Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-27

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session IN this CITY, went down the river short
distance yesterday afternoon to witness the
working Of the standard seIf-dstachiug fall
boor for tho Iousripg % liz. and vawl boa.s
y -. so 80.
anu 1uns vi. 'No.' ,'' ny "i'neu al
eAoi'iis 'oene' IN which M "eo. Le"' man we
nan VINO Pa'eH'eu me nooA' nearly io'' MS me-
me NOON WAS "isu we u"y oeiofe' "hen the
me ooa' was iaui'cneu wine 'he ''eAiier was
iuN,iHs Nv 'he i-'e "a n'iie n'As' On noui' anu
INC hooAS "ofAeu inc 'h"fih. 90 'uo'S.''
was 'ha' Tip 'ha' mr.. Learh"n lei' cohnueh'
of making good show yesterday before the
steamboat iuspector, and notwithstanding the
nearly fatal termination of his exhibition he is
still confident that his patent il. all that he
claims for il When he went aboard the MacaI-
ester he did not even put on Il life prescrver or
put one in the lie boat although he was 20 sit
in the beat when the launch was 10 be made
and that, too, when the Manchester was doing
us Dsst.
THE BOAT LOWERED.
"hen the steamer reached point Deio" 'he
arsenal wharf the LIE boat was partly lowered,
to start the boat. which he did. Mr.. Learman
entered the boat and when the steamer was
well under way he gave the order, Ready"
and then Capt Ross and Mate Webb Carpenter
lie. 90 the rope and dropped the life boat into
the river This time he used string appli-
ances and the hooks acted like a charm send
ing the life boat adrift without any difficulty.
But in order to make it more practicable"
said one Of the Inspectors, 1.-The hook should
oe a9.omac, anu MI. Lear n"n 'nen Pio-
fO'NN W 80 :
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but the forward fau had been twisted ana con-
sequently the forward hook refused to do its
duty. There was no trouble on that account,
however, for the painter was fast to the bows
of both the life boat and the steamer and the
former glided over the water, only splGsaing a
spray now and then over the lone occupant of
the boat. 1t took but few seconds TO reverse
the engine and the life boat was then raised
several feet out of the water and the falls were
strengthened for a second trial
THE SECOND TRIAL.
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!, All 'H-' ''NAe 'He 80 vas GOWNS s"'. anu
''le Pa'en'ee OF the NOOK was getting eoid ana
numb. but still he wanted to convince the in
spectors that his patent was a good ore. and 40
he got ready for a third time aad it was this
time that he came near losing his life: Being
seateu Ia Ihe goa. as before ne gave me oruer
,bin o,,t i, .%a - cior,'oi na ""s
is some thing like seventy five feet deer, and
when the steamer got well under way she was
making fully fifteen knots an hour.
Go As fast as you can" was the last order,
and then he signlhed that every thing was ready.
DOVE INTO THE RIyKp
The boat had no soonsr strnck the xater he
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WV was 'eieu 'i'' INC s'ein hooh hau
refused TO do Its duty and that the occupant of
the boat was in great danger In less time
than il takes tn tell the .torv tho life hoo,
turned her how 10 the COS. and'ss IL Ms aIo,,t
TO 20 over MIR Iearnan dove from, The -;
craft inst in tima 10 y,ravent bai,,, .t.,.i- h.,
The heavy oar and nsrbans kills. ~ -,
up on tine Other slde an,.before the NacaIsster
couId he stonned there Us a distance ~ 60
eraI hundred fast hetuean ~ - "a ~.
man who wa. then in sncb a n.riIor. ro.It;or
All the passenger. vsra .xciied mi -, =;
Catch floating oarr' were made The wind
was blowing as strong as ever and between the
WIN, Ninu anu we 'ue lne man IN tHe "atcr mao
oars liz ;mnoss;his so- re s,oa,e o ~ we
near him and men who got into the boat thai
had Overturned were Completely demoraIized
Nearly everybodv aboard Nh. steamer had q
life preseryer in his hand.
n
Inc man ID ths water managed TO keep his
head above the surface until he got within
tbroxinp distance Of the boat and than NJ
o., Eoh,o;I.. e. -
o'eai nenn "eie' 'uie" W niil TING Duoy
that STAR reporter had cut loose. and this
kept hifn saie untll the arrival OF the tug Ella
N fieree; "hen capt Marion Phillips and En-
gineer John LausoD, the latter colored man,
rescued MIN: MI Learman had been In the
wafer luiiy Hi'esh minutes ana lie chung to the
ring buoy and the oar until he was got aboard
inc rug Inc Tug then steamed back to the