The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-08-09

sea which fore In their clothing, cut and bruised
from the bl-eting they received
And then says the Service Report Of the oc-
currence. The last time the launch was attempted
the boat VIA hurled high on the shore her crew
were spilled out like matches from the box and
tho boat was shattered. And Captain Atkins and
his men. having eaten nothing since the even
ing before. spent, faint. hoartsick had been BAT.
fed and had to endure the modification OF see
ing a rescue effected by an un.worn volunteer
crew In frcih boat brought from the town. The
investigation revealed that the men upon tho
wreck might have been properly landed by tho
llfellnes but Tor Keeper Atkins failure to employ
tho Lyle gun which had recently been furnished
the station. through a singular inapprohension OF
in powers
It was bitter pill for the serylee-the defeat
OF It's meh BY volunteer crew.
The might q November 80. 1850. was clear but
windy. A heavy gale was ping the surf over
the outer bar on the Peaked I'm Bar station.
surfmen roe and Kelley left the station at four
o'clock &c make the eastward and westward
patrol Kelley started from tho door first. As
he did soho heard TIC slatting OF sails and the
banging q blocks above the wind. AZ the west
ward he NV the lights OF vessel close inshore.
shouting to Fisher to give tho alarm. he ran
down tho bach burning his Coston light Keep
or Atkins danced at tho surf and ordered out
the boat The men dragged II eastward until
they were opposite the stranded vessel. which
port Tho crew manned the boat.
The atory Of what took place out there under
the darkneu on Keeper Atkins last errand OF
rescue Il bei, Iod. perhaps. In the personal nc
count Of Isaiah Young one OF the survivors. The
narrative ~ his man. In his own words IL taken
from the LIE Saving Report OF 1881. II reads:
When we launched. the vessel was stu some
TO the eastwrd We went OF In this manner TO
take advantage Of tho tide that was running TO
the eastward between the bar and tho shore. II
was low tide The sea was smooth on tho
shore. but on the bar, whore tho vessel lay. II
was rough enough to be dangerous.
I'VE hauled mp from the boat until the bow
tapped on TO her quarter Keeper Atkins called
20 them to Jump in
We landed four persons This trip could not
have consumed more than fifteen minutes
Whom We pulled up again, after being thrown
back Taylor stood In the bow with the line ready
10 heayo, cautioned Keeper Atkins to have n
care for the boom. lie said. he ready with the
boathook viii look out for the boom was
just taking up the hook when sea came around
tho stern. threw the stern Of the boat more
toward tho boom as the vessel rolled To leeWard
and the boom went into the water.
AS the vessel rolled to windward and the boom
rose It caught under the cork belt near the
stroke rowlock and threw US over, bottom UP
we rolled the boat over right Side up ana
was the first 10 Get into her Others got In:
am not positive how many. She did not keen
right side up more than two minutes wheh sea
rolled ms over again. We got on again ana were
washed on two or three times before struck out
Tor the shore | asked Mayo TO strike with me
a. I knew him TO be an excellent swimmer; but
he sald that We could not hold out to reach the
shore ana he would stay by tho boat Keeper
Atkins was holding by the boat.
Kelley had already struck out, heard Taylo'
groan near mo as started but did not SEQ MN
II saw gap In the beach which must nave
been Clara Hell Hollow. two miles from STATION
No z when about three seas from the shot'
my sight began 10 fail and soon could see ho'h
Ing hut kept swimming
Iecoll"st suriman Cole saylng for you
sake Isaiah Us this you' and OF his taxing M,
up know nothing more until found mysg ,I
10 the station, after being resuscltated. ! snoul.
mink that ! remained by the boat hai an nou,
before ] struck out The cork belt was a'l 'na
enabled ne to reach the shore. The cork Velu
on"
Thus Keeper Atkins died with his boots on, az
u' s'ld he would die Il necessary, In the per
ioFmaneo Of his duty