The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 14, 1899, Page 24

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 14, 1899. —— e ——————— SRETTERmRR o -g S s 00} RUNNING TO THE SURF INTO &—/) THE \\: BREAKERS ~ ; ¢ i art for the beac : ven then progress is very slow. round, rolling first on one side and This exervise also con OME, boys, let's go out and get £o that the men could get accustomed a small room at the Wack of the boat- and all start ¢ (:1\(1::‘::\1’1‘:’)“ :i':h:":, bli:np.v‘: n:i?\;:nflsorgtha first incoming then on the other. Waves break on all men out of the water and righting and . to rough water. But s not 80, for house and hurriedly cast off thelr or- Tt M R S R A R P s A R e e e e B setting it. The ! the;lifeboat : i e s put }w'\fn.lv"m\.u- 18 fanabiThe vsrien drag depths beyond so deep as to disappear ut here comes the last breaker. lifeboat's crew seem like a ;h: l;(-;s:‘;\; 5 St | on dIotE < with rubber soles” it as if it were a toy, although It from Sight. Then she rises high Into Steady ‘now. The steersman. hangs Sulls so muc G b e T e e e Down the the air, hanging on to the crest of & tightly to his oar and turns the boat Wate BT DRk il Fomn S Hat X t ccompanied X 5 e il leehe o) b Thpoeal el right Wave for a moment, glues around to just the right angle. Then the wave tom side up for several mw.y‘x\n]n(s w ‘u b, In rough wea e he !‘ Vs .,_;. u‘l ,”.’\‘u d'\y|,m .]4;‘.:” “I,\ A\'”;n‘u T 8 oes down the next roller at an con and she takes it just right. they \\le] all lm[] around and turn much care it just the same as if the et s R Raising her bows high in the air she over and climb in. To T o scrsnbeadbi el ey ien e ‘.”,'”m',:"m”';‘,d,"f B men and rowers now pull as poises an instant. Then her stern rises back to land is not difficult, even thoug second of time is los; a4 every move ble, 50 tha ay € Tuc there might with a brok avers would ous than going as te if for dear life. The boat almost SWINES amd she plung around to the next wave on her of the sea. P b Mthat ach be hentout Thioithe, vre mes thoroughly famili < and nev makes a mis s down into the trough The lifeboat is now out out. In this I e aim is to bow, but does not make it. The crest in the oe . and if there was a ship check the speed the t, for other- of the wave breaks on her quarter, half in distress out there it would be an > would be hurled on the beach filling the boat with brine and cen- easy matter to get aboard of it and d from a cannon. This danger cealing it from view in a mountain of ue the imperiled crew. g out a drag Then the boat is pushed from the foam. Out in deep water the drill is con- that holds the boat back. Then it is m, or truck, and each man takes But nothing daunted the sturdy life fined to the art of handling the boat. only nece: ry to steer properly and in order is given the canvas cov- D! at the sides, except the cock- gsavers pull for the last breaker. A Big rollers have no terrors-for the life- a few minutes there is a bump on the Cripped from (he BoR a1C 1) Bwain,wiio: stands'in' theyatern{with' aizensemiall abasiall lepmesInUab once hoat: SHe I e L nllY the Wew farD oDt and °r Is given to drill there is rolled out in front of the house.' , jong oar r to steer th tant The lifeboat is pitched around like a and even lies in the trough of the sea, like a flash drag the boat back to shal- of men from distant Then at the word of command eve deep water is reached. eork. Up and down and round and where an ordinary craft would perish. low water. The drill is now over. ton. They rush {nto. man jumps to his place, selges a Tope o0y ot e S the boat hed out a little further - each time. Then a big roller comes along. Tt buries the boat in foam, but lifts it high from the beach. ib] more dange v this time the men ar ing wet, but each quick : lifeboat,” calls out the preserver from the boat and buckles n, and the drill has com- it on. e in water is always rough enough Just watch the lifeboat and s overcome by throwi re than ten seconds from the fter the ord is a hurryin Just at this instant the men jump in and take their places at the oars. Before the inrushing tide has had a chance to recede haif a dozen mighty strokes bave taken the boat far from land and out into the big, rolling breakers. While the lifeboat was on land it looked iike a big, cumbersome hulk But out in the surf it becomes a thing of life and rides each roller with the grace of a swan. : — . There are usually four lines of break- . " 3 ers on the beach and to get past each STRUSHLG TR, SRUE SRS of these is a mighty task. The mep FIRST ROLLER, mull at. the oars with all their strengtl.