Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-01-02
THE LIFE SAVING SERVICE.

SOME OF THE pER1Ls OF ''rHEM THAT 90 DOWN
TO THE SEA IN SHIPS" THE WORK THAT THE
LIFE SAVING CREWS HAVE TO DO.
There are three hfe saving stations on the
extreme end of Cape God, three miles apart,
aud in storm and shine the men pace their
beats along the shore looking for wrecks
Friday night, Dec. 10, ths mercury was below
zero, there was binding storm and the wind
blew the sand in clouds. But tho life.saving
men had worse hardships than tramping in
the storm. There were two wrecks that night
in front Of one Of these stations aud the crews
FROM both were brought safely to shore
though frost-bitten aud bcuumbtd 10y their
long exposure. The first was the Paulila, a
carrying vessel between Portland aud Cuba,
which had lost her reckoning aud drift,d
ashore without the knowledge of captain or
crew. Capt Robertson knew the course as
well as a child knows the way to school and
supposed he was % miles east Of the Cape
The sailors we're saved oy using tue "breech.
W buoy "A cOniri,ance by which the men are
hauled on shore through the surf, one at a
time, ii1iug on "A rope made fast to the strand
ed vessel aud to the shore. The or W we're
unable to handle the second vessel in the
Storm and she rau full head upon the shore.
Ia his effort TO warn the sailors the captain Of
the life station ran out into the surf, was car
red on his feet and nearly drowned. The
life saving crew we're exhausted with their
work on the first wreck aud nothing could be
done until man could run to the next sta.
tion, three miles away. for help. NJ awhile
the vessel Wa. IA imminent danger from ire.
She WAS loaded with lile, the waves we're
dashing over the deck aud as soon rs the wa
ter reached the hlue the vessel would be
doomed. The crew nailed down the hatchos
aud waited. Luckily they did not wait iu
vain The rescue boats reached them before
the fire started, aud all but one mau were r..
moved. He WAS aiterward sstn m tho rig
ging, shrieklng piiifuuy for help. A boat re-
turned safely for him aud he proved 10 be the
steward who had been forgotten ia the fore
castle. Next morning nothing WAS left OF the
SCHOONER bul the bl.ckened hull lying ia the
waves
The sCme night The schooner 4 imora OF ST.
John, n. b., WAS wrecked Ia IA collision with
the steamer Bi3,ol Of the Fail River line in
"the Race the passage between the east rl
end OF Long Island aud the Connecticut shore
The crew OF the X,mota escaped IN boats to
Fishers I-laui, aud the pass, ngprs from the
steamer were taken 10 Now London, "a dis.
| consUaie looking lot, AS reporter describes
them. There Is supposed to have Teen an
earthquake 10 ia Sound IT this time. The
| shock was severe 10 New II iveu uatbur, a IL
dal. wave eight feet high rolling IN from the
south. badly shaking up the vessels uat had
takeu refuge Tia, re- aud sinking three schoou-
ers The fog had not Hhed Monday night
aud the schooner Warren Sawyer from Nv
! OdeHuN ", mt ashore At South BJstou. The
crew ware saved From all along shore the
story ofwreck- comes to hand. happily ac.
CON pani.d by little or no loss Of hie. The
experiences OF tho crew, 10 Two case, tell. the
story for al Says despatch from Glouces-
ter:
The crew n schooner St Pstar. reported
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