THE LIFE-BOAT. The Journal of the Royal National Life-boat Institution,

VOL. XXX. APRIL, 1938. No. 333.

THE LIFE-BOAT FLEET Motor Life-boats, 137 :: Pulling & Sailing Life-boats, 30 LIVES RESCUED from the foundation of the Institution in 1824 to March 31st, 1938 - - - - - 65,625

Capsizing of the St. Ives Life-boat. Medals Awarded to Coxswain and Crew. ON the evening of 31st January, 1938, In these squalls, and the failing light, a gale from W.N.W. was blowing at the captain of the Alba saw the house St. Ives, on the North Cornish coast. lights of Porthmear, and mistook A heavy sea was running, and there them for the lights of St. Ives itself. were heavy squalls of rain and sleet. He turned the steamer head to wind About seven in the evening the coast- and dropped anchor, thinking that he guard look-out at Clodgy Point, imme- was in St. Ives Bay. He was, in fact, diately to the westward of St. Ives on the wrong side of St. Ives headland, Head, had a steamer under observation, which lay close to leeward of him, and and was trying to read her name. before his cable held the steamer's The steamer was the s.s. Alba, of stern had struck. She sent out a wire- 4,000 tons, built in the United States less S O S and blew her siren. for service on the Great Lakes, and then, The Clodgy Point look-out had lost after being laid up for some years, sight of her in the rain squalls and dusk, bought by a Swiss subject for ocean- and thought that she had passed safely going trade, and registered at Panama. round the headland, but the coast- Among her crew were Hungarians, guard housing station overlooking St. Yugoslavians and Rumanians, a Ives Bay discovered her ashore on the Spaniard and a Portuguese. Her full windward side of the headland, and the speed in fine weather was seven knots, maroon was fired calling out the coast- and she had a crew of twenty-three. guard rocket life-saving appliances The Alba was carrying a full cargo of (L.S.A). Meanwhile, a fisherman had coal from South Wales to Italy. She told the life-boat coxswain and he had met bad weather as she got near the already fired the maroons summoning Scilly Isles. Her machinery (recently the life-boat crew. That was at 7.15. In converted from oil fuel to coal) began less than a quarter of an hour the motor to give trouble. Her captain decided life-boat Caroline Parsons had been to turn back for shelter, and made for launched, over a hundred people taking St. Ives Bay. He saw Godrevy Light part in the launch. In another quarter once and took a bearing, but the of an hour she had rounded the head- weather was now very dirty, and the land and approached the steamer. rain squalls made visibility very poor. She found her lying almost head to 418 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938. wind, but the heavy seas were striking narrow space between the wreck and her broadside on her starboard side. the rocks of the headland to turn the The life-boat would have to go round life-boat. She must go astern before her bows and approach her on the port she could be turned head to the seas. side if she was to be sheltered by the The coxswain ordered all the rescued wreck from the seas. The coxswain had men to lie down. In this way he his anchor ready unlashed to let go. He reduced the top weight as much as dropped it ahead of the steamer and possible. Then he went astern, but went alongside her nearly amidships. before the life-boat could be turned head to the seas she had passed beyond The Dangers Increasing. the shelter of the wreck. At that Here the life-boat lay fairly comfort- moment an extra big breaker came ably, although seas, breaking right over down on her like a moving wall; struck the steamer, were falling into her. But her broadside on ; knocked her over. the coxswain knew that every minute All but three of the thirty-two men the danger was increasing, for, with , on board the life-boat were thrown into the tide ebbing, the seas were growing the sea. The assistant motor mechanic, bigger and were breaking nearer and son of the coxswain, who was in charge nearer to the wreck. Unfortunately of the machinery (in the absence of the he could not make the crew of the Alba motor mechanic, away doing his Royal understand the increasing danger. Naval Reserve drill), was in the shelter They started to pass down baggage. holding the engine control wheel. He The coxswain refused to take it. He clung on to it. The bowman was wedged urged them to come at once, but it among the coils of the cable in the bows. was a full five minutes before the first His brother was aft, re-securing the man came down the ladder which had starboard fore and aft life-line, and he been slung over the side. Slowly others clung to that. So they remained as followed, being continually urged to the life-boat capsized. She was of the hurry. When no more appeared the light self-righting type. Turning com- coxswain asked if all were aboard the pletely over, she was right way up life-boat. Apparently they were not. again in a few seconds, with the three The second engineer had gone to men still on board her. do something to protect his boilers. The coxswain waited, unable to make Coxswain and Crew Swim Back. the foreigners understand the extreme The coxswain, when he was thrown dangers to which these delays were into the sea, had been carried shore- exposing them and the life-boat's ward. He could have got safely crew. Then just as the coxswain was ashore, but he swam back to the life- trying to make the captain understand boat. So did the other five life-boat- that he could wait no longer if he were men. The coxswain took command to save their lives, the missing man again, and set about rescuing the appeared. All twenty-three of the twenty-three men of the Alba's crew. Alba's crew were now in the life-boat. They were all wearing small kapok She had then been alongside the wreck life-belts. Eighteen were got back nearly forty minutes. safely into the life-boat, but five could not be found. Capsized. Meanwhile the assistant motor me- The moment of danger, as the cox- chanic had tried to restart the engine. swain well knew, would be when the As the boat was of the self-righting life-boat drew clear of the wreck and type, the engine had cut off automatic- met the full force of the increasing ally when the boat capsized. Other- seas. If possible, she must meet them wise, when she self-righted she would head on. The coxswain hove on the have gone on, leaving the men in the anchor to bring the bows of the life- water. The engine was undamaged, boat round, but the loose sandy bottom but the starting-handle had been struck was being churned up by the surf. by the mast and damaged when the The anchor would not hold in it, and life-boat capsized. The engine could came home. It was got aboard and not be started again. secured. There was no room in the The rescue of the Alba's crew, APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 419

THE DAY AFTER THE WRECK OF THE ALBA.

By courtesy of} [Western Morning News Co-, Ltd. THE S.S. ALBA.

By courtesy of} {Western Morning News Co., Ltd. THE ST. IVES MOTOR LIFE-BOAT. 420 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938. and the capsizing of the life-boat boat was seen to c.apsize. Its super- had been seen from the shore. The intendent at once called on the brigades L.S.A., under the command of the in neighbouring places, and they came district officer of coastguard, had at once. Artificial respiration was reached the scene of the wreck just given without delay to all who needed about the time when the life-boat it, but the three members of the Alba's had got alongside, but wisely had crew who were rescued from the sea fired no rocket, as it was clear that could not be revived. Townspeople the life-boat could rescue the crew, came down with blankets and restora- and a rocket might be dangerous to tives. The Salvation Army got ready her. As soon, however, as she was its hall for the rescued men, and those seen to capsize a rocket was fired. who had been injured were taken at The line fell over the steamer and the once to hospital. The rescued men life-boatmen were able to reach it. were then taken charge of by the With its help they could prevent the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' life-boat from being carried away by Royal Benevolent Society, which ar- the eddy of the tide. In fact, how- ranged for their return to their own ever, the seas washed the life-boat country. towards the rocks, where the full force The coxswain (a man of sixty) and of the seas was broken by the wreck. his crew were none the worse in body As she got near the rocks those on or spirit for their experience, except board prepared to jump, but the cox- the second coxswain, who was not well swain stopped them, for fear they would when he went out on the service and be crushed between the life-boat and was ill for some time afterwards. the rocks. He kept them all on board, The day after the rescue the cox- and when the time came for them to swain and second coxswain (in spite land, prevented too many of them of his illness) went to the B.B.C. going at once. station at Plymouth and broadcast an account of it, and the following The People of St. Ives to the Rescue. Saturday an account was broadcast Others besides the company of the from London in "In Town To-night," L.S.A. had seen the life-boat capsize, by Mr. John Thomas, the St. Ives and men and women scrambled down signalman. to their rescue. Coastguard, the L.S.A. company, police, sea-scouts and The Damaged Life-boat. private citizens all took part. In the As soon as the news of the capsizing darkness and gale, with the seas of the life-boat reached the Institution, washing over the slippery confusion Captain R. L. Hamer, R.N., deputy of the rocks, it needed determination chief-inspector of life-boats, the district and courage to go out far enough to inspector, the district engineer and the reach the life-boat; and this courage was assistant surveyor of life-boats went not lacking. A member of the L.S.A. to St. Ives. They found that the life- company took out a rope. He was boat had been practically undamaged flung against a rock and his shoulder when the men were rescued from her, but was injured. Another member of the it had been impossible to do anything L.S.A. company at once took his place. with her, and the gale and tides had He succeeded in getting the rope to carried her over the rocks, and broken the life-boat, and with the help of her beyond repair. Her engine, which those on the rocks the twenty-seven was undamaged, was taken out of her. men on board her were safely landed. A number of her fittings were removed, The bay was searched for the five and at midnight on 2nd February the missing men of the Alba's crew. Two remains were burnt. This was done at were not found. The other three were the express wish of the coxswain and brought ashore, but they were dead. crew, the honorary secretary and the In the West Country the St. John local committee of the station, who did Ambulance Brigade works in par- not wish that the broken remains of ticularly close co-operation with the their boat should be exhibited or taken life-boat stations. Its St. Ives Brigade for souvenirs. was ready in attendance when the life- She was a life-boat of the light APKIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 421 self-righting type, 35 feet 6 inches by PHILLIP PAYNTER, the bronze medal for 9 feet 3 inches, weighing 7 tons with gallantry, and a copy of the vote of the crew and gear on board, and driven medal inscribed on vellum and framed; by a 35-h.p. engine. She was built in To the coxswain and each member of 1933 out of two legacies, one from the the crew a reward of £2 in addition to late Miss Caroline Parsons, of Edin- the ordinary scale reward of £117s. 6d., burgh, after whom the boat was named, making a reward of £3 17s. Gd. to each and the other from the late Mrs. man. Standard rewards to crew, £16 Elizabeth May, of St. Ives, who left 17s. 6i; additional rewards to crew, the legacy to provide the engine for a £18. Total rewards to crew and motor life-boat at St. Ives. launchers, £93 7s. 6d. In addition to the rewards the Institution has made The Inquest. a grant of £5 2s. 6d. to the second cox- On 2nd February the inquest was swain in compensation for his illness held on the men who had lost their due to the service ; lives.. The chief officer of the steamer To Mr. E. LEIGH GUPPY, the honor- (the captain being in hospital with an ary secretary of the station, in recogni- injured leg) gave evidence that the tion of his ability, energy and devotion, life-boat was well handled and every- an inscribed binocular glass ; thing possible done to rescue the crew. To THE MAYOR AND INHABITANTS The coxswain of the life-boat said that OF ST. IVES, the thanks of the Institu- he was. entirely satisfied with her tion inscribed on vellum. equipment, and the representative of The Institution has sent letters of the owner of the Alba thanked the appreciation to the following: The life-boat's crew and all the organiza- Board of Trade, commending the tions and individuals who had taken district officer of coastguard, his men, part in the rescue. The coroner said and the L.S.A. company; the Chief that the work of the life-boat coxswain Constable of Cornwall, commending and crew had been in accordance with Sergeant Osborn and his men; the the highest traditions of the service. Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambu- On the same day the committee of the lance, commending Superintendent St. Ives branch of the Institution held Care and his men; Captain Borlase a special meeting, with the Mayor Smart, commending the Rover Sea presiding, and passed a resolution Scouts; and the Salvation Army, commending the bravery of the cox- commending Adjutant Higgins and his swain and crew. organization. The Institution has not made awards The Institution's Rewards. to individual men and women who took In the opinion of the Institution the part in the rescue from the shore, as, coxswain and crew deserved very high under its agreement with the Board of praise, the coxswain for his courage, Trade, attempts at rescue from the high sense of duty and leadership after shore are rewarded by the Board. the disaster, the crew for their courage, Letters of thanks were sent to the high sense of duty and discipline. Mayor of St. Ives by the Hungarian These undoubtedly prevented the loss and Yugoslavian Ministers in London, of life from being greater than it was. and by the manager of the Neptun The Institution has made the following Sea Navigation Company, from Geneva, awards : owners of the Alba. The captain of To COXSWAIN THOMAS COCKING, the Alba wrote from hospital a letter SENIOR, the silver medal for gallantry, of thanks to the St. Ives Times, and and a copy of the vote of the medal, the chief officer sent a donation to the inscribed on vellum and framed; St. Ives branch of the Institution To each of the eight members of the Messrs. A. T. Bulcomfoe, of London, crew, the second coxswain, WILLIAM presented the life-boat crew with one PETERS, the bowman, MATTHEW of their " Alba " wireless sets, which BARBER, the assistant and acting has been placed in the life-boathouse, mechanic, JOHN B. COCKING, JOHN and Miss Agnes Folker, of Braunton, THOMAS, THOMAS COCKING, JUNIOR, North Devon, sent two pounds to each HENRY PETERS, WILLIAM BARBER and member of the crew, besides a gift 422 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938. towards a new motor life-boat for St. to work with the other Padstow motor Ives. life-boat, which is a 61-feet Barnett ' It is just thirty years this year since life-boat, the largest and most powerful the first life-boats built with motor type in the Institution's fleet. power went to their stations,1 but the Towards providing a new motor life- St. Ives life-boat is the first motor boat for St. Ives a gift of £2,500 has life-boat of any type to capsize. The been received from Mr. C. V. Thomas, boat herself, which righted at once, of Camborne, Cornwall, a solicitor and her engine, which was cut off by its a county alderman, and she will be automatic switch, and the life-belts of named C. Clifford Thomas, after his the crew which enabled them all to get eldest son, who lived at St. Ives and back into the life-boat, all fulfilled the died there a short time ago. functions for which they were specially The Institution will also use for designed in the event of a capsize. this boat gifts received from 60 people The only failure was caused by the amounting to over £100, which were damage to the starting-handle. sent for this purpose. Eighteen pounds of this sum was collected among her St. Ives New Motor Life-boat: friends by Miss Alice Marshall, a vice- A Gift from Cornwall president of the Institution, and for Shortly after the disaster one of the many years the honorary secretary of two motor life-boats stationed at its Oxford branch, and a number of Padstow was transferred temporarily the gifts were the result of a letter in to St. Ives. She is of the same self- the Daily Telegraph and Morning Post righting type as the wrecked life-boat. suggesting that those who had enjoyed A pulling and sailing life-boat of the holidays at St. Ives should contribute self-righting type was then sent from towards the new life-boat. The gifts the reserve fleet to replace this boat and came principally from London and 1 Experiments with motor power had been Cornwall, but one was received from begun four years earlier and several pulling and Sheffield, another from Edinburgh, and sailing life-boats had been fitted with engines before the first motor life-boats were bnilt. another from Paris.

A Long Search on the Aberdeen Coast. Coxswain's Silver Medal and Second-Service Clasp in One Year. AT nine in the evening of 4th Novem- The siren had ceased. The vessel ber, 1937, many people in the village of could no longer be seen. Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, heard the It was then 9.50. Five minutes sound of a ship's siren, and thought that later the coastguard at Aberdeen it must come from a ship dangerously reported to the Aberdeen life-boat close to the shore. A southerly gale station that a vessel one or two miles was blowing; the weather was cold ; north of Belhelvie look-out appeared the night was very dark and misty, and to be in distress. The Aberdeen motor there was a very heavy breaking sea life-boat, Emma Constance, was away on the outer banks. from her station being overhauled, and Some people went to investigate, but the reserve motor life-boat J. and W., it was not until 9.30 that the ship was which was taking her place, was at found. She was ashore on the extreme once called out, but ten minutes later seaward end of the south bank of the the coastguard at Belhelvie advised River Ythan, two miles north of the her to wait while a further search was Belhelvie coastguard look-out, and ten made. She waited for another ten miles north of Aberdeen. Her naviga- minutes, and then the Aberdeen coast- tion lights could be seen, and her crew guard advised her to go to the position were burning flares and bedding. The already given, one to two miles north crew of the Newburgh pulling and sail- of Belhelvie look-out. It was then ing life-boat John and Robert C. Mercer 10.15. Ten minutes later the Newburgh were called out. Twenty minutes later pulling and sailing life-boat, which all the lights and flares had disappeared. had been taken a mile along the beach APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 423

COXSWAIN WILLIAM SINCLAIR, OF ABERDEEN. Awarded the silver medal for gallantry and a second-service clasp to it in 1937

COXSWAIN AND CREW AT ABERDEEN. Awarded a silver medal, a second-service clasp to the silver medal, four bronze medals and nine vellums in one year 424 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938. by her launching - tractor, arrived boat swung round, she bumped on the abreast of the point where the wreck sandy bottom. had last been seen. Nothing was visible The coxswain then headed seaward and the tide was rising fast. again; a shout was heard to windward; the searchlight was turned on and the Contradictory Information; wreck at last was seen. It was then A large crowd was on the spot, and two in the morning, five hours since information was contradictory. Some the siren had first been heard. The thought that the vessel had capsized wreck was the steam trawler Roslin, when her lights disappeared. Others of Aberdeen. Only her masts and thought, that she had got off and put funnels were showing above the break- to sea, for there have been cases on the ing seas. Three men could be seen coast of vessels, supposed to be trawlers, clinging to the fore rigging. The going ashore, making distress signals, trawler was lying in the worst place getting off again, and then putting out along the whole of this twelve-mile all lights to escape being identified. stretch of sands. The sand frequently No one of those who had actually seen shifts, forming high banks and lakes, the vessel could say if she had been a and the tide, running with the wind, as hundred or five hundred yards from it was on this night, sets very strongly the shore. across the point where the trawler lay. The coastguard with a searchlight The coxswain attempted to anchor to and the life-boat crew with a powerful windward and drop down to the wreck, Alda flare searched the whole area. but after he had veered out fifty fathoms They could find nothing. The night of cable, the anchor came home. He was very dark and the lights were attempted to anchor again, and again simply reflected back from the flying the anchor would not hold. It was spindrift. As nothing could be seen, then found that its stock had been lost. the life-boat did not attempt to launch. Meanwhile, the Aberdeen motor life- Life-boat Aboard the Wreck.' boat had gone north of Belhelvie. There she was signalled by the coast- As it was impossible to veer down, guard to go farther north. She did the coxswain took the life-boat to the so, searching along the outer banks, lee side and boldly ran her right but she could make little use of her aboard the wreck, between the fore searchlight, for its light, too, was gallows and the fore rigging. As he reflected back from the spindrift. did so, a rope was flung to one of the She frequently stood in towards the men in the rigging. He was holding land, through the breaking seas on on to another man. He released his the outer banks, took soundings, and hold in an attempt to seize the rope, headed seawards again. There were and the second man—it is thought no shore lights to guide her. Seas that he was already dead—fell into continually broke on board, completely the sea and was lost. The life-boat was washed away. Again and yet filling her, but she quickly freed herself. again the coxswain brought her up and ran her aboard the wreck. He did it Life-boat Nearly Ashore. six times in all before the two men left So the difficult search went on in the in the rigging were each able to catch darkness. Signals from the coastguard the rope flung to him, tie it round him- sent the life-boat still farther north, self and jump into the sea to be hauled north of the Ythan. She searched aboard the life-boat. without success, and at last, turning From the men rescued it was learnt southwards again, she saw lights which that there had been eight men on the coxswain took for the wreck. board, four in the wheelhouse, four in The coxswain stood in for the lights, the rigging. The top of the wheel- and found that he was heading straight house had been carried away, and the for the Newburgh life-boat and a four men in it had gone. One of the crowd of people on the beach. He four men in the rigging had been put his helm hard over, but so close swept from his hold. Another had inshore had he gone that, as the life- gone when the first rope was flung. APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 425

The two men rescued were all that ALEXANDER WEIR*, JAMES COWPER were left of the trawler's crew. and JOHN M. NOBLE, the thanks of the It was not until 5.22—seven hours Institution inscribed on vellum and after she had put out—that the life- framed; boat reached Aberdeen again. She To the coxswain and each member had been damaged when her coxswain of the crew a reward of £2 in addi- ran her aboard the wreck, and she tion to the ordinary scale reward of arrived home with a piece torn out of £l 17s. Gd., making a total reward of her stem below the water-line. £3 17s. 6d. to each man. Standard rewards to crew, £12 14s.; additional rewards to crew, £14. Total rewards, The Institution's Awards. £26 14s. ; It had been a long and arduous To the crew and launchers of the search, and a rescue gallantly carried Newburgh life-boat rewards amounting out in circumstances of great difficulty to £19 12s. 6d. and danger, and the Institution has Coxswain Thomas Sinclair won the made the following awards : silver medal, to which he has now been To COXSWAIN THOMAS M. SINCLAIR, a awarded a second-service clasp, for second-service clasp to the silver medal the rescue of the crew of seven of the for gallantry which he already holds, steamer Fairy, of King's Lynn, on and a copy of the vote awarding the 26th January, 1937. He is the first medal inscribed on vellum and framed; life-boatman since 1909 to win a medal To SECOND COXSWAIN GEORGE A. and a second-service clasp to it in one FLETT, the bronze medal for gallantry, year. On Christmas Day, 1935, he won and a copy of the vote awarding the the bronze medal for the rescue of two medal inscribed on vellum and framed ; lives from the trawler George Stroud, To ACTING MOTOR MECHANIC ROBERT so that in less than two years he has J. B. ESSON*, the bronze medal for three times won a medal for gallantry. gallantry, and a copy of the vote * The motor mechanic, Alexander Weir, was in charge awarding the medal inscribed on of the engines of the Emma Constance while they were vellum and framed ; being overhauled, and his assistant, Robert J. B. Esson, was in charge of the engines of the temporary life-boat. To each of the four other members That was why in this service, carried out bj- the temporary life-boat, the assistant motor mechanic was in charge of of the crew, the bowman, THOMAS the engines, and the motor mechanic went out as a WALKER, the motor mechanic, member of the crew.

Portrait on the Cover. THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain courage and determination in carrying Thomas Moore Horn, of Exmouth, out a very difficult and dangerous Devon. He was shore-signalman from launch in a very heavy sea. An 1908 until 1919. From 1920 to 1928 account of the launch will be found on he served as second coxswain and since page 429. The photograph of Cox- 1928 he has been coxswain. On 15th swain Horn is by Mr. W. Alexander January, 1938, he won the Institution's Puddicombe, of Exmouth, and has thanks inscribed on vellum for his been reproduced by his kind permission.

Instead of Flowers. CAPTAIN S. E. FOSTER, R.N., who for in the announcement of his death, several years was honorary secretary asked that gifts should be sent to of the Ryde, Isle of Wight, station, the Institution instead of flowers for died last August. Knowing his interest the funeral. A number of his friends in the life-boat service his family, sent such gifts in memory of him. 426 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938.

Rescue in a Hurricane. A Silver-Medal Service at Tenby. ABOUT 4.30 in the morning of 15th made at once for Tenby, arriving at January, 1938, the coastguard at 8.30. After landing the rescued men, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, reported that she put out again to search for the a small steamer was in distress. She master, but could find no trace of him. was the Fermanagh, of Belfast, bound She returned again at 10.45 a.m. She light for Llanelly. A gale was blowing had then been out for five and a half from the south-west, with frequent gusts hours and her crew had been severely at hurricane force. The sea was very shaken in the heavy seas. They had rough, and was breaking right over the been in continual danger of being fort off St. Catherine's Point. Rain washed overboard and two of them and driving spray made visibility very were nearly lost when the life-boat poor. dropped into a deep trough. At 5.15 the motor life-boat John R. The weather was so bad that the Webb was launched. The coxswain was life-boat could not be rehoused until away from the station and the second 4.15 in the afternoon, and her crew coxswain took command. When she remained on board until then, taking reached the Fermanagh, the life-boat it in turns to go ashore for food. found her aground on the Woolhouse During the whole service the second Rocks and lying on an even keel. She coxswain had handled the life-boat with was not showing any signals of distress. skill and courage, and he had acted with The life-boat went round her, ready to great promptness when he saw that pick up anything that might be seen the Fermanagh had drifted off the rocks. floating. The Institution has made the fol- Some time after this (the exact time lowing awards : is not known) the life-boat saw that the To SECOND COXSWAIN (ACTING COX- Fermanagh had come off the rocks. SWAIN) JOHN REES, the silver medal She was drifting before the gale, her for gallantry, and a copy of the vote stern sinking, her bows in the air, of the medal inscribed on vellum and her decks awash two-thirds of the framed ; way to the after funnel. The life- To ALFRED COTTAM, the motor me- boat crew could see men aboard her. chanic, the bronze medal for gallantry, The second coxswain at once took and a copy of the vote of the medal the life-boat alongside, handling her inscribed on vellum and framed ; with great skill in the heavy seas. To each of the seven members of the She was there only a few seconds. In crew, FRED HARRIES, THOMAS E. LEWIS, that time the eight men of the Fer- FRANK HOOPER, ALEXANDER HARRIES, managh's crew had jumped aboard her. BERTIE LEWIS, HENRY THOMAS and Her master was not among them. JAMES N. CROCKFORD, the thanks of Before the life-boat arrived he had the Institution inscribed on vellum ; launched the ship's boat, and had got To the acting coxswain and each aboard her to fend her off, while the member of the crew, a reward of £2 in crew followed, but he had been swept addition to the ordinary scale reward away. The life-boat had already of £2 7*. 6d., making a reward of searched round the Fermanagh as she £4 7s. 6d. to each man. Standard lay on the rocks and had seen nothing rewards to crew, £19; additional re- of the master or his boat: the rescued wards to crew £18. Total rewards, men were exhausted; and the life-boat £42 8*. 9d.

Scarf-Helmets for Life-boatmen: A Correction. IN the article in the last number on half a hundredweight of wool was used. Mrs. Edith Manby's scarf-helmets for This should have been over a quarter life-boatmen it was stated that over of a ton. APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 427 Adrift in the Irish Sea. Search by Seven Life-boats. ON the night of the 15th November, ship, but asked the coxswain to send 1937, the three-masted auxiliary out a tug. The Dione went on her schooner Invermore, of Dublin, left way, and the life-boat made for Port New Ross, Co. Wexford, for Liverpool, Erin, arriving at 6.45 A.M. The re- with a cargo of pit props. She carried quest for a tug was passed on to the a crew of five. During the following coastguard, and at 8.45 A.M., as the night, when she was off Holyhead, a weather was getting worse, the life- gale from the south-east sprang up. boat again put out to stand by the Her foremast and mizen-mast were Invermore until a tug arrived. She carried away; her engine broke down; was unable to find her and returned to she drifted helplessly towards the Isle her station at 1.30 P.M. on the 18th. of Man. At 9.5 on the evening of the 17th a message was received at Port Sit. Douglas, Isle of Man. Mary, Isle of Man, from the Scarlett Meanwhile the Douglas motor life- Point coastguard look-out that a vessel boat Manchester & Salford had been was in distress ten miles south-east launched at 1 A.M. on the 18th, follow- of the Chicken Rock Lighthouse, and ing a report from the coastguard that that the Finnish steamer Dione was a vessel was in distress near Langness. standing by her, but was unable to She reached a point about seven miles give any help. A whole gale was now off Langness, but found nothing, and blowing, with a very rough sea, and returned to her station at 5.30 A.M. the weather was bitterly cold, with Peel, Isle of Man. occasional rain. The Port St. Mary At 9.28 A.M. on the 18th, nearly motor life-boat Sir Heath Harrison was four hours after Douglas had returned, launched at 9.30, but in spite of a the coastguard reported to Peel that thorough search, she was unable to at 5 A.M. a vessel had been in distress find the vessel—which from wireless ten miles north of the Chickens. messages from the Dione was known The new motor life-boat Helen Button to be the Invermore—and returned to was launched at 9.48 A.M. She searched her station at one o'clock next morn- all day, but could find no trace of a ing, the 18th. An hour later the vessel in distress, and returned to her coastguard reported that at 1.15 A.M. station at 5.45 P.M. the Invermore was thought to have been The Port St. Mary station received seven miles off the land, between the same message, and as this was a Langness Point and Douglas, and the different position from the first two, life-boat set out again at 2.15 A.M. her crew stood by, but did not launch, The weather was still extremely bad. as it was known that Peel had gone The life-boat's second search was out, and it was found that the life- unsuccessful and she arrived back at boat's propeller had become fouled her station at 6.20 A.M. by floating seaweed. This was soon cleared. Port Erin, Isle of Man. Some time after the Port St. Mary Off the Coast of Ireland. life-boat had first been launched, and All the day and night of the 18th the while she was at sea, the coastguard Invermore was drifting in the Irish received a corrected position for the Sea, and next morning she was off the Invermore and passed it to the life-boat coast of Co. Down, Ireland. She was station at Port Erin, Isle of Man. This in danger of going on the rocks at position was seventeen miles S.S.E. Ballyquinton Point and burned distress of the Chicken Rock Lighthouse. The signals. The wind was then from the motor life-boat Ethel Day Cardwell was S.S.E., blowing a gale, with a very launched at 11.30 P.M. on the 17th, and heavy sea, and rain. at 4.20 A.M. next morning she found Donaghadee and Cloughey Launch. the Invermore four"miles S.S.W. of the The coastguard saw her signals when Chickens, with the* Dione standing by. she was two miles S.S.E. of Bally- The master did not want to abandon quinton^Point. The nearest life-boat 428 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938. station was Cloughey, but communica- POET ST. MARY.—A reward of 20s. tions had broken down and the coast- to each of the six men who went out guard could not get through. He then twice in addition to the ordinary scale sent the message to Donaghadee, about reward of £l 17s. Qd., making a total eighteen miles away, and at 6.55 on reward of £2 17s. Qd. to each man. the morning of the 19th the Dona- Rewards of £2 were also paid for the ghadee motor life-boat Civil Service assembly. Standard rewards to crew, No. 5 was launched. Meanwhile the £18 15s.; additional rewards to crew, news had been taken to Cloughey by £6 ; rewards for assembly, £2. Total bicycle by the Portavogie coastguard, rewards, £39 15s. ; and the Cloughey motor life-boat PORT ERIN.—A reward of 20s. to William Maynard was launched at each of nine men who went out twice 7.45 A.M. She reached the Invermore in addition to the ordinary scale before the Donaghadee life-boat, which reward of £2 16s. Qd., making a total had farther to travel, and made two reward of £3 16s. 6d. to each man; and attempts to take her in tow, but each a*reward of 10s. in addition to the time the tow-ropes parted. On the ordinary scale reward of 19s. to one arrival of the Donaghadee liferboat at man who went out once, making a ten in the morning, both life-boats total reward of £l 9s. Standard re- took the Invermare in tow, and managed wards to crew, £23 11s.; additional to get her into the shelter of Portaferry rewards to crew, £9 10s. Total re- harbour. Her crew were by then com- wards, £40 11s. ; pletely exhausted, and the schooner DOUGLAS.—A reward of 20s. to the would have been totally wrecked but coxswain and each member of the crew for the life-boat's help. in addition to the ordinary scale reward The Donaghadee life-boat then made of £l 17s. 6d., making a reward of for her station, which she reached at £2 17s. Qd. to each man. Standard 4.30 P.M. The Cloughey life-boat also rewards to crew, £11 5s. ; additional made for her station, but could not rewards to crew, £6. Total rewards, be rehoused, as the launching-tractor £27 8s. Sd.; had broken down, and the beach and PEEL.—A reward of 20s. to the slipway were covered with seaweed. coxswain and each member of the crew Portavogie harbour was closed, so she in addition to the ordinary scale reward went to Donaghadee, where she arrived of £l 8s. Qd., making a reward of at 5.30 P.M. She returned to her £2 8s. 6d. to each man. Standard station four days later. rewards to crew, £11 8s.; additional rewards to crew, £8. Total rewards, Newcastle, Co. Down. £26 9s. Qd.; The news of the Invermore had been CLOUGHEY.—-A reward of 20s. to the sent by the coastguard also to the coxswain and each member of the crew life-boat station at Newcastle, Co. in addition to the ordinary scale reward Down, and the motor life-boat L.P and of £1 8s. Qd., making a reward of St. Helen had been launched at 7.30 £2, 8s. Qd. to each man. Standard A.M., a quarter of an hour before the rewards to crew £8 lls.; additional Cloughey life-boat had put out. Some rewards to crew, £6. Total rewards, time later it was learned that the other £46 4s. ; two life-boats were nearing the Inver- NEWCASTLE, Co. DOWN.—Reward on more, and the Newcastle life-boat was the standard scale of 19s. to each man. recalled. She returned to her station Total rewards, £20 12s.; at 11.10 A.M. DONAGHADEE.—A reward of 12s. Qd. So successfully ended a service in to the coxswain and each member of which seven life-boats had taken part. the crew in addition to the ordinary They had been out altogether for scale reward of £1 8s. 6d., making a fifty-four hours. How far the Inver- reward of £2 Is. to each man. Standard more had drifted it is impossible to say, rewards to crew, £9 19s. Gd.; additional but it must have been at least eighty rewards to crew, £5. Total 'rewards, miles. £15 9s. Qd. The Institution made the following Total rewards to the seven stations, rewards : £216 9s. Qd. APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 429

A Difficult Launch at Exmouth. At 5.30 in the morning of 15th courage and great determination, and January, 1938, the life-boat station at the Institution has made the following Exmouth, Devon, was informed that awards : rockets had been seen off Lyme Regis, To COXSWAIN THOMAS M. HORN, and it was decided to launch the motor the thanks of the Institution inscribed life-boat Catherine Harriet Eaton. A on vellum and framed ; gale was blowing from the south-west To the coxswain and each of the against the spring ebb tide, making a six members of the crew a reward of very heavy sea in the bay. A big £1 in addition to the ordinary scale bank of sand had formed on the beach reward of £1 8s. Qd., making a reward and this and the heavy seas made of £2 8s. Qd. to each man; the work of launching extremely diffi- To each of the thirty-two launchers a cult. Thirty-two launchers took part, reward of 5s. in addition to the ordinary the honorary secretary and honorary scale reward of 6s. Qd., making a reward treasurer of the station wading out of 11s. 9d. to each launcher. Standard to encourage them, and it was not until rewards to crew and helpers, £20 ISs.Qd.; the fourth attempt that the launchers additional rewards to crew and helpers, succeeded in getting the life-boat away. £15. Total rewards, £35 18s. ; It was then 6.45 in the morning. For To CAPTAIN C. P. SHRUBS, the six hours the life-boat searched in the honorary secretary, and Mr. J. G. gale, but could find no vessel in distress. MOORE, the honorary treasurer, both She returned to her station at 1.45 in of whom were ill as a result of their the afternoon. exertions and exposure, letters of It was a launch carried out with appreciation.

A Gallant Girl and Four Gallant Boys. ONE of the features of the many boating life-boatman, was in a boat by the accidents in the summer of 1937 was pier. He saw the accident, rowed out the gallantry of boys and girls. The at once, and held up the two women Institution awarded five inscribed until a man came up in a boat, and wrist-watches, to a girl and four boys with his help, got the two womeii on for saving, or attempting to save, board. Besides the wrist-watch" the life. Their ages varied from ten to Institution awarded Anthony Jeune sixteen. one pound and sent him a letter of On 3rd August a thirteen-year-old appreciation. The man who helped boy, James Mair, was out fishing in a him was awarded ten shillings. small boat with a sixty-nine-year-old On 1st September, at Carradale, fisherman off Portknockie, Banffshire. Argyllshire, two men, two boys and a The fisherman fell overboard, and the girl were out in a small sailing boat. boy, with great difficulty and at great It struck a basking shark and was risk of overturning the boat, seized him swamped. One man and one of the ajid managed to drag him aboard again. boys were washed away and drowned. Besides the wrist-watch, the Institution The other man had also been thrown awarded him a pound and sent him a into the sea. His daughter, Jessica letter of appreciation. Brown, aged ten, and Donald Macdonald On 5th August, at Beaumaris, were left in the waterlogged boat, and Anglesey, a man and two women were showed great coolness and courage. fishing from a dinghy moored off the Jessica Brown seized her father's head pier. They were run down and sunk and kept it above water until other by a motor launch, and all three were boats came out to the rescue. Un- in the water. The man was picked up fortunately her father could not be by the launch. A fourteen-year-old revived. Besides the wrist-watches boy, Anthony G. Jeune, the son of a awarded to Jessica Brown and Donald B* 480 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938.

Macdonald, the Institution awarded small motor boat, and got a line on one pound to the four men who came board the dinghy, which was rapidly out to the rescue. filling. His boat was not powerful On 5th September, at Porthdinllaen, enough to make any headway against Caernarvonshire, as reported in the ' the gale, but he kept the dinghy in tow last issue of The Life-boat, a sailing until a motor launch arrived and dinghy with two men aboard was brought both boats into harbour. blown off the land in a gale, with a Besides the wrist-watch, the Institution rough, confused sea running, and was awarded him one pound and sent him a carried towards the tide race off Porth- letter of appreciation. A letter of dinllaen Head. Bobby Griffiths, six- thanks and 10/- were sent to the man teen years old, put off at once in a who went out in the motor launch.

The Life-boat Service in 1937. DURING 1937 the Institution gave yachts); saved or helped to save 17 of rewards for the rescue from shipwreck them; helped in various ways 18 round the coasts of Great Britain and others; and rescued 50 lives. They went Ireland of 524 lives. It is the largest out to the help of fishing boats on 111 number rescued for nine years. Of occasions ; rescued 90 fishermen ; and those lives 439 were rescued by life- saved or helped to save 9 of the boats. boats and 85 by shoreboats. Of these services 37 were to trawlers; Life-boats saved or helped to save 73 of the lives rescued were from from destruction 44 vessels and boats, trawlers; and 4 of the 9 fishing boats and stood by, escorted to safety, or saved or helped to safety were trawlers. helped in various ways over 150 more. Up to the end of 1937 the Institution Nine Medals for Gallantry. had given rewards for the rescue of Nine medals for gallantry were 65,426 lives. That is an average of awarded. The outstanding achieve- eleven lives a week for 114 years. ment of the year was Coxswain Thomas Sinclair's, of Aberdeen, who won the Services to Foreign Vessels. silver medal on 26th January for the 'Life-boats helped 20 foreign vessels, rescue of the crew of seven of the belonging to eight different countries ; steamer Fairy, of King's Lynn, and a rescued 101 lives from them; and second-service clasp to it on 5th No- saved or helped to save four of the vember for the rescue of two lives from vessels. They were also called out the trawler Roslin, of Aberdeen. Mr. to 18 other foreign vessels, but Alexander Weir, the Aberdeen motor their help was not needed. Of the 20 mechanic, and Mr. John M. Masson, vessels to which help was given five a member of the Aberdeen crew, were were Dutch, three Danish and three each awarded the bronze medal for the French, two Belgian, two German, service to the Fairy, and each of two Italian, two Norwegian and one the other five members of the crew the Greek. Forty-four lives were rescued thanks of the Institution inscribed on from the Italian vessels, 27 from the vellum. Second Coxswain George A. Danish, and 21 from the Greek vessel. Flett, and Mr. Robert J. B. Esson, Rewards to the life-boat crews or assistant and acting motor mechanic, thanks to the Institution were received were each awarded the bronze medal from the Governments of five foreign for the service to the Roslin, and each countries : Belgium, Denmark, Finland of the other four members of the crew (for a service in 1935), Italy, and the the thanks of the Institution inscribed United States of America (for a service on vellum. Thus, of the nine medals in 1936). awarded during the year, six were won by men of Aberdeen. Services to Yachts and Fishing Boats. Coxswain George Leng, of Flam- Life-boats went out to the help of borough, won the silver medal for the 61 yachts (23 of them sailing yachts rescue on 2nd March of the crew of and 38 motor boats or motor fifteen of the trawler Lord Ernie, of THE LIFE-BOAT.

By courtesy of] [Daily Herald BY TRAIN TO HER STATION. Pulling and sailing life-boat setting out from London to Whitby. 432 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938.

Grimsby, and each of the eight mem- being built, the largest number there bers of the crew was awarded the has ever been in any one year.1 thanks of the Institution inscribed on Of the eleven motor life-boats com- vellum. pleted and sent to the coast, three were Coxswain William H. H. Mogridge, for England, three for Scotland, two of Torbay, won a second-service clasp for Ireland, one for Wales, one for the to his bronze medal (which he had won Isle of Man and one for the Channel in 1935), for the rescue on 24th Islands. They went to Boulmer and January of 52 men from the s.s. Cullercoats (Northumberland) and English Trader, of London. Blackpool (Lancashire); Fraserburgh Coxswain John Matthews, of Moelfre, (Aberdeenshire), Portpatrick (Wig- Anglesey, won the bronze medal for the townshire) and Eyemouth (Berwick- rescue on 24th October of the crew of shire) ; Howth (Dublin) and Kilmore five of the s.s. Lady Windsor, of Cardiff. (Co. Wexford) ; Barry Dock (Glamor- ganshire^ Peel (Isle of Man) and St. Ilelier (Jersey). Twenty-eight Motor Life-boats Under At the end of the year there were Construction. 138 motor life-boats and 29 pulling Eleven new motor life-boats were and sailing in the active fleet, making completed and sent to their stations a fleet of 167 life-boats round the and 16 more were being built at the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. end of the year. During the year i This total includes a life-boat tor Cloughey which was destroyed by fire at the building-yard altogether 28 motor life-boats were when ready to go to her station.

Services of the Life-boats. Reported to the November and December, 1937, and January, 1938, Meetings of the Committee of Management. Launches 118. Lives rescued 67. November Meeting. Hoylake, Cheshire.—Oil the evening of North Sunderland, Northumberland.— the 17th October, 1937, the converted At 1 A.M. on the 14th October, 1937, ship's life-boat, Oo-la-la, of Egremont, the coastguard reported that distress was making for the Mersey when her signals had been made from Longstonc engine broke down. On board were lighthouse. A moderate W.N.W. eight men who had been pleasure breeze was blowing, with a slight swell. fishing. She carried no sails, and as The motor life-boat W. R. A. was she was in danger of drifting on to the launched at 1.22 A.M., and found that East Hoyle Bank, the men made a one of the lightkeepers was very signal of distress by setting fire to a seriously ill. He was put on to a pair of flannel trousers soaked in petrol. stretcher, and with difficulty taken The coastguard saw the signal and the down over the rocks to the life-boat. motor life-boat Oldham was launched at She then made with all speed for the 7.15 P.M. She took off the eight men shore, signalling on the way for a and towed their boat into safety. The doctor and an ambulance to be in men were landed at Hoylake and the readiness. They were waiting when life-boat was rehoused at 9.25 P.M.— the life-boat arrived, and the man was Rewards, £21 19*. 6d. taken to hospital. The life-boat re- turned to her station at 3.35 A.M., but Humber, Yorkshire.—At 8.35 A.M. on was left at moorings until daylight the 20th October, 1937, a request was and was then rehoused.—Rewards, received for the motor life-boat City £24 4s. These and other expenses of Bradford II to go to the Bull Fort, paid by the Trinity House. in the mouth of the Humber, and APHII,, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 433 take a man to hospital. A light W. 3.15 A.M.—Rewards, 18s. Permanent breeze was blowing, with a smooth paid crew. sea and fog in patches. The life-boat put out at 8.50 P.M. The sick man Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. was lowered into her from the fort and —At about 3 P.M. on the 23rd October, she made for Grimsby, where an 1937, the coastguard reported that ambulance was waiting. She got back a barge was in a very dangerous to her station at 11.45 P.M., but was position south of Wellington pier. A not rehoused until the tide flowed at S.S.E. gale was blowing, with a very 2.30 A.M. The man's employers ex- rough sea. The motor life-boat John pressed their appreciation of the help and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood put given and made a donation to cover out at 3.19 P.M., and found the barge the expenses.—No expense to Institu- driving ashore, although she had .an tion. anchor down and was temporarily Humber, Yorkshire.—At 1.50 P.M. fast to a tug. She was the Audrey, on the 21st October, 1937, during a of Grays, laden with oilcake from lift in a dense fog, a vessel was seen Harwich for Yarmouth, and carrying to run hard aground on the beach near a crew of two. The skipper asked the life-boat house. The wind was the coxswain to put some life-boatmen light and the sea slight. The motor on board to help him raise his anchor, life-boat City of Bradford II was pull in the bowsprit, which was broken launched at 2.10 P.M., and found the and hanging alongside, and make fast vessel to be the Hull steam trawler the barge to the tug. With some King's Grey bound, with a crew of difficulty, owing to the heavy sea, part fourteen, for the fishing grounds. On of the life-boat crew boarded the the life-boat coxswain's advice the barge. A rope was also put on board King's Grey dropped her bow anchor, so that the life-boat could hold up the and then went ahead on her engines. barge while the men heaved up the She refloated, but the strong tide anchor and made fast the tug's ropes. carried her on to the sand again. With the life-boatmen's help the barge After further help from the coxswain got into harbour, accompanied by the she was got off once more, and the life-boat, which returned to her station life-boat piloted her out into the main at 5.30 P.M.—Property Salvage Case. channel. She went on her way, and Moelfre, Anglesey.—On the 24th the life-boat made for her station, October, 1937, the motor life-boat arriving at 3.30 P.M.—Property Salvage rescued the. crew of five of the s.s. Lady Case. Windsor, of Cardiff.—Rewards, Bronze Humber, Yorkshire.—At 10.45 P.M. on medal, vellums and money awards the same day, the 21st October, 1937, amounting to £37 6s, 6d. the motor life-boat City of Bradford II (A full account of this service was again launched, as the life-boat appeared in The Life-boat for December, watchman reported that two maroons 1937.) had been fired in the direction of the Bull Light-vessel. A gentle S. breeze Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.—At 9.50 A.M. was blowing, with a smooth sea, and on Tuesday, the 26th October, 1937, a there was a dense fog. With some man reported that the motor fishing difficulty the life-boat found the light- boat Day Dawn, of Peterhead, was vessel, and went alongside. The cox- near the rocks at South Head with her swain went on board and found that engine broken down, and that she the light-vessel had been struck by was signalling for help. A strong S. another vessel which had gone on her breeze was blowing, with a heavy sea. way. She was damaged on her star- The motor life-boat Duke of Connaught board bow, and had broken from her was launched at 9.55 A.M., and found moorings. The life-boat helped to that the Day Dawnhsul dropped anchor> get the broken mooring-chain on board, but was dragging towards the rocks. arid stood by until it was found that Just before the life-boat arrived her the light-vessel was not leaking. She engine was restarted, and with the then made for her station, arriving at life-boat escorting her, she got into the 434 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938. north harbour. The life-boat returned a letter to the station expressing to her station at 11 A.M.—Rewards, appreciation of the efficient way in £8 Os. 6d. which the service had been carried out.—Property Salvage Case. Gourdon, Kincardineshire.—The local fishing fleet put to sea at about 5 Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 4.8 P.M. on A.M. on the 28th October, 1937, in the 1st November, 1937, the coast- fair weather. By 9 A.M. a moderate guard reported that a motor sprat E.S.E. gale was blowing, with a rough boat was in distress off Pakefield. sea and heavy rain, and an hour later She was the Terry, of Lowestoft, home- the harbour entrance had become so ward bound laden with sprats and dangerous that it was decided to launch carrying a crew of three. Her engine the motor life-boat Margaret Daveson had broken down and she was dragging when the fishing fleet returned. She her anchor towards the shore. A was launched at 11.10 A.M. and stood moderate E.N.E. gale was blowing, by the boats while they got safely into with a very rough sea and heavy rain harbour. She returned to her station squalls. The motor life-boat Agnes at 1 P.M.—Rewards £15 11s. Cross was launched at 4.13 P.M. and found the Terry about thirty yards from Penlee, Cornwall.—At 2.55 A.M. on the breakers on the foreshore. She the 30th October, 1937, the Penzance got between her and the shore, passed coastguard telephoned that the small lines, and towed her clear of the ground motor boat Apapa, with one man on swell. Life-belts were passed to the board, was missing from Newlyn. three men, who were exhausted from A N.W. breeze was blowing, with a their efforts to keep her afloat, and the moderate sea and rain. The motor life-boat towed her into harbour. The life-boat W'. and S. was launched at life-boat returned to her station at 3.20 A.M., and found the boat about 5.57 P.M.—Rewards, £26 3s. three miles from Mousehole. She was at anchor, and the man was exhausted. Lytham-St. Annes, Lancashire.—At He was taken on board the life-boat 12.80 A.M. on the 4th November, 1937, and given stimulants, and his boat it was reported that a mussel boat, with was towed into Newlyn harbour. The two men on board, had been expected life-boat returned to her station at in at 8 P.M. the previous evening, but 4.45 A.M.—Rewards, £16 14s. 6d. had not arrived. A moderate S.S.E. breeze was blowing and the sea was Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—At about smooth. The motor life-boat J.H. W. was 9.30 P.M. on the 31st October, 1937, launched at 1.45 A.M., and eventually the coastguard reported that a yacht found - the two men stranded on a sailing past the harbour mouth had bucket dredger in the channel. She burnt red flares. A fresh S.S.W. landed them and returned to her breeze was blowing, with a heavy station at 3.45 A.M.—Rewards, £11 14s. swell. The motor life-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn was launched at The following life-boats were 9.50 P.M , and found the yacht Mystico, launched, but no services were rendered of Shoreham, with a man and a woman for the reasons given : on board, about a mile east of the harbour. She was on a lee shore, only Poole and Bournemouth, and Swanage, about fifty yards from land. Her Dorset.—3rd July, 1937. A yacht had rudder had carried away and her stranded, but her crew reached safety anchor was dragging. By skilful with help from the shore.—Rewards, manoeuvring, in the shallow breaking Poole and Bournemouth, £19 13s. ; water, with a strong ebb tide running, Swanage, £11 4s. the coxswain got alongside the yacht and put one of his men on board. Portrush, Co. Antrim.—7th October, The yacht's anchor was slipped and 1937. The Norwegian steamer Garnes, the life-boat towed her into the canal of Bergen, had stranded, but did not at Southwick. The Institution sent need help.—Rewards, £18 19s. 6d. APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 435

Hastings, Sussex. — 13th October, was in difficulties owing to an engine 1937. Reports had been received that breakdown, but another fishing boat distress signals had been seen six miles went to her help.—Rewards, £17 14s. S. by W., but nothing could be found.— Rewards, £50 4s. 6d. Salcomhe, Devon. — 27th October, 1937. A ketch was making water Montrose, Angus. — 14th October, rapidly, but was towed in by a tug.— 1937. A Royal Air Force machine had Rewards, £15 18s. crashed in Lunan Bay and sunk. One man was lost. The other was rescued Torhay, Devon.—27th October, 1937. by a fishing boat.—Rewards, £9 12*. 6

Lowestoft, Suffolk. — 7th November, amounting to: Aberdeen, £26 14s., and 1937. The Finnish steamer Ascania, Newburgh, £19 12s. 6d. of. Wiborg, had grounded on the (For a full account, see page 00.) North-East Newcombe Sands, but got off again.—Rewards, £20 18s. 6d. Lowestoft, Suffolk.—On the morning of the 9th November, 1937, news was received that a motor boat was in December Meeting. difficulties about seven miles south of Lowestoft. The crew of the motor . Aberdeen, and Newburgh, Aberdeen- life-boat Agnes Cross were assembled, shire.—Early on the morning of the but the coastguard reported that the 4th November, 1937, the steam trawler boat had been taken in tow. Later Delila, of Aberdeen, ran aground about on another boat was reported missing. a mile, south of the Belhelvie coastguard She was the local motor fishing boat station. She was homeward bound Joan, with a crew of two. She was from the fishing grounds, and carried a seen by the coastguard trying to make crew of nine. A fresh southerly breeze headway against the wind and tide ; was blowing, and the sea was breaking her engine was not working properly. heavily on shore. The weather was A moderate and increasing N.E. gale thick and cold. News was passed by was blowing, with a very rough sea. the coastguard, and the reserve motor At 1.30 P.M. the Joan hoisted distress life-boat J. and W., temporarily on signals, and the life-boat was away duty at Aberdeen, put out at 5.19 A.M. within five minutes. She found the The Delila's skipper said that he was Joan about seven and a half miles to awaiting a tug, and would try to refloat the south, in broken water off Benacre with the rising tide. The life-boat Ness. The Joan had shipped some stood by. At noon a tug arrived, and heavy seas which had stopped the the life-boat passed lines from her to engine, and she had dropped anchor. the Delila. The Delila was towed off, Her crew of two were handed life-belts, but the ropes parted and she grounded and the life-boat towed her back to again. The life-boat went close to her harbour. The life-boat returned to and the coxswain advised the skipper her station at 4.15 P.M.—Rewards, to run his engines full ahead. He did £20 18s. 6d. so and the Delila got clear. The life- boat accompanied her to Aberdeen, Cromer, Norfolk.—At 8.33 P.M. on the and returned to her station at 3.15 P.M. 9th November, 1937, the coastguard News of the stranding had been reported distress signals about eight and received at Newburgh also, and the a half miles in a north-easterly direction pulling and sailing life-boat John and from Cromer. A moderate N.N.E. gale Robert C. Mercer had set out at 5.45 A.M., was blowing, with a heavy sea. The and had been taken by her launching- No. 1 motor life-boat H. F. Bailey was tractor some miles along the beach to launched at 8.45 P.M., and about an the scene. She was launched at 7.15 hour later found the barge Hibernia, A.M., but found that her help was not of London, awash amidships and in a wanted, and returned ashore at 7.30 sinking condition. She was bound A.M. The crew stood by until it was from Goole to Sittingbourne with a seen that the Delila had refloated, cargo of coal, and had a crew of three. and the life-boat returned to her She had sprung a leak, and as there station at 5 P.M.—Rewards, Aberdeen, was no hope of saving her, the life-boat £10 Is.; Newburgh, £27 5s. went alongside and rescued the three men. She then made for Gorleston, Aberdeen, and Newburgh, Aberdeen- which she reached at 2.30 A.M. on the shire.— When the Aberdeen trawler 10th. The Hibernia eventually drove Roslin was wrecked on the night of ashore and became a total wreck.— the 4th-5th November, 1937, two of Rewards, £36 19s. her crew of eight were rescued by the Aberdeen motor life-boat.—Rewards, Soathend.on - Sea, Essex.—At 2.20 silver second-service clasp, bronze P.M. on the 10th November, 1937, a medals, vellums and money awards message was received that a boat about APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 437

AT CROMER IN THE FEBRUARY GALES.

AT THE TOP OF THE SLIPWAY. Damage to the No 1 boathouse doors. February 2nd, 1938

By courtesy of] I Fox Photos A LAUNCH. The No I motor life-boat on 10th February, 1938, going out to the help of two fishing boats 438 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938. a mile west of the Nore Light was harbour. As the sea was too rough flying a distress signal. A very squally for the life-boat to be rehoused, she was N. wind was blowing, with a very left at moorings at 10.30 P.M. She was rough sea. The motor life-boat Greater rehoused on the morning of the 18th.— London (Civil Service No. 8) was Rewards, £20 4s. launched at 2.35 P.M., and found the boat to be the Coronia, of Shoebury, Skegness, Lincolnshire.—On the morn- with three men on board. Her engine ing of the 17th November, 1937, the had broken down. With considerable Lynn Well Lightship reported, through difficulty the life-boat got her in tow, Cromer and the local coastguard, that and took her to a safe anchorage near a barge seemed to be in distress about the shore. The life-boat returned to four miles away. An easterly gale her station at 4.20 P.M. The owner was blowing, with a heavy sea, and the made a donation to the Institution.— weather was cold and hazy. At 11.40 Rewards, £9 12*. 6d. A.M.. the motor life-boat Anne Allen •was launched. She reached the vessel Filey, Yorkshire.—Early on the morn- at 1.15 P.M., when she was about ten ing of the 12th November, 1937, nine miles S.E. by S. of Skegness, and found fishing cobles put to sea. At 8.55 A.M. her to be the sailing barge Britannic, a squally N.N.W. wind was blowing, of London, bound from London to with a rough sea. The pulling and Wells with a cargo of maize meal and sailing life-boat Thomas Masterman carrying a crew of three. She had Hardy was launched and escorted the lost her rudder and was leaking. The cobles safely ashore. She returned to life-boat rescued the crew and their her station at 1 P.M. — Rewards, dog, and reached her station again at £15 14s. 6cf. 3.30 P.M.—Rewards, £10 14s. 6d. Whitby, Yorkshire.—During the morn- Tynemouth, Northumberland. — At ing of the 15th November, 1937, the 12.30 P.M. on the 17th November, 1937, local motor fishing boats Noel II, the coastguard reported a small vessel Venus, Galillee, Pilot Me and Success anchored about a mile east of Brown's were caught at sea by bad weather. Point, Cullercoats, apparently with When they were seen approaching engine trouble. The weather was bad, harbour the sea was rough and break- and the life-boat crew were assembled ing heavily outside the entrance, and in case of need. During the afternoon a fresh N.N.W. breeze was blowing. the vessel—the Norwegian steamer The No. 1 motor life-boat Margaret Torborg—was towed towards the Tyne Harker Smith was launched at 10.55 AM., by a tug. At 8.40 P.M. the coastguard escorted the boats into harbour, and reported that she had stranded inside returned to her station at 12.45 P.M.— the Tyne piers. A S.E. gale was then Rewards, £8 11s. blowing, with a very rough sea. The motor life-boat Henry Frederick Swan Margate, Kent. — At about 8.45 P.M. put out at 9.20 P.M. and stood by on the 16th November, 1937, the coast- while tugs refloated the Torborg. She guard reported that a vessel near the accompanied her up the river, and Long Nose Rock, two miles east of the returned to her station at 12.15 A.M.— life-boathouse, was burning flares. A Rewards, £19 3s. fresh E.S.E. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat Lord Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. Southborough (Civil Service No. 1) was —Late on the night of the 16th Novem- launched at 9.10 P.M., and found the ber, 1937, the coastguard reported motor yacht Peggy, of Lowestoft, that two barges were dragging their broken down about a mile east of the anchors. The weather was bad, and jetty. There was only one man on the coxswain kept in touch with the board and he was exhausted. The coastguard until they reported, at Peggy had left Harwich during the 3 A.M. on the 17th, that the barges morning for Shoreham, but she had appeared to be holding. Later on lost her rudder and become unmanage- the news came that they were dragging able. The life-boat towed her into again, and at 2.48 P.M., the motor APRIL, 1938.] THE" LIFE-BOAT. 439 life-boat John and Mary Meiklam of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. Gladswood put out. An east gale was —At 8.45 A.M. on the 18th November, then blowing, with a very rough sea, 1937, the coastguard reported that the and the harbour signals warned vessels motor vessel Tern, of London, appeared not to attempt to enter or leave. to be showing signals about one and a The life-boat went first to the barge half miles E.N.E. from Britannia Pier. Greenhithe, of Rochester, which was As a strong E. by N. breeze was blowing, anchored just outside the breakers, with a rough sea, the motor life-boat about one hundred yards N.N.E. from John and Mary Meiklam of Gladswood Britannia Pier. She was bound laden put out at 9.55 A.M. She found that from Tilbury to Wells, and carried a the Tern did not need any help. It crew of three. The life-boat went was noticed that she had two lantern- alongside and the men jumped on cages at the masthead which may board. The skipper said that the crew have been taken for signals. After of the other barge, the Lord Rosebery, the life-boat left the Tern the Fishery of Rochester, bound from Tilbury to Protection Boat spoke her and said Wells, had been at the pumps since that the Trinity vessel Reculver, which 9 A.M. The Lord Rosebery was at was marking the wreck of the barge anchor about a quarter of a mile N.E. Lord Rosebery, was in need of help. of Britannia Pier. She had three men The captain of the Reculver asked the on board. The life-boat went to her coxswain if he would land six men whom and found that she was leaking badly, he was bringing ashore from the Cross and that her skipper had been un- Sand Light-vessel, after their spell of conscious since ten the previous night. duty, and whom he had had on board Six life-boatmen jumped on to the since Sunday, owing to heavy weather. barge and, with great difficulty, got The life-boat went alongside, took off the skipper, a very heavy man, into the men, and returned ashore, arriving the life-boat. The other two men at noon.—Rewards, £11 16s. were then rescued. The skipper was made as comfortable as possible, and Wells, Norfolk.—During the morning the life-boat returned with all speed of the 19th November, 1937, the for Gorleston, signalling on the way for coastguard reported a vessel ashore an ambulance to be in readiness at the about two and a half miles east of the quayside. The skipper was taken to entrance to Wells harbour. She was hospital, where he died. The life-boat the auxiliary ketch Elisabeth, of returned to her station at 4.30 P.M. Hamburg, bound from Hamburg to The barge Greenhithe eventually went Haifa, Syria, but she had been driven ashore, and the Lord Rosebery sank off her course. She had on board a crew at her anchorage. A letter of apprecia- of four, and a dog. A moderate west tion was sent to the branch.—Rewards, breeze was blowing, with a rather £10 8s. rough sea, and the weather was thick, with rain. The motor life-boat Royal Silver Jubilee 1910-1935 was launched Cloughey, Donaghadee, and Newcastle, at 10.45 A.M., and found the Elisabeth Co. Down, and Port St. Mary, Port Erin, high and dry. Her master said that he Douglas, and Peel, Isle of Man.—On expected a tug at high water, and asked the 19th November, 1937, the dis- the life-boat to stand by. The life- abled schooner Invermore, of Dublin, boat stood by all day, but no tug was picked up by the Cloughey arrived, and eventually she went along- and Donaghadee life-boats. Various side the Elisabeth and took off the four life-boats had been looking for her since men and the dog. She landed them the night of the 17th November.— at the quay, and returned to her Rewards : Port St. Mary, £37 15s. and station at 8.30 P.M., after having been £2; Port Erin, £40 lls. ; Douglas, on service for nearly ten hours.— £27 8s. 3d.; Peel, £26 9s. Qd.; New- Rewards, £31 5s. castle, £20 12s.; Cloughey, £46 4s. ; Donaghadee, £15 9s. 6d. Total rewards, Caister, Norfolk.—At 6.13 A.M. on £216 9s. 6d. (For a full account see the 25th November, 1937, the watch- pages 427-428.) man reported that a vessel was blowing 440 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938.

continuously on her siren. A light a honeymoon tour to various countries, west breeze was blowing, with a slight had got into difficulties off Torr Head sea, and the weather was foggy. The in very bad weather, but were rescued pulling and sailing life-boat Charles from the shore by the coastguard rocket Burton was launched at 6.35 A.M., and life-saving appliances. — Rewards : found the steam drifter Corn Rig, of Portrush, £22 11s. lOd.; Donaghadee, Buckie, aground on the Caister Shoal. £20 5s. 6d. The Corn Rig carried a crew of ten, and was bound for Yarmouth from the Longhope, Orkney.—-1st November, fishing grounds. The life-boat ran 1937. A steam trawler had run ashore, out an anchor for her, and then stood but refloated on the flowing tide.— by until she refloated on the rising tide. Rewards, £11 13*. 6d. The life-boat returned to her station at 10.30 A.M.-—Property Salvage Case. Salcombe, andTorbay, Devon.—5th No- vember, 1937. A small fishing boat Lowestoft, Suffolk, and Great Yarmouth from Bee Sands had not returned when and Gorleston, Norfolk.—While return- expected, and the Salcombe motor ing from the fishing grounds to Yar- life-boat searched for her. Later, the mouth on the 1st December, 1937, the Torbay motor life-boat carried on the steam drifter Pilot Star, of Kirkcaldy, search, and next day a R.A.F. flying- carrying a crew of ten, stranded on the boat from Mount Batten took part. Holm Sands. A southerly breeze was The search was without result, and blowing, with a swell on the sands, and next day gear from the missing boat the weather was foggy. The drifter's was picked up. A letter expressing signals for help were heard by the the Institution's thanks for the flying- Gorton Light-vessel which fired distress boat's help was sent to the O.C., R.A.F. signals, and these were repeated by the at Mount Batten.—Rewards : Sal- St. Nicholas Light-vessel. The coast- combe, £12 Is. 6d.; Torbay, £24 5s. Qd. guard reported the light-vessel's signals to the life-boat stations. The Lowestoft Clogher Head, Co. Louth; Cloughey, motor life-boat Agnes Cross put out and Newcastle, Co. Down.—At 11.15 A.M., at 1.35 P.M., followed a few minutes on the 17th November, 1937, the later by the Great Yarmouth and Clogher Head motor life-boat Mary Gorleston motor life-boat John and Ann Blunt was launched in an easterly Mary Meiklam of Gladswood. The gale, with a very heavy sea and rain, Lowestoft life-boat reached the drifter to search for a vessel in distress. Infor- shortly before the Great Yarmouth and mation had been received, through the Gorleston life-boat. She found that life-saving authorities in Dublin and the she was then afloat, but had lost her local civic guard, that the Greek steamer propeller through bumping on the Anastassios Pateras, of Chios, was in sands. After clearing the sands the need of help twenty miles E. by N. of Pilot Star was taken in tow by a tug, Port Oriel. The life-boat received a and, escorted by the Lowestoft life- terrible battering from the oncoming boat, was taken safely to Gorleston swell when she was launched, but got harbour. The Great Yarmouth and out successfully. While searching for Gorleston life-boat reached her station the Greek steamer, the life-boat came again at 3.49 P.M. and Lowestoft got up with a steamer which had hove to. back at 4.30 P.M.—Rewards : Lowestoft, She had no news of the Greek steamer, £18 Is. 6d.; Great Yarmouth and but asked for a course for Rockabill Gorleston, £14 13,9. Lighthouse. After continuing her search without result, the life-boat put The following life-boats were launched, into Port Oriel at 7.30 P.M. As no but no services were rendered for the further news had been received, she reasons given : returned to her station at 8.15 P.M. Earlier in the day, at about 4.30 A.M., Portrush, Co. Antrim; Donaghadee, Co. the steamer had been reported to the Down.— 25th October, 1937. The Cloughey life-boat station, and the crew Estonian yacht Tuuneki, manned by an were assembled, but the life-boat did Estonian and his wife, who were making not put out, as information was then APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 441

By courtesy of] [B, Stone and Son, Gorleshn-on-Sea HEAVY SEAS AT GREAT YARMOUTH.

By courtesy of] [ Horace Grant, Nont-ich LIFE-BOAT AND FISHING FLEETS. The Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat is in the foreground. 442 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938. received that the steamer was going brought ashore. The crew had been south. Newcastle life-boat station rescued by a passing steamer.—• also got news at about 5.15 A.M., Rewards, £9 9s. and the crew assembled, but the vessel's condition as reported, and Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford.—3rd the position given, did not warrant the December, 1937. A fishing boat off launch of the life-boat. Eventually Courtown had been reported to be in the steamer put into Swansea on the distress, but no boat in need of help 20th November. A letter of apprecia- could be found.—Rewards, £6 6*. 6d. tion was sent to the Clogher Head Partly permanent paid crew. station and an increase in the usual money award on the standard scale was granted to each member of the January Meeting. crew.—Rewards : Clogher Head, stan- dard rewards to crew, £25 18*. 6d., Newhaven, and Shoreham Harbour, additional rewards to crew, £4, total Sussex.—Early in the morning of the rewards, £29 18*. 6d. • Newcastle, 2nd December, 1937, the motor vessel £4 7s. 6d.; Cloughey, £8 15*. Sapphire, of Glasgow, bound for Ghent, had trouble with her engine when some Salcombe, Devon.—18th November, miles off the coast between Newhaven 1937; A small vessel had been reported and Shoreham. The weather was wet, in a dangerous position, but was not cold and misty, with a rough sea and found. She had gone on her way and strong S.S.W. breeze. Distress signals had been lost to sight in the mist.— were reported to the Newhaven life-boat Rewards, £8 1*. station, and the motor life-boat Cecil and Lilian Philpott was launched at 7.5. Sunderland, Co. Durham.—23rd No- A.M. When about four miles south vember, 1937. Anxiety had been felt of Rottingdean she found the Sapphire. for an overdue fishing boat, but she It was then about 8.30 A.M. Meanwhile, made Seaham.-—Rewards, £7 15*. 6d. the coastguard had informed the Shore- ham life-boat station, and the motor Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—27th Novem- life-boat Rosa Woodd and Phyllis Lunn ber, 1937. A small yacht was missing, put out at 7.10 A.M. She found that the but could not be found. She had Newhaven life-boat had already reached stranded, but'had refloated and reached the Sapphire. In response to signals a port next morning.—Rewards, £11 14*. tug went out, and with the help of the Newhaven life-boat, a tow-rope was got Ramsgate, Kent. — 28th November, on board the Sapphire, and the tug 1937. A green flare and volumes of towed her into Newhaven harbour. The smoke had been reported from a vessel Shoreham life-boat returned to her off Broadstairs, but no vessel in need station at 12.30 P.M., and the New- of help was found.—Rewards, £8 1*. 6d. haven life-boat, which came back with the tug and the Sapphire, arrived at Walton and Frinton, Essex.—30th No- 1 P.M.—Rewards : Shoreham Harbour, vember, 1937. The Gunfleet Lighthouse £7 15*. 6d.; Newhaven, Property had reported red flares to the S.E., but Salvage Case. nothing could be found.—Rewards, £21 7*. 6d.. Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. — At 2.2 P.M. on the 3rd December, 1937, the Portrush, Co. Antrim.—3rd December, coastguard reported that a motor 1937. Red flares had been reported off ketch anchored in the harbour was Ramore Head, but nothing could be flying a signal of distress. A whole found.—Rewards, £7 6*. 6d. N.N.E. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea and squalls of rain. The motor Arklow, Co. Wicklow.—3rd December, life-boat White Star was launched at 1937. A derelict motor yacht was 2.20 P.M. and found that the ketch picked up, but had to be abandoned was the Sunshine, of Bridgwater, with in a sinking condition. A boat from a crew of four. She was bound from her, with some clothes and papers, was Bridgwater to Dublin with a cargo of APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 443 bricks, and had been anchored in the Ramsgate was reached about 4 P.M., harbour for some time with engine and the life-boat remained there until trouble. The tide was exceptionally next morning, as it was too rough to low, and as the Sunshine was bumping rehouse her at Margate.—Property heavily on the bottom and was in Salvage Case. danger of being holed, the life-boat took off her crew. With some difficulty Whitby, Yorkshire.—Early on the she landed them on the Great Western morning of the 6th December, 1937, Railway quay, and then, as the weather the local motor fishing boats Pilot Me, was too bad to permit of her being Provider and Success put out. Just rehoused, anchored under the lee of the before 2 P.M. they were seen returning, north breakwater. By 7.40 P.M. the and as the sea was then breaking very weather had moderated and the life- strongly across the harbour entrance, boat was rehoused.—Rewards, £9 2,?. , the No. 2 pulling life-boat Jacob and Rachael Vallentine was launched. A Lowestoft, Suffolk.—At 11 A.M. on strong east breeze was blowing, and the the 4th December, 1937, the coxswain weather was very cold, with snow saw a fishing smack approaching the showers. The life-boat stood by at Newcombe Sands and rolling about the harbour bar while the boats came in a heavy ground swell. Drifting in, and returned to her station at with the N.E. wind and flood tide, she 3 P.M.—Rewards, £8 19*. Qd. struck heavily, her anchor failed to hold, and at 11.47 A.M. she signalled Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. — On the for help. The motor life-boat Agnes 7th December, 1937, at about 2.30 P.M., Cross put out at 11.50 A.M. and found information was received from the her to be the fishing smack Try On, of coastguard that the motor fishing boat Lowestoft, outward bound for - the Day Dawn, of Peterhead, with a crew fishing grounds, with a crew of five. of three, had been sighted by the The crew were on deck ready to leave, lightkeeper at Buchanness, broken but a heavy sea refloated the smack, down, but with the Aberdeen trawler which then got into deep water and was Birkhall standing by. The weather was towed clear of the sands by a tug. bad, with a very rough sea and a strong At the master's request the life-boat N.E. wind. A drifter went out to stood by, but later he reported that the help, but came back to report that the smack was not making water. The life-boat was wanted, as the trawler, master then thanked the life-boatmen; which was now towing the Day Dawn, the smack went on her way; and the was afraid to tow her through the bay life-boat returned, arriving at 1.30 P.M. into harbour, on account of the heavy —Rewards, £19 19s. Qd. swell. The motor life-boat Duke of Connaught was launched at 4.20 P.M., Margate, Kent.—At 12.30 P.M. on the and just as she reached the vessels, the 5th December, 1937, information was Day Dawn parted from her tow. The received that a barge flying a distress life-boat then took her in tow and signal had been seen by the coastguard brought her safely into harbour at about three miles east of Reculvers. 5 P.M.—Rewards, £7 13s. 6d. The motor life-boat Lord Southborough (Civil Service No. 1) was launched at Wells, Norfolk.—About 1.30 P.M. on 12.45 P.M. A strong N.N.W. breeze the 8th December, 1937, information was blowing and the sea was rough. was received from a man and from the It was found that the vessel was the coastguard that a ship was flying a sailing barge Lord Churchill, of Faver- distress signal, and the motor life-boat sham, carrying a crew of two and bound Royal Silver Jubilee 1910-1935 was from London to Dover laden with launched at 2.50 P.M., after being drawn wheat. Her crew needed help, as she two miles over the sands by the motor was drifting and shipping water, and tractor. It was found that the motor several life-boatmen went aboard. The vessel was the Helen Birch, of Hull, life-boat reported by wireless at 2.30 carrying a crew of four and bound, P.M. that she was taking the barge in with a cargo of wheat, for Wells. At tow, and made for Ramsgate harbour. the captain's request the life-boat 444 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938. stood by. As the tide flowed the information was received from a local weather became squally, with hail and boatman that a steamer was aground sleet, and the seas, which had been off the No. 2 Station. A whole S.S.^T moderate, became very rough. They gale was blowing, with a very rough sea swept the Helen Birch broadside on and heavy rain. The No. 2 motor on to the sands, and carried her into life-boat Charles Cooper Henderson a channel. The life-boat then piloted was launched at 11.55 P.M. She found her into deep water. A life-boatman the s.s. Ford Fisher, of Barrow, loaded was put on board and eventually the with cement for France and carrying a Helen Birch was brought safely to crew of eight. The life-boat found the harbour. The life-boat was returned steamer being swept by the heavy to her house at 9.40' P.M.—Property seas, but her crew did not wish to Salvage Case. leave her, and the captain asked the life-boat to stand by. Eventually the Blyth, Northumberland. — At about Ford Fisher was driven right ashore and 11.50 A.M. on the 8th December, 1937, embedded in the sand and shingle. it was reported to the coxswain that When she was fast the life-boat the motor fishing boat Ina, of Blyth, anchored until daybreak, as the seas with a. crew of two, was out fishing. were too heavy for her to land. She The weather had got worse since she returned ashore at seven next morning. had put out, and it was thought that Later the steamer was towed off. This she could not make the harbour in was an arduous service for the crew, and safety. A strong N.E. gale was blow- for the helpers, who, in the bitter wind ing, with heavy breaking seas. At and soaking rain, awaited the boat's 12.5 P.M. the motor life-boat Joseph return. An increase in the usual Adlam was launched. She found the money award on the standard scale was Ina in a dense fog about one and a granted to each member of the crew half miles east of the Gas Buoy outside and to the helpers.—Standard rewards the harbour. The life-boat escorted to crew and helpers, £33 5s. 6d. ; her into harbour, which was reached additional rewards to crew and helpers, at 1 P.M.—Rewards, £8 5*. 6d. £12 0*. 6d. Total rewards to crew and helpers, £45 6*. Weston-sup&r-Mare, Somerset. — At about 6 P.M. on the 9th December, 1937, Blackpool, Lancashire.—At 10.35 P.M. the pier-master at Clevedon informed on the llth December, 1937, the the life-boat station that the Walton Bay proprietor of an hotel on the south coastguard had had a vessel anchored shore reported to the coxswain that a off Hook Buoy under observation vessel off the shore, about a mile south of since the morning of the 7th December. the south pier, was sending up rockets. She had been dragging her anchor, After the distress signals had been showed no lights at night, and only confirmed, the new motor life-boat one man had been seen on board. It Sarah Ann Austin was launched at was decided to send out the motor 11.20 P.M., the honorary secretary, life-boat Fifi and Charles, and she left Alderman C. E. Tatham, accompanying at 7.30 P.M. At 8.45 P.M. she found her. The wind at this time was a the yacht Mystery, of Glasgow, in a strong N.N.W. breeze, with a heavy dangerous position three-quarters of a surf. The life-boat fouqd the coasting mile off Clevedon Pier. On board was steamer Maurita, of Lancaster, bound a man, his wife, and a baby. The in ballast from Lancaster to Liverpool, man had received an injury to his and carrying a crew of five. Her right hand. Three life-boatmen went steering-gear had broken and her engine- aboard and got up the anchor, and the room was flooded to a depth of eight life-boat towed the Mystery to Portis- feet. The life-boat rescued her crew head dock, arriving at 10 P.M. The and landed them at 12.30 A.M. She life-boat returned to her station at then returned to the central beach at 12.30 A.M.—Rewards, £16 5s. 6d. 3 A.M., and was rehoused at 5.30 A.M. The new life-boat is reported to have Dungeness, Kent. — At about [11.30 behaved excellently. The Maurita got P.M. on the 10th December, 1937, off the following day. A letter of APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 415

By courtesy of] [Daily Express " THERE WAS NO PANIC AMONG THE PASSENGERS." On board the ketch Mystery, of Glasgow, which was towed to safety by the Weston-super-Mare motor life-boat on 9th December, 1937, with a man, his wife and baby on board. (See opposite page.)

By courtesy of] [R. H. Spence. of Southend-on-Sca SKIPPER AND MATE. The crew of the barge Gannet, of Gillingham, rescued by the Southend-on-Sea motor life-boat in a gale on 13th December, 1937. (See next page.) 446 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938. thanks was received from the owners.— sailed her to safety. The life-boat Rewards, £21 17s. 6d. returned to her station at 5 P.M.— Rewards : First trip, £10 Is. 6d.; Eyemouth, Berwickshire. — During a Second trip, Property Salvage Case. strong E.N.E. gale with a very heavy sea on the llth December, 1937, Bridlington, Yorkshire.—During the anxiety was felt for the safety of the morning of the 13th December, 1937, Burnmouth fishing yawls returning to when the weather was bad, it was harbour. The new motor life-boat learned that the local motor fishing Frank and William Oates was launched boat Peggy was at sea. Soon after on her first service, during the morning, 1.30 P.M. the coastguard reported that and went to Burnmouth, only to find she was rounding Flamborough Head, that four boats had got in safely. As the and making heavy weather. A moderate fifth boat, Braw Lads, did not appear, S.S.E. gale was then blowing, with a it was assumed that she had made for very heavy sea. The motor life-boat another harbour, and the life-boat Stanhope Smart was launched at 1.35 returned. No sooner had she got to P.M., met the Peggy and escorted her Eyemouth than it was learned that the into safety. She returned to her Brow Lads was making for Eyemouth, station at 3 P.M.—Rewards, £9 18s. so the life-boat put out again and stood by as she came in. The life-boat The Humber, Yorkshire.—At 3.5 A.M. finally returned at 3 P.M. Everyone on the 13th December, 1937, the expressed great satisfaction with the watchman at the life-boat station behaviour of the life-boat.—Rewards, reported that a vessel had run aground £17 9s. 6d. on the Trinity Sands. She appeared to be in no immediate danger, and the North Sunderland, Northumberland.— tide was ebbing. Later the S.S.E. breeze The motor life-boat W.R.A. was increased to a gale, with a moderate launched at 12.30 P.M. on the llth sea, and when the tide changed, it December, 1937, to stand by the was decided to launch the life-boat. Beadnell fishing boat Jane Douglas, At 8.30 A.M. the motor life-boat City which, with a crew of three, was of Bradford II put out, and found the returning home. A very heavy sea steam trawler Almondine, of Hull, was running, and the S.W. wind which bound for the fishing grounds, with a was blowing changed to N.E. and crew of ten. On the coxswain's advice became a gale while the life-boat was she dropped a bow anchor to prevent out. She found the fishing boat about her drifting farther on to the sands, and a mile and a half from Beadnell, and at 11 A.M. she refloated. The life-boat escorted her safely to the Knakker Hole. then piloted her into deep water and The life-boat returned to her station at she went on her way.—Property Salvage 2 P.M.—Rewards, £13. Case. Southend-on-Sea, Essex. — At 12.20 The Humber, Yorkshire.—At 7.45 P.M. P.M. on the 13th December, 1937, in- on the 17th December, 1937, the life- formation was received from the signal boat watchman reported two rockets station at the pierhead that a barge in a south-easterly direction. A strong about a quarter of a mile east of the N.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough pier was signalling for help. The life-boat sea, and squalls of rain and sleet. crew went down the pier by tram, and The motor life-boat City of Bradford II the motor life-boat Greater London was launched at 8.15 P.M., and was (Civil Service No. 3) was launched at directed by the Spurn Light-vessel to 12.35 P.M. It was raining hard and a the Humber Light-vessel. Here she southerly gale was blowing, with a very learned that one of the crew was in rough sea. It was found that the great pain with a poisoned hand. barge was the Gannet, of Gillingham, With some difficulty he was taken on manned by a man, with his wife as board the life-boat, which then made for mate. They and their dog were taken Grimsby. The man was landed and the oft and landed at the pierhead. After life-boat returned to her station at a short time the life-boat returned to 2.20 A.M. on the 18th December.— the barge, put a crew on board and Permanent paid crew. Rewards, 18s. APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 447

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.—During the They arrived there at 3 P.M., and shortly morning of the 17th December, 1937, afterwards it was learned that the the harbour-master's son reported Linnet had been picked up by another having seen a motor launch drifting vessel and towed to Portmahomack. westward off Yarmouth, burning flares The life-boat left Helmsdale at 4.30 P.M. and waving a flag. A fresh N.N.E. and arrived back at her station at breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. 9.30 P.M.—Rewards, £19 15*. 6d. The reserve motor life-boat Hearts of Oak put out at 11.30 A.M., and found a Flamborough, Yorkshire. —• On the motor launch, with two men on board, evening of the 21st December, 1937, a and with a ship's boat in tow, drifting steamer was seen ashore on the south about half a mile south of Hurst beach. side of Flamborough Head. A fresh, The boats were bound from Southamp- southerly breeze was blowing, with a ton to Poole, but the launch had had heavy swell, and the night was very trouble with her engine. The life- dark and foggy. The tide, which was boat towed them into safety, and at quarter ebb, and the swell made returned to her station at 12.25 P.M. launching from the beach very difficult, The owners sent a donation to the but the No. 2 pulling and sailing Institution.—Rewards, £6 5*. 6d. life-boat Jane Hannah Macdonald got away at 9.45 P.M. She dropped anchor Tynemouth, Northumberland. — At and veered in to the steamer, which was 8.50 A.M. on the 20th December, 1937, the Beneficent, of Sunderland. Her the coastguard reported a vessel ashore master did not want any help, but the in the harbour entrance. A light east life-boat stood by until the ebb tide breeze was blowing, with a heavy swell, left the Beneficent dry. The life-boat and the weather was very cold, with returned to her station at 12.45 A.M. dense fog. The motor life-boat Henry The Beneficent eventually got off under Frederick Swan put out'at 9.30 A.M., her own power.—Rewards, £41 Os. 6d. and found the North Shields steam trawler Sarah A. Purdy ashore on Blyth, Northumberland. — At^ 1.48 Battery Point. . At the request of the A.M. on the 22nd December, 1937, the master she stood by until the trawler coastguard telephoned that Pilot Cutter was refloated with the help of a tug. No. 3 was ashore in Blyth Bay, and The trawler then went on her way, that a tug had gone out to her. Owing and the life-boat made for her station, to poor visibility, he could not see where arriving at 2.55 P.M.—Rewards, £8 195. she was. A little later he reported that the cutter was blowing for help, Cromarty.—During the morning of and the motor life-boat Joseph Adlam the 21st December, 1937, the Helmsdale was launched at 2.15 A.M. A strong coastguard reported that they were S.E. breeze was blowing, with a heavy trying to locate two small Helmsdale sea. ' The life-boat found the pilot fishing boats, Linnet and Girl Pat, cutter ashore about half a mile south of which had left Loch Fleet for Helms- the piers, and after some manoeuvring dale at about 4 P.M. the previous day, passed her a tow-rope. She tried for but had not arrived. A moderate some time to tow her clear, but was S.E. breeze was blowing, with a heavy unable to do it. She then passed the ground swell. A message was received rope to the tug, which had backed in in from the harbour-master at Port- answer to her signals. The tug got the mahomack that a boat about three pilot cutter off and towed her back to miles north of that place appeared to Blyth, accompanied by the life-boat. have had an engine breakdown, and The life-boat returned to her station at the motor life-boat James Macfee was 5.30 A.M. The Blyth pilots, who are launched at 10.5 A.M. After searching annual subscribers, gave a special for some time she found the Girl Pat, donation of £12 12*. in recognition of took her in tow, and then tried to find this service.—Rewards, £12 12*. the Linnet. There was no sign of her, however, and the Girl Pat's engine Aith, Shetland. — At 12.30 A.M. on having been restarted, the coxswain Christmas Day, 1937, a doctor tele- decided to escort her in to Helmsdale. phoned that he had been asked to go to 448 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938.

the outlying island of Foula, as the in- gale was blowing, with a rough sea. habitants were in the grip of an epidemic About half a mile S.W. by W. of the of influenza, one person being critically pierhead the life-boat found the sailing ill, and the resident nurse was ill. A barge Melissa, of London. She was strong gale was blowing, with a very bound for Ramsgate with a crew of heavy sea, which made landing on the two and a cargo of timber. She had island impossible for the time being. got out of control and was labouring As no ordinary boat could make the very heavily, swept by heavy seas, and trip, it was decided to place the life- driving quickly towards the shore. boat at the disposal of the doctor as The life-boat went alongside, as it was soon as it was learned that a landing thought that the men wanted to could be made. At 6.30 A.M. the abandon the barge, and in doing so, doctor received an urgent call, and came into collision with her and was although conditions were still very rather badly damaged. The barge's bad, the motor life-boat The Rankin crew did not want to leave her, however, put out with him at 7.30 A.M. She and so, with some difficulty, three reached Foula at 12.40 P.M. The life-boatmen boarded her. A tow-rope doctor had to visit nearly every house, was passed and the life-boat tried to and it is reported that one life was tow her away from the shore. Twice undoubtedly saved by his attention. the rope parted, but eventually the The life-boat arrived back with the life-boat managed to get the barge doctor at 7.45 P.M., after an absence of safely into harbour She returned to over twelve hours, ten of which were her station at 2.8 A.M. — Property spent, at sea.—Expenses defrayed by Salvage Case. the Department of Health for Scotland. Aldeburgh, Suffolk.—At 1.30 P.M. on Runswick, Yorkshire. — Four fishing the 4th January, 1938, the coastguard cobles put to sea in moderate weather reported that the local fishing boats at 7 A.M. on the 31st December, 1937. Peggy, If, and Billy Boy, carrying seven Later on, conditions got bad, and by men altogether, were making heavy 10.45 A.M. a moderate gale was blowing weather three miles south of Aldeburgh. from the N.N E., with a rough sea. A strong and increasing N.N.E. breeze It was decided to send out the motor was blowing. The sea was moderately life-boat Robert Patton—The Always rough and was getting worse. The No. Ready, and she was launched at 11 A.M. 1 motor life-boat Abdy Beauclerk was She stood by and escorted the cobles launched at 1.40 P.M., picked up the into safety, and did not get back to boats and towed them back to Aide- her station until 5 P.M. — Rewards, burgh. She returned to her station at £15 6s. 6d. 3.10 P.M.—Rewards, £22 14*. Qd. Filey, Yorkshire.—During the morn- The following life-boats were ing of the 2nd January, 1938, the local launched, but no services were rendered fishing cobles were caught at sea by for the reasons given : bad weather. Some quickly came in, but others were several miles off, and St. Helier, Jersey.—20th November, the pulling and sailing life-boat Thomas 1937. The life-boat took a pilot out to Masterman Hardy was launched at a vessel lying off Rozel Harbour, as 8.17 A.M. A squally N.N.E. breeze there was no other suitable boat was then blowing, with a moderate to available, and brought back the master rough sea. The cobles were scattered to attend an inquest on his mate, who from Flamborough Head to Cayton had been accidentally killed.—Rewards, Bay, but the life-boat escorted them £9 14s. all into safety. She returned to her station at 12.40 P.M.—Rewards, £15 6s Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. — 2nd December, 1937. A trawler reported Ramsgate, Kent.—At about 12.33 that she had investigated distress A.M. on the 3rd January, 1938, flares signals off Kinnaird Head without were seen in the bay, and at 12.50 A.M. finding anything, and a further search the motor life-boat Prudential put out by the life-boat was also without to investigate. A moderate E.N.E. result.—Rewards, £16 9s. APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 449

Stromness, Orkneys.—2nd December, their prompt launch. -— Rewards, 1937. A rocket had been reported £13 17s. 6d. near Hoy Head, but a thorough search revealed nothing.—Rewards, £25 9*. The Humber, Yorkshire.—llth Decem- ber, 1937. A vessel had stranded near Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk. Aldbrough, but got off and went on her —5th December, 1937. A steamer had way.—Permanent paid crew. run aground on the Scroby Sand, but floated off and did not need help.— Southend'on-Sea, Essex.—12th Decem- Rewards, £27 Is. 6d. ber, 1937. A sailing barge had struck a sunken wreck off Low Way Buoy and Shoreham Harbour, Sussex.—8th De- sank, but her crew had already left her cember, 1937. An angler in a small when the life-boat arrived.—Rewards, boat was overdue, but a long search £19 10*. failed to find him. He had been picked up by a fishing boat. The Dungeness, Kent. — 13th December, Brighton Deep Sea Anglers sent a 1937. A yacht had been reported in letter of thanks and became annual distress and drove ashore. Her crew subscribers to the Institution.— were rescued by the coastguard rocket Rewards, £15 7*. 6d. life - saving appliances. —• Rewards, £16 14*. 6d. Hythe, Kent.—8th December, 1937. White flares had been seen, but were Stromness, Orkneys.—20th December, found to have been made by fishermen 1987. Anxiety had been felt for an signalling to a steamer to keep clear of overdue fishing boat belonging to the their nets.—Rewards, £35 11s. 6d. island of Flotta, but she got home safely.—Rewards, £15 15*. Aberdeen. — 10th December, 1937. A flare and a light had been reported, Barra Island, Hebrides.—26th Decem- but nothing in need of help could be ber, 1937. A rowing boat had been found.—Rewards, £16 9s. overwhelmed in Loch Eynort on the 23rd December, and two of her crew of Troon, Ayrshire. — 10th December, three had been drowned. The life-boat 1937. Red flares were reported, but went out to search for the two bodies, the life-boat could find nothing.— but without result.—Rewards, £20 9*. Rewards, £13 11*. 6d. Aberdeen.—30th December, 1937. Donaghadee, Co. Down.—llth Decem- A steam trawler had signalled for help ber, 1937. The s.s. Annagher, of after losing her propeller, but she was Belfast, sank off Ballymacormick Point, picked up by another trawler.— with the loss of nine of her crew of ten. Rewards, £14 11*. 6d. The life-boat was quickly launched, but the steamer went down too quickly The Humber, Yorkshire, and Skegness, for the life-boat to reach her in time Lincolnshire. — 31st December, 1937. to be of any help. The tenth man was Flares had been seen from the Inner carried towards the shore and rescued Dowsing Light-vessel, but a search by two men of the coastguard L.S.A. revealed no sign of any vessel in need company. At the inquest, which the of help.—Rewards : The Humber, Per- District Inspector attended, the coroner manent paid crew, and 18*.; Skegness, complimented the life-boat crew on £19 14*. 6d.

Halfpennies and Farthings. FOR the seventh year running the , It has also received a three months' Institution has received from a lady in collection of halfpennies, numbering Hampstead a gift of all the halfpennies 120, and from a lady who puts aside all she had collected during the year— farthings for the life-boats, a gift of 370. 548 farthings. 450 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938.

Shoreboat Services. For which Rewards were given at the November and December, 1937, and January, 1938, Meetings of the Committee of Management.

November Meeting. December Meeting. Beaumaris, Anglesey.—For a service Portknockie, Banffshire.—For a service on 5th August, 1937. See page 429. on 3rd August, 1937. See page 429. Guernsey, Channel Islands.—During Kilkee, Co. Clare.—On the afternoon the afternoon of the 1st October, 1937, of the 21st August, 1937, a girl visitor the steamer Briseis, of Rouen, struck aged twelve, got into difficulties while the Grunes, a group of rocks off Cobo. swimming out of her depth. A boat- She was homeward bound from Oran man, who was out in a curragh, at and carried a crew of twenty-seven. once went to her help, and got her A light E. breeze was blowing, with a aboard his boat.—Reward, 10*. slight swell, and visibility was poor. The Briseis began to founder and her Carradale, Argyllshire.—For a service crew took to her two boats. Five on the 1st September, 1937. See men who were fishing near-by, in four page 429. motor fishing boats, went to their help, and another man put off from shore in Abersoch, South Caernarvonshire.— a speed-boat. Three of the four boats During the morning of the 4th Septem- towed the ship's life-boats ashore, and ber, 1937, two men were thrown into the fourth took the captain and the the water when their small sailing mate off the steamer and then trans- boat, Rushmere, capsized in Cardigan ferred them to the speed-boat, which Bay. A strong westerly breeze was cruised round the Briseis for some time. blowing, with a choppy sea. After The St. Peter Port motor life-boat was the men had been in the water for called out (as recorded in the last about three-quarters of an hour they issue of The Life-boat), but found that were seen and rescued by Captain her services were not required. The M. I. Williams-Ellis, J.P., D.L., his son and another man, who were going six rescuers were occupied for about off fishing in Captain Williams-Ellis's two hours, without risk.—Rewards, £2 5s.; also 15s. for fuel used. motor yacht, Morfonvyn.—Reward, Letter of appreciation. Barmouth, Merionethshire.—On the 5th October, 1937, the coastguard Arklow, Co. Wicklow—At 7.45 P.M. received a telephone message that on the 3rd November, 1937, the motor an aeroplane had dived into the sea fishing boat Pride of Kilmichael, of about five miles north of the life-boat Dublin, with five men on board, was station. The sea was dead calm, and disabled by her nets fouling the pro- the coxswain and another man put peller, when she was about half a mile out in one of the coxswain's own motor S.E. of Arklow Harbour. An increasing boats. They searched for three hours, strong southerly breeze was blowing, but could find nothing.—Rewards, with a rough sea and rain. In answer 15*., and 3*. for fuel used. to her distress flares three fishermen put off in a 35-feet motor boat. They Cullercoats, Northumberland.—Shortly took the Pride of Kilmichael in tow after midday on the 16th October, and brought her into port.—Rewards, 1937, a sailing canoe capsized in the £l 10s., and 5s. for fuel used. bay, and her only occupant started to swim ashore. A fresh W. breeze Aberdeen.—At about 4 P.M. on the was blowing, with a slight sea, and 22nd November, 1937, the coastguard the weather was stormy. The coxswain reported that a rocket had been seen and three other men put off in a two to three miles off Gregness. The motor fishing coble and rescued the sea was smooth, with a northerly wind man.—Rewards, £2, and Ss. for fuel and some fog. A pilot cutter, manned used. by three men, was sent out. She made APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 451 a thorough search, spoke to several nets. She was thrown on to another trawlers and, finding no vessel in need pile, holed, and overturned. One man of help, returned after about an hour managed to cling to a pile, but the and a half.—Rewards, 15,?., with 10*. others were carried seaward, one cling- for fuel used and use of boat, and 2* for ing to a piece of the wreckage, the other a telephone man. entangled in nets. A S.W. breeze was blowing, with a strong ebb tide January Meeting. and a lot of broken water. Seven men, Southwold, Suffolk.—On the 14th in two rowing boats and a motor boat, December, 1937, the sprat boat Golden promptly put out and rescued all three Chance, with three men on board, hit men, who were in a very exhausted a submerged pile at the mouth of the condition.—Rewards, £310s., and Is. 6d. harbour when setting out to shoot her for fuel used.

The Life-boat in Verse. The Life-boat in Verse. An anthology covering a hundred years, Selected with a commentary by Sir John Gumming and Charles Vince"' . Published for the Royal National Life-boat Institution by Hodder & Stoughton. 25. 6d. MUCH verse has been written about life-boats in 1886 are perhaps the best the life-boat service. This anthology ever written on the service : of fifty-six sets of verses has been Up goes the Lytham signal! St. Annes chosen out of 180 collected by the has summoned hands ! editors, who have each had a long Knee-deep in surf the life-boat's association with the service. The launched abreast of Southport earliest of the verses chosen was sands ! written in 1833, the latest in 1935. Half deafened by the screaming wind ; Many famous and heroic rescues are half blinded by the rain, recalled in the commentary which Three crews await their coxswains, and forms a useful and interesting addition face the hurricane ! to the verses themselves. The stakes are death or duty! No Only one of the greater names of man has answered " No ! " English poetry appears in the anthology: Lives must be saved out yonder on William Wordsworth, whose sonnet the doomed ship Mexico ! " On Entering Douglas Bay" ends Did ever night look blacker ? did sea so with these lines on the life-boatmen of hiss before ? the Isle of Man and the Institution's Did ever women's voices wail more founder : piteous on the shore ? Spare, too, the human helpers ! Do Out from three ports of Lancashire that they stir night went life-boats three, 'Mid your fierce shock like men afraid To fight a splendid battle, manned by to die ? Warriors of the Sea ! No; their dread service nerves the Then there are his " The Women of heart it warms, Mumbles Head," his " The Lay of the And they are led by noble HILLARY. Life-boat," and his " The Wreck of the Indian Chief." Two of these four The Poet Laureate of the Life-boats. poems appeared originally in Punch. But there are well-known names So did the frontispiece chosen for the among the authors : William Canton, anthology, " Mr. Punch to the Life- Clement Scott, George R. Sims, Fred- boatmen," by the famous cartoonist, erick Weatherly, the song-writer, and Linley Sambourne. Lord Darling. The poet laureate of Perhaps even better known than the life-boat service was certainly Clement Scott's verses was "The Clement Scott. His verses on the Life-boat," by George R. Sims, a disaster to the Southport and St. Annes famous recitation in its day : 452 THE LIFE-BOAT, [APRIL, 1938. Been out in the Life-boat often ? Ay, Hold on, boys, while she takes it ay, sir, often enough. green, When it's rougher than this ? Lor1 Keep tha' there Verys light outen bless you! this ain't what we calls the wet. rough ; It's when there's a gale a-blowin', and Grace Darling. the waves run in and break One whole section is given to the work On the shore with a roar like thunder of the women, and the anthology is and the white cliffs seem to shake ; dedicated to the members of the Ladies' When the sea is a hell of waters, and Life-boat Guild " in admiration and the bravest holds his breath respect." As he hears the cry for the Life-boat— First in the section on the women his summons maybe to death— comes Grace Darling. It would be so That's when we call it rough, sir; but, at any time. It is specially appro- if we can get her afloat, priate in this the centenary year of There's always enough brave fellows her great deed. Two poets wrote of ready to man the boat. her, Wordsworth and Swinburne, but the editors have chosen, in preference To tie Men of Rye. to either, the beautiful verses by Henry And to show the variety of mood and Thomas Liddell (Earl of Ravensworth), expression in these fifty-six sets of the best of the many written of her : verse on the same subject, let those lines by George R. Sims be followed by Oh! noble effort, deed of deathless an extract from Lord Darling's noble Fame! tribute to the life-boatmen who lost From which the strength of man had their lives at Rye nine years ago : shrunk appalled, But that in woman's heart there burnt Their names will live, nor died these a flame brave in vain By Mercy fired, by Prudence un- Whose valiant deed shall deeds as enthralled, high inspire; The flame of Charity, of Faith, and All sacrifice is greater than the gain, Love, Little the faggot—all the heavenly That lights to deeds illustrious the fire. way, Sent by the Holy Spirit from above Verses by Coxswains. To sublimate our grosser part of clay, These verses are by those who looked And still in God-like bosoms loves to at the life-boat service from the outside. dwell, Others show it from the inside. There Like ancient Vesta's fire, unquenched, are verses written by two coxswains, unquenchable. David Duncan, of Montrose, and William Potter, of Cahore, Co. Wexford, The Tribute of Women, who describes in detail the launch- of One of the most interesting things the life-boat and the rescue; but the which the anthology makes clear is thoughts and feelings of the life-boat- that some of the finest tributes to the men at their work find their best service have come from women. Agnes expression in the chanties of Captain Strickland, historian of the Queens of Craufurd, honorary secretary of the England, wrote of them. Then there Dungeness station, of which there are is Eliza Cook's famous " The Boatmen two in the anthology. Here is the of the Downs " : first stanza of his " Lee Oh." A boat is on the waters—- There she shows on the starboard beam, When the very sea-birds hide ; She must be nearly awash below, 'Tis noble blood must fill the pulse 'Eaven be kind an' we reach 'er soon, That's calm in such a tide ! They must be thinkin' us all too slow. And England, rich in records Of her princes, kings and crowns, George can flatten the after sheet ? May tell still prouder stories Seems we could pinch a bit closer yet, Of her Boatmen of the Downs. APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 453

A FAMOUS MOTOR LIFE-BOAT CONVERTED.

THE HENRY VERNON. Served at Tynemouth and then at Sunderland from 1911 to 1935. Launched on service 55 times. Rescued 272 lives Two gold and six silver medals awarded to members of her crews for gallantry

THE ROHILLA. The Henry Vernon, converted by Mr. G. A. Tawse, of Bosham, into a "motor yacht, and renamed after the wrecked hospital ship from which she rescued 50 lives on 1st November. 1914. 454 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938.

Nor has anything better been written 1868, caUed " The Life-boatman's Sigh in recent years than Mrs. Nugent in the Tempest " : Jackson's " Adams of the Goodwin Sands" : Jesu ! bless our slender boat, By the torrent swept along ; Who neither flinched, nor quailed, Loud its threatenings—let them not nor failed, Drown the music of a song Who often against hope prevailed. Breathed Thy mercy to implore, Hero by daring and by deed, Where these troubled waters roar ! Staunch sea-dog of the British breed, Who bold as Caister boatmen be, Guide our bark among the waves ; Never went back for any sea ! Through the surf our passage smooth ; Or Miss Cicely Fox Smith's ;The Where the whirlpool frets and raves Life-boatman " : Let Thy love its anger soothe ; All our hope is placed in Thee ; Helmeted, knightwise—booted to the Miserere Domine ! knee— Cuirassed to meet the charging cavalry Of seas wind-generalled—medalled from It is hoped that the extracts given no fight above may tempt readers ot this Save that men wage with eternal Journal to acquire the book itself ; for ocean's might— the profits after meeting the cost of production go to the Institution. The And Miss Helen Burnside's " Man the volume is attractively bound, and issued Life-boat " is a perfect example of the at the reasonable" price of half-a-crown. Victorian ballad. There is a special rate for those who The majority of the verses are by wish to purchase a number of copies for names unknown. They cannot be sale by branches and Ladies' Life-boat better represented in this notice than Guilds for the benefit of their local by the anonymous stanzas written in funds.

Life-boat Exhibition. THROUGH the kindness of the organ- items in its equipment were also izers of the Engineering and Marine shown; eight models ; a working model Exhibition (formerly the Shipping, of a shipwreck and rescue, and photo- Engineering and Machinery Exhibition), graphs of coxswains, of wrecks and of held at Olympia, from 16th Septem- life-boats engaged in the work of rescue. ber to 2nd October of this year, the During the fortnight 844 people Institution was given the same place worked the working model, and the for a life-boat exhibit which it had model and collecting boxes and sale of when the Exhibition was last held in books brought in between them £36 5s., 1935. The principal exhibits were or £2 85. 4d. a day. About 7,000 again two complete engines, a 35-h.p. lists of the exhibits and the same six-cylinder submersible petrol engine number of leaflets were distributed.* and a 40-h.p. four-cylinder submersible Diesel engine. Parts of engines, parts * For accounts of previous exhibitions at Olympia and elsewhere see The Life-boat for September, 1933 ; Novem- of the life-boat itself, and the principal ber, 1933 ; September, 1934, and December, 1935.

In Memory of a Ship's Cat. THE Institution has received a gift of among the ship's company in memory £l 6s. from H.M.S. Stork, stationed at of the ship's cat, Tiger, which was lost Penang, the result of a collection made overboard at sea. APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 455

" Boats that Save Life." A New Film of Life-boat Building. THE Institution has had made for it a cases which would keep the life-boat new sound film which tells the story of afloat even if twenty holes were knocked the building of a motor life-boat. It in her and every compartment were starts on the other side of the world, open to the sea; and the relieving- with the hauling by elephants of teak scuppers which empty the life-boat as logs in the Burmese forests, and the she fills with water. Then, after the felling of mahogany in Honduras— final coat of paint, the completed the teak and mahogany which will life-boat is seen arriving at her come to Great Britain to be built into station ; and the last shot shows her life-boats. It shows the Institution's putting out on her first service. timber-converter testing crooks of The film has music and a running English oak. Then it moves through commentary. the building-yard and the engineering- It has been made for the Institution works to show the care and craftsman- by the Strand Film Co., under the ship which go to make a modern motor direction of Mr. Paul Rotha. life-boat and its engines. There are two versions of the film. In a series of rapid shots one sees the The shorter takes seven minutes to sawing and shaping of the timbers ; show and is intended, principally, for the steaming of the planks of mahogany issue to cinemas, to be shown in advance so that they can be bent over the frame- of life-boat days. The longer takes work of the life-boat; the stretching ten minutes to show, and is for the use of the calico which lies between her of branches at their own meetings and double skin of mahogany; the testing other functions, and for showing at of the engine parts ; the completed schools and other film entertainments. engine, and the flooded engine-room Both these films are the standard with the engine still able to work, size, 35 mm. though under water ; the special tunnels There is also a silent version, taking in which the propellers are housed to twelve minutes to show, which is protect them from damage ; the air- 16 mm., for use on home projectors.

Broadcast of a Launch at New Brighton. ON 2nd January a broadcast of a broadcast with a running commentary launch of the motor life-boat at New by Mr. W. W. Harris, vice-chairman Brighton, was given in the North and honorary secretary of the station, Regional programme. The firing of in which he described the launch and the maroons, the orders of the cox- the work and record of the station, swain and the sounds of the life-boat which has had 279 launches on service leaving New Brighton stage were and has rescued 667 lives.

The Help of Golf Clubs. DURING 1937 sixty-six golf clubs the competition than in 1936, and held competitions in aid of the £25 more was contributed. The same life-boat service and contributed appeal has been made to golf clubs £222 6*. 6d- Two more clubs held for 1938. 456 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1988.

Obituary. Coxswain Edward J. Smith, of Kessingland. tive experience at the service of the COXSWAIN EDWARD J. SMITH, of Kes- Institution in carrying out a survey singland, who retired in February, of its organization, and while making 1937, at the age of fifty-eight, on the some suggestions and criticisms, he closing of the station, died four months found that " the Institution is well and later. He had served as coxswain for ably conducted. It is probable that seven and a half years and as an officer no organization of a comparable kind of the life-boat altogether for fifteen could better stand criticism." years. Coxswain Smith won the silver medal in Pecember, 1920, for the part he took, as second coxswain, in the Coxswain Thomas Kyle, of Holy Island. rescue of the crew of the smack A.J.W., Coxswain Thomas Kyle, proprietor of Rye. On his retirement he was of the Castle Hotel, Holy Island, who awarded a pension and a certificate of died in October, 1937, at the age of service. sixty-four, had served as coxswain of the Holy Island life-boats for two years, Coxswain Stephen Clayson, of Margate. and as second coxswain for over twenty years. During those years the Holy Coxswain Stephen Clayson, who died Island life-boats rescued 135 lives. In in July, 1937, at the age of eighty-four, March, 1934, he won the Institution's had a distinguished career. He was thanks inscribed on vellum for going bowman of the Margate life-boat for out in a heavy gale to the help of the over seven years and coxswain for lighter Ella, the crew of which had over twenty years. During that time already been rescued by a tug. On his the life-boats rescued 367 lives. He won the silver medal for gallantry in retirement he was awarded a pension January, 1905, for the rescue, in a and a certificate of service. whole gale, of the crew of the ketch Malvoisin, of London, when he was Miss lane Leresche, of Seaford. acting coxswain. On his retirement in Miss Jane Leresche, who died in 1925 he was awarded a pension and a October, 1937, had been the honorary certificate of service. secretary of the Seaford branch for nearly ten years, and before that the Mr. H. A. Bryden. assistant honorary secretary for over Mr. H. A. Bryden, who died in four years. During her honorary sec- September, 1937, at the age of eighty- retaryship the branch collected £1,317. three, was distinguished as an interna- Miss Leresche was awarded in 1933 the tional athlete, sportsman, traveller gold badge, which is given only for and naturalist, and as the author of distinguished honorary services. many books on these subjects. He came to the Institution in 1918 and did very successful work for it as an organ- Coxswain Henry W. Pearson, of Walmer. izing secretary, first in the south-west Coxswain Henry W. Pearson, an of England and then in the south-east. alderman of Deal, who died on 17th He retired in 1925 at the age of seventy- November, 1937, at the age of seventy- one. one, was second coxswain of the Walmer life-boat from 1909 to 1912, when the Mr. Noel E. Peck. station was closed, and became the Mr. Noel E. Peck, who died in coxswain when the station was reopened October, 1937, had been a vice-president in 1927. While he was an officer of of the Institution since 1922. He was the life-boat, 81 lives were rescued. a distinguished figure in the shipbuilding Coxswain Pearson retired in 1935 and industry on the Clyde and elsewhere, was awarded a gratuity and a certificate and during the war was a director of of service. With his father, he was the shipbuilding in the national shipyards. owner of the last of the famous Walmer In 1921 he placed his large administra- luggers by the help of which many lives APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 457

and vessels were saved. He was a Coxswain Jesse L. Salmon, Clacton-on-Sea. North Sea pilot, with an intimate Coxswain Jesse L. Salmon, who knowledge of the English Channel and died on 13th January, 1938, at the the North Sea, and he acted as pilot age of eighty-four, had a distinguished to many Channel swimmers. career. He was bowman of the Clacton-on-Sea life-boat for just over a year, second coxswain for over fifteen Mr. Alfred Belk, Hartlepool. years, and coxswain for five years, Mr. Alfred Belk, of Hartlepool, an retiring in 1924. During these twenty- alderman, borough recorder, town clerk one years the Clacton life-boats rescued and justices' clerk, who died on 4th 263 lives. Coxswain Salmon won the December, 1937, at the age of eighty- silver medal for gallantry in September, four, had retired from the honorary 1915, for his share, as second coxswain, secretaryship of the Hartlepool station in the rescue of the crew of the bar- five years before. He was then the quentine Leading Chief, of Guernsey, senior of the 1,200 branch honorary and the bronze medal, in December, secretaries. He had been appointed 1917, for his share, as second coxswain, in 1881, so that he had served for fifty- in the rescue of the crew of the steamer one years, for the first twenty-eight as Iris, of Gothenburg. On his retire- sole honorary secretary and then for ment he was awarded a pension and a twenty-three years as joint honorary certificate of service. secretary. During those fifty-one years the Hartlepool life-boats rescued 178 lives. Mr. Belk was awarded the Mr. James A. Gardiner, Campbeltown. Institution's binoculars in 1893, and Mr. James A. Gardiner, of Campbel- its decoration (now the gold badge) in town, Argyllshire, who died on 19th 1904. In 1930 he was appointed an January, 1938, at the age of seventy- honorary life-governor, the highest eight, had been one of the most dis- honour which the Institution can give tinguished honorary workers of the an honorary worker, and on his retire- Institution in Scotland. He was honor- ment, two years later, he was awarded ary secretary of three life-boat stations, the Institution's thanks inscribed on Campbeltown, Machrihanish and South- vellum and a silver inkstand. He left end. When he retired, in 1929, he a legacy of £50 to the Institution. had served for thirty-one years, and during that time the three stations had rescued 66 lives. Mr. Gardiner Captain John Williams, Aberdovey. was awarded the Institution's binocu- Captain John Williams, F.R.A.S., lars in 1909. In 1924 he was appointed F.R.G.S., who died on 6th December, an honorary life-governor, the highest 1937, at the age of seventy-two, had honour which the Institution can give been the Institution's honorary sec- an honorary worker. On his retire- retary and treasurer at Aberdovey ment he received the Institution's since 1925, first of the station, and, thanks inscribed on vellum. He was when it was closed in 1931, of the a practical seaman and yachtsman. He financial branch. Though Aberdovcy had been round the world before the is only a village, Captain Williams mast in a sailing ship; held his master's collected £1,066 during those thirteen certificate; and was a member of the years. He had been a sea captain and Royal Clyde Club. In 1912 he won a pilot for many years, was Lloyd's the medal of the Royal Humane agent, and long before he became Society for going overboard during a honorary secretary of the station had race in stormy weather and rescuing served in the Aberdovey life-boat crew. another yachtsman who had fallen In 1931 he was awarded the Institu- into the sea. He went out many times tion's gold badge, and in 1936 he was in the life-boat on service, and in 1903 appointed an honorary life-governor, was awarded a medal by the King of the highest honour which the Institu- Norway for his share in the rescue of tion can give to an honorary worker. the crew of the barque Argo. 458 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938.

A Children's Exhibition. A LONDON clergyman has sent seven vited all their friends and at which a shillings and sixpence to the St. Ives collection was taken. As they did not branch and writes : collect as much as they hoped, they " Behind the gift is rather an inter- decided to augment the fund by esting story. Three children, Vera making ' flags ' and selling them—not Harris (aged 11), Pam Harris (aged 6), publicly, of course. The ' exhibition ' sisters, and Alan Gibson, their friend, was quite an interesting thing, with spent a very happy holiday at St. Ives ' umpteen ' sections : photographic (in during the summer. Evidently the which snaps and post cards of St. Ives cause of the life-boat had made an played a prominent part), a home-made impressive appeal to the children. On model of St. Ives and harbour, and their return from holiday they decided quite a catalogue of items which they must help. So they arranged a children only could conceive. Well, sort of exhibition, to which they in- here is the result."

Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management. Thursday, llth November, 1937. further period of a year after he attains the age of 61 on the 19th June, 1938. Sir GODFRBY BARING, Bt., in the chair:— Reported the receipt of the following Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— special contributions :— £ s. d. £ s. d. Executors of the late Miss C. T. Mr. Gordon Armstrong . . 8,000 0 0 Tamer .... 500 0 0 Cunard White Star, Ltd. . 85 0 0 Mr. Joseph H. Jacobs . . 105 0 0 Mrs. F. M. Eager . . . 50 0 0 Mr. William Lee . . . 50 0 0 Paid £25,924 10s. Id. for the total charges Esperanto . . . . 25 0 0 of the Institution during the month, including Miss M. Lobb . . . 25 0 0 rewards for services, payments for the con- struction of life-boats, life-boathouses and Paid £25,22116s. 4d. for the total charges of slipways, and the maintanence of life-boat the Institution during the month, including stations. rewards for services, payments for the con- Included in the above were :— struction of life-boats, life-boathouses and £272 14s. 6d. to pay the rewards for life- slipways, and the maintenance of life-boat boat services ; stations. £361 7s. lOd. to pay the rewards for life- Included in the above were :— boat launches £145 9s. to pay the rewards for life-boat (Accounts of these services and launches services ; appear on pages 436—142) ; £416 7s. 9d. to pay the rewards for life-boat £38 7s. 6d. for the assemblies of crews, etc. ; launches £11 6s. 5d. additional rewards for services (Accounts of these services and launches previously reported ; appear on pages 432—136) ; £21 19s. 4d. on account of pensions already £2 3s. 6d. for the assemblies of crews, etc. ; granted to the dependent relatives of men who had lost their lives in the life-boat £21 19s. 4d. on account of pensions already, service at Rye Harbour ; granted to the dependent relatives of men £5 to a man for injury in the life-boat who had lost their lives in the life-boat service service at Port St. Mary. at Rye Harbour; Voted £37 10s. on account of additional £15 2s. to men for injury in the life-boat rewards to the crews of the Aberdeen, service at Port St. Mary and Wells. Clogher Head, Clou^hey, Peel, Port Erin, and Voted £18 on account of. additional Port St. Mary life-boats. rewards to the crew of the Moelfre life-boat. Voted £5 12s. to pay the rewards for the Voted £7 11s. to pay the rewards for shore- Aberdeen, Abersoch, Arklow, Carradale, boat services at Barmouth, Beaumaris, Kilkee, Porthdinllaen, and Portknockie shore- Cullercoats, and Guernsey, accounts of which boat services, accounts of which appear on appear on pages 450. pages 429^30 and 450. Thursday, 9th December, 1937. Thursday, 30th December, 1937. The Hon. GEORGE COLVILLE in the chair :— Paid £39,030 7s. 2d. for sundry charges in Decided that the services of Engineer- connexion with the construction of life-boats, Captain A. G. Bremner, O.B.E., R.N., life-boathouses and slipways, etc., and the Superintendent Engineer, be retained for a maintenance of life-boat stations. APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 459

Thursday, 13th January, 1938. 7s. 6d. for the assembly of a crew ; Sir GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the chair :— £3 12s. for services previously reported ; Reported that Mr. S. J. Aubrey had been £337 12s. 4d. on account of pensions already elected chairman of Lloyd's for the ensuing granted to the dependent relatives of men year, in succession to Lieut.-Colonel R. W. who had lost their lives in the life-boat Roylance, J.P., and thus had become an service at Aldeburgh, Caister, Fethard, Filey, ex-officio member of the Committee of Man- Fraserburgh, Holyhead, Johnshaven, The agement. Mumbles, New Brighton, Newhaven, Padstow, Resolved that the Swedish Life-boat Port St. Mary, Rhoscolyn, Runswick, Rye Society be informed that the Institution Harbour, St. Andrew's, Troon, Whitby, and would welcome the holding of an Inter- Wells; national Life-boat Conference in Germany £102 2s. 6d. to men for injury in the life- in 1940. boat service at Blackpool, Buckie, Caister, Reported the receipt of the following Falmouth, Moelfre, Newburgh, Newhaven, special contributions :— and Port St. Mary. £ s. d. Voted £12 Os. 6d. on account of additional King George's Fund for Sailors 1,000 0 0 rewards to the crew and helpers of the Anonymous .... 500 0 0 Dungeness No. 2 life-boat. Trustees of the Sir Albert Levy Voted a further compassionate grant of Benevolent Fund . . 500 0 0 £22 10s. to Charles Lacock, ex-coxswain of Anonymous .... 100 0 0 the Caister life-boat, who served for twenty- Paid £23,064 Is. 4d. for the total charges five years in the life-boat, and is now in of the Institution during the month, including straitened circumstances. rewards for services, payments for the con- Voted a compassionate grant of £10 to struction of life-boats, life-boathouses and Mrs. Edward Smith, widow of the late slipways, and the maintenance of life-boat coxswain of the Kessingland life-boat, who stations. is in straitened circumstances. Included in the above were :— Voted a further compassionate grant of £9 £338 10s. 6d. to pay the rewards for life- to Andrew Young, ex-coxswain of the boat services ; Cloughey life-boat, who is in poor circum- £288 18s. 6

News from the Branches. 1st November, 1937, to 31st January, 1938. Greater London. HORNSEY.—Whist drive attended by Life-boat stand at the Sea-roamers' Ex- the Mayor and Mayoress. Prizes presented hibition, at Messrs. Selfridge's. by the Mayoress. BARNET.—Mrs. Ellicott appointed joint KENSINGTON.—Special meeting at the honorary secretary. vicarage by permission of the Rev. Preben- BATTERSEA. — Branch reorganized. dary A. E. Smith and Mrs. Smith. Chairman, Mrs. Mills ; honorary treasurer, Mr. KINGSTON.—Address to the Round J. Morrish; honorary secretary, Mrs. Baylais. Table by Captain Basil Hall, R.N. Two lectures to the South Battersea Con- stitutional Association. Concert by the PURLEY.—Mr. F. L. Payler appointed Lavender Hill Temperance Choir. honorary secretary. BEDDINGTON, WALLINGTON, AND ST. ALBANS.—Dance. CARSHALTON.—Christmas party and lan- tern lecture. SOUTHEND.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of its chairman, . BEXLEYHEATH.—Whist drives. Alderman R. Thurlow Baker. Supper and BRIXTON.—Dramatic entertainment at concert to the life-boat crew. Host : Mr. West Norwood by the Maude Booth Players. H. A. Potter. Speakers: Captain J. C. BURNT OAK, EDGWARE.—Dramatic Johnson (pier-master), and Mr. J. Leslie entertainment by the Woodhouse Players. Elliston, branch secretary. CENTRAL WANDSWORTH.—Miss Jen- STOKE NEWINGTON.—Mrs. Norman nings appointed honorary secretary; Mr. Collie appointed honorary secretary. W. A. Daniels, honorary treasurer; Mr. C. T. Witherby, honorary auditor. TWICKENHAM.—Branch formed. Mr. CHISLEHURST.—Bridge tournament. Berkeley L. Moir, A.R.I.B.A., honorary secre- CLAPHAM.—Whist drives. tary ; Mr. C. A. Pettit, honorary treasurer. EPSOM.—Mr. F. A. Lee appointed honor- WALTHAMSTOW.—Carol singing. Lan- ary secretary. tern lecture by Mr. Richard Pettigree to HENDON.—Mrs. Leigh appointed honor- Mechanics' Club. ary secretary. WATFORD.—Life-boat day. 460 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938.

WELLING.—Whist drive. lantern lecture at Staveley. Life-boat films Lectures at East Ham, Enfield Chase, shown, with collections, at Kirkby Lonsdale Hackney, South Harrow, South Woodford, Cinema. and H.M. Prison (Boys), Wormwood Scrubs. LANCASTER.—Annual meeting on 25th November, the Mayor, patron of the branch, North.West of England. in the chair. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, ACCRINGTON.—Annual meeting on 9th Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of December, the Mayor, president, in the the past year: Garden fete, jumble sale, foot- chair. Speaker: The district organizing ball collections, collections in cinemas. secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life- Amount collected in 1937, £118. boat days at Church, Clayton-le-Moors, and Mrs. T. E. Ellwood appointed president Oswaldtwistle, bridge and whist drive, of the branch in succession to Mrs. J. E. dance, cinema collections and collections in Oglethorpe. works. Amount collected in 1937, £145, an LIVERPOOL.—Special meeting at the increase of £21 on 1936. house of the president of the Aigburth Annual dance. district. Speaker : The district organizing BARROW-IN-FURNESS.—Annual meet- secretary. Life-boat broadcasts given by ing on 24th November, the Mayor in the Mr. W. W. Harris, honorary secretary of the chair. Speaker: Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., Port of Liverpool and district branch. (See chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the special report on page 455.) past year : Life-boat day, whist drive, dance. LYTHAM.—American tea, organized by Amount collected in 1937, £242, an increase the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. of £110 on 1936. Mrs. Thackara appointed honorary secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND DIS- Guild in succession to Mrs. Simpson. TRICT : Dance organized by the Ladies' Life-boat ALTRINCHAM AND BOWDEN.— Guild. Annual meeting on 13th December. The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Stamford elected BLACKBURN.—Annual meeting on 12th president; Mr. H. F. O'Brien, chair- November, the Mayoress, president of the man ; Mr. A. E. Ireland, J.P., honorary branch, in the chair. Speaker : The district treasurer ; Mr. W. L. Bowland and Mr. W. organizing secretary. Amount collected in Stanier, joint honorary secretaries ; Mrs. 1937, £125. Williamson, honorary organizing secretary. CLITHEROE.—Special meeting at the AUDENSHAW.—Special meeting. Life- house of Mrs. Heaton, chairman of the boat film show in Grammar School, branch. Speaker: The district organizing Audenshaw, with address by Mr. W. T. secretary. Wedlake, A.M.I.M.E. CULCHETH-wiTH-KENYON.~— Annual BRADFORD.—Special meeting on 16th whist drive. November to constitute a Life-boat Guild. DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN.—The branch has suffered a severe loss by the death of CLAYTON.—Address by branch sec- Mr. T. S. Everard, a vice-president and a retary to Girls' Friendly Society. member of the branch committee for over CRUMPSALL.—Special meeting. fifty years. DENTON.—Annual bring-and-buy sale. DUKINFIELD.—Annual whist drive and DIDSBURY.—Annual meeting on 12th dance. November. EARBY.—Bridge drive. DROYLSDEN.—Special meeting. Life- FLEETWOOD.—Annual meeting on 30th boat Guild formed. President : Chairman November. Mr. J. Wood, chairman, pre- of the Council; vice-presidents : Mrs. siding. Amount collected in 1937, £826, an Carrington Sellars, Mrs. Wignall: chair- increase of £22 on 1936. man : Mrs. Baker ; honorary secretary : Fourth annual hot-pot supper and enter- Mrs. Dockrell; honorary treasurer : Mrs. tainment to Fleetwood Life-boat crew. Thomas. HINDLEY.—Annual whist drive and FAILSWORTH.—Annual meeting on dance. 13th January, the Chairman of the Fails- HORWICH.—Presentation by the sec- worth Urban District Council presiding. retary of the Manchester, Salford and Mrs. H. Clarke elected honorary treasurer District branch of the life-boatman statuette in succession to Mrs. Ash. awarded by the Institution to Mrs. J. Carr, GORTON.—Eighth annual cabaret president of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. supper dance and whist drive at Belle Two whist drives and dances. Vue. Address by branch secretary to KENDAL.—Annual meeting on 6th Women Citizens' Association. Film show December. Mrs. C. H. \Vhitaker, president, and address by branch secretary to the in the chair. Speaker : The district organizing Gorton Ladies' Life-boat Guild and secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life- Women's Conservative Association. boat day, bridge and whist drive. Amount HEATON MERSEY.—Special meeting. collected in 1937, £128. MANCHESTER.—Annual meeting on KIRKBY LONSDALE.—Life-boat lantern 20th January, the Lord Mayor of Man- lecture by the Rev. W. Hartley. Life-boat chester in the chair, supported by the APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 461

Mayor of Stretford, the Bishop of Salford, chair. Amount collected in 1937, £81, an Sir William Davy, J.P., honorary trea- increase of £11 on 1936. surer, Alderman E. A. Hardy, J.P., Mr. Whist drive arranged by the Ladies' Life- P. M. Oliver, C.B.E., honorary secretary, boat Guild. the Chairman of the Urmston Urban RAMSEY.—Annual meeting on 12th District Council, the Chairman of the Hale November, the Rev. M. W. Harrison, Urban District Council, and Mr. T. G. chairman, presiding. Amount collected in Da vies. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., 1937, £167. chairman of the Institution. Amount col- ROCHDALE.—Annual meeting on 25th lected in 1937, £2,960, an increase of £199 January, the Mayor, president, in the chair. on 1936. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satterthwaite, Lord Mayor's Sunday. Special meeting O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. Efforts to elect Mrs. Henry Bronnert. honorary of the past year: Annual American tea. secretary of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1937, £151. Miss Speakers : Mr. P. M. Oliver, C.B.E., and Pawson elected honorary secretary in. suc- the district organizing secretary. Cunard cession to Miss H. Hall. White Star Limited Cruise Reunion dinner and dance. ST. HELENS.—Special meeting at Windle Hall on 20th January, the Mayor and NEW MOSTON.—Annual meeting on Mayoress being present. Speaker : The dis- December 7th. Annual dance. trict organizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boat URMSTON.—Annual dance.. Guild formed. President, Mrs. W. H. Pilkington ; chairman, Mrs. E. J. Robinson ; WALKDEN.—Annual dance. honorary treasurer, Mrs. Latham ; Honorary WHITWORTH PARK AND CHORL- secretary, Mrs. J. L. Angel. TON-ON-MEDLOCK. — Annual meeting SILVERDALE.—Annual meeting on 18th on 9th December. Miss A. Robinson November at the house of Mrs; Sharp, elected president in succession to Mrs. president. Speaker : The district organizing Bancroft, Miss H. Robinson elected secretary. ESorts of the past year •. Life- honorary treasurer in succession to Miss boat day, " Grey Walls " gardens opened Bancroft, and Miss Heywood elected by permission of Mrs. Sharp. Amount honorary secretary in succession to Miss collected in 1937, £41. A. Robinson. SOUTHPORT.—Annual meeting on 2nd MARYPORT.—Annual supper and enter- December, the Mayor in the chair. Speaker : tainment to the life-boat crew, arranged by The district organizing secretary. Amount the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Whist drive. collected in 1937, £323, an increase of £50 MIDDLETON.—The branch has suffered on 1936. a severe loss through the death of Mrs. Annual dance. Address to the Young Fairbrother, who had been honorary sec- People's Club of the Leyland Road Methodist retary since 1930. Church. Annual meeting on 4th November, the STOCKPORT,—Annual meeting on 22nd Mayor, president, in the chair. Speaker: November, Mr. J. Moult, chairman,-presiding. The district organizing secretary. Efforts of Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, whist the past year : Life-boat day, whist drive. drive. Amount collected in 1937, £149. Amount collected in 1937, £58. Mrs. F. L. Life-boat service at St. George's Church, at Kay appointed honorary secretary. which the Mayor and Mayoress were present, MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAM.— and officers and members of the branch Annual meeting on 3rd December. Speaker : committee. Preacher : The Rev. A. du T. The district organizing secretary. Efforts Pownall. of the past year : Life-boat day, collections TYLDESLEY.—American tea and cabaret on steamers, fishermen's choir concerts. show. Whist drive and dance. Whist drive Amount collected in 1937, £241, an increase of arranged by Dr. and Mrs. Smithson. £13 on 1936. WALLASEY.—Annual meeting on 2nd OLDHAM.—Annual whist drive and dance, November, the Mayor, president, in the organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. chair. Speaker : The Rev. R. Norton Betts, ORRELL.—Annual whist drive. M.C., M.A., Rector of Wallasey. PADIHAM.—Annual meeting on 19th WESTHOUGHTON.—Annual meeting on November, Mrs. Manders, president, in 17th November, Councillor W. Lowe, 5.P., the chair. Speaker : The district organizing president, in the chair. Speaker : the district secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life- organizing secretary. Amount collected in boat day, annual supper. Amount collected 1937, £23, an increase of £3 on 1936. in 1937, £14. WHITEHAVEN.—Annual meeting on 7th Beetle drive. January. Speaker : The district organizing POYNTON.—Annual meeting on 19th secretary. January. Speaker : The district organizing WIGAN.—The branch has suffered a severe secretary. Efforts of the past year : Life- loss through the death of Mrs. W. H. Tyrer, boat day, whist drive and dance. Amount J.P., who had worked for many years and had collected in 1937, £43. been honorary secretary since 1926. Mrs. RAMSBOTTOM.—Annual meeting of the Tyrer was awarded by the Institution a branch on 20th December, the Chairman of life-boat picture in 1934, the Urban District Council, president, in the Annual meeting on 1st December, the 462 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1988.

Mayoress, president, in the chair. Speaker: REDCAR.—Annual meeting on 18th The district organizing secretary. Efforts November, Dr. A. S. Robinson, chairman, of the past year: Life-boat day, bridge drives. presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life- Amount collected in 1937, £142. Mrs. Stanley boat day, whist drives. Amount collected Bell elected honorary secretary. in 1937, £169. WORKINGTON.—Annual adults' and SEAHAM.—Junior ball, whist drive and children's balls. dance. SELBY.—Annual meeting of the Ladies' North-East of England. Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1937, ALNWICK.—Dance. £63. BARNARD CASTLE.—Jumble sale. Bridge drive. BEDLINGTON.—Whist drive and dance. SKELMANTHORPE AND SCISSET.— BERWICK.—Annual meeting on 24th Whist drive and dance. November, the Mayor presiding. Efforts of SLEIGHTS.—Concert. the past year : Life-boat day, whist drive, SOUTH SHIELDS.—Bazaar. dance. Amount collected in 1937, £179. SOWERBY BRIDGE.—Whist drive, BEVERLEY.—Whist drive. dance and whist drive. BLYTH.—Annual meeting of Ladies' SPENBOROUGH.—Bridge and whist Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1937, drive. £29, an increase of £5 on 1936. STAMFORDHAM. — Whist drive and Whist drive and dance. dance. BRADFORD.—Annual matinee at Al- STOCKTON.—Dance. hambra Theatre. SUNDERLAND.—Social. BRIDLINGTON.—Presentation by the TYNEMOUTH.—Annual meeting of the Mayor of a. silver tea-service from the people Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Supper to the to Coxswain E. Welburn on his retirement. life-boat crew. CONISBOROUGH.—Whist drive. WADWORTH, WAKEFIELD AND CONSETT.—Bring-and-buy sale. WARMSWORTH.—Whist drives. DARLINGTON.—Whist and bridge drive. WEST HARTLEPOOL.—Bridge and DONCASTER.—Annual meeting on 17th whist drive. January, the Mayor presiding. Speaker: WITHERNSEA.—Bridge and whist drive. Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution. Efforts of the past year: Midlands. Jumble sale, life-boat day. Amount col- BELPER.—Life-boat film "Boats that lected in 1937, £279, an increase of £60 on Save Life " shown. 1936. BIRMINGHAM.—Annual meeting, Mr. C. H. Dobinson, M.A., chairman, presiding. DRIFFIELD.—Lantern lecture. Speaker : Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman GATESHEAD.—Bridge drive. of the Institution. Amount collected in HARROGATE.—Annual meeting of 1937, £2,347. Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected Life-boat ball. Addresses to the Christ in 1937, £208, an increase of £60 on 1936. Church Summerfield Social Guild; the HARTLEPOOL.—The station has lost a N.S.P.A., and the West Bromwich com- distinguished former honorary secretary by mittee. the death of Mr. Alfred Belk. (See BRISTOL.—Life-boat ball. Several lec- " Obituary.") tures by Mr. G. F. Igglesden, honorary HAUXLEY AND AMBLE.—Bridge and treasurer, and Mr. Grahame E. Farr. whist drive. CHELTENHAM. — Address by Miss HEBDEN BRIDGE.—House-to-house col- Wanklyn, honorary secretary, to the League lection. of Women Helpers. HOLY ISLAND.—The station has lost a CLEETHORPES.—Whist drive, organized distinguished former coxswain by the death by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. of Mr. Thomas Kyle. (See " Obituary.") LANGWITH.—Household and jumble sale. HOLMFIRTH.—Whist drive and dance. NEWARK.—Annual meeting, the Mayor HUDDERSFIELD.—Annual meeting of presiding. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. C. R. Satter- Ladies' Life-boat Guild. Amount collected thwaitfe, O.B.E., secretary of the Institution. in 1937, £263. Amount collected in 1937, £71, an increase LEEDS. — Annual meeting on 18th of £6 on 1936. January, the Lord Mayor presiding. Speaker NOTTINGHAM.—Life-boat ball. Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the OWSTON FERRY.—Concert. Institution. Efforts of the past year : RUGELEY.—Life-boat ball. Life-boat day, dance, golf-club competition, STOKE-ON-TRENT.—Bridge drive. whist drive and dance. Amount collected in 1937, £944, an increase of £194 on 1936. WARWICK.—Life-boat ball. WOLVERHAMPTON.—Life-boat ball and MARKET WEIGHTON.—Whist drive. dinner dance. Presentation by Sir Godfrey MELTHAM.—Whist drive. Baring, Bt., chairman of the Institution, NEWCASTLE.—Bridge drives. of the gold badge awarded by the Institution NORTHUMBERLAND.—County life-boat to Mrs. E. A. Manby. ball. Lectures at Bromsgrove and Wednesbury. APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 463

South-East of England. GRAVESEND.—Cinema collection. ALDEBURGH AND DISTRICT.— HALSTEAD AND GOSFIELD.—Concert Annual meeting, Captain F. C. U. Vernon at Gosfield, by kind permission of Mrs. Wentworth, C.B., R.N., president, in the Lowe, president of the branch. chair. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day in Aldeburgh and district arranged by HASBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, church collection. Whist drive at Bacton. Amount collected in 1937, £124. HASLEMERE.—The branch has suffered Dance at Leiston, church collection. a severe loss through the death of Miss E. M. ATTLEBOROUGH.—Life-boat day; life- Francis, who, with her sister, had acted as boat film " Boats that Save Life " shown, honorary secretary from 1930 to September, with collections. 1937. BEXHILL. — Annual meeting, Rear- HASTINGS AND ST. LEONARDS.— Admiral C. A. M. Sarel, O.B.E., R.N., Annual meeting, the deputy mayor presiding. chairman, presiding. Amount collected in Speaker : Commander E. D. Drury, O.B.E., 1937, £102. R.D., R.N.R., chief inspector of life-boats. BOGNOR REGIS.—Carol singing. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat days at Hastings and Battle, blessing-of-the-sea BRENTWOOD.—Life-boat film "Boats service, church collection, cinema and theatre that Save Life " shown, with collections. collections, house - to - house collections. CAISTER.—Whist drive. Amount collected in 1937, £717, an increase CAMBERLEY.—Cafe chantant. of £64 on 1936. CANTERBURY.—Retiring church col- Half proceeds of a whist drive arranged lection. by the Westfleld Women's Institute. CHATHAM.—Dancing display by the HITCHIN.—Whist drive. Modern School of Dancing and Physical HORSHAM.—Life-boat film " Boats that Culture. Save Life " shown, with collections. CHELMSFORD.—Whist drive. Lecture KESSINGLAND.—The station has lost at East Hanningfield Women's Institute. two former coxswains by the death of Mr. CLACTON-ON-SEA.—The station has lost Edward Wigg, who retired in 1929, after a distinguished former coxswain by the death serving as coxswain for fourteen years, and of Mr. Jesse Salmon. (See " Obituary.") Mr. Edward J. Smith. (See " Obituary.") Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Whist drive and dance. Guild, Mrs. Percy Coleman, J.P., president, LEATHERHEAD.—Carol singing. in the chair. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. A. D. Burnett Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy secretary LITTLEHAMPTON.—Dance. of the Institution. Efforts of the past year : LOWESTOFT.—Annual meeting, the Rev. Life-boat day and whist drive. Amount G. R. P. Preston, M.A., president, in the collected in 1937, £147. chair. Efforts of the past yeai -. Life-boat Whist drive arranged by the Ladies' day. Amount collected in 1937, £212, an Life-boat Guild. Visit of the motor life- increase of £9 on 1936. Lady Somerleyton boat to the Barrow Deep, Mid-Barrow and appointed president in succession to the Rev. Edinburgh Lightships, with Christmas gifts G. R. P. Preston, who was appointed vice- from the people of Clacton. president. Presentation by the Rev. G. R. P. CROMER.—Annual meeting. Efforts of Preston of the certificate of service awarded the past year : Naming ceremony of the two by the Institution to Second Coxswain H. G. new motor life-boats, life-boat day. Amount Rose on his retirement. collected in 1937, £646. MARGATE AND HERNE BAY.—The DARTFORD.—Whist drive. station has lost a distinguished former cox- EASTBOURNE.—Annual meeting, the swain by the death of Mr. Stephen Clayson. Mayor presiding. Speaker: Lieut.-Col. J. (See " Obituary.") Benskin, D.S.O., O.B.E., D.L., J.P., a Visit of the motor life-boat to the Tongue member of the committee of management of and Edinburgh Lightships with Christmas the Institution. Efforts of the past year : gifts from the people of Margate, and to the Life-boat days in Eastbourne and district, Girdler Lightship with gifts from the people half proceeds of a garden fete, and other of Herne Bay. collections arranged by the Ladies' Life-boat MARLOW.—Carol singing. Lecture at Guild. Amount collected in 1937, £1,692, Bovingdon Green Women's Institute. including a special donation of £250, an MIDHURST.—Whist drive arranged by increase of £404 on 1936. the Fernhurst Scouts. Lecture at Lods- Concert given by the Eastbourne Orchestral worth Women's Institute. Society. NEWHAVEN.—Annual meeting, Mr. A. J. EAST DEREHAM.—Life-boat film" Boats Funnell, acting chairman, presiding. Efforts that Save Life " shown, with collections. of the past year : Life-boat days at New- EAST GRINSTEAD.—Carol singing. haven, Peacehaven, and Telscombe. Amount EDENBRIDGE.—Jumble sale. collected in 1937, £89, an increase of £18 on 1936. Lord Rothschild appointed president EPPING.—Whist drive. Dance. Lecture in succession to the late Lord Rothschild, at North Weald Women's Institute. and Mr. A. J. Cardy appointed chairman in FOLKESTONE.—Series of bridge drives. succession to the late Mr. R. W. Dewdney. 461 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938.

NEWMARKET.—Life-boat film "Boats Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat that Save Life " shown, with collections. Guild. Mrs. Brett appointed chairman in NUTFIELD.—Whist drive. succession to Mrs. Case, and Miss Bloomfield RAMSGATE.—Visit of the motor life- honorary secretary in succession to Miss boat to the Brake Lightship with Christmas Bradshaw. On Armistice Day, llth November, the gifts from the people of Ramsgate. motor life-boat put out, and a service in RICKMANSWORTH AND CROXLEY memory of those who lost their lives at sea GREEN.—Life-boat film " Boats that Save in the Great War was conducted on board Life " shown, with collection. by the Vicar. Afterwards wreaths were ST. IVES (Hunts).—Annual meeting, the cast on the sea. Mayoress presiding. Mrs. Warren appointed president in succession to Mrs. G. G. G. Lectures were also given at March, to the Wheeler, and Mr. R. C. V. Nichols honorary Braintree Rotary Club, and to the Women's secretary in place of Mr. S. Shuter. Efforts Institutes at Charlwood, Piltdown, Tiptree, of the past year : Life-boat day. Amount Witley, and Warninglid. collected in 1937, £48. Awards won in the life-boat essay com- SEAFORD. — Annual meeting, Vice- petition for elementary schools were pre- Admiral A. Kemmis Betty, D.S.O., president, sented at Bishop's Stortford. in the chair. Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day, American tea, cinema South-West of England. collection, and golf competition. Amount APPLEDORE.—Annual meeting. Efforts collected in 1937, £148, an increase of £9 of past year : Life-boat day. Amount col- on 1936. lected in 1937, £203, an increase of £21 on SELSEY.—Whist drive. Visit of the 1936. motor life-boat to the Owers Lightship, BRIDGWATER.—Annual dance at North with Christmas gifts from the people of Petherton. Selsey, Bognor Regis, and Chichester. Enter- BRIDPORT.—Annual meeting, the Mayor tainment at Bracklesham Bay. presiding. Speaker: The district organizing SHERINGHAM.—Annual meeting, Mr. secretary. Amount collected in 1937, £81. H. E. S. Upcher, J.P., C.C., president, in Address to Chideock Women's Institute. the chair. Efforts of the past year : Life- CAMBORNE.—Whist and bridge drive. boat day. Amount collected in 1937, £331. CLOVELLY.—The station has lost a SHOREHAM. — Dance at Southwick, former coxswain by the death of Mr. A. arranged by the Ladies' Committee. Braund, who served as an officer of the life- SITTINGBOURNE AND MILTON boat for nearly thirty years, retiring in 1932. REGIS.—Whist drive and dance. Whist drive and dance. SOUTHBOROUGH AND DISTRICT.— COVERACK.—Annual dinner to life-boat Annual meeting, Councillor G. H. Wilson, crew. chairman, presiding. Efforts of the past EXETER.—Whist drive, organized by the year : House-to-house collections in South- Ladies' Life-boat Guild. borough and district. Amount collected in EXMOUTH.—Presentation by Engineer 1937, £65, an increase of £4 on 1936. Rear-Admiral R. W. Andrews of the record TENTERDEN.—Carol singing. of thanks awarded by the Institution to TUNBRIDGE WELLS. — Golf competi- Mr. G. Peareey. tion. Lecture at Fordcombe Women's FOWEY.—Annual whist drive. Institute. ISLE OF WIGHT.—Annual ball and children's dance at Cowes. WALMER.—The station has lost a dis- Presentation by Lady Baring of awards by tinguished former coxswain by the death the Institution to members of the Ladies' of Alderman Henry W. Pearson. (See Life-boat Guild at Cowes. " Obituary.") THE LIZARD.—The branch has suffered a WALTON AND FRINTON. —Annual severe loss by the death of Mr. John Hendry, meeting, Mr. J. W. Eagle, J.P., chairman, who had been a member of the committee presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life- for over forty years. boat day and Life-boat Sunday. Amount MINEHEAD.—Annual meeting of branch. collected in 1937, £263, an increase of £2 Mr. H. M. Brandram presiding. Amount on 1936, collected in 1937, £182, an increase of £2 on Visit of the motor life-boat to the Sunk and 1936. Kentish" Knock Lightships, and the Gunfleet Lighthouse, with Christmas gifts from the PAIGNTON.—Whist drive, variety enter- people 6f Walton. tainment and cabaret tea. PLYMOUTH.—Annual meeting, the Lord WALTON-ON-THAMES.—Dance. Mayor presiding. GREAT YARMOUTH AND GORLE- Annual meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat STON.—Annual meeting. Lieut.-Comman- Guild. Speaker : Lieut.-Col. A. D. Burnett der H. K. Case, D.S.C., R.N.R., chairman, Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy secretary of presiding. Efforts of the past year : Life- the Institution. Efforts of the past year: boat day, badminton and tennis tournaments, Life-boat day, whist and bridge drives, con- and whist drives arranged by the Ladies' cert and entertainment. Amount collected Life-boat Guild. Amount collected in 1937, by branch and Guild in 1937, £478. £254, an increase of £25 on 1936. Annual effort at Bere Ferrers. APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 465

SALISBURY.—Dance at Verwood, organ- Efforts of the past year: Life-boat day. ized by Toe H. Amount collected in 1937, £785. ST. AUSTELL.—Address to the Rotary DUNFERMLINE.—Guy Fawkes dance Club. and cabaret show. Address to the City SWANAGE.—Annual meeting, Mr. A. S. Business Club by Captain Robert Mends, Field in the chair. Amount collected in 1937, R.N. £141, an increase of £6 on 1936. EDINBURGH.—Annual meeting on 1st TAUNTON.—Bridge battle. December, Bailie J. I. Falconer in the chair. THAME.—Annual meeting of branch, and Speakers: Sheriff-Principal C. H. Brown, concert, Lieut.-Col. S. E. Ashton presiding. K.C., Councillor Sir William McKechnie and Speaker : Rear-Admiral T. P. H. Beamish, Admiral Sir John F. E. Green, K.C.M.G., C.B., M.P., a member of the committee of C.B. Annual meeting of Ladies' Life-boat management of the Institution. Efforts of the Guild on 1st December, Mrs. Kenneth Mac- past year : Life-boat day and house-to-house Ewan, vice-president, in the chair. Efforts collections in town and district. Amount of the past year : Life-boat day, bridge and collected in 1937, £73, an increase of £5 on whist drive, golf tournament, and appeal for 1936. subscriptions. Amount collected by branch and Guild in 1937, £2,616, an increase of £269 WESTON - SUPER - MARE. — Christmas hampers presented to life-boat crew from on 1936. Ladies' Life-boat Guild. ELBE.—Whist drive and dance. FORT WILLIAM.—Special meeting on WEYMOUTH.—Annual meeting, Major 19th January, Provost McDonald in the J. H. C. Devenish presiding, supported by chair, at which a Ladies' Life-boat Guild the Mayor. Amount collected in 1937, £267. was formed. Speakers : The Duke of Scotland. Montrose, C.B., C.V.O., V.D., LL.D., chair- ABERDEEN.—Annual life-boat ball, at- man of the Scottish Life-boat Council and a tended by the Lord and Lady Provost and vice-president of the Institution, Lord over 800 guests. Abinger, D.S.O., D.L., and the Scottish ARBROATH.—Annual meeting on 12th organizing secretary. Badges were presented November, Lady Chapel, president of the to Guild members by the Lady Herrmone Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair. Cameron of Lochiel. Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary. GALASHIELS.—Annual meeting of the Efforts of the past year : Cinema concert and Ladies' Life-boat Guild on llth January, life-boat day. Amount collected in 1937, the Countess of Haddington, president, in the £166, an increase of £13 on 1936. chair. Efforts of the past year : Daffodil ARDISHAIG.—Basket whist drive. day. Amount collected in 1937, £75, an BANFF, MACDUFF, WHITEHILLS increase of £20 on 1936. AND GARDENSTOWN.—Annual meeting Lantern lecture by Captain Robert Mends, on 23rd November. Efforts of the past year : R.N. Life-boat days, house-to-house collection, GIRVAN.—Basket whist drive. concert, bridge tournament, dancing display, GLASGOW.—Lantern lecture by the Rev. life-boat cruises, whist drives. Amount David McQueen, M.A., to Rutherford Church, collected in 1937, £170, an increase of £29 Dennistoun. on 1936. ISLE OF ISLAY.—Dance at Bowmore. Annual meeting of Ladies' Guild on 3rd December, Mrs. J. W. More in the chair, KILMARNOCK.—Collection at football after her election as president, supported match. Bridge party. by Provost Rankine. Speaker : The Scottish KIRKCALDY.—Annual meeting of the organizing secretary. Ladies' Life-boat Guild on 26th November, Whist drive at Whitehills. Sir Robert C. Lockhart, president of the BUCKIE.—Presentation at Portknockie branch, in the chair. Speaker : The Scottish by Mr. John L. McNaughton, M.B.E., V.D., organizing secretary. Efforts of the past honorary secretary of the Buckle branch, of year : Life-boat days. Amount collected in the wrist-watch and money rewards awarded 1937, £220, an increase of £1 on 1936. by the Institution to James Mair for his KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE. — Annual bravery in rescuing a Portknockie fisherman meeting of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild on on the 3rd August, 1937. 1st November, the Countess of Galloway, BURNTISLAND AND ABERDOUR.— president, in the chair. Efforts of the past Whist drive. year: Life-boat days, house-to-house col- CAMPBELTOWN.—The branch has lost a lections, and appeal for subscriptions. distinguished former honorary secretary by Amount collected in 1937, £123. the death of Mr. J. A. Gardiner. (See Christmas sale at New Galloway opened " Obituary.") by Miss Duncan of Danevale, and organized DUNBAR AND SKATERAW. — Pre- by the Kells Committee. sentation of Christmas gifts to the life-boat Lantern lectures at New Galloway and crews. Balmaclellan by Captain D. J. Munro, DUNDEE.—Annual meeting on 26th C.M.G., R.N. January, Mr. Ralph C. Cowper, J.P., presi- LERWICK. —Presentation by Sheriff dent of the branch, in the chair. Speakers : Wallace, chairman, of the thanks of the Miss Florence Horsbrugh, M.P., Mrs. W. T. Institution inscribed on vellum to Mr. G. T. Smellie, and the Scottish organizing secretary. Kay, honorary secretary, on his retirement. 466 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APKIL, 1938,

Mr. Kay already holds the Institution's Wales. inscribed binoculars for his part in a gallant (Including Herefordshire, Monmouthshire attempt to save life from shipwreck when and Shropshire.) the trawler Ben Doran was wrecked in 1930. ABERAYRON.—Life-boat day. LEVEN. — Annual meeting on 19th ABERDOVEY AND TOWYN. — The November, Mrs. Hutchison, president of branch has suffered a severe loss by the death the Ladies' Life-boat Guild, in the chair. of Captain John Williams, F.R.A.S., F.R.G.S., Speaker : The Scottish organizing secretary. its honorary secretary and treasurer. (See Efforts of the past year : Whist drive and " Obituary.") life-boat day. Amount collected in 1937, £73. ANGLESEY.—Presentation by Commo- an increase of £2 on 1936. dore Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley, Bt., Military whist drive. K.C.B., R.N.R., president of the branch and METHIL.—Collection at football match. a vice-president of the Institution, of the MONTROSE.—Annual meeting of the gold badge awarded by the Institution to Ladies' Life-boat Guild, the Countess of Major R. R. Davies, the honorary secretary Airlie, president, in the chair. Efforts of of the branch, the bronze medal awarded to the past year : Cinema matinee and life-boat Coxswain John Mathews, of Moelfre, for the day. Amount collected in 1937, £113. service to the steamer Lady Windsor on NEWBURGH.—Children's fancy dress 24th October, 1937, the thanks of the party. Institution inscribed on vellum awarded to NORTH BERWICK.—The branch has the motor mechanic, Robert Williams, for suffered a severe loss by the death of Mr. the same service, and a wrist-watch awarded W. H. Montgomery, honorary secretary from to Anthony Jeune for rescuing two women 1899 to 1934 and honorary treasurer since whose boat had capsized off Beaumaris on 1934. He and Mrs. Montgomery were 5th August, 1937. awarded the life-boat picture in 1929. BANGOR.—Children's Christmas party Clarsach recitals by Miss Lexy Matheson, organized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. arranged by Miss Chisholm Blair at Glenhouse. Weekly social evenings arranged by the PERTHSHIRE.—The life-boat film Ladies' Life-boat Guild. " Boats that Save Life" shown during BARRY.—Whist and bridge drive, or- Christmas season at Dunblane Hotel Hydro, ganized by the Ladies' Life-boat Guild. with collections. Speaker : The district organizing secretary. PETERHEAD.—Sixth annual dance. BLAENAU FESTINIOG.—Life-boat day. TROON.—Annual meeting on 2nd No- CONWAY.—Annual meeting on 8th No- vember, Ex-Provost McAlister, president, in vember, Mrs. Guyse Barker, chairman, the chair. Efforts of the past year: Whist presiding. Speaker : The district organizing drive, life-boat day and appeal for sub- secretary. Presentation by the Mayor, scriptions. Amount collected in 1937, £169, Alderman A. T. S. Smith, J.P., of the framed an increase of £61 on 1936. records of thanks awarded by the Institution Basket whist drive. to Mrs. R. M. Lloyd and Sister Scott. Efforts of the past year : Life-boat day, VALE OF LEVEN.—Bridge drive. annual appeal for subscriptions and house- WICK.—Annual whist drive. to-house collection. Amount collected in Lantern lectures at Aberdeen, Airth, 1937, £123. Brechin, Dairy, Dundee, Edinburgh, Forfar, FERRYSIDE AND CARMARTHEN Glasgow, Grangemouth, Helensburgh, Inver- BAY.—Annual life-boat dance. allochy and Rathen East, Leith, Longniddry, HEREFORD.—Annual meeting on 24th Motherwell, Nether Lochaber, Newmilns, January, Vice-Admiral F. P. Loder Symonds, Newtongrange, Newton Stewart, Paisley, C.M.G., J.P., chairman, presiding. Speaker : Penicuik, Port Glasgow, Roslin, South The district organizing secretary. Efforts of Queensferry, Tyndrum, and Windygates. the past year : Appeal for annual subscrip- Ireland. tions, and life-boat day. Amount collected BANGOR.—Bridge drive. in 1937, £64, an increase of £12 on 1936. HOLYHEAD.—The station has lost a BELFAST.—Annual life-boat ball. former coxswain by the death of Mr. Richard BRAY.—Annual life-boat dance. Owen. He had been coxswain for twelve DUBLIN.—Presentation of prize in the years. life-boat essay competition for elementary LLANDYSSUL.—Life-boat day. schools. PENARTH. — Annual life-boat dance. DUN LAOGHAIRE.—Whist drive. Prizes presented by Mr. Matheson Lang. GREYSTONES.—Presentation of prize Speaker : The district organizing secretary. in the life-boat essay competition for ele- WELLINGTON.-—Children's party and mentary schools. annual adult dance. YOUGHAL.—Whist drive. Lectures at Brecon and Eastham. Awards. A large number of awards have been particulars of them are held over, made this year to coxswains, life- owing to lack of space, until the next boatmen and honorary workers. The issue of The Life-boat. APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 467

Services of the Life- boats of the Institution during 1937. Persons Time of rescued from 1937. Launching. shipwreck. Jan. 1. 10.15 a.m. S.S. Crackshot, of Newcastle. Caister pulling and sailing life-boat rendered assistance. „ 3. 1.55 p.m. Sailing boat Seabird, of Caister. Caister pulling and sailing life-boat saved boat and rescued ------7 „ 8. 9.0 p.m.1) and V S.S. City of Dublin, of Dublin. Arklow motor life-boat stood „ 9. 5.15 p.m. ) by vessel. „ 11. 8.0 a.m. Motor trawler Vierge Marie, of Ostend. Penlee motor life-boat - 1 „ 12. 10.15 a.m. Motor vessel Bornrif, of Groningen. Montrose No. 2 pulling and sailing life-boat landed 2. „ 12. 11.0 a.m. Motor vessel Bornrif, of Groningen. Montrose No. 1 motor life- boat towed the No. 2 life-boat to the above casualty. » 12. 2.0 p.m. S.S. Totnes, of London. Cromarty motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 16. 10.15 a.m. Fishing coble Pioneer, of Flamborough. Flamborough No. 1 motor life-boat escorted coble into safety. „ 17. 3.0 p.m. Motor fishing boat Peggy, of Bridlington. Bridlington motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. „ 19. 2.15 p.m. Fishing boats of Eyemouth. Eyemouth pulling and sailing life-boat stood by boats. „ 19. 12 noon. Seven fishing boats of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motor life-boat escorted boats into harbour. „ 20. 1.50 a.m.' Steam trawler Luda Lady, of Grimsby. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 20. 11.20 p.m. The Abertay light-vessel. Broughty Ferry motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 21. 12.25 a.m.\ 7.15 a.m. L S.S. Therese, of Swansea. Blyth motor life-boat rendered 8.45 p.m. ) assistance. ., 23. 5.25 a.m. S.S. English Trader, of London. Torbay motor life-boat - - 52 „ 24. 8.30 a.m. S.S. Toran, of Oslo. Aith motor life-boat landed a sick man, 1 „ 24. 10.19 a.m. S.S. Challenger, of Glasgow, and S.S. Rustoer. Campbeltown motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 24. 11.25 a.m. S.S. Porthleven, of Montrose. Portrush motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 24. 12.30 p.m. Galway Bay motor life-boat took a doctor to Inishere. „ 24. 1.25 p.m. Motor fishing boats Royal Charter, of Grimsby, and Our Maggie, of Scarborough. Scarborough motor life-boat escorted boats into harbour. „ 25. 11.0 a.m. Fishing boat Spes Bona, of Eyemouth. Eyemouth pulling and sailing life-boat stood by boat. „ 25. 11.0 a.m. A farmhouse on Deeside. Aberdeen No. 2 pulling life-boat rescued three people marooned by floods — — — — — — — 3 „ 25. 12 noon. Motor yawl Utility, of Aberdeen. Aberdeen No. 1 motor life- boat rendered assistance. „ 26. 7.55 a.m. S.S. Olavus, of Hull. Skegness motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 26. 3.15 p.m. Steam trawler Sangarius, of Aberdeen. Buckie motor life-boat landed an injured man. „ 26. 4.38 p.m. S.S. Fairy, of King's Lynn. Aberdeen No. 1 motor life-boat — 7 „ 27. 3.50 p.m. Motor fishing boat Pilot Me, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. „ 28. 1.25 p.m. Steam trawler Marc Achille, of Boulogne. Whitehills motor life- boat landed an injured man. „ 29. 3.0 p.m. Thurso motor life-boat took a doctor to the Island of Stroma. „ 30. 12.25 p.m. The Abertay light-vessel. Broughty Ferry motor life-boat — - 5 Feb. 1. 10.30 a.m. Thurso motor life-boat took a doctor to the Island of Stroma. 4. 12.25 p.m. Motor fishing boat Alert, of Portst^ewart. Portrush motor life- boat escorted boat into safety. „ 5. 7.30 a.m. S.S. Delambre, of Liverpool. Bembridge motor life-boat landed an injured man. 7. 4.20 p.m. Fishing boat Liberty, of Wells. Wells motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. 8. 3.27 p.m. Motor fishing boat Vivian, of Ilfracombe. Ilfracombe motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. „ 15. 12 noon. Galway Bay motor fife-boat fetched a doctor from the mainland. „ 16. 4.20 p.m. S.S. Svanhild, of Elsinore. Sennen Cove motor life-boat stood by vessel. 468 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1988.

Persons Time of rescued from 1937. Launching. shipwreck. Feb. 17. 1.47 a.m. S.S. Harvest Queen, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Boulmer motor life- boat escorted vessel into safety. „ 18. 9.15 a.m. Four fishing cobles of Staithes. Runswick motor life-boat escorted cobles into safety. „ 18. 10.0 a.m.Four fishing boats of Gourdon. Gourdon motor life-boat escorted boats into harbour. „ 18. 11.0 a.m. Motor fishing boat Princess Charming, of Grimsby. Thurso motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ------. S „ 21. 5.45 a.m. Steam tTswrlei Rose of England, of Grimsby. The Humber motor life-boat ------. 5 „ 25. 4.15 p.m. Motor vessel Gertruda, of London. Weymouth motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 25. 10.20 p.m. S.S. Invella, of Glasgow. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat landed a sick man. „ 28. 8.40 a.m. Motor fishing coble Hilda, of Scarborough. Scarborough motor life-boat escorted coble into harbour. „ 28. 11.0 a.m.Ketch Roger Aubert, of Paimpol. The Mumbles motor life-boat landed 5. „ 28. 11.50 a.m. S.S. St. Patrick, of London, and a tug. Fishguard motor life-boat placed crews on board. „ 28. 1.80 p.m. The Holy Island motor life-boat. North Sunderland motor life-boat stood by boat. „ 28. 1.45 p.m. Motor fishing boat Royal Charter, of Grimsby. Scarborough motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. „ 28. 3.10 p.m. Steam drifter Arimithea, of Lowestoft. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat ---_- = ----_ 3 Mar. 1. 5.10 p.m. Fishing boat True Vine, of Burnmouth. Sunderland motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — .3 „ 2. 11.30 p.m. Steam trawler Lord Ernie, of Grimsby. Flamborough No. 1 motor life-boat ------J5 „ 3. 4.0 p.m. Motor fishing boat Provider, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. „ 9. 12.15 a.m. Steam trawler Loch Buie, of Aberdeen. Stromness motor life-boat 11 „ 10. 10.12 a.m. S.S. Jeannette, of Rotterdam. Portrush motor life-boat escorted vessel. „ 11. 12 noon. Motor fishing boats Gallilee, Victory, and Provider, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motor life-boat escorted boats into harbour. „ 11. 12 noon. S.S. Pioneer, of Glasgow. Portaskaig motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 12. 4.35 p.m. Fishing boat Margaret, of Scarborough. Scarborough motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. „ 14. 8.30 a.m. Motor vessel Lerina, of Instow. Clovelly motor life-boat saved vessel and rescued --_---_-_-___ 3 „ 15. 10.15 a.m. Barge Norseman. Southend-on-Sea motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 16. 12 noon. Motor ketch Garlingstone, of Milford Haven. Ballycotton motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 16. 2.45 p.m. and Auxiliary yacht Chantecler, of Lytham. Lytham-St. Annes 11.30 p.m. motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 16. 8.2 p.m.Motor fishing boat Kenilworth Castle, of Ilfracombe. Appledore motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ------2 „ 17. 3.30 p.m. A small boat of Teignmouth. Teignmouth pulling and sailing life-boat --_-----_--_____ l „ 22. 5.55 a.m. S.S. Marie Moller, of Shanghai. Holyhead motor life-boat - - 59 „ 25. 9.30 p.m. Rowing boat from tug Dunelm. Holy Island motor life-boat saved boat and rescued - ---_-___,___ l „ 26. 7.55 a.m. Two cobles of Filey. Filey pulling and sailing life-boat escorted cobles into harbour. „ 29. 4.40 p.m. Motor barge Invincible, of Appledore. Appledore motor life-boat 3 April 2. 10.45 p.m. Motor vessel Reja,' of Groningen. Flamborough No. 2 pulling and sailing life-boat rendered assistance. 12.10 a.m. Steam trawler Thomas Thresher, of Grimsby. Thurso motor life-boat assisted to save vessel and rescue ----- _ 14 3. 9.0 p.m.Galway Bay motor life-boat took a patient to the mainland. 4. 3.30 a.m. S.S. Ben Varrey, of Ramsey. Port Erin motor life-boat escorted vessel into harbour. 6. 3.45 a.m. S.S. Lairdsbank, of Glasgow. Portpatrick motor life-boat landed 8. 6. 8.15 p.m. Steam trawler Sir John Lister, of Hull. The Humber motor life-boat rendered assistance. APRIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 469

Persons Time of rescued from 1937. Launching. shipwreck. April 6. 10.15 p.m. S.S. Luigi Accame, of Genoa. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, motor life-boat ------29 ,,7. 10.0 a.m. Auxiliary yawl Valross. Ramsgate motor life-boat rendered assistance. 8. 8.40 a.m. A fishing boat of Selsey. Selsey motor life-boat rendered assistance. 11.40 p.m. S.S. Anversville, of Antwerp. Dungeness No. 2 motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 10. 11.54 a.m. S.S. Sudsee, of Bremerhaven. Ramsgate motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 13. 6.38 a.m. S.S. Island, of Copenhagen. Anstruther motor life-boat — — - 27 „ 15. 9.50 p.m. Steam trawler Paul Rykens, of Aberdeen. Aberdeen No. 1 motor life-boat assisted to save vessel and rescue — - - - 13 „ 25. 10.5 a.m. Motor yacht San Toy, of London. Margate motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued _____--_-__ 2 „ 25. 11.45 a.m. Motor fishing coble Enterprize, of Whitby. Whitby No. 2 pulling and sailing life-boat escorted coble into harbour. May 2. 9.15 a.m. Motor vessel Dr. Colyn, of Delfzyl. Gourdon motor life-boat and rendered assistance. 2.15 p.m. 8.0 a.m. S.S. Willesden, of London. Dungeness No. 2 motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 10. 10.18 a.m. Boat of H.M.S. Fitzroy. Lowestoft motor life-boat — — - 8 „ 11. 10.30 a.m. The Bull Light-vessel. The Humber motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 18. 1.0 a.m. Motor yacht Evadne, of Glasgow. Southend-on-Sea motor life- boat landed 5 and rendered assistance. » 20. 12.56 a.m. Motor vessel Ferrocrete, of London. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 21. 3.0 p.m. Motor yacht Hyperion, of Harwich. Dungeness No. 2 motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued ------1 „ 22. 3.50 p.m. An open rowing boat. Montrose No. 2 pulling and sailing life-boat 1 „ 22. 11.22 p.m. Auxiliary yacht Bendilow, of Portsmouth. Bembridge motor life-boat _----'---_--_---- 3 „ 26. 8.30 a.m. Motor vessel Ross, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Port St. Mary motor life-boat landed 7 and stood by vessel. June 2. 11.5 p.m. Yacht Silveium, of the River Clyde. Cloughey motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 3. 9.45 a.m. Five fishing cobles of Staithes. Staithes pulling and sailing life-boat stood by cobles. „ 12. 8.25 p.m. S.S. Royal Archer, of Leith. Southend-on-Sea motor life-boat landed 49 and stood by vessel. „ 18. 10.30 p.m. Motor yacht Sea Girl, of Shoreham. Shoreham Harbour motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 22. 1.0 a.m. A motor boat of Coverack. Coverack motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 27. 12.15 p.m. A motor boat of Methil. Anstruther motor life-boat saved boat. July 1. 3.5 a.m. S.S. Aida Lauro, of Naples. St. Ives motor life-boat — — - - 15 4. 5.15 a.m. Yacht Pau-amma, of Starcross. Swanage motor life-boat assisted to save yacht and rescued ------2 4. 8.20 a.m. Sailing boat Lulu, of Broadstairs. Margate motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ------l „ 4. 9.0 a.m. Yacht Carron II, of Gosport. Bembridge motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued — — — — — — — — - — — -- 3 „ 4. 11.30 a.m. Yacht Snark, of Maldon. Aldeburgh No. 1 motor life-boat escorted yacht into safety. „ 11. 1.27 p.m. Yacht Merle and motor launch Fire Fly, of Shoreham. Shoreham Harbour motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 23. 6.23 p.m. Sailing yacht Seabird, Hilbre Island pulling and sailing life-boat saved yacht and rescued — — _ — — ___ — — - 2 „ 24. 7.30 p.m. Motor yacht Gazeka, of London. Wells motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued ------6 „ 29. 9.47 p.m. Speed-boat Ski Queen, of St. Leonards. Hastings motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ------2 Aug. 2. 10.14 p.m. Sloop Bonnie Betsy, of Weymouth. Swanage motor life-boat rendered assistance. 3. 7.35 p.m. Three men marooned under the cliffs. Dover motor boarding boat ------3 „ 4. 2.45 a.m. Motor boat Barbara. Plymouth motor life-boat landed 3. „ 5. 5.30 p.m. Sailing yacht Saunterer, of Blyth. Dunbar motor life-boat stood by yacht. 470 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL, 1938.

PersoDS Time of rescued from 1937. Launching. shipwreck. Aug. 7. 5.58 p.m. Motor yacht Helen Mary. Appledore motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued — — - — _-_ — — -___ 3 „ 7. 10.25 p.m. A yacht of Hythe. Hythe motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 8. 10.57 p.m. Yacht Escape, of Belfast. Portrush motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 12. 9.3 p.m. Yacht Jona. Torbay motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 13. 3.20 a.m. Steam trawler Strathavnn, of Scarborough. Aberdeen No. 1 motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 13. 6.45 p.m. Motor fishing boat of Arranmore. Arranmore motor life-boat escorted boat into safety. „ 14. 11.45 a.m. Auxiliary yacht Wendy, of Bristol. Appledore motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued ______3 „ 14. 12.50 p.m. Motor and sailing yacht of Skippool. Fleetwood motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued -_---______g ,, 14. 1.40 p.m. Motor fishing vessel Saturnus, of Katwijk, Holland. Runswick motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 18. 8.38 p.m. Auxiliary yacht Spray, of Gosport. YVeymouth motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued —_-_ — — --___ 7 „ 20. 10.15 a.m. Motor fishing boats Gallilee and Venus, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motor life-boat escorted boats into harbour. ,, 20. 10.50 a.m. Motor yacht Sonia, of Littlehampton. Selsey motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 20. 11.10 a.m. Motor fishing cobles Premier and B. S. Colling, of Scarborough. Scarborough motor life-boat escorted cobles into harbour. „ 27. 3.20 p.m. Steam trawler Scarron, of Grimsby. The Humber motor life-boat stood by vessel and landed an injured man. „ 27. 8.45p.m. A motor boat of Dartmouth. Torbay motor life-boat saved boat. „ 30. 4.35 p.m. Motor fishing vessel Sophie, of Frederikshavn, Denmark. The Humber motor life-boat rendered assistance. ,, 31. 10.45 p.m. Motor yacht Sea Haiek, of Nottingham. The Humber motor life-boat saved yacht. Sept. 3. 2.12 p.m. A small boat of Campbeltown. Campbeltown motor life-boat - 2 „ 5. 1.15p.m. Rowing boat Joan, of Wicklow. Wicklow motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ______2 „ 6. 12.55 p.m. Motor yacht lona, of Ramsgate. Ramsgate motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 6. 10.30 p.m. Sailing boat Mary Ann, of Yarmouth. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, motor life-boat rendered assistance and landed 2. „ 7. 12.45 p.m. A sailing boat of Benllech. Moelfre motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — - — --— 2 „ 11. 2.10 p.m. Cutter yacht Cachalot, of Ipswich. Dover motor boarding boat saved yacht. „ 17. 10.0 a.m. Boat Muffet, of Greenwich. Aldeburgh No. 1 motor life-boat saved boat and rescued _-__-______- i „ 19. 3.42 p.m. Rowing boat Amin, of Derbyhaven. Port St. Mary motor life- boat saved boat and rescued — — __--____ 3 „ 19. 6.10 p.m. A man who had fallen over the cliffs at Berry Head. Torbay motor life-boat ------l „ 19. 9.49a.m. Boat of motor yacht Myrtle. Campbeltown motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ______2 „ 20. 7.20 a.m. Trawler Louie Marguarita, of Dunkirk. Walmer motor life-boat assisted to save vessel and rescued ------7 „ 20. 1.30 p.m. Motor fishing coble Brittania, of Flamborough. Flamborough No. 1 motor life-boat escorted coble into safety. „ 24. 11.30 p.m. Aith motor life-boat took a doctor to Papa Stour. „ 26. 10.25 p.m. Motor yacht Cormorant, of Berwick-on-Tweed. Berwick-on- Tweed motor life-boat rendered assistance. Oct. 3. 8.45 a.m. S.S. Ais Giorgis, of Piraeus. The Humber motor life-boat assisted to save vessel and rescue ------21 ,, 14. 1.22 a.m. North Sunderland motor life-boat landed a sick man from the Longstone lighthouse, thereby saving his life ----- l „ 17. 7.15 p.m. Boat Oo-la-la, of Egremont. Hoylake motor life-boat landed 8. ,, 20. 8.50p.m. The Humber motor life-boat landed a sick man from the Bull Fort. ,, 21. 2.10 p.m. Steam trawler King's Grey, of Hull. The Humber motor life-boat rendered assistance. „ 21. 10.45 p.m. The Bull Light-vessel. The Humber motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 23. 3.19 p.m. Barge Audrey, of Grays. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat assisted to save vessel and rescued ------2 „ 24. 1.20a.m. S.S. Lady Windsor, of Cardiff. Moelfre motor life-boat - - - 5 APHIL, 1938.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 471

Persons Time of rescued from 1937. Launching. shipwreck. Oct. 26. 9.55 a.m. Motor fishing boat Day Dawn, of Peterhead. Peterhead motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. „ 28. 11.10 a.m. The fishing fleet of Gourdon. Gourdon motor life-boat stood by fishing fleet. „ 30. 3.20 a.m. Motor fishing boat Apapa, of Newlyn. Penlee motor life-boat saved boat and rescued ____ — _ — — — — — i „ 81. 9.50p.m. Yacht Mystico, of Shoreham. Shoreham Harbour motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — —— 2 Nov. 1. 4.13 p.m. Motor fishing boat Terry, of Low«stoft. Lowestoft motor life- boat saved boat and rescued ___ — — — ___— 3 ,, 4. 1.45 a.m. A mussel boat. Lytham-St. Annes motor life-boat landed 2. ,, 4. 5.19 a.m. Steam trawler Delila, of Aberdeen. Aberdeen No. 1 motor life- boat rendered assistance. „ 4. 10.20 p.m. Steam trawler RosHn, of Aberdeen. Aberdeen No. 1 motor life-boat --__-__------2 „ 9. 1.35p.m. Motor fishing boat Joan, of Lowestoft. Lowestoft motor life-boat saved boat and rescued — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 „ 9. 8.45 p.m. Sailing barge Hibernia, of London. Cromer No. 1 motor life-boat 3 ,, 10. 2.35 p.m. Motor boat Cmronia, of Shoebury. Southend-on-Sea motor life- boat saved boat and rescued - — — — ____ — - 3 ,, 12. 8.55 a.m. Nine fishing cobles of Filey. Filey pulling and sailing life-boat escorted cobles into safety. ,, 15. 10.55 a.m. Motor fishing boats Noel II, Venus, Gallilee, Pilot Me, and Success, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 motor life-boat escorted boats into harbour. ,, 16. 9.10 p.m. Motor yacht Peggy, of Lowestoft. Margate motor life-boat saved yacht and rescued — __ — — — — — — — - 1 „ 17. 11.40 a.m. Sailing barge Britannic, of London. Skegness motor life-boat 3 „ 17. 2.48 p.m. Barges Greenhithe, of London, and Lord Rosebery, of Rochester. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat rescued three from each vessel — — — — — -, — — — — — — — — 6 „ 17. 9.20 p.m. S.S. Torborg, of Norway. Tynemouth motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 18. 9.55 a.m. Trinity motor vessel Reculver, of London. Great Yarmouth and Gorleston motor life-boat landed 6—the relief from the Cross . Sand Light-vessel. 19. 6.55 a.m. Auxiliary schooner Invermore, of Dublin. Donaghadee motor and life-boat and Cloughey motor life-boat assisted to save vessel 7.45 a.m. and rescued _ — — __ — — — — — — — — — - 5 19. 10.45 a.m. Ketch Elisabeth, of Hamburg. Wells motor life-boat landed 4. 25. 6.35 a.m. Steam drifter Corn Hig, of Buckie. Caister pulling and sailing life-boat rendered assistance. 1.35 p.m. Steam drifter Pilot Star, of Kirkcaldy. Lowestoft motor life- boat escorted vessel to safety. 7.5 a.m. Motor vessel Sapphire, of Glasgow. Newhaven motor life-boat rendered assistance. 3. 2.20 p.m.' Motor ketch Sunshine, of Bridgwater. Fishguard motor life-boat 4 4. 11.50 a.m. Fishing vessel Try On, of Lowestoft. Lowestoft motor life-boat stood by vessel. 5. 12.45 p.m. Sailing barge Lord Churchill, of Faversham. Margate motor life-boat saved barge and rescued — — — — — — — — — 2 6. 2.0 p.m. Motor fishing boats Pilot Me, Provider, and Success, of Whitby. Whitby No 2 pulling and sailing life-boat stood by boats. 7. 4.20 p.m. Motor fishing boat Day Dawn, of Peterhead. Peterhead motor life-boat saved boat and rescued - — — - — — — -— 3 8. 12.5 p.m. Motor fishing boat Ina, of Blyth. Blyth motor life-boat escorted boat into harbour. 8. 2.0 p.m. Motor vessel Helen Birch, of Hull. Wells motor life-boat rendered assistance. 9. 7.30 p.m. Yacht Mystery, of Glasgow. Weston-super-Mare motor life-boat assisted vessel to safety. 10. 11.55 p.m. S.S. Ford Fisher, of Barrow. Dungeness No. 2 motor life-boat stood by vessel. 11. 10.15 a.m. Fishing yawl Braze) Lads, of Burnmouth. Eyemouth motor life-boat stood by boat. 11. 12.30p.m. Motor fishing boat Jane Douglas, of Beadnell. North Sunderland motor life-boat escorted boat into safety. 11. 11.20 p.m. S.S. Maurita, of Lancaster. Blackpool motor life-boat — — - 5 13. 8.30 a.m. Steam trawler Almondine, of Hull. The Humber motor life-boat rendered assistance. 472 THE LIFE-BOAT. [APRIL,

Persona Time of rescued from 1937. Launching. shipwreck. „ 13. 12.35 p.m. Barge Gannet, of Gillingham. Southend-on-Sea motor life-boat saved vessel and rescued —- — ____ — — — — 2 „ 13. 1.35 p.m. Motor fishing boat Peggy, of Bridlington. Bridlington motor life-boat escorted boat into safety. „ 17. 11.30 a.m. Motor launch and a ship's boat. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, motor life-boat saved boats and rescued ------2 ,, 17. 8.15 p.m. The Humber motor life-boat landed a sick man from the Humber light-vessel. „ 20. 9.30 a.m. Steam trawler Sarah A. Purdy, of North Shields. Tynemouth motor life-boat stood by vessel. „ 21. 10.5 a.m. Motor fishing boat Girl Pat, of Helmsdale. Cromarty motor life- boat rendered assistance. „ 21. 9.45 p.m. S.S. Beneficent, of Sunderland. Flamborough No. 2 pulling and sailing life-boat stood by vessel. „ 22. 2.15 a.m. The Pilot Cutter No. Ill, of Blyth. Blyth motor life-boat rendered assistance. ,, 25. 7.30 a.m. The Aith motor life-boat took a doctor to Foula, thereby saving a life ------1 „ 31. 11.0 a.m. Four fishing cobles of Runswick. Runswick motor life-boat escorted boats into safety.

SUMMARY OF THE YEAR'S WORK. Lives rescued by Life-boats -_--______- 439 Lives rescued in other ways for whose rescue the Institution gave rewards ------______85 Total of lives rescued __------_-- 524 Persons landed from vessels or rocks on which they might have been in danger ------108 Boats and vessels which Life-boats saved or helped to save - - 44 Boats and vessels .which Life-boats stood by, escorted to safety, or helped _I______over 150 Total number of launches, including those in which for various reasons no services were rendered ______410

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