Evening star., 1933-10-22
BY JOHN FRAZIER.

JUN Tn n.4LlER.
-HEY'RE writin' big down at Coast
Guard headquarters these days. For
the story Of the great Atlantic storm
is coming in-the story of lashing
wind and rain, of lifeforsaken men
and craft-and heroes of the Coast
Guard
0 years no storm raging along the At
Coast equaled that of the goth to the
August, which blew itself out inland
the Capital, Southern Maryland and
And, in its wake, left on the FURNISHED
of the Coast Guard new names in spot
bthless splendor.
y-five cases of marine disaster in which
lives were in peril occurred on that
bth day of August off the Jersey coast.
after station answered calls for help
ese piled atop each other, leaving the
no time for even a breathing spell.
ain Christopher Bentham carried on
severe injury to his leg until his duty
er and Boatswain J. S. Turner of the
City station never called 1t a day until
ere no more lives to rescue.
the storm was at its greatest off the
coast at Ocean City, Bentham, in light
on gasoline boat, the Emma r. The
R, had all but succumbed to the smash
|ments and her complement of 16 men
heath as they rolled and bobbed help
'n the all-engulhng sea. The next day
bf her wreckage were picked up along the
But her crew of 16 were safe.
/, however was Bentham's second VEN
|e for the day. AS a preliminary warm
the care of the 26-foot cruiser
Days, which the storm had caught on
hg over and over like leaf. The four
nts faced death. Benthan went to their
pulled one aboard while the other three
bled into his boat.
came the Helen's turn. Waves were
(lg over her helpless form as she lay
ling in the sea There were % people
and Bentham was suffering agony from
bred foot, caught in line. But he car
|. A line aboard the Helen in that raging
ID then his own engine went dead! Both
were adrift now and at the mercy of the
~ and fearless elements. 1t was then that
Urea. fishing boat. hove in sight. To her
am signaled for help and watched her
in. But the sea was bent on its prey.
ashing wave drove on the Andrea and
I'd her into the lifeboat. 1t was all the
nship of Bentham could do to maneuver
at SO as not to be smashed by the Andrea.
e managed it. He took her blow glanc-
and soon had towline aboard. All was
low; the Andrea towed the lifeboat and
ellen out of danger.
\ the meanwhile Anna NJ was having
lty. Her crew of six had been dumped
he sea and were in a drowning state. Five
rescued The sixth man was lost. Thus
the 20th for Boatswain Bentham-53 lives
in something like four hours of time.
a days work." says the Coast Guard.
ming Bentham a close secon on that fitful
as Boatswain J. S. Turner. Turner helped
vessels and saved ~ lives He and his
fising in picket boat that day, shortly
bon watched the motor boat L-8042
D2Absecon Bar. Four men were cast into
-eakers where. struggling for their lives.
r dashed to their rescue. He soon had
safely aboard.
1t and left now boats began to stumble
he bar. The L-5227 next capsized, throw
er two occupants into the water. Here
we're picked up shivering and chilled. But
It'll the rescue boats had themselves been
swamped two or three times by sousing
yacht Dauntless next dared to cross the
r. But mountainous breaker met her
; way smacked her full on and left her
IS in the sea and Turner approached and
two of her passengers off. He then
her under the care of tug and turned
7-ton motor boat Mayflower. She, like
thought she could make the bar,
le breakers had other thoughts. Over
ent on her side Until her keel was ex-
to the heavens. Not content with this,
T breaker whammed her from the other
ghting her and flooding her, and leaving
lgine disabled. Skillfully maneuvering,
'ast Guard hfeboat shot into her. got