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THE EFFECT OF STEAM FISHING-BOATS ON SMALL FISHINGCOMMUNITIES.

IN a former article in this journal(February, 1895) it was pointed outwhat an important part in the organi-zation of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOATINSTITUTION was occupied by the fisher-men living on the coasts of Great Britainand Ireland. At that date—1895—itwas stated that at 104 Life-boat stationsthe entire Life-boat crews were composedof fishermen, and at 85 other stationsthey partly formed the crews—or a totalof 189 stations the efficiency of whichdepended on fishermen. Such being thecase, any questions affecting the fishingindustry, and especially those actingadversely on the small fishing com-munities dotted along the coasts, mustbe of interest to the Life-boat Insti-tution, and bear directly on the efficientmanning of the Life-boats. Emigrationand other causes have depleted many ofthe fishing villages on our coasts,especially in Ireland, and consequentlyseveral Life-boat stations having becomeinoperative have been closed. At thepresent time it would appear that there

are causes acting which possibly yamhave a far-reaching effect on the smallerfishing communities, especially on thenorth-east coast of Scotland.

Two very interesting articles entitled" The Fishing Industry on the North-East Coast" appeared in the Scotsmanon the 12th and 13th October, 1904,and another article, " Shetland Notes,"in the Scotsman of the 16th November,1904, is also well worth reading. Thesearticles have special bearing on thesmall fishing communities and the effecton them made by the deep-sea fishingas it it is now carried out in steamtrawlers and steam drifters. Thearticles confirm in a marked way theinformation and practical experienceobtained by the Inspectors of the ROYALNATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, andthere are few people that have betteropportunities than they have t'orobserving the changes taking place inthe coast population and its industries.

The effect of the change in the methodof fishing is perhaps best illustrated on

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the coasts of Caithness, Sutherland,Ross and Cromarty. On these coaststhere are many villages with a smallfishing population, and also a populationof crofters who are partly fishermen—that is to say, they have been able informer times to cultivate their croftsand spare time to go to the " whitefishing" (a term comprising fishingwhere it is not necessary to go so farafield as for herring fishing, and conse-quently done in smaller boats) and thewinter herring fishing, and in thismanner earning a livelihood. All thisis changed now, and, as is pointed outin the Scotsman, "the humble fisherman,with no capital at his back, is unable,with his small fishing-boat and itsinadequate gear, to reap what will repayhis labour at sea. He has still his com-plaints against the trawler for injuringthe line fishing ; but, although he retainsthat old grievance, he has now in somemeasure become reconciled to the ' depre-dators ' as a necessary evil which mustcontinue to be reckoned with from thecommercial aspect of the industry.Another competitor has however sprungup in the ' steam drifter,'as it is called."This is a class of boat which has come verymuch into use of late years. It is muchlarger than the largest sailing boats (someof the large sailing boats have had steamput into them also), and having steampower, is consequently able to get to thedistant fishing grounds much quickerand return with their catches to thenearest market both faster and withgreater regularity than the boats thathave only sail power to trust to. It isobvious therefore that those who havenot the capital to prosecute the herringfishing according to the new conditionsmust of necessity go to the wall. This itis which is affecting the small com-munities and small boat-owners in sucha disastrous manner. They have to face

, the situation ; but what are they to do 1That is the question which is troublingthe minds of many. It is, as theScotsman remarks, very largely aquestion which can only be solved byeconomic laws, but at the same time itis a question which should receive themost careful consideration of all thosewho have the interest of these small

! communities at heart, and there havenot been signs wanting that the matteris receiving serious attention. As hasbeen pointed out, the district mostacutely affected is the north-east partof Scotland. Now from a Life-boatpoint of view this particular coast is notof first importance, and there is now noLife-boat station between Wick andBurgh Head, with the exception ofNairn. It was only recently the Life-boat Institution went very closely into

'. the matter of providing additionalLife-boats in this neighbourhood; andfrom their own inquiries, aided byBoard of Trade returns, it was clearthat the traffic was so small and thecasualties so extremely rare on this partof the coast that the expense of anotherLife - boat station was not justified.

I However, it will be a very different| matter if the fishing communities1 further along the east coast become1 affected in the same manner as theirunfortunate neighbours further north,for if such a contingency was to arise

| it might mean the compulsory closing ofsome very useful Life-boat stations.

To return to the north-east coast." The pinch of poverty is being felt withpeculiar keenness in the isolated hamletsalong the eastern coasts of Sutherlandand Caithness, and a movement has beenstarted among those affected for thepurpose of drawing public attention tothe decadence of a once remunerativeindustry, and of enlisting the support ofthe authorities in an endeavour to find

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some remedy for the present unfortunateposition of the inshore fishermen." Apetition to the Congested DistrictsBoard, of which the Secretary forScotland is chairman, was consequentlygot up and largely signed, stating thatthe fishing had from a variety ofcircumstances been disastrously affected,their means of livelihood jeopardised,and " unless some strong steps are takenin the immediate future ta^assist us,we fear the very worst results to ourfamilies and to ourselves." Thispetition was signed by some 1,600fishermen and others connected withthe fishing industry 011 the coasts of.Sutherland and Caithness; and on thellth November the Secretary forScotland, Mr. GRAHAM MURRAY, wroteto the DUKE OP SUTHERLAND, statingthat he had given the matter his bestconsideration, and that his recent visitto the district had enabled him to satisfyhimself that the fishing population onthe northern seaboard of the MorayFirth " have suffered and are sufferinggrievously from the recent decline inthe quantity and value of the fish landedon their shores. The British fisheriesat large, and taken as a whole, havebeen prosperous; but while this is alegitimate subject for congratulation, Iam very sensible of the great nationalimportance of preserving, if it bepossible, an active and industriouspopulation of fishermen resident intowns and villages round the coasts.Whether the decline in local prosperityis capable of remedy, and if so whatremedies should be applied, are in myopinion proper subjects for inquiry, andafter communication with the FisheryBoard and with the Congested DistrictsBoard, I have decided to order aninquiry of the nature desired by thepetitioners to be held without unneces-sary delay." Let us therefore hope that

good will come out of this inquiry,though it is indeed difficult to see what

j recommendations can be made to miti-gate the unfortunate course of events.

The following quotation from theScotsman shows only too clearly what adifficult situation has to be met." Financiers are also entering morelargely into the fishing business, andcompanies are regularly being formedon the limited liability principle towork steam drifters, thus driving stillcloser to the wall the small fishermanwho owns a sailing boat. In somequarters a suggestion has been madethat money might be advanced to enablefive or six fishermen to combine inprocuring steam drifters, and thatexisting small harbours might bedeepened and utilised for laying up theboats at the end of the season, thelarge harbours —such as Wick andHelmsdale—being used for disposingof the catches." This brings in thequsetion of capital. The cost of a steamdrifter varies from about 2,500Z. to2,800£., and how is this to be obtainedwithout State aid 1 And, as the writertruly remarks, it is not likely thatParliament will ever follow the Dutchand German practice of subsidisingtheir fishermen. At any rate, it seemspretty clear that unless the fishermenof the small coast villages are enabledto procure steam drifters (or boats withsome motive power besides sails), and beprovided with better fishing-gear, theycannot carry on their industry with anyhope of success.

The fishing season of 1904 on the eastcoast was an exceptionally good one sofar as the quantity delivered in themarkets was concerned, but on examin-ing into the matter it is found that a

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very small proportion of the total catchwas secured by the sailing boats, which,being dependent on the weather, could

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make few trips to the distant fishing-grounds sixty or seventy miles away,whereas the steam drifter could go andreturn every day. " It has been allegedby some fishermen that these steamdrifters have been multiplied to such anextent that they often form, during theherring fishing season, an almost un-broken line across the mouth of theMoray Firth, blocking the entrance ofthe fish into the Firth." Smallwonder, then, that the inshore fisher-men suffered !

Turning to statistics collected in re-lation to the subject in discussion, itappears that at Helmsdale there hasbeen a continuous decline in the fishing,due to the causes alluded to. This lastseason there were so few boats fishingfrom here that only 300 crans werelanded, as compared with 1,000 in 1903and 1,498 in 1902. Forty years ago38,000 barrels were exported, but lastyear only 470. The number of boatsengaged has dwindled from 300 to 30,and in place of the seventeen curingestablishments there is now not workfor half a dozen. " The small fishingcommunities of Brora, Golspie, and Emboonly use these villages as their homes,and ply their calling from Wick, Shet-land, and Fraserburgh." Wick is theprincipal fishing port, in fact, third inimportance of the East Coast stations;aud it appears that of the 300 boatsfishing from that centre this last season40 were steam drifters, and they ac-counted for three-fourths of the wholecatch. Lybster, which boasted a hun-dred boats twenty years ago, musteredbut forty this last season. The samestory was to be heard at Dunbeath,whence only a dozen boats went outlast year. Latherauwheel, where notlong ago thirty boats went out, is nowreduced to half a dozen. Forse is prac-tically deserted as a fishing station,

and such villages as Occumster, Clyth,Whaligoe, and Sarclett, all prosperousplaces in their small way in past times,now afford very little employment forthe fishermen.

It is true only a small part of thecoast is here touched on, but theagencies at work, which appear to haveproduced such a disastrous result, mightwell act, and probably are acting, inthe same direction in other places, onlythe effects have not yet been so acutelyfelt. It would appear that the small fisher-man is doomed to be a victim of the lawof change, and must go the way ofthe hand-loom weaver, the stage-coachdriver, and other picturesque survivalsof a past age. And what a loss he willbe to those who have known and workedwith him. His local knowledge, hisexcellent ability to manage his boat, hispower of undergoing exposure to theelements, and last, but by no meansleast, his pluck, which made him such afirst-rate Life-boatman, will be a greatloss, and by no means will his loss beleast to the Life-boat service.

Perhaps after all the promised inquirymay find some method of resuscitatingthis dying industry. Many changes aretaking place, especially in the mechanicalworld. The motor-boat, for instance, iscoming to the front, though now in itsinfancy. It has been shown that an80-H.P. motor can be produced which,with all its fittings, shaft, screw, gear-ing, and tank, weighs only 12 cwt.Much might be done with these smallcompact engines, and possibly, shouldthe outlay fall to reasonable proportions,they may come into use for thesmaller class of fishing boat frequent-ing small and shallow harbours; butcapital appears to be the firstnecessity, and where is it to comefrom unless from grants made by theState ?

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LIFE-BOAT SATURDAY.ALL agree that the past year was oneof unusual difficulty for any engagedin charitable enterprise. No goodwork, whatever its character or scope,can be carried on without money, andto obtain this necessary commodity ina sufficient amount caused every classof philanthropists during the past yearmore than usual labour and muchanxious thought. The Life-boat Satur-day workers have not escaped thedepressing influences of the times, butthe hope of " better times," backed byenthusiastic zeal and a strong sense ofthe importance of the cause, has urgedthem on and encouraged them to workconstantly and earnestly on behalf ofthe ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTI-TUTION. Quite outside the Institution'sordinary branches, which are the back-bone of the undertaking, the Life-boatSaturday Committees and the Ladies'Auxiliaries have continued to bringvery directly and practically before thegreat industrial centres of the country

the claims and needs of the LIFE-BOATINSTITUTION, and few nowadays canfairly urge ignorance as an excuse fornot giving a ready and liberal responseto the strong appeal made to them forhelp.

It is most gratifying to know thatnotwithstanding the bad times andthe many difficulties experienced—butfrequently overcome—very encouragingresults have been secured ; far betterindeed than were expected, althoughnot better than those aimed at.Those, therefore, who have done so well

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in gloomy and unauspicious times andin depressing and discouraging circum-stances, may, we feel sure, look forwardhopefully and confidently to brighterdays and better prospects in this newyear, and we would encourage them todo so. Failures in the past must andwill give way to successes in the future,and the bad experiences—perhaps dearlybought—of bygone days will surely besucceeded by good ones in those to come.

THE LIFE-BOAT SERVICE IN FRANCE.

LA SOCIETK CENTRALE DE SAUVETAGEDBS NAUFRAGES, which has its head-quarters in Paris, was established in1865, and has done excellent work inlife-saving, having been the means ofrescuing, up to the 1st March last,13,915 lives from a watery grave,besides saving or succouring 1,202vessels. Its operations embrace theentire coast of France, as well as thoseof Algeria and Tunis. The Society,like the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT \INSTITUTION, is supported mainly byvoluntary contributions, and is directedby a Committee of Management, withthe assistance of a zealous and thoroughlycompetent staff of officers, the principaladministrative official and secretarybeing Lieut. E.MILE DUBOO, late of theFrench Navy. La Societe Centralereceives no regular financial support

from the French Government, but isaided by it from time to time in meetingthe cost of establishing a new Life-boat

; station. The crews of the Society's101 Life-boats are composed entirely ofvolunteers, as in Great Britain, and aremainly fishermen. The sole object ofthe crews is, in accordance with theregulations, directed to the saving oflife from shipwreck, but should anabandoned vessel be brought by theminto port, the Society pays the men asfor an ordinary launch. The Committeemake no claim on owners or underwritersin respect of property salvage service,but accept anything they may volun-tarily give, which is handed over to thesalving crew. When, however, casesare brought into the law courts theLife-boat crews are 'permitted by theSociety to receive the amount awarded

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by the judge. The great majority ofthe Society's Life-boats are self-righting,one, if not two of them, having beenbuilt under the auspices of the ROYALNATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. TheCommittee have recently expended75,000 francs (3,OOOZ.) on a 374-tonsteam-tug, which they have stationedat Royau, and which they are satisfiedwill prove very useful in renderingassistance to distressed vessels in thelocality. There being no coastguard inFrance, the Society has found itnecessary to establish rocket apparatusstations and other life-saving means at500 places where circumstances do notpermit the placing of Life-boats; andthese are usually worked by the Customs' '

officials, assisted by local committees.The cost of establishing a Life-boatstation in France ranges from 25,000to 30,000 francs at least, according tothe locality, and that of a rocketapparatus station is about 4,500 francs.The Committee estimate the value oftheir Society's property on the coast atmore than 3,000,000 francs, and areconstantly appealing to the Frenchpublic for funds to enable them not onlyto maintain efficiently their existingstations but to extend their sphere ofusefulness. France also possesses twoor three local Life-boat and Life-savingSocieties, that which provides moreespecially for the Breton coast beingthe most important.

NEW LIFE-BOATS.

SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK. — The Life-Boat stationed by the ROYAL NATIONALLIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION many years sinceat Sheringham has been replaced bya new one, of the " Liverpool" type,41 feet long and 11 feet wide, fitted torow 16 oars double-banked, and providedwith two sliding or drop-keels and twowater-ballast tanks. The Life-boat wasbuilt by the Thames Ironworks Company,and is named the J. C. Madge, her costhaving been defrayed from a handsomegift to the Institution received from thelate Mr. J. C. MADGE, of Southampton.She was publicly inaugurated at hernew station on the 13th December last,in most inclement weather, the launchtaking place at high water, in a strongwind and choppy sea, which displayedher good qualities to the best advantage.

The proceedings were opened by Mr.H. R. UPCHER, D.L., J.P., President ofthe Branch, who addressed those present,and pointed out that this was the thirdLife-boat presented to Sheringham bythe Institution. He hoped she wouldremain there for many years; and hewas confident that the gallant crewwould ever be ready and competent todo good service in her when required. 'He also referred with satisfaction tothe new house which had been preparedfor the boat on a fresh site, the old one

no longer being available on account ofthe inroads of the sea.

The District Inspector of Life-boats,Commander HOLMES, R.N., handed overthe charge of the new Life-boat Stationto the care of the Local Committee,whose Chairman, the Rev. J.S. BARFOKD,M. A., accepted the trust with gratitude,and welcomed the new boat with everyconfidence. He then offered prayer onbehalf of the Life-boat and her crew,and finally all present joined in theLord's Prayer.

Afterwards Miss UPC'IIER, in theabsence of Mrs. UPCHER through ill-health, performed the ceremony ofnaming, and amid cheers the boat wassuccessfully launched and tried by thecrew, who were loud in their admirationof her as she sailed extremely well andproved herself a fast boat.

BRIGHTON, SUSSKX.—This Life-boatStation has been provided by theInstitution with a new boat 35 feetlong, 8 feet G inches wide, and rowing10 oars double-banked. She is providedwith masts and sails, and has, in addition,two water-ballast tanks and one slidingor drop keel. Like all the modern self-righting Life-boats built by the Institu-tion, the boat will promptly self-rightif capsized with all the crew and gear


in, masts up and sails sot. A newtransporting and launching carriagehas been sent with the new boat,which is named William Wall in, hercost having been defrayed from amunificent legacy received for a Life-boat for the British or Irish coastsfrom the estate of the late Mr. WALLIS,of Brighton. She was publicly named,and had her inaugural launch at herStation on Thursday, 22nd Decemberlast. The occasion drew a great crowdof spectators to that part of the Frontwhere the Life-boat Arch is situated,and the upper and lower esplanadesand the steps and slopes leading to thebeach were thronged with spectatorsfor hundreds of yards adjacent, and thebeach itself in the immediate vicinitywas black with sightseers. A space oncither side of the Life-boat and extendingfrom the arch to the sea had been ropedoft', and here were stationed a guard ofhonour, composed of the Coastguard,the Brighton and Hove Company ofthe Royal Naval Volunteers, and asmall party of the 1st Sussex RoyalEngineer Volunteers. The Mayor ofBrighton (Alderman F.BLAKER) presided,and was supported by a large iiunibei'of influential local residents and others.

Councillor BOOTH, on behalf of Dr.MARCUS AIDES' and himself as executorsof the late Mr. WILLIAM WALLIS, statedthat he had the greatest pleasure inhanding the boat over to the Life-boatInstitution, with the earnest prayer thatGod would bless, prosper and preserveher, and that she might do a usefulwork for many years to come (applause).

The District Inspector of Life-boats,

i Mr. KEPPEL FOOTE, in accepting the: boat on behalf of the Institution, saidi Mr. WALLIS'S memory would always be! gratefully cherished by the Institution.i He then handed her to the care of theLocal Committee who were represented

i by Mr. H. A. PERRY (Chairman) andi Mr. H. KING (Hon. Secretary), theformer stating that the Local Committeewould do their utmost to preserve her

i and see that she was well looked after.I The Dean of Chichester and the! Vicar of Brighton then conducted theimpressive dedication service customaryon these occasions, the closing hymn,

! " Eternal Father, strong to save," being! joined in by all present, the singingj being led by the Parish Church choir,! conducted by Mr. A. S. Cooke. Lady

LOUISE LODER then broke the bottle ofchampagne against the vessel's sternpost, exclaiming " God bless the 'WilliamWallis,' and good luck to her," and this

1 part of the proceedings terminated withhearty votes of thanks to her Ladyship

' and the Mayor. The Life-boat and' carriage were then wheeled to the

water's edge, and the members of the'., guard of honour manned the ropes, and

with " a long pull and a strong pull"hauled her off the carriage, and she slidgracefully out upon the waters amid around of cheering from the assembledmultitude. A number of men from theRoyal Navy on Christmas leave alsorendered valuable assistance. The boat

i was rowed out about half a mile, and', then her sails were hoisted and she "wastaken over the sunlit sea in a south-

' easterly direction, appearing to behavein a most satisfactory manner.

CIVIL SERVICE LIFE-BOAT FUND.THE Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting ofthe Committee of this Fund was held ;on the 20th ultimo, and was presided jover by the Right Hon. Sir RALPH II. [KNOX, K.C.B. Mr. CHARLES DIBDIN,the Hon. Secretary, reported that, not-withstanding the badness of the times,the Fund had received liberal supportfrom the Civil Service during the pastyear, the number of contributors havingfor the first time exceeded 26,000. TheFund had paid in 1904 to the ROYALN A T I O N A L L I F E - B O A T INSTITUTION',

1,572?. 7s., to meet all the expenses ithad entailed in the year in respect ofthe seven Civil Service Life-boats a'ndStations provided by the Fund, andincluding 500Z. to strengthen the en-dowment funds of the Boats, whichhave been instrumental in saving 488lives. The total amount paid to theNational Institution by the Fund sinceits establishment in 1866, has been32,1891. 12s. 4d., all of which has beenraised in half-crown subscriptions andother small amounts.


THE WRECK REGISTER AND CHART FOR THE YEAR ENDEDTHE 3QiH JUNE, 1903.

THE British Public is much indebted tothe BOARD OF TKADE for the carefullyprepared tables and statistics which itprovides year by year in connection withthe shipping disasters which occur on ornear the coasts of the United Kingdom.The Blue Book most recently issued onthis subject contains the informationand figures for the year ended the30th June, 1903, and is well worthcareful examination and study, moreespecially by those who take an interestin the great national life-saving workcarried on by the ROYAL NATIONALLIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. The result ista show how absolutely necessary in theinterests of life-saving is the efficientand proper maintenance of the Life-boatservice.

In a concise form we give the moreimportant statistics and informationwhich are to be found in the "WreckAbstracts," and in doing so cannot butfeel that they speak volumes in supportof any appeal which is made on behalfof the Institution and its gallant Life-boat crews.

The number of shipping casualtiesoccurring on or near the coasts of theUnited Kingdom and Ireland in theyear 1902-3 totalled 4,357, an increase,although not a very large one, of 233.as compared with the year 1901-2,The number of lives lost as the result ofthe casualties numbered 339, a very largedecrease of 288, as compared with thecorresponding figures of the precedingyear, when the number of those whoperished reached the sad total of 627.

The 4,357 casualties in question in-cluded every description of accidentwhich befell vessels of any class—col-lisions, founderings, strandings, missingvessels, &c., and are classified as follows :—(1) Total loss; (2) serious casualties;(3) minor casualties. It is unfortunatethat there was an increase, although

' happily not a large one, in the number! of cases of total loss and serious casual-j ties, the numbers reaching 1,290, or ani increase of 81 as compared with 1901-2.The minor casualties were also on theup-grade, the total of these being 3,067,or 152 more than during the precedingtwelve months. It is very gratifying,however, to note that notwithstandingthe increase in the various classes ofcasualties, life was lost as a result inonly 94 cases, a falling off of 35 as com-pared with the year 1901-2.

As is generally the case, collisionsrepresented a very considerable propor-tion of the casualties during the yearunder consideration, the totals being1,452, but this total was smaller by 121cases than that of the year 1901-2.The cases of total loss, excluding col-lisions, ran up from 257, the number forthe preceding year, to 270,- and thenumber of serious casualties increasedfrom 605 to 668. The total of minorcasualties, also excluding collisions,increased from 1,689 to 1,967.

Of the 4,357 casualties, 3,906 befellBritish and Colonial vessels, and 451Foreign vessels, the British and Colonialcasualties showing a considerable in-crease of 246 as against the precedingyear, whilst on the other hand therewas a decrease of 13 in the Foreigncasualties.

The various localities of the casualties,excluding collisions, were as follows :—•East, coast of England, 682, or 35 lessthan in the year 1901—2; south coast,414, or 18 more than the previoustwelve months ; west coast of Englandand Scotland and east coast of Ireland,1216, or 220 more than the precedingyear ; north coast of Scotland, 147, arise of 46 ; east coast of Scotland, 157,an increase of 30 ; other parts, 289, anincrease of 75 ; total, 2,905, or 354 morethan the year 1901-2.

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The loss of Ufa resulting from the•1,357 casualties, every description ofcasualty being included and allocatedto the various districts previouslymentioned, was as follows: — Eastcoast of England, 68, or 205 less thanin 1901-2; south coast of England, 44,or 21 more than the preceding year;west coast of England and Scotland andeast coast of Ireland, 101, an increaseof 11 as compared with the previoustwelve months ', north coast of Scotland,14, the same number as in 1901-2;east coast of Scotland, 17, a largedecrease of 38 ; other parts, 95 : total,339.

On reference to the chart of theUnited Kingdom, issued every year, itwill be noticed that a black dot hasbeen placed against each spot on thecoast whore any serious shippingcasualty occurred in the year endedthe 30th June, 1903, as well as anindication of the precise position ofeach of the 286 Life-boats of the ROYALNATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION. Anyintelligent reader will be able to see ata glance that great care has been takento station the Life-boats where theirservices are most likely to be needed.

Between the year 1861 and the 30thJune, 1903, 6,436 British, Foreign, andColonial vessels were wrecked on or nearthe coasts of Great Britain and Ireland,in every case involving loss of life, thetotal number of lives perishing as theresult being 27,771. Of the 339 liveslost during the year 1902-3, 232 werefrom British and Colonial vessels, and107 from Foreign vessels. These figures,as compared with those for the previousyear, show a very large decrease of 251in connection with British and Colonialvessels, and 37 from Foreign vessels.Of the total of 339 lives lost, 78 werelost in foundered vessels, 65 in collisions,114 in stranded vessels (a decrease of123), 57 in missing vessels (a largedecrease of 77 as compared with theyear 1901-2), 25 in explosions, washed

overboard, &c. It is important as wellas remarkable that of the 339 personsdrowned during the year 1902-3, only9 were passengers, the great bulk (330)of those who perished being officers ormembers of the crews of the vessels.

The number of vessels meeting withcasualties on or near the coasts of theUnited Kingdom'must necessarily varyfrom year to year. The following tablefurnishes the statistics for the last50 years :—1854 (last six months), 458 ;1855, 1,141; 1856, 1,153; 1857, 1,143;1858,1,170; 1859,1,416; 1860,1,379;1861, 1,494 ; 1862, 1,827; 1863, 2,001 ;1864, 1,741; 1865,2,012; 1866, 2,289;1867, 2,513; 1868,2,131; 1869, 2,594;1870, 1,865; 1871, 1,927; 1872, 2,381 ;1873 (first six months), 1,206; 1873-4,2,191; 1874-5, 4,259; 1875-6, 4,554;1876-7, 5,017; 1877-8, 4,436; 1878-9,3,716; 1879-80,3,138; 1880-1,4,297;1881-2, 4,367; 1882-3, 4,363; 1883-4,4,405; 1884-5, 3,764; 1885-6, 3,596;1886-7, 4,224; 1887-8, 4,001; 1888-9,4,272; 1889-90, 4,344; 1890-1, 4,198;1891-2, 4,710; 1892-3, 3,499; 1893-4,4,951 ; 1894-5, 4,917 ; 1895-6, 4,620 ;1896-7, 5,277 ; 1897-8, 4,964 ; 1898-9,5,040; 1899-1900, 4,067; 1900-1, 4,008;1901-2, 4,124; 1902-3, 4,357. Total,161,520.

It is found on examination of the" Abstracts" of the BOARD OF TRADEfor the last half-century that duringthat period no less than 31,610 personsperished from shipwreck on or near thecoasts of . the United Kingdom ; butnotwithstanding this terrible sacrifice ofhuman life, it is very satisfactory tonote that had it not been for the saving,during the same total of years, of34,575 lives by the Life-boats of theROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTIONand the other means used and recognisedby the Institution, the number of thoseperishing would have been more thandoubled, whereas, as a fact, thoserescued exceeded the total of lives lostby 2,965.

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To CLCcompan.\ the Li,fe Boat, Journal.

FOR THE YEAR^1902-1903. ('

SHOWING A1SO THE PRESENT

LIFE BOAT STATIONSor TITE

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE BOAT INSTITUTION.

•• .. fertish• • / •JfcoAjM I alls

S U M M A R YDuring th& yectr ended; the-30. June, 1303, the Number of Vessels

or damaged on the coasts,ctndin ih& seas of th.£ Unitect v _ _ _ . .rMc£ina cas&s ofrrurwr dcurLoqe was 4-257 caul the- Toss ofZif-

as fur as COJL be at

Life Beats Racket StationsThere are, 210 109 ut T.n^Uml &Wales.

• , 46 46 „, , 36 51 , Irdand.. , & & „ Isle of fan.

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304 THE LIFE-BOAT. [!ST FEBRUARY, 1905.

The BOARD ov TRADE continues tocarry on its admirable and most useful•work with tho rocket apparatus, its 315life-saving stations being ably mannedby H.M. Coastguard and by rocketbrigades. The number of lives savedby this means during the year 1903—1was 142, a decrease of 9o as comparedwith the previous twelve months.

The Committee of Management of the

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION: confidently and earnestly appeal to the' public for further and increased supporti to enable them to carry on efficiently! the great national life-saving work en-trusted to them. They feel that the

! fullest justification for their appeal isafforded by the Institution's splendidrecord of rescue which ha.s been added toannually during the last four-score years.

SERVICES OF LIFE-BOATS OF THE ROYAL NATIONALLIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.

TORQUAY, DEVONSHIRE.—On the 2ndMay a large four-masted barque wasobserved at anchor in Torbay flying asignal for assistance. The Coastguardreported the matter to the HarbourMaster, and within a quarter of an hourof the crew being summoned the Life-boat Wighton was on her way to thebarque. A strong gale was blowingfrom the west, and on arrival at thevessel the captain requested the Life-boat to stand by him through theheight of the gale. They learned thatthe barque was the Hoictli, of Dublin, avessel of 3000 tons bound from SanFrancisco to Liverpool with a generalcargo. After remaining with her sometime, the Coxswain was asked by theCaptain to take a message to Lloyd'sAgent at Brixhani, and the weatherhaving moderated somewhat, this wasdone. On their return, as the wind wasstill dropping, the services of the Life-boat were no longer required ; she there-fore returned to her moorings duringthe afternoon.

WINCHELSEA, SUSSEX.—A telephonemessage was received on the 2nd Mayfrom Dungeness stating that a vesseloff Dengemarsh was flying a signal," Want immediate assistance." Thecrew and helpers of the Life-boat JohnWilliam Dudley were assembled with alldespatch, and the boat smartly launched,the helpers wading into the sea up to theirnecks in order to get her clear. Thevessel proved to be the ship Derwent, ofLondon, which in the strong south-

westerly gale prevailing had brokenadrift from the tug which had had her intow. The Life-boat stood by her, andlater, when the weather improved, shewas again taken in tow by the steamer.The Life-boat then started to return toWinchelsea, but on account of the heavycross sea running had to make forDungeness, where she remained, thatnight, returning to Wincholsea nextmorning.

FOLKESTONE, KKXT. — At 7.20 r.M.| on 14th May the signal was lircddenoting the Life-bout was required toassist some vessel in distress, and a

; steamer was seen in the fog making forthe shore to the east of Folkestone.Within a very short time the Lesliehad been launched, and was alongside

1 ready to render aid if necessary. The| vessel, which proved to be the steam-ship Marzo, of Bilbao, had been incollision about four miles olF, sus-taining serious damage, arid was ina sinking condition when beached.Shortly after the arrival of the Life-boat a tug came from Dover, and it wasthen decided to move the steamer to asafer position. This was carried outby the aid of the tug and Life-boatmen,the pumps being kept going all night.Meanwhile efforts were made to stop theleaks, the Leslie remaining alongside,and next morning the steamer wastaken successfully to Dover, where shewas docked. The Life-boat then re-turned to Folkestone, which was reachedabout 8 P.M.

FEBRUARY, 1905.] THE LI1E-BOA.T. SOS

On the 5th October, about 10 P.M.,signals of distress were seen from afishing-smack being driven before astrong gale from the S. W. The assemblysignal was made, and many willinghands quickly got the Life-boat Leslieto the water's edge; here a desperatestruggle to launch took place. Enor-mous waves struck the boat, andtime after time washed her broadsideon ; but in spite of the difficulty of theirtask the launchers stuck to their post,and the Life-boat was at length gotclear of the beach. A flare was thenseen oil'Copt Point, and the boat madefor it. When nearing the smack, whichwas the Good Intent, of Folkestone, aheavy sea struck the Life-boat andwashed two of the crew out of her;happily the next wave brought the boatclose to them, and both were picked up.The Life-boat, was then anchored andveered alongside the wreck, the threemen on board were rescued and theboat started ou the return journey.Notwithstanding the lateness of thehour large crowds had assembled on theharbour piera awaiting the return ofthe Life boat, and at 2.30 A.M. a tre-mendous cheer from the crowd denotedthe safe return of the boat and thesuccess of her mission. The crewwere loud in their praises of the Life-boat, and said she behaved splendidlythroughout. Having landed the ship-wrecked men the boat was left inthe harbour under the care of twowatchmen, but her services were fortu-nately not required again. The smackwithin a short time of her crew beingtaken off was dashed on to the rocksand totally wrecked.

The Committee of Management as aspecial mark of their appreciation of thegallantry displayed during this serviceconferred the Silver Medal of theInstitution with a framed copy of thevote inscribed on vellum on theCoxswain Superintendent, Mr. S. COOK,and made an additional monetary grantto each of the crew.

MAKYPORT, CUMBERLAND.—Shortlybefore 11 P.M. on the 18th May it wasreported that a vessel was showingsignals of distress on the north side ofthe harbour. The Life-boat Civil Service

No. 5 was launched and proceeded toher assistance. The weather was verysqually, a moderate W.N.W. galeblowing, and a rough broken sea, butwithin a quarter-of-an-hour the Life-boathad rescued the crew of three hands fromthe vessel, which was the schooner Jane,of Wigtown, with a cargo of pitwood ;she had been making for the harbourwhen she stranded; eventually shebecame a total wreck.

ST. DAVID'S, P E M B R O K E S H I R E . —! Shortly after mid-clay on the 25th May

the Chief Officer of Coastguard reportedtbat he had just received a telegramfrom Swansea, stating that the captainof the s.s. Tyne had reported a ship-wrecked crew on the North Bishop'sRock. When observed by the steamerher life-boat was at once launched,but they were unable to effect any com-munication on account of the high searunning. Immediately on receipt of thenews the Life-boat Gem was despatchedto the help of the five men, whom theyfound on the rock as stated ; they weretaken into the Life-boat without delayand landed in safety at St. David's.They subsequently stated that theirvessel, the schooner Edith Crossjield, ofBarrow, had struck the rock at G P.M.on the 23rd and sank in half an hour.Happily they had all managed to geton to the rock in safety, but werecompelled to remain there as the ship'sboat was wrecked in landing.

HOPK COVE, DEVONSHIRE.—During adense fog in the Channel on the 27thMay, the passenger steamer Ladt/Hudson Kinahan, of Dublin, ran ashorehalf a mile to the eastward of the " Holt

: Tail," on the, South Devon, coast.Information reached Hope Cove at9.15 P.M., and the Life-boat Alexandrapi'oceeded to the vessel with alldespatch. Twenty-six of the passengers

i were taken into the Life-boat and landed.In the meantime steps were taken torefloat the steamer, and when this wassuccessfully accomplished those whowished were taken back to the vesselwhich, in a damaged condition, pro-ceeded to Plymouth. The Life-boatthen returned to her station.


ISLE OP WlGHT.— On

the 28th May, during a temporary liftin the prevailing fog, a schooner wasobserved on the Atherfield Ledge. Thecrew of the Life-boat Catherine Swiftwere summoned, and the boat proceededto the vessel's assistance. On going along-side they found that she was the Dolly,of Harburg, bound from Teignmouth toLeith with a cargo of china clay. Akedge anchor was laid out, and anunsuccessful attempt made to get her off.Later another attempt was made withthe assistance of a tug, but withoutavail, and she gradually filled withwater. The crew of five hands werethen taken into the Life-boat, whichlanded them in safety about noon.

S C A R B O R O U G H , YORKSHIRE. — TheLife - boat Queensbury was launchedabout 7.30 A.M. on the morning ofthe 9th June to render assistance tothe fishing fleet, which had to returnto harbour on account of the weather.The cobles left for the fishing groundsabout 3 o'clock in the morning, andshortly afterwards the N.E. wind in-creased until it was blowing half a gale,causing the sea to make very quickly.The Life-boat stood by ready to renderassistance in the event of any casualty,but happily her help was not calledfor.

SOUTHWOI.D, SUFFOLK.—About 10 P.M.on the 9th June it was reported that apunt, named the Sapid, belonging toSouthwold, had not returned ashore.As the wind was blowing strongly

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from E. by S., accompanied by a verynasty sea, the No. 2 Life-boat Rescuewas launched, and for a time searchedfor the missing boat; in the darkness,however, she could not bo found. TheCoxswain then remained at sea untildaybreak, when the punt was seen abouta mile away. The Life-boat at once madefor it, and succeeded, about 4 A.M., inbringing both it and the four occupantsashore in safety.

A R B R O A T H , F O R F A R S I I I R E . — At3.30 A.M. on the 15th Juno two of thefishing cobles were observed trying tomake for the harbour. There was aheavy gale blowing from S.S.E., and it

was evident that they could not crossthe bar without considerable risk to themen on board. The Life-boat JamesStevens No. 13 was accordingly launched,and remained in attendance until bothcobles were in safety.

NORTH SUNDERLAND, NORTHUMBER-LAND.—During a whole W.S.W. galeand rough sea on the 16th June, thefishing-boat J'ili/rim, of liuckhaven, wasobserved about three miles oft" NorthSunderland Harbour showing signals ofdistress. At 3.45 P.M. the -Life-boatThomas Be/rick was sent to her assist-ance, taking with her a borrowed sail,as it appeared probable that the fishingboat's sails had been blown away. Thisproved to be the case, and after severalattempts the Life-boat got alongsideand placed the sail and five men oilboard. The boat's crew were muchexhausted, but with the assistance thusrendered they were able to bring theirboat safely into harbour.

On the 25th June the services of theThomas Bewick were again called intorequisition. Four of the herring boatsbelonging to the port were waiting forthe tide to rise sufficiently for them toget into harbour, but in the prevailingweather—a N.E. gale and heavy sea —the harbour authorities considered itdangerous and hoisted the warning signal.The boats having their catches of fishon board, the men were anxious to landthem and it was seen they intended totry to get in. As an attempt wouldbe attended with considerable risk, theLife-boat launched and proceeded outof the harbour, and convoyed each ofthe boats safely in.

The fishing-boat Affiance, of St. Ives,whilst bound for the fishing-grounds oilthe 28th July, stranded on the FameIslands, the weather being line and thesea smooth at the time. In responseto her signals of distress, the Life-boatThomas Bewick was despatched to assisther, and stood by the boat until thetide flowed sufficiently to float her ;the Life-boat then took her in tow andplaced her in safety in the roadstead.

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in response the crew quickly mustered,launched the boat, and at once pro-ceeded to the s.s. Lilian, of WestHartlepool, which was ashore in a verydangerous position to the south ofMumbles Head. On the arrival of theLife-boat an offer was made to take thecrew off, but this they declined as therewas no immediate danger. After stand-ing by the vessel for some time the boatreturned ashore; but later in the day,on the weather becoming rather threat-ening, the Life-boat again went off tothe vessel and remained by her untilafter hijjh water. As the Lilian provedto be badly damaged and was in a veryexposed position, no attempt was madeto float her ; and the Life-boat's assist-ance not being required she returnedto her station at 2 A.M.

BF.RWICK-ON-TWEED, NORTHUMBER-| LAND.—During a thick fog on the 24th

July, the s.s. Torbryan, of Glasgow,stranded on the rocks at Dodds Well,about 1 i miles north of BerwickHarbour, at 1.30 P.M. The life-savingapparatus went to her assistance andstood by in readiness, but towardsevening the Chief Officer of Coastguardsent a message to the Life - boatauthorities that it was desirable for theLife-boat to stand by during the night,in case she was required while attemptswere being made to refloat the steamer.The Life-boat Matthew Simpson wastherefore launched at G P.M. and pro-ceeded to the scene of the accident.She remained in attendance until 11P.M., when the vessel was refloatedwithout mishap, and she then returnedto Berwick.

YKALM RIVER, DEVONSHIRE. — Amessage was received shortly beforenine o'clock in the morning of the 6thAugust, stating that a sailing-bargewas in difficulties near the entrance toMothecombe Harbour. The Life-boatMichael Smart was at once launchedand proceeded to the barge, which wasfound dangerously near the rocks, andshipping a great deal of water, the crewof two men being in a very exhaustedcondition. She had put to sea theprevious evening, but her rudder carried

away ; she then anchored, but in theheavy weather which was prevailing,her cable also carried away, and whenthe Life-boat reached her she wasdepending only on two small anchors.As there was not much prospect of thebarge remaining afloat very long, thecrew were taken into the Life-boat,which then returned and landed themat Yealm Harbour.

ILFRACOMBE, NORTH DEVON. — Onthe morning of the 6th August, thellfraeombe Life-boat Go-operator No. -rescued two persons, who were foundin a pitiable condition in a fishingboat, which was dismasted and driftinghelplessly in a strong W.S.W. windand rough sea. The boat BonnieLad, of Sermen, had been fishing atSal von, and when about five miles eastof Lundy Island homeward bound,had her mast and sails blown awayin a squall, about 9 o'clock in theevening of the /5th. She drifted allthat night, and it was only due to bothmen bailing continuously and pumping,that she was kept afloat. About 9 A.M.she was observed from llfracombe, andreported to the Coxswain of the Life-boat. In less than f i v e minutes, theCo-operator No. '2 was launched, andwith the wind and tide in her favour,reached the disabled craft half an hourlater, off Watersmouth. It was atonce seen that the two men were in athoroughly exhausted state and almosthelpless. Two Life-boatmen were placedon board, who gave them rum andbiscuits, and it subsequently transpiredthat they had had nothing to eat for

: over twenty-four hours. The BonnieLad was then taken in tow, andboth boats reached llfracombe har-bour during the afternoon. The twomen, who were father and son, wereboth very grateful for their timelyrescue, and the elder man subsequentlystated that " he was never so delightedin his life as when he caught sight of theLife-boat." A few days later, after theirsafe return home, the Hon. Secretary

' of the llfracombe Branch, Mr. W. COLK,received a letter expressing the heartfeltgratitude of the rescued men and theirrelations to all who had assisted themin their hour of need.


KINGSTOWN, Co. DUBLIN. - - Aboutnoon on tbo Gth August, during astrong W.N.W. gale and rough sea, theCoastguard reported that the ketchStandard, of Fowey, was dragging heranchors and was in danger on a leeshore in Dublin Bay. The Life-boatDimleary was promptly launched, andproceeded to the place indicated. Tnthe meantime, tiie Standard had broughtup to her anchors, and on the arrival ofthe Life-boat was riding head to sea.As the crew were in no immediatedanger, the Life-boat stood by the ketchfor an hour, and then, finding herservices were not required any longer,returned to her station and was re-housed during the afternoon.

PENNON, ANGLESEY.—During a stronggale on the 6th August, the yacht Maude,of Glasgow, was observed flying a signalof distress while at anchor, and theLite-boat Christopher Brown at once pro-ceeded to her. Having anchored to

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windward, the Life-boat was veereddown to the yacht, and three of heroccupants were taken off; tho crew oftwo men, however, preferred to remainon board. The Life-boat thereforereturned without them and landed thethree men at Beaumaris. It appearedthat the yacht was on her way toScotland, but in the heavy weather losther sails and some of her spars; shethen anchored as stated above, andlater in the day was towed by a steamerto moorings off Bangor.

POOLBEG, Co. DUBLIN.—On Sunday,the 14th August, the yacht Psyche, ofDublin, drove ashore near the FlashLight, on the north bank of the Liffey,during a heavy squall in a westerly gale,and as the position of tho occupantswas O I K ; of great danger the Life-boatRichard Crcsswcll was promptly des-patched to their assistance. On reachingthe disabled vessel the crew, three innumber, were taken into the Life-boat,which conveyed them safely ashore.

HOWTH, Co. DUBLIN.—At 3 o'clockin the afternoon of the 25th August,two youths, aged 15 and 14 respec-tively, took a boat from her moorings inthe harbour and proceeded out to sea.

OH getting clear of the harbour, it wasnoticed by the onlookers that they wereinexperienced, and unable to managetheir craft. There was a strongW.N.W. breeze blowing with heavysqualls and a moderately high sea. Theboat, being driven before the wind and

' Otide, became unmanageable, and thelives of the lads were thought to be indanger. The Life-boat James StevensNo. 7 was therefore launched and wassent to their assistance. In the mean-time the wind lulled somewhat andshifted, and the lads rowed to theBailey Lighthouse Cliffs, where twoboatmen from the shore got on board.

i On the arrival of the Life-boat thewhole party was taken on board, andthe boat was towed back to harbour.

RHYL, FLINTSHIRE. — Shortly after; noon on the 3rd August, while a diver

was giving a performance fit thy pier-head, the attendant boat was capsized,

| throwing her two occupants into thewater. There was a moderate N.W.gale, accompanied by a very heavy sea

i at the time. With the assistance ofthe diver one of the men managed toreach the pier, but the other commencedto drift rapidly out to sea, clinging toau oar. As no small boat could launchin so heavy a sea, the Life-boat, CarolineHichardson, was signalled for. Within

j a few minutes the boat was in the water,i and with all speed proceeded to the-I drifting man, who was skilfully pickedup in a very exhausted condition. Assoon as the boat regained the shoremedical aid was given the unfortunateman, who in due time was successfullyrestored. The accident having occurredin the middle of the day, both the launchand the rescue were witnessed by sojuethousands of spectators.

LOWESTOFT, SUFFOLK.—About 8 A.M.on the 1st September the Coastguardgave information to the Coxswain of theNo. 1 Life-boat, Samuel Plimsoll, that avessel was aground on the Holm Sand.He promptly mustered his crew, andleft for the vessel in tow of a tug. Onreaching the sands the Life-boat wasanchored and veered down to the wreck,which proved to be the trawler PaulaBertha, of Ostend, outward bound from


Yarmouth. She was hard on the sandand leaking a great deal, the crewwere therefore taken into the boat,which then proceeded to get clear of thesands. In the meantime the trawleron the rising tide floated off' the sandinto deep water. The boat at once madefor her, and several of the men wereplaced on hoard, and an attempt madeto save her. A hawser was carriedto the tug, and the trawler was towedto Lowestoft and beached. During theservice there was a strong N.N.E.breeze, with a heavy sea running on thesands.

BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.—On theevening of the 5th September, a Spanishsteamer, when entering Blyth, collidedwith the s.s. Pena Cabarga, of Saiitancler,which was outward bound with a cargoof iron ore. The latter vessel neverthelessproceeded, but after getting a short dis-tance out to sea, it was found that shewas badly damaged, and she put about toreturn to harbour ; in doing so, however,she struck on the Seaton Sea Rocks andcommenced to settle down. Signals ofdistress were made, and in response theLife-boat Dash proceeded to her as-sistance. Shortly after the collision,fearing the steamer was about to sink,nine of the crew left her in one of theboats, and they were picked up by oneof the steam cutters belonging to theBlyth pilots. On the arrival of theDash, the remainder of the vessel'screw, fourteen jn number, were takenofl' the steamer. The Life-boat thenmade for the shore, taking one of thesteamer's life-boats in tow, containingthe ship's papers, the clothes of the crew,etc. The sea was rough at the time,with a moderate S.E. wind blowing.

ALDEBUKGH, SUFFOLK.—About 1 A.M.oil the 9th September, a telephonemessage was received from the ShipwashLight-vessel, stating that the brigantineLaura, of Whitstable, had been incollision with the Light-vessel, and wasthen drifting northwards. The Life-boat City of Winchester was launched,and proceeded to the Sauds, keeping asharp lookout, in the meantime, for thebrigantine, but without result. Onarrival at the Light-vessel, the mate ofthe Laura was found there, he havingbeen knocked overboard by the collision,and rescued by the Lightship men in adrowning condition. He was takeninto the Life-boat, which then proceededto make a further search for the missingvessel, hut no trace of her being found,the Life-boat returned ashore and landedthe man they had brought from theLight-vessel.

DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN.—During amoderate E.S.E. gale, signals of distresswere observed at 10.30 P.M. on the llthSeptember. The Civil Service No. 6Life-boat was immediately launched,and proceeded to the vessel, whichproved to be the pleasure yacht Ea/jle,of Douglas, and succeeded in rescuingher six passengers and crew of twohands. The yacht was hound fromDerby Haven to Douglas, and whenabout three miles south of DouglasHead, her rudder head was carriedaway by a heavy sea. In spite of theaccident, her occupants managed toreach Douglas, hut owing to the veryheavy seas running, were unable toenter the harbour, arid drifted into avery perilous position. When rescued,the yacht was in great danger of beingdashed on the Conister Rocks.

THE SHIPWRECK.THE crash of timbers and the rasp of rock, ; The mocking tongue of Death in frenzy wags

The stricken ship—mere plaything of the Beneath its ghostly, ghastly, fleshless lip.gale-

Lies helpless, while the cruel waters mock j . . . . .Her swaying, cracking masts and napping The curling breakers, with their mouths all

sail. I white,Fasten their long fangcd teeth upon the

The shrieking storm, the grinning, jaggedcrags,

Tear at the sea - tossed, death - doomed,battered ship ;

wreck,And drag her slowly down to lasting night,

Where tangled seaweed creeps along herdeck.

HAROLD EMBBY JONES, M.D., Mold.


SUMMARY OF MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.

THURSDAY, 13th October, 1904.Sir EDWARD BIBKBECK, Bart., V.P.,

in the Chair.Read 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 theirrecommendations be carried into effect.

Read the report of theDeputy Chief Inspectorof Life-boats on his recent visit to Cowes.

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

Northern District—Arbroath, Newburgh,Stonehaven, Johnshaven, Gourdon, Berwick-on-Tweed, North Berwick, Girvan, Campbel-town, Southend, Eyemouth and Buckhaven.

Southern District — Weymouth, Jersey,Guernsey, Swanage, Poole, Margate (twoboats), Broadstairs, Dover, Clacton-on-Sea,Walton-on-Naze and Harwich (two boats).

Western District — Tenby, Barry Dock,Penarth, Port Isaac, Padstow (two boats andsteam-tug), New Quay (Cornwall), Abersoch,Looe, Polkerris and Fowey, Mevagissey, Fal-mouth, St. Ives, Hayle, Sennen, Penzanceand Porthleven.

Irish District — Southport (two boats),Lytham, Fleetwood, Killough, Newcastle,Giles Quay, Greenore, Blackrock, Kingstown,and Fenit (Tralee).

Reported the receipt of the following specialcontributions since the last meeting:—Mr. ARCHIBALD MUIR (the late) £ s, d.

(additional) 100 - -" M. E. A." (annual subscription) 25 - -Harvest Service Offertories in

Aldringham Church, per theRev. C. du G. MAKEPEACE, M.A. 5 8 -

Offertory Fund, Christ's Hospital(Herts) School Chapel, per Mr.

JOHN B. SHARPE 5 - -Collected on board the s.s. Peerless,

p e r Capt. J . THOMAS . . . . 4 2 -Collected on board the steamer

Shamrock at Morecambe, perCapt. G. ROBINSON . . . . 3 15 -

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

The late Miss M. J. WALKER, of £ s. d.Holloway (additional) . . 4,001 12 9

The late Mrs. E. A. MOORE, ofOnslow Square (balance of resi-due) 1,262 5 G

The late Miss ELIZA DARLING, ofPhillimore Gardens, W. . . . 3GO - -

The late Mr. BENJAMIN HOCAKT,of Upper Norwood 250 - -

The late Mrs. HETTY RUDDOCK, ofClapham 202 12 G

The late Mr. HENRY JONKS, ofBristol 110 V 10

Ditto, per Wick Branch. . . . 36 15 11The late Mrs. S. M. THOMPSON, of

Wandsworth Common, in aid ofRhosneigir Station . . . . 90 -

Voted the thanks of the Committee to Mr.HEN-RY WARBEN and Mr. GEORGE HICKS, inrecognition of their past valuable services asHonorary Secretaries, respectively, of theWeymouth and Kessingland Branches of theInstitution, which offices they had justresigned.

Reported the transmission to their Stationsof the Aberdovey, Rhosneigir, and Shorehamnew Life-boats.

Paid 8,5312. for sundry charges in connectionwith various Life-boat Establishments.

Voted 1192. Is. 9rf. to pay the expenses of thefollowing Life-boat services :—•

Life-boat.

Aldeburgh .

Douglas .Gorleston No, 2

Teignmouth

Walton-on-Naze

Wexford

Vessel.Livessaved.

Brigantine Laura, ofWhitstable. Landed1 f rom Sh ipwashLight-vessel.

Yacht Eagle, of DouglasShrimp boat Adeline,

of Yarmouth. Savedboat a n d . . . .

Ketch Canterbury Belle,of Plymouth .

Schooner Willie, ofFaversham. Stoodby vessel.

Schooner Sarah AnnRuskell, of Dublin.Also saved a dog.

The Cromer Life-boat also assisted to savethe S.S. Rosalind, of Newcastle, and her crewof 17.

Voted 1571. 16s. M. to pay the expenses oflaunches of Life-boats, or assemblies of crews,at the following Stations, with the view ofassisting vessels in distress :—Arklow, Brix-ham, Castletown, Courtmacsherry, Fishguard,Gorleston No. 1, Hope Cove, Hornsea, Mary-port, Palling No. 2, Porthdinllaen, Rhyl,Wicklow, and Yarmouth.

Also U. 15s. to seven fishermen, who putoff in a boat from Torquay about 10 P.M., in amoderate S.E. breeze with a nasty groundswell, on the 18th September, to search foranother boat, in which three young men hadgone off earlier in the evening to attempt toroach Brixham.

THURSDAY, 10th November, 1904.

Captain the Hon. JOHN M. YOBKE, R.N.,in the Chair.

Read and confirmed the minutes of theprevious meeting.

Also read those of the Building, Financeand Correspondence, acd Wreck and RewardSub-Committees, and ordered that their recom-mendations be carried into effect.

Also read the minutes of the last meeting ofthe Central Committee of the Life-boat Satur-day Fund, and ordered that their recommen-dations be carried into effect.


Bead the report of the Chief Inspector ofLife-boats on his recent visits to the PortIsaac and Padstow Life-boat Stations :—

Also the report of the Deputy Chief In-spector of Life-boats on his visits to theIrvine, Troon, Girvan, Workington and PortIsaac Stations:—

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

Northern District—Maryport, Workington,Ardrossan, Ballantrae, Girvan, Troon, Irvine,Ayr, Berwick-on-Tweed, Anstruther, BroughtyFerry and Buckhaven.

Eastern District—Flamborough (two boats)and Bridlington Quay.

Southern District — Hythe, Folkestone,Winchelsea, Hastings, Harwich, Southend-on-Sea, Brixham, Torquay, Teignmouth, Ex-mouth and Lyme Regis.

Western District—St. Agnes (Scilly), Aber-dovey, Pwllheli, Rhosneigir, Barmouth,Aberystwyth, Porthleven, Porthoustock,Lizard and Cadgwith.

Irish District—Courtmacsherry, Ballycot-ton, Youghal, Helvick Head (Dungarvan Bay),Fethard, Tramore, Dunmore East, Wexford,Kilmore, Eosslare Harbour and Howth.

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

£ s. d.Ancient Order of Foresters (annual

subscription) 150 -Collected in Capt. HEYWOOD-LONS-

DALE'S Chapel at Shavington,Adderley, per the Rev. CHABLESJ. WINSER, M.A 4 18 3

Collected on board the s.s. Oak-wood, per Capt. T. B. LLOYD . 4 10 --

Collected in Hessle Parish Church,per Mr. L. STEOMBEBG . . . 3 10 1

—To be severally thanked.

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

The late Mrs. MABGAEET ARNEILL,of Glasgow 54G 11 2

The late Mrs. M. A. VAUGHAN, ofHighbury New Park, N., for aLife-boat to be called the Martha(on account) 520 - -

The late Mrs. E. BUCKLEY, of NewDelph-in-Saddleworth . . . 305 11 2

The late Miss FRANCES REYNOLDS,of Tunbridge Wells . . . . 200 - -

The late Miss ELIZABETH BEOWNE,of Parkstone, Dorset . . . . 100 - -

The late Mr. J. }?. BUTTEBS, ofPlymouth 100 - -

The late Mr. JAMES JEWITT, ofSouthport 57 2 10

Great regret was expressed at the death ofMr. E. P. ROSKBUGE, Honorary Secretary ofthe Porthoustock Branch of the Institution,and Mr. P. F. CABEY, Treasurer and AssistantHonorary Secretary of the Guernsey Branch,and it was decided to send letters of con-dolence to their families.

Voted the thanks of the Committee to Mr.

J. G. NEVIN, in recognition of his long andvaluable co-operation as Honorary Secretaryof the Torquay Branch of the Institution,which office he had just resigned.

Paid 2,8671. for sundry charges in connec-tion with various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 811. 12s. to pay the expenses of thefollowing Life-boat services :—-

LivesLife-boat. Vessel. saved.

Folkestone . . Fishing - lugger GoodIntent, of Folkestone 3

Greenore . . Steam yacht Mandolin,of London. Stood byvessel.

The llamsgate Life-boat assisted to saves.s. Abermoed, of Swansea.

Also 801. 2s. to pay for launching the Life-boats at the following stations, with the viewof assisting vessels in distress:—Ballywalter,Gorleston (steam), Lowestoft No. \ andPorthleven.

The Porthdinllaen Life-boat was alsolaunched to endeavour to save a vessel.

Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution,accompanied by a framed copy of the voteon vellum, to Mr. STEPHEN COOK, CoxswainSuperintendent of the Folkestone Life-boat,in recognition of his gallantry on the 5thOctober, when the Life-boat saved the crewof three hands of the fishing lugger GoodIntent. An additional pecuniary award wasalso made to each member of the crew.

Also the thanks of the Institution, inscribedon vellum and framed, together with the sumof 11. 10s. each, to Mr. WILLIAM COWLEY,Deputy Harbour Master at Harrington, andto Mr. JOHN ARMSTRONG, for gallantly puttingoff in a boat in a strong S.W. gale and veryheavy sea and rescuing the crew of three ofthe schooner Diamond, of Douglas, whichstranded off Harrington Harbour on the 5thOctober. A letter of thanks was also sent toCapt. MUHCHIE, Harbour Master, who directedthe operations on this occasion.

Also lOi. 5s., including medical expenses, toa man who was injured at the launch of theAldeburgh Life-boat on service on the 9thSeptember.

Also 10s. to a fisherman for rescuing twomen whose boat had been capsized on Teign-mouth Bar in f ine weather on the 18thOctober.

Also 11. 15s. to seven men for putting off ina boat in heavy weather on the 21st October,and rescuing three persons who had takenrefuge on the breakwater off ArdrossanHarbour, their boat having been swampedwhile attempting to reach Avdrossan iromHorse Island.

THURSDAY, 8th December, 1904,Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P.,

in the Chair.Read 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 recom-mendations be carried into effect.


Bead the report of the Chief Inspector ofLife-boats on his recent visits to Cowes andNewhaven.

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

Northern District—Stroinness, Longhope,Thurso, Dunbar and St. Andrews.

Eastern District — Hornsea, Withernsea,Hartlepool (three boats), Mablethorpe, Sutton,Donna Nook, Skegness, Wells, and Blakeney.

Southern District—Sidmouth, Yealm River,Plymouth, Salcombe, Hope Cove, and Margate(two boats).

Western District — Mullion, Coveraok,Minehead, Watchet, Burnham, Abersoch,Porthdinllaen, Pwllheli, Criccieth, Llan-ddwyn, and Llandudno.

Irish District — Hilbre Island, Hoylake,Formby, New Brighton (two boats), Peel,Castletown, Ramsey, Port Erin, Port St.Mary, Douglas, Lytham, St. Anne's (twoboats), and Fleetwood.

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

£ s. d.Independent Order of Oddfellows

(M. U.), annual subscription, 501.',Donations, 11, 8s. Sd 57 8 8

Collected on board the S.S.Golumvid,per Capt. W. BAXTER . ... 40 - -

Collected on board the P.S. EoyalSovereign,per Capt. E.J. HOLLAND 7 10 -

Collected in Hadnall Church,Salop, per the Rev. BKOOKJ; C.MORTIMER, M . A 4 - 9

H.M.S. Fantome, from the CanteenFund, per Lieut. E. J. G. MAC-KINNON, R.N 2 - -

—To be severally thanked.

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

The late Mr. ERNEST FREDEBICKDE WINTON TANFIELD VACHELL,of Llantwit-Majov 500 - -

The late Mrs. BARNES, of Whit-burn, per Whitburn Branch . . 100 - -

The late Miss ANN WILLIAMSON, ofCambridge Street, W 100 - -

The late Countess of Shaftesbury(balance) for Groomsport Branch 55 1 8

Ditto for Greencastle Branch 55 1 8The late Mrs. AMELIA BAGNALL, of

Upper Norwood, for Widows andOrphans on Coast of England 50 - -

Do. do. Ireland . 50 - -The late Mrs. SARAH BTTTEBS, of

Plymouth 45 - -

Great regret was expressed at the death ofMr. GEORGE LENNOX WATSON, who had formany years been Consulting Naval Architectto the Institution, and it was decided to senda letter of deep sympathy and condolence tohis widow.

Reported the transmission to its stationof the Sheringham new Life-boat.

Paid 7,459Z. for sundry charges in connec-tion with various Life-boat establishments.

Voted 1661the following

life-boat.Broads tairs

. 4s. 4fZ. to pay the expenses ofLife-boat services :—

Vessel.Livessaved.

Brooke .

EastbourneNo. 1

Gorleston No.',

Moelfre

Ramsey.

Scaton Carew ,

Barquentine Tweed, ofFaversham. Stood byvessel.

Steam dredger Triton,of Rotterdam .

Five fishing-boats ofEastbourne. Stoodby boats.

Fishing-boat Bui'ds, ofBanff. Stood by boat.

Schooner Ellen, of Wex-f o r d . . . . . .

Schooner ElizabethEllen Fisher, of Fleet-wood . . . . .

Boat of schooner CraigAlvali, of Dover .

10

The Harwich (steam) Life-boat assisted tosave the s.s, Tyne, of Newcastle; the New-biggin Life-boat assisted to save the s.s. Willie,of Amsterdam; and the Walnier Life-boatassisted to save the barque Pinin, of Genoa.

Also 867Z. 14s. 6d. to pay the expenses oflaunches of Life-boats, assemblies of crews,&c., with the view of rendering assistance tovessels in distress at the following places :—Aldeburgh, Balcary, Bridlington Quay,Broadstairs, Caister Nos. 1 and 2, Cullercoats,Dungeness No. 1, Formby, Gorlestou (steam),Harwich (steam), Hoylake, Lowestoft No. 1,Margate Nos. 1 and 2, New Brighton, NorthDeal, North Sunderland, Palling Nos. 1 and 2,Ramsgate, Scarborough, Shoreham, Southend-on-Sea, Suiiderland (South Outlet), Upgang,Walton - on - the - Naze, West Hartlepool,W'hitby, Winchelsea, Winterton No. 2, andYarmouth.

Directed that a special letter of thanks besent to Mr. W. J. OLIVER, Hon. Secretary atSunderland, for the active part he took in theproceedings at the stranding of the S.S-.Indianic, and for assisting to save a man whowas washed off his feet by a heavy wave.

Voted I I . 10s. to six fishermen, who put offin a coble with the view of assisting the crewof a fishing boat, who were making signals ofdistress off North Sunderland, in moderateweather, on the 19th November.

Also U. 10s. to three men, for saving threeof the crew of four hands of the fishing-boatFamily Friend, of Kilkeel, which sank 011Carlingford Bar, in a moderate S.W. windand moderate sea, about midnight on the 3rdOctober. The fourth man was unfortunatelydrowned before the salvors could reach him.

Also 11. 10s. to three men, for rescuing thecrew of three hands of the ketch Commodore,of Watchet, which was driven on to the sea wallat Burnham, in a moderate westerly gale andrough sea, on the 7th November. The threemen were lowered, with ropes round themwaist deep into the water and succeeded ineffecting communication with the ketch.Also 12s. 6d. to five other men who assistedin the rescue.


Services of the Life-boats of the Institution during 1904.

1004.Jan. 1. 8.30 a.m.

12.13p.m.

„ 9„ 12,, 15

„ 10.

„ 16.

„ 17.

„ 21.

,,: 21.,, 27.

,, 27.„ 28.„ 29.„ 29.

Feb. 5.

„ 12.

„ 12.

„ 12.„ 12.

,, 12.

,, 12.

„ 13.

„ 13.„ 13.

„ 1C.„ 17.,, 18.„ 19-

8. 0 a.m.4.10p.m.

-16. 7.0a.m.

8. 0 a.m.

3.45 p.in.

6.27 a.m.

10. Op.m.

11.30p.m.

8.15 a.m.

11. 0 p.m.11.15 a.m.6. 5 p.m.7. 0 p.m.3. Oa.m.

1.15p.m.

2. Op.m.

2.15 p.m.4.24 p.m.

6.10p.m.

11. 0 p.m.

2. 5 a.m.

10.45 a.m.1.55 p.m.

7.30 a.m.6.45 a.m.1.40a.m.

21. 5.30a.m.

Livessaved.

Barqus Faulconnicr,oi Dunkirk. Courtmacsherry Life-boat saved 11Ketch John Bees, of Plymouth. Newquay (Cornwall) Life-boat

saved vessel and 3S.S. Helca, of Copenhagen. Yarmouth Life-boat stood by vessel.Ketch Esther, of Appledore. Ilfraeombe Life-boat landed 2.Steam trawler Jules Orban de Xivry, of Ostend. Palling No. 2

Life-boat assisted to save vessel.Five fishing-cobles, of Cullercoats. Cullercoats Life-boat stood

by cobles.Ketch Annie Christian, of Liverpool. Watchet Life-boat saved

vessel and 4Schooner Jasper, of Fowey. Caistor No. 1 .Life-boat landed 4

from the Newarp Light-vessel.S.S. Cayo Bonito, of London. Whitby No. 1 Life-boat assisted

to save vessel.S.S. Cayo Bonito, of London. Upgang Life-boat assisted to save

vessel.Brigantine Sam Wellcr, of Brixham. Palling^ No." 1 Life-boat

stood by vessel.Steam trawler Glencsk,ol North Shields. BoulmerLife-boatlandedl.

Ditto ditto ditto rescued 8Schooner Useful, of Barrow. Ramsey Life-boat rescued . . . 4Fishing-cobles, of Arbroath. Arbroath Life-boat stood by cobles.S.S. Peua Bocias, of Santander. Sunderland (South Outlet)

Life-boat rendered assistance.Schooner Irish Girl, of Dundalk. Holyhead (Steam) Life-boat

assisted to save vessel.Schooner Emily Warbrick, of Fleetwood. Moelfre Life-boat

landed 5.Fishing-cobles, of Girvau. Girvan Life-boat rendered assistance.Schooner Progress, of Wicklow. Llandudno Life-boat took

derelict out of track of vessels.Brig Commerce, of Newhaven. Newhaven Life-boat assisted to

save vessel.Ketch Ameliaand Ann, of Goole. Palling No. 2 Life-boat assisted

to save vessel.Brigantine Mary Annie, of Folkestone. Palling No. 1 Life-boat

rescued 1Ketch Ocean Pearl, of Wexford. Howth Life-boat saved vessel and 3Trawler Annie, of Brixham. Padstow No. 1 Life-boat assisted to

save vessel.Yacht Lady Lucy, of Liverpool. Bhyl Life-boat saved . . . 1Ship \\ellgunde, of Hamburg. Bally waiter Life-boat stood by vessel.S.S. Lilian, of Newcastle. Seaham Life-boat saved . . . . 12S.S. Lake Michigan, of Liverpool. Dungeness No. 2 Life-boat

stood by vessal and transferred 46 persons to a tug.


Lives1904. saved.

Feb. 19-20. 10.0a.m. S.S. Lake Michigan, of Liverpool. Dungeness No. 1 Life-boatstood by vessel.

,, 20-25. 8.0 a.m. Ditto ditto Winchelsea Life-boat stood by vessel.,, 20. 3. Op.m. Ditto ditto Dungeness No. 1 Life-boat landed 46 from tug.,, 22-25. 11.0 a.m. Ditto ditto Dungeness No. 2 Life-boat stood by vessel,„ 24. 9.30a.m. A fishing-boat, of Gourdon. Gourdon Life-boat remained in

attendance.„ 26. 1.45 a.m. S.S. Villalegre, of Aviles. Boulmer Life-boat rescued . . . 20

Mar. 1. 12.30 a.m. Ditto ditto ditto landed 6.Feb. 20. 9.40 a.m. Schooner Leif, of Rudkjobing. Walton-on-Naze Life-boat assisted

to save vessel.„ 26. 2.20p.m. Fishing-boat Olive, of Banff. Wick Life-boat rendered assistance.,, 26. G.14p.m. Ship Alauda, of Hamburg. Weymouth Life-boat stood by vessel.,, 27. 8.38 a.m. Barque Actceon, of Drammen. Winterton No. 2 Life-boat stood

by vessel.Mar. 4. 9. 0 a.m. S.S. MargaretUe, of Bergen. Broadstairs Life-boat assisted to

save vessel.„ 4. 7.45 p.m. Ketch Eothie May, of Fowey. Margate No. 1 Life-boat saved

vessel and 4,, 5. 12.40 p.m. Fishing-boats of Stonehaven. Stonehaven Life-boat remained in

attendance.,, 7. Midnight. Schooner Yarra Yarra, of Skerries. Eosslare Harbour Life-boat

saved 3„ 8. 6.15 a.m. S.S. AyutUia, of London. Runswick Life-boat saved . . . . 36„ 9. 6.27 p.m. Shrimp boat Falcon, of Yarmouth. Gorlestou No. 2 Life-boat

saved boat and 2„ 9. 11.45p.m. Steam launch Starry, of Lowestoft. Margate No. 1 Life-beat

saved 3,, 10. 4.40a.m. Ketch Robert Henry, of Rye. Margate No. 1 Life-boat saved

vessel and 3„ 12. 3.20 a.m. Brigantine Eleanor, of Yarmouth. Ramsgate Life-boat assisted

to save vessel.,, 20. 9.50p.m. Barque Gicydyr Castle, of Liverpool. Kamsgate Life-boat

assisted to save vessel.„ 21. 4.55 a.m. S.S. Clan Grant, of Glasgow. Holyhead (Steam) Life-boat stood

by vessel.„ 21. C. 0 a.m. Schooner licgiilus, of Riga. Ramsgate Life-boat assisted to save

vessel.„ 21. 1. 0 a.m. Schooner Antje, of Geestemunde. New Romney Life-boat saved 5„ 24. 4. 0 a.m. Steam trawler Frobislier, of Yarmouth. Pakefield Life-boat

assisted to save vessel and 9„ 26. 6.20 p.m. A Fishing-boat of Montrose. Montrose No. 2 Life-boat saved . 4,, 27. 8.30 a.m. S.S. Maggie Boss, of Aberdeen. Staithes Life-boat saved . . . C„ 29. 4.15 a.m. Ketch Progress, of Brixham. Newhaveu Life-boat stood by

vessel.„ 29. 12.40a.m. Trawler Industry, of Lowestoft. Lowestoft No. 2 Life-boat saved 5,, 30. 2.30 a.m. Trawler Industry, of Lowestoft. Lowestoft No. 2 Life-boat

assisted to save vessel.April 1. 5. 0 p.m. Yacht Little Teal, of Berwick. Berwick-on-Tweed Life-boat

saved yacht and 3,, ?. 1.15 p.m. S.S. Belle, of Wexford. Wexford Life-boat saved a„ 3. 4.33 a.m. Yacht Shrimp, of Rockferry. Hoylake Life-boat rescued . . 4„ 3. 11.25 a.m. Steam launch Sterry, of Lowestoft. Porthleveu Life-boat

rendered assistance.,, 5. 7.30p.m. Smack Annie, of Wexford. Wexford Life-boat rescued . . . 7,, 6. 10.15p.m. Steam trawler Ben Venue, of Aberdeen. Peterhead Life-boat

saved 9„ 10-11. 6.5p.m. Barquentine Jessie, of Drogheda. Port Logan Life-boat stood

by vessel.„ 11-12. 1.0p.m. Barquentine Jessie, of Droghcda. Port Logan Life-boat rendered

assistance.,, 13. 9.30 a.m. Barque Baldur, of Trondhjem. Kingsdowne Life-boat assisted

to save vessel.„ 15. 5.15 p.m. Fishing coble Lady Morris, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 Life-boat

saved 3Fishing-cobles, of Whitby. Whitby No. 1 Life-boat landed 1 and

remained in attendance.,, 18. 3.15 p.m. Smack George Evans, of Cardigan. Fishguard No. 2 Life-boat

rendered assistance.May 2. 7.20 a.m. Schooner Tlie Saint, of Padstow. Totland Bay Life-boat saved . 6


Lives190* saved.

May 2. 10. 0 a.m. Four-masted barque Howth, of Dublin. Torquay Life-boat stoodby vessel.

„ 2. 4.25 p.m. Ship Derwent, of London. Winchelsea Life-boat stood by vessel.,, 14. 3.55p.m. A rowing-boat, of Gt. Yarmouth. Gorleston No. 1 Life-boat

landed 3.., 14. 7. Op.m. Schooner Emma Louise, of Harburg. Newhaven Life-boat saved G„ 14. 7.40p.m. S.S. Marzo, of Bilbao. Folkestone Life-boat rendered assistance.,, 18. 11. 5p.m. Schooner Jane, of Wigtown. Maryport Life-boat saved . . . 3,, 25. 1. 5 p.m. Schooner Edith Cross field, of Barrow. St. David's Life-boat

landed 5.,, 27. 10. Op.m. S.S. Lady Hudson Kinahan, of Dublin. Hope Cove Life-boat

landed 26.,, 28. 4. 0 a.m. Schooner Dolly, of Harburg. Atherfield Life-boat saved . . . 5

June 5 -G. 3.20 p.m. S.S. Osprey, of London. Winterton No. 1 Life-boat saved . . 30,, 9. 7.30 a.m. Fishing-cobles, of Scarboro'. Scarboro' Life-boat stood by cobles.,, 9. 11. Op.m. Punt Rapid, of Southwold. Southwold No. 2 Life-boat saved

boat and 3,, 10. 10. 0 a.m. Three fishing-cobles, of Whitby. Whitby Life-boat remained in

attendance.,, 15. 3.45 a.m. Two fishing-cobles of Arbroath. Arbroath Life-boat stood by

cobles.,, 1C. 3.45 p.m. Fishing-boat Pilgrim, of Buckhaven. North Sunderland Life-

boat rendered assistance.,, 25. 9.15 a.m. Four fishing-cobles, of North Sunderland. North Sunderland

Life-boat remained in attendance.July G. 12.15p.m. S.S. Lillian, of West Hartlepool. Swansea Life-boat stood by

vessel.„ 19. 7. 0 a.m. Fishing-cobles, of Staithes. Staithes Life-boat stood by cobles.,, 24. 6. Op.m. S.S. Torbryan, of Glasgow. Berwick-on-Tweed Life-boat stood

by vessel.,, 28. 8.10p.m. Fishing-boat Affiance, of St. Ives. North Sunderland Life-boat

rendered assistance.Aug. G. 9. 5 a.m. Barge Thrush, of Plymouth. Yealm River Life-boat saved 2 •

,, G. 9.55 a.m. Fishing-boat Bonnie Lad, of Penzance. Ilfracombe Life-boatsaved boat and 2

,, G. 12.30p.m. Ketch Standard, of Fowey. Kingstown No. 2 Life-boat stood byvessel.

,, 6. 2.40 p.m. Yacht Maude, of Glasgow. Penmoii Life-boat landed 3. :

,, 14. 3.45p.m. Yacht I'syclie, of Dublin. Poolbeg Life-boat saved . . . . 3,, 15. 4 .0p .m. A rowing-boat of Howth. Howth Life-boat assisted boat.,, 31. 1. Op.m. A rowing-boat of Rhyl. Rhyl Life-boat saved 1

Sept. 1. 8.30 a.m. Trawler Paula Bertha, of Ostend. Lowestoft No. 1 Life-boat !assisted to save vessel and G

,, 5. 8.30p.m. S.S. Peiia Cabarga, of Santander. Blyth Life-boat saved . . 14,, 9. 1.45 a.m. Brigantine Laura, of Whitstable. Aldeburgh Life-boat landed

one man from the Shipwash Light Vessel.,, 11. 10.45p.m. Pleasure-yacht Eayle, of Douglas. Douglas Life-boat saved . . 8,, 17. 6.55 a.m. Shrimp-boat Adeline, of Yarmouth. Gorleston No. 2 Life-boat j

saved boat a n d 2 1,, 22. 5.45p.m. Schooner Sarah Ann Ruskell, of Dublin. Wexford Life-boat j

rescued 5(Also a dog.)

,, 27. 6. 8 a.m. Schooner Willie, of Faversham. \Valton-ou-Naxe Life-boatstood by vessel. :

Oct. 5. 8.55p.m. Ketch Canterbury Belle, of Plymouth. Teignmouth Life-boatrescued 3 \

,, 5. 10.50p.m. Fishing-boat Good Intent, of Folkestone. Folkestone Life-boatsaved 3 j

,, 8 10. 10. Op.m. S.S. Rosalind, of Newcastle. Cromer Life-boat assisted to save •vessel and 17

,, 10. 1.45a.m. Steam yacht Mandolin, of London. Greenore Life-boat stood byvessel. " I

„ 27. 11.55 a.m. S.S. Abermaed, of Swansea. Ramsgate Life-boat assisted to save jvessel. !

Nov. 10. 3.50a.m. Schooner Elizabeth. Ellen Fisher, of Fleetwood. Ramsey Life-boat rescued 4

,, 10-11. 11.15 p.m. S.S. Willie, of Amsterdam. Newbiggin Life-boat assisted tosave vessel.

,, 11. 4.15 a.m. Fishing-boat Burds, of Banff. Gorleston No. 2 Life-boat stoodbv vessel.

1IST FEBRUARY, 1905.] THE LIFE-BOAT. 317

Lives1904.

Nov. 18.„ W.

„ 21.

,, 22.22

',', 2S!

„ 26.„ 30.

Dec. 4.„ 4.

8.8.

,, 9.g,, */.

., 9.„ 9.., 9.

„ 9.

, 10., 11-, 12., 12., 12

,, 13.

,, 13.:. 13.

„ 13.„ 13.„ 1*.„ 10.,, 1C.

„ 10.„ 30.

„ 30.

„ 30

„ 30.

„ 30.

saved.2. Op.m.5.55 p.m.

10.30 p.m.

2. 0 a.m8.30 a.m.2.41 p.m

12.30 p.m7.40 a.m.

10. 0 a.m3. Op.m.

11.30 a.m.10. 0 p.m.

G. Oa.m.G, 0 ci.ui9. Oa.m.

10.15 a.m7. Op.m

8. 20 p.m

12.37 p.m8.55 p.m3.30 p.m4.45 p.m

13. 10.20 p.

0.26 a.m

5.15 a.m3. 0 a.m

8.40 a.m10.30 a.m.

4.15 a.m10. 0 a.m.

3.45 p.m

7.30 p.m9.10 a.m

10.30 a.m

12.30 p.m

10.40 a.m

11.50 a.m

The next number

Steam dredger Triton, of Kotterdam. Brooke Life-boat rescued.Fishing-boat Mizpah, of North Sunderland. North Suuderland

Life-boat stood by boat.Five fishing-boats, of Eastbourne. Eastbourne No. 1 Life-boat

stood by boats.Schooner Ellen, of Wexford. Moelfre Life-boat rescued .Boat of sch. Craig Alvah, of Dover. Seaton Carew Life-boat savedS.S. Tync, of Newcastle. Harwich (Steam) Life-boat assisted to

save vessel.Barque Pen-in, of Genoa. Walmer L.-boat assisted to save vessel.Barquentine Tweed, Faversham. Broadstairs Life-boat stood by.Brigantine Carrie Belle, of Plymouth. Poole Life-boat stood by.Ketch Zenoltia, of London. Poole Life-boat assisted to save vessel.Five fishing-boats, of Cromer. Cromer Life-boat stood by boats.

Ketch Shamrock, of Barnstaple. Appledore No. 1 Life-boat rescuedA coble of Newbig^in Newbi^^in Life-boat saved .Dandy Catherine Latham, of Chester. Blackrock Life-boat rescuedSch. Agnes, of Preston. Skerries Life-boat assisted to save vessel.Three fishing-boats, of Port Isaac. Port Isaac Life-boat rendered

assistance.Cutter Take Care, of Portsmouth. Totland Bay Life-boat rendered

assistance.S.S. Ulloa, of Barcelona. New Brighton (Steam) Life-boat landed 1.S.S. Ulloa, of Barcelona. New Brighton (Steam) Life-boat rescuedBoat 3felrose Abbey, of Wexford. Wexford Life-boat rescued.Fishing-boat Rosebud, of Portavogic. Cloughey Life-boat rescued

m. Barque Tmtraine, of Nantes. Groomsport Life-boat stood byvessel.

. Hopper barge Ilhinoceros, of London. New Brighton (Steam)

. Ditto Hilbre Island Life-boat assisted to save barge.S.S. Tweed, of Berwick-on-Tweed. Berwick-on-Tweed Life-boat

stood by vessel.Flat Fair Trade, of Llandulas. Hoylake Life-boat saved . .Schooner Dams, of Christiansand. Dunbar Life-boat saved .Ketch Dolphin, of Bideford. Clovelly Life-boat rescued .S.S. Bonawe, of Glasgow. Irvine Life-boat rendered assistance.S.S. Filippo Artelli, of Trieste. Palling No. 2 Life-boat assisted

to save vessel.. Ditto Winterton No. 2 Life-boat assisted to save vessel.. Fishing-boat Ebenezcr, of Johnshaven. Johnshaven Life-boat

rendered assistance.. Barge Sandy, of London. Southend-on-Sea Life-boat rescued .

Afterwards saved barge.. Barge Kimbcrley, of Ipswich. Southend-on-Sea Life-boat saved

. Schooner Nancy, of Goole. Lowestoft No. 1 Life-boat assistedto save vessel.

. Schooner Jumper, of Bideford. Clovelly Life-boat rescued . .

Total lives saved by the Life-boats in 1904, in addition to

Life-boats also landed 104 persons, some of whom had takenrefuge on light vessels, while others were broughtashore in the Life-boats as a precautionary measure.

Be wards were also granted by the Institution in the same periodfor saving by means of Fishing- and other Boats, etc. . • .

Total for 1904

NOTICE.of the LIFE-BOAT JOURNAL, containing the Annual Report,

icill be published on the 1st May.

10

48

4414

1023

6

383

3

2

4

390

138

528

d-e.t

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION,SUPPORTED SOLELY BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.

Ration—3§w JTOost (KractDtts JEajestg tfje Hing.^resilient—His KOYAL HISHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALKS, K.G.

—SIR EDWARD BIRKBEOK, BART., V.p. 3Beput]j=«rfjairtnan—COLONEL FiizEoY CLAYTON, V.P.

Srcrttarg—CHARLES DIBDIS, ESQ., F.Jt.G.S.

Te'egraphic Address:

" LIFE-BOATINSTITUTION,

LONDON."

Telephone:

No. 2964("GERRARDEXCHANGE.")

A P P E A L .THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT have to state that during the past year (1904) the

EOYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION expended £84,860 on its Life-boat Establishments,

GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE WORK OF THE INSTITUTION DURING 1904.

Number of Lives rescued by Life-boats, In addition to 37Vessels and Boats saved by them and 104 persons landedfrom vessels in distress and lightships

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

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

Total .

390138

6,77721

138

195

48 528 £6,777 1 6

i. d.

1 6

The number of Lives saved either by the Life-boats of the Society, or by special exertionsfor which it has granted rewards since its formation in 1824 (to 31st Deo., 1904), is 44,889. Therewards and recognitions granted by the Institution in the same period comprise 99 GoldMedals and Clasps, 1,206 Silver Medals and Clasps, 63 Decorations, 367 Binocular Glasses,15 Telescopes, 60 Aneroid Barometers, 1,755 Votes of Thanks, inscribed on vellum andframed, 163 Certificates of Service framed, and £248,777 in money.

The Committee earnestly appeal to the British Public for Funds to enable them tomaintain their 285 Life-boats now on the Coast and their Crews in the most perfect state ofefficiency. This can only be effected by a large and permanent annual income. The AnnualSubscriptions, Donations and Dividends are quite inadequate for the purpose. The Committeeare confident that in their endeavour to provide the brave Life-boatmen, who nobly hazardtheir lives in order that they may save others, with the best possible means for carrying ontheir great work, they will meet with the entire approval of the people of this the greatestmaritime country in the world, and that their appeal will not be made in vain, so that thescope and efficiency of our great Life-saving Service, of which the Nation has always been soproud, may not have to be curtailed.

Annual Subscriptions and Donations are earnestly solicited, and will be thankfullyreceived by the Secretary, CHARLES DIBDIN, Esq., at the Institution, 20, CHASING CEOSSROAD, London; by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. COUTTS AND Co., 440, Strand;and by all the other Bankers in the United Kingdom.—February, 1905.

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