Chief Officer flare was seen about half a mile off of Coastguard advised the Coxswain to Broadhaven Sands, and as the signal return, as the man left on the fishing- was continued the Life-boat William boat was in great danger. He accord- Roberts was launched. She found the ingly did so, but was unable to find any ketch Eliza Jane, of Beaumaris, bound trace of the vessel, as she had parted to Swansea in ballast, in a sinking con- her cable and had drifted up the river. dition, having struck a rock -while Having searched for the missing vessel passing through Ramsey Sound. The without result, the Life-boat returned two men on board declined to leave the to her moorings. Fortunately for the vessel, but stated that they required man he was picked up by a passing some assistance to work the pumps and vessel. to get the ketch into safety. The Life- boatmen " stood by " for some time and LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.—On the 10th then returned to the boathouse, and two June the fishing lugger Surprise, of men put off in another boat to the vessel Lowestoft, which had put to sea the and rendered the necessary assistance. previous day, had not returned, and, as The weather was thick at the time, there was a moderate S.W. gale blowing and there was a moderate breeze from ; with a rough sea, it was considered the S.W. advisable to make a search for her. The Life-boat Kentwell was launched NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.—At 7.20 A.M. on at about 7.45 A.M., and one and a half the 7th June, during a strong S.S.W. hours later succeeded in falling in with gale and very heavy sea, the steamer the fishing-boat eleven miles from the Elswick, of Newcastle, drove ashore in shore. The harbour tug was also sent Seaford Bay. The motor Life-Boat Sir out, and reached the fishing-boat at the FitzBoy Clayton at once proceeded to same time as the Life-boat, and the her, and found that she was in a very latter passed a rope from the lugger bad position, with seas breaking over to the tug. As the endangered boat her. The captain and crew refused to i was a small open one, life-belts were leave their vessel, but, at the request of i supplied to the men in her. The tug the captain, his wife and one of the then took the fishing-boat and Life- sailors were taken into the Life-boat boat in tow and took them into port. and conveyed ashore. Great difficulty The crew of the lugger found it neces- was experienced in getting them on sary to keep the pumps constantly going board owing to the heavy seas. The on the way to .harbour in order to keep Life-boat then stood by until the steamer their boat from sinking. drove on to the beach, and the crew were able to leave her by dropping over SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX. At 6 P.M. the bows by means of ropes. The Life- on the 10th June the Coastguard re- boat then returned to Newhaven. ported that a ship lying off Southend was flying a signal for assistance to be NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE. — At sent, and had semaphored that a boat 11.35 P.M. on the 9th June, during a was adrift and wanted help. The crew strong westerly gale, it was reported to of the Life-boat James Stevens No. 9 the Coxswain, W. Cross, that a man were assembled, and the Life-boat pro- had swum ashore from a fishing-boat ceeded to the endangered boat. It and stated that four men aboard were transpired that the boat belonged to 116 THE LIFE-BOAT. [2ND FEBRUARY, 1914. the P. and O. steamer Palma. Two of request of the captain the steamer was the crew of the vessel had fallen over- taken in tow, a distance of sixty miles board, and a boat, manned by eight to Barry Roads, where she was left at men, had been sent to pick them up. anchor. During this service the weather In this they were successful, .but, owing was moderate with a thick mist. to the strong westerly wind and tide, they were unable to regain their ship, CEMAES, ANGLESEY.—At 8.30 P.M. on and were being driven out to sea. In the 9th July, during thick weather, a the strong tide running it was not telephone message was received at possible for the Life-boat to take the Cemaes stating that the services of the boat in tow • the Coxswain therefore Life-boat Charles Henry Ashley were put some of the Life-boatmen in the required. The Life-boat was launched boat, and when the tide slacked they without loss of time, and proceeded to were able to get the men back to their Carmel Head, where the yacht Acorn, ship, where they arrived at 9 P.M. The of Rothesay, was found on the rocks. captain of the Palma expressed his She was bound from Port Erin to thanks to the Coxswain and crew for Holyhead. The owner was the only the timely assistance given. occupant of the boat. He requested the Life-boat to stand by her until she HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY. — Shortly floated on the flood tide, and this was before 7 A.M. on the 3rd July a tele- done. phone message was received from Cemlyn stating that a steam trawler FILEY, YORKSHIRE. — A strong was ashore at Carmel Point, and asking N.N.W. gale was experienced at Filey that the Holyhead Life-boat might be on the 23rd July, and at about 5 A.M. sent. The steam Life-boat Duke of the alarm was given that two of the Northumberland was at once despatched, large fishing yawls in the bay were and on arriving at the scene found the dragging their anchors, and drifting steam trawler Loroone, of Grimsby, southward towards Speeton Cliffs. As anchored near the " West Mouse " with it was realized that the fishermen her propeller and rudder damaged; and would incur very grave risk if they in a helpless condition. It appeared attempted to put off in their ordinary that the trawler after striking the rocks cobles to save the endangered craft, drifted off with the flood tide, and the permission was given for the Life-boat master and mate lowered the ship's boat Hollon the Third to be launched, but in and laid out two small anchors. During the meanwhile, ten men put off in a this operation the boat was capsized coble. Within a short time the coble owing to the swell, and both men were was in difliculties, and she drifted into thrown into the water. The mate the breakers, where the oars were succeeded in regaining his ship, and the broken. The Life-boat, therefore, in- master swam ashore. When the Life- stead of going to the yawls at once, boat reached the vessel the mate was in proceeded to the endangered coble, and charge, and at his urgent request the rescued the ten men in her. Unusual vessel was towed into Holyhead Harbour. difficulty was experienced in getting the Life-boat afloat in the very heavy sea, PADSTOW, CORNWALL. — At about and everyone was wet to the skin. At 1.30 A.M. on the 9th July, while the one time it was feared that the boat steam tug Helen Peele, stationed at would be seriously damaged, but owing Padstow, was returning to that place to the strenuous exertions of the crew after her annual cruise, a vessel was and helpers this was fortunately avoided. sighted about two miles from her flying The Committee of Management recog- the " Not under control " signal. The nized the good work done by the men course of the tug was therefore altered by granting them an additional reward. and she proceeded to the vessel, which proved to be the Greek steamer Chariton, RUNS WICK, YORKSHIR E.—A t of Andros, bound to Cardiff in ballast 11.15 P.M. on the 3rd August a large for the purpose of loading coal. At the coble, named the Sapora Elizabeth, of 2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 117

Whitby, and manned by six hands, was the Sand, and she then returned to her in considerable danger of being driven station. on to a lee shore, owing to a wind suddenly springing up from N.N.E. SENNEN COVE, CORNWALL. — The The Life-boat, Hester Bothschild, was s.s. J. Duncan, of Cardiff, whilst bound launched, and having rescued the six from that port to Devonport with a men on board, towed the coble into a cargo of coal, stranded on the rocks at place of safety, where she was left at Tol Pedn, Penwith, during a thick fog anchor, on the morning of the 14th August. The casualty was reported at about ST. DAVID'S, PEMBROKESHIRE.—The 7 A.M. and without loss of time the motor Life-boat General Farrell was Life-boat Ann Newbon proceeded to her launched on the 5th August in response assistance. The captain of the steamer to a telephone message from the Smalls refused any help from the Life-boat, but Lighthouse, stating that the crew of Coxswain Thomas Nicholas considered the schooner Pearl were taking refuge it inadvisable to leave her. The boat in the Lighthouse, and wanted to be therefore stood by the vessel throughout landed. The schooner belonged to the day until about 5.30 P.M., when the Aberystwyth. She stranded early in the captain decided to abandon, her. Two morning, and as it was hoped to float of the men jumped into the Life-boat, her later, the casualty was reported and and some of the crew's belongings were a request made that a tug might be sent also put aboard; the remainder of the to her. Arrangements were accordingly crew then took to the ship's boats, made for a tug to be sent from Milford three in number, and the Life-boat Haven, but at 1 P.M. another message towed them to Porthgwarra Cove, where was received stating that the tug had they landed. not arrived, and asking that the Life- boat should be sent off. The boat was HARWICH, ESSEX.—In response to a launched at 2 P.M., took off the five telephone message from the Gunfleet men with their effects at 4 P.M., and Light-house, at 7.25 P.M. on 21st August, brought them ashore, arriving shortly stating that a schooner was ashore on after 7 P.M. The sea was smooth at the the Sand and in need of assistance, the time with a moderate northerly wind. steam Life-boat City of Glasgow put The vessel subsequently became a total to sea. The schooner Christabel, of wreck. Whitstable, loaded with coals and bound from Hartlepool to Whitstable, CAISTER, NORFOLK.—At 7 A.M. on the was found on the Sands. Five of the 10th August, the Coastguard reported Life-boat's crew were put on board and that he had received a message by jettisoned part of the cargo, and early wireless telegraphy from the Cross Sand in the morning of the 22nd August Light-vessel stating that a large steamer the vessel was floated on the flowing was ashore on that Sand. The weather tide. As no further assistance was was hazy at the time, with a moderate then required the Life-boat returned to W.N.W. breeze and smooth sea. The her station. crew of the No. 1 Life-boat Oovent Garden were assembled, and the boat LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.—During the proceeded to the Sands where she found afternoon of the 3rd September the the s.s. Wrexham, of Grimsby, belonging Coxswain of the Life-boat was watching to the Great Central Railway Company. a trawler under sail in the roads, She was bound from Antwerp to Grimsby and he saw her run aground on with 120 passengers on board, and a the Newcombe Sands. A flag was general cargo. Coxswain John Haylett hoisted in the vessel's rigging indicating asked the captain if he required any that assistance was required, and in assistance, and in reply he requested the response the Life-boat launched. A boat to stand by in case of necessity. moderate N.E. by E. wind was blowing The boat therefore remained until the at the time and the sea on the Sands steamer succeeded in getting clear of was rough. On reaching the trawler, 118 THE LIFE-BOAT. [2ro FEBRUARY, 1914. which proved to be the Eugene JSlvire, with a south-easterly wind, but it was of Ostend, the master employed the feared that the vessel would become a Life-boatmen to take his rope to a tug, total wreck. which had also gone off to the vessel's assistance. This was done, and, after RHYL, FLINTSHIRE.—The Life-boat about two and a half hours' towing, the Caroline Richardson was launched at vessel was refloated. By this time 12.8 P.M. on the 14th September in darkness had set in, and the vessel response to a message from Prestatyn proceeded on her voyage. stating that a bathing-van attendant was drifting out to sea in an open boat, PLYMOUTH, SOUTH DEVON. — Just without oars, towards Rhyl. Immedi- before midnight on the 12th-13th ately on receipt of the message the crew September the hopper No. 42, of were assembled and the boat smartly London, which was making for Ply- launched. She proceeded in the direc- mouth to coal, struck on the south side tion of Prestatyn. When cruising of the Plymouth Breakwater. The about five miles from the shore she Life-boat Eliza Avins was launched to sighted the boat, and at once made for her assistance, and, on nearing the her and succeeded in saving the man, breakwater, she was met by a launch who was quite exhausted. Within a belonging to the King's Harbourmaster, few minutes of the rescue the boat sank. who was aboard. He reported that the The Life-boat then made for Rhyl and crew of eight men had already been taken landed the man. In the meantime a off, and were then on the launch. The very large crowd had collected on the men were transferred to the Life-boat, shore, and great enthusiasm was dis- which landed them. It subsequently played when the Life-boat returned with transpired that the crew were taken off the man in safety. their vessel by a pilot cutter, which afterwards transferred them to the SEAHAM, DURHAM.—While the Life- launch, which in turn placed them in boat Elliot Galer was out for her the Life-boat to be conveyed ashore. quarterly exercise, during a strong At the time of the casualty the hopper S.E. wind and rough sea on the 25th was bound from Corunna to Southamp- September, a small boat was sighted ton in a strong S.W. breeze and a with four men in her. She was evi- moderate sea. dently in distress, and the Life-boat bore down on her and rescued the men. " BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND.— They reported that they belonged to During hazy weather on the 14th Sep- the steam tug Livingstone, of Blyth, tember information was received that a which had been engaged in towing a vessel was ashore on the South Steel. disabled steamer. The tug sprang a The Life-boat Arthur B. Dawes was leak, and shortly after the crew had launched without loss of time, and, on taken to her boat she foundered. As reaching the position indicated, found soon as the men were in the Life-boat, the the schooner Thetis, of Poole, bound latter proceeded in search of the steamer. from that place to Leith. She was She was discovered about two miles off, loaded with explosives, a part of which and the captain requested the Life-boat was gelignite, and in a very dangerous to obtain assistance to tow his vessel. condition owing to the cargo having The vessel was the s.s. Burnock, of Glas- shifted and worked loose. When the gow, bound from Middlesbrough to Life-boat reached the schooner, the Grangemouth, with cargo. Help was cases were being thrown about in the obtained from the steam trawler Lord hold owing to the manner in which the Kitchener, of Hartlepool, and the Life- vessel was rolling. The crew of five boat effected communication between men were promptly taken off, and they the two vessels; but the captain of were very glad to be clear of their the disabled steamer and the master of vessel, as they were afraid that an the trawler requested the Life-boat to explosion might occur. The sea was accompany them to Middlesbrough in moderate at the time of the accident, case the tow rope should part. The 2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 119 Life-boat therefore returned to Seaham, Coastguard received a telephone mes- landed the four rescued men, and then sage from the Smalls Lighthouse stating put off again to the steamer. Middles- that a schooner had struck a reef close brough was eventually reached at 8 P.M. by and was likely to become a total after several mishaps to the tow ropes, wreck; also that the crew had taken but in each instance the Life-boat was to the ship's boat, but, owing to the able to get another rope aboard. sea, it was too dangerous for them to attempt to land at the Lighthouse. The CAISTER, NORFOLK.—At 9.30 P.M. on motor Life-boat General Farrell was the 26th September a vessel was ob- despatched without delay and reached served making signals of distress on the "Smalls" at 4.20 P.M., when she the Barber Sands. The crew of the rescued the crew of four hands. In the No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden were meantime the schooner had floated off immediately assembled and the boat and drifted in a north-westerly direction. launched. She found the steam drifter The captain and crew of the vessel, Boadicea, of Yarmouth, laden with fish, which was the schooner Sarah Mac- ashore on the middle part of the Sands, donald, of Chester, wished to board and the master at once employed the their vessel again to see if anything Life-boatmen to refloat his vessel. At could be done to salve her. The Life- 3 A.M. next morning they succeeded,boat therefore proceeded to the schooner and then took the vessel and her crew and the crew were put on board, but of ten hands in safety to Yarmouth they found that she was making so Harbour. There was a strong southerly much water that nothing could be breeze, with a heavy sea on the Sands, done. They therefore abandoned their and the weather at the time of the vessel, and the Life-boat conveyed them casualty was hazy. ashore. Unfortunately one of the Life-boat's HOLT ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.— veering lines fouled her propeller, and, At 9.40 P.M. on 26th September it was as it could not be cleared, the boat reported that distress signals were being was obliged to return under sail to St. made from the north shore. The crew Brides' Bay, where she arrived at 6 A.M. of the No. 2 Life-boat Edward and Eliza Being then in smooth water the crew were promptly assembled, and inquiries were able to clear the propeller, and the were made by telephone for further boat eventually reached her station at information. The night was unusually 8.30 A.M. on the 8th idem. dark and foggy, with rain; and the sands were very soft, which rendered TOTLAND BAY. ISLE OF WIGHT.—At the transport of the Life^boat a difficult 3.15 P.M. on the 10th October the operation. The rocket apparatus was Coastguard reported that a vessel was also called out and attempted to get flying a distress signal about three miles into communication with the vessel, but N.W. of the Shingles Bank. As a failed. The Life-boat, after a short but moderate north-easterly gale was blow- rough passage through the breakers, ing, the Life-boat Robert Fleming was soon reached the stranded vessel and launched. She proceeded to the vessel, brought the crew of nine hands ashore. which proved to be the steamer Bertha The master of the vessel asked that the James, of Southampton. The captain Life-boat should remain in the vicinity reported that his machinery had broken of the ship in order that an attempt down and that he was in urgent need might be made next day to save her. of a tug, being on a lee shore. He This was accordingly done, and the requested the Life-boat to help him by next day the vessel was successfully obtaining a tug as quickly as possible, floated. She was the steam drifter and by standing by until the tug arrived. Pansy, of Wick, bound from Aberdeen She accordingly did so. to Yarmouth. When returning ashore the Life-boat picked up a small boat belonging to the ST. DAVID'S, PEMBROKESHIRE.—At s.s. Bussell, a War Department vessel, 12.30 P.M. on the 7th October the which was ashore on the Shingles Bank 120 THE LIFE-BOAT. OD FEBRUARY, 1914. but not in need of assistance. The ship's out into the Channel. Here they got boat was returned to the authorities into difficulties and drifted helplessly next day. in the tide. Their position was seen from the shore and as it was realized NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.—The that they were in a position of great steam trawler John Meikle, of North danger the crew of the Life-boat Shields, when homeward bound from Prichard Frederick Gainer were as- fishing on the 13th October, stranded sembled. It was dead low water at half a mile to the north of Newbiggin the time, and it was necessary to drag Point, in a very heavy fog, a moderate the Life-boat a considerable distance S.E. gale and rough sea. Information over the boulders before she could be of the casualty reached the Life-boat launched. She then proceeded with all authorities shortly before 2 A.M. and the haste after the boat, which was found Life-boat Ada Lewis was launched with- six miles off Lynmouth, with a con- out delay. The captain of the vessel siderable amount of water in her and requested the Life-boat to stand by him, her two occupants quite exhausted from as the weather was very uncertain. She rowing. 'The rescue was a timely one, as accordingly did so until 1.15 in the had the boat drifted two miles further afternoon, when the weather moderated she would certainly have been capsized somewhat. The captain then stated in the heavy sea. When safe, the young that if he required any further assist- men stated that they had hailed a ance he would again signal, and the passing steams and also a pilot, but Life-boat, after a vigil extending over neither had rendered them any assistance. nearly twelve hours, returned ashore. During the afternoon attempts were HARWICH, ESSEX. — Shortly after made to re-float the stranded vessel with 9 P.M. on the 25th October a wireless the assistance of tugs, but they proved telegraph message was received from to be unsuccessful. the Sunk Light-vessel reporting that a vessel was firing signals of distress. GORLESTON, SOFFOLK.—Shortly after The steam Life-boat City of Glasgow 8 P.M. on the 15th October distress was immediately despatched, and when signals were observed from the St. she was about midway between the Nicholas Light-vessel, indicating that a Cork and Sunk Light-vessels rockets vessel was ashore and required assist- were seen to the eastward. The Life- ance. The crew of the No. 1 Life-boat boat proceeded in that direction and Mark Lane were promptly assembled found the Trinity House pilot cutter and the boat proceeded in tow of a tug in a dismasted and helpless condition. to the Light-vessel where she ascertained The master reported that there were that flares had been seen from a vessel nine men on board who wished to get on the Scroby Sands. The Life-boat to their station as soon as possible. As proceeded to the Sands and there found there was no other vessel available the the steam drifter Vera, of North Shields, steam Life-boat took the cutter in tow aground. She had been bound for the to Harwich Harbour. A fresh S.E. fishing grounds. Seas were making a breeze was blowing at the time with a clean breach over the vessel and she rough sea. was filling rapidly. The Life-boat therefore rescued the crew of nine hands. GOKLESTON, SUFFOLK, and CAISTER, At the time of the casualty there was NORFOLK.—The Gorleston No. 1 Life-' only a light wind, but there was a heavy boat Mark Lane was launched at 11.55 broken sea on the Sands. P.M. on the 28th October in response to signals of distress from the Corton LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON.—At about Light-vessel. When proceeding to her, 7 A.M. on the 19th October two young flares were seen on a drifter near the men started from Lynmouth with the Sands, and the Life-boat made for her, intention of sailing to Porlock, but but owing to the shallow water and the when off the Foreland the adverse wind fact that the vessel was rapidly drifting and tide carried them about five miles to the northward, she was unable to 2ND FEBKUABY, 1914.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 121 reach her. Being in tow of a tug the until high water. She accordingly did Life-boat made round the Sands and so, but the vessel having failed to float, in the direction of the endangered ;he crew, twenty-one in number, decided vessel, but before she reached her she to abandon her. They were accordingly fell in with a small boat containing five ;aken into the boat and landed at about men. They reported that two of them 5 A.M. In spite of all efforts to float belonged to the steam drifter Emerald, ;he vessel she remained on the rocks of Lowestoft, while the other three ,nd eventually became a total wreck. belonged to another vessel which had gone to the assistance of the Emerald, MINEHEAD, SOMERSET.—At 9 A.M. on | as she was in a leaking condition. the 14th November, during a moderate Before help readied them, however, North-westerly gale and rough sea, the these five men left the Emerald in the ashing-boat Rosalie, of Minehead, was small boat, and, when they were picked observed in distress about two miles to up, the boat was nearly full of water. the eastward of Minehead. The crew As «soon as the men had been taken of the Life-boat George Leicester were into the Life-boat she proceeded after assembled and proceeded to the en- the drifter, but the Caister No. 1 Life- dangered boat. On reaching her the boat Covent Garden, which had also Life-boat saved the two men on board been launched, reached the vessel and towed the boat into safety. about the same time and rescued the remainder of the crew, eight in number. PORT LOGAN, WIGTOWNSHIRE.—At It subsequently transpired that the about noon on the 23rd November, Emerald had sprung a leak, and an during a moderate southerly gale, the attempt was made to reach Yarmouth ; Coxswain of the Life-boat Thomas the water, however, gained so rapidly McCunn received a telegram from the that the fires were extinguished, and Light-keeper at Mull of Galloway, the vessel was driven rapidly to the stating that a Russian barquentine was northward in a waterlogged and help- driving across Luce Bay flying a signal less condition. Within a few minutes of distress. The crew of the Life-boat of the rescue the drifter sank. The were at once summoned, and horses rescued men on being landed were procured, the boat was then transported conveyed to the Sailors' Home, and to Tirally Bay, where she was launched very shortly afterwards the following in a heavy surf. On reaching the letter was received from the master of vessel, which proved to be the Lenu, of the shipwrecked vessel:— Riga, bound from Liverpool to Ayr, in ballast, the captain informed the " To the Life-boat Institution. Coxswain that his vessel had been in "DEAR SIR,—I thank the Caiste tow, and the tug had left him; further, Coxswain and his crew for saving me that he required the assistance of and seven of my people just in the nick another tug. He therefore asked the of time, as the vessel was sinking. Life-boat to return ashore and despatch "Yours truly, a message for one. The Life-boat stood " D. DURRANT, by the vessel until she brought up to " 66, Essex Road, Lowestoft.' her anchors, and, no further help being required, she returned ashore and sent CLOUGHEY, co. DOWN. — During a message for a tug to assist the barquen- moderately fine weather on the 6th tine. The boat was then taken back November the s.s. Beading, of Cardiff to her station, where she arrived at stranded on the Cannon Rock, whilsl 7.30 P.M. bound from Seville to Glasgow, with a cargo of iron ore. Information of the ST. AGNES, SCILLY.—The ship Thomlie- easualty reached Cloughey at aboul banlc, of Glasgow—a large vessel of 8 P.M., and the Life-boat John was nearly 2,000 tons register—whilst bound promptly despatched to her assistance from Pisagua to Palmouth with a cargo On getting alongside the steamer the of nitrate, ran on to the Grim Rocks captain asked the Life-boat to remain during foggy weather on the 28th 122 THE LIFE-BOAT. PHD FEBRUARY, 1914.

November, The vessel commenced to MARGATE, KENT.—The No. 2 Life- settle down, and shortly afterwards she boat Civil Service No. 1, was launched foundered, but the crew of twenty-five at 8.30 P.M. on 3rd December during a men escaped in their own boat. The whole southerly gale to the assistance of sea at the time was fairly smooth, and the fishing smack Elsie, of Ramsgate, fortunately the fog lifted sufficiently to which had stranded on the Long Nose enable the Light-keepers at the Bishop Rock. When the Life-boat got near to Rock Lighthouse to see the casualty, the vessel it was seen that the seas were otherwise the men would have run a breaking round her, but the water was considerable risk of drifting out to sea too shallow for the Life-boat to get unseen. Signals of distress.were made alongside. As the weather was very from the Lighthouse, and the Life-boat bad the Coxswain of the Life-boat, Charles Deere James was launched. Stephen Clayson, decided to stand by She reached the boat when off until the water flowed. Shortly after Mellidgen and brought the ship's midnight, the tide having risen, the boat and the twenty-five men ashore Life-boat was able to get alongside, in safety. and the Coxswain asked the master if he required assistance. In reply the NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.—At 6 P.M. on master requested the Life-boat to remain the 29th November it was reported that until high water, as he hoped then to a steamer was ashore on the bar at the float his vessel. At 3 A.M. the vessel entrance to Newhaven Harbour. There floated, and the Life-boat, having ascer- was a moderate gale blowing and the tained that she was not in any danger, tide was low; it was realized therefore returned to her station, arriving at that the steamer must be in a dangerous about 4 A.M. position, and the motor Life-boat Sir FitzRoy Clayton was sent to her BOULMER, NORTHUMBERLAND.— assistance. She proved to be the steam During hazy weather on the 7th Decem- drifter Majestic, of Ymuiden, which ber the passenger steamer Arna, of was coming into Newhaven for the Bergen, bound from Bergen to the purpose of coaling. At the request of Tyne, stranded on the Boulmer " South the master the Life-boat stood by the Steel." At about 6.30 P.M. the vessel's vessel until he succeeded in floating her lights were observed and the Life-boat off" on the rising tide. Both the Arthur A. Dawes was promptly des- boat and the drifter then proceeded into patched to her assistance, signals of Newhaven Harbour. distress being made in the meanwhile by the vessel. On reaching the steamer, BUCKHAYEN, FIFESHIRE.—On. the 3rd information, was given, to the captain December, during a strong W.S.W. gale, respecting his position, depth of water, the steam lighter William Yule, of Kirk- etc., and he then asked the Life-boat to caldy, whilst bound from Kirkcaldy to stand by while efforts were made to Leith, was unable to make way against extricate the vessel from her position. the gale and drove down into Largo About two hours later the vessel was Bay. refloated, having suffered little or no Signals of distress were displayed, damage, and she was able to proceed and at 9 A.M. information of the vessel's to the Tyne. The Life-boat then re- plight was conveyed to the Coxswain of turned ashore, and was re-housed. the Life-boat Isabella. In response the Life-boat proceeded to the steamer. It SPURN, YORKSHIRE.—At 7.30 A.M. on was found that one anchor and cable the 8th December, during a dense fog, had carried away and that the vessel the watchman reported that a vessel was drifting ashore with the other was ashore on the beach, one mile to the anchor down. The master requested the eastward of the watch-house. The crew Life-boat to stand by him, and the of the Life-boat were at once assembled Coxswain did so until • shortly after and proceeded in the boarding-boat to noon, when a tug arrived and assisted the assistance of the vessel, which proved the lighter into Methil. to be the motor fishing-boat Pat, of 2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 123 Grimsby, bound for the fishing grounds. oeuvred his boat for the purpose of With the assistance of the Life-boatmen rescuing the remainder of the crew, the vessel was refloated and returned to three in number, and after several Grimsby. At the time of this service attempts to get alongside again he suc- the wind was light, but there was a ceeded in saving the men when the nasty ground swell, and had it not vessel was within 100 yards of the rocks. been for the timely assistance rendered A few minutes later she ran ashore to the vessel she would have become a under the steep cliffs about half a mile total wreck. south of Port Patrick village,, and shortly afterwards became a total wreck. NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.—On When rescuing the master and the two the 12th December fourteen of the remaining members of the crew the fishing cobles belonging to Newbiggin Life-boat was damaged by collision with proceeded in the early morning to the the wreck; and to make matters worse, fishing grounds. Shortly after 9.30 A.M. about three minutes after getting clear, a strong breeze from the west sprang the foremast of the Life-boat went by up and increased to a strong gale. The the board. By skilful management, cobles at once made for port, and about however, the Coxswain succeeded in 11.30 A.M. it was seen that they were getting the boat out of her perilous in great danger of being swamped. The position, and conveyed the five rescued Life-boat Ada Lewis was therefore men to Port Patrick. The wrecked launched and proceeded to the cobles. vessel was the steamer Dunira, of She stood by them until they succeeded Glasgow, which was being towed by in getting into shelter, and her assistance another steamer from Ramsey to was much appreciated by the various Greenock for repairs, and when the tow crews and also by their relatives, who ropes parted the two vessels separated realized the peril in which the men were and the Dunira was driven quickly to placed. her doom. The night was cold with heavy sleet showers, and a heavy sea PORT PATRICK, WIGTOWNSHIRE.—A was running in the channel; and the service characterised by conspicuous rescued captain spoke in the highest bravery was performed by this Life-boat terms of the skilful manner in which on the 15th December. At about 8.10 P.M. the rescue was effected, and of the a vessel was observed burning flares excellent seamanship displayed by the about five miles due west of Port Patrick, Life-boatmen in carrying out a difficult and apparently drifting in a helpless service. He had, indeed, thought that condition in a north-easterly direction rescue was impossible, and had given up towards the shore. The Life-boat all hope of being saved. The place Civil Service No. 3 was at once des- where the vessel was wrecked was patched to her assistance, and while she described as a " perfect death-trap." was proceeding in a heavy sleet squall, In recognition of the great bravery the wind suddenly changed and caused and splendid seamanship displayed by great difficulty in reaching the en- the Coxswain and crew the Committee dangered vessel, which commenced to of Management presented James Smith, drift to the south-eastward, pitching jun. (the Coxswain), with the thanks of helplessly in the trough of the sea, so the Institution inscribed on vellum and that it was practically impossible for the Silver Medal, together with an the Life-boat to effect communication. additional pecuniary reward. They also About this time the men on board the granted an additional pecuniary reward disabled ship let go both anchors, and to each member of the crew. when the Life-boat made her first attempt to get alongside, the engineer GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.—The iron motor and mate managed to jump into the vessel Innistrahull, of Glasgow, was boat. The anchor chains then parted wrecked immediately behind the break- and the vessel drifted rapidly towards water of Girvan Harbour during a west the shore. The Coxswain of the Life- by north gale and very heavy sea on the boat, James Smith, jun., promptly man- 15th December. On receipt of informa- 124 THE LIFE-BOAT. [2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.

tion of the casualty the Second Cox- assistance. On arriving at the Sands they swain of the Life-boat James Stevens found the three-masted schooner Silvia, No. 18 gave orders for her to be launched, of Beaumaris, ashore. The captain but just before this was accomplished at once employed the Life-boatmen to the men on board the motor-vessel, six in jettison the cargo, and to lay out number, managed to scramble on to the anchors and warps for the purpose of breakwater. floating the vessel, if possible, at high It was seen, however, that heavy seas water. At about 6.30 P.M., half an were washing over them and that it was hour before high water, the vessel impossible for them to get ashore from began to move, and she was eventually their perilous position. The boat was got clear of the Sands and sailed into therefore launched and anchored to Margate Roads. The captain reported windward. She then veered down that all his and the crew's clothes were towards the endangered men, and after on board the Kentish Knock Light- repeated attempts the rescue was finally vessel, as they had taken their belongings effected. to her in the ship's boat after the The Life-boat then pulled back to schooner stranded. When the master harbour and the rescued sailors, who of the Light-vessel told them that the were thoroughly wet with the drenching Life-boat was coming to their aid they waves, and exhausted from exposure, decided to return to the schooner, but were landed in safety. they left their clothes behind them. After the vessel was afloat the Life-boat POOLB, DORSET.—-At 11 o'clock on obtained the men's clothing and con- the night of the 19th December, a veyed it to the ship, which was then in message was received by telephone Margate Roads. reporting that a vessel was making distress signals off the Hook Sands at NORTH BERWICK, HADDINGTONSHIRE. the entrance of Poole Harbour. The —At 9.30 A.M. on the 24th December, a Life-boat Hamar was promptly launched Coastguard reported that a vessel, with and proceeded to the Sands, where she a signal of distress flying, was ashore found the barge Emma and John, of on the Aberlady Sands. The Life-boat London. The barge was bound from Norman Clark was launched without London to Poole with a cargo of linseed delay and proceeded to the vessel, which cake. A strong easterly gale was proved to be the schooner Bosendal, of blowing at the time, with a very heavy Hull, bound to that port from Charles- sea, and the two men on board were town, with a cargo of road metal. A promptly taken into the Life-boat. strong N.W. breeze was blowing with After leaving the barge it was ascer- a rough sea. The Life-boat stood by tained that she was not making water. the vessel, which was then in about The boat therefore returned to her and five feet of water, and although there placed on board three Life-boatmen, was every probability of the vessel together with the two hands. As becoming a total wreck it was seen the tide rose the Life-boatmen succeeded that the crew would be able to get in getting the vessel afloat and, having ashore at low tide without assistance. set her sails, got her in safety to Poole The Life-boat, therefore, returned to Quay. her station, where she arrived at 3.30 in the afternoon. MARGATE, KENT. — Shortly before 11 A.M. on the 22nd December, a REDCAR, YORKSHIRE.—On the 24th telephone message was received through December a strong northerly gale sprang the Coastguard from the Kentish Knock up whilst the Redcar fishermen were at Light-vessel, stating that there was a sea. All the boats managed to reach schooner ashore on the Sand, with a the shore with the exception of twe, flag flying at half-mast on the mizen. one of which, with some difficulty, got The crew of the No. 2 Life-boat Civil ashore at Marsk. The other boat Service No. 1 were promptly assembled, drifted past Redcar, and as it was quite and the Life-boat was despatched to her unsafe for the men to land, the Life-boat 2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 125

Fifi and Charles was launched and pro- safety to the pier. The boat belonged ceeded after her for about a mile. to the P. & O. steamer Ophir, which Here the boat had slight shelter from was at anchor off Southend, and it the West Scar rocks and the boat's subsequently transpired that one of the crew managed to anchor her, and the officers and his wife and child were Life-boat getting alongside saved her attempting to reach the vessel when occupants, three in number. The the boat got into difficulties and was weather was very cold at the time, and blown out to sea. The weather was the prompt manner in which the Life- very cold at the time, and when the boatmen performed the rescue was very people were saved they were in a half- creditable. frozen condition. After the Life-boat reached the pierhead the rescued people SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX. At 11.40 stated that they wished to be conveyed P.M. on the 26th December a message to the Ophir. The Life-boat, therefore, was received reporting that the Nore performed this service and then re- Light-vessel was firing signals of distress. turned to her station. The Life-boat James Stevens No. 9 was launched without loss of time, and in NORTH DEAL, KENT.—The Charles the neighbourhood of the Girdler Light- Dibdin Life-boat was launched at 3 A.M. vessel she found the s.s. Mona, which on the 31st December, during an was then at anchor close by the Sands, easterly gale, in answer to distress in a disabled condition. In the mean- signals from a vessel to the northward time one of the tugs belonging to of Deal. The Life-boat was success- Sheerness Dockyard had also come to fully launched in a very heavy sea, with the vessel's assistance, and both she and the assistance of the haul-off warp, the Life-boat stood by until daylight, and proceeded towards the distressed when the tug took the vessel in tow to vessel, which proved to be the schooner Sheerness. Robert Morris, of Carnarvon. Before she reached the schooner the latter SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX. At 5.30 stranded on the Main. The Life-boat P.M. on the 27th December, when a attempted to get alongside, but owing rough sea was running off Southend, it to the shallow water, she was unable to was reported that a small boat was do so. She therefore anchored in the adrift and making signals of distress by vicinity of the vessel and stood by until means of a lantern. The crew of the daybreak. It was then seen that the Life-boat James Stevens No. 9 were at crew had been rescued by the rocket once assembled, and the Life-boat pro- apparatus, and the Life-boat returned ceeded to search for the drifting boat. to her station, being somewhat delayed She succeeded in picking her up and owing to there not being sufficient brought her and her six occupants in water for her to beach.

Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management.

Thursday, 9th October, 1913. Bead the reports of the District Inspectors on their visits to the following Life-boat The Rt. Hon. the EARL WALDBGBAVB, P.O., Stations :— V.P., in the Chair. Northern District.—Anstruther. Eastern District.—Kessingland (two boats), Bead and confirmed the minutes of the Palling (two boats), Yarmouth, Caister (two previous meeting. boats), Lowestoft, Pakefield, Whitburn, Seaton Bead the minutes of the Building, Finance Carew, and Cullercoats. and Correspondence, Wreck and Beward, and Southern District.—Palmouth, Mevagissey, Organization Sub-Committees, and ordered Polkerris, Looe, Harwich, Dungeness (two that their recommendations be carried into boats), Claoton-on-Sea, New Bomney, and effect. Southend-on-Sea. 126 THE LIFE-BOAT. [2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.

Western District.—Penlee. Voted 21. to two men for saving, at great personal risk, one of four men, who were Irish District.—Clogher Head, Drogheda attempting to board a trawler in Scarborough and Skerries. Roads, in a moderate N.E. gale and very Reported the receipt of the following special heavy sea, on the 3rd September. The boat contributions since the previous meeting:— was swamped when alongside the trawler, £ s. d. and three of the men scrambled on board, S. W. A. (annual subscription) . 25 - - but the fourth man was washed out of the CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. Collection in boat. He managed to hold on to the water- Chapel of Girls' School (per logged boat until the salvors reached him, and W. E. Maclean, Esq.) ... 66- when picked up he was in a half-drowned —To be thanked. condition. Reported the receipt of the following Voted 31. to six men for putting off in a legacies:— motor-boat at Newhaven on the night of the The late Mr. JOSEPH ROWLAND, 6th September, in order to search for a of Sheffield 1893 2 3 missing boat with four boys in her. They The late Mr. WILLIAM LOWEIE, of were unable in the darkness to locate the Newcastle-ou-Tyne .... 100 - -boat, but the boys eventually succeeded in The late Miss JESSIE WATSON (per getting into safety. Glasgow Branch) 100 - - Voted \l. 10s. to three men for rescuing The late Mr. JAMES GKIEVE, of two men whose boat was capsized in a squall Turriff (per Edinburgh Branch) 72 - - about three miles from the shore off Rosscar- The late Mrs. ANNE COTOTNEY, of bery, Co. Cork, on the 30th August. There Carlisle Mansions, S.W. . . 50 - - was a strong N. wind at the time, with heavy The late Mr. CHABLES L. B. squalls and a rough sea, and the salvors GUMMING, of Prince's Square, W. 50 - - incurred moderate risk in rescuing the men, Eeported that the Newlyn Station had who were picked up in an exhausted condition. been closed, and that the Life-boat had been Voted 7s. 6

Read the reports of the District Inspectors Paid 3.874Z. for sundry charges in con- on their visits to the following Life-boat nexion with various Life-boat establishments. Stations:— Northern District.—Ardrossan,Port Patrick, Voted 272Z. 8s. 3d. to pay the expenses of Whithorn, Buckhaven, Broughty Perry, Ar- the following Life-boat services : — Lives broath, Port Erroll, Peterhead (two boats), Life-boat. Vessel. saved. Ackergill, Wick, Huna, Thurso, Stronsay, Caister No. 1 Steam drifter Emerald, Stromness, and Longhope. of Lowestoft 8 Eastern District. — Seaham, Hartlepool Cloughey . S.S. Heading, of Cardiff. (three boats), Tynemouth, Sunderland (two Landed 21. boats), Whitby (two boats), Upgang, Saltburn, Gorleston No. Steam drifter Vera, of Redear, Teesmouth, Staithes, Runswick, Scar- North Shields . . borough, Filey, Bridlington Quay, Robin Steam drifter Emerald, Hood's Bay, Palling (two boats), Cromer, of Lowestoft ... Hasborough, Sheringham, and Blakeney. Lynmouth Open boat Area, of Lyn- mouth ..... Southern District. — Brighstone Grange, Newbiggin Steam trawler John Brooke, Totland Bay, Swanage, Poole, and Meikle, of North Selsey. Shields. Stood by Western District. — Port Eynon, The vessel. Mumbles, Moelfre, Bull Bay, Cemaes, Oemlyn, St. David's Schooner Sarah Mac- Rhoscolyn, Rhosneiger, Penmon, Holyhead donald, of Chester . (two boats), Minehead, Watchet, Newquay Totland Bay S.S. Bertha James, of (Cornwall), and Weston-super-Mare. Southampton. Een- dered assistance. Irish District.—Courtown, Cahore, Arklow, Howth, Hilbre Island, Hoylake, Formby, New Holy Island No. 2 Life-boat assisted to Brighton (two boats), Donaghadee, Grooms- save the steam drifter Pansy, of Wick. port, Piel (Barrow), Killough, Aranmore, Wicklow, ana Kingstown.^ Also voted 342Z. 15s. 9

Thursday, llth December, 1913. £ s. d. The late Mrs. D. A. FEASTEB, of Sir JOHN CAMEBON LAME, C.B., C.M.G., V.P., Burniston 50 - - in the Chair. The late Mr. WILLIAM BYLANDS, of Sheffield (further on account) 32 11 - Bead and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting. Paid 2,451£. for sundry charges in connexion Bead the minutes of the Building, Finance with various Life-boat establishments. and Correspondence, "Wreck and Reward, and Voted 1622. 7s. 9

Services of the Life-boats of the Institution during 1913.

Time of 1913. Launching. saved. Jan. 7-8. 5.25 p.m. S.S. Teesborough, of Middlesbrough. North Sunderland Life-boat rendered assistance. 8. 9.12 p.m. Ketch Comet, of Barnstaple. Appledore No. 1 Life-boat saved . . 2 9. 7.30 a.m. Coble Lydia and May, of Cullercoate. Cullercoats Life-boat stood by coble. „ 10. 5.45 p.m. Schooner Kare, of Monte Video. Bridlington Quay Life-boat saved 8 „ 10. 8. - a.m. S.S. Fcedrelandet, of Bergen. Holy Island No. 2 Life-boat saved . 14 „ 11. 12.45a.m. Boat of S.S. Jennie Hope. Southend-on-Sea Life-boat rendered assistance. „ 11. 12.50 a.m. S.S. Gangeren, of Brevik. Gorleston No. 2 Life-boat rendered assistance. „ 11. 10.33a.m. Schooner, Alice Watts, of Harwich. Lowestoft No. 1 Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 5 „ 11. 12.20p.m. Fishing-boats of Campbeltown. Gampbeltown No. 1 Life-boat saved 10 „ 11. 4.30p.m. Barge Gladys, of Dover. Lowestoft No. 1 Life-boat saved ... 3 „ 12. 11. - a.m. Barge Gladys, of Dover. Lowestoft No. 1 Life-boat saved vessel. „ 13. 2.45 p.m. Steam trawler Cancer, of Grimsby. Spurn Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 14. 8.20a.m. S.S. Werner Kunstmann, of Stettin. Holy Island No. 2 Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 14. 7.55p.m. S.S. Snowden Range, of Sunderland. Queenstown Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 14. 11.10p.m. Fishing-boats of Looe. Looe Life-boat stood by fishing-boats. „ 14-15. Midn'ht. S.S. Topaz, of Glasgow. Kirkcudbright Life-boat saved boat of steamer and 6 „ 15. 6. - p.m. S.S. Topaz, of Glasgow. Kirkcudbright Life-boat saved ... 1 „ 16. 9.30p.m. S.S. Boeton, of Hartlepool. Hartlepool No. 2 Life-boat landed 32. „ 16. 9.30p.m. S.S. Boeton, of Hartlepool. Hartlepool No. 3 Life-boat landed 32. 17. 4.30 a.m. S.S. Boeton, of Hartltpool. Hartlepool No. 2 Life-boat lauded 15 and assisted to save vessel. 17. 4.30 a.m. S.S. Boeton, of Hartlepool. Hartlepool No. 3 Life-boat landed 15 and assisted to save vessel. 19. 8.20 p.m. Barge Cambria, of London. Spurn Life-boat assisted to save vessel. „ 21. 3.10p.m. S.S. Orion, of Flensburg. Sunderland North Dock Life-boat saved 19 „ 26. 11.30p.m. Brigautine Wilma, of Bremerhaven. Oaister No. I Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 1 130 THE LIFE-BOAT. PND FEBEUAKT, 1914 Time of Lives 1913. Launching. saved. Jan. 26. 11.47 p.m. Brigaiitine Wilma, of Bremerhaven. Winterton No. 2 Life-boat landed 5 from Newarp Light-vessel. „ 26. 11.30 p.m. Barque Carmel, of Laurvik. Cloughey Life-boat landed 10. „ 27. 4.35 a.m. Trawler Pet, of Lowestoft. Lowestoft No. 1 Life-boat assisted to save vessel. „ 27. 9.30 p.m. Steam trawler Commander, of Aberdeen. Stronsay Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 30. 6. 5 p.m. Two fishing-boats of Kingstown. Kingstown Life-boat stood by boats. Feb. 6. 10. - a.m. Fishing-boat Ruby, of Montrose. Montrose No. 1 Life-boat saved boat and 3 „ 7. 2.30 p.m. Eight cobles of Flamborough. Flamborough No. 1 Life-boat stood by cobles. „ 7. 8.55 p.m. Schooner lanthe of Bristol. Clovelly Life-boat landed 6. „ 8. 6.10 a.m. Barge The Sisters, of Ipswich. Southend-on-Sea Life-boat landed 2 from Mouse Light-vessel. „ 13. 11. - a.m. S.S. Epidauro, of Lusinpiclo. Port Eynon Life-boat stood by vessel and saved 3 from vessel's boat 3 „ 13. 10.30 p.m. S.S. Strathroy, of Glasgow. Brixham Life-boat rendered assist- ance. „ 15. 4.45 a.m. S.S. Bluebell, of Manchester. Port Eynon Life-boat saved ... 12 „ 18. 10. - p.m. Ketch Cornish Lass, of Plymouth. Tenby Life-boat saved ... 3 „ 19. 4.30 p.m. S.S. Owain Titdur, of Hull. Montrose No. 1 Life-boat rendered assistance. „ 20. 5.45 p.m. S.S. Britannia, of Gefle. Montrose No. 1 Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 23. 8.30 a.m. Schooner Advance, of Plymouth. Caister No. 1 Life-boat saved . 5 „ 23. 10.45 a.m. Schooner Winifred, of Inverness. Mevagissey Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 4 „ 24. 2.15a.m. Ketch Reinhard, of Westrhauderfehn. North Sunder land Life-boat saved . 3 „ 27. 5. - p.m. A fishing coble of Flamborough. Flamborough No. 2 Life-boat stood by coble. „ 27. 8.45 p.m. Ketch Industry, of Hull. Cromer Life-boat assisted to save vessel. Mch. 1. 10.14 p.m. Schooner Troubadour, of Gloucester. Holyhead No. 1 Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 4 „ 6. 7. - p.m. Schooner Fairy Maid, of Padstow. Holyhead No. 1 Life-boat assisted to save vessel. „ 6. 7.30 p.m. Fishing-boat Onyx, of Peterhead. Peterhead No. 2 Life-boat saved boat and 3 „ 8. 4.15 p.m. Boat of ship Aravia, of Nysted. Southend-on-Sea Life-boat saved 2 „ 9. 4.30 p.m. Fishing-boat Eliza Jane, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 Life-boat saved boat and 3 „ 15. 10.30 a.m. S.S. Sayle, of Penzance. Hayle Life-boat saved 10 „ 17. 2.20 a.m. Schooner St. Claw, of Plymouth. St. Ives Life-boat landed 6. (also a dog). „ 17. 9.30 a.m. Five fishing cobles of Scarborough. Scarborough Life-boat stood by cobles. „ 17. 10.15 a.m. Fishing fleet of Peterhead. Peterhead No. 2 Life-boat stood by boats. „ 17. 10.45a.m. Fishing coble Love Divine, of Staithes. Staithes Life-boat rendered assistance. „ 17. 11. - a.m. Two fishing cobles of Whitby. Whitby No. 2 Life-boat remained in attendance. ,, 19. 5.30 a.m. Schooner Pioneer, of Peterhead. Peterhead No. 2 Life-boat rescued 4 „ 19. 6.20 a.m. Ketch Margaret, of Bideford. Clovelly Life-boat landed 3. „ 19. 7.35 a.m. Ketch Gladys, of Guernsey. Selsey Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 21. 3.10 p.m. Fishing fleet of Penzance. Penzance Life-boat stood by vessels. „ 22. 7.40 p.m. Ketch Lady Dorcas, of Montrose. Montrose No. 1 Life-boat saved 2 „ 27. 10.52 a.m. Three fishing cobles of Filey. Filey Life-boat rendered assistance. 2ND FEBRUARY, 1914.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 131 Time of Lives 1913. Launching. saved. Mch.28. 3.10 a.m. Ketch P. M. Wlllcock, ol Aberystwyth. Youghal Life-boat saved . 3 „ 28. 8.45a.m. Twenty-three cobles of. Filey. Filey Life-boat stood by cobles. „ 28. 1.45 p.m. Coble Thankful Arthur, of Filey. Scarborough Life-boat stood by coble. „ 28. 7.20 p.m. Ketch Fingall, of Montrose. Peterhead No. 2 Life-boat landed 4. „ 29. 6.45 a.m. Steam trawler Tadorne, of Boulogne. Boulmer Life-boat saved . 21 ,, 29. 10.45 a.m. Steam trawler Tadorne, of Boulogne. Boulmer Life-boat saved . 4 „ 29. 5.30 p.m. Coble Thanksgiving, of North Sunderland. North Sunderlaud Life-boat stood by coble. „ 29. 9.45 p.m. Barque Jacob Rauers, of Gothenburg. Berwick-on-Tweed Life-boat saved 11 Apl. 2. 9.15 a.m. S.S. Caithness, of Newcastle. Palling No. 2 Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 4. 6.10 a.m. Schooner Antje, of Hamburg. Southend-on-Sea Life-boat saved . 1 „ 4. 9.45 a.m. Ketch Woolioich Infant, of Falmouth. Sennen Cove Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 4. 11. - a.m. Coble Gladys, of Piley. Filey Life-boat stood by coble. „ 4. 11.20 a.m. Coble Violet, of Scarborough. Scarborough Life-boat saved coble and 3 „ 4. 12.40 p.m. Smack Evolution, of Lowestoft. Lowestoft Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 5 ,, 10. 10.20 a.m. Fishing-boat Smiling Morn, of Shoreham. Newhaven Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 3 ,, 12. 3. - a.m. Barge William and Richard, of Bradwell. Southend-on-Sea Life- boat saved . 2 „ 12. 5.40a.m. Barge Challenge, of Weymouth. Ramsgate Life-boat saved. . . 3 „ 12. 11.20 a.m. Ketch Vier Gebroeders, of Harburg. Margate No. 1 Life-boat rendered assistance. „ 19. 1.20 p.m. Boat of trawler Pet, of Lowestoft. Lowestoft Life-boat saved . . 1 „ 24. 5.35 a.m. S.S. Othon Stathatos, of Ithaca. St. Ives Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 23 „ 29. 10.5 p,m. S.S. Dunedin, of Leith. Bhosneigir Life-boat landed 3 and stood by vessel. „ 30. 1. - a.m. S.S. Dunedin, of Leith. Rhoscolyn Life-boat stood by vessel. May 3-4. 9.48 p.m. S.S. Bratland, of Porsgrund. Gorleston No. 1 Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 25 4. - a.m. Fishing smack Resolute, of Ramsgate. Shoreham Life-boat saved vessel and 3 9.45 a.m. Schooner G.K.C.,} of Noirmontiers. Padstow No. 1 Life-boat rendered assistance. „ 5. 8.45 p.m. Four masted barque Queen Margaret, of Glasgow. Lizard Life- boat saved 7 and assisted to save 20 27 „ 6. 1.35 a.m. Trawler Our Boys, of Yarmouth. Gorleston No. 2 Life-boat saved „ 6. 1.20 p.m. Fishing boats Katie, Mary, and Harriet and John, of Palling. Cromer Life-boat saved boats and 1. - p.m. Seven cobles of Flamborough. Flamborough No. 1 Life-boat stood by cobles. 9.30 a.m. Ketch Marion, of Bridgwater. Mumbles Life-boat landed 4. Schooner Industry, of Bridgwater. Mumbles Life-boat landed 4. Ketch Telegraph, of Watchet. Mumbles Life-boat lauded 3. 10.10 p.m. Schooner Meda, of Cimbrishamn. Hartlepool No. 3 Life-boat saved „ 8. Midnight. Steam tug Stranton, ol West Hartlepool. Hartlepool No. 3 Life- boat saved ,, 9- 12.15 a.m. Pilot coble Eoa, of Sunderland. Sunderland Motor Life-boat saved coble and 1 „ 15. 2.20 p.m. Fishing boat Emile, of Shoreham. Brighton Life-boat saved boat and 3 „ 23. 10.15 p.m. Ship Cromdale, of Aberdeen. Gadgwith Life-boat saved .... 20 „ 23. 10.45 p.m. Ship Cromdale, of Aberdeen. Lizard Life-boat saved 5 „ 23. 11.15 p.m. S.S. Maiorese, of Liverpool. Holyhead No. 2 Life-boat saved . 15 132 THE LIFE-BOAT. I>D FEBOTARY, 1914.

Time of Lives 1913. Launching. saved. May 30. 12.30p.m. Trawler Scottish Prince, of North Shields. Holy Island No. 1. Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 30. 1.30 p.m. Fishing boat Flossie, of Port Isaac. Port Isaac Life-boat stood by boat. „ 30. 1.50 p.m. Fishing-boat Dreadnought, of Padstow. Padstow No. 2 Life-boat saved boat and 1 „ 30. 4.58 p.m. Schooner Volontaire. Polkerris Life-boat saved 2 June 2. 11.30 p.m. Ketch Eliza Jane, of Beaumaris-. Littlehaven Life-boat stood by „ 7. 7.35 a.m. S.S. Elsurick, of Newcastle. Newhaven Life-boat landed 2. „ 9. 12.15 a.m. A small fishing-boat of Liverpool. New Brighton No. 2 Life-boat saved 3 „ 10. 7.45 a.m. Fishing-boat Surprise, of Lowestoft. Lowestoft Life-boat saved vessel and 4 „ 10. 6.20 p.m. Boat of S.S. Palma, of Belfast. Southend-on-Sea Life-boat saved boat and 10 July 3. 7.30 a.m. Trawler Loroone, of Grimsby. Holyhead No. 1 Life-boat saved vessel. „ 9. 1.45 a.m. Steamer Chariton, of Andros. Padstow Steam-tug assisted to save vessel. „ 9. 9. - p.m. Yacht Acorn, of Rothesay. Gemaes Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 23. 5.30 a.m. A coble of Filey. Filey Life-boat saved 10 Aug. 3. 11.30 p.m. Coble Sapora Elizabeth of Whitby. Runswick Life-boat saved coble and 6 „ 5. 2. - p.m. Schooner Pearl, of Aberystwyth. St. David's Life-boat landed 5. „ 10. 7.30a.m. S.S. Wrexham, of Grimsby. Caister No. 1 Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 14. 7. - a.m. S.S. J. Duncan, of Cardiff. Senneu Cove Life-boat landed 2 and rendered assistance. „ 21-2. 7.47 p.m. Schooner Christabel, of Whitstable. Harwich Steam Life-boat assisted to save vessel. Sept. 3. 3.30 p.m. Trawler Eugene Elvire, of Ostende. Lowestoft Life-boat rendered assistance. „ 13. 12.30 a.m. Hopper No. 42, of London. Plymouth Life-boat rendered assistance. „ 14. 4.15 a.m. Schooner Thetis, of Poole, Boulmer Life-boat saved 5 „ 14. 12.8 p.m. A small boat of Prestatyu. Rhyl Life-boat saved ...... 1 „ 25. 1. - p.m. Steam tug Livingstone, of Blyth. Seaham Life-boat saved ... 4 „ 25. 1. - p.m. S.S. Burnock, of Glasgow. Seaham Life-boat rendered assistance. „ 26. 9.45 p.m. Steam Drifter Boadicea, of Yarmouth. Caister No. 1 Life-boat assisted to save vessel and 10 „ 26. 11.15 p.m. Steam Drifter Pansy, of Wick. Holy Island No. 2 Life-boat landed 9. ,, 27. 10. - a.m. Steam Drifter Pansy, of Wick. Holy Island No. 2 Life-boat assisted to save vessel. Oct. 7. 1.40 p.m. Schooner Sarah Macdonald, of Chester. St. David's Life-boat saved 4 „ 10. 4.10 p.m. S.S. Bertha James, of Southampton. Totland Bay Life-boat rendered assistance. „ 13. 2.15a.m. Steam Trawler John MeMe, of North Shields. Newbiggin Life- boat stood by vessel. „ 15. 8.44 p.m. Steam Drifter Vera, of North Shields. Gorleston No. 1 Life-boat saved 9 „ 19. 1.30 p.m. Open sailing-boat Area, of Lynmouth. Lynmouth Life-boat saved 2 „ 25. 9.34 p.m. Pilot-cutter Will o' the Wisp, of London. Harwich Steam Life-boat saved vessel and 9 „ 28-9. 11.55 p.m. Steam Drifter Emerald, of Lowestoft. Gorleston No. 1 Life-boat saved 5 „ 29. 1.10 a.m. Steam Drifter Emerald, of Lowestoft. Caister No. 1 Life-boat saved 8 Nov. 6. 8.20 p.m. S.S. Beading, of Cardiff. Cloughey Life-boat landed 21. „ 14. 9.15 a.m. Fishing-boat Rosalie, of Minehead. Minehead Life-boat saved boat and 2 SND FEBRUARY, 1914.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 133 Time of lives 1913. Launching. saved. Nov.23. 1. - p.m. Barquentine Lenu, of Riga. Port Logan Life-boat rendered assistance. „ 28. 11.30 a.m. Ship ThornUebank, of Glasgow. St. Agnes Life-boat landed 25. „ 29. 6.30p.m. Steam Drifter Majestic, of Ymuiden. Newhaven Life-boat stood by vessel. Dee. 3. 9.30 a.m. Steam Lighter Wm. Yule, of Kirkcaldy. Buckhaven Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 3. 8.30 p.m. Smack Elsie, of Kamsgate. Margate No. 2 Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 7. 7. - p.m. S.S. Arna, of Bergan. Boulmer Life-boat stood by vessel. „ 8. 7.40 a.m. Motor fishing-boat Pat, of Grimsby. Spurn Life-boat saved boat and 4 „ 12. 11.30 a.m. Fourteen fishing cobles of Newbiggin. Newbiggiu Life-boat stood by cobles. „ 15. 8.55 p.m. S.S. Dunira, of Glasgow. Port Patrick Life-boat saved .... 5 „ 15. 11.40 p.m. Motor-boat Innistrahull, of Glasgow. Girvau Life-boat saved . . 6 „ 19. 11.10 p.m. Barge Emma and John, of London. Poole Life-boat saved barge and 2 ,, 22. 11. - a.m. Schooner Silvia, of Beaumaris. Margate No. 2 Life-boat assisted to save vessel. „ 24. 9.45a.m. Schooner Rosendal, of Hull. North Berwick Life-boat stood by

24. 10.35 a.m. Fishing-boat Lizzie Ann, of Eedcar. Redcar Life-boat saved . . 3 27. 12.15a.m. S.S. Mona, of Newcastle. Southend-on-Sea Life-boat stood by vessel. 27. 6. - p.m. Boat of S.S. Ophir, of Glasgow. Southend-on-Sea Life-boat saved boat and 6 31. 3. - a.m. Schooner Robert Morris, of Carnarvon. North Deal Life-boat stood by vessel. Total lives saved by the Life-boats In 1913, In addition to 4O vessels and boats 455 Life-boats also landed 2O8 persons, some of whom had taken refuge on light-vessels, whilst others were brought ashore In the Life-boats as a precautionary measure. Rewards were also granted by the Institution in the same period for saving by means of Fishing and other Boats, etc ,119 Total for 1913 : . . 574,

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THB COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT beg to state that during the year (1913) the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION expended £83,000 on its Life-boat Establishments. GENEBAL SUMMABY. OF THE WOHK OF THE INSTITUTION DOBING 1913. Number of Lives rescued by Life-boats, in addition to 40 & s. d. Vessels and Boats saved by them and 208 persons landed from vessels in distress and lightships 455 Number of Lives saved by Shore-boats, &o 119 ... Amount of Rewards granted during the Year ... 7,710 19 6 Honorary Rewards :—Silver Medals 9 Binocular Glasses 11 Aneroid Barometers 6 Votes of Thanks on Vellum . . . 17 Certificates of Service . li Total .... 64 ^74 £7.710 19 ~6 The number of Lives saved either by the Life-boats of the Institution or by special exertions for which it has granted rewards since its formation in 1824 (to 31st Dec., 1913), is 51,414. The rewards and recognitions granted by the Institution in the same period comprise 102 Gold Medals and Clasps, 1,297 Silver Medals and Clasps, 469 Binocular Glasses, 15 Telescopes, 114 Aneroid Barometers, 2,085 Votes of Thanks inscribed on vellum and framed, 257 Certificates of Service framed, and £350,546 in money, including pensions to Life-boat crews, United Kingdom who have not friends or relatives who at one time or another " go down to the sea in ships," and no British men or women can be indifferent to a work which is of peculiar interest to the people of the greatest maritime country in the world. We cannot all take a personal part in the noble act of life-saving, but we can all at least contribute to help those who make this splendid work part and parcel of their normal duty, and to assist the women and children who may be left without support through the heroic self-sacrifice of husband, father or brother. The Committee are confident that, in their endeavour to provide the brave Life-boatmen, who nobly hazard their lives in order that they may save others, with the best possible means for carrying on their great work, they will meet with the generous support of the public, so that they may maintain in its full scope and efficiency our great Life-saving Service, of which the Nation has always been so proud. Annual Subscriptions and Donations are earnestly solicited, and will be thankfully received by the Secretary, at the Institution, 22, CHABINQ Caoss ROAD, London, W.C.; by Messrs. COUTTS AND Co., 440, Strand, London, W.C.; and by all the other Bankers in the United Kingdom.—February, 1914.