The Progress., 1893-12-02


the L. that lay hctwcru them and the Shur"
had been travcr-cd Though the mercury
stood at - degrees below zero, the men
were forced to anchor and toss upon the
wave, till morning. Next morning, with
all hands on board nearly dead from cold
and exposure. the gallant craft effected
landing For - hours her crew had been
at work Ia awarding a medal To Keeper
Chase the secretary of the treasury com
mcudcd him for superb scamau~hip, uu-
erring judgment and dauutlesS courage.
Was ever medal of honor more worthily
bestowed
\ Thrilling story.
One of the most extraordinary incident"
known to the history of the life SAVING
servce--onc which illustrates the resource
and peculiar adventures incident To- tins
work for humanity some years
ago near the harbor of Frankfort, Lake
Michigan. The schooner Iartzell had gone
ashore at a dreadful spot, where the surf
beat with wild fury against crumbllng
cliff The nearest life saving station was
10 miles away, by q rough and sandy road
Messengers were dispatched to the station,
and while waiting for the coming ot the
lifeboat the men and boys who had assem-
hled at the scene of the wreck, acting un-
der the inspiration of some genius, built OF
driftwood n gigantic sign, "L-i-f-e-b-o-at
c-o-m-i-n-g,' and placed il against the white
background of the cliff, thus encouraging
the six sailors in the rigging of the wrecked
vessel to hang on as long as strength ne
manned TO them.
The Iifcboat was coming, but through
frightfu obstacles For two hours tle
men and q pair of horses struggled through
the sands aud over the hills with the heavy
craft and finally reached the base oi mi
within half mile of the wreck. just ~
the keeper was ordering his men To Start
on q long dctOur "A citizen dashed up and
said he would show them short cut Over
the hill The path led up the overhang
. inp hillside. through the brush, and the tul
with the loaded cart was tremendous. -
steep was the ascent that man and bea-
, had fairly 10 climb, and almost To hoist thu
cart after them. Nothing could have beer
done but for the aid of "a crowd of sturd,
I town folk who had assembled there, aur
: anticipating the arrival of the life savin!
a party had cleared away with axes and hand
: spikes a great deal of the underground an
: fallen trees Even with these impedimcnt
= removed, 80 PERCEPTIONS WAS the accllvit
u that it took the united efforts of % Drawn
i nit. only about 90 feet being made at
time. Bv these efforts the top of the hil
a was reached but the crowd was now al
brought up standing by IA belt of wood
p which briStled on the crest of the emlnenc'
: and in which lay fallen trees, half burie
u i'm brush and dense underground. The OF
e stacle seemed to inspire all present with n
IL newell energy and gave occasion for n strl
ing scene.
= In an instant, and as 10y n simultaneOu
Ie impulse, all h6nds-ctizens and crew
flung themselves upon the woods with axe
and work began which resembled a con
d bat. The hilltop resounded with the
If blows, the heavy thuds of fallen timb'
Df lifted and flung aside and the shouts
st the brigade of pioneers mingled with tl
Df bowling wind and the kissing of the d
ID scending rain and hail. The woods SCENE
re tumbling asunder and were alive wit
ID rude figures in every variety oil action.
a some places men were showering blow
Ie upon standing timber. In others they we
ld prving and lifting aside great fallen tree
rt encouraging each other TO renewed effort
re Groups here and there with frantic activi
were uprootiug and rendins away mass
Is of brush and underground. Sometimes
Of men would ding themselves upon your
r. tree or sapling, pull it down and throw
ed ont of the path In an incredibly shO
n space of time the wood was cleared, and u
Is. mortar cart was dragged forward to q
IN brow of the hill.
nj Leap For Life.
sc The way having been cleared, the Ia
savers found themselves upon the SUNNI
~ of a bluff nearly 800 feet above the sea.
us low was the nearly sunken wreck, its ~
h. masts still sanding, but the hull rapid
nc breaking up. Standing in the lower RI
us ging was the captain, and 40 feet abo
oh him, on the swaying crosstrces, were hu
Vh died the crew. A line was fired from I
hs mortar, and by tn 5 means the entire cr'
oI was rescued after herculean labors on I
M part of the surfmen and citizens.
ad Another remarkable incident in the h
tory of the service occurred at Clevelar
where the schooner Sophia Minch "
OF wrecked in attempting to enter the harb
is The life saving crew went to the resc'
n and the keeper advised that the vessel
We scuttled as the only means of prevent
mt her pounding to pieces on the rocks. 1
schooner in a short time sank in shoal v
ice ter, all on board except two men taking
we the foreriggng for safety, these latter
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