The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-20 00:00:00

NOBLE LIFEBOA7 SERVICES.

During the first six months of the- present year
the lifeboats of the National Lifeboat Institution
have been instrumental in saving the crews of the
following distressed ships on the coasts of the British
Isles :—Schooner Mary Tatham, of Chester, 4;
brig Chase, of Shields, 5 ; schooner Mizpah, of
Dartmouth, 8 ; barque Aurora Borealis, of Robe,
10 ; sloop Oliver Lloyd, of Cardigan, 3 ; smack
Turtle Dove, of Aberystwith, 3 ; brig Emanuel
Boucher, of Whitby, 6 ; smack Coronation, of
Bideford, 4 ; schooner Tenzer, of Ipswich, 1 ; sloop
Shamrock, of Liverpool, 3 ; French schooner Ane-
mone, 5 ; schooner Gem, of Hull, 2 ; brigantine
Seraphin, of Dunkirk, 8 ;
lugger Espoir, of Nante
s,
6 ; schooner Salome, of Brixham, 6 ; schooner Selina
Ann, of Looe, 5 ; schooner Heiress, of T.g eignmout ,
; ship John Gray, of Glasgow, 3
of Grieffswall, 1; schooner Jeanne
smack Catherina,t r
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saved vessel and crew, 5 ;
The Clyde, of Yarmouth,
Ellen, of Aberystwith, saved
5 ; schooner Jane E
Barmouth,:saved vessel and crew, 4 smack Noah
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of Cardigan, 2 ;schooner
8 • barque Mary Awelie,
to save vessel and crew,
ovfessQeluiamnpdecrr,ew, 5 ; brig Anne, of Milford, assisted
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brig Benton,
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Emma, of Portsmouth, saved vessel
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crew, 3 ; sloop Telegraph, of Sunderland, 3 ;
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barque Coquimbo, of Sunderland, 15 ; ship Came-
ronian, of Liverpool, saved vessel and crew, 20 ; bri-
gantine Eclipse, of Londonderry, 1 ; schooner Gra-
titude, of Aberystwith, 4 ; smack Striver, of Yar-
mouth, saved vessel and crew, 5 ; schooner The
Squire, of Yarmouth, 4 ; brig Sarah Ann, of Jersey,
6 ; schooner Mary Lewis; of Aberystwith, 5 ; schooner
Devonia, of Padstow, 5; barque Loretto, of Liverpool,
assisted to save vessel and crew, ; barque Centu-
rion, 18 ; barque Wild Horse, of Windsor, N.S., 10;
schooner Mary, of Dublin, 3 ; brig Harmony, of
Bideford, 3 ; schooner La Prudence, of Algiers, 6 ;
Austrian schooner Nicolo, 14 ; Prussian schooner
Louise, assisted to save vessel and crew, 7 ; bri-
gantine Estella, of Preston, saved vessel ; barque
A. L. Routh, of New York, saved vessel and crew,
16 ; schooner Glyde, of Killough, 5 ; barque Susan.
L. Campbell, 14 ; ship Nor' Wester, 5 ; brig Wel-
lington, of Aberystwith, assisted to save vessel and
crew, 9 ; brig Mary, of Workington, rendered as-
sistance ; schooner Mary, of Lynn, rendered assist-
ance ; fishing smack of Holy Island, saved vessel,
and crew, 4 ; brig Ayrshire Lass, of Ardrossan,
saved vessel and crew, 4 ; Royal Mail steamer
Leinster, rendered assistance; smack Choice, of
Hull, 3 ; schooner New Whim, of Portsmouth, 3 ;
brig Amicizia, of Genoa, 14 ; ship Blanche Moore,
of Liverpool, 36 ; brig Spey, of Jersey, remained
by vessel ; brigantine Union, of Cowes, 7 ;
brig William and Sarah, of South Shields,
vessel saved ; and schooner Hope, of Beau-
maris, saved vessel and crew, 3 ; thus making
a total of 443 lives saved by the society's life-
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boats, in addition to 19 vessels rescued from destruc-
tion. The institution has also granted rewards for
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period crews of the lifeboats of the institution have
either assembled or put off in reply to signals of dis-
tress seventy times to ships not eventually requiring
their services. It often happened that on these
occasions the lifeboat crews had incurred much risk
and exposure throughout stormy days and nights.
The society has now 179 lifeboats under its manage-
ment. During the past year the institution con-
tributed to the saving of 921 persons from different
wrecks. The number of lives saved by its lifeboats,
or by special exertions, for which it has granted re-
wards, since its formation, is 16,488, for which ser-
vices 83 gold medals, 775 silver medals, and £25,220
in cash have been given as rewards. Since its for-
mation the society has expended £175,823 on its
lifeboat establishments, in addition to the rewards
it has granted.