The sun., 1908-04-26
ODD JOB FOR LEE SAVERS
THEY FIND RESCUE WORK TO
DO IN GREAT SOUTH BAY.

Power Hoat AouNe Dtu INC af'eRS
The high winds which sWatted the waters
hsreabouts on Palm Sunday and tho rre.
preceding day demonstrated 10 one
party Of New Workers. that the navigation
OF Great South Bay may hold many dan
gers and gave the lie savers Of the Point
Of Woods station stint OF rescue work
out Of the usual.
Point Of Woods Ia the next life saving
station eastward Of Fire Island on the sand
bar which separates Great South Bay
from the ocean. Also II Ia summer cottage
colony
II used 10 be q Methodist camp meeting
place. Why IL 10 called Point Of Woods
isn't clear when you look at II without thu
eye OF imagination, although the bar mar.
rows there and few trees grow wariy az
II afraid OF their environment. So much
for geography,
On the Saturday OF the high wind
number OF New Workers who have cottages
at Point Of Woods went down there, some
with the idea Of spending Holy Week and
Others just to make sure that their cottages
hadn't been casried away In the winters
gales
To 90 TO Point Of WoodS you first have
70 take the Long Island Railroad. There's
no help for Il unless you walk. In the
summer time, Familiarity known as the
good old summer time, little steamer
makes regular trips from Bay Shore. She
isn't running yet, 10 the venturesome yoy-
ayers chartered the good ship Active Capt
Gibson
The Active is a powerboat OF 10 horss.
power which isn't much. but enough Tor the
ordinary navigation Of Great South Bay.
The party embarked safely and proceeded
across the bay. The wind hadn't got
down 10 business then and the trip was
concluded without untoward incident
When il came time for those who wers
coming back to town to make the return
trip-early in the afternoon-it was an
other matter The wind had increased 70
such velocity that the Active was In danger
OF being smashed up against the pier So
she had been taken out some distance
from shore and anchored,
As those who took part in the subss-
ouent happening tell it, Great South Bay
was never in such troubled state. Posi-
lively the waves we're mountain high.
Now IL is fact that there Is deal OF water
in the bay, but II is spread over so great
an area that in some places 1t is just deep
enough TO make mud. Navigation at soma
points is a matter Of getting out and SHOW
ing the boat
But on this Saturday Of the mighty
breeze the water was simply piled uH.
Truly il was. The wind was strong enough
10 blow all the water out Of Fire Island
inlet. Yes. indeed.
Now here were the returning voyagers
on the pier, and some distance Of was
their ship. tugging angrily at her anchor
chains. Between them was the vehement
sea. It was impossible 10 bring the Active
in 10 the pier, 90 a shift was made TO get
out TO her on float.
Right here the life savers first got on
the Job Five men and two women vere
loaded on to the float and the life savers
towed il out to the power boat It was a
tough job.
With some difficulty the passengers vers
nut aboard, but the captain Of the Active
In his eagerness 10 assist promptly fell
overheard. The life savers ished him out,
nut him on his craft and then took them
selves and the float back 10 shore.
The Active was got under way. This
anchor came up and the engine began to
chug. But efforts 10 advance were slow.
the wind was 30 strong.
The Active stood on her head and then on
her tail. One by one those ABOARD got sea.
sick. The engineer, who was alsothe crew,
was among the first TO suocunbb. In feet
everyone got it except the man who told
THE Sun reporter the story Of the voyage,
And maybe he did.
Then the engine gave up the fight.
few despairing coughs and gurgles and It
was still
The shore was Ggnalled for help, The
life savers, having nothing TO do seaward,
we're ready They launched a boat and
came alongside.
The Active was anchored and the captain.
crew and passengers hauled aboard the life
boat. The wind carried II quickly in toward
shore. II grounded about ten yards ont
The life savers got out and walked ashore.
carrying the men passengers. The boat,
thus lightened, was hauled out onto tho
beach with the women still In II.
That was enough voyaging for one dav.
The. party Of seven distributed themselves
among their friends who were staying over
and spent the night.
II was Sunday afternoon before another
attempt TO reach Bsyshore was made.
The wind had abated somewhat and th'
ssa had gone down.
The distance across is lees than ten miles
and the channel il tortuous. The tap
usually takes an hour. This time it took
three,
That plaguy engine, which had been
patched up overnight, refused to work
properly. on Bayberry Point II stopped
altogether and had 10 be ooaxed before ,;
made another move. But khe voyagcrs
persevered and soon the dock at Bayshors
was right near.
II was no time for the captain 10 miss
his way but he did and the Active showed
her nose into a mudbank only few hun.
dred yards from her landing place. It
was the last straw.
When five men and two women boarded
the train an hour later they forgot 70 MAKE
the customary unoomplmentary remarks
about the Long Island Railroad.
MOOSE DRINK AT A PCMP
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