The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-07
IH.ERES'CU.E
OF !. FOUR + MEN.
Volunteer Crew Mans the
/. IL MobjaCk Life Boat.
.RoW-LocKs \ IS; BROKEN orr OFF
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Captain cafsee Threatens e Reward
CareIessness With Death Precious
Lives Were Saved With the
Most Daring Efforts.
(speelal q t. The Times Il tch. )

" GLOUCESTER G. H VA, April e.
AS the steamer NJ objaclt, which plies be-
tween Norfolk and the Western Shore
gneared York Spit Lighthouse on Friday,
with tremendous surgtnE sea and high
wind prevailing, Mr.. Ralph Rowe, Of
Gloucester. said to Captain Cafsee. he
thought some fishing boats were In trou-
K Bile. The course OF the boat was imme-
diately changed h and tho eagle eye Of
Captain Lee Robins also passenger
from Gloucester, saw four men lashed
to the pound ne1s. Captain Robins sug-
Igested that the boat whistle should sound
so as to hearten UP the poor fellows
$clinging to N he stakes for their lives.
scaptaip X lsafsee ran the stel,nsr up to
The men were too numbed by long ex-
+posure to catch hold. Captain Robins,
taking his life In his hands, cast off the
life boat. said: And 7 will try to save
Them
5iz CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Captain Cafsee called for volunteers
offering himself as one. but the mate
refused to take tho responsibility OF the
steamer In such storm. Mr.. Ralph
Rowe, Of Gloucester; Captain John Tay-
lor, Of Ma athews, and the mate. with
Captain Lee Robins In command, jumped
4 in the boat In casting off the lifeboat
By some inadvertance, there was q hitch.
when Captain Robins called out: One
other single piece OF carelessness, and
viii Xiii the man II Il get back to the
steamer" & ja5f ll$$3 & 55Sii 4 r.
Amid great danger the boat was lower
Il ed to the high rolling waters and the
battle between four brave men and the
wild waters began, for. imme ediately tho
boat was dashed against the steamer
and all four locks broken of. . Robins
shouted for moro; only two reached the
boat and with these the four men, when
tine boat called for eight, made straight
for the perlsh!ng crew.
REACHED DPERIsHING MEN.
n Captain Robins, with his practiced eye
and clear, Judgment ably seconded by
the strength and courage Of Mr.. I. r owe
and Captain Taylor. reached the men and
by almost superhuman8st strength unlashed
them and pulled them into the boat,
where they lay more dead than alive
Captain Robins. despairing OF making O
return to the steamer. intended to wealth
er the stormy In the lifeboat, but seeing
the mems lives we're too nearly spent, he
determined to make the steamer II pos
skill In handling the steamer 80 ms to
keep herHto windward, they managed to
reach port side; then ms the steamer
rose dipping deep In q the water they
threw the men on, then bounded Hup her
sides themselves. The rescued men were
four brothers. Thomas, Of Gloucester,
had braved the storm to fish their nets
whom a squall struck their boat and
swamped them, Being In reach OF the
pound net they first lashed one brother,
who had lost hand. and each man Sc
cured himself to stake and waited in
grim suffering the passing Of the Mob
Jack as their one hope Of rescue
England expects her men to do their
duty. Gloucester and Mathews know
their mon VIII, f X 81