The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-08 00:00:00

PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM

SHIPWRECK.

Yesterday a meeting of the Royal Natienal Life.
boat Institution was held at its house, John-street,
Adeiphi, Thomas Chapman, F.R.S., in the chair.
Mr. Lewis, the secretary, having read the minutes
of the previous meeting, a reward of 141. was voted
to the crew of the institution's lifeboat stationed at
Arklow, for their laudable services in putting off in
the boat, and rescuing 11 men from the bark Har-
riet and Francis, of Liverpool, which, during a
heavy gale of wind, was wrecked on Arklow-bank
on the 2d ult. After much difficulty a communi-
cation was effected with the ship, and the 11 men
were hove singly in a lifebuoy through the heavy
surf on board the lifeboat. Four of the ship's crew
had previously taken to two of their boats. No
sooner was one of them lowered than it capsized by
the violence of the sea. Two of the men, however,
succeeded in retaining their hold on the bottom of
the boat. From this perilous position they were
rescued by a smack's crew, who also took on board
the other two men. The smack's men, who had not
dared to venture near the sandbank, were voted
Si. 10s. by the institution for their laudable and
timely services. The thanks of the institution were
also voted to the Rev. 0. L. Williams, and 5/. 10s.
to the crew of the Barmouth lifeboat for putting off
in her and rescuing the crew of two men of the flat
Isabel, of Liverpool, which during a gale of wind
was wrecked on Barmouth-bar on the 18th ult. A
reward of 51. 10s. was likewise voted to a smack's
crew for putting off from the shore and rescuing
five out of six persons from a sailing boat which, at
some distance off Scarborough, was observed to be
unmanageable. A reward was also voted to a
coa.stguardman named Lisk for his laudable con-
duct in wading into the surf, at the risk of his life,
to the rescue of a man who had fallen from a pier
into the sea on the coast of Donegal. As soon as
the man was put in the boat he was placed on his
face ; a copious discharge of water then took place,
and he gradually revived. Another moment in the
water might have proved fatal to the poor
fellow. The old plan of treating persons ap-
parently drowned was to place them on their
backs. The National Lifeboat Institution has re-
cently issued a new code of instructions for the
treatment of the apparently drowned which is as
simple as it is natural, and which can be used by
anyone instantaneously and on the spot. The
Wick lifeboat, which like the Arklow and Bar-
mouth lifeboats, is on Mr. Peake's plan, was said
to have performed valuable service during the past
month in saving two ships' crews. The Institu-
tion decided to build new lifeboats for Dungarvon,
Tramore, and Exmouth. Lady Rolle had munifi-
cently offered 2501. towards the cost of the latter
establishment. Payments amounting to 6991. 17s.
6d. were made at this and the previous meeting for
various lifeboats, boathouses, and carriages. It was
stated that the Institution had 12 lifeboats now
building by the Messrs. Forrest, several of which
were expected to be very soon on their stations.
Captain Robertson, R.N., Surveyor-General of the
Board of Trade, stated that he had recently visited
the lifeboats of the Institution on the east coast of
England and on the Irish coast, and that he was
satisfied with what he had seen of the lifeboat
stations. The proceedings then closed.

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