The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-22
LIFE SAVING
viii Be Shown at Crescent Park
by Mln0mOy's Famed Hero.

II was announced today at the offices
of the New England Association of Arts
and Crafts that an additional attraction
has been secured, supplementing the gov
ernment exhibits already described. for
the Industrial Exposition at Crescent
Park.
This consists of a complete outfit OF
the life-saving service. which will be seen
in practical operation during the exposi-
tion; and IL cannot fail to prove one OF
the most instructive and interesting feat
ures that will contribute to the novelty
and diversity OF the display.
Not only will interest attach to this ex-
hibit particularly because very few
people who have read OF the psrilous life
and labors OF the U. s. life saving crews
have any adequate idea of the appara-
tus employed in that service or Of the
manner OF its use, but great additional
interest will be given to the exhibit by
the fact that IL will be In charge OF Capt.
Elmer Hayo. "the hero OF Monomoy"
The terrible disaster OF March IL last
off Monomoy Point. In which not only the
entire crew OF the Wadena was lost. but
seven of the eight members of the Mon
omoy Life Saving station crew perished
in the wild hurricane. is still fresh In the
public mind and the fact will be recalled
that IL was Capt. Mayo who rescued
Lemuel Ellis. the only one OF the surf
men who was saved.
Although the seas were running
mountains high" and the Oldest and
most experienced mariners pronounced 1t
certain death TO venture out upon the
water. even in the best of the life saving
station boats, and in spite of every ef-
fort to deter him from such an apparent
ly foolhardy undertaking. Capt. Mayo
insisted upon making an effort 10 save
the four life-savers who were still cling.
ing to the overturned boat from which
their companions had been swept by the
waves TO almost immediate death.
He had only a little dory In which 10
make the venture. craft considered too
frail for use even in moderate seas in the
well-known tide rips Of Monomoy Poi
which make down from Chatham into
Nantucket sound; but apparently no con-
sderation of danger or Of the inadequacy
Of his equipment entered his mind as he
watched the surfboat, with its four brave
men clinging desperately to its keel. TOSS
ed about like feather upon the madly
surging pillows
1t was but the work of an instant TO
put his little dory overheard. to leap In
TO II, and apparently with superhuman
strength 10 strike out with his oars. to-
ward the sinking mon.
Although he rowed as never before In
his life, Capt Mayo saw three OF the poor
fellows sink before he could possibly
reach them; but finally he got near
enough TO throw a small hope to Lemuel
Ellis, the only survivor, which fortu-
nately the latter was able to grasp and
hold firmly enough to enable the Captain
TO pull him into the dory.
Perhaps the most striking feature Of
this special exhibit will be the "breeches
buoy" equipment which will be operated
by Capt. Mayo and his assistants, show
ing how the line is shot out from the
shore 20 a vessel in distress and its pas
sengers are speedily brought to the shore
under conditions that render the use OF a
surfboat impossible.
A space nearly 200 feet In length will be
required for this; and probably the expe-
rience OF taking a ride In the breaches
buoy with terra firma underneath will
prove as enjoyable as II certainly Will
be novel TO those who visit the exhibit