Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1929, Page 41

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1929.° “My Thirty Year ~ by CAPTAIN GEORGE FRIED (Copyright, 1929, by Associated Press.) the plan of rescue, but our plans were 2 necessarily dependent upon the situ- CHAPTER XXL ations as they arose. The most im- Ohief Officer Harry Manning is 32| portant thing was to see that suf- | mental strain. on the point of collapse from the It was then the full significance of the deeds of these men came to my mind. It was then that I| felt a tingle of pride for having a crew overcome such great ob. stacles—rescuing not only 32 men, but themselve: well in a sea from which few crews would ever have emerged tri- umphant. Th> water was so rough that even the thought of raising the lifeboat could not be entertained. T again wish to express publicly my | thanks and appreciation to my officers and men for their assistance. Their courage and ability should give our peo- ple something to think about and make them proud of the men in the American merchant marine. They are not look- years old He is & graduate of the | ficient provisions and water were in the New York State Nautical School. On |boat. a compass, several lengths of rope, Jan 29, when he commanded the | flares, flashlights, a hand lantern and 1itel from the America that rescued | buckets for bailing. Every man wore 182 members of the Italian freighter |a lifebelt. But it is always wise to re- #ida, he demonstrated his courage | check and make certain that every- d ability. ! thing is in satisfactory condition. ican crews have made rescues| Lifeboat No. 1 was decided upon, as re, but the one executed by him it was neerer the bow from which the and_ his shipmates was accomplished | crew weuld have to pull on their start 50 tefciently and expeditiously that ity will always stand as the work of | séasoned cxperts and an example of | the seafarer of every nationality. | brotherhood of the sea knows | worked perfectly. ng face, creed or color. When an § O § | progressed ver: is, fiashed the hearts of the thousands!pected happened. across the waters for the Florida. Snow Squall Arrives. Our plans for the boat getting away However, it had not far before the unex- | (Tomorrow ing for rewards, but if any recognition is given to the men of the America it should go to the lifeboat crew in charge of one of the most gallant young officers | with whom T have ever been associated | —Harry Manning. Stout Hearts of Rescued.) Railway Porter Air Pilot. Said to be the world’s only railway porter-air pilot, A. E. Cooper, 24, an employe at the Melton Constable sta- tion, in England, has just obtained his pilot's license. He has had much ex- perience with airplanes, and a brilliant }ll\fxtr;are in aeronautics is predicted for PARADE PERMIT DENIED. “Sound” Movie Block Unemployed Musicians’ Rally. NEW YORK, March 21 (#).—Refusal of a police permit prevented a parade yesterday of unemployed musicians in protest of motion pictures with sound accompaniment. J. M. 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After watching salmon leap up a waterfall, an engineer employed the technique in a new kind of mptor boat, with the propeller in front and ports on the sides through which the water is expelled. 14 man of the annual convention commit- tee of the Arlington-Fairfax Counties Firemen's Association at its monthly meeting at the Jefferson district fire- men’s headquarters Tuesday night, to- gether with E. B. Chapman and the fire chiefs of each of the 11 departments. Every one of our prices, whether a special reduction or a-regular daily price, carries with it a real value opportunity. The High Quality, too, never varies! «+« He went to the forecastle aboard ships quicken and every one, within a reasonable distance is ready to sacrifice his life if necessary. When I decided to go to the aid of the Florida every man aboard the America was on tip-toe. The human machines of the vessel functioned quietly and smoothly. Every man wanted a chance to go out in the first lifeboat, but the selection was left entirely to Mr. Man- ning. Daring, Not Foolhardy. ‘The chief officer of a vessel has the privilege, and, I might say, it is really his duty if he is physically able, to com- mand the rescuing boat. Mr. Man- ning was ready, I knew, and was de- serving of the chance. He is daring but not foolhardy. In a crisis I felt he could control himself and be as calm as the seas were wild. So he left the bridge and went to the forecastle to choose his crew from the. volunteers. ‘The men who decided to wager every- g against tremendous odds includ- K. Clark, junior engineer; Aloys boatswain’s mate; Salvatore acco, storekeeper, who acted as the interpreter; John Talts, sailmaker; Vic- tor Walleck, master at arms; Walter Trettin, quartermaster, and John Har- robin and Fonce Kellam, able seamen. 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