The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-27 00:00:00

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GALLANT LIFEBOAT' SERVICES.

The following is a copy of a report that has been
forwarded to the Royal National Lifeboat Institu-
tion detailing the very important services rendered
by the Ramsgate lifeboat, in conjunction with the
Commissioners' steam tug, iu rescuing during a
heavy gale of wind the crew of nine men of the
barque Linda, of Whitby, stranded on the North
Sand head of th 9 Goodwin Sands, on Monday
night, and on Tuesday morning the crew of 13
men of the Swedish barque Ariel, of Gottenburg,
which was founddismasted :—"Ramsgate-harbour,
Tuesday, Noon.—Last night, at 11 o'clock, it then
blowing a strong gale from the north-east with
rain, several signal guns were fired from the Gull
Lightship. The weather at the time being thick
with rain, we were unable to observe the rockets.
The Northumberland lifeboat was immediately
manned, and at about 11.30 p.m. we proceeded in
tow of the harbour steamer towards the Goodwin
Sands. On our way out we observed the flashes of
guns and rockets from the North Sand Head, to
which direction we at once shaped our course. On
nearing the sand we saw tar-barrels burning and
other lights displayed from a vessel. We soon after
discovered her to be on shore on.the North Sand
Head. We then steered for her, and approached
within nine fathoms of water; there being a terrific
sea at the time, it was as near as we could ap-
proach with safety. We then slipped the lifeboat,
and she proceeded through the heavy seas in grand
style, and when within hail of the vessel we let go
our anchor just to windward of her. Lifeboatman
Henry Venion, at this time, was unfortunately
washed overboard by a very heavy sea ; he was,
however, providentially saved by the lifelines sus-
pended round the lifeboat. We then sheered along-
side the vessel. She being in shallow water the
lifeboat was obliged to beat over the sand to her.
On arriving alongside she proved to be the barque
Linda, of Whitby, Jarvis master, from Middles-
borough for Alexandria, with railway iron,
about 300 tons burden. The crew, nine in number,
immediately jumped on board the lifeboat. We
then secured the cable to the starboard bow to give
her a sheer, then set the foresail and gave her a
spring off with the cable, which afterwards we
were obliged to slip ; we then run to leeward and
joined the Vulcan steamtug, it blowing at this time
a very heavy gale S,S.E., the wind having shifted
since we boarded her. We then returned for the
harbour, where we arrived about 3 30 this morning
and landed the crew in safety. The master of the
stranded vessel on landing informed us that he
thought that there would be a chance of her coining
off. We accordingly proceeded out again to herheip
about half-past 4 this morning ; we arrived along-
side at daylight, and found her full of water. On
looking round the sand we observed another vessel
on shore cn the off part North Sand Head, when
the Gull Light immediately fired. We then pro-
ceeded round the North Sand Head, and shaped
our course along the edge of the sand. On nearing
the vessel we saw the crew on her decks, her three
masts having gone. It was at this time blowing a
r
strong gale from S.W., with a heavy se!t._ 111 e
then towed the lifeboat to windward,and
her, when she proceeded through the
brimculty
alongside the vessel, and, with greatin
be-
tween the heavy seas, we succeededhe proved
vessel g
din rescu
them one by one, 13 in number. Tolten slipped
water
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of deals. We then shoved off from the vessel, and
made our way for the
crew on board, excepting the master, who preferred
remaining
lifeboat,
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then
with deals. The
steamer he
should come off; she
remaining on board
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Sand
this morning. our, where
she arrived about
lifeboat (Signed) James
master of the ; Daniel Reading,
Hogben,
master of the steamtug Vulcan; attested by me,
harbour master;'
Francis Shaw,lt may be remem-
bered that in February last this valuable lifeboat
saved, under circumstances of great peril, no less
than 19 persons from the Spanish brig Samaritan°,
wrecked on the Wedge Sand, off Margate. We
may add that Hogben, the gallant and skilful cox-
swain of the Ramsgate lifeboat,
has been presented
for his previous services, the
silver medal of the
National Lifeboat Institution. This valuable life-
boat has been the means, d •
during the few years she
has been on her station of saving 110 poor fellows
from
a watery grave.

IMPROVEMENTS IN CLARE-MARKET. —A most
useful undertaking is now in progress in the vicinity of
Clare-market. A row of houses in the market abutting
upon Clement's-lane are being converted to several philan-
thropic purposes, as a refuge for children and adults, for
instruction and amusement. The whole expense is esti-
mated at £250, which the originator, the Rev. C. M.
Robins, the minister of Clare-market Chapel, is endea-
vouring to collect. Miss Burdett Coutts has forwarded a
handsome subscription.
ACCIDENT ON THE BIRKENHEAD STREET RAIL-
WAY.-0.1 Sunday afternoon last, a serious accident oc-
curred to John Daniels, a boy 10 years of age, by one of the
Birkenhead street railway cars running over him at the
end of Victoria-street, near the entrance to Claughton-
pat k. The boy was in the act of jumping on the step
in front of the car, when he unfortunately missed his foot-
ing, and, falling backwards, one of the wheels of the vehicle
passed over his left leg, which sustained a severe compo a
fracture. The young sufferer was promptly remdovneedeetossathrye
hospital in Hamilton-street, where it was foun
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F. Train, who kindly offered MU
of the boy.