The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-01-23
A WRECK on THE COAST.

A WRECK on THE COAST.
rhe Manner in Which the Life-Sav-
ers SuccOr Those I'm Distress.
On the discovery Of a wreck by night,
the patEOlman burns q red signal light
with which he is always supplied) to
notify those on the wreck that they
have been seen. and that assistance
will be renderet{
He then hastens to the station, and
the whole crew turns out; the boat is
run out on ITS carriage. all apparatus is
: collected, and they proceed to the part
Of the beach nearest the wreck. II
practicable, the life-bOat is launched.
each man wearing Il life-belt. They
pull off to the wreck. and under the
Keepers orders. which are promptly
Obeyed. the passengers are takelr off To
the beach, and the boat returns until
all are rescued.
IL the boat cannot be used. on ac-
count Of the surf and the weather, they
proceed to rig the breecheS-buOy line
between the wreck and the shore.
Coming abreast OF the wreck, prepar-
atiOns are made TO get a line to the YES
Sci. Zach man has his part Of the work
to do; the keeper. assisted by man No.
!. has been loading the gun; he puts in
it projectile 10 which is fastened a
strong braided line, 600 yards long. and
SO cOiled in 4 box that it may follow
the shot without getting entangled. If
the aim is well taken, the shot will
pass over te wreck and the ShOt-line
~ill fall over some part Of the vessei.
The crew on the wreck haul in this
line, to which the life-savers have at
tached a pulley with a heavier rope
through it; both ends Of this rope are
kept on shore.
Fastened to the pulley, or tail-blOck.
Is Il tally-bOard, with directions in
French and English instructing the
wrecked men how and where to make
1t fast.
When it is fast on board the vessel.
the life-saverS faSten a hawser to one
slide Of the whip-line and haul on the
other. and the hawser is pulled out to
the wreck; this hawser also bears a
tally-board, directing that it be made
fast two feet above the whip-line.
Now there is one endless small rope.
and a large one, three and One-half
inches in circumference, connecting the
wreck with the shore.
TO this large rope is fastened the
breeches-buoy Whose form is we'll
known by Il snach-blOck; this block
can be opened at one side and closed
securely after it has been slipped over
the hawser.
Meantime, the s,lrfmen have buried
the sand-anchOr deep in The sand. and
tackles are hooked to this anchor and
the hawser. which has been made taut
Then a crotch is set under it upon the
beach. which raises it over eight feet
from the ground. The breeches-buOy
now hangs from the hawser by the
snatch-block: to the sings by which the
buoy is attached to the block. one side
OF the whip-line has been made fast,
and the buoy is hauled off TO the
wreck; a man gets in. putting leg
into each opening. and is hauled to
shore through surf that often covers
him; he is taken out. and the breeches-
buoy travels to and fro over the aerial
railway until all art rescued.
Then the apparatus is recovered as
fast as possible. the beach-cart is
drawn back to the station. the boat and
gear are put in order, and the rescued
ones are attended tO.-''The Story of 4
l.ife-Saving Station by Teresa A.
Brown, in St Nicholas.
What TO Do With Your school
Books.
Keep all your school books il you
possibly can. Never sell them or dis
pose Of them in any way unless it is
very plainly your duty to somebody |
else to do so. For instance. in a family, |
an older sister may let the younger
children have her books when she is
done with them. This may save her
parents the expense of buying new
ones. and having the same books dupli-
Gated in the household collection. Or |
there may be in your acquaintance a
girl too poor to buy new books, who |
will be very glad and thankful to have |
yours as a gift In this case it will be
your pleasure, am sure, to make this
friend happy, and - relieve her Of anx-
iety. and help her in procuring her etlu-
cation. But, as a rule. l would advise
you to keep your books for yourself
Even when you have finished studying
book You may want to refer to it,
and after your school days are over
your books will be reminders of the de.
lightful times you had when you used
them. School books are valuable be-
N0<sSC SAACy 0AC WIlttcu III Clear. !
plain, straightforward style, which is
quite easy to comprehend They do
not wander away from the point. and
they give great deal Of infOrma ton
packed up In small compass. A good
school book on any subject is real
treasure
All books should be treated with re-
spect. No nice person leaves books
lying around heedlessly. with the bind
fngs opened widely so that they become
loosened, and the pages curling mp at
the corners. II a girl Is neat about her
room and her dress. she will surely he
SO In the care Of her books. Never let
books gather dust. They are as
as pictures or flowers or
vases, and q house in which there are a
number Of books is already half-fur-
nished.
IL by any chance hooks have been
nsed by q patient in illness. such as
a.