The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30

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y 1873 ships ashore when
- sAJy ~ the surf runs high
VJLA ~, was submitted re-
- ~ % Gently To the gen
tIfAllL erll superintendent
IvhfsAlfp of the .ife-savlng
NJ service NJ Wash
ington. u. c.. says
the New York Herald. It docs not call
for an apparatus to shoot oil from
shore upon troubled waters. nor for
any other spectacular novelty OF sim
liar sort On the contrary II depends
for its success upon an exceedingly
cheap and simple apparatus aud AN
expenditure ~ good muscle on the
part Of our brawny surfmen. an arti-
Gle with which nature and their hardy
manner of life have abunInntly pro-
y.dod them. The plan has been sub
United 10 local life-sayers In actual
government service on our coasts. and
has been declared by them TO he per-
fe,tly feasible and more practical than
any yet suggested. This new plan il
the invention Of Capt Julius A. G. Jen-
sen Of South Brooklyn. who had. In
H. development. the assistance Of Capt
James a. l.oosch Of the same city.
Both men are bronzed sendogs OF ex-
pcrioncc and each commands yacht.
i've been thinking over this thing
for a good while" Capt Jensen told
me. "and II seems TO me that the
scheme Is just about the right thing.
Il Is very cheap and perfectly prac-
ticablc Capt ioosch here helped me
with H.. and We have shown II TO a
good many scamcn and snrfmen. an
Of whom think II solves the problem.
Have you got II patented" asked.
NO. indeed" said Jensen. "and We
don't intend to. either. We are not
after any money. or In fact. profit Of
any SORT II the plan Is a good plan
and viii result In saving any lives
the government Is welcome 20 II NJ the
lowest price Il can be put IN for
you Ece." interrupted Capt. L'csch.
1--WE are yochtsmcn ana either one Of
us may get blown ashore some stormy
night. and n we do we believe we'd
stand a better chance II the surfmen
had this apparatus than any other IN
use or suggested. That IL our interest
In the matter"
The plan calls for a buoy swimming
outside the outermost bar ana held IN
place by a chain fastened 70 mush-
room anchor. Opposite to Il ashore L.
a pole and from pole to buoy Is swung
a double endless line. running over
pulleys, one pulley fastened TO the pole
ashore and the oth 10 the bottom
OF the buoy. This "n IL OF MANILA
ropo OF great strcnl woven about
heart OF cork to Keep u alloat. That
Ia the entire special apparatus. with
the exception OF an oil bag. the pur-
pose OF which Will be seen presently,
Now We VIII suppose a ship goes
ashore opposite the SPOT A heavy gale
blows from the sea ana the surf Is eN-
ceedlngly heavy. Those who are ia
miliar with the experiences Of ships
ashore know that the surf X the great
enemy OF the roscuera. u only boat
could be put through II all would be
well. for the sturdy surfmon can han
die the pillows. however heavy once
they are beyond the fatal line OF surf,
hut time ana again valuable hours are
lost TO the life savers and the Inn
perlled sailors by the foroclty OF the
surf. There are few eases where life
could not be saved we're II not for the
impetuous, reSistless force ot breakers
that set at naught the sturdlcst efforts
OF the rowers Right here comes In
the value OF this new apparatus. In
the supposed case the sur; prevents the
life savers from getting out and the
darkness and storm prevent their
shooting line across the hip. They
then Immediately drag thelr scli-bail-
Ing llfeboat TO the apparatus and fasten
II TO the line, They attach the oil bag
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