The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-27 00:00:00

PAYMENTS TO LIFEBOAT CREWS'

TO THE EDITOR OF TILE SUN. hen'
Sin, —As there appears to be some misapPre-
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sion as to the certainty and sufficiency of the
oat
wards or payments made by the National Lifebot
Institutions for saving life from shipwreck, I cruet
you will allow me to say a few words in 1" -
on the subject.
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The lifeboat men always receive from the -%,-135.etei:
tution 10s. for daywork and 20s. for night ser'leive
and often during very stormy weather they 1.10 of
£1 23., and sometimes £5 each man. The ect 10'
reward depends entirely on the amount of ri'oet.
curred and the exposure endured. Thus f°rboAto
vices in saving life and for exercising the li°q
quarterly the institution paid last year £6,s7',i't tbo
The saving of life by means of the lifeboats of
institution has now been so thoroughly ra,,,,,,1101.
that the risk of life has been reduced to a raie.-joes
The lifeboat itself is the safest that has over, f, for
built, and its equipment, including the lifeheh-
the crew, is of the most complete character. have
To illustrate what have just said I mayba,V°
tion that the lifeboats of the institution last
been manned on all occasions during tile 913 a
twenty months by at least 12,000 Pereell' 011
it is a remarkable and gratifying fact titosba
one life has been lost out of that large
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during the whole of that period. Afor:e
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sive evidence of the safety and value ef /
boat work cannot be adduced. Never
th°"o
would be wrong to state that these brave ma life.
not incur risk or exposure. Who could be itlaye or
boat on the Goodwin Sands last week for .„ben
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six hours, during a fearful midnight st°r otiodv;
the Ramsgate and Broadstairs lifeboats gro, pe°
on the sands with terrific seas all round °cared?
say that neither risk nor exposure was loe4
lam happy, however, to say that, inohlui.koat 106,
subscriptions, and the reward of the Life Oat wit`
stitution, the crew of the Broadstairs liftweard of
receive about £3 10s. each man. lbe °,l
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Trade, from the Mercantile Marino tb°
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handsomely reward, as usual, the creviiiiagrea
Ramsgate lifeboat. 1 feel assured you iv t:
with me that it is of the utmost consequen
t s'jv e
work like this lifeboat work that every effor'
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our be made not to make it a mercenary one. oar 11, I.°•
cordiugly been our earnest desire to inspire God
boat men with a feeling that they are doing
'•_ssuria
work in saving life, and at the same t
ce" 00 tbe
them that it would be unreasonable to
deatree:
to risk their lives, their health, and the
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tion of their clothes, without some substaall: or aial t
knowledgment for their services in 5a10.1,110,
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tempting to save, a brother's life in ,
wreck. The result has been most grattlibis vistoia
encouraging in the accomplishment, aro
of our object. Our best and bravest 13?(:1 the
men, who are everywhere satisfied w.ittuf.,oo. ?4,1
rality of the National Lifffierbocoutiagitt
deed, so much so, that when lifeboats, !`lrifijosrliyo
t.ntf. too
otof
cases, to
ttoo
kaewepreocuktitthies
rush into the boats to perform this no"'
1015'
I am, sir, yours obediently,
Eicno.l),„
street, Adelphi, Oct, .h. Royal National Lifeboat Institu,ti.on, Je"
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