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Grace Darling. THROUGH the generous gift of Lady The story of Grace Darling's exploit John Joicey-Cecil the Royal National has been told a thousand times, but Life-boat Institution has lately come to each new generation it brings an into the possession of a very precious relic example of splendid heroism coupled connected with our Island story, and with modesty and self-effacement, a one singularly appropriate to the message of sweetness and light which humane and heroic purpose for which comes like a whiff of the sea, mingled the Institution exists. We refer to with the scent of primroses and thyme the coble, twenty-one feet long by breathing out their fragrance in the six feet broad, in which Grace Darling sun. And for no one can it have a performed the splendid deed which will greater interest than for the readers of consecrate her memory for all those of the Life-boat Journal who are actively British blood as long as the North Sea helping, either by financial support or thunders on the basalt cliffs of Bam- by actual work in the Life-boat, in the borough, and the lines of Wordsworth great national service which the Institu- and Swinburne enshrine the story in tion is carrying on. We propose, there- imperishable song. fore, to tell the story once more, and to It was the express wish of the donor re-awaken, in connexion with the recent that this frail monument of a gentle gift of the boat, the memory of the and heroic Northumbrian maid should events in which it played a part on that not leave the confines of the county. wild autumn night in 1838. And so, after considerable and anxious The coast of Northumberland consists hesitation as to the most suitable spot of a long series of flat sandy beaches, at which to place the gift, the Com- extending from Tyne to Tweed, and mittee of Management finally decidsd broken only by the outfall of the Rivers to accept the kind offer of the authori- Coquet, Aln, Wansbeck and Blyth, and ties of the Dove Marine Laboratory by the great basalt cliffs which stand at Cullercoats to place it in their out here and there all the more boldly Aquarium, where it can be Been by in that they are isolated features of the hundreds of visitors throughout the landscape. year. It has, therefore, been lent by The southern half of the county is the Institution, and the Committee of blackened and made hideous by the coal- the Marine Laboratory have generously dust of the mines to which it owes its arranged that the Institution shall wealth. It is as if it had paid for the receive a proportion of the fees paid by Nibelungen treasure which is dug from visitors to see the boat, which thus its bowels by the loss of its natural again becomes, by a happy accident, the beauty; although we must not forget means of assisting in the work of rescue that the stern labour of the mines pro- with which it will for ever be associated. duces a magnificent body of men who,

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[1ST MAY, 1913. albeit landsmen, are as intrepid Life- in 676 from his priorate of Liudisfarne, boatmen as ever pulled an oar, and or Holy Island, as it was subsequently never shirk any danger, no matter what called, to lead the austere life of a be the weather or the state of the sea. hermit; and here he remained until 685, The northern half of the county, in which when, at the earnest appeal of King coal has not been discovered, still retains Eggfrid and the Archbishop of Canter- its charm and beauty, which is accen- bury, he reluctantly accepted the See of tuated by the stately dignity of many Hexham, only to throw aside his crosier noble castles, some of which date back, and mitre and to return to his hermit at least as regards their earliest and life after two years of active work, ruined portions, to the days of the dying two months later, after enduring Kingdom of Mercia and the conversion greab pain and misery, and without a of its kings and people by St. Aidan and single attendant or friend, although he St. Cuthbert. The survey of 1468 received the last sacraments from Abbot mentions thirty-seven of these castles, Herefrid. most of which were built in such Cyclo- A little beyond the Fame are the pean strength that they still remain, Wideopens, or Wedums and the Noxes, though in many cases as only imposing and a channel a mile wide divides this ruins. group from the Staples, which are famous The finest castle of all is Bamborough : for the thousands of sea-birds which cover " King Ida's castle huge and square," their surface, and which include, beside guillemots, the dotterel, the oyster- as it is described in " Marmion." Impos- catcher, the gull, the cormorant, the ing in its massive character and majestic eider duck, the puffin, and the razor-bill. outlines it is rendered truly superb by Slightly to the north are the its position " throned on a huge triangu- Wawmses, and to the east the Big and lar rock, which is crested with its walls Little Harcar, the west side of the Big and towers, while from the centre rises Harcar being the spot where the For- the massive tower of the keep, with its farshire was wrecked. Finally, to the flagstaff and banner." The castle has north-east of this spot lies the Long- been admirably restored, first by Arch- stone, "a bare and fissured reef, not deacon Sharpe, and lately by the present 4 ft. above high-water mark, and con- Lord Armstrong, with perfect regard sequently, during storms swept over by for the spirit of the original fortress. drifts of foam." On its eastern side The seaward wall looks sheer down to stands the lighthouse, 85 ft. high. the sea, 150 ft. below, although the It was erected in 1826, and has a vast accumulations of sand on the east revolving light on the dioptric or re- side diminish the effect of the lofty fracting system, visible eighteen miles. cliff of sandstone and shale. To quote In this tower, around which the waves Tomlinson's " Guide to Northumber- incessantly leap and roar, often driving land " :—" A more impregnable strong- the keepers and their families to the hold could not well be imagined. For higher chambers for shelter, Grace rugged strength and barbaric grandeur Darling lived the greater part of her it is the king of Northumbrian Castles. life. She was born in November, 1815, To the mariner plying between the Elbe and was the daughter of William and the Tyne it is the most conspicuous Darling, the keeper of the lighthouse. landmark on the north-east coast." She was a girl of a very modest and A little to the north-east of Bam- retiring disposition, with nothing of the borough lie the Fame Islands, which were masculine qualities which might have the scene of the wreck of the Forfarshire. been expected in one who carried out so The largest island, Fame or House heroic an exploit. She is described by Island, is two and a quarter miles from one who visited her soon after the wreck the little harbour at Seahouses. It has of the Forfarshire as " a little, simple, two lighthouses, one with a revolving, modest young woman . . . neither tall the other with a fixed light. The island nor handsome, but she has the most is full of associations with St. Aidan gentle, quiet, amiable look, and the and St. Cuthbert. The latter retired sweetest smile that I ever saw in a IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 27 person of her station and appearance." Almost as soon as the boat was out She had received a good education for of sight a tremendous sea struck the her station in life, and was chiefly vessel, raised her off the rock, and then occupied in assisting her mother in dashed her down upon it, completely managing the little household. At the breaking her in half. The after part, same time, living in the midst of the sea with the quarter-deck and cabin, upon she was used to boats and knew how to which were the majority of passengers handle an oar. She was twenty-two and crew, was swept away through a years of age at the time when the powerful current called the Piper Gut, following events occurred. whilst the fore part remained fast on The Forfarshire, a steamer of about the rock, below which, to this day, lies 300 tons, John Humble, Master, sailed the half of one of the vessel's beams. from Hull for Dundee on the 5th Sep- Shortly after, the captain was washed tember, 1838, with forty-one passengers, overboard with his wife in his arms, the Master and his wife and a crew of and both were drowned. The sur- twenty men. Although she was a new vivors managed to get on to a small vessel there had evidently been some rock, where they were exposed to the deplorably bad workmanship or super- most terrible sufferings ; numbed with vision, for her boilers were in a very cold, with heavy seas breaking over bad state. A small leak had been them at intervals, and the gale so fierce discovered before leaving Hull, and it as to strip their clothes from them. had been temporarily patched up. But One of the most terrible incidents of when off Flamborough Head the leak the night's tragedy was that of a J broke out again and put out two of the woman, Mrs. Dawson, who was found, fires. The boilers were again partially when help came, still alive and clasping repaired and the fires relighted, and in in each hand her children, a boy of this state the vessel passed through the eight and a girl of eleven, who had Fairway, as the passage between the died hours ago under the fierce buffet- mainland and the Fame is called, about ting of the waves. About seven in the 6 P.M. on the 6th September. At about morning the survivors were seen from 8 P.M. she entered Berwick Bay, and, the Longstone, about a mile off, by the being battered by the storm, the en- Darlings, and Grace Darling and her gines became useless, and sails were father at once decided to attempt the j hoisted to prevent her driving ashore. rescue. A mist still hovered over the She, however, soon became unmanage- island, and although the wind had able, and, the wind setting strong from somewhat abated, the sea was still the north, she drifted with the tide, raging, making any approach to the through a dense fog, in a southerly terrible Harcar rocks a work of extreme direction, till breakers were discovered peril. Some idea of the danger is given close to leeward, and the proximity by the fact that considerably later in of the Farne lights showed to all the day a reward of 51., offered by the oa board the imminent peril of their steward of Bamborough Castle, could position. An attempt was made again scarcely induce a party of fishermen to to run through the Fairway, but, launch a boat from the mainland. carried along by the tide, the Forfar- Yet below the light, between the reefs, a sldre struck with tremendous force on skiff shot out; the Big Harcar at three o'clock on Seems a sea-bird, fain to breast and brave the straight fierce pass Friday morning the 7th September. Whenoe the channelled roar of waters, driven Seven of the crew launched one of the in raging rout, ship's boats, and one of the passengers Pent and pressed and maddened, speaks threw himself into it as it left, two their monstrous might and mass. Thunder heaves and howls about them, others perishing in the attempt. By lightning leaps and flashes; a lucky chance, which may almost be Hard at hand, not high in heaven, but described as miraculous, the boat suc- close between the walls, ceeded in getting clear of the rocks, and Heaped and hollowed of the storms of old, whence reels and crashes the occupants were picked up twenty- All the rage of all the unbaffled wave that four hours later and carried into Shields. breaks and falls.

_ 28 THE LIFE-BOAT. [1ST MAY, 1913. After a tremendous struggle, which night to appear at the Adelphi in a must have exhausted the strength of a shipwreck scene, although it only meant girl who was far from robust, the scene sitting in a boat. She also refused of the disaster was reached, and five of many offers of marriage, and declined the nine survivors were taken off and to leave her island home. carried back to the Longstone. William Unfortunately, her constitution was Darling then returned with two of the already giving way, and there can be rescued men and saved the remaining little doubt thai the tremendous strain four; and it is significant of the strain of that night's work hastened the course involved by the effort that the old man of the disease, which had already laid often stated in subsequent years that its hand upon her young life. In spite he thought he would never have got the of the efforts of friends to give her boat back to the lighthouse against the change of air and surroundings, Grace tide, if some of the survivors had not Darling sank into a rapid decline and been able to row. died on the 28th October, 1842. Thus nine lives were saved from a The same simplicity and nobility of death which had already overtaken character which we admire in the forty-six out of the total of sixty-three daughter was present in her father; who sailed in the Forfarshire, and the and if anything can heighten the merit initiative seems undoubtedly to have of his share in the rescue of the sur- come from the brave girl whose heart vivors of the Forfarghire, it is the was wrung by the sight of her fellow- simple entry in his log-book: " Nine creatures in .dire distress, and who un- persons held on by the wreck, and were hesitatingly embarked on a task which rescued by the Darlings." After his might well have daunted a strong man. retirement he lived at Bamborough, No wonder that when the news of where his daughter was buried, and the rescue became known it stirred the where he died in 1865. Swinburne hearts of every man and woman through refers to both father and daughter in the length and breadth of the British the lines— Isles, and presents and money came Years on years have withered since beside pouring in on the heroine. But she the hearth once thine was one of those rare and gentle spirits I, too young to have seen thee, touched who are incapable of being spoilt by thy father's hallowed hand. Thee and him shall all men see for ever, the caresses of Fortune, and it is grati- stars that shine, fying to know that she quietly but While the sea that spared thee girds and decisively refused an offer of 20Z. a glorifies the land.

Annual Meeting. THE eighty-ninth Annual General Fortescue, Lieut. H. T. Gartside- Meeting of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE- Tipping, R.N., Mr. Harry Hargood, BOAT INSTITUTION was held in the Mr. H. W. Kirby, Admiral Sir Arthur Whitehall Rooms on Wednesday, April W. Moore, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., the Right 16th, 1913, at 3 P.M. The Right Hon. Hon. Arnold Morley, Captain R. Pit- the Lord Mersey, P.O., presided, and man, C.M.G., R.N., Vice-Admiral R. C. amongst those present were :—The Prothero, M.V.O., C.B., Rear-Admiral Right Hon. the Earl Waldegrave, P.O., Hector B. Stewart, the Deputy-Master V.P. (Chairman of the Committee of of the Trinity House (Captain H. Acton Management), Sir John Cameron Lamb, Blake), Sir Allen W. Young, C.V.O., C.B., C.M.G., V.P. (Deputy-Chairman), C.B., the Most Hon. the Marquis of the Right Hon. the Earl Brassey, Graham, C.B., C.V.O., Commander St. G.C.B., V.P., Mr. Robert Birkbeck, Vincent Nepean, M.V.O., R.N., Mr. V.P., Mr..Harold D. Clayton, the Hon. George F. Shee, M.A. (Secretary of George C. Colville, Sir Robert U. Pen- the Institution), Commander Thomas rose FitzGeraldj Bart., Mr. J. B. Holmes, R.N. (Chief Inspector of Life- IST MAT, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 29 boats), Mr. William Spicer (Assistant for without taking them into consideration Secretary), Commander H. F. J. Rowley, you can scarcely realise the extent and the importance of the great work which is R.N. (Deputy-Chief Inspector of Life- carried on by this Institution. The Institu- boats), and Captain A. C. Cust. tion was formed ninety years ago; you will very soon be celebrating, and I hope we The CHAIBMAN, in opening the proceedings, shall all be here to do it, the centenary of your said: The first business on this occasion is Institution. It was, as I say, formed ninety for me to present to your notice the Beport years ago, its objects being to build and for the previous year. Accordingly I do so. maintain Life-boats, Life-boat Houses, Trans- Most of you have had an opportunity, of porting Carriages and Slipways. Its objects which you may have availed yourselves, of have been enlarged since it was originally examining it, and, that being so, I presume constituted, for, keeping abreast of the im- that it is not necessary for me to refer to it at provements of science and knowledge, it has length, and it may be taken as being read. in late years constructed and maintains a In many ways this Beport is of great interest. number, seventeen I think, of Motor-boats, and It furnishes an admirable testimony to the these Motor-boats have been constructed at great beneficence and generosity of the public a cost of about 3.00W. each, giving a total in providing means for prosecuting the work cost of something like 50,0002. That fact of this Institution. It also affords an admir- alone will show you how expenses in con- able testimony to the care and the ability nexion with an Institution like this tend to with which the means so provided are ad- increase. The cost of an ordinary Life-boat ministered by your Committee of Management when the Institution was originally founded with the assistance of your Secretary, Mr. was, I understand, about &OQI. The cost of Shee. We all owe a vory great debt of grati- such a Life-boat has, with the increase in tude to the Members of the Committee for the cost of material, the increase in the the labour and time which they devote, and cost of construction and the increase in the for the interest which they show in the work cost of labour, now grown to something like that they have to manage, and I am sure we 1,2002. do feel grateful to them for what they have Another great object of this Society is the done. (Hear, hear-.) In referring to them gathering together and maintaining for these we ought not, I feel sure, to forget those boats an efficient crew, I suppose the most im- members who have gone before us, and who portant part of the work, for without a crew of are now DO longer able to take their seat at the very best kind the materials which the the Board. During the last twelve months Institution has at hand would be of little or no three Admirals, distinguished Members of the use. That part of the business of the Insti- Committee of Management, have died. They tution I believe to be admirably performed. are Admiral Sir Bichard Vesey Hamilton, So much so that at the present moment the Admiral Sir William Montagu Dowell, and Institution has in its service a body of men lastly, and within quite recent days, Admiral whose qualifications for their work have made J. Halliday Cave, who was a Member of the the Life - boat Service of this Kingdom a Committee since 1894, and a Vice-President model to the countries which have any corre- since 1908. All these gentlemen gave their sponding service. (Applause.) time and their intelligence and their Now, ladies and gentlemen, the beginnings learning to the work that they had to do, of the Institution, like the beginnings of many and they gave them with single-hearted things, even of human life, were small, and devotion. It is my pleasure to be able to tell in the first year there was a saving of only you that, to some extent, their loss has been 124 lives — not an inconsiderable number made good by the Senior Branch of the when one remembers that it was the first Service, for there are already two Admirals year's effort. But by the year 1869 that who have taken their places, Admiral Prothero number had multiplied itself by ten, so that and Admiral Sir Arthur Moore. in that year the number of lives saved In addition to the loss of the three gentle- was 1,231. That is the largest number men whose names I gave just now you have of lives recorded in any one year. A few sustained another loss of a heavy and serious subsequent years have approached that figure, kind. My friend, and probably your friend, but none have exceeded it. Last year the the late Chief Constructor to the Navy, Sir number of lives saved was 759. The average, William White, died, as you may remember, I believe, for some years past has been about within the last two months very suddenly. 700, so that last year's figures are not in- He gave the benefit of his great knowledge considerably above the average. But what I and experience to your Institution. Indeed, want to draw your particular attention to is it is a singularly notable fact, that he was this, that from the beginning, from the actually in attendance upon the Committee foundation of this Institution to the present the very day before he died. He gave, so far day no less than 51,000 lives have been saved as I know—for I happened to dine with him (cheers), and I want, if I may, to call your the very evening before he died—no sign of attention for a moment to what that means; that sudden death which took away from us to what.it meant at the time that the saving so able and so great a man. was effected, and to what it means now in the Now, ladies and gentlemen, figures are, as day that we are living. These men who were a rule, uninteresting, but in connexion with saved from death were sons, husbands, fathers, this Institution they are worth listening to, and they were restored to the homes of those 30 THE LIFE-BOAT. [1ST MAT, 1913. who loved them and to the homes of those ciently, and they think, perhaps, that the they loved. But this is small as compared State could manage them more economically. with what this saving of life represents at I venture to doubt both. It has been my present. These 51,000 lives, the population fortune or misfortune to enquire at great of a moderate sized town, were given back to length into the administration of what is humanity to increase and multiply; and if called the out-patient departments of the you think of it to-day they must by this time hospitals. I spent with Lord Northcote and represent some hundreds of thousands of lives the Bishop of Stepney a long time in making in this world. inquiry into that subject, and we at last made In earlier days by far the larger part a Report which was issued just before the In- of the lives that were saved were rescued surance Act came into operation. It was, of with what are called shore-boats, by which I course, a great question as to how far that understand boats not built or maintained or in Act would affect the out-patient departments any sense owned by the Institution, but boats of the hospitals, and I had to spend some time which happened to be on the shore at the in considering that matter. I came to the time that the wreck or calamity occurred. conclusion that, so far at all events as the What the Society does in connexion with out-patients were concerned, the voluntary such salvage of life is this:—They reward the system in the hospitals was a better one and men who go out to give their services towards a more satisfactory one than the system saving the lives that are at risk, and in this erected by the Insurance Act. I am not here, way the Institution encourages and fosters of course, for the purpose of making—nor do the disposition all round our coasts to do the I desire to make—any political reference. I best to save life. Now things are a little merely mention it in connexion with the changed, and changed in the interests of your subject about which I want to read you some- Institution in the right direction. It is not thing. Now, I told you that this question of by means of the shore-boat that the bulk of the comparative cost of the Life-boat Service, the lives at risk are saved. It is by means of as managed voluntarily and as managed by your Life-boats, for now they save three- Government, is a question which was men- fourths of the total of the lives that are saved tioned last year. Since then, and, indeed, on the coasts. quite recently, it has come up again in the But although this great work is done, there course of correspondence between a gentleman is, and there ever will be, more work to be of Stalybridge, a Life Governor, and your done. For, notwithstanding the fact that an Secretary. The correspondent seems to average of about 700 lives are saved in the have taken the view that some of the public course of twelve months, nearly a like may take, that possibly the work might be number of lives—about 600—are .lost. This better done by Government. Mr. Shee indicates that there ought to be continued answered that letter, and answered it so well, efforts made to increase the efficiency of the as it appears to me, and put the points so Institution. What steps, if any, can be taken clearly, that I would rather use his words in in this direction it is not for me to say. In dealing with it than my own. He said, fact, I am not qualified to do so. But the writing on the 80th January last:— experienced gentlemen who sit upon your " The matter of the nationalisation of the Committee of Management will no doubt Life-boat Service is one which, I need hardly know what those steps ought to be. There is, say, has often been raised, and there is no however, one thing of which I feel confident, doubt, prima facie, a good deal to be said in and that is that whatever those steps may favour of such a step. But there are several be they will involve and require a larger considerations which should, I think, be borne expenditure of money. I am not daunted in mind. In the first place, I need hardly say in the least by that consideration. I am that any undertaking which is run by the satisfied that the generosity which enabled State must necessarily be far more costly than this Institution to be founded, has enabled that which is managed and administered by it in the past to be carried on, and is enabl- private effort. It so happens that the Life- ing it to be carried on at present, will not boat Services of the United Kingdom and of be wanting when the further needs of the the United States afford a very apt example Institution are made known to the public. of the truth of this statement. For the A good work of this kind, I am glad to United States Service, which maintains almost think, seldom appeals in vain to the English identically the same number of Life-boats public. as the Institution does, costs 440,OOOZ. per There is one other matter upon which I annum, while the Institution maintains the should like to say a word. It was mentioned whole of its Service, including every item of last year by the Duke of Northumberland, expenditure, at a cost of about 110,0002. a who was in the chair, and it strikes me as year. being a matter of considerable importance. " Secondly, we have, as it happens, inde- I mean the question of the comparative cost pendent and impartial testimony to the of a Life-boat service such as yours, carried excellence of the management and administra- on by voluntary effort, and a Life-boat tion of this Institution from two very high service of a similar kind carried on by Govern- authorities. The Select Committee of the ment organisation. Many people think that House of Commons, which was appointed to great services of this kind ought to be in the investigate the administration of the Institu- hands of the State. They think, perhaps, tion in 1897, reported unanimously that the that the State could manage them more effi- 'whole community was indebted to the IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 31

Committee of Management of this Institution Vice-Presidents. for the energy and good management (often His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, in very difficult circumstances) with which G.C.V.O. they have for so many years successfully carried out the national work of life-saving, His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, E.G. and this without reward or payment of any His Grace the Duke of Leeds. sort.' His Grace the Duke of Portland, K.G..G.C.V.O. : " Further, speaking at the Annual Meeting of The Most Hon. the Marquis of Ailsa. the Institution in 1893, the Bight Hon. A. J. The Bight Hon. Lord Viscount Clifden. Mundella, M.P., then President of the Board of Trade, said: ' No Government Department The Bt. Hon. the Earl of Bosebery, K.G., K.T. could ever do the work as well as the National The Bt. Hon. the Earl Waldegrave, P.O. Life-Boat Institution; no Government De- The Bt. Hon. the Earl Brassey, G.C.B. partment would ever maintain that alertness Colonel Sir FitzBoy Clayton, K.C.V.O. and alacrity which the Governors of that Sir John Cameron Lamb, C.B., C.M.G. Institution always exhibited; and no Govern- ment Department could ever invoke that Bobert Birkbeck, Esq. generous sympathy with heroism which has Treasurer. characterised the work of the Institution. I trust the time will never come when the The Bt. Hon. the Earl of Harrowby. English public will abdicate their duty and their highest privilege of supporting such a Other Members of the Committee of noble Institution.' " (Cheers.) Management. I think you will agree with me that these The Bt. Hon. the Earl of Albemarle, K.G.V.O., reasons commend themselves to your good C.B., A.D.C. sense, and that it is most desirable that the Major-Gen. Edward A. Altham, C.B., C.M.G. efforts of this Society should be controlled by Sir Godfrey Baring, Bart., M.P. the Society, and not taken away from it by Admiral the Bt. Hon. Lord Charles W. De la any Government Department. (Hear, hear.) Poer Beresford, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., M.P. You must realise that the Committee of Management of this Society distribute yearly, Admiral Claude E. Buckle. and it is an increasing amount, something Charles J. P. Cave, Esq. like 110,0001. I am quite. satisfied — for I Kenneth M. Clark, Esq. have taken the trouble to examine the Harold D. Clayton, Esq. accounts—that that money is well dispensed, The Hon. George 0. Colville. economically, wisely and effectively, and you could not do better. Sir William Corry, Bart. Now, ladies and gentlemen, just one The Bt. Hon. the Earl of Derby, G.C.V.O., O.B. general observation. If you turn to the Sir George Doughty, M.P. public press in these days you will see how Colonel the Hon. Charles E. Edgcumbe. the nations are struggling for the destruc- Sir Bobert Uniacke Penrose FitzGerald, Bart. tion of human life; how they are actually destroying human life. And those who are John Bevill Fortescue, Esq. not engaged in the actual destruction of Lieut. H. T. Gartside-Tipping, B.N. human life are engaged in devising, at great Harry Hargood, Esq. cost, the means by which that destruction Horace Woodburn Kirby, Esq. may be brought about. I have nothing to say Admiral Sir Arthur William Moore, G.C.B., against it. It may be that the lives lost and G.C.V.O. the money spent all help towards securing the peace which we desire, but it is surely a great The Bt. Hon. Arnold Morley. consummation to turn from the consideration Eugene F. Noel, Esq. of these circumstances to the humble, quiet Admiral of the Fleet Sir Gerard H. U. Noel, and useful work which this Institution is a.O.B., K.G.M.G. doing. Not work connected with the destruc- Captain Bobert Pitman, C.M.G., B.N. tion of life, but work connected with the Captain George B. Preston. saving of the best part of it. Therefore I think I am justified in saying, and I say it to Vice-Admiral Beginald Charles Prothero, you, that I hope with all my heart that this M.V.O., C.B. Society will progress, that its good work will Sir Boverton Kedwood, Bart., F.B.S. spread, and that we shall not hear the end of Colonel the Bt. Hon. John E. Bernard Seely, it for many days. (Cheers.) D.S.O., M.P. Now, ladies and gentlemen, I will call upon The Hon. W. F. D. Smith. the Secretary to read the names of those Bear-Admiral Hector B. Stewart. proposed to fill the offices of President, Vice- Presidents, members of the Committee of The Admiral Commanding Coast Guard and Management, and Auditors. Reserves (Vice-Admiral Arthur M. Farquhar, C.V.O.). The SECBETABY read the names, as follows:— The Deputy Master of the Trinity House (Captain Herbert Acton Blake). President. The Hydrographer of the Admiralty (Bear- His Grace the Duke of Northumberland, K.G. Admiral H. E. Purey-Cust, C.B.). 32 THE LIFE-BOAT. [1ST MAT, 1913.

J. Herbert Thewlis, Esq. so many homes would be plunged into misery Alfred G. Topham, Esq. and into poverty. So we take credit, then, Francis Mtzpatrick Tower, Esq. for not only lives saved, but homes saved, in the useful work of this Institution. (Hear, Sir Philip Watts, K.C.B., F.R.S. hear.) Now I also see in the Report that Sir Biohard Henry Williams-Bulkeley, Bart. in carrying on this work we spent last year Sir Allen W. Young, C.V.O., C.B. 109,5001. That- is a very big sum, but I think, in view of the facts I have given, Auditors. you will agree that, big sum though it is, it Messrs. Price, Waterhouse & Co. represents money well spent. (Hear, hear.) And, what is more, I will say this, that of The CHAIBMAN declared these noblemen and those people who contributed that money not gentlemen elected, and called upon The Most one ever grudged a single penny of it. Indeed, Hon. the Marquis of Graham, C.B., C.V.O. to the pity of it is, to my mind, that the Insti- move the first resolution. tution had not more money to spend. If you will look at the Report you will see that had The MARQUIS OF GBAHAM said:—The reso- it not been for a few very generous legacies lution which has been entrusted to me to last year, the ordinary expenditure of the move this afternoon reads as follows: " That Institution would have exceeded its ordinary this meeting, fully recognising the important income. Now that surely ought not to be in services of the Royal National Life-Boat this country. Especially when considering Institution in its national work of life-saving, last year which, we are told on all hands, desires to record its hearty appreciation of the was a year of abounding prosperity. I say gallantry of the Coxswains and Crews of the that if this was a year of abounding pros- Institution's Life-boats, and gratefully to perity, then those people who have profited acknowledge the valuable help rendered to by the " gold and silver, ivory, and apes, and the cause by the Local Committees, Honorary peacocks " brought to this land in ships should Secretaries, Honorary Treasurers and Ladies' not forget the requirements of the men who Auxiliaries." man the ships. (Hear, hear.) This is a very comprehensive resolution. We have mentioned the useful work that It might very well have been divided into has been done in saving life. I well remem- two, because we desire it to be two things. ber in 1903 the awful gale off Cape Colony. First of all we have said that, recognising the I remember that on one fine morning there important services of the Royal National were more than twenty ships laying wrecked Life-Boat Institution in its national work of on the beach at Muizenberg. Now there was life-saving, we desire to record our apprecia- not a single Life-boat in the district. There tion of the men who do it. Then, secondly, was one very inefficient rocket apparatus, but our desire is that, as we recognise that you it would not work, and those who stood on cannot carry on this work of the Life-boat that beach saw a sight they will never forget, Service without adequate funds and careful and that was dozens, literally dozens, of men organisation, we should express our thanks in those twenty ships climbing the rigging to those who give that untiring zeal and calling for help. No help could be sent them, energy to raise those funds which enable us so they jumped off the rigging hoping to to carry out the organisation. (Hear, hear.) reach the shore, but the great majority of That is what we desire to do. Now the them were drowned. Now if it were not for resolution says that the Life-boat work is a this Institution and the useful work which it national work, a national service. If it is does, that kind of disaster and that kind of a national service, then it has one unique experience would be a common thing round peculiarity. It has no opposition like other our coasts every winter. (Hear, hear.) But national services. There are no opponents, mercifully we are preserved from that, thanks there are no anti.s, there are no cranks. to the Life-Boat Institution and its gallant Everyone is united in the desire to save life heroes. Every winter innumerable acts of from drowning at sea. (Hear, hear.) Now in gallantry are done. There are too many to carrying out that work you will have been particularise, but I might mention two very pleased and very gratified to have seen examples. There is a man, Charles Fish, of in the Report that during last year the Insti- Ramsgate, who has helped to save over 877 tution, with its 278 Life-boats, managed to lives. (Cheers.) Then there is another, James save no less than 759 lives. That is a very Cable, of Aldeburgh, who has helped to save good record, but our Secretary has just handed over 300 lives. There are many of them who me a slip of paper in which he says that, do similar service and similar acts of gallantry. speaking of this year, 1913, the number of Why, last year, as your Report will show you, launches up to date is 161, and the number you distributed eighty-one different kinds of of lives saved is 211. (Cheers.) With these reward in the form of binoculars, aneroids, facts before us, it seems to me that we are medals, certificates of thanks, besides 10,0001. assured that both in the past year, and in this in cash as recognition of service and gallantry. year up to date, the Institution has maintained That is proof of the heroism which is shown its high level of good service. (Hear, hear.) in the Life-boat Service every year. (Hear, As I say, we saved 759 lives last year. Besides hear.) lives, I think we may say we also saved a Now I will turn to the last part of the large number of homes, because we must resolution. This noble work could not be know that if any of these men got drowned carried on unless we had adequate funds and IST MAT, 1913,] THE LIFE-BOAT. 33 adequate organisation. All thanks, then, to an increase of 3,1202., and the subscriptions those who do not go down to the sea in ships from financial branches an increase of 3,3192. and do business in great waters who, year (Cheers.) This latter increase must be mainly after year, bring shots to the looker, corn to due to the efforts of our Local Committees, the mill, money to the bank in order to help and it is particularly gratifying, as we know the Institution in its great work. We cannol that those generous helpers of the Life-Boat get on without them. Engines will not run Saturday Fund, which it beeam« necessary to without fuel. All thanks, then, to these wind up on account of reduplication of work humble stokers. They do their work away and overlapping some three years ago, have from the limelight, away from public applause, transferred their efforts to our united cause away from the glamour of the press; and (Cheers), and are now earnestly co-operating their work is unselfish and deserves our praise with our Local Committees in collecting funds and thanks. (Cheers.) for the work which we have at heart. I feel I have given you a few facts of this noble sure that the resolution which Lord Graham service and have shown you how it is we owe has proposed, and which I venture to second, thanks to those who carry it on. It is a will warmly commend itself to you. noble service. It is a service to be proud of. (Applause.) It is a service for which it is an honour to work. It is a service which brings credit to our The CHAIBMAN then put the ^Resolution, country and to British ships where British which was carried unanimously. ships and seamen are to be found. (Cheers.' The Eight Hon. the EARL WALDEGBAVE, The Hon. G-EOBGE C. COI/VILLE, in second- P.O., in moving a vote of thanks to the ing the resolution, said : Lord Graham, him- Chairman said: It is my privilege as Chairman self a sailor by profession, has dealt most of the Committee of Management to have the thoroughly with the debt of gratitude we owe honour of proposing a vote of thanks to Lord to the men who man our Life-boats, and who, Mersey for so kindly presiding over us to-day, by their daring, heroic and benevolent assist- but I should like, before putting that to the ance, enable us to carry on the national work Meeting to say one or two words. You will of saving life from shipwreck. In seconding have noticed in the Keport that the Com- this resolution I therefore propose rather to mittee alluded to the closing of the Thames direct my remarks to the debt which we owe Iron Works Company, which for so many to the Local Committees, Honorary Secre- years constructed our Life-boats. Since that taries, Honorary Treasurers and Ladies' was printed the Committee have, after most Auxiliaries for their help in collecting the careful consideration, decided to employ large sums which are necessary to enable us Messrs. S. E. Saunders, of East Gowes. to do this great work. I am afraid that Meanwhile the Institution is itself carrying inevitably these large sums, which now on the completion of the Life-boats which amount to 110,0002., must become larger year were under construction by the Thames Iron by year, because we are continually getting Works at the time those Works were closed. calls from the coast for Motor-boats, and as We have made very careful inquiry, and we Lord Mersey told us, each Motor-boat costs have every confidence that Messrs. Saunders us something like 3,0001. or more to construct will carry out the work in just as efficient a as against a sum of 1,2002. or 1,5002. which an way as it has been carried out in the past. ordinary sailing Life-boat costs. But in Several allusions have been made to our addition to that it involves an expenditure on finances which, as Mr. Colville told us, are the wages of mechanics, who keep the Boat in fairly well off. But there is no doubt, as he proper order and repair for service. Ladies said, that the Titanic disaster did take a and Gentlemen, it is common knowledge that great hold upon the public mind, and un- the year 1912 was a bad one for charities. fortunately withdrew funds which would First of all the inauguration of the National otherwise have gone to support the permanent Insurance Act involved a call on all of us, and and necessary work which the Institution is not only on the annual subscribers to the carrying on around our coasts. On the other Institution's funds but on the subscrip- tiand, we owe to the generosity of the father tions which go into our collecting boxes of one of the survivors the gift of 3,0002. for from the workmen who are now called upon a Motor Boat for Fraserburgh, to be named to pay a part of their weekly wages towards The Lady Eothes. This is a thankofferiug insurance. That was a call which we have which Mr. Dyer Edwardes has given in memory heard on all hands from our collectors as of the safety of his daughter. I wish that largely affecting our funds. Then, secondly, other survivors might be tempted to follow a large sum of charitable contributions was Vlr. Dyer Edwardes' generous example. (Hear, directed to the catastrophe which occurred hear.) Other gifts received during the last almost a year ago, namely, the loss of the fifteen months have been Mr. W. D. Oelsner, Titanic. It is possible that that shocking of Warnford Court, E.G., on account of the disaster has had an indirect effect for our cost of a new sailing Life-boat for Dungeness good, in that it has drawn attention to the So. 2 Station, 1,0002. on account of 2,0002. importance of Life-boats, and it is extremely Mrs. John Thynne, of Grosvenor Street, for gratifying to find that in spite of these two a new Life-boat for Lyme Regis to be named great calls on the national benevolence, which The Thomas Masterman Hardy, after her have operated against the whole charitable grandfather (Nelson's Hardy), 1,2502. world, our subscriptions and donations show The Bight Hon. Arnold Morley, a member _ 34 THE LIFE-BOAT. [1ST MAY, 1913. of the Committee of Management, on account Titanic disaster which has gone out to all the of the cost of a new Motor Life-boat for the nations of the world as a call to set theft Scilly Islands, 2,0001. on account of 3,0001. ships in order ; and I am sure we are all very (Cheers.) glad to know that that report has been very I want just to emphasise also what Mr. promptly acted on by the Board of Trade, who Golville said, that though we are doing fairly have already issued fresh regulations, which •well in out financial afiairs, yet the increase have been acquiesced in and approved by thft of Motor-boats, which must go on increasing shipping community) and which will sscur'e every year, necessitates a still further addition that there will be boat accommodation for to our number of subscribers and donors, as every one carried on a passenger ship or an you cannot build and maintain these Motor- emigrant ship. But although that result boats at the same cost as the old sailing-boats. has come, I think, mainly from the report Like all Institutions in this country, we get which we owe to Lord Mersey, we can at grumbles and complaints from stations and the same time feel assured that it does not from different parts of the country, but I can in the least diminish the necessity for the assure you that they are all most carefully maintenance of a Life-boat Service on our inquired into by the Committee of Manage- coasts. What is to be secured by these new ment with the assistance of their secretary regulations is safety on the high seas, and (Mr. Snee), the Chiel Inspector (Captain however fully and efficiently ships may Toe Holmes), and our other officers, and we do our supplied with boats to save their crew and best to satisfy everybody, although it is not passengers on the high seas, we must always always an easy job. (Laughter.) You must remember that what is in view is moderate remember that our crews are volunteers and weather, and what We in the Life-boat Institu- that every station has its peculiar local circum- tion have to deal with is not moderate stances. It is impossible for an Institution like weather. (Hear, hear.) Our boats are storm this, carried on in a voluntary way, to regulate boats, and they will remain every bit as great everything by hard-and-fast rules, and the case a necessity around the United Kingdom: of every Station must be considered on its own I should not like to sit down without joining particular circumstances, which is not always Lord Waldegrave in testifying to the great possible for those who see a short paragraph value of the services which are rendered by in the newspapers to understand. I can only the permanent staff. They are far above assure you that we always do our best to try payment. As permanent officials of the and carry things out to the satisfaction of Institution they are, of course, salaried everybody. Great Britain has very often been officials, but I can assure you that a great criticised upon her Army, her Navy and other deal of the work they do cannot ba paid for. things, but I think we may say that in the It is work done from the heart, and is of Life-boat Institution she is at the head of the very great value to the Institution and to the world. (Cheers.) Many people come from nation. (Applause.) foreign nations all over the world to study I have very great pleasure in seconding our boats, our rules and customs, and go the resolution moved by Lord Waldegrave. away to set up institutions on similar lines, (Cheers.) which is a fact of which I think this Institu- tion may well be proud. I now move that The Earl WALDEGRAVE put the motion, the best thanks of this meeting be given to and it was carried with acclamation. the Eight Hon. the Lord Mersey, P.O., for presiding over this the Eighty-ninth Annual The Bt. Hon. the Lord MERSEY, P.O., in General Meeting of the Royal National Life- replying, said: Let me thank you for the boat Institution. (Cheers.) honour, the great honour, that you have done me by asking me to come here to take the Sir JOHN CAMEBON LAMB, C.B., C.M.G., in Chair. There is no subject that I have closer seconding the motion, said:—I have the to my heart than the objects of an Institu- honour to second the resolution which has tion such as this. It is continually doing been so ably proposed by Lord Waldegrave. good. It does good far beyond the actual I am sure we are all very happy and we count saving of life, for it encourages bravery, it ourselves very fortunate in having for our encourages kindness and it succours those chairman Lord Mersey. (Hear, hear.) Prom who are in need. It is not like a flash in the his association with Liverpool and his presi- pan; it is not like a generosity which is made dency of the Admiralty Court, he has gained in a moment and then forgotten after- an intimate acquaintance with maritime wards. The objects of this Institution are affairs, and we are sure that that acquaintance efforts of generosity which are continued and is accompanied by very deep sympathy, which which are great. I can assure you that it I think has been in evidence here to-day and has given me the greatest pleasure to come which we all very keenly appreciate. (Hear, here and preside over this meeting to-day. hear.) We shall not forget his report on the (Applause.) IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 35 The King of Norway and One of Our Crews. IT is our pleasing duty to record, from being driven before the gale with her time to time, the rewards which are canvas blown away. The Coxswain of conferred on our Life-boatmen by the the Samuel Lewis Life-boat, Matthew rulers of foreign countries. Grunnill, therefore, kept a look-out, and The latest instance is a gracious act at about 2.30 P.M. he saw a distress on the part of H.M. the King of signal hoisted on the vessel. Very Norway in rewarding the crew of the shortly afterwards she grounded on Skegness Life-boat for their gallant a sand bank. The Life-boat was services in saving the crew of the launched with all possible speed, and Norwegian brig Azha on 13th November, on reaching the vessel rescued the 1912. eight men on board. Owing to the The reward took the shape of a gift severity of the weather, the Coxswain of money to each of the crew, and His was obliged to take extra hands in Majesty's recognition will be appreciated order to double-bank the oars. by all supporters and of workers for the The crew of the wrecked vessel told a Institution, and will act as an incentive pitiable tale of their experiences during to all Life-boatmen to maintain, when- the previous four days. The vessel was ever opportunity occurs, those high an old one, and only her cargo of timber traditions for which they are justly kept her afloat. The crew had had no famous. sleep for four days, during which time The wreck of the Azha occurred during the brig had been at the mercy of wind a whole N.E. by N. gale, when a very and tide, practically every stitch of heavy sea was running. The vessel was canvas having been stripped in the gale. first seen off Sutton-on-Sea, at about It will be realised that the help of the 1.30 P.M., and a message was sent to Life-boat was only given just in time to Skegnesa reporting that a brig was avert a disastrous loss of life.

Obituary. ADMIRAL JOHN HALLIDAY CAVE, C.B., Admiral Cave served in one of the V.P.—The Institution has sustained a early wars with China, under General grievous loss through the death of Lord Saltoun; in the Baltic against Admiral Cave, who passed away at his Russia; and with the Naval Brigade in residence, 17, Palace Gate, Kensington, the trenches before Sebastopol. He was on Sunday, the 31st March, in his 86th wounded in the attack on the Redan, year. and some who witnessed his conduct on As member of the Committee of that occasion testified that, if ever a Management since 1894, and Vice- man deserved the Victoria Cross, he did. President since 1908, Admiral Cave He received the Legion d'Honneur and was conspicuous for the regularity of the Medjidie, and was recommended his attendance at the meetings both of for the C.B., but was debarred from the Committee and of the various Sub- receiving it at the time by a rule of the committees, and he will long be remem- Admiralty which restricted it to officers bered by his colleagues for his sound of higher rank. He used to say that the judgment, his technical knowledge, his highest honour he ever received was a readiness to entertain new ideas, and his visit from Lord Raglan, who, in the midst single-minded devotion to the interests of all his labours and anxieties, found of the Institution. By those who were time to sit by the side of his couch when within the circle of his personal friends, he was lying wounded, and to comfort and he will not less be held in affectionate cheer him up. Admiral Cave could not remembrance for the qualities of head speak of this incident without emotion, and heart which gained their unwavering for within three days Lord Raglan was confidence. carried off by cholera. While in the

c 4 36 THE LIFE-BOAT. [!ST MAY, 1913. trenches Admiral Cave was specially with the sea until he was far past three- promoted, and it seemed that he was score years and ten. destined for high command ; but, after His life was full of incident, and it is further distinguished service and pro- to be hoped that there is extant some motion, he was compelled by private record of it which may be given to the affairs to retire at a comparatively early public. The writer of this note has age, and, to his keen regret, his careeras heard from his lips many tales of a sailor came to an end. As a yachtsman, absorbing interest, and wishes he had the however, he kept up a close connection memory and the skill to reproduce them.

Photo by] [Bennetto, tiewgi T.R.H. Prince Henry and Prince George in the Newquay (Cornwall) I Life=Boat just before a launch on 24th April.

Wreck of the S.S. "Veronese." IT was with signal pleasure that all with 20 passengers, and picked up 119 friends of the Life-boat cause heard of more at Vigo, which was left on the the gallant and successful efforts made 15th January. She struck the rocks to by the brave fishermen and boatmen of the north of Leixoes Roads. Owing to the Portuguese Life-boat Society in the enormous seas which swept over the rescuing 200 persons from the ill-fated vessel, it was impossible to use the lines S.S. Veronese, which was wrecked two carried out to her by the rockets from miles north of Leixoes on the 16th the shore, or for the Life-boats to January last. approach near enough to take anyone It may be of interest to give the off. Nor could any assistance be given following details:— by the Royal Mail steamer Vauban, or The Veronese, which was bound for the Hollandia. Eventually, however, Brazil in the Argentine, left Liverpool the breeches buoy was got on board at IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 37 7 P.M., and the work of rescuing the held on the 13th February, the Bight passengers was at once begun. Opera- Hon. the Earl Waldegrave in the chair, tions were continued uninterruptedly passed the following resolution, which for two days and two nights, and when was conveyed to the Secretary of the the sea had made it possible for the Institute de Soccorros a Naufragos :— Life-boats to approach the stranded "The Committee of Management, having vessel, the latter took part in the work had before them a communication from the Secretary of the Institute de Soccorros a of rescue, the result being that 200 Naufragos of Portugal with regard to the persons were rescued. Unfortunately, circumstances attending the wreck of the before the breeches buoy was secured, S.S. Veronese on the 16th January, two miles 16 lives were lost through a cable north of Leixoes, desire to express their sincere admiration of the courage, initiative breaking. and endurance of the brave men employed The Committee of Management, being by the Portuguese Society both in connexion ever anxious to recognise the good work with the rocket apparatus and the Life- of those who are engaged in the common boats, the former of whom rescued 98 persons and the latter 102 persons, in circumstances task of humanity, which it is the of the greatest difficulty and danger, and by privilege of the Institution to perform, dint of exertions carried out, without inter- caused enquiry to be made from the ruption, for two days and two nights." Portuguese Life-saving Society as to As stated in our issue of May, 1912, whether the work of rescue had been the Portuguese Life-boat Society controls entirely carried out by their own men. both the Life-boat and the life-saving Having received an assurance to that apparatus. There are 31 Life-boats, two of effect, the Committee, at their meeting which are equipped with auxiliary motors.

Two Generous Soldiers. IT is very pleasant to be able to publish facts lend additional emphasis to the the following letter, which gives good generosity of these two soldiers. proof of the generous spirit which so " Barracks, often animates those who are ready to " Berwick-on-Tweed. assist in saving life without any thought of fee or reward. The signatories are " SIE,—We, the undermentioned, beg two of the five privates of the King's to thank you for the present of five Own Scottish Borderers, who promptly shillings each sent for our services in responded to the call for help from connexion with the recent launching of Dr. Fraser, our excellent honorary the Life-boat. As our services were secretary at Berwick-on-Tweed, on the quite voluntary, and what assistance we occasion of the launch of the Matthew rendered was in our opinion a public Simpson to the assistance of the Jacob duty, we would prefer not to accept Bauers on the 29th March, when the payment for our services. We now Life-boat saved the lives of eleven men return a sum of eight shillings, which of this Swedish barque. When launched we would suggest be placed with the the boat stuck temporarily, and although Life-boat funds. You will notice that the honorary secretary went into the we have retained the sum of one shilling water with several helpers to move her, each. With this we wish to purchase she could not be got into deep water. some small souvenir of the occasion Hundreds of people were standing of our assisting in the launch of the looking on, but no one came forward in Life-boat. response to Dr. Fraser's appeal except "Yours obediently, five soldiers, who thus did honour to (Signed) "R. BROWN, themselves and to the King's uniform, " Lance-Corporal. and gave a much-needed example of "T. GORMLEY, the spirit of national service. These " Private." 38 THE LIFE-BOAT. [1ST MAY, 1913.

Services of the Life-boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution. NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.—At vessel nine of the crew were rescued, about 5 o'clock in the evening four men but the remainder, five in number, hired a pleasure boat for the purpose of declined to leave. The Coxswain of fishing. Between 7 and 8 P.M. a dense the boat, therefore, signalled to the fog set in, accompanied by a heavy Worthing boat, Richard Coleman, which swell, and great anxiety was felt by had by this time arrived in the vicinity, the relatives of the men who had not that there were men still on board, and returned. About 10 P.M. cries for help then returned to his station. The were heard, and as it was thought the Worthing Life-boat stood by the barque cries came from the missing men the and two more of the crew decided to Life-boat Ada Lewis was launched. For leave the endangered vessel. Later the over an hour a careful search was made, Shoreham Life-boat William Bestell was and eventually the boat was picked up seen approaching in tow of the harbour about two miles to the south of New- tug, and as the Master of the Anirac biggin. The men were in an exhausted declined further help from the Worthing condition and the boat was drifting boat she returned to her station. Only towards the rocks where they would the Master, Mate and Steward were unquestionably have been drowned. now on the barque ; four of the Life- boat men from the Shoreham boat LLANDUDNO, CARNARVONSHIRE. — On boarded her and the boat succeeded in the 4th August the cutter yacht Muriel, carrying a line to the tug; eventually a of Liverpool, which had left Rock Ferry tow rope was made fast and the ship, the previous afternoon, was compelled closely attended by the William Bestell, to anchor in Llandudno Bay and signal was towed to Newhaven. for the Life-boat Theodore Price. An E.N.E. had prevailed all night and the GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—The No. 1 Life- yacht, in addition to having had her boat, Mark Lane, was launched shortly sail blown away, had her rudder smashed. after 6 A.M. on the 26th August in Rain was falling heavily, but the Life- response to signals from the St. Nicholas boat signal speedily caused a very large light vessel. An E.N.E. gale was blow- crowd to assemble. The boat was suc- ing, and the boat proceeded in tow of a cessfully launched at dead low water, tug to the Cross Ridge, Scroby Sand, a large number of helpers being engaged where she found a large cargo steamer to take the boat over the sand. The stranded. The vessel proved to be the yacht was reached in about twenty | Egyptian, of Glasgow, belonging to the minutes, and the Life-boatmen were j Ellerman line, bound from Antwerp to loudly cheered when they returned j Newcastle, partly laden with iron and ashore with the four men whom they concrete. She carried a crew of thirty- had rescued. one hands, and the Master's wife and child were on board. The steamer lay LITTLEHAMPTON, WORTHING and on the ridge and very heavy seas were SHOREHAM, SUSSEX.—During a whole breaking round her. Considerable S.S.W. gale which caused a very heavy difficulty was experienced in getting sea on the 6th August, the Italian alongside, but when accomplished, the barque Anirac stranded about two Master's wife and child and eleven of miles from Littlehampton; shortly the crew were taken aboard. The afterwards she floated and drove before remainder of the crew, twenty in the gale in an unmanageable condition. number, although advised by the The Coastguard at Littlehampton re- Coxswain to do so, refused to leave the ported a vessel in distress and the ship, and as the boat was bumping on station Life-boat Brothers Freeman was the sand and unable to remain near the launched. On reaching the disabled steamer the Coxswain decided to go IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BO AT. 39 ashore. On leaving the vessel the boat tion with the wreck of the lugger was obliged to run to leeward over the Fruitful, of Wick, on the 10th Novem- sands through the broken seas. The ber, when eight lives were saved. The boat arrived in harbour at 10 A.M., and Third Service Clasp was added four the rescued people were at once well years later, Harris having displayed cared for. The Life-boat men then great gallantry in saving the s.s. Clunie, " stood by " until shortly after 2 P.M., of Aberdeen, and her crew of nine when they again put off to try and get hands. to the ship. A tug took the boat in tow, but after they left harbour the CROMER, NORFOLK.—At 12.5 A.M. on wind changed to W.N.W. and blew the 29th August a telephone message with hurricane force, being accompanied was received from the Haisboro' light by torrential rain; as it was not vessel, stating that a Belgian fishing possible to see anything they were com- vessel had stranded on the Haisboro' pelled to return. The crew remained in Sands, and that the crew of twenty-one attendance, and at 4.50 P.M. the weather hands, who had escaped in their own having improved slightly the boat again boat, were then taking refuge on the put to sea, the abnormal rain, however, light vessel. The Life-boat Louisa rendered it impossible to find the ship Hartwell was promptly launched and and the boat again returned ashore. proceeded to the sands, and having During the night further distress taken the shipwrecked men on board, signals were seen from the St. Nicholas landed them at Cromer, where they light vessel, and the crew of the Mark were cared for by the Shipwrecked Lane, undaunted by their previous Mariners' Society. The vessel was the experiences, again proceeded to the St. Antoine de Padoue, of Nieuport, and steamer to try and save the imperilled was homeward bound with fish in men. This time they located the barrels ; she became a total wreck. steamer, but the heavy seas and shallow water made it impossible for the boat LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.—At about five to get alongside; communication was o'clock in the morning on the 4th effected by means of a bladder floated September the yacht Muriel of Lowestof t to the ship on the end of a rope ; this stranded on the Newcombe Sands and was made secure, the men then climbed hoisted a signal for help. There was a down a rope over the vessel's stern and nasty sea where the vessel was and a were hauled through the water into good deal of water broke over her. As the Life-boat. All were brought safely she was in a position of danger it was ashore. thought advisable to send the Life-boat The rescue was a gallant one and was Stock Exchange to her assistance. After due to the indomitable pluck displayed, the Life-boat had been launched the and the repeated efforts made by the yacht dropped her anchor and sent off Coxswain, SIDNEY J. HARRIS, and the three of her crew in the dinghy to Committee of Management, in apprecia- obtain a tug from the harbour. The tion of his zeal and dogged perseverance, dinghy, owing to the heavy seas, got bestowed on him a Fourth Service Clasp into difficulties and was drifting help- and awarded an additional allowance to lessly to the northward. Seeing their him and to each of the crew. Sidney predicament the Life-boat went after James Harris has a fine record as a the dinghy and took the three men out Life-boatman; he has been connected of her. The Life-boat was then picked with the Gorleston Life-boats for many up by a tug and proceeded to the yacht. years, and has filled the post of Coxswain The yacht had by this time raised her since 1892. The Committee of Manage- anchor and knocked off the sands. ment awarded him the Silver Medal in Having an auxiliary motor on board, February, 1905, in acknowledgment of the yacht managed to get into harbour, his gallant services in the Life-boat in but not without difficulty, her low- rescuing the crew of the brig Celerity, powered engines being hardly sufficient and he gained tbe Second Service Clasp to stem the tide and, at one time, there in December the same year in connec- appeared to be a danger of her going on I 40 THE LIFE-BOAT. [1ST MAT, 1913. to the North Pier. The Muriel was a CAHORE, COUNTY WEXFOBD.—The 46-ton schooner yacht with auxiliary Life-boat Willie and Arthur was launched twin-screw motor ; she had only recently at 6.15 P.M. on the 25th September, the arrived in English waters, having been Coastguard having reported that a built in Bombay. The party on board schooner, which was in the roadstead, included a lady and children. was dragging her anchors and making signals for assistance. A moderate S.E. SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK. — At about gale was blowing at the time with a noon on the llth September a vessel heavy sea. On reaching the vessel the was observed off Southwold with a crew of three men were taken into the considerable list, and a signal of distress Life-boat and brought safely ashore. in her rigging. As a N.N.E. gale was The vessel was the Eva, of Dublin, blowing with a heavy swell, and the bound to Cahore from Newport, with a crew could be seen working hard at the cargo of coal. She eventually sank at pumps, it was decided to launch the her anchors. No. 2 Life-boat Rescue. The Life-boat was taken down to the ferry and SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE. — The launched into the river, and on reaching Life-boat Queensbury was launched at the vessel the Master stated that he 1.15 P.M. on the 28th September, during required help as his vessel was making a moderate S.E. gale and heavy sea,onac- a lot of water, after encountering a gale count of the fishing-boat Barbara Woods, in the North Sea. Eight Life-boatmen of Methil, having run ashore about 200 were put on board to navigate the yards from the entrance to the harbour vessel and man the pumps, and with when coming in from the fishing-grounds. the boat in close attendance they A coble also went out to the assistance succeeded in getting the vessel safely of the vessel, and by the united efforts into harbour, where they pumped her of this coble and the Life-boat, ropes dry. The vessel was the brigantine were conveyed to the head of the pier George Casson of Carnarvon; she carried and the endangered vessel and her a crew of six men, and was bound from crew of seven hands were got into Predrikstad to Menai Bridge with a safety. The sea was all the time cargo of timber. breaking over the fishing-boat. TYNBMOUTH, NOBTHUMBERLAND.—At ST. ANDREWS, FIFESHIRE.—On the 11.45 P.M. on the 12th September the 21st September the fishing-boat Resolute, steamer Cape Colonna was seen to bs of Leith, whilst bound from Methil to out of control when entering the river, Kincardine for fishing, was driven to owing to the strong N.E. wind, heavy sea by the force of the gale, and took sea and tide. She shortly afterwards refuge in St. Andrews Bay. On the grounded on the " Black Middens," and 28th September, when lying there, she the motor Life-boat Henry Vernon was was struck by a heavy sea which carried promptly despatched to her assistance away her windlass, steering-gear, rudder and went alongside. The tide was and small boat; the Master let go his flowing, and at high water several tugs anchor, but next day it was observed managed to haul the steamer off, but from the shore that the vessel was she was holed and leaking badly, and dragging. At 2.30 P.M. the Life-boat it was necessary to run her on to the John and Sarah Hatfield was launched Herd Sands to prevent her foundering. to her assistance, and, considering the The Captain and some of the crew aeavy S.S.E. gale and rough sea, suc- elected to remain on board, but twelve ceeded in reaching the vessel in a of the men were taken into the boat remarkably short time. The Life-boat and landed, together with the ship's ran alongside, and the three men on important papers. The Gape Colonna, Doard, who were worn out by their long which belongs to Whitby, is a large ixposure, were taken into the boat. steamer of 3000 tons, and was bound The rescue, which was carried out in from Smyrna to Leith with a cargo of a skilful manner, was a very timely barley. one, as three minutes after the men IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 41 had been taken off, the fishing-boat was that all the endangered men, nine in dashed to pieces on the rocks. In number, were saved without mishap. recognition of this particularly good With the men on board, the Life-boat and useful service, performed under returned to the West Sands and very trying conditions, the Committee beached there, being taken back to of Management granted each of the the boathouse on her carriage. crew an additional reward. The behaviour of the boat in the heavy broken seas gave the liveliest ST. ANDREWS, FIFESHIRE.—Tempes- satisfaction, showing, as it did, the tuous weather was experienced on the splendid instrument of life-saving which north-east coast during the last days of the Institution is enabled to place at September, and the Swedish barque the disposal of its fine crews. Princess Wilhelmina of Halmstad, laden For his gallant conduct and splendid with firewood from Kemi to Dundee, seamanship on this occasion, the Com- became embayed off St. Andrews. Fail- mittee of Management conferred the ing to pick up a pilot the Master Silver Medal of the Institution on attempted to round Fifeness to get up JAMES CHISHOLM, and granted him and the Firth of Forth, but owing to the each of the crew an additional monetary heavy seas he failed. About 11 P.M. on reward. the 30th September he let go both anchors about five miles north of St. TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND. — Andrews. A terrible N.E. gale was Shortly after 10 A.M. on the 1st October raging, and at about 5 A.M. on the 1st it was reported that the fishing coble October the port anchor parted. The Unity, of North Shields, which had left perilous position of the crew was realized the Tyne early in the morning for the by those on shore, and although the purpose of fishing, was missing. A other anchor was holding, the crew of strong E.N.E. gale having sprung up and the Life-boat John and Sarah Hatfield the sea become very turbulent, grave were summoned, and stood by in readi- fears were entertained for the safety of ness. No distress signals were made the crew of three men. The motor on board the barque, but at 8 o'clock Life-boat Henry Vernon was despatched the cable finally parted, and the to look for the craft, and sighted her vessel drove towards the rocks near about one mile from the river entrance. St. Andrews Castle. The rocket ap- They found the boat half full of water paratus was quickly on the scene, and and practically in a sinking condition; commenced to fire rockets towards the the Life-boat rendered all the assistance vessel. In the meanwhile the Life-boat possible and the men on board were had been hurried to the West Sands enabled to bale the boat out. The Life- and launched. The men gave way with boat then accompanied the Unity into a will, and the thousands of onlookers harbour. There is no doubt that if who lined the cliffs had the satisfaction the Life-boat had not reached the of seeing how fast the boat was urged Unity when she did the boat would forward on her errand of rescue. Before have been swamped and all the men the rocket brigade had fired their third lost. shot the Life-boat was alongside. The vessel lay amidst rocks—the scene of the MARGATE, KENT.—At 3.30 P.M. on loss, in 1881, of the ill-fated Merlin and the 9th October the spritsail barge all hands—in one of the most dangerous Electric, of London, stranded on the positions in the kingdom in which to S.E. part of the Margate Sands; the take a Life-boat; but the bravery dis- No. 1 Life-boat Eliza Harriet was there- played by the Coxswain, James Chisholm, fore launched to her assistance. The and his crew was equal to the occasion. vessel was found lying in a very Chisholm, with a confidence born of dangerous position in broken water and absolute knowledge of the dangers with the Life-boatmen were engaged by the which they were surrounded, handled Captain to try and save her. Six men the boat with the greatest skill, and it were put on board and the boat pro- was due to his coolness and judgment ceeded to run out a ketch anchor with a 42 THE LIFE-BOAT. [1ST MAY, 1913. warp attached, and some hours later GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—During a thick they succeeded by means of this anchor fog, shortly after midnight on the 18th in heaving the vessel off the sands, the October, the -watchman observed signals sea in the meanwhile had been making of distress from the St. Nicholas Light- a clean breach over her. As soon as vessel, and reported them to the Cox- the barque was clear of the sands the swain of the No. 1 Life-boat Mark Life-boat took her to Margate where Lane. He at once mustered his crew she arrived at 1.30 next morning. At and proceeded to sea in tow of a the time of this service a moderate E. tug. On reaching the Light-vessel he breeze was blowing with a rough sea. ascertained that a steamer was ashore The barque was bound from London to to the north-eastward of the Scroby Margate with coal. Sands. The Life-boat at once made for the Sands, and there found the S.S. NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX.—At 8.30 A.M. Vulcan, of Copenhagen. The captain on the llth October the Coastguard engaged the Life-boat crew, together reported that a vessel was flying signals with tugs, to try and refloat the of distress off Saltdean. The Michael vessel, and eventually they were suc- Henry motor Life-boat was at once cessful. The Life-boat returned to her launched and proceeded to the spot; station at 4.50 A.M. she found the brigantine Diadem, of Belfast, which was bound from Swansea FISHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE.—The to London with coal, in a sinking motor Life-boat Charterhouse was called condition, having been in collision with out during a whole N.N.W. gale and another vessel. A very thick fog pre- very heavy sea on the 21st October, to vailed at the time although the sea was the assistance of the suction-dredger smooth. On reaching the vessel the Porteur, of London, which had been at crew of six men were taken into the anchor in Fishguai'd Harbour, but was Life-boat which then remained in the cast adrift by the steamer St. Patrick vicinity of the damaged vessel until she fouling her moorings when coining into foundered. As nothing further could be harbour. done the Life-boat returned to New- The dredger drifted outside the eastern haven and landed the shipwrecked breakwater in the direction of Saddle men. Point, where she finally struck and lay badly holed. The Life-boat was most LLANDUDNO, CARNARVONSHIRE.—The prompt in rendering assistance, and fishing-boat Primrose, of Llandudno, took off the two men who were on board with two men on board, got into diffi- and brought them safely into harbour. culties on 18th October in a strong W. Owing to the severity of the gale, and wind, and was blown out to sea. The the large number of vessels anchored in matter was reported a few minutes the Bay, it was decided to keep the before 6 P.M., and the Life-boat Theodore Life-boat ready for any emergency Price was promptly launched, some throughout the night, and she was difficulty being experienced owing to not returned to her house until next the soft sand over which it was neces- morning. sary to take the boat. The Life-boat searched until half an hour after mid- MONTROSE, FORFARSHIRB. On the night, but the night being very dark, •morning of the 23rd October, at about no trace could be found of the missing 7 o'clock, the ketch Onward, of Montrose, boat. The Life-boat then returned was observed in the offing, and as there ashore to enable the crew to go home was a heavy sea on the bar, with and obtain dry clothing. Shortly before scarcely any wind, it was realized that daylight the Life-boat started again, and the vessel would incur considerable about 7 A.M. the crew discovered the boat risk if she attempted to make the about one and a half miles N.E. of the harbour. At about 11 A.M. it was seen Little Orme's Head. The boat, which that the ketch was approaching the bar. was helpless, was, with her occupants, The Coxswain therefore, at once, launched then brought into safety. the No. 2 Lifeboat Marianne Atherstone, IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 43 and proceeded down the river. The was able to run at about half speed; the Life-boat stood by the vessel as she Life-boat then returned to Gourdon, came in. Whilst crossing the bar the and sent a telegram to Aberdeen asking ketch was struck by heavy seas, and that a tug should be sent to help the had a very narrow escape of being vessel. thrown on to the rocks near Scurdyness. As soon as the ketch was in safety the SEAHAM, DURHAM. — The steamer boat was taken back to her station. Prinz Wilhelm, of Hamburg, whilst bound in ballast from Hamburg to the SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.—Several Tyne, stranded about two miles to the of the fishing-cobles, when returning north of Seaham on the 26th October. from their fishing on the 23rd October, A dense fog prevailed at the time and were overtaken by a heavy sea. Most a strong sea was running. The motor of them succeeded in making the harbour Life-boat Elliot Galer was promptly in safety, but the last boat, which was despatched to her assistance, and stood some distance behind the others, was ex- by the vessel until high water at 3 P.M., posed to considerable danger, owing to when the vessel refloated and proceeded the sea having grown very fast. The to the Tyne. Life-boat Queensbury was sent to her This was the first service performed assistance, and having supplied the by the new motor Life-boat recently three men on board with lifebelts, she stationed at Seaham, and she is reported towed the boat into safety. to have behaved splendidly, the motor working well. JOHNSHAVEN, KlNCARDINESHIRE. The motor fishing-boat Victor, registered TYNEMOUTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.—At at Montrose but belonging to the village 6.10 P.M. on the 26th October, during a of Johnshaven, when returning from strong S.S.E. breeze and rough sea, the fishing ground on the 23rd October, signals were made from the Spanish got into difficulties owing to the un- Battery calling out the motor Life-boat satisfactory working of the motor, and Henry Vernon. The boat proceeded as a heavy sea was running, the crew without loss of time and found the were unable to make the harbour. A German steamer Auguste, of Hamburg, flare being burned for assistance, in danger of stranding on the Black the Life-boat Sarah Ann Holden was Middens. The Life-boat stood by the launched, and stood by the boat until schooner until tugs succeeded in effecting she succeeded in making the harbour. communication, and towed her into At the time of this service there safety. The boat then returned to her was a moderate E.N.E. breeze with moorings, arriving at 3.15 P.M. The a rough sea. Life-boat is reported to have behaved well. GOURDON, KlNCARDINESHIRE. At about 7 A.M. on the 25th October a POOLBEG, co. DUBLIN. — During a motor vessel named the Innesmurray, of whole W.S.W. gale and heavy sea Glasgow, was observed drifting north- on the 27th October a telegram was ward flying signals of distress, and the received from the Clontarf Coastguard, Life-boat TheopMlws Sidney Eckalaz was stating that two vessels were showing launched to her assistance. It was signals of distress. As both vessels ascertained that the vessel was bound were in dangerous positions, about one from Glasgow to Wick with a cargo of mile north of the Dublin bar, the Life- coal, but the motor had broken down, boat John Watson Wakefield was des- and the vessel was in danger of being patched as quickly as possible. The driven on to the rocks as the wind was first vessel, on their arrival, declined blowing a strong breeze from the E.S.E. any assistance, and the boat at once There was also a heavy sea running in proceeded to the ketch Adieu Va, with the vicinity of the rocks. The Life-boat four men on board, which was found to stood by the vessel until the master be in shallow water. The crew had all succeeded in starting his engine and their personal belongings ready, and 44 THE LIFE-BOAT. [1ST MAY, 1913. were waiting to leave their vessel. At a sudden northerly gale and heavy sea. the instigation of the Coxswain the Orders were given for the Life-boat crew remained on board and five of the Charles Burton to be launched, and she Life-boat crew joined them in order to proceeded to the boats and stood by assist, if possible, in saving the vessel. them until they succeeded in getting , Sail was set and, the anchors having into shelter under Spurn Point. Jt been weighed, the men succeeded in getting the vessel under way, and she RAMSGATE, KENT.—At 3.30 P.M. on was taken to Kingstown, where she the 31st October the Coastguard received was left in safety. a message from Broadstairs stating that The vessel was laden with coal, and a small open boat, with one man in her, was bound from Glasgow to Bordeaux was out at sea and drifting towards the at the time. Goodwin Sands. As a strong northerly breeze was blowing accompanied by a ROBIN HOOD'S BAY, YORKSHIRE.—At rough sea, the Lifeboat Charles and 3.30 A.M. on the 31st October two Susanna Stephens was sent to the cobles proceeded to the fishing grounds, assistance of the boat. When she and, while fishing, a strong gale suddenly picked up the boat they found a man sprang up from the N.E., bringing with belonging to Ramsgate was in her quite it a rough and heavy sea. exhausted and had it not been for their At 7 A.M., when the boats attempted timely arrival the boat would very to return ashore, it was seen that they shortly have been driven ashore on the were in great danger, and the crew of Sands, where the sea was breaking very the Life-boat Mary Ann Lockwood were heavily, and the man must have been immediately summoned. The boat was drowned. launched within a few minutes, and The man was taken into the Life-boat, stood by the cobles until they were able which then returned to her station, but to effect a safe landing. the small boat had to be cast adrift as she filled with water shortly after the FILEY, YORKSHIRE.—A severe gale man had been rescued. having suddenly sprung up on the morning of the 31st October, all the SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.—At about fishing-cobles at once hastened back to 2 P.M. on the 31st October the Coxswain port, but at 8.20 the Scarborough Coast- and some of the crew of the Life-boat guard reported by telephone that a Samuel Lewis, when fishing near Chapel, motor fishing-boat belonging to Scar- observed a barge flying signals of distress. borough, with two young men in her, The men promptly landed and tele- was still at sea. Preparations were at phoned for a motor-car to come down once made to launch the Life-boat and take them back to Skegness. On Hollon the Third, and shortly after arrival they launched the Life-boat and 9 A.M. it was reported that the motor proceeded to the barge, which was the boat was at the back of the Brigg. As Britannic, of London, bound from soon as the boat got round the end of Brightlingsea to Immingham Dock with the Brigg the Life-boat and a coble a cargo of gravel. When the Life-boat took her in tow and succeeded in getting reached her she was driving in a whole the boat and her two occupants into northerly gale and was in considerable safe^. The sea at this time was exceed- danger. The Life-boat stood by the ingly heavy and the escape of the two barge and rendered assistance to her men was reported to have been little until she was taken in tow by a tug. short of marvellous. As the conditions of weather pre- vented the boat regaining her station, GRIMSBY, LINCOLNSHIRE. — A tele- she made for Boston Dock, where she phone message was received at about remained until the weather moderated. 11.50 A.M. on the 31st October, stating that several small fishing-vessels belong- RAMSGATE, KENT.—At 8.40 P.M. on ing to Grimsby were in serious danger the 1st November the Coastguard and apparently unmanageable, owing to reported that a message had been IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 45 received from the North Goodwin Light- shallowness of the water over the rocks vessel stating that a vessel was ashore, on the other side of the vessel, the Life- and at about the same time another boat was unable to remain alongside, message was received by wireless tele- and had to anchor some little distance graph reporting the casualty. The away. At daylight a salvage vessel Life-boat Charles and Susanna Stephens belonging to a Liverpool company was at once dispatched to the assistance arrived on the scene and hauled the of the stranded vessel, which proved to vessel clear; she was then taken to be the brigantine Johanne, of Kalmar, Holyhead. The services of the Life- Sweden, with a crew of eight men. boat being no longer required, she Life-boatmen were put on board and returned to her station, arriving at an effort was made to get the vessel off 11 A.M. the Sands, but without success, the sea in the meanwhile making a clean GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—At 7.40 P.M. breach over her. At 3.30 A.M. it was on the llth November, a message was found that the vessel was half full of received from the Yarmouth Coast water and all attempts to save her were Guard stating that a vessel was burning abandoned. The eight men on board flares off Yarmouth Pier, and that the were with considerable difficulty rescued, Yarmouth Life-boat was unable to and the boat returned to her station, launch. The Coxswain of the No. 1 where she arrived at 5.30 A.M. A heavy Life-boat Marie Lane immediately sum- sea was running at the time accompanied moned his crew and launched the boat. by a fresh north-westerly breeze. She proceeded to the position reported in tow of a tug, and there found the BROOKE, ISLE OF WIGHT.—During schooner Nancy, of Goole, in considerable the evening of the 4th November a danger. Owing to her anchors having cargo steamer was reported by the dragged, she was lying right under the Coastguard to be at anchor about five bows of another vessel, and there were miles from the station with the " uncon- indications that the other vessel was trollable " signal hoisted; and later it likely to drive down upon her. In was seen that she had hoisted a two-flag addition to this, the Nancy was leaking. signal which, owing to the distance and On the arrival of the Mark Lane the the mistiness of the atmosphere, could crew decided to abandon her, and the not be distinguished. At about four men were accordingly taken into 9.30 P.M. signals of distress were the Life-boat, which returned to Gorles- observed, and the Life-boat Susan Ashley ton and landed them. The vessel was was launched. She found the steamer bound from London to Hull with a Poplar, of London, with her engines cargo of scrap iron. A whole N.N.W. disabled and in urgent need of a tug. gale was blowing at the time, accom- At the request of the master the Life- panied by a heavy sea. boat returned ashore and sent messages which were ultimately responded to by GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.—Shortly after two tugs which succeeded in towing the Mark Lane Life-boat had brought the vessel into safety. the crew of the schooner Nancy ashore, the watchman reported that the St. CEMAES, ANGLESEY. — The steamer Nicholas Light vessel was firing distress Bosabelle, of Chester, whilst bound from signals, and about the same time a Garston to Waterford on the 7th vessel was observed from the shore November, struck a rock when in the driving past the mouth of the harbour vicinity of the Skerries, and stranded and making flares. The Life-boat again outside Cemlyn Point. The Life-boat put to sea in tow of a tug, and found Charles Henry Ashley was launched to the schooner Nelly rapidly driving her assistance. When the Life-boat got towards the Gorton Sands, although her alongside, the Captain requested the anchor was down. Just as the Life- Coxswain to stand by his vessel until boat reached the vessel, her second the next following high water. He cable parted, but fortunately the tug accordingly did so, but, owing to the succeeded in effecting communication, 46 THE LIFE-BOAT. [1ST MAY, 1913. and, assisted by the Life-boat crew, she again on board, and they, together with got the vessel and her crew of four men several of the Life-boat's crew, pumped into safety. The schooner was bound at the barge sufficiently clear of water to the time from Kirkcaldy to London take her into Dover, where she arrived with a cargo of barley. in safety at about 9.30 A.M. MOELFRE, ANGLESEY. •— At about THURSO, CAITHNESS-SHIRE. — The 5 P.M. on the llth November, during schooner Guiding Star, of Runcorn, a northerly gale, signals of distress while bound to Fisherow with a cargo were seen from the schooner Pearl, of of salt, became windbound when at Chester, which was bound from Con- anchor in Scrabster Roads, and on the nah's Quay to Dublin with a cargo of 12th November a whole N.N.E. gale fire-clay. The Life-boat Charles and sprang up. The vessel, being in an ex- Eliza Laura was promptly launched posed position, rolled very heavily with and rescued the crew of five men in a two anchors out, and shortly after very heavy sea. After the crew of the 3 P.M. one of her cables parted ; signals Pearl had been landed and prepara- of distress were therefore made, and tions were being made to haul the the Life-boat Sarah Austin was sent to Life-boat up on the slipway, a flare was her assistance. The four men on board observed on another vessel. The boat, were rescued and brought in safety to therefore, proceeded to sea again and Scrabster Harbour. Owing to the very found the schooner Ellen Harrison, of heavy sea running it was not possible Barrow, was in difficulties. While she to rehouse the Life-boat until the was taking off the crew of four hands, following day, when the weather had signals were sent up from the schooner moderated. Ford Fisher, of Barrow, which was at anchor near at hand. The boat there- SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRE.—On 13th fore proceeded to her and took off the November the Life-boat Samuel Lewis five men on board, bringing them rescued the crew of the brig Azha, of ashore in safety at about 6 P.M. At Arendal. (For particulars, see p. 35). about 8 P.M. further distress signals were seen, and the Life-boat succeeded SuNDERLAND NORTH DOCK, DURHAM. in rescuing the crew of four persons, •—At 8 P.M. on the 21st November the belonging to the schooner Isabella, of steam drifter Bruces, of Peterhead, Barrow, which was close to the other bound from Yarmouth to Peterhead, vessels, and was in considerable danger stranded owing to hazy weather on the owing to the severity of the weather. Beacon Rocks between the old harbour At the time of the rescue it was very and the South Outlet. In response to dark, but the work was well and her signals of distress the Life-boat expeditiously carried out by the Life- George Woofindin was sent out and boatmen. went alongside the vessel. The crew refused to leave, but the Master re- NORTH DEAL, KENT. — The Charles quested the Coxswain to stand by his Dibdin Life-boat was launched at vessel until a tug came to his assistance. 10 P.M. on the llth November, during The Life-boat did so accordingly, and a whole northerly gale, to a vessel which remained in attendance until the vessel was burning flares in the Downs off was towed into deep water. The Bruces Deal. On reaching the vessel she was badly damaged, but the tug suc- proved to be the barge Briton, of ceeded in getting her safely into harbour. London, with three men on board. As soon as the Life-boat got alongside LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.—-On the 25th these three men jumped into the boat, November, at about 3 P.M., the Coxswain and the Captain reported that his of the Life-boat saw a smack ground vessel was nearly full of water. The on the Newcombe Sands, and in response Life-boat stood by the barge until to her signals the No. 1 Life-boat about 3 A.M., when, the weather having Kentwell was launched. After reaching moderated, the crew were put back the smack the Life-boat succeeded in IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT, 47 getting a rope from he'r to a tug, which two miles from Filey Brigg. The Life* had also come to her assistance, and the boat Holton the Third was launched smack was eventually towed off the without delay, but in the meanwhile a Sands. The smack was the Emmanuel, steaifl-trawlef proceeded to the assist- of Lowestoft, and was homeward bound ance of the vessel and took her in tow. from a fishing voyage. At the time of When the Life-boat; reached them the the accident a strong N.N.W. breez« steam-trawler cast off the coble, »nd the was blowing with a rotigh sea, and the Life-boat, having effected comm'tinic*-. weather was thick with rain. tion, took her in tow and brought her crew of three men into safety. It was ARBEOATH, FORFARSHIRK. — Shortly found that the1 cable had broken her after 9 A.M., on the 26th November, a rudder, and was quite tirnnausgeable. telegram was received stating that a boat was being driven towards Arbroath, BBIDLINGTON QUAY, YORKSHIRE.—A and suggesting that a look-out should gale sprang up on the morning of the be kept for her. A watch was accord- 26th November, from the S.S.W., and ingly set, and about a quarter of an later backed to the southward, and hour later a boat was seeil coming round increased in force. Two small cobles Whiting Ness. A very heavy gale was were seen making for the harbour, and blowing from the S.E., and the sea was a larger coble went off and assisted them rather rough, and, as it was realised into safety. Later in the morning the that the boat would have considerable weather got worse, and five of the difficulty in making Arbroath Harbour, larger coblea ran for shelter under the the Life-boat James Stevens No. 13 was land off Hornsea. As the vessels were launched. After the Life-boat had pro- in considerable danger, it was decided ceeded to sea another boat was observed to launch the George and Jane Walker also coming round Whiting Ness. The Life-boat to their assistance. The Life- Life-boat sailed out until she reached boat fell in with the first of the boats* the boats, and then accompanied them about two miles south of the harbour, across the Bar, and saw them safely and stood by her until she succeeded in into harbour. Without the Life-boat getting into safety ; she then stood by it would have been difficult for the boats the other boats while they came through to have got into safety. Both the boats the heavy sea, the last one having a belonged to Arbroath, and were named very narrow escape of foundering when the Caller Ou and Restless Ocean. off the end of the pier. The rocket apparatus was also in attendance, ready RAMSEY, ISLE OP MAN.—During a to help the cobles had it been necessary. very strong S.W. gale, on the 26th The cobles assisted were the Three November, signals of distress were Brothers, Shamrock, Spray, Yorkshire observed from the schooner Princess Lass, and Friends of Bridlington. Louise, of Barrow, which was at anchor about one and a half mile to the east CL ACTON-ON-SEA, ESSEX.—At 12.45 of the harbour. The Life-boat Mary P.M. on the 26th November, during a Isabella was launched very promptly, W.S.W. gale, a small vessel was se«n and took off the crew of four hands. apparently in need of assistance, and as The captain stated that he was afraid it was feared that she would be wrecked of his anchors dragging, or of his anchor- on the beach, the Life-boat Albert chains carrying away, as a very heavy Edward was launched to her assistance. sea was running, and the wind was On reaching the boat she was found increasing in force. Fortunately the to be the motor-boat Konatsu, with two vessel rode out the gale. men on board. They reported that the petrol pipe was choked and that they FILEY, YORKSHIRE.—At 11.25 A.M. did not know where they were. At on the 26th November, during a whole the request of the man in charge, one S.S.W. gale, a message was received of the Life-boat's crew was placed on reporting that the fishing-coble Isabel board and the motor-boat was taken in and Rita, of Filey, was in distress about tow to Harwich Harbour. 48 THE LIFE-BOAT. [!ST MAY, 1913. NORTH BERWICK, NORTHUMBERLAND. felt for the safety of those on board, —At 5.30 P.M. on the 26fch November, more particularly as the weather was it was reported that a signal of distress gradually becoming worse. On reach- had been seen about two miles N.N.E. ing the boat the Life-boatmen com- from Scoughall, and the Life-boat municated with the crew, and they Norman Clarke was launched. They finally decided to remain on board their found the ketch Triumph, of Jersey, in boat and beach her, if the Life-boat a leaking condition, with all her canvas would stand by while this was being blown away, and, after standing by the done. The hoveller, when running in, vessel for about an hour, rescued the got broadside on to a heavy sea, which three men then on board. At the time nearly filled her, but she managed to of this service a whole S.W. gale was right herself and was carried on to the blowing with a heavy sea, and as it beach by the next wave, without acci- would have necessitated a long beat dent. The Life-boat then returned to back to reach North Berwick, the Cox- her station, arriving at about 11.45 P.M. swain decided to run for Dunbar. Dunbar was reached at 10.30 P.M., and ALDEBURGH, SUFFOLK.—Shortly be- the crew remained there for the night fore 3 A.M. on the 28th November, a and took the boat back to her station telephone message was received from next day. Thorpe Coastguard Station, stating that a steamer was ashore and in need of EYEMOUTH, BERWICKSHIRE.—At 11.5 assistance. The No. 2 Life-boat Edward P.M. on the 26th November, a vessel Z. Dresden was very promptly launched, was observed about two miles from the and proceeded under sail to the scene of I shore to the north of Eyemouth, burn- the casualty. She found the steamer ing flares and sounding her siren con- Thyra, of Stockholm, with twenty people tinuously. She had previously been on board, had stranded whilst bound seen to be burning flares off St. Abbs from Sundsvall to London with a cargo Head, and at 11.20 P.M. the coastguard of timber. The Life-boat was at once sent a message to the effect that a engaged by the Captain to try and save vessel was making signals of distress, the vessel and, at his request the Life- the Life-boat Anne Franoes was there- boatmen jettisoned about 200 tons of fore launched, and proceeded to the the deck cargo, and eventually succeeded vessel. A whole gale was blowing from in floating the vessel. As no further the N.N.W. and the sea was very assistance was required the boat returned rough. On arrival they found the tug to her station. Granite City, of Aberdeen, with her pumps choked and leaking badly, with MABLETHORPE, LINCOLNSHIRE. — On the steam drifter Sheila, of Buckie, in the 28th November, the three-masted tow in a disabled condition owing to steamer Victoria, of Barnstaple, whilst her boiler having burst. Some of the bound from Hamburg to Bideford with Life-boat's crew were put on board the a cargo of agricultural salt, stranded tug'and the drifter, and both vessels about three miles to the north of Mable- were eventually got in safety into thorpe. In response to her signals of Eyemouth Harbour. There were only distress the Life - boat John Bowson two hands on board the drifter, and Lingard was launched and proceeded to both men were thoroughly exhausted. her. They found the six men on board were in danger and brought them ashore. CROMER, NORFOLK.—The Life-boat After the men had been taken off, the Louisa Heartwell was launched at 10.45 Life-boat made an attempt to return to P.M. on 27th November, in a very heavy Mablethorpe, but in face of the wind sea to the assistance of the hoveller and tide she was unable to do so; the James and Ellen, of Yarmouth, which crew therefore beached the boat in the was in difficulties and unable to beach vicinity of the vessel and took her back on account of the very heavy surf to her station next morning. There running. The boat had put to sea at was a strong S.S.E. breeze blowing at about 3.30 P.M., and great anxiety was the time with a heavy sea. IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT. CLOVELLY, NORTH DEVON.—At 3 A.M. tion between the stranded trawler and on the morning of the 30th November a tug, and by this means the vessel was the Coastguard at Clovelly received a subsequently saved. telephone message from Lundy Island, to the effect that a steamer was showing HAUXLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND. — At flares about five miles E. by S. of Lundy. 1.5 A.M. on the 6th December a message The Life-boat Elinor Boget was promptly was received, stating that a steamer launched and proceeded to the spot indi- was ashore at Druridge Bay. The crew cated, and there found the s.s. Auyoustis, of the Life-boat Mary Andrew were at of Andros, riding very heavily in a dis- once called, the Life-boat was launched abled condition with both her anchors at 1.30 A.M. and proceeded to the vessel, down. The Captain stated that the which was about three miles distant. crew did not wish to leave the ship, and She proved to be the s.s. President, of he asked the boat to stand by until Sunderland, bound from Hamburg to some other vessel came to his assistance, Sunderland, in ballast. When the as he was desirous of saving his steamer Life-boat got alongside the tide was if possible. Towards daybreak, when ebbing, and the Captain stated that the Life-boat had been in attendance neither he nor the crew desired to leave for about four and a half hours, a tug- the vessel, but asked that the boat boat arrived on the scene and, com- should render him assistance when the munication having been effected, she tide rose. After standing by the vessel was able to take the disabled steamer for an hour the boat was beached near in tow. When the Life-boat proceeded the scene of the wreck, and some of the to the assistance of the vessel a gale was crew returned to Hauxley for dry blowing, but fortunately when the tug clothing, and at 10 A.M., six hours later, took the steamer in tow the weather the boat again proceeded to the steamer had moderated somewhat. and gave the assistance required. As the steamer failed to float the Life-boat WHITBY, YORKSHIRE. — Between 4 returned to her station, arriving about and 5 o'clock on the morning of the 3rd 3 P.M. December eleven of the fishing cobles belonging to Whitby put off for fishing, NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.—The but some hours later the sea increased s.s. Cluney, of Inverness, whilst bound rapidly and commenced to break heavily to Sunderland in ballast on the 7th right across the entrance to the harbour. December, stranded on the rocks about As it was felt that the return of the half a mile from Newbiggin Point. cobles would be attended by great risk, There was a very thick fog at the time the No. 2 Life-boat John Fieldcn was with a heavy swell; it was therefore launched shortly before 10 A.M. and considered advisable to send the Life- stood by each coble as she came into boat Ada Lewis to assist her. The harbour. boat was launched at 5.30 A.M., and at the request of the master of the steamer WlTHERNSEA, YORKSHIRE. During she stood by until between eleven and the afternoon of the 3rd December the twelve o'clock, when the steamer Coxswain of the Life-boat Docea Chap- succeeded in floating without any further man was informed that an attempt was assistance. The boat then returned to going to be made to save the steam her station. trawler Rhodesia, of Grimsby, which had stranded five miles to the south of CAISTER, NORFOLK.—During thick Withernsea the previous day, and that weather on the llth December a vessel the salvors were desirous of using the was observed ashore on the Scroby Life-boat for this purpose. The neces- Sands, opposite to the Life-boat station. sary permission having been granted There was a strong breeze blowing, and by the Honorary Secretary, the boat a ground swell on the Sands. The crew was launched in a heavy ground swell of the No. 1 Life-boat Covent Garden and proceeded to the vessel. The Life- were at once assembled, and the boat boat succeeded in effecting communica- proceeded to the vessel, which proved 50 THE LIFE-BOAT. [1ST MAY, 1913. to be the passenger steamer Nottingham, way to Portsmouth from Scotland. The of Grimsby, belonging to the Great Life-boat Jacob and Bachael Vallentine Central Railway Co. At the time of was sent to the assistance of the vessel, the accident she was carrying twelve and stood by her at the request of the passengers and a crew of twenty-six Captain. Later, on the arrival of tugs, hands. The Coxswain of the Life-boat she assisted as far as possible in re- asked the Captain if he required any floating the destroyer. When the vessel assistance, and he replied that he would was got clear, it was found that her wait until high water, as if he failed to boilers had been damaged owing to some get clear he would engage the services of the plates buckling, but tugs were of the Life-boatmen to assist him. able to tow her into safety. Later in the day it was necessary to do this, and at 7.30 P.M. the Life-boatmen APPLBDORE, NORTH DEVON.—During succeeded in floating the steamer, and a moderate S.W. gale on the 13th accompanied her into Yarmouth Roads, December, the schooner Katie, of Car- where she was anchored. narvon, stranded to thenorthof Braunton Lighthouse and made signals of distress. HUNSTANTON, NORFOLK.—During a In response, the No. 1 Life-boat Jane moderate S.S.W. gale and rough sea on Hannah MacDonald was launched to her the llth December, a message was assistance. When the Life-boat reached received, stating that the Roaring her, the Captain stated that he was not Middle Light-vessel was firing signals of in need of any assistance, as he hoped to distress. The Life-boat Licensed Vic- be able to get his vessel off later, but as tualler was launched without loss of two of the crew were ill and needed time and proceeded to the Long Sand, medical attention, he requested that they where they found the brig Henrilc should be conveyed ashore. The men Wergeland, of Haugesund, hard aground. were therefore transferred to the Life- The Captain reported that he was out- boat, which landed them shortly after ward bound from Boston to Norway 11 P.M. At the time of this service with a cargo of coal. Shortly after the the sea was very rough, but the vessel arrival of the boat the vessel commenced eventually succeeded in getting clear. to roll heavily, and the crew requested to be taken, off by the Life-boat; the MARGATE, KENT.—At 1.45 P.M. on Captain, however, declined to leave. the 23rd December, information was The Life-boat, therefore, remained along- received that a vessel was ashore on side, as the vessel then had 22 inches the Margate Sands, and the No. 2 of water in her hold. Shortly after- Life-boat Civil Service No. 1 was wards four of the Life-boatmen were launched. On arriving at the Sands, put on board the vessel to work the I the brigantine Raymond, of Whitstable, pumps, as the crew of the vessel refused j was found in a bad position on the to go back on board. Later in the | north spit. At the request of the day when a tug came on the scene, the Master, the boat stood by the vessel vessel was towed clear and taken up to until she floated clear on the flood Boston. In the meanwhile the crew of tide. It was then ascertained that the the vessel, six in number, remained in vessel could proceed on her voyage, and the Life-boat, and as the assistance of the Life-boat returned to her station, the boat was no longer required, she where she arrived at 10 P.M. returned to her station and landed them there. JOHNSHAVEN, KlNCARDINESHIRE. As two fishing-boats belonging to the port HASBOEOUGH, NORFOLK.—At 5.40 I had not returned from fishing, and the A.M. on the 21st December, during wind was blowing hard with a very smooth but foggy weather, a new torpedo rough sea on the 24th December, the destroyer named the Beaver stranded Life-boat Sarah Ann Holden was launched about 1J miles south of Hasborough shortly after noon, in order to be in Lighthouse. The vessel had only re- | readiness when the vessels came in, as cently been launched and was on her i it was realised that the boats would be IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 51 in considerable danger in the heavy sea. reaching the vessel, the Master requested The Life-boat lay off the harbour until the Coxswain to obtain the services of the fishing-boats approached, and then a tug, and this was done. The tug at accompanied each boat separately into once went to the schooner, and with the safety. assistance of some of the Life-boatmen, succeeded in bringing the vessel and her AEBKOATH, FIFESHIRE.—Between 2 crew of four men into safety. and 3 P.M. on the 24th December, a gale of wind suddenly sprang up from BUCKHAVEN, FIFESHIRE. — Shortly the S.E. by S., and the sea became very after midnight on the 24th-25th Decem- rough. Fifteen of the fishing yawls ber, whilst the s.s. Glenrnoor, of jSTew- belonging to Arbroath were at sea at castle-on-Tyne, was riding at anchor the time, and it was deemed advisable waiting to enter the harbour, a gale of to launch the Life-boat James Stevens wind sprang up from S.W., with hurri- No. 13 to stand by the boats whilst cane squalls, causing her anchors to crossing the bar. The sea was running drag. The Life-boat Isabella was very high and the boats experienced launched and, as the vessel was very considerable difficulty in making the near to the rocks, she stood by her harbour, and without the Life-boat in throughout the night. Next morning attendance their occupants would have the wind became more westerly and been in considerable danger. moderated somewhat, and the steamer was able to get out of her dangerous HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY.—Shortly after position under her own steam. The five o'clock on the evening of the 24th Life-boat then left her and returned to December, a schooner anchored near to her station. the Clipera Rooks, and a few minutes afterwards signals of distress were made PLYMOUTH, DEVON.—The Life-boat by those on board. The steam Life-boat Eliza Avins was launched shortly after Duke of Northumberland was immediately 9 A.M. on the 26th December in a ordered out, and on reaching the schooner whole S.W. gale and heavy sea, a the Master stated that he and the crew message having been received stating wished to be landed. The five men and that several vessels were in danger in their dog were accordingly taken off Plymouth Sound. She proceeded to and conveyed ashore. It was blowing the schoonei' Ottawa, of Chester, and a whole westerly gale at the time, and rescued the five men on board. Shortly the vessel was dragging her anchors afterwards the Life-boat grounded on very fast. Shortly before 10 P.M., when the rocks; on the rising tide she was the Life-boat had returned from per- able to get clear, and fortunately forming a service to another vessel, the escaped without any serious damage. Master asked the Coxswain if steps could be taken to try and save his FILEY, YOEKSHIKE.—At 6.30 A.M. on schooner. The crew of the vessel then the 26th December fourteen of the re-embarked in the Life-boat and were cobles belonging to Filey put to sea for placed on board together with three the purpose of hauling their lines, and Life-boatmen, and a tug having been at about 8 A.M. the wind commenced to engaged, she was eventually towed into freshen, causing most of the boats to safety. The vessel was the schooner run for safety. By 10 A.M. all the Fortuna, of Truro, bound from Liver- boats had reached safety with the pool to Falmouth with a cargo of coal exception of two, named the Annie and at the time. the Marjorie. These boats were' about At about 7 P.M., shortly after the four miles to the north of the Brigg and crew of the Fortuna had been landed, in considerable danger. The Life-boat the schooner Olive Branch, of Truro, Hollon the Third was launched, and on was seen making her way up Holyhead reaching the boats supplied the crews Bay, and as it was seen that she was with life-belts. She then stood by drifting towards a lee shore, the Life- each boat as she came into safety. In boat proceeded to her assistance. On the case of the Marjorie it was necessary 52 THE LIFE-BOAT. [1ST MAY, 1913. to take the coble in tow in order to moored for the night. The vessel was save her and her crew of three men. the schooner Marie Emilie Andrea, of L'Orient, and she was outward bound NEWBIGGIN, NORTHUMBERLAND.—On with a cargo of coal at the time. the morning of the 26th December, twelve of the fishing cobles proceeded MUMBLES, GLAMORGANSHIRE. — At to the fishing ground at about 4.30 A.M. 3.45 P.M. on the 26th December the A little before ten o'clock a very heavy Coxswain saw a schooner making for S.E. wind arose, and the sea increased, Swansea Harbour, and while doing so making the landing very dangerous. she took the ground on the east side of At 10.30 A.M. the Life-boat Ada Lewis the east pier. A heavy N.W. gale was launched, and stood by the cobles was blowing at the time with a very as they came in. One boat, however, heavy sea. The Life-boat Charlie Med- did not consider it wise to attempt to land was promptly launched and pro- land at Newbiggin, and ran for St. ceeded to the schooner, which proved to Mary's Island, -where she was able to be the Alice, of Dunkirk, laden -with get shelter. The other boats while coal. When the Life-boat reached the coming in at Newbiggin were in con- vessel the steam pilot cutter Beaufort siderable danger, and the help given was in attendance, endeavouring to pass them by the Life-boat was much appre- a rope on board, and this was success- ciated by the crews. fully accomplished. Shortly afterwards the tow-rope carried away and the FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.—Two of vessel drifted to leeward. The Life- the fishing cobles belonging to Flam- boat at once went alongside and took borough were overtaken by a moderate off two of the crew, but almost imme- S.E, gale and very heavy sea when out diately afterwards the Beaufort got fishing on the 22nd December. As another tow-rope secured, and she was considerable anxiety was felt for the able to take the vessel and the re- safety of the men in the boats, the mainder of the crew into safety. No. 2 Life-boat Matthew Middlewood was launched at 11.30 A.M. On reach- RYE HARBOUR, SUSSEX.—During a ing the boats the endangered men were strong W.S.W. gale with very heavy provided with life-belts, and the Life-boat sea on the 26th December, signals of stood by each boat as she came ashore. distress were observed to the westward. In response the Life-boat John William TENET, PEMBROKESHIRE.—At about Dudley was launched at 9 P.M. and pro- 3 P.M. on the 26th December a schooner ceeded to the vessel, which proved to in the Caldy Roads, which had been be the s.s. Bedeburn, of Newcastle, slowly dragging her anchors all the laden with coal. The vessel was in a morning, got into a very dangerous helpless condition owing to having lost position, and was seen to make signals her propeller. The Life-boat stood by of distress. The Life-boat William 'and for some time, and eventually tugs Mary Devey was launched and proceeded arrived on the scene ; the Life-boat then to her assistance through a very heavy rendered assistance in effecting com- breaking ground sea. The wind at the munication, and the vessel was subse- time was blowing a moderate gale from quently towed away. W. On getting alongside, the Life-boat stood by the vessel for some time, but HARWICH, ESSEX.—At 1.10 A.M. on the sea being so heavy it was considered the 30th December a telephone message advisable to rescue the men on board, was received from the Coastguard at six in number. They were accordingly Shingle Street, stating that a vessel to taken into the Life-boat and conveyed the southward was burning big flares. ashore. The " run" in the harbour In response the steam Life-boat City of was so bad when the Life-boat was Glasgow was sent out. The Coxswain returning that considerable difficulty sighted the flares as soon as he had was experienced in keeping the boat cleared the harbour, and made for under control. She eventually got the vessel. The barge Agnes and alongside the quay, where she was Constance, of Rochester, bound from IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 53

Yarmouth to London, was found in a launched and a tug engaged to tow her leaking condition, having been in to the scene of the casualty. The collision with another vessel. The vessel proved to be the steamer Vigilant, master stated that he did not wish of Glasgow, bound from Swansea to to abandon his barge, and, at his re- Sharpness in ballast; she was partly quest, the Life-boat took the barge and full of water and the seas were breaking her crew of three hands into safety. right over her. Communication was effected by means of a line, and four of BARRY DOCK, GLAMORGANSHIRE.—At the crew were hauled through the surf 8.50 A.M. the Coxswain of the Life-boat to the Life-boat. The Captain and two John Wesley was informed by telephone other men, however, refused to leave that a steamer was ashore at Breaksea their vessel, and they were able to get Point. The Life-boat was at once ashore in safety when the tide ebbed.

Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management. . Thursday, 9th January, 1913. Mrs. JOHN THYNNE (Balance of & s, d. cost of a Life-boat to be named The Bt. Hon. the EABL WALDEQBAVE, Thomas Masterman Hardy) . 250 - - P.O., V.P., in the Chair. Captain HENBY HOLMES ... 50 - - Bead and confirmed the minutes of the THB LOYAL OBDEB os1 ANCIENT previous meeting. SHEPHERDS (annual subscription) 25 - - The Committee expressed deep regret at the Mr. F. 0. BBOWN (contribution death of His Grace the DUKE OF ABEBCORN, box) 12 15 - K.G., P.O., O.B., who had been a Vice- Miss BABBABA M. LEWIS GLOVEB Presideut of the Institution since 1886. Also (Proceeds of Sale of Work in at the death of Admiral Sir WILLIAM M. Nursery in aid of the Criccieth DOWELL, G.C.B., who had been a member of Life-boat) ...... 8 13 8 the Committee of Management since 1894. HOPTON CHUBCH (Collection on Resolved that letters expressing the sym- Christmas Day) 212 pathy of the Committee should be sent. Read the minutes of the Building, Finance —To be severally thanked. and Correspondence, Wreck and Beward and Organisation Sub-Committees, and ordered Also reported the receipt of the following that their recommendations be carried into legacies:— effect. The late Mr. JAMES WILCOCK, of Bead the reports of the District Inspectors on Blackburn, "Towards the En- their visits to the f ollowingLif e-boat Stations:— dowment Fund" 1,000 - - Northern District.—North Sunderland and The late Mr. J. H. DAVIS, of Peterhead (two boats). Taunton 500 - - Eastern District. — Wells, Hunatanton, The late Mrs. M. E. TAYLOB, of Brancaster, Seaton Garew, Bedcar, Tees- Kensington Palace Gardens . 300 - - mouth, Hartlepool (three boats), Seaham, The late Capt. WAEFELAEB, of Lowestoft and Pakefield. Dncklington 180 - - Southern District.—Eastbourne (two boats) The late Mrs. M. A. BOUTLEDSE, and Walton-on-the-Naze. of York (on account) . . . 150 - - Western District.—Llandndno, Llanddulas, The late Mr. WILLIAM WEBBEB, Bhyl, Point of Ayr, Padstow (two boats and a of Wembley (share of residue) . 130 3 - steam-tug), St. Mary's, St. Agnes, Aberyst- The late Miss JESSIE WATSON (per with, Abersoch, Criccieth, Porthdinllaen and Glasgow Branch) 100 - - Pwllheli. Irish District. — Carrickfergus, Killongh, Reported that the new Motor Lite-boat had Donaghadee, Groomsport, Cloughey, Castle- been despatched to Peterhead. town and Kingstown. Beported the receipt of the following special Paid 3,844Z. for sundry charges in con- contributions since the previous meeting:— nexion with various Life-boat establishments. THE CIVIL SEBVICB LIFE-BOAT & s. d. Voted 304Z. 3s. 9d. to pay the expenses of FUNDS (per Mr. Harry the following Life-boat services:— Fincham, I.S.O.) :— Lives Bepayments of Bewards Life-boat. Vessel. saved. granted to Crews of Appledore No. 1 Schooner Katie, of Car- the Civil Service Life- narvon. Landed 2. boats during 1912 . 343 13 3 On Account of the Main- Arbroath . . Fifteen fishing boats of tenance of the Civil Arbroath. Stood by Service Life - boats boats. during 1912 . . . 456 6 9 Barry Dock . S.S. Vigilant, of Glas- 800 - - gow. Landed 4. THE LIFE-BOAT. [1ST MAY, 1913. Lives Thursday, 13th February, 1913. Life-boat. Vessel. saved. The Rt. Hon. the EABL WALDEOBAVE, Buckhaven S.S. Glenmoor, of New- P.O., V.P., in the Chair. castle. Stood by vessel. Read and confirmed the minutes of the Filey . . . Coble Annie, of Filey. previous meeting. Rendered assistance. Also read those of the Building, Finance Coble Marjorie, of Filey. and Correspondence, Wreck and Reward, and Saved coble arid . Organisation Sub-Committees, and ordered Flamborough Two fisting cobles of that their recommendations be carried into No. 2 Flamborough. Stood effect. by cobles. Read the reports of the District Inspectors on their visits to the following Life-boat Hasborough . H.M. Torpedo Destroyer Stations:— Beaver. Assisted to Northern District.—Eyemouth, Buckhaven, save vessel. Arbroath, Anstruther, St. Andrew's, Broughty Holyhead No. 1 Schooner Fortuna, of Ferry, Grail, Stonehaven, and North Berwick. Truro Eastern District.—Spurn, Withernsea, Cul- Also a dog. lercoats, Blyth, Cambois, Tynemouth, and Palling (two boats). Johnshaven Two fishing boats of Southern District. — Yealm River, Ply- Montrose. Stood by mouth, Teignmouth, Brixham, Torquay, boats. Exmouth, Hope Cove, Salcombe, Lyme Regis, Margate No. 2 Brigantine Raymond, of Margate (two boats), Kingsdowne, and North Whitstable. Stood by Deal. vessel. Western District. — Penzance, Newlyn, Mumbles . Schooner Alice, of Dun- Sennen Cove, St. Ives, Hayle, and Cemlyn. kirk Irish District.—Blackrook. Reported the receipt of the following special Newbiggin . Eleven cobles of New- contributions since the previous meeting:— biggin. Rendered His MAJESTY THE KING (annual £ s. d. assistance. subscription) 21 - - Plymouth . Schooner Ottawa, of The Rt. Hon. AENOLD MOBLEY, on Chester account of the cost of a motor Tenby . . . Schooner Marie Emilie Life-boat 2000 - - Mr. T. DYES EDWARDES, further Andrea, of L'Orient . on account of the cost of a motor Caister No. 1 Life-boat assisted to save the Life-boat to be named Lady S.S. Nottingham, of Grimsby; Harwich Steam Bathes, and stationed at Fraser- Life-boat saved the barge Agnes and Constance, burgh 1000 - - of Rochester, and three; Holyhead Steam The CIVIL SEBVIOB LIFE-BOAT Life-boat assisted to save the schooner Fortuna, FUND (per Mr. Harry Fincham, of Truro; also assisted to save the schooner I.S.O.) :— Olive Branch, of Truro, and 4; Bye Harbour Balance of Maintenance Life-boat assisted to save the S.S. Bedeburn, of the Civil Service of Newcastle; and Withernsea Life-boat Life - boats during assisted to save the steam trawler Rhodesia, 1912 276-6 of Grimsby. Balance of Endowment Also voted 450Z. 16s. 9d. to pay the expenses of Civil Service Life- of the following Life-boat launches, assemblies boat No. 5 . . . 230 - - of crews, etc., with the view of assisting persons 50G - 6' on vessels in distress:—Aldeburgh Nos. 1 and 2, Anonymous 50 - - Ayr, Boulmer, Clacton-on-Sea, Donaghadee, Executors of the late Mr. WILLIAM Grimsby, Harwich, Hastings, Littlehampton, KADLLA 50 - - Lizard, Maryport, Newlyn, North Deal, Pen- Miss DEVEREUX PBYCE . . 30 - - zance, Peterhead No. 2, Plymouth, Rhoscolyn, Mr. W. H. A. WHABTON . . 20 - - St. Agnes, Scilly, St. Mary's, Scilly, Southsea, Sir GODFREY BASING, Bart., M.P Spurn, Walton-on-the Naze, and Watchet. (annual subscription) . . 10 10 - Mrs. R. A. B. PBESTON (annual Voted 151. 14s. to men injured in the Life- subscription) ...... 10 10 - boat service at Appledore, Gorleston, North —To be severally thanked. Berwick. Also reported the receipt of the following Voted 11. 10s. to three men for putting off legacies:— from Walmer in a boat and saving one of The late Mrs. SABAH ELIZA STYCH, three men belonging to the pilot boat Alice, of Acock's Green, Birmingham, of Deal. The men in the pilot boat were for the provision of a Life-boat endeavouring to board a steamer when their to be named John Stych . . 1250 - - boat was sunk, throwing them into the water. The late Miss I. J. CEELY, of One of the men was saved by a boat lowered Tregunter Road, S. Kensington 1000 - - from the steamer, but the third man was The late Mr. RICHARD ALEXANDER unfortunately drowned. The salvors incurred PABFBEY, of Teddington (Bal- moderate risk in performing the rescue. ance of Share of Residue) . . 444 1 7 IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT. ^

The late Mr. ALFRED REES LEWIS, £ s. d. Lives of Rochester Terrace, N.W. . 270 - - Life-boat. Vessel. saved. The late Mr. WILLIAM McCuNN, Montrose No. 1 Fishing-boat Ruby, of of Largs : — Montrose. Saved boat For the Maintenance of the and 3 Thomas McCunn Life-boat at Queenstown . S.S. Snowdon Range, of Port Logan . .... 100 Sunderland. Stood For the Benefit of Widows and by vessel. Orphans of Life-boat men . 50 - - Southend-on- Barge The Sisters, of The late Miss MABIANNE MILLS, Sea Ipswich. Landed 2. of Redcar 50 - - Southend-on- A small boat of S.S. The late Mrs. MARGARET MON- Sea Jeanie Hope. Ren- TEITH OB WATT, of Glasgow (per dered assistance. Glasgow Branch) . 25 7 — Spurn . . . Steam trawler Concur, of The late Mrs. M. E. TYDD, of Grimsby. Stood by Guildford 20 10 - vessel. Stromness . . Took doctor to Hoy. The Committee expressed deep regret at Stronsay . . Steam trawler Comman- the death of Mr. T. F. DA VIES, who had been der, of Aberdeen. Honorary Secretary of the Pakefield Branch Stood by vessel. for eighteen years. Sunderland, S.S. Orion, of Flensburg 19 Decided to close the Culdaff Station. Voted North Dock the best thanks of the Institution to Mr. Winterton Brigantine Wilma, of R. M. FLEMING in recognition of his long and No. 2 Bremerhaveu. Landed 5. valuable services as Honorary Secretary of the Branch. Caister No. 1 Life-boat assisted to save the brigantine Wilma of Bremerhaven, and one ; Paid 2,613Z. for sundry charges in connec- Hartlepool Nos. 2 and 3 Life-boats landed 30 tion with various Life-boat establishments. from the S.S. Boeton of Hartlepool, and also Voted 68U. 6s. 9d. to pay the expenses of assisted to save the vessel ; Lowestoft No. 1 the following Life-boat services : — Life-boat assisted to save the schooner Alice Lives Watts of Harwich, and five ; also assisted to Life-boat. Vessel. saved. save the trawler Pet of Lowestoft; North Appledore No.l Ketch Comet,oi Braunton 2 Suuderland Life-boat rendered assistance to Bridlington Schooner Kare, of Monte the S.S. Teesborough of Middlesbrough; and Quay Video 8 Spurn Life-boat assisted to save the barge Campbeltown Fishing-boats of Camp- Cambria of London. No. 1 beltown .... 10 Cloughey . . Barque Carmel, of Laur- Also voted 8721. 18s. Id. to pay the expenses vik. Landed 10. of the following Life-boat launches, assemblies Clovelly . . Schooner lanthe, of of crews, etc., with the view of assisting Bristol. Landed 6. persona on vessels in distress : — Appledore Cullercoats . Coble Lydia and May, Nos. 1 and 2, Arbroath, Barry Dock, Berwiok- of Cullercoats. Stood on-Tweed, Blyth, Boulmer, Broughty Ferry, by coble. Buckie, Caister No. 1, Castletown, Clacton- Flamborough Eight cobles of Flam- on-Sea, Cullercoats, Donaghadee, Douglas, No. 1 borough. Stood by Dunbar, Filey, Flamborough No. 1, Fonnby, cobles. Frsserburgh, Girvian, Gorleaton No. 1, Gorleston No. 1 S.S. Gangeren, of Bre- Groomsport, Hartlepool No. 3, Helviok Head, vik. Rendered assist- Hunstanton, Kessingland No. 1, Margate No. ance. 2, Montrose No. 1, Mumbles, New Brighton Hartlepool S.S. Boeton, of Hartle- (Steam), North Deal, Newlyn, Padatow No. 2 No. 2 pool. Landed 32. and Tug, Pakefield, Palling No. 2, Penmon, Hartlepool S.S. Boeton, of Hartle- Peterhead No. 1, Plymouth, Port St. Mary, No 3. pool. Lauded 32. Ramsgate, Robin Hood's Bay, Southend-on- Holy Island S.S. Foidrelandet, of Sea, Strousay, Sunderland (North Dock), No 2 Bergen . 14 Sunderland (Motor), Tynemouth, Walton-on- Holy Island S.S. Werner Kunstmann, the-Naze, Yarmouth, Youghal. No. 2 of Stettin. Stood by vessel. Voted 71. 18s. 6d. to men injured in the Hunstanton . Brig Henrik Wergeland, Life-boat service at Blackpool and Douglas. of Haugesund. Assisted The Committee of Management passed a to save vessel and. . 7 special vote congratulating the Portuguese Kingstown . Two fishing-boats of Life-boat Society, and expressing admiration Kingstown. Stood by for the rescue work done by its men, on the boats. occasion of the loss of the S.S. Veronese near Kirkcudbright. S.S. Topaz, of Glasgow. Leixoes. No less than 200 persons were saved Saved boat of steamer by the Life-boats and the locket apparatus and , 7 belonging to the Society. Looe . . . Fishing-boats of Looe. Stood by boats. Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution, Lowestoft No. 1 Barge Gladys, of Dover 3 together with a vote of thanks, to Captain 56 THE LIFE-BOAT. [1ST MAY, 1913. H. E. Burton, B.E. (who very kindly superin- repairing of Life-boats, and ordered that their tends the motor with which the Tynemouth recommendations be carried into effect. Life-boat is fitted); also the Silver Medal, a Bead the reports of the District Inspectors vote of thanks, and an additional grant of 31. on their visits to the following Life-boat to Bobert Smith the Coxswain ; and a vote of thanks and an additional grant of SI. to each Stations:— of five men, forming the crew of the Tyne- Northern District.—Montrose (two boats), mouth boat, in recognition of their gallant Johnshaven, Gourdon, Holy Island (two action in putting off in a whole S.E. gale and boats), Hauxley, Cresswell, Newbiggin, Kirk- very heavy sea, and proceeding to Blytfl on cudbright, Baloary and Whithorn. the occasion of the wreck of the S.S. Dunelm, Southern District.—Dover, Hythe, Folke- of Sunderland, on the llth January, 1913. stone, Shoreham, Hastings, Southend-on-Sea, New Bomney, Dungeness (two boats), Little- Awarded additional payments to the crews hampton, Southsea, Hayling Island, and of the Lowestoft No. 1 and Helvick Head Bembridge. Life-boats for good services performed in very Western District.—Fishguard, St. David's, severe weather on the llth and 14th January Little Haven, Angle, Tenby, Appledore (two respectively. boats), and Ilfracombe. Voted il, to four men for putting off in one Irish District.—Portrush, Aranmore, Cul- of the fishing boats—which has been fitted daff, Greencastle, Poolbeg, Newcastle (co. with air-eases—at Annan, to search for a Down). Donaghadee and Kingstown. schooner, which had been reported in distress off Silloth on the 24th December. A whole Beported the receipt of the following S.S.W. gale was blowing at the time with a special contributions since the previous very heavy sea, and the men incurred con- meeting:— siderable risk. Mrs. MACKENZIE, for the installa- £ s. d. tion of acetylene gas in the Voted 31. to six men for saving the orew of Barmouth boathouse ... 28 17 6 six men of the schooner Ignatz Breum, of The Bt. Hon. Lord NEWLAND . 10 - - Thurso, which was wrecked on Howiok Books, CBOOK AND NEIGHBOURHOOD CO- near Boulmer, in a strong S.S.E. gale and OPERATIVE SOCIETY .... 10 - - very heavy sea. The salvors established com- BOSE HILL SCHOOL, Tunbridge munication with the vessel by means of a Wells 33- rope which had been thrown from the wreck, —To be serve/rally tha/nked. and they succeeded in dragging the men in safety through the surf to the shore. The Also reported the receipt of the following salvors incurred moderate risk. legacies:— The late Mrs. HENRIETTA TODD, ' Voted 4Z. to two men for putting off in a of Bognor (additional) . . . 1000 - - small canvas fishing boat, in a heavy surf, and The late Mr. ALFBED COBTIS, of saving five men whose fishing boat was in Worthing 1000 - - danger near Leary's Island, TraleeBay, on the The late Miss M. E. GIBSON, of 24th December. Almost immediately after Broad Green (on account of the men were rescued the boat sank. The residue), per Liverpool Branch 1000 - - salvors incurred considerable risk, and when The late Miss FANNY BAWLE coming ashore, their over-laden boat was MOORE, of Plymouth . . . 119 7 8 swamped. The late Mrs. EI/IZABETH SLOMAN, of Exmouth (to the Exmouth Branch) 90 - - The late Mrs. DREW, of Bow (per Thursday, 13th March, 1913. Glasgow Branch) 50 - - The late Mr. PATBICK McDowALL, The fit. Hon. THE EARL WALDEGBAV.E, of Kirkmaiden, for the main- P.O., V.P., in the Chair. tenance of the Port Logan Bead and confirmed the minutes of the Life-boat 30 - - previous meeting. The late Mr. F. W. N. LLOYD, of Bromley, Kent (additional in- Deep regret was expressed at the death of terest) 15 1 4 Sir WILLIAM HENRY WHITE, K.C.B., F.B.S., who had been a member of the Committee of Voted the best thanks of the Institution to Management since 1911. Mr. ERNEST CROSBY, for his good services as Honorary Secretary of the Fleetwood Branch. Besolved that a letter expressing the He had recently retired after nearly twenty- sympathy of the Committee should be sent to one years' service. Lady White. The Committee expressed great regret at Bead the minutes of the Building, Finance, the death of Mr. J. ASTLEY M. GARDNER, and Correspondence, and Wreck and Beward who had been Honorary Treasurer of the Sub-Committees; also the minutes of the Port of Liverpool Branch for eighteen years. Special Sub-Committees appointed to con- sider the accommodation at the Storeyard Paid 3,275Z. for sundry charges in con- and to arrange terms for the building and nexion with various Life-boat establishments. IST MAY, 1913.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 57 Voted 328J, 8s. to pay the expenses of the from the boat when endeavouring to reach following Life-boat services:— Lives the Life-boat; and granted 7s. 6d. each to the Life-boat. Vessel. saved. two sailors who met with a similar accident. Brixham . S.S. Strathroy of Glas- Ordered a special letter of thanks to be gow. Bendered assis- sent to Mr. P. WHITE, who, assisted by three tance. other men, saved three persons whose boat Caister No. 1. . Schooner Advance, of was swamped and sank in a moderate S. gale Plymouth .... 5 and heavy sea, in Dundalk Bay, on the 5th Plamborough A coble of Flamborough. February. No. 2. Stood by coble. Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution, MontroseNo.l. S.S. Owain Tudwr, of together with the thanks inscribed on vellum Hull. Bendered assis- and the sum of 31,, to ALEXANDER IRVINE, tance. skipper of the fishing boat Spero Meliora, in Montrose No. 1. S.S. Britannia, of Gefle. recognition of his gallant conduct and fine Stood by vessel. seamanship in rescuing, with the assistance North Ketch Reinhard, of of eight other men, the crew of seven hands Sunderland Westrhauderfehn . 3 of the fishing-boat Chalcedony, which was Peterhead No. 2. Pishing boat Onyx of totally wrecked near the entrance to St. Peterhead. Saved Monance Harbour, in a moderate S. gale and boat and .... 3 heavy sea, on the 7th February, 1913. Also Port Eynon S.S. Epidauro, of Lusin- awarded 31. each to the other eight men who piclo. Stood by vessel assisted in the rescue. and saved three from a boat 3 At the time of the casualty, Alexander Port Eynon . S.S. Bluebell, of Man- Irvine was returning from fishing, and, seeing chester 12 the grave peril of the men on the Chalcedony, Southend-on- Boat of ship Aravia, of he dropped anchor, veered his vessel down to Sea. Nysted 3 the quayhead and embarked four extra hands. Tenby . . . Ketch Cornish Lass, of He then hauled off again and veered in to- Plymouth .... 3 wards the rocks, and with great difficulty and Whitby No. 1. Fishing-boat Eliza Jane, risk, owing to the boat being in the breakers, of Whitby. Saved succeeded in saving seven men. The risk was boat and .... 3 much increased by the salvors' boat striking the rocks on several occasions. Cromer Life-boat assisted to save the ketch Voted 31. to three men for putting off in a Industry, of Hull; Holyhead steam Life- boat and saving two men belonging to the boat assisted to save the schooner Troubadour, Annie Heron of Wigton, which had parted of Gloucester, and four ; also assisted to save from her moorings when sheltering in Aber- the schooner Fairy Maid, of Padstow; and soch Harbour on the 7th February. The Mevagissey Life-boat assisted to save the salvors incurred great risk in performing the schooner Winifred, of Inverness, and four. rescue, and their boat when coming ashore Also voted 3022. &?. 6d. to pay the expenses was capsized, bat fortunately, she was near of the following Life-boat launches, assem- enough to the land for all the men to be blies of crews, etc., with the view of assisting dragged ashore by the crowd in safety. Also persons on vessels in distress:—Aberystwith, granted 10s. to the owner of the boat to cover Aldeburgh No. 2, Anstruther, Barry Dock, the cost of the damage to the boat, and Caister, Dunbar, Eyemouth, Harwich (Steam), awarded the sum of 3s. to a youth who assisted Hauxley, North Sunderland, Poole, Bye the men from the shore. Harbour, and Southend-on-Sea. Voted 11. to four men for putting off in a Awarded a vote of thanks on vellum to Mr. boat and landing the man belonging to the BEVAN, Assistant Honorary Secretary at Port ! smack Lizzie which broke from her moorings Eynon, for his meritorious conduct in putting ' in Pwllheli Harbour, in a whole W.S.W. gale off in a small boat for the purpose of reaching and heavy sea, on 7th February, 1913. The the Life-boat on the occasion of the wreck of men first proceeded to the vessel, which was the S.S. Epidauro, on the 13th February, j found near the mouth of the harbour, but 1913. The boat was dashed against the side | seeing that she was deserted they returned of the wreck, and Mr. Sevan's life was thereby and found that the man had taken refuge on endangered. Also granted double pay to the a ketch, on which he had jumped while his Bowman, who was thrown into the water boat drove past her.

NOTICE. The next number of the LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL will be published on the 1st August.

c 5 ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. SUPPORTED SOLBLT BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS. Oboat (Bcacious rtSajestg tbe frtns, patrons f>et /Rest ©ractous /liajestg tbe Queen. Pice=patron—HER MAJESTY QUEEN ALEXANDRA. President— HIS GRACE THE DTTKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, K.G. Chairman— H>eput$sCbatrman— THE RISHT HOH. THE EARL WALDEQRAVE, P.C., v.p. SIR JOHS CAMERON LAMB, C.R, C.M.G., V.P. Secretary—GEOROE F. SHEE, Esq., M.A.

Telegraphic Address: Telephone: •" LIFE-BOAT No. 2964 INSTITUTION, ("GERRARD LONDON." EXCHANGE.")

THE COMMITTEE OP MANAGEMENT beg to state that during the year (1912) the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION expended £89,000 on its Life-boat Establishments. GENERAL SUMMABY OF THE WOBK OF THE INSTITUTION DUBINQ 1912. Number of Lives rescued by Life-boats, in addition to 46 £ s. d. Vessels and Boats saved by them and 122 persons landed from vessels in distress and lightships 587 Number of Lives saved by Shore-boats, &c 172 Amount of Rewards granted during the Year 9,105 14 10 Honorary Rewards :—Silver Medals 10 Binocular Glasses 13 Aneroid Barometers 10 Votes of Thanks on Vellum ... 37 Certificates of Service .11 Total 81 759 £9,105 14 10 The number of Lives saved either by the Life-boats of the Institution or by special exertions for which it has granted rewards since its formation in 1824 (to 31st Deo., 1912), is 50,840. The rewards and recognitions granted by the Institution in the same period comprise 102 Gold Medals and Clasps, 1,288 Silver Medals and Clasps, 69 Decorations, 458 Binocular Glasses, 15 Telescopes, 108 Aneroid Barometers, 2,068 Votes of Thanks inscribed on vellum and framed, 246 Certificates of Service framed, and £341,216 in money, including pensions to Life-boat crews, &c. The Committee of Management of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION earnestly appeal to the British Public for Funds to enable them to maintain their 276 Life-boats now on the Coast and their Crews in the most perfect state of efficiency. This can only be effected by a large and permanent annual income. The work of the Life-boat should appeal to all, whether they reside inland or on the coast. There are probably few inhabitants of the United Kingdom who have not friends or relatives who at one time or another " go down to the sea in ships," and no British men or women can be indifferent to a work which is of peculiar interest to the people of the greatest maritime country in the world. We cannot all take a personal part in the noble act of life-saving, but we can all at least contribute to help those who make this splendid work part and parcel of their normal duty, and to assist the women and children who may be left without support through the heroic self-sacrifice of husband, father or brother. The Committee are confident that, in their endeavour to provide the brave Life-boatmen, who nobly hazard their lives in order that they may save others, with the best possible means for carrying on their great work, they will meet with the generous support of the public, so that they may maintain in its full scope and efficiency our great Life-saving Service, of which the Nation has always been so proud. Annual Subscriptions and Donations are earnestly solicited, and will be thankfully received by the Secretary, at the Institution, 22, CHARING CBOSS ROAD, London, W.O.; by Messrs. COUTTS AND Co., 440, Strand, London, W.C.; and by all the other Bankers in the United Kingdom.—May, 1913.