Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-12-01
pERILs OF THE SEA.
Thrilling ACCOUNT OF A GREAT
STORM ON SUNDAY.
rankee Bravery Displayed Lives
sayed-Eeveral Ships Driven Ashore
The Minnesota Con-
test.

BosToN, Nov. 28.-The terrible effects
last nights storm have been every.
Where manifest along the coast today
Although the loss OF life already re.
ported is large, 1t would have been still
@ greater but for the brave efforts of Capt
XJoshua James and his volunteer life saw.
ling crew of Hull, who are credited with
asaving 28 persons from disabled vessels
Non Sunday afternoon large three-master
went broad side on the beach at Hull
#Capt. James and his men rushed for the
Hunt gun, Breecher, buoy and the life
boat Of the usettsHumaneSociety
u Stoney beach and after strenuous eff
forts succeeded in bringing ashore a crew
bf men from the schooner, which proved
Il be the Cox & Green from Philadelphia
kor Chelsea loaded with coal.
NJ Hardley had the band Of rescuers com
5bleted their work at this place when
another vessel was discovered on the
locks about quarter of mile up the
beach but farther from shore than the
gpther. Hurridly rushing their apparatus
10 the most available location they found
Mat the distance was too great to allow
gehe use Of the Breecher buoy and the
Slife boat was quickly manned. The
Eaves were tremendous and it was only
lftera hard and persistent struggle that
3he vessel was reached. Then the boat
was swamped in the attempt
Ia reach the wreck. The Hunt guns
Skere brought into use and new lines were
lmost simultaneously fred across her
lbretop by Capts. Anderson and Brown.
he men in the rigging eagerly seized
he line and hauser and it was pulled
aboard, but just as the buoy was about to
pe sent out the line became fouled and
Ne buoy rendered useless.
Al MORE COURAGEOUS WORK m"
NJ Not satisfied with the work already ac-
'komplished, Capt. James and his band of
II started for Atlantic Hill, seven miles
Town the shore, where two more vessels
Fere reported ashore. Here they were
3blned by Capt. James Anderson of the
Humane Society station at Crescent beach
IND Capt. Geo. A. Brown of the govern
hent station at North Situate. Their eff
prts we're directed tc the rescue of five
ZEN who could be seen to clinging to the
fgging of one of the vessels. The sea
vas running higher than was ever known
before at this point and it was thought
Impossible. The boat was at last brought
lnder the vessels bows, and the crew of
light men swung themselves into it. The
Beturn to the shore was a perilous trip,
|he boat filling several times but was fin
llly got on the beach.
SEVEN LIVES SAVED.
The volunteer life savers continued
heir efforts and at daylight saw another
Pessel ashore, one-half mile east of the
Abbott. She could not be reached by
Pie buoy and as their surf boat was de-
holhised the tlreless men men started for
Btrawberry Hill station, four miles away,
ind returned with the Humane Society's
bew boat This boat withstood the huge
breakers and landed the crew Of seven
hen.
STRUGGLE WITH THE WAVES.
H At this critical moment three young
|nen of Cohassit named Aincle, Antoin
fnd Saltater manned small dory and at
great peril attempted to clear the line.
IN this they were unsuccessful. The
Rurf boat then put out on its third peril
pus journey. The waves were enormous
y times lifting the boatas high as the
|nain top Of the disabled schooner, but
the brave crew never faltered and at last
lreached the vessels stern. As soon as
|they were within ,hailing distance a near.
" exhausted seaman crawled out from
|lnder the furled sail on the mlzzen top
|Rnd came cautiously down the shrouds. 8
Capt. James threw him line which he
Fastened around his bedy and jumped
Unto the sea and was rapidly drawn into
Pie boat by strong and willing hands. a
desperate attempt was then made to
Force the surf boat forward to the fore
mast, but the waves beat 1t back and for
|nearly an hour they struggled before
|they succeeded in reaching and holding
|thelr desired position. The men in the
krlgging were terribly exhausted and it
was difficult undertaking for them to
descend. but one after another, the four
descended in safety and jumped over
board and like the first were drawn into
The boat. 1t was then discovered that
the fifth sailor in the riggin was corpse
and his body was left in its icy resting
place. The surf boat then headed for
The shore and safe landing was effected
amid the cheers of the spectators.
The Bible in Schools.
JANEsv1LLE. Wis, Nov. 27-ln the
Edgerton Bible case Judge Bennett has
decided that the reading of st. James