The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-01-25

While Knudson signalled the tug
| Captain Lockhardt told his wife to pre-
pare herself and her children for a trip
in the lifeboat. The tug had cut loose
from the barge Montana, which hoiSted
sail and continued on her course I'M
aided. When the tug was within 100
feet of the lfeboat LOckhardt appeared
at the side of his barge, carrying a dun
mage bag, to which was attached long
line. Inside the bag was his little bO
1t was lowered to the engineer who
placed it under the seat of the boat. In
a moment the little girl, also bound up
in a bag, was lowered over the side and
she was placed alongside her brother
Then Mrs. Lockhardt, with a rope I'M
der her arms, was dropped to Kundson.
The seas were running so high that
the frail craft was tossed about like a
cork. When 10 feet away from the tug
Knudson dragged out the bag contain
ing the boy. He placed the bag over
the side, and, with feet firmly planted,
swung the bag first one way and then
another until he had secured sufficient
momentum. When he had done so he
hurled the little bundle forward. His
aim was true and the bag fell into the
arms Of deckhand who, unaware of
its contents, tossed it aside, where it
remained unheeded until the boy in his
efforts to free himself started to roll
down the deck. Then the bag was
opened and the crew, after they had
recovered from their amazement. car
ried him to the captains cabin.
Knudson then grasped the bag in
which the little girl was imprisoned |
AS the boat rose on the crest of a wave |
he dropped the bag overheard, and the |
crew on board the tug, now aware that |
the bags contained human beings. |
hauled carefully, and in less than two |
minutes the girl was hauled on board
uninjured. but almost suffocated.
Another line was sent whirling into
the lifeboat and this Knudson fastened
under Mrs. Lockhardts arms. The wo-
man was dropped into the sea, but she
was half drowned when she was hauled
on board the tug.
The men on the sinking barge now
drew the lifeboat back to them and one
after another dropped into it and when
all were on board the men on the tug
began to haul in their end of the line.
The boat was now so heavily laden
that her gunwales were almost level
with the water. When half a dozen
Yards away from the tug Captain Lock
hardt tied a rope under his arms and
was hauled on board the tug, and each
'emaining man followed his example,
Ind while these rescues were being
made the barge plunged beneath the
waves.
Captain Moon Immediately started
head and soon picked up the Montana
md started for Block Island The
large had labored so heavily while I'M i
Ter her own canvas that she, too, had
prung aleak. Just as the Buccaneer !
teamed inside the breakwater at Block o
sland the water made so much head a
way that the barge was in danger of n
mixing any moment. The lifeboat was a
Dwered and for nearly an hour the four
len struggled against the elements be- 4
ore they succeeded in rowing their '
oat under the lee of the tug. The tug o
emained on the scene until the barge W
rent down yesterday afternoon. "
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