The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-09-20

but in case Of wreck the house was
broken into by the first man on tho
scene and the boat was hauled ont TO
the waters edge, ready when the fish
ermen should come to man it, There
were no such inventions rs the life lines
now in use in the '20s, and the brave
fishermen worked against great odds.
Tho first rescue with the imple-
ments similar to those the Government
life-savers use now was off Sandy Hook
on January IL, 1850. The British
schooner Ayreshire, with 202 souls on
board, mostly Irish immigrnnt', :, was
wrecked about 800 yards off shore late
at night. The natives of the fishing
settlement were aroused and with their
mortar sent the life line to the imperi'ed
boat. In the metallic car 20l of the
202 passengers on the l-fnted schooner
were safely brought to shore. This
mortar with the ball that carried the
line are on exhibition in the life-sav-
ing station at the Fair. The rusty iron
ball has long history. II struck tho
deck and went crashing through the
timbers. The vessel sunk and was in
the course of time buried in the sands.
In 1875, during heavy storm, the
wreck was uncovered and washed on
the shore. Between tho old timber3
was found the iron ball firmly i'm
bedded. The life car which brought
the people ashore is also on exhibition.
The one man who was drowned Mt.
tempted to ride on the roof of the car,
but was washed away in the great
waves.
The appropriation made by Congress
for an exhibit of tho life-saving ser
vice at the Fair called for all kinds o
boats and equipments used in the ser
vice. There are two large self-bailina
and self-righting mahogany life-boat,
and several old-fashioned vessels. TIL.
self-bailing boats are the ones chosen
by the service. The average boat
weighs 1900 pounds, is twenty-six feet
long and the beam measures seven
feet The self-righting and self-bail.
ing boat is too heavy to be hauled on
the beach and is mainly used ON the
lakes. A track and sloping plat.
form is needed to launch il success.
fully. The life-saving ca carries all
the equipments of the station and can
be readily hauled by the men.
The lifesaving station at the Faii
will be maintained even after the term
been found to be better adapted to tn.
service than the old one an | the pos,
will be removed. The crew which now
mans the Worlds Fair station belong,
in Ludington, Mich. and will return
at the close of the Fair. This crew.
the best drilled on the lakes, is com
manded by Captain John Tufts. The
members of the crew are Suriman J.
L. Pratton, VI. w. Grinnell, ]. Nelson,
f. Carlson, b. Carlson, 0. Wilkinson,
and j. Mitchell. They are detailed on
regular life-saving duty while here.
Drills are given every Monday, We'd,
nesday and Friday afternoon ut 2.30
o'clock. On Saturday an exhibition OF
life-boat capsizing and righting is
given.
The exhibition on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday consists in the full
work of saving ship-wrecked sailors.
The surfboat Is maneuvered on the
beach, line is fired over the wreck,
the whip and hawser are sent ont and
then breeches buoy. In this the men,
one at time, come ashore. At the
end of the hawser printed instructions
are given in English and French.
The life-saving station and the ex-
hibits at the Fair are under the super
vision of Lieutenant Charles II. Nc
Clellan of the revenue marine service,
assistant inspector of the life-saving
service. He is the author of several
books relating to scientific life-saving,
and is the inventor of most of the ap.
paratus used in the service. He rep
resented the service at the Cincinnati
Exposition in 1887, the New Orleans
Exposition in 1884, and 1885 and tho
I,0nIon Exhibition Of 1892