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Shore-Boat Services Rewarded By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution In 1895

Jan. 10.—Voted 11. to two men, with thanks to one of them, for saving the crew of three men from a coastguard boat which was capsized off Shanagau Point, co. Antrim, in a squall on the 8th November.

Also 31. 10s. to seven men for saving the trawler Catherine, of Courtmacsherry, and her crew of four men, which was disabled in a moderate gale from the S.W. and a rough sea on the 21st December.

Also 51.12s. 6d. to fifteen men for saving the crew of five men from the schooner Kate, of Wick, which was totally wrecked off Nairn in a whole gale from N. by E. and a very heavy sea on the 22nd December.

The sum of 21. 2s. was also paid for transporting and launching the boat used by the salvors.

Also 81. to sixteen men for wading into the surf and assisting the crew of the schooner Tyreonnel, of Glasgow, which stranded in Ward Bay, Wigtownshire, in a whole gale from N.

by W. and a very heavy sea on the 22nd December.

Also 81. 10s. to seventeen men for rendering assistance to the crew of the schooner Seamew, of Belfast, which broke from her moorings off Port Patrick, Wigtownshire, in a whole gale from K. by W. and a very heavy sea on the 22nd December.

Also 91. to six men for saving three of the crew of the brig Loven, of Christiana, which sunk at Horse Island, off Aidrossan, in a storm from N.W. and a rough sea on the 22nd December.

Jan. 13.—Ten men rescued the crew of eleven men of the barque Uller, of Tvedestrand, which went ashore off Killough, co. Down, in a strong S.E. by S. gale and a heavy sea.— Reward, 101.

Jan. 23.—The crew of the Walton-on-the- Naze private Life-boat True to the Core saved the crew of four men from the ketch Forest Oak, of Sunderland, which was sinking in the East Swin in a whole gale from N.N.E., a heavy sea and snow squalls.—Reward, 181.

Jan. 27.—Six men brought ashore the crew of the smack Polar Star, of Montrose, which had struck on the Annat bank, off Moutrose, in a moderate N.W. wind.—Reward, SI.

Feb. 7.—Six men saved six of the crew of the s.s. Vigilant, of Liverpool, which stranded near Port St. Mary, Isle of Man, in a whole gale from S.E., a very heavy sea and blizzard of snow.—Reward, 11. 15s.

A reward of 11. 2s. Gd. was granted to other men who also put off in a boat with the view of rendering help.

Feb. 14.—Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution and 11. each to E. W. GOLDSMITH, THOMAS H. PALMER, and ALFRED TOOK for swimming out through a very heavy sea and broken water in a whole gale from S.E. by S.

at great risk, and saving four of the crew, one of whom was dead and another only lived a few seconds after being landed, of the James and Eleanor, of North Shields, which was totally wrecked off Southwold, Suffolk, on the 13th January.

Feb. 14.—Voted 61. 10s. to seven men for saving the crew of four men from the trawler Betsy, of Liverpool, which stranded at Hoylake, Cheshire, in a strong W.N.W. gale and a very heavy sea on the 22nd December.

An Aneroid Barometer was presented to another sailor who assisted to effect the rescue in question.

Also 61. to six men for saving the crews, numbering in all eleven men, from the schooners Lark, of Aberdeen, and Clarence J. Sinclair, of Thurso, which had stranded off Burghead, Morayshire, in a gale from N.N.W. and a very heavy sea on the 22nd December.

Also 21. 10s. to five men for landing the crew of the schooner Isabella Stuart, of Ardrossan, which was in danger in Scrabster roadstead, Caithness-shire, in a N.N.W. gale and a heavy sea on the 22nd December.

Also 31. 15s. to five men for saving one of two men from the fishing-boat Provider, of Peterhead, which had been capsized off that port in a moderate N.N.W. gale and a rough sea on the 17th October.

Feb. 17.—Six men landed the crew of seven men from the fishing-boat Qowan, of Banff, which had stranded and sunk at Peterhead in a moderate N.N.W. breeze and a thick fog.— Reward, 21. 5s.

Feb. 25.—Seven men saved two men whose boats had sunk, being overladen with sea-weed, off Looe, Cornwall, in a strong E.N.E. breeze and a rough sea.—Reward, 21. 12*. 6d.

March 8.—Six men saved the crew of three men from the schooner Dryad, of Beaumaris, which stranded on the rocks off Warren Point, co. Donegal, in a strong S.S.E. breeze, squally weather, and a rough, choppy sea.—Reward, 31.

March 27.—Five men assisted the crew of the steam trawler Laurel, of Hull, which, having burst her steam-pipes, was beached at Derryogue, co. Down, in a moderate E.S.E. gale. —Reward, 21.10s.

May 21.—Thirteen men put off in two boats from Caister to the assistance of a shrimping boat which stranded on the Barber Sand, on which a heavy sea was running. The fishingboat, however, sunk, and the man on board her was drowned before the would-be rescuers could reach the spot.—Reward, 31. 5s.

June 2.—Thirteen men put off in a boat from Saltburn and searched for the steamer Premier, of Grimsby, which had been reported to have grounded on the rocks at Rowcliff in a fog.

They were unable to find the vessel, which, it was subsequently ascertained, was towed off by a steam-tug.—Reward, 61. 10s.

June 12.—Three men saved two men, whose boat had been capsized near Ardmore Point, co. Galway, in a strong N.W. breeze, squally weather, and a heavy sea.—Reward, 15s.

June 12.—Three men saved a man whose boat had been capsized off Southwold, Suffolk, in a strong N.N.W. breeze and squally weather. —Reward, 17«. 6d.

June 13.—Voted thanks to E. F. BROOK, Esq., of Ryde, Isle of Wight, and 5s. to SAMUEL BARTON, aged 14, for services rendered on the occasion of the capsize of a sailing-boat, off Ryde, on the 28th May. BARTON had put two men and a boy on board the sailing-boat, and was returning to the shore; but on observing the casualty, he at once pulled back, and the boy having been got into the boat, supported one of the men, the other holding on to the boat, until Mr. BROOK, who was in a skiff, rowed to their assistance.

June 22.—Nine men put off in a boat and assisted the sailing-boat Tyro, with three persons on board, which had been blown out to sea at Bull Bay, Anglesey, in a strong S.W. breeze.— Reward, 21. 5s.

July 13.—Sixteen men put off in four boats and saved four men whose boat, the punt Daisy, of Deal, had sunk about half-a-mile from the land at Deal in a strong S.W. breeze and a moderate sea.—Reward, 4?.

July 14.—Three men saved two lads who were lying in a boat, prostrated by sea-sickness and fear, about two miles from the South Foreland, in a strong W.N.W. breeze and a rough sea.—Reward, !§«.

July 17.—Five men saved three men from a shrimping-boat. She had been run down by a steamer which at once lowered a boat, but it was swamped and one of her crew was lost.

Seeing the boat some distance from the steamer, the salvors, who were returning from fishing, made for her, took the three men on board and landed them at Gorleston.—Reward, 21. 10s.

July 22.—Two men saved two men from the fishing boat Soy Harry, of Southwold, which was capsized about a mile E. of Dunwich in a sudden strong gale from the N.E.—Reward, II.

July 24.—Seven men manned two boats and rescued three lads who had been carried out to sea, in a small boat, by the strong tide, off Langness, Isle of Man, and were in a perilous position, during fine weather.—Reward, SI. 10s.

July 28.—Eight men put off in two boats and saved twelve persons from the lugger Zenith, which caught fire and stranded near Baltimore, co. Cork, in a moderate N.N.E. breeze and a smooth sea.—Reward, 4Z.

July 31.—Five men put off in a boat and saved four fishermen whose boat had been capsized off Ballinskelligs, co. Kerry, in a fresh N.W. breeze and a heavy sea.—Reward, 31.15s.

Aug. 1.—Voted the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum, to Mr. WALTER MCCLELLAN CROSBIE, of Greencastle, co. Londonderry, and II. to AUOK O'DoNNELL for putting off in a boat and, with great judgment and skill, and at considerable risk, saving four men whose boat had been capsized off Greencastle on the morning of the 7th July. A binocular glass was presented to Fraulein VON AMELUNXEN, who, being aroused by the men's cries for help, at once gave an alarm and assisted to launch the boat in which the salvors effected the rescue.

Aug. 5.—A man rescued one of two men from a boat which had been smashed by the paddle-wheel of a steamer off Llandudno in a strong W.N.W. breeze and a moderate sea.— Reward, 11.

Aug. 9.—Six men put off in a coastguard boat and saved the crew of the coble Galilee, which had been capsized off Whitby in a rough sea.—Reward, 21. 5s.

The sum of 4Z: 10s. was also granted to the crew of three-men of the coble Eliza Jane, which proceeded to the rescue of the Galilee, but was also upset, and 31. to six men who in two other cobles rescued the crew of the Eliza fane.

Aug. 13.—Three men saved the crew of five men from the boat Tartar Lass, of Millbay, which had been capsized near Greenore Point, co. Louth, in a squall.—Reward, 11. 10s.

Aug. 25.—Three men rendered assistance to the boat Clara, which had stranded on the Colloway Rocks, off Greencastle, in a strong breeze and a rough sea.—Reward, 11.

Aug. 29.—Seven men rendered assistance on the occasion of the foundering off Aberystwyth of the boat General Gordon, belonging to that port, in a fresh S.S.W. breeze and a rough sea. —Reward, 11. 15s.

Sept. 2.—Two men saved a man from a boat off Combmartin, Devonshire, in a moderate breeze and a moderate sea.—Reward, 10s.

Sept. 3,—A boat manned by five men put off from Cloughey to the assistance of the schooner Teaser, of Montrose, stranded on the Cannon rocks.—Reward, 11. 5s.

Sept. 10.—Seven coastguardmen put off in the station galley from Button, co. Dublin, and saved two gentlemen whose boat had been capsized in squally weather and a heavy sea.— Reward, 31. 10«.

Sept. 12.—Voted the thanks of the Institution, inscribed on vellum and framed, with the sum of SI 3i., to Gunner WILLIAM MALONE, B.A., for bravely attempting to save a man and a woman from a small yacht, named the Pride of the Mud Flats, which had been capsized off Horse Sands Fort, Spithead, in a moderate breeze and a moderate sea on the 31st August.

The two persons, however, clung to him and dragged him under water, and he was rescued, in an exhausted condition, by a boatman, in charge of a boat with passengers, who pulled to the scene of the casualty. The two occupants of the capsized yacht unhappily were drowned. A reward of 10s. was granted to the boatman for his service on the occasion.

Sept. 27 —A man saved another man from a fishing-boat which was capsized in broken water on the Walpool rock, off the Kentish coast, in a strong S.E. breeze.—Reward, 10s.

Oct. 1.—Three men rescued two men of the Royal Irish Constabulary, who were in danger in a boat in Blacksod Bay, co. Mayo, in a gale from N.W. and a very heavy sea.—Reward, 61.

Oct. 1.—Four men saved the crew of three persons from the fishing-boat Mary Ann, of Ballykeel, which was in danger about four miles south of Leestones, co. Down, in a moderate N.W. gale and a rough sea.—Reward, ti.

Oct. 1.—Six fishermen saved four persons from the fishing-boat Venus, of Galway, which was disabled about a mile south of Turbot Island, co. Galway, in a strong N.W. gale and a very heavy sea.—Keward, 31.

Oct. 2.—A man rendered service to a coastguard boat, with two men on board, which was capsized while returning to the watch-vessel in Hamford Water in a strong gale from W.S.W. and a rough sea.—Reward, 10«.

Oct. 2.—Nine men saved the crew of eight men of the fishing-steamer Teal DttcTi, of North Shields, which stranded on the rocks at Spittal Point, Northumberland, in a strong B.S.E. breeze and a rough sea.—Reward, 9Z.

Oct. 12.—Seven men put off in a pilot gig and saved the crew of four men from the ketch Heather Bell, of Ramsey, Isle of Man, which had stranded on Bideford Bar in a strong N.W. breeze, a very heavy sea, and thick weather.— Reward, 51. 5s.

Oct. 15.—Ten men put off in two boats and saved the crew of five men from the fishingboat Robert, of Porthleven, which struck on the Trigg rock at the mouth of Porthleven harbour, Cornwall, in a strong S.E. breeze, a heavy sea, and a dense fog.—Reward, 71. 10s.

Oct. 15.—Two men saved a man whose boat, the Mary, of Maryport, struck on the bar and filled in returning to port in a moderate N.E. gale and a rough sea.—Reward, 21.

Oct. 16.—Four men saved three of four men from the fishing-boat Dreadnought, of Londonderry, which was capsized off Greencastle in a fresh N.E. breeze and a choppy sea.—Reward, 21. 16s.

Oct. 19.—Three men saved two of the crew of the schooner Rachel, of Stavanger, which had been in collision with a Spanish steamer, and had been capsized and partially sunk, about a mile and a half off Walmer, in a moderate breeze and a rough sea.—Reward, SI.

Oct. 26.—Two men saved one of the crew of the fishing-boat Wild Duck, of Preston, who had been dragged overboard, having become entangled with the trawl, off St. Anne's, Lancashire, in a strong N. breeze and a moderate sea.—Reward, 10«.

Nov. 8.—Three men saved the fishing-coble Florence, of Filey, her crew of three men and their gear, the boat having been capsized by a squall while proceeding to sea.—Reward, 11.10s.

Nov. 11.—Two men rescued the crew of two men from a fishing-boat capsized by a squall off Combmartin, Devonshire. The boat and gear were also saved, the salvors sacrificing their fishing for the evening by rendering the service.—Reward, 4Z.

Nov. 13.—Four men saved two men from a fishing-boat in Whitesand Bay, Cornwall, in a moderate breeze from the S.W. and a rough sea.—Reward, II. 10s.

Nov. 14.—Nine men saved the crew of three men from a boat which while returning from fishing was capsized in a squall off Howth.— Reward, 4Z. 10s.

Nov. 15.—Eight men saved the crew of three men from the schooner Sarah Bowe,of Lerwick, which signalled for assistance while moored for discharging cargo in Greetness Voe, a heavy gale having sprung up from W.N.W. with a very heavy sea. The vessel afterwards drifted out to sea and foundered.—Reward, 81.

Nov. 17.—Two men put off in a curragh and saved two men whose boat had been capsized in Mulroy Bay, co. Donegal, in a strong wind from the N. and a rough sea.—Reward, 21.

Nov. 24.—Ten men put off in the surf-boat Stormy Petrel, of Southend (Essex), and saved the crew of six men from the vessel Louisa, which was stranded on the Maplin Sands in a whole gale from E. and a heavy sea.—Reward, 101.

Dec.12.—Voted the silver medal of the Institution, accompanied by a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum and framed, with the sum of 21., to Mr. R. POCKLET, coxswain of the Flamborough No. 1 Life-boat, and 21. each to two other men, for gallantly saving the crew of three men who had been washed overboard from the fishingboat Elizabeth, of Flamborougb, a heavy sea striking the boat when several miles off Flamborough Head in a strong S.E. gale and a heavy sea on the 15th November. The boat used by the salvors was merely a 19 feet coble, and great risk was incurred in getting the men, who were greatly exhausted, into the boat.