Milford chronicle., 1912-01-26
BOWERS REPORTER
SENDS NEWSY LETTER
THE ICE HOUSES ARE ALL FILLED
Crew of Protector" Real Heroes, Com
mended by Owners of Boat. Bay
and River Filled With Ice. Some
Sickness at Bowers.

Apropos of all that has been said III
the way of the why's and wherefores that
there was no effort made TO rescue the
men who were shipwrecked in the bay on
the fifth Of this month and had to cling
to the rigging until late in the evening
of the next day in that frigid weather,
the fact remains that Captain Simpson
and his noble crew of the Guard Boat
Protector" rescued them from imnin-
ent and impending death when no others
even made an effort to save them. We
do not purpose at this time to criticise
any that might have made an effort at
least to rescue them. but a few words
coinmendatory of the crew of the boat
Protector for their human efforts ami
risks in saving the lives Of their fellow
watermen When the rescue was made
known to the owners Of the Protector,
they at once sent a communication to the
Captain and crew. cofnmending them for
what they did and, assuring them that
notwithstanding the risks OF their lives
and the risk OF the boat, their actions
were commeudable and give them great
pleasure to know that their employees
We're of such heroic characters. This Is
not the first rescue from Imminent dan
ger that this boat has made since 1t has
been in charge Of Captain Simpson In
the latter part of the month of July, 1910,
while they were out Oh their cruise III
the night time well out in the bay they
found bv the assistance of their search
light small launch containing ten per
sons. the majority of them women and
children, With their engine completely
broken down and without an oar IN the
boat or anything to use in getting the
boat ashore. or anything whereof they
might or could give a signal OF distress
Thus they we're found IN that precarious
condition By the "Protector" and towed
into the harbor. Had this boat not been
oil duty, or otherwise have missed find
ing them and rendering them assistance.
and they had been compelled to remain
out tile remainder of the night, there Is
no telling what would have been the re-
suit, as the elements were thickening
and the remainder OF the night was /
stormy and boisterous The party ami
the launch referred 10 were from VII
mington, Del, and bound for this place
The Protector is Owred by a private
and is used and operated as
watch boat to watch over and guard the
oyster interest Oh the western shore Lee
longing TO this company and IS maintaiu- q
ed by the said company and is doing
good work in not only Tor the owners OF Q
the boat, hut for the oyster planters col .
lectively, as she is a terror to vio ators
as they know that she is always on the +
lookout at any and all times Of The year.
It's an i'll wind that blows nobody .
good The frigid weather that we had
in the earlier part of this month, white
it was severe, to say the least the peo- +
pie as a rule here got through it all right
being pretty well supplied with fuel and
to fill, got them filled with ice Of an ur-
usual thickness for this climate. There
has been put up at least six hundred tons
for the coming seasons use mt this place.