The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-28
LIFE SAVING
EXHIBITION
AT NEWPORT

The u. s. Volunteer Life Saving corps
has been quite active during the past few
days and following close upon the sue
cessful water sports at Crescent Park
Saturday afternoon. Commodore w. T.
Longfellow was called upon TO take his
picked crew to Newport yesterday where
before very large crowd. an exhibition
and demonstration OF life saving methods
was given on Easton's beach.
The crew comprising Captains \. f.
Kay. Harry Littlcdale. Lieut.. Clarence
Hebb. Surfmen Alex Angily. washington
and Doyle was I'm fun uniform when u
left the Mount Hope at the dock AT New
port shortly after noon and was received
by Superintendents Cary and Parmenter'
who afforded the men every facility 20
make the exhibition successful.
IL was necessary TO rope Off large en-
closure TO keep the 2OO0 or more spocta-
tors at k,istance and as the sun cam"
out about o'clock II was very comforta-
bic there.
The work OF resuscts tion was explain
cd by the commodore and by Capt Deadly
OF the New York headquarters now in
charge AT Newport ana the newly organ
lied crews at the beach received the bcne-
~ OF the work
Several roscues in the surf by boat ana
chain OF buoys were shown but the feat
ure of the day was when Surfman Jack
Angilly OF Washington Park. who Is nat
urally blonde attired IN white duck
skirt. silk shirt waist a fetching bonnet
Of the bolero type and polka dot veil
went out rowing with stalwart Lieut..
Clarence Hebb OF Kirwin's beach crow.
END OF LOVE MAKING.
A very pretty love-making scene follow
cd and when the sunburned oarsman for
sook his post and nut his brawny arm
around the waist OF his shrinking COM
panon. the girls on shore all sighed and
Jack said things II was very realistic and
when tho lieutenant was about 10 imprint
n chaste salute upon the ruby lips Of his
fair companion. n big wave took the boat
and Topped II bottom upwards. Then fol
lowed a vorv pretty rescue I'm the surf In
which the Eastern ond patrol worked
with the visitors and Jack alias Liz
Zic' was brought to and several imagin-
AIRY wounds on feet and limbs were ban
daged deftly by the first aid men
Dinner At the restaurant followed the
bath and then the Providence contingent
had 20 hurry for the boat for home az
5.l5.
Saturdays events at Crescent Park
gave tho assembled people an excellent
idea OF tho growth Of the corps In Rhod"
Island there being nearly dozen uni
About q dozen red bathing uniformed
swimmers from Recore South Boston and
Cambridge under Commodore John
Ahearn and Capt Thomas Willis OF Re-
we're enlivened tho occasion as w"t1 as
capt Conrov and Miss Mackio or Boston.
who came 10 give an exhibition.
The mems swim had - dozen or moro
entries and Surfman Talcott ~ Shawo-
mot won the big copper tankard handily
Edward carr ot Kirwn's Beach coming
-in second and Finch third. II was a close
finish.
Every one of the eight young women.
four from Savin hin Beach Boston four
from Washington Park. this city. finished
IN tho girls llO-yard race and most Of
them when they entered the wate~
dropped entangliug skirts which were
not resumed until the race WAS FIN
ished. Margaret Well Of Savin Hill fin
ishcd first and Clara Olwoilcr OF Wash
ington Park came in that order close to-
gether and Dora Howe Of Washington
Park was an easy third.
BOAT CREWS RACE.
The boat crew race was the feature OF
the day. two oarsmcn and a steersman
being in each craft At a signal five
swimmers representing each boat. started
from launch off shore and each bont
was required 70 pick up it's man with a
life buoy, tow him ashore and lay him
on the beach ready for resuscitation. The
judges awarded the prize TO the Shawo-
met Beach crew, Lieutenant II. Butler
each man. getting fine stein. The Cres-
cent Park crew was a good second, and
through "A Misunderstanding OF rules
protests were made but the judges con-
sldcred the feat of the Shawomet BOYS
the most workmanikc. Prizes were given
by the Crescent Park manager. Mr.. prA-
ter.
Medals for bravery were awarded to
Jacob Clegg of phenix and Hugh O'NeIl
of lippitt for saving Ida Page. May nth
in the mill trench.
Lieutenant d. Forrest Butler. for his
work I'm the early summer. was given
an honor certificate
Captains Alhro OF Riverside, Kay of
Providence and Lttledale OF Pawtuxet
aided the commodore materially The
annual field day OF the corps will be next
Saturday at PawtuXet in connection with
Old Home week.