The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-10
Organization of Life Saving
CreU and Procuring of Some
Equipment Urged at the Beach

Since the accident out on the ocean
resulting in the destruction of L. d.
Menilis airplane many people here
tare discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of pro
viding the beach with suitable life
saving boat that would be sufficient
in most any emergency.
Guy G. Bailey has been boatswain
and has had large experience in vari-
Gus kinds of water crafts. While ON
the Pacific coast and on the Michigan
great lakes he saw much of the wat
er and is an expect in handling yari-
Gus kinds OF boats.
A. w Shaw has beer first oarsman
to a good crew, and he is also fear
less swimmer and master of the water
in most any emergency. as he proved
the other day
| Ut seems to me-" said Mr.. Shaw to
10 News representative today. we
ought TO have here regular life saw
j ing crew ana a system in handling a
boat similar to The way a fire depart
ment is managed | mean a plan of
signalling so that when there Is need
OF help we viii have certain mum
Der of men We can depend on They
should be men who are usually right
90 the street and who have places of
business so they could have their
swimming outfits in their back rooms
so they could jump into them in a
seconds notice. we should have a
suitable boat. one that will cost sew
eral hundred dollars, II least. ana We
should also have a suitable place to
keep il. convenient to the beach. and
il should be mounted on a chassis. so
that IN a minutes notice it could be
run 10 the waters edge and at the
nearest point TO which it is needed.
| IL seems 10 me we should have on our
4 call list ten or dozen active oars
/ men and good swimmers so that we
would be sure 10 have enough help
when call is made It will take only
from three to five men to man the
boat. but some one win have to drive
the truck. lock after the necessary
paraphernalia ana it might be that
some would be away or sick when
called. 1t seems to fne we need some
thing of this kind, as we do a fire de-
partment when human life is in jeop-
lardy.'
When asked the sort of boat should
be provided for this purpose, Guy G.
Bailey. president of the Chamber OF
Commerce. said:
1T should be at least IS or 30 feet
long and should he whaleboat
imodel. 1t should be selfbailer with
alright bulkheads with the neces-
sary ropes and eorks on the sides.
This type of boat can be turned over
in the surf and righted again and freed
of all water. II is practically impos
Isible to sink it. Those who have seen
life saving crews demonstrate these
boats have seen them turned over
land then righted and the crews cas-
lily gotten back into them. There
should also be mortar ana shore line
THAT could be shot out 10 an over
turned boat or a drowning person;
Ealse 70 assist the life saving crew
life saving belts and ether equip
lment would also be needed. First of
lall. however, it viii be necessary 10
solicit the necessary funds to pur-
chase all of this equipment We have
lpleuty of man power and all we need
lis comparatively small amount of
cash to provide our city what it
should have and at once."
Mrs. Thomas Bishop Of the Dixie
hotel has generously offered the nee
lessary room in her hotel for head
Iauarters Tor a life saving crew and
lalso cot to he used to revive per
son who had been saved from drown
ling.