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THE LIFE-BOAT.J O U R N A L

OF THE

IRo^al mational tfcife^Boat Jnstftution.(ISSUED QUABTEBLY.)

VOL. XXI.—No. 238.] 1st NOVEMBER, 1910. [PRICE 3d.

RESTORATION OF THE APPARENTLY DROWNED.

IN the year 1864, after making ex-haustive inquiries extending over someyears, the Committee of Management •of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFK-BOATINSTITUTION issued to all its Life-boat stations the regulations for therestoration of the apparently drowned, ;drawn up by the distinguished physio- jlegist, the late Dr. Marshall Hall,whose views were approved by !numerous other medical men. In the :case of Dr. Hall's method not provingsuccessful the Institution recommendedthat the rules of the late Dr. Silvestershould be resorted to. These rules wereprinted side by side with those of Dr.Hall, and have since been circulated bythe Institution in all parts of theworld. There is no doubt that, as aresult, a very large number of personsapparently drowned have been re-suscitated, in many cases after hours ofperseverance and when success hadseemed almost unattainable.

Last year the Board of Trade in-formed the Institution that the attentionof the Board had been drawn to themethod of restoring the apparently

DIRECTIONS FOE BESTORING-The following Directions are those of Pro-

fessor E. A. Schafer, P.B.S., etc., Professor ofPhysiology in the University of Edinburgh,and they have been adopted by the Board ofTrade, by the Metropolitan Police Force, the St.John Ambulance Association, etc. The Com-mittee of Management of the ROYAL NATIONAL

drowned advocated by Professor E. A.Schafer, F.R.S., Professor of Physiologyin the University of Edinburgh. Thismethod had been adopted by the Boardof Trade, by the Metropolitan PoliceForce, and by the Royal Life-Saving

; Society. The Institution as a resultmade inquiries and were informed bythe Royal Society of Medicine that the

: Society considered the Schafer method: " better than any other method known,or any combination of other methods."The Institution thereupon decided toadopt and circulate the Schafer rules,which will shortly be issued to all the

I Institution's Life-boat Stations. TheDistrict Inspectors of Life-boats will, asopportunity offers, explain to the cox-swains and selected members of theLife-boat crews the new rules and in-struct them in their use for " first aid "in the Life-boat service.

The rules are fully given andillustrated here and it is hopedthat the publicity given to themin this Journal will be of service to thecause of life-saving which this Institu-tion has at heart.

THE APPARENTLY DROWNED.LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION have ordered their use

, in its Service. The directions will be extensivelycirculated by the Institution throughoutthe United Kingdom and in the Colonies,and will henceforth supersede the directionswhich have, for very many years past, beenissued by the Institution.

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Send immediately for medical assist-'ance, blankets, and dry clothing, butproceed to treat the Patient instantly onthe spot.

The points to be aimed at are—First and immediately, the Restoration

of Breathing ;Secondly, after breathing is restored,

the Promotion of Warmth and Circulation.

TREATMENT.Immediately after removal from the water,

lay the patient face downwards with the armsextended. Turn the face to the side. Kneelor squat astride or on one side of the patient(Fig. 1, A B).

Place the hands on the small of the patient'sback, one on each side, with the thumbsparallel and nearly touching (Pig. 1).

Bend forward with the arms straight, so asto allow the weight of the operator to bear on

B

FIG. 1.

The efforts to restore Breathing mustbe commenced immediately the patient isremoved from the water—no time shouldbe lost in removing or loosening clothing—and persevered in energetically fortwo or three hours, or until a medicalman has pronounced life to be extinct.Efforts to promote Warmth, and Circula-tion must be postponed until after thefirst appearance of natural breathing.

his wrists and thus make a steady, firm,downward pressure on the lower part of thepatient's back (the loins and lowest ribs), asshown in Fig. 2. (This part of the operationshould occupy the time necessary to count —slowly—one, two, three.)

Immediately after making the downwardpressure, the operator should swing backwardsso as to relax the pressure, but without liftinghis hands from the patient's body (Pig. 1).(This part of the operation should occupy thetime necessary to count—slowly—one, two.)

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Repeat the forward and backward move-ments (that is, the pressure and relaxation ofpressure) without any marked pause betweenthe movements. The downward pressureforces the air out of the lungs and the relaxa-tion of pressure causes the air to be drawn inagain.

Continue the movements at the rate of

pits and feet; but the movements of artificialbreathing must not be interfered with.

After natural breathing is restored, the wetclothing may be removed and a dry coveringsubstituted. This must be done without dis-turbing the patient, who should be allowed tolie quiet, and watched, for at least an hour,and encouraged to sleep.

FIQ. 2.

about 12 per minute until natural breathinghas recommenced.

When natural breathing is fairly begun,cease the movements. Watch the patientclosely, and if natural breathing ceases, repeatthe movements as before.

When natural breathing has commenced,the patient should be allowed to lie in anatural position on one side, and treatmentfor the promotion of warmth and circulationmay be proceeded with.

The movements of artificial breathing areof the first consequence. If the operator issingle-handed, he must attend to these aloneuntil natural breathing is restored. If otherassistance is at hand, a dry and warm coveringmay be placed over the patient, and warmwrung-out llannels, hot bottles, etc., may beapplied between the thighs, and to the arm-

TREATMENT AFTER NATURALBREATHING HAS BEEN RESTORED.

To PROMOTE WARMTH AND CIRCULATION.—Commence rubbing the limbs upwards, withfirm grasping pressure and energy, usinghandkerchiefs, flannels, etc. : [by this measurethe blood is propelled along the veins towardsthe heart].

Dry the hands and feet; and as soon as dryclothing or blankets can be procured, strip thebody and cover, or gradually reclothe it. Thefriction must be continued under the blanketor over the dry clothing.

Promote the warmth of the body by theapplication of hot flannels, bottles or bladdersof hot water, heated bricks, etc., to the pit ofthe stomach, the armpits, and the soles ofthe feet.

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On the restoration of life, when the powerof swallowing has fully returned, smallquantities of warm coffee, or tea, or milk, orbroth, or other light warm nourishment,should be administered. The Patient shouldbe kept in bed, and a disposition to sleepencouraged.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.—The above treat-ment should be persevered in for two to threehours, as it is an erroneous opinion thatpersons are irrecoverable because life does notsoon make its appearance.

APPEARANCES WHICH GENERALLY ACCOM-PANY DEATH.—Breathing and the heart'saction cease entirely; the eyelids are gener-ally half-closed ; the pupils dilated ; the jawsnot clenched; the fingers semi-contracted; Ithe tongue approaches to the under edges ]

of the lips, and these, as well as the nostrils,are covered with a frothy mucus. Coldnessand pallor of surface increase.

CAUTIONS.Prevent unnecessary crowding of persons

round the body, especially if in an apartment.Avoid rough usage.Under no circumstances hold the body up

by the feet.On no account place the body in a warm

bath unless under medical direction and eventhen it should only be employed as a moment-ary excitant.

Spirits are on no account to be given with-out direct medical orders, as the giving ofspirits may lead to a fatal result.

SECRETARY OF THE INSTITUTION.

THE Committee of Management, attheir meeting on the llth August last,appointed George F. Shee, M.A., Secre-tary of the Institution in succession tothe late Mr. Charles Dibdin. Mr. Sheewas educated at Stonyhurst and at theUniversity of London. He matriculatedin 1887,and took his B.A. degree in 1889in Classics, Philosophy and English,French and German Literature, takingthe Gold Medal in Philosophy and theprize for English Literature at collegein the same year, and being first in theHonours List in German. In 1896 hetook the M.A. Degree in the Language,Literature and Philology of France andGermany, being second on the list. Mr,Shee is the author of " The Briton'sFirst Duty," written in 1899, which forthe first time gave a complete statementof the case for the reform of our systemof Home Defence upon the basis ofnational service. The fifth edition of thisbook is to be published shortly, bring-ing the issue up to 90,000. The interest

| aroused by this book eventually led to| the formation of the National ServiceI League in 1902, under the presidencyI of the Duke of Wellington, and Mr.Shee was offered the Secretaryship.This office he has held since that date

i till his appointment as Secretary of this; Institution. From 1903 he was Editor of• " The Nation in Arms," the official| organ of the League. The organizationof the League has been largely Mr.Shee's work, and it is interesting to notethat it now numbers, with adherents,over 200,000 supporters, and that it hasbeen the model upon which the sister

i Leagues of Australia, New Zealand and,| recently, Canada have been founded.! At a Meeting of the General Council ofj the League, held on the 20th October,a vote of thanks to Mr. Shee for his

; services was moved by Lord Roberts' (President since 1905), seconded by theDuke of Wellington, and carried unani-mously ; and he was awarded the Gold "

, Medal of the League.


NEW LIFE-BOATS.

AYR, SCOTLAND.—The Life-boat atthis station has been replaced by a newone of the Liverpool type, 35 ft. longby 10 ft. wide, rowing 12 oars andfitted with 2 drop keels. Like herpredecessor she is named the Janet Hoyle,as desired by the late Mr. ThomasKincaid Hardie, of Hyde Park, London,who, in addition to providing her cost,was in other ways a generous supporterof the Institution.

The public inauguration and namingceremony took place in perfect weatheron Saturday, the llth June last, in thepresence of thousands of spectators wholined the quays and other parts fromwhich a good view of the proceedingscould be obtained. The company in-cluded the Countess of Glasgow, ProvostHunter, Chairman oi the Ayr branchof the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOATINSTITUTION ; Captain Hardy M'Hardy,R.N., Commander Hunter-Blair, R.N.,of Blairquhan; Lieut. Forbes, R.N.,Inspector of the Northern District ofthe ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITU-TION ; Mr. R. J. Semple, hon. secretaryof the local branch; Sir CharlesCraufurd and the Misses Craufurd,Lady Coats, Mrs. Arthur, Mr: and Mrs.Kennedy, Sir Wm. Arrol, Dr. Gairdner,Councillor Learmont, Mr. Hugh Young,Harbour Clerk; Mr. James Scott, Mr.William Dick, Mr. James Lowdon,Captain Carnochan, Lieut.-ColonelM'Fadin, Rev. Archibald Alexander,Mr. John Steele, Redgorton; Mr. JohnGalloway, Mr. R. M. Davidson, Deanof Guild Meikle, Councillor-Fraser, ex-Provost Allan, ex-Provost Ferguson,Mr. John Rusk, Rev. J. VavasourHammond, Trinity Church; Rev. Chas.O'Malley, St. Margaret's RomanCatholic Church; ex-SuperintendentJohn M'Cracken, ex-Bailie Semple,Capt. Mackenzie, Harbour Master ; Mi\D. J. Lockhart, Harbour Treasurer ;Rev. W. Phin Gillieson, Rev. OswaldB. Milligan, St. Leonard's, etc.

Provost HUNTER said it was quitemanifest from the large gatheringassembled that much interest was takenin the Life-boat and in Life-boat workin Ayr, and this work went back a verylong distance. He thought it was in

1803 that the first Life-boat here waspresented to the Harbour Trust by theRoyal Artillery Company of Ayr.That boat was followed by another in1819. So far as they could gatherfrom official records, it was not until1859 that the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION placed a boat at Ayr;and it might interest them to know thatshe was only a few months at the stationbefore being called into active service,on which occasion the crew were themeans of saving fourteen lives. Thatboat was superseded by another, whichrendered excellent service on somethinglike fourteen different occasions, andwas the means of saving forty lives. In1887, through the kindness of Mr.Thomas Hardie, of London, a Life-boatwas presented to Ayr. (Applause.) Itwas named after the donor's wife,Janet Hoyle, and did very good service.It was pleasant to look upon the placidsea that afternoon, but when people" went down to the sea in ships," theyhad to take the chance of wind andweather. They were making preparationfor the winter blasts that were to come.He called upon Lieutenant Forbes toofficially hand over the Life-boat to thelocal committee. (Applause.)

Lieutenant FORBES, R.N., said he hada very pleasant duty to perform, asrepresenting the Life-boat Institution,to hand over to the local committee thesplendid .boat which they saw andadmired. The Janet Hoyle was a veryfine sailing boat of the Liverpool type,four and a half tons in weight, 35 ft.long, with 10 ft. beam. She waswell built in every way, and in spiteof her size and weight, was easy tomanipulate either on land or sea. Thatshe was a seaworthy boat was knownto those who had already had experienceof her. On her arrival at Ayr on10th January, he had the pleasureof taking her out in a westerly gale,when she behaved as well as anyLife-boat could have behaved. He wishedto remind them that when the Life-boatInstitution handed over a boat, theygave it as a trust to the people of thedistrict and they expected them toshow some practical sympathy with the

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objects of the Institution. (Applause.)They had a very able and energeticHonorary Secretary, and the town ofAyr stood very high in the Scottishdistrict in the list of places givingfinancial support to the Institution.He asked Captain M'Hardy, on behalfof the Local Committee of the Insti-tution, to accept the boat. (Applause.)

Captain HARDY M'HARDY, R.N., saidhe had been asked by the Committee,of which the Provost of Ayr was thechairman, to accept the boat on theirbehalf. Captain M'Hardy expressedthe hope that the public of Ayr wouldgive greater support to the Life-boatInstitution.

The hymn " For those at Sea," wassung, accompanied by the band, andprayer offered up by the Rev. JohnMiller, the oldest officiating clergymanin Ayr, who preaches his farewellsermon shortly.

Provost HUNTER presented LadyGlasgow with a pair of silver scissorswith which to perform the ceremony ofcutting the ribbon. He expressed thehope that she would be long spared toperform such acts of kindness. Theyhad always found her ladyship willing—nay, more than willing—to assist everygood cause. They knew she was deeplyinterested in Life-boat work and inother work for the welfare of humanity.

The COUNTESS OF GLASGOW returnedthanks for the gift, and said it was agreat pleasure to her to come to Ayr onthis occasion. The Life-boat cause wasespecially deserving of their sympathyand support and she had no doubt thatthe new boat would prove worthy ofthe confidence reposed in her.

The boat was then named Janet Hoyleand glided gracefully into the wateramid the loud cheers of the spectators.

The proceedings concluded by theplaying of "God Save the King" bythe band.

HYTHE, KENT.—The Life-boat on thisstation has also been replaced by a newboat of the self-righting type, 35 feetlong by 8 feet 6 inches wide, rowingten oars, fitted with two water ballasttanks and one drop keel. She is namedMayer de Rothschild, as was the previousboat, and is the endowment of the late

LADY ROSEBERY, who, before her mar-riage, when Miss Hannah de Rothschild,presented the Institution with a sum ofmoney for the purpose in memory of herfather.

The inauguration ceremony took placeon the 27th May, and the immediateneighbourhood of the Life-boat houseand the Coastguard Station were con-siderably brightened by a capital dis-play of bunting and flags. The newLife-boat had been placed ready forlaunching and previous to the begin-ning of the ceremony, the crew, underCoxswain Dearman, manned the boat.Over the boat hung the device " MayGod aid our efforts."

Shortly before half-past three theguard of honour, consisting of the FireBrigade, under Lieut. E. S. Manning,and the Boy Scouts, under ScoutmasterMarchant, took up their position, whilethe Hythe Excelsior Town Band wasstationed at the stern of the boat. Theband enlivened the proceedings with abright selection, as the choir of the parishchurch, accompanied by the Revs. H. D.Dale (the Vicar), and A. S. Wetherall,walked from the boat-house to the boat.Then followed the Town Sergeant (Mr.Baker), the Mayor (Councillor F. W.Butler) wearing his robes and chain,Lord Brassey, Mr. Keppel Foote, R.N.(District Inspector of the ROYALNATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION), Mr.H. D. Hildyard (Honorary Secretary),the Town Clerk (Mr. B. C. Drake), Alder-men Scott, West, Jeal and Price,Councillors Strahan, Goodyear, Tun-bridge, Cobay, Lee and Sharp, Mr. C.Jones (the Borough Surveyor), Dr.Robinson (the Medical Officer of Health),Mr. Chitty (the Borough Treasurer), andMr. R. R. Ellis. Among those presentwere Lieut. Garrett, R.N., Col. Con-greve, Capt. Luckock, the Mayoress(Mrs. F. W. Butler), Mrs. Garrett, Mrs.H. Strahan, Mrs. Deedes (SaltwoodCastle), the Misses Deedes, Mrs. Hild-yard, Mrs. Molyneux, Drs. R. Davis andScoones, Major Brodribb, R.A.M.C.,Messrs. F. B. Ninnes, H. Stainer,Adams, Straughan, Molyneux, J. D.Friend, Smith, Ryan, R. Dann, S.Bean, E. Tudor Johnson, Court, andG. Elliott.

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Edward Sassooii and Miss Sybil Sassoon,Lord Brassey, Mr. Foote and AldermanJeal boarded the boat, which was in-spected by them. On the arrival of theBorough Member and Miss Sassoon, theMisses Drake, two charming ladies, pre-sented bouquets to Miss Sassoon andthe Mayoress.

Lord BRASSEY then followed with aninteresting speech. He said he appre-ciated the honour they had done himby asking him to be present on anoccasion which was of very deep interestto the people of Hythe. He had heardthat morning, with the deepest satis-faction, of the interest which the peopleof Hythe took in their Life-boat. (Hear,hear.) They shared the interest whichwas universally felt in England forsailors. The people of England dearlyloved their sailors. There was 110 morelovable type than that of the bravetrue-hearted British seaman. As a proofof the interest they took in their sea-men, it was only necessary for him tosay that the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION was able to expendsomething like £100,000 a year in thebuilding of Life-boats, in the mainten-ance of Life-boats and in providingmoney for rewarding the brave menwho manned them. He had confidencein the crew at Hythe, for they had itin their hearts to do their duty whenthe call was made and they would do itgallantly and well. He was pleased tobe associated in that ceremony withSir Edward Sassoon and Miss Sassoon.Finally he wished God-speed to thenew Life-boat.

Sir EDWARD SASSOON was the nextspeaker. He said it devolved upon himto carry out the behest of the LocalCommittee and to present to the ROYALNATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION thatseaworthy and serviceable craft whichwas about to be launched on its properand rightful element. His daughterhad the greatest possible pleasure inundertaking the duty of launching it, aduty, which, under other circumstances,would have been performed by onewhose sudden removal from his homehad darkened and rendered it desolate.The new boat, he understood, formed aportion of a gift of a lady who was nolonger among them, a relative of his,

who had the sagacity to perceive theneed for and the generosity to makeprovision for a Life-boat and the neces-sary apparatus. The dangers of theseafaring populace was unfortunatelyonly too evident, and he congratulatedthe local committee upon the possessionof such a magnificent and gallant craft,which he presented to the Life-boatInstitution. (Applause.)

Mr. KEPPEL FOOTE, on behalf of theROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITU-TION, accepted the boat. He said itwas his pleasant duty to hand it overto the care of Councillor Strahan andthe Committee. Without the localcommittees all round the coast—whoseservices were so highly appreciated bythe Institution—it would be absolutelyimpossible to carry on the Life-boatservice. They knew that Hythe wassecond to none in the interest takenin the work of their great Institution.He then spoke in high appreciation ofthe services of Mr. Hildyard, the localhon. secretary, and proceeding, said thatthey had the greatest confidence in thetwo coxswains and crew of the Life-boat.He wished very great success to theLife-boat Committee and the gallantcrew. (Applause).

Councillor Strahan, as chairman ofthe local branch of the ROYAL NATIONALLIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, accepted theboat with the deepest gratitude onbehalf of the Committee, the crew, andall concerned. On behalf of the Insti-tution, he presented a picture of theLife-boat to Mr. Hildyard as a tokenof appreciation for his services.

Mr. Hildyard briefly replied.The choir then sang Psalm 107, and

the Vicar offered up prayer, this wasfollowed by the hymn, " Eternal Father,strong to save."

Miss Sassoon, Sir Edward Sassoon,Lord Brassey and others then proceededto the bow of the boat, and the formerbreaking a bottle of wine across its bownamed the craft the Mayer de ^Rothschild.Immediately afterwards the Coxswaingave the signal to let go and the boatsliding down the slipway took the waterbeautifully, making a splendid launch.Thebandstruck up the National Anthem,and a ceremony which will long be remem-bered in the locality was completed.


POOLE, DORSET.—A new Life-boat hasalso been sent to Poole. The boat is ofthe seif-righting type, 37 ft. 6 in. long by9 ft. 3 in. wide. She rows 12 oars, isfitted with two drop keels, and is calledthe Harmar, as desired by her donor, thelate Mr. George John Harmar, of Ken-sington. The inauguration took placeon Saturday, the 4th Jxxne, in beautifulweather and amidst great enthusiasm.The naming ceremony was performedby Miss Daisy Harmar, who was accom-panied by her mother; the other distin-guished visitors included the Earl ofMalmesbury (President of the LocalBranch), the Countess of Malmesbury,the Mayor and Ma3'oress of Bourne-mouth (Councillor G. E. Bridge andMrs. Walker Bridge). Others presentwere the Mayor and Mayoress ofPoole (Councillor L. D. Ballard andMiss Ballard), the Sheriff of Poole(Councillor G. W. Green, J.P.) andMrs. Green, Sir Richard Glyn, J.P., theRector of Poole (the Rev. R. Pawkes)and Mrs. Fawkes, Alderman GeorgeCurtis, J.P. (Deputy-Mayor of Poole),Alderman W. Tucker (Christchurch),Mr. Joseph Cutler (Bournemouth),Alderman C. H. Mate, J.P. (Bourne-mouth), Alderman W. H. Yeatman,Mr. Keppel Foote (the Institution'sDistrict Inspector), Mr. Henry Burden(Chairman of the Local Branch), Mr.Harrie E. Shave (Hon. Secretary andTreasurer of the Local Branch),Mr. C. Stacey Hall (Hon. Secretary,Bournemouth Life-boat Saturday Fund),Councillor J. A. Hawkes, J.P., andMrs. Hawkes, Councillor W. J. Stevens,Councillor F. J. Bell (Bournemouth),Capt. Prankard, Mr. C. Thresh, Mr. J.Andrew (reader-in-charge of theSeamen'sMission), Mr. E. Whitly Baker (Wim-borne), Mr. B. J. Tucker (Christchurch),Mr. and Mrs. G. McWilliam (Bourne-mouth), Miss Rake, Miss Hoskins, MissLowe, Miss Tucker (Christchurch), andother members of the Committee.

The proceedings commenced with ashort service at the Missions to SeamenChurch, Poole Quay, and the sacrededifice was filled to overflowing. TheRector, who is also Chaplain to theMissions, officiated and Mr. J. Andrewread the Lesson, which was the incidentof Christ stilling the tempest. The

prayers were a feature of the service,Divine blessing being asked upon thenew boat, the crew, the family throughwhose generosity the vessel had beenprovided, and upon the work of theInstitution generally. The hymns sungwere " Eternal Father, strong to save,"and " O God, our help in ages past."

At four o'clock the company pro-ceeded to the Life-boat house on theEast Quay, where the new craft was inreadiness to be launched. An enclosurehad been roped in, and both outside andinside this were large crowds of in-terested folk, while the water in theimmediate vicinity was black with smallcraft laden with sightseers. There wasa considerable display of fiags and bunt-ing, which lent a gala appearance to theoccasion. The ceremony was precededby some speech-making.

The EARL or MALMESBURY, who pre-sided, said that he was glad to tell themthey had with them that day Mrs.Harmar and her daughter, and he wassure they all offered to them their warm-est welcome and sympathy. (Applause.)

I It was through the generosity of thelate Mr. Harmer that they were ablethat day to have one of the finest Life-boats in the service—(applause)—and itwas a fitting occasion, an occasionmarked bv beautiful weather and con-genial surroundings, to offer to Mrs.Harmar their deepest sympathy anddeep sense of gratitude. (Applause.)Aiter alluding to thte splendid financialsupport which the Institution receivedfrom that branch, 200Z. being sent up for1909, Lord Malmesbury touched brieflyon the work of the Institution ingeneral.

Mrs. HARMAR, who was heartilyreceived, then formally presented the

! new Life-boat to the Institution andI hoped itwould do good work. (Applause.)I Mr. KEPPEL FOOTE, District Inspector,i accepted the boat on behalf of theInstitution, and informed Mrs. Harmarthat it would be really difficult to| find a better place to station herhusband's gift than Poole, where theyhad a magnificent crew and a most

j energetic Committee, who took thej deepest interest in the Institution.I (Applause.) In his turn, the speakerasked the Local Branch to accept the


Life-boat from the Institution and saidhe had the greatest confidence in hand-ing the new vessel to their care.(Applause.)

Mr. HENRY BCRDEN, as Chairman ofthe Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch,~and Wimborne Branch of the Insti-tution, said it gave him the greatestpleasure to accept that Life-boat onbehalf of his Committee. They had hadsome very splendid boats in the past,and he was satisfied from the initialtrial they had with the new boat theother day the crew felt the greatestconfidence in the vessel they wouldhave to take out in the future. Mr.Burden expressed himself prouder oftheir crew than he could say. Theyhad saved in the various boats a largenumber of lives, and he could say withconfidence that the experience of thepast showed that they had never goneout to a casualty without bringing inany lives there were to be saved : therehad never been a life lost. And hecould say to Mrs. Harmar that shecould be satisfied that her boat wouldbe as ably and well manned. (Cheers.)

A vote of thanks to Mrs. and MissHarmar for their presence and assist-ance at that ceremony was submitted bythe MAYOR OP POOLE, but his remarkswere cut short by the premature firingof the gun as the signal for the crew tomake ready for the launching, and, withmuch merriment at the interruption,the company turned their attention tothe naming ceremony.

The Life-boat was on the slipwaywhich forms its permanent stand inthe Life-boat house, from which, whenreleased by a windlass, it glides outdirectly into deep water. Its bowsprojected a few feet from the house andwere decorated with multicoloured rib-bons from which was suspended a bottleof champagne. Lord and Lady Malmes-bury mounted into the Life-boat withthe crew, but no one else who wereinvited appeared willing to go.

Miss DAISY HARMAU then came for-ward and in the memory of htr fathernamed the boat Harmar hoping itwould do good service. She then liftedthe champagne bottle and dashed itagainst the vessel's bows, whereupona rocket was fired and amidst greatcheering, the Harmar, with Lord andLady Malmesbury and the full crewaboard, glided at a rapid rate off theskids into the water. A magnificentbouquet of Malmaison roses and stephan-otiswas then presented to Miss Harmaron behalf of the Committee by little MissVera Bacon, daughter of Mr. Frank J.Bacon, for which the child received akiss and the ceremony closed.

The Life-boat, after a short cruise,in which it was followed by the SwanageLife-boat, came alongside the Quay andtook off Mrs. and Miss Harmar, theMayor and Mayoress of Bournemouth,the Mayor of Poole, Mr. Burden, andMr. Shave, and went for another shorttour to exhibit itself to the crowd thatwas watching its manoeuvres with keenand delighted interest.

At 5.30 P.M. the Sheriff and Mrs.Green entertained the distinguishedvisitors, officials, committee and crewsof the Poole and Swanage Life-boatsto tea at the Guildhall. A veryexcellent repast was served being muchenjoyed.

CBA.IL (SCOTLAND), ST. ANDREWS (SCOT-LAND), AND SOUTHSEA (HAMPSHIRE).New Life-boats have also been sent tothese Stations, all the boats being ofthe self-righting type. The Grail boatis named the Edwin Kay, as wished byher generous donor, the late Mr. EdwinKay, of Southsea. The St. Andrewsboat bears the name John and SusanHatfield and is the gift of the late Mr.John Hatfield, of Colwyn Bay ; whilethe Southsea boat is called the RichardCrawley, her cost being provided forfrom the legacy of the late Mr. RichardCrawley, of Southampton.

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LIFE-BOAT SONG.fstiaM, V.HI, Maty,

SING lio! ho 1 ho! how the wild winds blow,And the breakers in fury foam,

While, with thund'ring roar, o'er the storm-swept shore,The waves in their frenzy roam!

Oh, many a ship, in the storm-fiend's grip,Would add to the ocean's dead,

Were there not afloat, in a gallant boat,The lads who no danger dread.

Hurrah for the lads of the Life-boat,Hurrah for the craft and crew;Hurrah for the lads and the Life-boat,

And their Institution too!Sing ha! ha ! ha ! as they say him bah.

Though the storm-fiend he howl and yell,And they ride each wave, on their way to save

The lives that he loves so well IOh, many a man since the storm began,

And many a maid and wife,May devoutly dote on the battling boat

That wins for him back his life!Hip I hip i hurray ! though the winds may bray,

For the lads who the Life-boat man,Who forsake their wives and who risk their lives

To rescue where'er they can!When the trump shall blow, and the sea shall show,

To the Judge of All, her prey,Oh, the British race shall feel no disgrace

For the Life-boat lads that day!Hurrah for the lads of the Life-boat,Hurrah for the craft and crew;Hurrah for the lads and the Life-boat,

And their Institution too 1 W. KELLY.


SERVICES OF TrfE LIFE-BOATS OF THE ROYAL NATIONALLIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION,

SOUTHVVOLD, SUFFOLK.—At 2.15 A.M.on the 24th January the Coastguardreported that a message had beenreceived stating that a smack wasashore about two miles below the town,near Covehithe. The No. 1 Life-boatAlfred Gorry was smartly launched, andon arriving at the vessel, which provedto be the Integrity, of Lowestoft, themaster engaged the Life-boatmen tosave his vessel. Two anchors were laidout and eventually, with the assistanceof a tug, the vessel and her crew of fivehands were saved. When the Life-boatreached the smack the seas were break-ing across her decks, and as the floodmade she bumped heavily.

BERWICK-ON-TWEED, NORTHUMBER-LAND.—Six of the fishing cobles belong-ing to Berwick and Spittal went to seaon the morning of the 24th January,and when at their lines, were overtakenby a sudden gale from N.E. The Cox-swain launched the Life-boat MatthewSimpson, at the first sign of danger,obtaining a crew from amongst thehelpers, as most of the regular crewwere in the cobles. A tug was ob-tained to tow her out, as the windand tide were against her and theneed for the Life-boat was very great.The gale increased very quickly, and theboats, which tried to get their lines ranserious risk by the delay. The coblesran in one by one through an angrysea, followed by the Life-boat, until at1 P.M. all the boats, by splendid manage-ment and skilful handling had reachedharbour in safety. The tug also stoodby, and to reach the last boat towed theLife-boat a mile out to sea. It wasfound that the coble had lost her mast;spare life-belts were lent to the men onboard and, narrowly escaping beingswamped, she succeeded in getting intoharbour. Shortly after the Life-boatreturned and was being hauled up, asteamer was observed standing intodanger, and as it was feared that shewould be lost, the Life-boat was again,launched. The steamer came too farin-shore before she decided not to take

the harbour, and was in much dangerof going on to the rocks when turning;she eventually succeeded however andthe services of the Life-boat were notrequired.

BULL BAY, ANGLESEY.—At 8.30 A.M.on the 29th January it was reported tothe Coxswain that a vessel was flyingsignals of distress about four miles N. W.of Bull Bay. The Life-boat JamesGullen was launched in a very heavysea, and on reaching the vessel, whichproved to be the schooner Four Brothers,of Runcorn, found that she had beenabandoned. With great difficulty fivemen were placed on board and settingthe head sail brought her into thestraits, where a steamer was engaged totow her to Bangor.

HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE. — The ketchAlexandra, of Chester, left that port on31st January bound for Millom with acargo of coal and next day stranded onthe East Hoyle Bank. For three daysevery effort was made to get the vesseloff, and about thirty tons of cargo wasjettisoned. On the 3rd February thewind changed from S. to W.N.W., andthrew up a nasty sea. Shortly beforehigh water she began to fill, and it wasunsafe for the four hands to remainaboard. Signals of distress were made,and the Life-boat Hannah FatasettBennett was launched and rescued thecrew, landing them in safety at 7.25 P.M.The vessel would probably become atotal wreck.

SALCOMBE, DEVONSHIRE.—At 7.30A.M.on the 6th February, during thickweather, with a strong W. breeze blow-ing and a moderate sea, a message wasreceived by telephone stating that avessel was ashore between Prawle Pointand Start Point. The crew of theLife-boat William and Emma wereassembled and the Life-boat proceededto the scene of the wreck. On arrivalat Woodcombe Point they found theketch Sunflower, of Lowestoft, on therooks. The Lie-boat went alongside

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and inquired if assistance was required.The master of the vessel, in reply, askedthe boat to stand by until he knew if

| tugs would be able to tow the vessel off.I The Life-boat stood by the vessel forI about three hours, when three tugsj arrived, and two of them succeeded inj getting the vessel off. The boat then

returned to her station, arriving at1.15 P.M.

SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.—On themorning of the 9th February the Cox-swain of the Life-boat Queensbury wentoff in his coble, intending to go to hiscrab-pots. When well outside the break-water he found the sea very heavy andincreasing. Knowing that several fishingcobles had gone to the fishing groundshe returned, and when he sighted acoble returning he launched the Life-boat and proceeded to her assistance.Taking the two men from the coble intothe Life-boat, he towed the boat in.The Life-boat then put to sea again,and as the boats arrived she renderedthem the necessary help until all werein safety.

CLACTON-ON-SEA, ESSEX.—At 8 A.M.on the 12th February the Coastguardreported a barge at anchor near theSouth East Buxey Sand, with her fore-mast and head gear carried away, butthere was no signal indicating thathelp was required. The barge was keptunder observation and a little later aflag was hoisted as a signal of distress.The Life-boat Albert Edward waspromptly launched and found the ketch-rigged barge Cecilia, of London, boundfor Whitstable with coal, in a crippledcondition. The master reported that asteamer had collided with him theprevious night. He availed himself ofthe offer of the Life-boatmen, and takingthe barge in tow they succeeded insaving the vessel and her crew of fourhands.

ANSTEDTHBH, FIFESHIRE. •— Shortlybefore midnight on the 13-14th Februarya messenger reported that a vessel wasashore opposite Ardross Castle, half amile east of Elie. It was blowing aS.S.W. gale with a heavy sea running.

The crew of the Life-boat James and

Mary Walker were at once summonedand assembled without delay. Con-siderable difficulty was experienced inlaunching the Life-boat, as the tide waslow and a heavy wind blowing homeinto the harbour mouth. On the firstattempt the Life-boat was washedbehind "the West Pier and was in dangerof being damaged on the rocks.

One of the crew gallantly swam ashorewith a line, and this being attached toa rope, the boat was hauled back to theharbour. Using their oars, the crewthen pulled the boat out, after whichsail was set for the steamer. It wasabout 1 A.M. when the boat finally leftAnstruther, and at about 3 o'clock theyfound the steamer Ansgar, of Copen-hagen, a vessel of 1,365 tons, hard onthe rocks.

It appeared the vessel left Londonearly on Saturday morning for Methil,loaded with coal, and went ashore about10.30 on Sunday night. The night wasintensely dark and the Coxswain of theLife-boat was obliged to use considerablecare and judgment to get alongside.Once there the whole of the crew,eighteen in number, were quickly rescuedand conveyed to Anstruther. Thesteamer was likely to become a totalwreck as her stern was under waterwhen the Life-boat reached her.

CROMER, NORFOLK. — At about5.45 A.M. on the 15th February flareswere observed by the Coastguard aboutfive miles E.N.E. of Cromer, and hepromptly reported to the Coxswain ofthe Life-boat Louisa Heartwell. Onarriving at the vessel, which proved to bethe sprit-sail barge Besurga, of London,bound for Maldon with a cargo of tiles,the Life-boat put four men on board.The captain stated all his sails hadbeen blown away, and that he requireda tug to assist him to-Yarmouth. Healso asked the Life-boat to stand by him.Before doing so the Life-boat proceededto Cromer and sent a telephone messageto Yarmouth for a tug; she then re-turned to the vessel. In the meantimethe wind had shifted from S.S.W. toN.W., and with the assistance of theLife-boat's crew the master rigged upwhat little sail he had left and pro-ceeded. When about half way there a


tug picked up both the barge and Life-boat and towed them into Yarmouth,arriving at 3 P.M.

MARGATE, KENT.—Shortly after noonon the 18th February information, wasreceived stating that a large ship wasaground on the Shingle Sands. Thecrew of the No. 2 Life-boat Civil ServiceNo. 1 were assembled and the boatlaunched. On reaching the vessel thecaptain was asked if he required help,and at his request the Life-boat stoodby until the following high water, whenthe weather having improved she wasable to return to her station, tugsremaining with the vessel. Margatewas reached at 1 A.M.

The ship was the Marechal Suchet, ofNantes, and at the time of the casualtywas bound from Japan to London.

BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE.—At 3 P.M.on the 18th February a Life-boatmanobserved a vessel about three and a halfmiles out in a dismantled condition.There was a moderate westerly breezeblowing and the sea was heavy. TheLife-boat Samuel Fletcher of Manchesterwas launched and proceeded to the vesselwhich proved to be a derelict schooner,the Prosperity, of Carnarvon. The roll-ing of the vessel made boarding herdifficult, but it was eventually effected.In the meantime a tug had been tele-phoned for from Fleetwood and onarrival took her in tow. The vessel hadsuffered badly in the gale, having beendismasted and her decks were cleanswept.

WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—At-6.30 A.M.on 19th February the watchman re-ported that a vessel was ashore aboutone and a half miles north of the station.The crew of the No. 1 Life-boat EdwardBirtteck were promptly assembled andthe boat launched. On reaching theplace indicated she found the ketchYoung Fox, of Goole, loaded with scrapiron and bound from London to Grange-mouth. The Life-boat stood by heruntil the seas began to break over her,when they rescued the five men onboard and landed them on the beachnear their vessel. As it was blowinga gale from S. by E. the vessel wouldprobably become a total wreck.

NEWLYN, CORNWALL.—At 7 P.M. onthe 19th February information wasreceived at Newlyn that a vessel wasashore at Penberth about seven milesto the westward, and that the life-savingapparatus had been called out to herassistance. The wind, which was W.by S., had been blowing a gale all dayand the sea was very heavy, the Life-boat Elizabeth and Blanche, was there-for despatched to the assistance of thecraft. The Coxswain having searchedthe shore east and west of Penberthand found nothing, stood out aboutthree quarters of a mile when he fellin with the sailing trawler Radience,of Brixham, running before the galeinto Mounts Bay. As the Badiencehad had a bad hammering and herdecks were being well washed, the Cox-swain deemed it advisable to stand byuntil she was in a safe anchorage.During this service the crew had awet and trying time, not regaining theirstation until nearly midnight, and theCommittee of Management grantedthem an additional reward.

PADSTOW, CORNWALL.—A strong S.W.gale was blowing on the 20th Februarywith a rough sea, and at about 11 A.M.a message was received from Cove bytelephone that a trawler was in adangerous position, dragging her anchor.The crew of the No. 1 Life-boat Arabwere at once summoned and the boatproceeded to the trawler, which provedto be the New Boy, of Lowestoft. TheAssistant Coxswain boarded the vesseland the master asked that the Life-boat should remain with him untilassistance could be obtained to get thevessel into safety. At 1.30 P.M. atug arrived and towed the trawler,accompanied by the Life-boat, to thetown quay.

ABEBSOCH, CARNARVONSHIRE.—During a whole W.S.W. gale on thenight of the 20th February signals ofdistress were observed fr«m a vessel in.the St. Tudwell's Eoads. Throughout theday it had been seen that the vesselsthere had been having trouble onaccount of the severity of the weather.At about 10 P.M. the ketch Snowdon,of Carnarvon, parted her cables and

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commenced to drift. When she haddrifted about a mile the stream anchorwas let go and to the surprise of every-body held. In the meanwhile theLife-boat Oldham had been launchedin a very heavy sea and on reachingthe ketch took off the crew of fourhands. She then returned to ananchorage near the boat-house, as it wasimpossible to land at low water in theheavy sea. At 3.15 A.M. next morningwhen the Life-boat was at anchor withthe four rescued men on board, signalswere observed from the schooner AeronBelle, of Aberystwith, which had partedone of her cables and was riding veryheavily. The Life-boat at once pro-ceeded to the schooner and rescued thethree men on board. At 7 A.M. boththe rescued crews were landed by meansof a cantilever and basket speciallyprovided at this Station, as they wereall in an exhausted condition ; the boatbeing left at moorings until the weathermoderated.

TENBY, PEMBROKESHIRE.—At about12.15 on the morning of the 21st Feb-ruary the schooner Ellen, of Arklow,when at anchor in the Caldy Roads,commenced to drift and was in dangerof driving ashore. There was a wholegale blowing, veering from S.W. toW.N.W., with a very heavy breakingsea. In response to the vessel's signalsof distress, the Life-boat William andMary Devey, which lay at moorings inthe harbour was got ready for sea, andas soon as there was sufficient water forher to get out of harbour she proceededto the schooner and rescued the threemen on board. The Life-boat then wenton to the schooner John and Margaret, ofCarnarvon, also in danger, and rescuedher crew of four hands, returning to herstation at 3 A.M. Both the vessels wereladen with coal, outward bound fromSwansea and Cardiff respectively.

RAMSGATE AND WALMER, KENT.—TheS.S. Brinkburn; of London, with twenty-two men on board, whilst bound fromAntwerp to Cardiff in ballast on the24th February, stranded on the Good-win Sands near the S.E. buoy. Theweather at the time was threatening,and the Charles and Susanna Stephens

and Civil Service No. 4 Life-boats weresent to the vessel's assistance. Thesteamer was almost dry and thecaptain at once engaged the Life-boatmen to try and save her. Ananchor was run out with a hundredfathoms of wire hawser and other ropeattached. The weather had now becomevery bad, a hard southerly gale blowingand very heavy sea, but fortunately onthe rising tide the vessel was got clearand anchored. "With the heavy searunning the Ramsgate Life-boat, withonly four men in her, broke adrift, andthe men knowing she was no longer re-quired made for Ramsgate. The re-mainder of the Life-boat crew weretaken off the steamer by the WalmerLife-boat, one man falling overboardand narrowly escaping from beingdrowned.

FILEY, YORKSHIRE.—The Life-boatHollon the Third was launched at9.15 A.M. on the 24th February to theassistance of the cobles Marguerite andIsabel and Rita, which were overtakenby rough weather when to the north ofthe Brig. The E.S.E. wind caused thesea to rise very much and the men onboard were placed in considerable dan-ger. The Life-boat proceeded to theiraid with all possible haste and suppliedeach of the men with a life-belt andaccompanied both cobles into safety.

MONTROSE, FORPARSHIRE.—The paddlesteamer Mabel, of Newcastle, whilstbound from North Shields to Cork inballast, stranded on the Annat Bank offMontrose on the morning of the 24thFebruary. There was a strong S.S.E.breeze at the time with a heavy sea,and the No. 1 Life-boat Sarah JaneTurner experienced considerable diffi-culty in getting to the steamer onaccount of the shallow water on thebank. The Life-boat remained along-side whilst the crew got some of theirbelongings and then took them ashore,arriving at 9.30 A.M.

DPNGENESS, KENT.—At 3.40 A.M. onthe 25th February the Coastguardwatchman reported that he had seensignals of distress in the direction ofthe Newcombe Bank. The crew of the


No. 2 Life-boat Thomas Simcox waspromptly summoned and the Life-boatproceeded in the direction indicated.They found the ship Blackbrae, ofLondon, homeward bound, from SanFrancisco, ashore on the Bank, and atthe request of the captain the menassisted to save the vessel, tugs alsobeing employed. The Life-boat in themeantime remained alongside, returningto her station after the vessel had beensuccessfully floated. There was a S.S.W.gale at the time of this service and thesea was rough.

LITTLEHAVEN, PEMBROKESHIRE.—Onthe night of the 23rd February theketch Falcon, of Cardiff, came to anchorin St. Bride's Bay, off Broadhaven, abouthalf a mile from the shore, and veryshortly afterwards a N.W. gale sprangup. The vessel being on a lee shore,was in a dangerous position, and waskept under constant observation. Onthe evening of the 26th February thewind increased to a strong gale andthe anchors commenced to drag. Thethree men on board made signals ofdistress and the Life-boat WilliamRoberts was promptly launched. Onreaching the ketch the crew wererescued and conveyed ashore, the Life-boat being left at moorings until thesea moderated.

FILEY, YORKSHIRE.—At 7 A.M. on the4th March the fishing cobles put tosea in a S.E. wind with a nasty sea.Two hours later the weather becameworse, the wind increasing to a gale,and it was decided to launch the Life-boat Hollon the Third to the assistanceof the men in the boats. The Life-boatproceeded outside the breakers and pro-vided the fishermen as far as possiblewith life-belts. She then stood by theboats as they made for the shore, andremained afloat until all the cobles hadregained safety. Before the boats gotin, the sea had become very rough, itbeing one of the worst days experiencedfor years.

GOURDON, KlNCARDINESHIRE. Atabout 2 P.M. on the 4th March it wasnecessary to launch the Life-boat Tlieo-

philus Sidney Echalaz for the protectionof some of the fishermen in haddock andsmall crab boats, which were overtakenby a very heavy sea. To approach the |harbour seemed highly dangerous, andgreat excitement existed in the village.The Life-boat proceeded to the endan-gered craft and remained in attendanceuntil all were in harbour. She thenreturned and was rehoused at about5 P.M.

RYE HARBOUR, SUSSEX. — At 9.25P.M. on the 9th March a telephonemessage was received stating that avessel was ashore to the eastward ofJury's Gap. There was a strong S.W.breeze at the time and the sea wasrough. The Coxswain and crew of theLife-boat John William Dudley wereassembled and the boat launched. TheLife-boat brought up within speakingdistance of the vessel and found thatshe was the steam trawler Margaret,of Rye. The master stated that he didnot require any assistance, but as theseas were breaking over the trawler theCoxswain considered it was advisable tostand by her until the men on boardwere out of danger.

HOYLAKE, CHESHIRE.—The screw flatVictoria, of Liverpool, bound from Pen-maenmawr to Birkenhead with a cargoof macadam, became unmanageable inthe Rock Channel on the 12th March,in consequence of a mishap to thesteering gear and the bursting of theengine-room casing. Signals of distresswere observed by the Coastguard, andthe Life-boat Hannah Fawsett Bennettwas promptly launched. The crew offive hands were rescued and the vessel,before they left, was scuttled to preventher driving on to the bank and becominga total wreck. There was a moderateE.N.E. wind at the time and the seawas rough. It was high water whenthe men were rescued, but at low waterit was possible to pump the vessel outand refloat her and she was eventuallytaken to Birkenhead.

The vessel belonged to the North wichCarrying Company, Ltd., and the follow-ing month they showed their practicalappreciation of the services rendered bysending the following letter to the local


Hon. Secretary of the Branch, J. P.Brocklebank, Esq. : —

" Northwich Carrying Co., Ltd.,"19, Brunswick St., Liverpool,

"llth April, 1910." J. P. Brocklebank, Esq.,

" Dear Sir," Victoria.

" We as owners of the above steamer,wish (through your good self) to mostheartily thank the crew of the Life-boat,who rendered such valuable and timelyservice to her crew when their vessel wasin difficulties off Hoy lake, 12th Marchlast, and as it is our desire to furtherexpress our appreciation by contributingto the funds of the ROYAL NATIONALLIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, we will be gladif you will kindly inform us as to whomthe contribution should be sent.—Yoursfaithfully,

" NORTHWICH CARRYING Co., LTD."

BERWICK- ON- TWEED, NOBTHTJMBER-LAND.—At about 6 P.M., on the 12thMarch, two men put off in a pilot boatto pull a line set at sea. It was toodark to find it and they tried to getinto harbour again, and twice weredriven back, the boat shipping heavyseas. The third time they tried, theboat broached to, shipped a sea thathalf filled her and washed one of themen overboard, leaving the other manwith only one oar. Fortunately bymeans of this the man was got on boardagain and both men shouted for help.Their cries were heard and the Life-boatMatthew Simpson was smartly launchedand proceeded to sea with all haste.After searching for nearly an hour theLife-boat picked them up, both menbeing helpless from exhaustion, and theboat half full of water. Two Life-boatmen were put on board to bale theboat out and then she was taken in tow,the exhausted men in the meantimehaving been transferred to the Life-boatand supplied with restoratives.

S E N N K N C O V E , CORNWALL.—At2.45 A.M., on the 13th March, the Coast-guard reported by telegram that flareswere being burnt off Porthcurnow, closeto the shore. The Life-boat Ann Newbonwas launched, and when near Porth-curnow they observed a flare. They

proceeded to the direction and fell inwith a small boat containing four men.The men stated they were the crew ofthe Brixham trawler Harry, which hadgone ashore when proceeding to thefishing grounds, and had become a totalwreck. The Life-boat brought the menand boat to Sennen Cove, which wasreached at 9 A.M.

A heavy gale had been blowing duringthe night.

RHOSNEIQIR, ANGLESEY.—The ketchCounty of Anglesea, of Carnarvon, whilstbound from that port to Rhosneigirwith a cargo of bricks, was seen at8.50 P.M., on the 15th March, driftingdown towards the cliffs of Trecastell.The weather was not very bad at thetime, although a heavy ground swell wasmaking, she was therefore kept underobservation. Seeing that the vessel wasgetting dangerously near the rocks thecrew o£ the Life-boat Thomas Linglimm,were assembled and the boat launched.About this time the wind veered to thesouthward, which enabled the ketch toreach out, and the Life-boat stood byher until she made an anchorage.

PORTHDINLLAISN, CARNARVONSHIRE.In a strong N.N.E. wind with snowsqualls on the 18th March, signals ofdistress were seen from a vessel in theBay. The Life-boat Barbara, Flemingwas launched with all speed and pro-ceeded to the vessel, which proved to bethe ketch Sarah, of Runcorn. One ofthe cables had parted and she droveinto shallow water. The two men onboard were rescued and the vessel leftdrifting towards the rocks.

PLYMOUTH, SOUTH DEVON.—Shortlybefore midnight, on the 3rd April, in-formation reached the Coxswain of theLife-boat Eliza Avins, that a steamerwas ashore on the west end of PlymouthBreakwater. The weather was fine,but it was considered advisable to sendthe Life-boat to her assistance. Onarriving at the steamer it was foundthat a Government tug ;was in attend-ance. The tide was then ebbing andthe master of the steamer thinking thatshe might take a dangerous list askedthat the crew and their baggage might


be transferred to the tug. The baggagewas accordingly put on board togetherwith nine of the crew, the remainingfive standing by on the steamer. Afterthis was completed the boat returnedin tow of tiie tug, the portion of thevessel's crew going in the tug to thedockyard. In going alongside thesteamer tho Life-boat touched the rocks,but no damage was done.- Later in theday the steamer having been lightenedwas floated off and came in under herown steam. The steamer was theBochefort, of Belfast, bound from Penarthto Devonport with a cargo of coal.

SELSEY, Suserx.—At 9.30 A.M., on the4th April, when the fishing-boats wereproceeding to the fishing grounds, theCoxswain saw a large steamer groundon the " Outer Owers." He in companywith the other boats at once returnedand on getting ashore telegraphed toSouthampton for a tug. He thenordered the Life - boat Lucy Newbonto be launched, and on reaching thevessel found that she was the s.s. Craig-earn, of Cardiff, bound from London toSwansea loaded with grain. On gettingalongside the captain asked the Life-boat to stand by him. During theafternoon four tugs arrived, but theirservices were not required as the steamerfloated off at high water, and the Life-boat returned ashore. During themorning the weather was very thick,but the sea was smooth.

ST. A N D R E W S , FIFESHIKE.—At6.50 P.M., on the 4th April, the fishing-boat Jane and Margaret, of St/Andrews,when running for harbour in a heavysea and E.N.E. gale, struck the beaconabout 220 yards from the pier, and sankat once, the cause of the wreck beingthe bursting of the drogue in the surf.The four men on board jumped forthe beacon and clung there, washedto the waists and shoulders by a heavysea, until rescued by the Life-boatLouisa, which was very promptlylaunched, the wreck of the boat andthe dangerous position of the menbeing seen from the shore. The menmanaged with difficulty to hold on tothe beacon, and the Coxswain ineffecting their rescue managed his boat j

in the vicinity of the rocks with greatskill. The endangered men behavedwith quiet bravery and perfect coolnessthroughout. Noticing that one manwas becoming exhausted, being an oldman, the other three hoisted him upthe beacon and kept him secure byclasping their arms round him. Thiswas a troublesome task owing to theirown insecure position, and the Com-mittee of Management showed theirappreciation of their conduct by givingthem a reward.

NORTH DEAL, WALMEH, AND RAMS-GATE, KENT.—The Life-boats CharlesDibdin, Civil Service No. 4, and Charlesand Susanna Stephens were launched afew minutes after midnight on the 4th-5th April, in answer to signals of distress,the steamer Artificer, of Newcastle,having stranded on the N.W. part ofthe Goodwin Sands. On reaching thevessel, the captain stated that he didnot require any assistance at that time,but asked the Life-boats to stand byhim. They accordingly did so until4 A.M., when with the flowing tide thesteamer got off and was able to proceedon her voyage. The weather was finebut cold.

WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.—Seven fishingcobles went off early in the morning ofthe 6th April to their crab-pots, butwhen the time came for their returning,the entrance to the harbour was verydangerous owing to the strong easterlysea and the outset of the tide. TheNo. 2 Life-boat John Fielden proceededwith spare life-belts to the bar. Thecobles were escorted into harbour oneat a time, the Life-boat rowing out toeach coble and supplying the fishermenwith life-belts. At times the heavy seasbroke the whole width between thepiers and one coble narrowly escapedbeing swamped. The life-saving ap-paratus was also in attendance.

E.HOSNEIGIR, ANGLESEY. — The s.s.Aquila, of Liverpool, inward bound fromLas Palmas'with cargo and passengersstranded near Rhosneigir, at 8.30 P.M.,on the 6th April. A strong N.E.wind was blowing and the weather wasvery thick and very cold. The Life-


boat Thomas Lingham was promptlylaunched and proceeded to her assistance.At the request of the captain the Life-boat stood by her all night until 7.30A.M.,when on the morning tide she floatedoff and was able to proceed.

WALTON-ON-NAZE, ESSEX.—At 5.50A.M., on the 12th April, a schooner -wasseen through the haze stranded on theGunfleefc Sands, and almost at the sametime the Coastguard received a telephonemessage from the Light-house reportinga vessel ashore. The Life-boat JamesStevens No. 14 without delay proceededunder sail and motor power to the vessel,which proved to be the steam yachtSea Belle, Royal Thames Yacht Club.The services of the Life-boat wereoffered, but the captain whilst decliningactive assistance asked the Coxswain tostand by for a time, to see if the vesselwould get off on the flowing tide. At9.40 A.M., the yacht floated and underher own steam proceeded to Brightling-sea, the Life-boat returning to herstation where she arrived at 10.13 A.M.

THUESO, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.—At1.30 A.M. on the 14th April, during awhole E. by N. gale, the schoonerEmma Louise, anchored in the road-stead, showed distress signals. Thecrew of the Life-boat Barak Austinwere already assembled as the nightwas exceedingly wild ; the boat waslaunched and on reaching the schoonerthe four men on board were rescued, asthe vessel was dragging her anchors.Later in the day the weather improvedand the wind changed W.N.W. andfive men again went off to the vessel.Towards nightfall the weather againbecame very rough and shortly before8 P.M. a strong gale was blowing and aheavy sea running. The schooner AgnesCraig, bound from London to Thurso,was anchored in an exposed position,and as the wind increased was inimminent danger of being wrecked.Signals of distress were made and theLife-boat again launched and rescuedthe five men on board. Two othervessels—the ketch Sunlight, of Hull, andthe schooner Emma Louise, also madesignals and the Life-boat proceeded tothem and landed their crews, nine in

number. Fortunately for the ownersthe vessels rode out the gale.

RUNSWICK, YORKSHIRE.—During alight S.E. breeze with a heavy groundswell four fishing cobles belonging toWhitby were seen making for Runswick.As the landing at Runswick was con-sidered to be very dangerous the Cox-swain of the Life-boat deemed it prudentto launch the boat and proceed to theirassistance. The Life-boat was launchedand towed one of the cobles in, she thenreturned to the other three and stoodby them until all were in safety.

ST. MARY'S, SCILLY.—At 1.30 A.M. onthe 18th April the Coastguard reportedthat a vessel was firing guns apparentlyon the rocks to the west of Bryher, andat about the same time the Bishop's RockLight-house fired signals for the Life-boat. The crew of the Life-boat HenryDundas were assembled and the boatdespatched with as little delay aspossible. The sea was smooth but theweather very thick. On arrival theLife-boatmen found the Transatlanticliner Minnehaha, of Belfast, on therocks. The vessel, a steamer of upwardsof 13,400 tons gross tonnage, wasbound from New York to London, andhad on board sixty-six passengers inaddition to one hundred and sixty cattle-men and crew. Before the Life-boatreached the steamer all the passengershad been landed with the assistance ofgigs from Bryher, but the crew andcattlemen remained on board. Twotugs arrived from Falmouth and theLife-boat stood by until 3 P.M., whenthe captain ordered all but the officersand part of the crew to leave in the tug.As the vessel remained on an even keeland no further assistance was requiredthe Life-boat returned to St. Mary's,arriving shortly before 4 P.M.

HADXLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND. — Sixmen, -whilst working on the Pit Heap,Newburgh Colliery, saw the coble Sun-beam, of Newbiggin, capsize in DruridgeBay. A messenger was sent for theLife-boat, and the remaining five, knowingthat there was a small boat lying on thebeach about one and a half miles to thesouth of them, which would give them a


favourable wind, ran and launched it.Only one had any knowledge of boat-management. Fortunately they countedon the help of the Life-boat to get back,or they could not have gone. Theysuccessfully picked up the three menclinging to the boat, almost drowned,two being very exhausted. With greatrisk to their own lives they got theminto their boat, which was scarcelycapable of carrying eight people.

In the meanwhile the news of thedisaster reached Hauxley. Most ofthe crew of the Mary Andrew werein. bed after a rough day's work fromearly morning. Word of " urgency"was passed round, and several comingpartly clothed, the Life-boat was launchedin ten or twelve minutes, proceeded tothe wreck in face of a strong head wind,and passing part of the wreckage, fellin with the overladen boat. The eightmen were taken aboard and two Life-boatmen were put in the small boat andtaken in tow. After a few minutes'towing it was seen that the rescued menwere so exhausted that any delay wasdangerous, the boat was therefore castadrift and brought in by the two Life-boatmen. Whilst the Life-boat wasreturning she signalled for medicalassistance and a doctor and nurse werein attendance shortly after landing. Allthree were bad cases, one man recoveredquickly, but the other two were withgreat difficulty brought round.

ATHERFIELD, ISLE OF WIGHT.—TheCoxswain of the Life-boat Gem wasinformed by the Coastguard at 2.40 A.M.on the 19th April that a vessel was onthe rocks. He immediately proceededto the boat-house and took steps toassemble the crew. The boat waslaunched and found the steamer Diligent,of Sunderland, a vessel of 1,400 tons,was ashore. The Life-boat remainedalongside until the arrival of a tug, andthen stood by the vessel until she wassuccessfully towed off. The sea wasrough and choppy at the time, with athick fog and strong S.W. breeze.

PALLING AND CROMER, NORFOLK.——At about 6 A.M. on the 20th April,signals were heard denoting a vesselwas on the Haisboro' Sands. The

No. 2 Life-boat, Hearts of Oak, waslaunched, and with the assistance of afriendly tow by a passing steamer,reached the vessel about 9 A.M. Sheproved to be the S.S. Haakon, ofArendal, bound from Hull to Rotter-dam with coal. The captain engagedthe Life-boatmen to lay out anchorsand salve the vessel. Help was alsogiven by five tugs. Part of the cargowas jettisoned, and the vessel floated at3 P.M. on the 21st. When the vesselstranded, information was sent toCromer, and the Life-boat, LouisaHeartwell, was sent to her assistance.On reaching the steamer they found thePalling Life-boat was already there.They stood by for some hours in casefurther help should be required, but,finding they were not wanted, returnedashore. When the vessel floated sheproceeded to Yarmouth, and the PallingLife-boat accompanied her until insafety, not reaching Palling again until4 P.M. on the 22nd April.

WHITBY, YORKSHIRE.—Three coblesput to sea in the early morning of the22nd April, and at 8 A.M. one of themreturned, as the sea was rapidly grow-ing. The other two—the Robert andMary and the Brotherly Love—reachedthe roads about 10 o'clock, and laywaiting to get in. About 10.30 theNo. 2 Life-boat, John Fielden, was sentto their assistance, and brought up inthe roads near them. At 1 o'clock itwas seen that it was not possible forthe cobles to enter, neither was it safefor the men to remain in them. Allthe men—seven in number—were there-fore taken into the Life-boat, and thecobles cast adrift to wash up on thebeach.

BARRY DOCK, GLAMORGANSHIRE.—At 3.45 P.M., on the 25th April, theCoastguard reported that a small boathad capsized off Whitmore Bay, andtwo men were clinging to her. TheLife-boat, John Wesley, was smartlylaunched, and, in tow of a tug, pro-ceeded to the capsized boat. She suc-ceeded in saving one of the men, whoimmediately became unconscious, butno trace could be found of the otherman, who had already sunk. The Life-


boat at once made for the shore andlanded the man. She then returnedand picked up the boat. There was amoderate W.N.W. gale blowing, witha heavy sea, at the time of the accident.

WALTON-ON-NAZE, ESSEX. — In theevening of the 25th April, whilstthe Coxswain and two motor - menwere on board the motor Life - boat,James Stevens No. 14, running theengines, they saw a barge—the MaryJane, of Rochester—apparently indifficulties, with the crew hard at workat the pumps. The Coxswain slippedthe Life-boat's mooring and went along-side the barge, which was found to bein a sinking condition and urgentlyin need of assistance. The Life-boatimmediately returned ashore, a fullcrew was obtained and she again pro-ceeded to the vessel. The Life-boatmenwere engaged to get the barge toHarwich Harbour, and were put onto man the pumps and to bail withbuckets, and eventually the barge wasgot into Harwich and placed on themud.

ILPBACOMBE, NORTH DEVON.—TheLife-boat Co-operator No. 2 was calledout during the afternoon of the 8th May,a small vessel having been observed indifficulties off the " Hangman," nearCombmartin. The sea was heavy witha moderate gale blowing and weathervery cold. On reaching the vessel sheproved to be the ketch Honour, ofJersey, bound for Ilfracombe. Theketch was making water, but the skipperstated that he did not want any help ashe hoped to get his vessel into port. Incase anything should go wrong theLife-boat stood by her until she arrivedat Ilfracombe.

RAMSGATE, KENT.—At 9.15 P.M. onthe llth May it was reported that afishing vessel, the Harry Martin, ofRamsgate, in trying to make the Har-bour had failed to do so and was drivingashore. The weather at the time wasvery bad, with a strong N.E. galeblowing. Orders were at once givenfor the Life-boat Charles and SusannaStephens and the Harbour tug to proceedto her assistance. The smack was in

shallow water and bumping heavily onthe chalk rocks. The Life-boat withgreat difficulty got near enough to thesmack to get the end of her trawlwarp on board, and this she ran away.The Life-boat then anchored and heldthe vessel from driving farther on tothe rocks. Another rope was now madefast to the end of the trawl warp, andwhen the water had risen sufficientlyfor the tug to approach, she did so,and eventually picked up the rope,and at great risk to all, started to towthe smack into deeper water, and thevessel was at length taken into Harbour.There is little doubt that, but for theprompt assistance given, this vesseland probably her crew of three handswould have been lost, for there was avery heavy sea running and breakingon the shore.

ST. IVES, CORNWALL.—At 10 A.M. onthe 12th May, during a heavy N.N.E.gale, the fishing lugger Jonadab, of St.Ives, was returning from the fishingground. When trying to make theHarbour she struck and grounded onthe ridge, bumping heavily. A shoreboat succeeded in getting ropes onboard from the Quay, but whentrying to haul the vessel clear the ropescarried away and the heavy seas beatthe vessel towards the rocks insidePednolver Point, where she againstranded. The Life-boat James StephensNo. 10 was promptly launched andsucceeded in taking off the six men onboard, the vessel becoming a total wreck.

BERWICK - ON - TWEED, NORTHUMBER-LAND.—About midday on the 12th Maythe weather began to look boisterouswith a growing sea, and shortly beforethree of the Spittal cobles had sailed forGoswick Bay. The Honorary Secretaryhaving been apprised of this, he directedthe Coxswain of the Life-boat MatthewSimpson to have everything in readinessto launch. At 1.30 P.M., as a roughsea was making on the bar, theLife-boat was despatched. She pro-ceeded to sea, and for an hour could findno trace of the boats. The weathernow got very thick and the sea rosefast. The Life-boat anchored inside thebar and awaited events. For another


hour nothing was seen of the cobles ;meanwhile the weather got worse, andit was evident their return would beattended by great danger. The first cobleappeared at about 3.30 P.M. The Life-boat proceeded to her and supplied themen on board with life-belts. The coblegot in without mishap, and the Life-boatthen turned to meet the second, whichhad loomed out of the mist. She alsoentered after a narrow escape of beingswamped. For upwards of another hourthe Life-boat waited when the last boathove in sight. She brought to until shesaw a chance, and then ran for the bar,fortunately getting in safely, as a fewminutes later it was breaking whiteeverywhere.

ARBROATH, FOEPARSHIBE.—During astrong E.N.E. gale on the 12th Maythe fishing boat Catherine, of Arbroath,whilst returning to Harbour was inconsiderable danger owing to the heavysea running, and there was some proba-bility of her being dashed on to therocks. The Life-boat James StephensNo. 13 was launched and proceededoutside. When the fishing-boat ap-proached, the five men on board wereeach given a life-belt, and the Life-boatstood by the boat until she got intosafety. The boat had a narrow escapefrom being swamped or being drivenon to the rocks.

NORTH SDNDERLAND, NORTHUMBER-LAND.— On the evening of the 12thMay the weather came on thick, whilsta very heavy sea was running. Justbefore the fog came on the -coble JaneDouglas, of Beadnell, was observedbetween North Sunderland Point andBeadnell. About 7 P.M., as the seacontinued very heavy and the fog didnot lift, great anxiety was felt at'Beadnell for the safety of the men onboard the craft, and the Life-boatFoster Fawsett was telephoned for. Shewas taken by road to Beadnell andlaunched there. After an unsuccessfulsearch the Life-boat proceeded to theInner Fame Islands, and found thatthe coble had landed there after a veryrough time. The skipper had greatdifficulty in keeping his coble up to thesea to prevent her being swamped, and

he afterwards stated that on threeoccasions she practically " stood onend." At daybreak the crew of thecoble decided to return to Beadnell,accompanied by the Life-boat. Onreaching that place it was found thatthe sea was still very heavy, but byskilful seamanship she succeeded inmaking the harbour in safety. TheLife-boat was then hauled up and takenback to her house by road.

HELVICK HEAD, Co. WATERPORD.—At 6.30 P.M. on the 18th May thefishing-boat St. Bridget, of Ballinagoul,whilst returning from Dungarvan, ranon to the rocks near Ballinacourty Light-house, in a squall of rain. As the fourmen on board were in danger, the Life-boat James Stevens No. 16 was launchedto their assistance. Eight Life-boatmenwere put on board to lighten the vessel,and with the assistance of the Life-boat she was hauled off and taken toBallinagoul, the men on board keepingher afloat by bailing. There was amoderate S.E. gale at the time, andthe sea was moderately rough.

WALTON-ON-NAZE, ESSEX. — At 2.35P.M. on the 19th May a telephonemessage was received stating a yachtwas in distress on the Buxey Sands.The crew of the Life-boat James StevensNo. 14 was promptly summoned, andthe Life-boat, under motor power andsail, made for the place indicated. Onreaching the vessel, which proved to bethe yacht Gwenyth, the captain statedthat he did not require any assistance,but asked the Life-boat to stand bywhilst efforts were made to float theyacht. At 8.45 P.M. the yacht cameoff, and the Life-boat returned to herstation, arriving at 10.15 P.M.

ROBIN HOOD'S BAY, YORKSHIRE.—The steamer Hermiston, of Glasgow,whilst bound from Antwerp to Shieldsin ballast, stranded on the north cheekof Robin Hood's Bay on the 19th May.There was a dense fog at the time, witha light breeze and moderate sea. Amessenger reported the casualty at7.20 A.M., and the Life-boat Mary AnnLockwood was promptly launched. Twowomen passengers were taken off and


landed, the boat at once returning tothe steamer. She remained alongsideuntil about 3.30 P.M., whilst unsuccessfulefforts were made to float the steamer.As there was then no immediate dangerthe Life-boat again proceeded to herstation, and at the request of thecaptain, returned at 9 P.M. and stoodby the vessel throughout the night.When returning the second time theLife-boat fell in with one of the ship'sboats with four hands, which had beenadrift all the previous night owing tothe fog. The men were picked up andput aboard their vessel. Soon after4 A.M. it was seen that the services ofthe Life-boat would not be required;she therefore made for Robin Hood'sBay, arriving at 5 A.M.

HUNA, CAITHNESS-SHIRE.—At 10 A.M.on the 25th May information wasreceived stating that a large fishingvessel was ashore on a dangerous reefto the west of the Pentland Skerries,where there is a very rapid tide race.Although the weather was moderate atthe time, the tides being spring withconsiderable surf, it was deemed ex-pedient to launch the Life-boat Ida.The crew were assembled and the boatproceeded to the vessel, but found thatthe crew of seven men had, with theassistance of the Light-house keeperand others, managed to land on theisland by means of a raft. The vesselwas the Strathyre, of Findochty, boundfrom Stornoway to Wick. Shortlyafter the arrival of the Life-boat thevessel slipped off the ledge and driftedseaward. The Life-boat proceeded afterher and attempted to tow her in andbeach her, but had to give up theattempt. She then returned to theIsland, took the seven men on board,and conveyed them to Huna.

PALLING, NORFOLK.—At about 2 A.M.on the 7th June, in a moderate E.N.E.breeze, but very heavy ground swell,the Coxswain of the Palling No. 1Life-boat, 5itJt West Norfolk Regiment,and the Coastguard saw what theythought was a smack driving along thebeach ; she proved, however, to be faston the outer bank. The crew andhelpers of the Life-boat were mustered,

horses obtained, and the boat launchedat 2.35 A.M. On nearing the smack theLife-boat anchored and veered along-side. The crew of four hands, togetherwith four eats, were taken off andlanded in safety at 4.40 A.M. Thesmack was the Sophia and Rebecca, ofLowestoft. After the crew were rescuedshe was driven over the bank up onto the beach.

MOELFRE, ANGLESEY. —• Whilst thenew Life-boat Charles and Eliza Laurawas being navigated from Liverpool toher station on the 27th June by aparty of New Brighton Life-boatmen,the attention of the Coxswain wasdrawn by a passing dredger to a smallyacht, which appeared to be in diffi-culties near the North Wall, Liverpool.The Coxswain bore down on her andfound her to be the yacht Drake, ofNew Brighton, with two young menon board. They were quite unable tomanage her, and the tide was driftingthem on to the Wall. They hailed theLife-boat and asked for a line to bethrown them to tow them clear. Thiswas done, and the boat and her occu-pants towed to New Brighton. Hadthe Life-boat not been there to renderthis assistance, the yacht would haveundoubtedly been smashed against theWall and the two men in all probabilitydrowned.

LLANDUDNO, CARNARVONSHIRE. — Onthe evening of the 6th July a smalltrawler, the Hero, hailing from Rhyl,anchored in Llandudno Bay. Therewas a strong N.N.W. breeze blowing,with a rough sea, and at 7.40 P.M.the men on board hoisted a signal ofdistress. They raised the alarm becausethe anchor had dragged and they werein danger of being driven on to therocks. The Life-boat Theodore Pricewas launched and rescued the two men,the master being in a very exhaustedcondition. The firing of the Life-boatassembly signal attracted a large crowd,and the rescue was witnessed by manythousands of people, who heartily cheeredthe Life-boatmen.

HOLY ISLAND, NORTHUMBERLAND.—About half-past four on the 7th July


two small yawl-rigged yachts, theCruiser and Raven, were observed byHoly Island fishermen to be runningsouth before the wind off Berwick.About 7 P.M. it was seen that thesevessels meant to take Holy IslandHarbour. They were kept under ob-servation, and as the wind was fromthe N.E., blowing a strong gale, andvery squally with a very heavy sea, itwas considered necessary to send theLife-boat outside to meet them, as thebar was breaking every now and then.The Life-boat Lizzie Porter was promptlylaunched, and stood by the first yachtwhilst she crossed the bar. The Lifeboat then pulled out towards the PloughRock and sailed up to meet the othercraft, which was still some distance tothe north. Great anxiety was felt byall regarding the little vessel, as shewas so long in coming south. At9.30 P.M. she came in sight, andtook the bar, followed closely by theLife-boat, and got into smooth waterin the Harbour. This was the firstservice by the Lizzie Porter in a heavysea, and the Coxswains and crew weredelighted with her behaviour under sail.In going out she shipped two heavyseas, but cleared herself quickly.

DONAGHADEE, Co. DOWN.—A tele-phone message was received fromCloughey at 7.30 A.M. on the 28th July,stating that the Life-boat was requiredto stand by a stranded steamer, as theCloughey Life-boat was not available.The crew were promptly assembled andthe new motor Life-boat William andLaura despatched. They fpund thes.s. Agamemnon, of Liverpool, bound forGlasgow, was ashore inside the SouthRock Light-house. The captain statedthat he had already landed most of hiscrew of Chinamen. The Life-boat stoodby the steamer for a time, but theofficers decided to remain on board; theLife-boat therefore returned to Dona-ghadee, arriving at 2.45 P.M.

PADSTOW, CORNWALL. — During amoderate E.S.E. gale on the 1st Augustthe schooner Belle of the Plym, ofPlymouth, stranded on the Doombar,at the entrance of the harbour. Thechief officer of Coastguard reported the

casualty by telephone at 6.30 P.M., andit having been ascertained that thevessel was in a position of danger, theNo. 1 Life-boat Arab was launched.When the Life-boat reached the schooner,the tide was flowing, the Coxswaintherefore stood by her until 10.15 P.M.,when she was successfully towed clearby the local tug.

FRASERBURGH, ABERDEENSHIHE.—At10.30 A.M. on the 6th August, whilstthe fishing fleet were returning fromsea, in a strong northerly wind andrough sea, serious congestion tookplace in the harbour channel, and itwas feared that serious damage mightbe caused to life and property. On theorders of two members of the LocalCommittee, the Life-boat Anna MariaLee was launched, and took up herposition at the entrance of BalaclavaHarbour in readiness to give assistanceshould any casualty occur. Fortunatelynothing happened to require the servicesof the Life-boat, and after standing byfor four hours she returned to mooringsin the new South Harbour.

HCNA, CAITHNESS-SHIEE.—During theafternoon of the 6th August signalsof distress were heard from the directionof Duncansbay Head; a dense fog pre-vailed at the time, with a north-eastswell. The crew of the Life-boat Idawere immediately assembled and the Life-boat proceeded in the direction of thesignals, which continued until she nearlyreached the vessel. Before getting tothe scene of the wreck, however, twoboats were passed bottom up, whichturned out to be the two life-boatsfrom the wrecked vessel, which hadbeen swamped alongside, with the lossunfortunately, of one life. The Life-boatwith some difficulty got alongside thesteamer, and two men were put on board, jThe vessel proved to be the s.s. Indian, jof Liverpool, a four-masted vessel ofnearly 6,000 tons register, bound from :Nordenham via the Tyne for Pensacola, jwith a cargo of agricultural salt, and •carrying a crew of fifty-two hands. 'Shortly after the vessel struck andbefore the Life-boat arrived, she had 'heeled over to port until almost rail !under. It was now considered necessary !

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to transfer the crew to the Life-boat,and accordingly part of the crew weretakea on board clad in their life-belts. With the turn of the tide thevessel righted herself and slipped offthe rocks. An examination showedthat she was making water rapidly.Two attempts were made to take thesteamer in tow, but the tow ropescarried away; it was therefore decided,as the vessel was gradually sinking, tobeach her in Sinclair Bay, in order tosave life and property. This was accom-plished in safety, but with only onebulkhead holding between the waterand the engine-room, which might burstat any moment, and as the forepartwas already full of water, the captainrequested the Life-boat to stand by thevessel until tugs arrived. The Life-boat remained in attendance until the10th August, when her services beingno longer required, she returned to herstation, arriving at 6 P.M.

CBICCIETH, CABNABVONSHIBE.—During the evening of the llth Augusta breeze sprang up very suddenly fromthe S.S.W., and continued to freshenuntil there was a fresh gale. At 11 P.M.signals of distress were seen from theketch James, of Cardigan, on PortmadocBar. The Life-boat crew were summoned,and the Life-boat promptly launched.She proceeded alongside the ketch andrescued the two men, landing them insafety at 3 A.M. The vessel rode outthe gale, and was towed into Portmadocat noon next day.

GOBLESTOK, SUFFOLK.—During astrong W.S.W. breeze with heavy seaon the 12th August, a man put off ina small rowing-boat, but got into diffi-culties, and was seen drifting with thetide rapidly towards the Gorton Sands.His signals of distress were reported tothe Coxswain, who launched the No. 1Life-boat Mark Lane. They proceededwith all haste after the boat, andhaving taken the occupant on board,towed the boat back to Gorleston.

CBICCIETH, CABNAEVONSHIRE. — Thepleasure yacht Iris, of Chester, was seento be in a dangerous position in thebreakers near Portmadoc Bar on the

loth August. The Coxswain launchedthe Life-boat and proceeded to theassistance of the crew. He askedthem if they wanted the assistance ofthe Life-boat; they at first declined,stating that they would remain onboard until swamped, and would thentry and swim ashore. It was pointed outto them that this would be impossible,and that they would incur very greatand unnecessary danger ; as soon as theyrealised that this was so they readilyavailed themselves of the proffered aid.The three men were then taken intothe Life-boat and brought ashore insafety, the, yacht being left at anchorto weather the storm if possible. Thesea was rough during this service, witha moderate W.S.W. gale blowing1.

RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN. —At 6.45 P.M.on the 18th August information wasreceived by telegram from the Light-keeper at Point of Ayr Light-house tothe effect that a small yacht was indifficulties close by, flying signals ofdistress. The Life-boat Mary Isabellawas at once ordered out, and in a south-westerly gale and heavy sea proceededto Point of Ayr. She reached theyacht a few minutes after 8 P.M. andfound that she was the Sea Bird, ofCarnarvon, with three persons on board,bound from Lamlash to Pwllheli. Thethree men were quickly transferred tothe Life-boat, and she at once startedon her return journey, arriving atRamsey at 4 A.M.

HASTINGS, SUSSEX.—The cutter-yachtWe're Here, of Burnham-ou-Crouch, wasin grave peril of being lost on the CastleRocks, Hastings, in the early morningof the 19th August. The yacht, withthe owner, his wife, man, and two dogson board, left Folkestone about noonthe previous day, and had to beat againstthe wind all the way down Channel.During the night it came on to blowhard and the owner tried to run forRye, but missed the harbour in thedarkness. He then decided to make forHastings, which place was reached, butnot knowing the shore, he could not dis-cover a suitable place for landing. Theanchors were let go, but the yachtwas in shallow, broken water in close


proximity to a dangerous and extensivereef. The anchors held fairly well,but the sea was so rough the yacht wasknocked about badly, and the positionof those on board was one of considerableperil. At 5.20 A.M. signals of distresswere made, and the Life-boat CharlesArkeoll was promptly launched. TheCoxswain handled his boat splendidly,taking her into the broken water andrescuing all on board, including thedogs. He found that the craft was sonear to the rocks that he could not getto leeward, but had to effect the rescuefrom windward. Had the Life-boatbeen less skilfully handled she mighthave been very seriously damaged, ifnot wrecked.

The Committee of Management attheir following meeting, in appreciationof the excellence of the service, madean additional reward to each member ofthe crew. The owner of the yacht, Dr.Shenton, showed his appreciation of therescue by sending a pecuniary presentto the Coxswain and crew, and forward-ing a letter to the Institution expressinghis gratitude.

SALTBUKN, YORKSHIRE. — The Life-boat Mary Batger was launched shortlyafter noon on the 19th August to theassistance of the pleasure coble Thelma,of Saltburn, which had put to sea withthree persons on board. A N.W. galesuddenly sprang up, making the cobledifficult to handle, and she drifted downthe coast. Signals of distress weremade, and the Life-boat proceeded afterthe helpless craft. When near Skinnin-grove the occupants of the coble decidedto try and land, and the Life-boatstood by until the boat was safelybeached. The Life-boat was compelledto wait off Skinningrove at anchor forsome hours until the ebb tide set in, asshe was unable to ro >v back in the teethof the gale.

MAEGATE, KENT, and HARWICH,ESSEX. — At 11.30 A.M. on the 19thAugust information was received atMargate that a large vessel was ashoreon the Longsand. The crew of theNo. '2 Life-boat Civil Service No. 1 wereassembled, the Life-boat launched, andproceeded to the sands. On arrival theCoxswain found the barque Fox, of

Arendal, aground. He asked thecaptain if he required any assistance,and in reply he stated he wished theLife-boat to stand by until high water,also to inform him as to his position, ashe had been unable to take his bearing,and was in ignorance as to where hewas. In the meanwhile a messagereached Harwich reporting the casualty,and the steam Life-boat City of Glasgowput to sea. She made straight for theLongsand, and both. Life-boats stood bythe barque until high water at 11 P.M.When she succeeded in the strong N.W.wind in getting clear of sands she wasput upon her course for America, andthe Life-boats returned to their re-spective stations.

DUNBAR, HADDINGTONSHIRE. — TheLife-boat William Arthur Millward wascalled out shortly after nine in themorning on the 21st August to a vesselwhich had stranded on the Peffer Sands,some miles westward of Dunbar. TheLife-boat was promptly launched, notwithout some difficulty, the rudderbeing damaged. The state of the windand tide necessitated the Life-boat beingtowed to the Harbour mouth by a largesquad of helpers. On getting outsidethe Life-boat encountered a strong N.E.wind, but by good seamanship quicklygot to sea. On arrival at the scene ofthe wreck, the vessel was found to bethe small steamer Inchcolm, of Leith.The Life-boat crew made signals offeringto take the crew off, but they did notdesire to be landed; she stood by thevessel for a considerable time, and thenreturned to Dunbar. The steamer wasin a very bad position and likely tobecome a total wreck.

The weather was very bad at thetime of this service, and the crew andhelpers had a very arduous time; theCommittee of Management thereforegave them an additional reward.

NEWHAVEN, SUSSEX. — At about6.30 P.M. on the 21st August the Cox-swain of the Life-boat sighted a steamermaking for the Harbour, when shestruck the bar and at once commencedto drift ashore. As the vessel appearedto be quite unmanageable and in adangerous position owing to the heavysea, the Life-boat was launched. A


pilot asked to be put on board thedisabled vessel, stating he had tried toboard her before she came in, but wasunable to do so, his boat being nearlyswamped. He was put on board asrequested, and the Life-boat stood byuntil asked by the captain of the steamerto get a tow-rope from a tug, which hadalso gone to the steamer's assistance, butwas unable to get near. A rope wasobtained and taken to the steamer, butin the meantime she had succeeded ingetting her head to sea, and the ropewas refused. The Life-boat continued tostand by the steamer until, eventually,the wind and sea moderating, she gotclear on the rising tide. The Life-boatthen returned to Harbour.

The steamer was the Brittany, a newboat built for the London, Brightonand South Coast Railway Company, forthe Newhaven and Caen route. Shewas on her way from Hu]l to Newhavenwhen the mishap occurred, and she wasvery fortunate in getting off as she did,because had the wind increased insteadof moderated, she would have, in allprobability, been lost.

GOBLESTON, SUFFOLK. — A telephonemessage on the 22nd August reportedthat a vessel was ashore on the HolmSands. The No. 1 Life-boat waslaunched, and in tow of a tug proceededto the vessel, which proved to be thesmack Young Harry, of Lowestoft,homeward bound with fish. The masteron being asked if he required the assist-ance of the Life-boat, replied that hehad not done so up to the present; theLife-boat therefore stood by until thetide flowed sufficiently to enable a tugto get the smack afloat. This sheeventually did, and the Life-boat re-turned to her station.

PEEL, ISLE OF MAN.—At 5 A.M. onthe 26th August the Coxswain of theLife-boat Mayheie Medwin received in-formation that there were no tidings ofa small fishing yawl, the Shamrock, ofPeel, which left Harbour at 10.30 A.M.the previous day. The AssistantHarbour-Master was consulted, and thelaunch of the Life-boat ordered. Theassembly signal was fired, and in the shortspace of ten minutes the Life-boat was

afloat and proceeded to sea in a S.W.gale. The Life-boat stood to windwardfor some time and then ran to leewardfor ten miles. After searching a wideexpanse of sea for four hours the Cox-swain observed a small sail about fivemiles away. He kept the Life-boat inthe direction of the sail, which provedto be the missing boat with its threeoccupants. They were taken into theLifeboat in a most exhausted con-dition, after a terribly trying experience.The Life-boat then made for land, beingtwelve miles to leeward. The wind wasstill increasing at this period, withheavy squalls of rain and a heavy searunning. It was realised at Peel thatthe Life-boat in beating home in theteeth of the gale would have a veryheavy task, and Mr. C. F. Egner, theowner of the steam drifter Manx Bride,very kindly directed his vessel to putoff and tow the Life-boat home, he andthe Honorary Secretary of the Branch,Lieutenant A. Newnham, R.N., accom-panying her. The Life-boat was pickedup when about six miles off, the drifterbeing so smartly handled that thehawser was aboard in two minutes.All being secure she steamed for Peel,the small boat still being in tow of theLife-boat. During the voyage intoport the yawl was swamped by a heavysea and sank, the tow-rope breaking asshe went down. Ifc was now blowinga whole gale, and large crowds hadgathered to witness the return ofthe Life-boat. When she arrived at1.30 P.M., having been at sea eighthours, rousing cheers greeted them.This was a brilliant rescue, and muchpraise and credit are due to the Life-boat's crew, and to Mr. Egner forhis timely assistance with his steamer,which saved some hours of exposure to'the rescued and their rescuers.

The Committee of Management atthe meeting next following showed theirappreciation of this service by presentingthe Coxswain CHAKLES CAIN with thethanks of the Institution inscribed on .vellum and framed, and double pay toeach of the crew. They also sentspecial letters of thanks to Mr. Egnerand to Lieutenant Newnham for theirvaluable assistance, and made a mone-tary reward to the crew of the drifter.


SUMMARY OF THE MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE OFMANAGEMENT.

THURSDAY, 9th June, 1910.

Colonel SirFiTzBoY CLAYTON, K.C.V.O..V.P.,in the Chair.

Bead a letter from His Majesty's PrincipalSecretary oi State ior Home Afiairs conveyingHis Majesty's thanks for the loyal and dutifulresolution of the Committee of Managementon the occasion of the lamented death of Hislate Majesty King Edward VII. Also thethanks of Her Majesty Queen Alexandra forthe Committee's expression of sympathy.

Bead and confirmed the minutes of theprevious meeting.

The Committee expressed their heartfeltsorrow at the death of their highly-esteemedand much beloved Secretary, Mr. CharlesDibdin, who had held his important office tothe great advantage of the Institution for thelong period of 27 years during which he hadgiven himself with unstinted devotion and theutmost loyalty to the interests of the Life-boat Service which he loved so well.

Bead the minutes of the Building, Financeand Correspondence and Wreck and BewardSub-Committees, and ordered that their re-commendations be carried into effect.

Also read the minutes of the last meetingof the Central Committee of the Life-boatSaturday and having made some modifications,approved same.

Bead the reports of the District Inspectorson their visits to the following Life-boatStations:—

Northern District.—Eyemouth, Berwiek-on-Tweed, Holy Island (two boats), Dunbar,Skateraw, Montrose (two boats), Gourdon,Johushaveu, Newburgh, Port Erroll, Fraser-burgh, and Stonehaven.

Eastern District.—Sunderland (three boats),Gambols, Blyth, Gorleston (two boats), South-wold (two boats), Aldeburgh (twoboats), Filey,Bedcar, Saltburn, Flamborough (two boats),and Bridlington Quay.

Southern District. — Dover, Newhaven,Littlehampton, Worthing, Hastings, East-bourne (two boats), New Bomney and ByeHarbour.

Western District.—Port Eyuon, Ferryside,The Mumbles, Clovelly and Appledore.

Irish District.—Groomsport and Carrick-fergus.

Beported the receipt of the following specialcontributions since the last meeting:—

£ s. d.Mr. WILLIAM TAYLOB, J.P., dona-

tion to the Endowment Fund,in celebration of his GoldenWedding 500 - -

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES HUTCHINSON 25 - -" Conscience Money " (per the Bev.

H. S. NICHOLSON) 9 17 -H.M.S. Vanguard, OSertory on

board (per the Bev. GUY A.BBOWNING, B.N.) 2 5 -

Hamilton Memorial Bible Class,Birkenhead - 10 -

—To be severally thanked.

Also the receipt of the following legacies :—The late Mrs. J. A. HOGAN, of £ s. d.

Epsom . . . . . . . . 1,000 - -The late Mr. ALEXANDER BOBEBT-

sou, of Gorstorphine . . . . 100 17 9The late Miss ADELA F. BABLOW,

of Dover (per Dover Branch) . 90 - -The late Mr. EDWY CBOOKB, of

Guildford (additional) . . 72 12 7The late Mr. W. H. DEAN, of

Stratford, E. (additional) . . 68 12 4Paid 4,0622. for sundry charges in connexion

with various Life-boat establishments.Voted 1371. Is. 6d. to pay the expenses of

the following Life-boat services:—Lives

Life-boat. Vessel. saved.Arbroath . . Fishing-boat Catherine,

of Arbroath. Stood byvessel.

Berwick-on- Three cobles of Spittal.Tweed Stood by cobles.

HeVvick Head Yawl St. Bridget, of Bal-linagoul. Saved boatand 4

Huna . . . Fishing-boat Strathyre,of Findochty. Landed 7

Ilfracombe . Ketch Honour, of Jersey.Stood by vessel.

North Coble Jane Douglas, ofSunderland Beadnell. Stood by

vessel.Bobin Hood's S.S. Hermiston, of Glas-

Bay gow. Landed 2.St. Ives . . Lugger Jonadab, of St.

Ives 6Walton-on- Yacht GwenytTi. Stood

Naze by yacht.The Bamsgate Life-boat assisted to save the

fishing vessel Harry Martin, of Bamsgate, and3 lives ; and the Bobin Hood's Bay Life-boatrendered assistance to the s.s. Hermiston, ofGlasgow.

Voted 226Z. 4s. 6<Z. to pay the expenses ofassemblies of crews or launching the followingLiie-boats, etc., with the view of Tenderingassistance to persons on vessels in distress:—Anstruther, Caister No. 1, Dunbar, Flam-borough No. 2, Gorleston No. 1, HelvickHead, Kessingland No. 1, Newhaven (motor),Port Erroll, Sutton, Walton-on-Naze (motor),Wexford, and Winterton No. 1.

Voted 51. to ten men for their promptnessin carting a punt one and a half miles andputting off and saving three persons from theyacht Gannett which struck on the edge ofthe Bock Channel near Hoylake and sank infine weather on the 29th May. The menwhen rescued were in an exhausted condition.Also sent a letter of thanks to Mr. P. B.Griffin, who swam from the yacht a consider-able distance to the shore, for the purpose ofobtaining help.

Voted 10s. to two men for their promptnessin saving three persons from a boat, whichwas drifting out to sea, on 4th May, off Bally-cotton, owing to her mast having carriedaway and no anchor being on board.


Also 51. 5s. to twenty-one men for rescuingat moderate risk five persons from the fishing-boat Confidence, which was thrown on to theNorth Extension Pier when proceeding outof Lowestoft Harbour in a light E.S.E. breezeand heavy sea on the 13th May.

Voted 11. 2s. 6d to three men for promptlyputting off in a small motor boat and savingtwo men from an open boat which was indifficulties in a moderate off-shore gale andheavy sea, and was in danger of being swampedoff Workington on the 13th May.

THURSDAY, 14th July, 1910.

Colonel Sir FiTzBoYCiAYTON,K.C.V.O.,V.P.,in the Chair.

The meeting learned with great satisfactionthat His MostGracious Majesty King George V.had consented to be the Patron of the Insti-tution in succession to His late Majesty KingEdward VII.

Bead and confirmed the minutes of theprevious meeting.p Bead minutes of the Building, Financeand Correspondence and Wreck and BewardSub-Committees, and ordered that their re-commendations be carried into effect.

Bead the reports of the District Inspectorsof Life-boats on their visits to the followingLife-boat Stations :—

Northern District. — Nairn, Lossiemouth,Ayr, Ballantrae and Girvan.

Southern District. — Southend - on - Sea,North Deal, Walmer, Kingsdowne, Dover,Atherfield, Brooke, Brighstone Grange, Tot-land Bay, Byde, Worthing, Brighton, Looe,Plymouth, Yealm Biver, Teignmouth, Shore-ham and Littlehampton.

Western District. — Cemaes, Bull Bay,Cemlyn, Pemnon, Moelfre, Bhosoolyn, Bhos-neigir, Bude, Port Isaac, Padstow (Life-boatand steam tug), Barmouth, Llandudno, Lland-dulas, Bhyl and Point of Ayr.

Irish District.—Dunmore East, Aranmore,Culdaff, Greencastle, Portrush and Cloughey.

Beported the receipt of the following specialcontributions since the last meeting :—

£ s. d.Mrs. ELIZA STREATFEILD, towards

the cost of a Life-boat to benamed Hugh Taylor . . . . 500 - -

The Thorngate Trustees (annualsubscription) 80 - -

The late Mr. JAMES SMITH (perLiverpool Branch) . . . . 50 - -

The Co-operative Wholesale Society(annual subscription) . . . . . 21 - -

Highfield School, Hendon, Offertoryin Chapel (per the Church-wardens) 1 3 _


Also the receipt of the following legacies :—£ s. d.

The late Mr. EDWIN J. A. AYLIFFE,of Paris 1,812 9 -

The late Miss SELINA CBESSEY, ofYork 300 - -

The late Miss EMMA BRANDBETH,of Wimbledon Park . . . . 250 - -

The late Mr. THOMAS SKIDMORB, ofWolverhampton 100 - -

The late Miss SOPHY LE FEUVBE,[ of Guernsey 76 10 10[ The late Mr. ALBERT THOMPSON,j of Poplar 10 - -

Beported the transmission to their stationsof the Donaghadee and Moelfre new Life-boats.

Voted the best thanks of the Committee toMr. W. J. D. Whitaker, Mr. Bobert Loch-head, Mr. W. L. Corlett and Mr. GeorgeScarborough, in acknowledgment of theirvaluable services as Honorary Secretaries ofthe Sidmouth, Falkirk, Bamsey and HalifaxBranches of the Institution, which officesthey had just resigned.

Paid 7.823Z. for sundry charges in connexionwith various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 771.13s. 6d. to pay the expenses of thefollowing Life-boat services :—

LivesLife-boat. Vessel. saved.

Holy Island Yachts Cruiser andNo. 1 Raven. Stood by

yachts.Llandudno . Smack Hero, of Bhyl . 2

i Moelfre . . Yacht Drake, of NewBrighton. Saved yachtand 2

Palling No. 1 Smack Sophia Rebecca,of Lowestoft . . . 4

Also voted 2512. 2s. 8d. to pay the expensesof assemblies of the crews or launches of thefollowing Life-boats, with the view of assisting

! persons on vessels in distress:—Berwick-on-Tweed, Blakeney, Claeton-on-Sea, Fleetwood,Gorleston No. 1, Harwich Nos. 1 and, 2(steam), Hasborough, Hilbre Island, Kings-town No. 1, Plymouth, Point of Ayr, Poolbeg,Sennen Cove, Sheringham, Walton-on-Naze

i and Y'armouth.Voted a pair of binoculars suitably inscribed

to Mr. JOHN B. LAWRENCE, Principal Light-keeper at Pentland Skerries Light-house, andSI. to three other men for their meritoriousconduct in saving the crew of seven hands ofthe fishing vessel Strathyre, of Findochty,wrecked at Pentland Skerries, in a heavy tiderace, in moderate weather, on the 25th May.The vessel sank immediately after the menhad left her.

Voted an aneroid binocular bearing a suit-able inscription to Mr. LEWIS JONES, forsaving a young man whose boat was swampedthrough trying to anchor in the tide race nearHilbre Island, on the 25th June. The salvorheard cries for help, and promptly launchinga punt, succeeded after considerable troublein saving the man in a very exhaustedcondition.


Voted 15s. to two men for promptly puttingoff in a boat to the assistance of a lad, whowas adrift in a smack's boat with only oneoar, in Lowestoft Boads, on the 13th June.There was some sea on the banks, and thetwo men incurred slight risk.

Also 7s. Gd. to a man for saving at moderaterisk four persons, unused to the managementof a boat, who were being blown out to sea offPenzance, in a moderate N.W. gale and roughsea, on the 2nd July.

Voted 11. 10s. to three men for theirpromptness in saving two persons from thesailing boat Viking, which capsized inmoderate gusty weather and smooth sea, inMumbles Bay, on the 29th May. A thirdman who was in the boat was unfortunatelydrowned.

Voted 31. to three Scarborough men forsaving a man from a small coble whichcapsized off Filey Brigg on the 12th April.The salvors observed the accident and rescuedthe man in a very exhausted condition. Therewas a moderate S.S.W. wind blowing, and thesalvors incurred great risk owing to the brokenwater.

Also 11. 15s. to seven men for promptlyputting off in a boat and saving four personsfrom a small boat which was being blown outto sea off Deal, in a moderate westerly galeand very choppy sea on the 29th June.

Also 11. Is. to seven men for their prompt-ness in putting off in three boats and rescuingthree men, whose boat capsized off Courtmac-sherry in fine weather on the 24th June.

THURSDAY, llth August, 1910.Colonel SirFiizRoY CLAYTON, K.C.V.O., V.P.,

in the Chair.Bead and confirmed the minutes of the

previous meeting.Beported that the design for the badge of

the Institution had been submitted to HisMajesty the King and met with approval.

Elected Mr. GEOBQE F. SHEE, M.A.,Secretary of the Institution, in the place ofthe late Mr. Charles Dibdin.

Bead the minutes of the Building, Financeand Correspondence and Wreck and BewardSub - Committees, and ordered that theirrecommendations be carried into effect.

Bead the report of the Deputy ChiefInspector of Life-boats on his visit to Nairn.

Also the reports of the District Inspectorsof Life-boats on their visits to the followingLife-boat Stations:—

Northern District. — Ackergill, Wick, St.Andrews, Grail, Austruther, Kirkcudbrightand Balcary.

Eastern District.—Donna Nook, Skegness,Mablethorpe, Sutton, Hunstanton, Brancaster,Wells and Blakeney.

Southern District.—Margate (two boats),North Deal, Walmer, Kingsdowne, Exmouth,Brixham, Torquay, Plymouth, Yealm Biver,Teigumouth,. Hope Cove, Salcombe, LymeBegis and Sidmouth.

Western District.—Llanddulas, Holyhead(two boats), St. Mary's, St. Agnes and Newlyn.

Irish District.—Douaghadee.Beported the receipt of the following special

contributions since the last meeting :—& s. d.

Miss MARY SABAH HALL . . . 100 - -Mr. E. F. WHITE (annual sub-

scription) 50 - -In memory of the late Miss S. E.

WHITE 25 - -Court Fountain of Friendship,

No. 2634, A.O.F., collected atChurch Parade (per Mr. H. T.BEADLE, Snodland, Kent) . . 4 17 -

H.M.S. Gibraltar, donation fromCanteen Fund (per Staff-Pay-master J. S. PLACE, B.N.) . . 1 5 -

—To be severally thanked.Also the receipt of the following legacies :—

The late Miss ELIZABETH L. IRVING,of Reddish, near Manchester(additional) 6 4 5 - 4

The late Miss MARY HEZMALHALCH,of York 450 - -

The late Mr. CHARLES SMITH, ofSt. John's Wood 450 - -

The late Mrs. ELEANOR MILLS, ofWest Kirby 259 8 4

The late Mr. BICHAHD A. A. JONES,of Guildford 100

The late Mr. JACOB NATHAN, ofPlymouth, 511. 15s. 4d. Consols,value 42 14 3

(Interest to be applied for thebenefit of the Plymouth Branch.)

The late Mr. F. W. N. LLOYD, ofBromley (interest) 15 1 4

The late Capt. JOSEPH BOOTHGORDON, of Liverpool (per Liver-pool Branch) 9 - -The Committee expressed much regret at

the deaths of Mr. C. N. Bevan, who had beenjoint Honorary Secretary of the LynmouthBranch for some years; Mr. John Burnard,Honorary Secretary of the Clovelly Branch;and Mr. George Humphrys, Secretary of theCity of London Branch.

It was decided to send letters of condolenceto the bereaved families.

Decided to close the Nairn Station, and toform new stations at Cromarty and Penlee(Penzance).

Paid 4,472Z. for sundry charges in con-nexion with various Life-boat establish-ments.

Voted 201. 6s. to pay the expenses of thefollowing Life-boat services :—

LivesLife-boat. Vessel. saved.

Donaghadee . . S.S. Agamemnon, of(Motor) Liverpool. Stood

by vessel.Padstow No. 1 . Schooner Belle of the

Plym,oi Plymouth.Stood by vessel.


Also voted 251Z. -s. 8d. to pay the expenses ofthe following Life-boat launches or assembliesof crews, etc., with the view of assistingpersons on vessels in distress:—Clacton-on-Sea, Cloughey, Donaghadee (motor), GorlestonNo. 1, Harwich (steam), Hilbre Island, Hoy-lake, Little Haven, New Brighton (steam),North Deal, Pakefield, Port Erroll, Pwllheli,Tenby, Wicklow, and Yarmouth.

Granted 12s. 6d. to a man for injury onLife-boat service at Llaududno.

Voted 21. 5s. to three men of the luggerGipsy King for saving, at moderate risk, twopersons from the sailing punt Curlew, whichwas being blown out to sea off the NorthForeland in a strong N.W. breeze and roughsea, on the 24th July.

Also II. to two men for promptly puttingoff in a boat and, at slight risk, saving a manwho was being driven out to sea about twomiles to the east of Alnmouth, in squallyweather, on the 23rd July.

Voted 11. 10s. to six men for their prompt-ness in saving a man whose boat was beingdriven out to sea off Killough, in a strongN.W. wind and rough sea, on 7th July.

Also 1Z. 5s. to five men for promptly puttingoff in a boat and, at moderate risk, saving twovisitors and a boatman, whose boat wascaught in a severe squall and was in dangerof foundering in Llandudno Bay, on the21st July.

THURSDAY, 8th September, 1910.Sir JOHN CAMERON LAMB, C.B., C.M.G., V.P.,

in the Chair.Bead and confirmed the minutes of the

previous meeting.Also read those of the Building, Finance

and Correspondence and Wreck and RewardSub-Committees, and ordered that their re-commendations he carried into effect.

Read the reports of the District Inspectorson their visits to the following Life-boatStations:—

Eastern District.—Winterton (two boats),Palling (two boats), Sheringham, Hasborough,Caister (two boats), Yarmouth and Aldeburgh(two boats).

Southern District.—New Romney, Dunge-ness (two boats), Folkestone, Swanage, Poole,Hayling Island, Bembridge, Totland Bay,Selsey, Southsea, Shoreham, St. Peter Port,St. Helier and Weymouth.

Western District.—St. Ives, Ilfracombe,Lynmouth, Minehaven, Little Haven, Fish-guard, The Mumbles, Glovelly, Port Isaac,Barry Dock, Newquay (Cornwall) and Bude.

Irish District.—Blackrock, Hilbre Island,Hoylake, New Brighton (two boats), Formby,Peel, Castletown, Port Erin, Port St. Mary,Douglas and Ramsey.

Reported the receipt of the following specialcontributions since the last meeting:—

£ s. d." S. W. A." (annual subscription) . 25 - -P.S. Shamrock, collected on board

(per Captain READ) . . . . 3 - -

H.M.S. Andromeda, surplus canteen £ s. d.money (per Fleet-Paymaster J.COOPER, R.N.) 2 4 11

Harby Church Collection (per Mr.J. STOKES, Churchwarden) . . - 14 -


Also the receipt of the following legacies :—The late Mrs. SABAH ELIZABETH

BENNETT, of Albrighton . . . 200 - -The late Mr. EDMUND LYTHGOE,

of Melbourne (further on account) 100 - 9The late Mr. WILLIAM McCuNN, of

Largs, for the maintenance fundof the John Ryburn Life-boat atStronsay 100 - -

The late Miss MARTHA H. POWELL,of Wolverhampton (on account) 50 - -

The late Mrs. MARY JANE LIGHTON,of Liverpool (to the LiverpoolBranch) 18 - ' -

The late Mr. EDWIN J. AYLIFFE, ofParis (additional) - 5 6

Reported the decease of Captain JohnSmith, who had been honorary secretary ofthe Seaham Branch for 9 years, and decidedto send a letter of condolence to the bereavedfamily.

Reported the transmission to her Stationof the Pakefield new Life-boat.

Paid 3,9852. for sundry charges in connexionwith various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 2621. 19s.the following Life-

Life-boat.Gaister No. '2

Criecieth .

Dunbar .

Fraserburgh .

Gorleston No. 1 .

Harwich .(Steam)

Hastings .

Margate No. 2

New Brighton(Steam)

Newhaven

Peel

Id. to pay the expenses ofboat services:—

LivesVessel. saved.

Schooner Williamand Alice, of Hull.Stood by vessel.

Ketch Jane, of Car-digan . . . . 2

Yacht Iris, of Chester 3S.S. Inchcolm, of

Leith. Stood byvessel.

Fishing fleet of Fraser-burgh. Stood byboats.

Rowing boat GirlLily, of Gorleston 1

Smack Young Harry,ofLowestoft. Stoodby vessel.

Barque Fox, of Aren-dal. Stood by vessel.

Yacht We're Here, ofBurnham-on-Crouch 3

Barque Fox, of Aren-dal. Stood by vessel.

Dredger Walter Olynn,of Liverpool . . 5

S.S. Brittany, of New-haven. Stood byvessel.

Open boat Shamrock,o f Peel . . . . 3


Life-boat.Port Erin

Ramsey .

LivesVessel. saved.

Fishing-boat Expert,of Castletown . . G

Fishing - boat MilkyWay, of Port St.Mary 7

Yacht Sea Bird, ofCarnarvon . . . 3

The Aldeburgh No. 2 Life-boat assisted tosave the barge Besurga, of London and 3;Huna Life-boat assisted to save s.s. Indian,of Liverpool; North Deal Life-boat assistedto save the barque Henrich, of Larvik, and10; and the Bamsgate Life-boat stood by thesame vessel.

Voted 17(M. 14s. 3d. to pay the expenses ofthe following Life-boat launches, afsembliesof crews, etc., with the view of assistingpersons on vessels in distress:—AldeburghNo. 2, Appledore No. 1, Castletown, Clacton-on-Sea, Douglas, Eastbourne No. 2, Fishguard,Fleetwood, Ilfracombe, Lowestoft No. 1, New-haven, Port Logan, and Totland Bay.

Awarded the thanks of the Institutioninscribed on vellum to WILLIAM CKOSS, Cox-swain-superintendent of the New Brightonsteam Life-boat, together with an additionalmonetary grant to him and each of the crew,for a good service resulting in five men beingsaved from the dredger Walter Glynn, ofLiverpool, on the 27th August.

Also awarded the thanks of the Institutionon vellum to CHARLES CAIN, Coxswain-superintendent of the Peel Life-boat, to-gether with an additional reward to himand to each of the crew for their excellentservices in rescuing three men from thepleasure boat Shamrock, of Peel, in a strongS.W. gale and heavy sea,, on 26th August.Also sent letters of thanks to the HonorarySecretary Lieut. A. Newnham, R.N., and Mr.C. F. Eguer, owner of the steam drifterManx Bride, for going out in the drifter andtowing the Life-boat back to her station.

Voted additional monetary rewards to thecrews of the Hastings, Dunbap, and PortErin Life-boats, for good services in very bad

weather on the 19th, 21st, and 26th Augustrespectively.

Voted 11. to two men for promptly puttingoff and saving two fishermen, whose boat wascapsized on the bar at Bathfran, Co. Mayo, ina strong S.W. breeze and heavy sea, on the3rd June. Also 4s. to a man who assisted tolaunch the boat, and allowed 6s. for an oarwhich was broken in performing the rescue.

Also 15s. to three men for their promptnessin rescuing three persons from the boat of apleasure trawler, which capsized off Court-macsherry at 10.30 P.M. on the 4th August.Also sent a letter of thanks to Mr. Sheehy,a visitor, who assisted at the rescue.

Voted 21. 5s. to nine men for putting off intwo boats and searching for a visitor, whohad gone out in a pleasure boat from PortErin, and was missing at 11 P.M. The manwas found on Calf Island, and was landed byone of the boats. Also granted 10s. to fourLife-boatmen who remained on duty in readi-ness from 11 P.M. until 4 A.M., in case theLife-boat should be required, and allowed3s. 6d. for an oar which was lost.

Voted 11. to four men for promptly savingtwo persons from a small rowing boat, whichwas unmanageable and in danger of beingswamped off Moelfre Island, in a strong S.W.breeze and moderate sea, on the 16th August.

Voted 11. 10s. to three men for rescuingtwo persons from an open sailing boat, whichgot into difficulties off Cemaes, in a freshS.W. breeze and choppy sea on the 23rdAugust. The salvors, who were fishing,seeing signals for help, proceeded to the boatand at slight risk rescued the occupants,towing the boat into Cemaes Harbour.

Voted 21. to four men for promptly puttingoff in a boat and at slight risk rescuing threepersons from a boat of the S.S. Empress ofIndia, which capsized in Poole Harbour, onthe 27th August. Two other men were un-fortunately drowned before help could reachthem.

Voted 21. to eight men for landing elevenof the crew of the French fishing vessel LeDue d'Aumale, of Fecamp, which stranded onthe Harbour bar at Whit by on the 23rd July.

NOTICE.

The next number of the LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL will be published on the

1st February, 1911.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE=BOAT INSTITUTION.SUPPORTED SOLELY BY VOLUHTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.

patron—Ibis /IBost (Bradous dliajestv> tbe ftfng.Chairman— H>eputg=<Ibairman—

COLONEL SIR FrrzRov CLAYTON, K.C.V.O., V.P. . SIR JOHN CAMKROX LAMB, C.B., C.M.G., v.P.Secretary—GEORGE F. SHEE, ESQ., II.A.

Telegraphic Address:

"LIFE-BOATINSTITUTION,

LONDON."

Telephone:

No. 2964("QERRARDEXCHANGE.")

A P P E A L .THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT have to state that during the past year (1909) the

ROT At, NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION expended £74,567 on its Life-boat Establishments.GENEBAD SUMMABT OF THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTION DUBINO 1909.

Number of Lives rescued by Life-boats, in addition to 43Vessels and Boats saved by them and 239 persons landedfrom vessels in distress and lightships . . . . .

Number of Lives saved by Shore-boats, &oAmount of Eewards granted during the Year . . . .Honorary Rewards:—Silver Medals and Clasps .

DecorationsBinocular GlassesAneroid BarometersVotes of Thanks on Vellum . .Certificates o f Service . . . .

434210

«. d.

11,994 19 8

Total

81

154

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6i 1544 £11,994 19 8The number of Lives saved either by the Life-boats of the Society, or by special exertions

for which it has granted rewards since its formation in 1824 (to 31st Dec., 1909), is 48,627. Therewards and recognitions granted by the Institution in the same period comprise 101 GoldMedals and Clasps, 1,269 Silver Medals and Clasps, 69 Decorations, 412 Binocular Glasses,16 Telescopes, 90 Aneroid Barometers, 1,916 Votes of Thanks inscribed on vellum andframed, 213 Certificates of Service framed, and £298,177 in money.

The Committee of Management of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION earnestlyappeal to the British Public for Funds to enable them to maintain their 280 Life-boats nowon the Coast and their Crews in the most perfect state of efficiency. This can only be effectedby 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 relativeswho at one time or another " go down to the sea in ships," and no British men or women canbe indifferent to a work which is of peculiar interest to the people of the greatest maritimecountry in the world.

We cannot all take a personal part in the noble act of life-saving, hut we can all at leastcontribute 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 heroicself-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 meansfor carrying on their great work, they will meet with the generous support of the public, sothat the scope and efficiency of our great life-saving service, of which the Nation has alwaysbeen so proud, may not have to be curtailed.

Annual Subscriptions and Donations are earnestly solicited, and will be thankfullyreceived by the Secretary, at the Institution, 22, CHABING CROSS ROAD, London, W.C.; bythe Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. COUTTS AND Co., 440, Strand, London, W.C.; and byall the other Bankers in the United Kingdom,—November, 1910.

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