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cent re'n'ed SHOWS what care shou'o
be taken not TO overwork those wno
hold the lives OF others In their keep
ing. or the numerous accidents BY en-.
sinesru. pilots aud such persons a very
Iarre proport,op come from tho fact
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- eves 70" ~. Sue ".u Juss s
ineo cou''ss'vu ,o' 'ue suu"e., ~. ~.
the owner took us Iamiiy sooh.u .o'
| cruise 10 new Ehg'dnu waters. Aue'e
wasn't soy o.ner nun aooalu snss
couid d'vioe tne watches "itu u.e e'
the wheel. ana during tne run ttom
Philadelphia to Cape Coz didnt oare
leave IL. ioe oniy otner man aoo.'u
wbc knew anything about navisat'on
YVES Bob Henton. one OF tine nands. ano
all he knew was the waters on tne
Coast of Maine. He had peen proosnt
up In Cascc bay ana knew every snoa!'
sunEen rock and island In tnat arcnf
peiago. He was engineer OF tine yacnt.
With an assistant. but on the way east
the engine acted badly. ana BOD mao ~
much to do in the engine room -
had In the piiofhouse.
"One morning We Iert Portland 10
cruise along the coast 70 MOUNT DESERT
stopping at certain po'nts ~ sns Wy.
was at the wheel. trying 90 Keep
awake. when benton' VINO ! uao un'
derstood was gong 20 catcn :
hours' sleep. leaving ois engine :" e.le
q his assistant came unto tue pNoe'
mouse ana saio 70 me-
Let mo take ner In &c uoue ~
these waters. ana ies tne Dess c"s"es
OF any Tor you to get . nap.
tuEneo tine wnee' Ovet 70 u,m s.u
isy Gown Oh 'ne cusu'oues oeue. -
tne piiotnouse ana va .s'esp ~'"'"
one minute
HOW long ! slept oou snv", ous
Judging Dy tue ". eou'1. ~
ocen very 'ons sp.eus w. -
wneel giving tns s'snaa 70 s.op ~ .us
same ume. ana spun " " po'. W..
Al NY s're"s.n' was a'Oue ~ @
piiotnousc. we we.e eoi"s M
speed ana y icw cao'e 'eustns aueau
OF me tne waves were seuuins .ns
spray against 'ock' sunNeu a' u'sn
t:oe. put uow on'y eose.eu M"e.
the. waves ro"ed over IT, we were a''
most o"t ot s'snt " anu a"u w.
sail or u smoke pipe visible any w"ere
10 go on 10 tnat rock a' Tue ra'e we
were speedihe tneant oeatn 10 every
msn. woman ana cni'o apoaru'
Ine longest TWO or three minutes IN
my IRE were tuose uurins wu.en wa'
making the turn 70 avo'o tnat 'ock.
wheh ! mao sw"ns~ou 30 lar tnat
ie'e reasonably sa!e ana WHO ou. NJ
t'e neadway on , !et myse'l ABOUT 70
topp'e over out : Suew tnat "ou.on
do' ana ! JUST GOT q grip on myseli oy
shcer VIII! power. was a start' oul
sharp danger. ana within hve min
utes alter J nad awuRened knew we
were In deep wafer.
when pulled the gong Mr. Arcn''
BALD was I'D the CABIN and nis tahiiy
were on the arc oeck. lor tnere was u
head wind that Kept them from COM
ing fOrar0. AS SOON as the owner