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Lookout 1943 Aug A.Pdf LOOKOUT "LORD, BE WITH ALL THE SHIPS THAT SAIL TONIGHTI" VOL. XXXIV-NUMBER 8 AUGUST, 1943 TIllS :-.rO~TII· COVER drawing wa contributed by Raymond Richards. a student at Pratt In titute. ~attrtuar!J The Lookout o Lord God, when thou givest to thy servants to endeavor an)' VOL. XXXIV August, 1943 great maller, grant us also 10 know thaI it is not the beginning but No.8 the conlinuing of the same unlil it be thoroughly finished which yieldelh the true glory. Sir Francis Drake Master Mariner Editor's Note: In the May issue (From the Mainstay, Seamen's Church of THE LOOKOUT we published Inslilute of Newport) an account of a Chinese seaman who had survived 130 days on a raft. Since that time, he has come to New York, and we learned that his record voyage was 133 days. Fol­ lowing are more details. WANTED: A set of flags H SOUTH ST, NEW YORK 4, N, Y. OON LIM, Chinese steward of VOL. XXXIV, AUGUST, 1943 of the United Nations for a torpedoed British freighter, display in the Institute's PUBLISHED MONTHLY P Auditorium. The beauIi­ who surpassed all records by sur­ f ul flags in the fi rst floor by the viving 133 days alone on a life raft, Lobby allract much at­ SEAMEN'S CHURCH was honored at a ceremony held on lention and favorable INSTITUTE OF NEW YORK comment from our sea­ Friday, July 16, at the Seamen's men. A set of 34 'flags CLARENCE G. MICHALtS Church Institute of ew York, in cosls 200. Will some Prc.ident THOMAS ROBERTS the British Merchant avy Club. reader give these, per­ Secretary and Tn:aaurcr haps, as a lribule or me­ Presiding was Leonard H. Leach, REV. HAROLD H. I:I!.LLEY. D.O. Acting British Consul General in morial to some friend? Director ~~....... They will be appreciated MARJORIE DENT CANDEE, I!ditor Kew York, who officially informed and represented- his country by car- bv Ihe seamen of the $1.00 per year lOc per copy Poon Lim that he has been awarded rying the Chinese flag. United Nations who make and in­ "'25 Soulh Street" their Gifts of $5.00 per year and over the British Empire Medal The citation for Poon Lim's home when in cw York. include a year's subscription to "THE vited him to England to receive the award, published July 13 in the Address inquiries 10 the WOKOUT". decoration personally from King London Gazette, describes his ex.. Rev. Harold H. Kelley, E"tered as secl>f1d clt>ss maltn- luly 8, 19%5. III New YOf'k. N. Y., utuler the ael u/ George VI. The Chinese Consul perience as follows: D.D., Director March 3, 1879. General, Dr. Tsune-Chi Yu paid Addrus all cDmmuniclJtions to "When his ship was tor­ tribute to the Chinese seaman's re­ pedoed and sunk, Second Stew­ SEAMEN'S CHURCH INSTITUTE markable achievement. OF NEW YORK ard Poon Lim was washed On behalf of the Ben Line, the Telephone BOwlinl Gre.n 9·2710 overboard. After being in the company by which Poon Lim was water for about two hours he employed, Mr. Leach also presented managed to reach a raft on LEGACIES TO THE INSTITUTE him with an inscribed gold wrist which he existed alone for 133 You lire IIsked to remember this Institute in your will, that it watch. days before being picked up by may properly cllrry on its importllnt work for sellmen. While it is Poon Lim, aged 2S and a native a fishing boat. On the raft there IIdvisllble to consult your IlIwyer liS to the drllwing of your will, we of Hainan, wa torpedoed in the were provisions for about 50 submit nevertheless the following liS II cilluse thllt mllY be used: South Atlantic in November, 1942, days, but before this time I give and bequellth to "Seamen's Church Institut~ of New and rescued 133 days later by a elapsed Poon Lim improvised York," incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, locllted fishing boat which subsequently a fishinl?: hook and line and. llS­ at 25 South Street. New York City. the sum of landed him at a Brazilian port. ing biscuits for bait, caught a .............................................................................._._ , DolllSrs. After four weeks in a hospital he number of small fi. h which he Note thlSt the words "OF NEW YORK" are 15 PlSrt of our title. was flown to Miami, and placed in later used for bait for larger It is to the generosity of numerous donors ISnd testlStors thlSt the care of the local British Con­ fi h. He also caught sea g-ulls the Institute owes its present position, ISnd for their beneflSetions sulate. From Miami he was brought which settled on the raft. \iVhen their memory will ever be cherished by 1511 friends of the selSmen. to New York on May 26th. On the water supply ran out, he Flag day he came to the Institute ",as without water for five fixed if enough money were appropriated 8 :30 P. M. S.O.S. S.O.S. S.O.S. days, but wa sub equently able material of his lifejacket for the or if the people would ju t take their "We have been torpedoed. Sinking fast. to catch enouah rainwater for purpose. Poon Lim displayed change in war stamps when they go to S.O.S. S.O.S. Latitude? Longitude? the movies or buy liquor. \Vell, I m off Silence ----- his needs, using the covering exceptional courage, fortitude until 8 o'clock tonight and then I will Two of us left now. And we are and resource in overcoming the have to stand a 4 hour wheel watch as within ten miles of each other. The last tremendous difficulties with we are short three men. one was 20 mile from us. Getting c1u-e. 5 :00 P. M. Just woke up for supper. Another prayer for the one that just which he was faced during the went down. \\'hy am I saying a prayer long and dangerous voyage on Bulletin on the board. E\'eryone will don their life preserver and keep it on for thel11 and not ourselves? At least the raft." until arrival in . Y. Sleep with it on. they have a chance to launch a life boat. If a tin-fish get us there won't be a British, Chinese and American Eat with it on. Steward's Dept. orders are not to feed anyone unless he has his piece of the ship big enough to float. officials, a party of British Mer­ Ii fe preserver on. Oh well, we get a few dollars a day until chant Navy officers and Chinese 5 :55 P. M. S.O.S. The ship that they get us, then our pay stops one way and British merchant seamen from was ahead of us coming out turned outh or the other. Besides, we can have all the sugar we want in our coffee and British ships now in New York at­ off Hatteras, and now was being at­ tacked by a ub. S.O.S. We have been the people ashore can't. tended the ceremony to honor Poon torpedoed. S.O.S. We are sinking. 10 :00 P. 11. Coffee time. Let the Lim, one of some thousands of Position?? Latitude?? Longitude?? Mate try and steer this tub for the next Chinese serving in British and Silence -- 20 minutes until I get back. Maybe he 6 :30 P. M. S.O.S. Abandoning ship. will appreciate what I've been up against Dutch ships since the outset of the for the last 2 hours. Everybody is war. At the close of the ceremony, That water look cold. So Long. "88" (Love and kisses). awake and fully dressed with a Iife pre­ the seamen sang "For He's A Jolly 7 :40 P. 11. Just been called to go on server tied fast around them. Lots of Good Fellow" and gave three rous­ watch. Crew are gathered in Crew's pale faces. :\ot scared, but pale at the thought of two ships gone so soon. All ing cheers for their Chinese ship­ Me. di cu sing torpedoed ship. Feeling beller. Ship was heading South that of a sudden a laugh. Not hy teries ma1e. either. A good old-fashioned laugh. M or;e H ;gg;nso.. Photo wa torpedoed. \Ve are heading North. ~faybe we will get through. There is no doctor on board. Is that funny? o. But in his place we have Recent visitors to the British Merchant Navy Club at the Institute were Frank Mitchell, 8 :00 P. M. Relieved the wheel. Still steering hard. Ship is completely blacked shipped an embalmer. A.B. (left) and Alfred Harvey, A.B. (right) and with them their ship's mascot 10 :20. Back to the wheel. The Mate "Brownie." On the voyage "Brownie" had four pups. The crew kept one pup and out. Two ships behind us al so blacked out. Hope they maintain their speed i glad to see me. I put her back on her gave the rest away to landfolk who were delighted to have them. course. Why don't mates learn how to '/ Unfortunately," said Harvey, "Our Brownie is not a very good sailor. She usually and don't run us down. Can't see a thing outside. Pitch black. Hope notfi­ steer? If I was that far off he would sleeps in the helmsman's lifejacket up in the wheelhouse when the weather gets a bit have bawled me out and had the Captain rough." ing blacked out ahead of us run into us.
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