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Shore-Boat Services Rewarded By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution In 1896

Jan. 9. — Voted 42. to four fishermen for putting off in a boat and saying four men whose boat bad been capsized while returning to tbeir vessel, the Baron Hill, of Liverpool, which was lying off Exmouth, in a strong W. gale on the 4th December.

Also thanks to the master of the steam trawler Flying Sylph, and 11. each to two of his crew for saving two of the crew of the fishing coble Mary and Alice, of Scarborough, which was swamped in a sudden heavy gale when about two miles distant from Scarborough on the 15th November. The master of the steamer skilfully manoeuvred the vessel, and a boat manned by the second hand and the cook put off and rescued the men.

Also U. 10s. to three men for putting off in a boat and saving four men whose boat had been capsized by a squall off the island of Graemsay, Orkney, on the 3rd September.

Jan. 23.—Ten men saved the crew of seven men of the fishing-boat Morning Light, which was capsized in Broad Bay, Island of Lewis, in a moderate gale from S.W. by S. and a rough sea.—Reward, 31. 15s.

Feb. 4.—Four men saved four men from a fishing-boat which had been capsized about a mile from the shore at Youghal, co. Cork.— Reward, 31.

Feb. 9.—Three men put off in a boat and rescued one of two men whose boat had been upset off Gribbon Head, Cornwall, in a sudden squall.—Reward, 22. 10«.

11. was awarded to a fisherman who witnessed the casualty and injured a blood-vessel in hurrying to Polkerris to report the occurrence.

Feb. 13.—Voted the silver medal of the Institution and 21. to Mr. JAMES JAMIESON, and 21. each to three other men, for saving, at great risk, two of the crew of the fishing-boat Jessie, of Lerwick, which, while returning from fishing in a strong S. gale, was overwhelmed by a heavy sea and sunk about half a mile from Oxna Island, Shetland, on the 14th December last. A third occupant of the boat unhappily perished before help could reach him.

Also a binocular glass to Capt. W. B. GOFF, and If. each to the crew of ten men, of the steam-tug Knight of the Cross, of Liverpool, for rescuing the crew of the barque Lady Penrhyn, of Liverpool, which parted her hawser while in tow off Stornaway, in a whole gale from S.S.W. and a very heavy sea, on the 12th December last. The crew of twelve men left in the ship's boat, and the master of the tug j seeing that, with the terrific sea then running, i they had very little chance of safely reaching i the land, placed his vessel in a position to shelter the boat and, at considerable risk, took them on board the steamer.

Also 11. 10s. to two men for saving four of the crew of the Citizen, of Youghal, which was wrecked on Saltee Island, off Wexford, on the 23rd December last.

Also 11. 10s. to six men for putting off in a boat and rendering assistance to a fishing-boat which was in distress off Aldebnrgh, Suffolk, in a moderate W.N.W. gale and a rough sea, on the 7th December last.

March 6.—-Four men saved a man from a boat which had been capsized off Wareham, Dorset, in a moderate gale and a rough sea.

Two other occupants of the boat unhappily were drowned before the salvors could reach them.—Reward, 21.

March 6.—Nine men saved a fishing-boat, with a crew of seven men, which- had been rendered unmanageable, having shipped heavy seas in Broad Bay, Boss-shire, in a strong W. gale.—Reward, 91. and a letter of commendation.

March 10.—Two men saved one of the crew of the brigantine N. C. Bull, of Newhaven, who had fallen from the rigging of the vessel while leaving her port in a moderate S.E. wind and a smooth sea.—Reward, 158.

April 16.—Ten men put off in a boat, and saved the crew of four men from a coble which had been suddenly filled with water off Sunder- land Point.—Reward, 22. 5s.

A reward of 10«. was also given to a woman who first observed the accident and gave an alarm.

May 14.—Voted 51. to five men for conveying safely ashore the crew of the schooner Jolle, of Christiania, which stranded at Scockness Holm, Orkney, in a heavy sea on the 6th December last.

June 11.—Voted the thanks of the Insti- tution, inscribed on vellum and framed, and the sum of 21. each, to EDWARD T. HODGKINSON, JOHN HODGKINSON, JOHN COLE, WILLIAM ROBIN- SON and WILLIAM LAZENBY, for putting off in a boat and, with considerable difficulty and risk, saving two of six persons from a boat which had been filled by heavy seas off Skinningrove, Yorkshire, on the 20th February.

10». was also granted to the owner of the boat used on the occasion.

June 28.—Three men landed two persons from a small boat which had been blown away from the shore at Southend, Essex, in squally weather.—Reward, 11. lOt.

July 26.—The Institution's stage-boat at New Brighton was manned and saved four men from the cutter Gladdiet, of Liverpool, in a moderate S. gale, squally weather and a rough sea.—Reward, 92. 4«.

July 27.—Two men proceeded in a small sailing-boat to the assistance of the trawler Willie, of Tenby, which stranded on the Mixen Sands. Fifteen persons who were viewing the Swansea Regatta were taken off the vessel and safely landed.—Reward, 21.

The sum of 12. 5». was also granted to defray the cost of repairing the boat, belonging to one of the salvors, which was damaged while rendering the service.

Aug. 15.—Four men, on the occasion of the Howth Regatta, saved two men belonging to the yacht Coreisa.—Reward, 12.Aug. 17.—Three men put off from Deal in two boats and saved a lady and gentleman from a skiff which had been capsized in a rough sen.

—Reward, 12. 10«.

Sept. 10.—Voted the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum (framed) and 21. each to JOHN LITHGO, Bowman of the Seaton Carew Life- boat, and his sons WILLIAM and JAMES, who are also members of the Life-boat crew, in acknow- ledgment of their services in putting off in a boat and, at considerable risk, saving two men whose boat had been capsized off the Tees, in a very heavy sea, on the 17th August.

Sept. 15.—Two men rescued two other men whose boat had been upset between Rathmullan and Inch Fort, on the Irish coast, in a) strong S.W. wind and rough sea.—Reward, II.' Sept. 18.—The Volunteer Life-boat True to the Core, at Walton-on-the-Naze, saved the crew of six men from the barquentine Sunder- land Packet, of Gravesend, which had stranded on the Gunfleet Sands in a strong W.S.W. wind and rough sea.—Reward, 102.

Sept. 25.—Mr. JOHN JONES, coxswain of the Porthdinllaen Life-boat, and five other men saved by means of lines the crew of one man and a boy from the smack Venture, of Car- narvon, which parted her cable and drove ashore at Porthdinllaen in a N.N.W. gale and a very heavy sea.—Reward, 31. , Oct. 7.—Nine men put off in two boats and rescued two men from another boat which had been capsized off Warrenpoint, on the coast of Ireland, in a strong S.E. gale and a rough sea. —Reward, 42. 10«.

Oct. 7.—Six Tenby men put off twice in a boat and rescued the crew of three men from the fishing-boat Grace Darling, and another man who had been at work on the new pier and was in danger in his boat, a fresh gale from the S.W. having sprung up accompanied by a very heavy se».—Reward, 61.

Oct. 8.—Voted the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum to Captain JOSHUA ARMI- TAGE, and 12. 10*. each to five other men for their good services in launching a punt, and with much difficulty rescuing the crew of three men from the flat Catharine, of Liverpool, which had been swamped in a strong north- westerly gale and a rough sea on the 23rd September.

Oct. 8.—Mr. JOHN JONES, coxswain of the Porthdinllaen Life-boat, and four other men rescued the crew of three men from the flat Caldwett, of Liverpool, which had sunk on the rocks at Porthdinllaen in a W.S.W. gale and a very heavy sea. They also brought a man ashore from the smack Messenger.—Reward, 32. 15e.

Oct. 9.—Five Filey fishermen went out in a shore-boat and saved three men from the coble Anne, of that place, which was in a perilous position off Filey Brigg in a strong wind and a rough sea.—Reward, 22. 10s.

Oct. 9.—Three men, on observing that a boat had been capsized off Donaghadee, Ireland, during a strong gale and a rough sea, at once proceeded out in a boat and were suc- cessful in saving a man who had been thrown out of the boat.—Reward, 12.15$.

Mr. THOMAS QUICK, coxswain of the St. Ives Life-boat, and six other men, put off in a shore-boat and searched for a boat which had been reported by telephone as drifting off Portreath.

The coxswain of the Hayle Life-boat and the crew of a steam-tug also conducted a search for the same boat.—Rewards, 62.10«.

Oct. 29.—The two coxswains of the Crail Life-boat and five other men put off in a boat and saved the crew of two men of the sunken pilot yawl Mary Thompson, of Newhaven, in a strong N.E. wind and a moderate sea.— Reward, 42.

Nov. 7.—The crew of the private Life-boat at Sheringham, Norfolk, rescued fourteen men from the stranded s.s. Commodore, of Newcastle, in a moderate gale from the N.N.E. and a rough sea.—Reward, 102.

Nov. 12.—Voted the Silver Medal of the Institution and a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum and framed to Capt. JOHN MORGAN, master of the Cardiff pilot boat Cardigan, and 22. each to his two assistants and an apprentice for launching the punt belonging to their cutter during a gale of wind on the 6th October, and at much risk saving the crews, numbering six men, from two barges which they had previously attempted to tow into port, they having been separated from the steamer which had been engaged to take them to Spain.

Also the Silver Medal and vote on vellum and 12. to JAMBS McBAY, the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum, and 12. to his father, EDWARD McBAY, Master of the fishing lugger Friendship of Johnshaven, and coxswain of the JohnShaven Life-boat, and 12. each to the remainder of the crew of the lugger for their services in connection with the rescue of the crew of three men from another fishing-boat, named the Speedwell, which had been swamped at the mouth of Loch Nevis in a southerly gale and a rough sea on the 26th September. While one man was being got on board the other two men in the water drifted away, whereupon JAMES McBAY, with his father's permission, tied a line round his waist, swam a distance of fifty yards to one of the men, who was quite exhausted and on the point of sinking, and took him to the lugger, after which he swam to the third man, and was fortunately enabled to save him in the same way.

Nov. 14.—The crew of the yawl Paragon, of Winterton, saved the crew of six men from the schooner Florence, of Plymouth, which was totally wrecked on the Cross Sand off the coast of Norfolk during a gale from the S.E. and a heavy sea.—Reward, 92.

Nov. 16.—Three men put off in a small boat from a barque and rescued the coxswain of the St. Anne's Life-boat, who, while fishing with his son, had been pulled overboard as he was shooting his net off Lytham, Lancashire.— Reward, 15»..