The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-22
The BRAVE LIFE SAVERS.
o...dful Perils That These Heroes
Encounter.
HE WAY THEY LIVE AND WORK.
accuracy of Throwing the Life Line Re
ouircs Constant Practice In erna-
tionni Code VI Signals.

,,,srest which deepens to a sensation
nawe as there flashes before the mind
~. dreadful perils these brave heroes
~ the sea encounter when they work
.,d its raging tumult to rescue HUI
man lives.
One bright October morning word
vent round among the cottagers on
our little island that the life saving
tstion was open. and the surfmen
having assembled for their long sea-
,on of service. the customary drill
rould take place on that morning at
ten o'clock,
II was my peculiar privilege, having
arrived some little time before the hour
,st. TO he shown over the station itself
nv the courteous captain of the coast
guard at Plum Island.
The life saving station is a study In
uself-the scrupulous order and neat
ness with which every thing pertaining
"a the station is kept from the small
est piece of machinery to the tasteful,
comfortable quarters which the gov.
eminent provides as the nome OF the
surfmen The floors throughout the
entire building are made of hard wood.
the walls and ceilings being sheathed
md highly polished. In the kitchen
stood a large range, whose surface
shone like a mirror. and each separate
niece OF whose furnishings exhibited
like degree of conscientious painstak-
Ing A most savory connection was brew
INK in an immense granite kettle. evil
IDENTIFY for the mems dinner. and | felt /
could have partaken of the same had
/ been invited to do so. with appeti2-
ng relish, All the cooking, as well as
he entire domestic work is done by the
men commodious china closet, lib
erally supplied with the different kinds
o. table ware. and smaller closet,
well stocked with every variety of cook
Mg utensils. completed the furnishings
II the kitchen. Adjoining the latter
vas a good-sized pantry. on whose
ample shelves reposed such inviting
boxing food 1t seemed as though the
hand Of woman must have put forth
M deftest skill in the culinary art.
Beyond the pantry was the sink room
,ontaining all the several appliances
for dish washing. The mess room
sn Is called, served for dining room,
utting room and library. A large
table, about which we're ranged several
pnfortable arm chairs, occupied the
centre Of the room. on the walls hung
number of engravings, mostly ocean
uld!es Rows of shelves in one corner,
veil stocked with books formed the
Hh.ary, which is greatly needed for the
aversion Of the surfmen during the
kng winter days and evenings, when
Wy are pre- ''o""' .ioa .hat ,nanv
s.slue W. w. ~ ~, s,a,'', ~ the
American Seamen's Friend Society. The
uEains sleeping room was also on
NJ first floor. and was daintily FUR
usA, even to the fine Persian rug
- - vei ,,,,,,, hai,,strade hntb hirhiy
~s4aS IA 80, staire who're the surf
y, ss,, ~ ,t,i,P sieeninp Quarters These
srss, 70 t,,,o IaTre size sleenlng
Ans r,ith sircln heds three in one
nm end two IN tho other there he
Nc .evar r,en In NE crew besides the
sstsin trha hadeteads are of iron.
i,s zach ia furnished with a woven
II, snr,,g and the hest Of soft mat
tss,ss SSreiv the storrn-tossed surf
nm. NJ ali others should rest on bed
Il Ease after his exhausting labors. for
Ia ma,ter ,o,v odd the weather or
/ bow wild the night, he must patrol the
i shCre and cover the long distance that
Includes his beat"
! These rooms also contained several
/ Tockerso which are nothing else than
slss s,, uIep e'oseS' ,boI,.as a,S v,Ide
dan Sr a. Tbaea cIoeets were ali
( numhsred and nrnv,do6 with lock and
Z lev. so tbat eacb sailor might hold
d una,snntnd ard ,1ri,,atc noseession of
\ he lorler hoartrg Me number 4 large
Z anpex in TIC sacn,d stnrv contained an
d H. essen,1o,s fer ooriny for me sur-
q ryors ~ anw ,,recL mat might occur
y sl1ng this ~ ,.,In,,ia, coaetrarr,ents
4 trrs he'd y,,i,h ti'air coverings medi-
J. tI1es handones otc A second steen
4 flsbt NJ stans sunnortes on either side
= " rone h,,nstrade lad M 70 the
4 sup,a which cnn,r1ar5ed n fne view
s III SEA ana Ia1d co. ,,1.,nv ,,jIes a round
.4 was toIS this .iooiout, was al
n xays mo AZ ,,a 20 ,,,nN sienaIs of dis
Y tress WEI ba.rS sdinininr these liv-
y ns rooms ~ t,a stotinn ana form
4 BIZ nart ~ ~ h,iiSiny ,rae tho boat
housA row ~ ~ ~ ,S,ahaat and all
be wondnrs',, o,'r,ljoncos ~ tho
hte.sayIng a ~, irha fnr,nor re-
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n bold mnra than .ha r,os, eIoouent
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NJ the cononi;aatad ,,a, si,,,,la rnachin-
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