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id: 27322
author: Hillary, William, Sir
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  great national and benevolent institutions in the kingdom, to the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck," which establishment of a national institution, for the preservation of human every coast, disasters by sea, shipwrecks, and peril to human life, must object the rescue of human life from shipwreck? That a national institution should be formed, equally worthy of Great establishment of the Royal National Institution for the Preservation of Institution for the Rescue of Lives from Shipwreck._ the formation of a "National Institution for the Preservation of Life an Institution be now formed for the Preservation of Life in cases of National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, held Royal National Institution, now happily established for the preservation Institution for the preservation of Life from Shipwreck. Institution for the preservation of Life from Shipwreck. As this great national measure shall continue to establish itself in the

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  An Appeal to the British Nation on the Humanity and Policy of Forming a National Institution for the Preservation of Lives and Property from Shipwreck (1825)


id: 31259
title: The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers
author: Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
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  little volunteer life-saving station house, Eric Swift made a leap for Once Eric had worked for a solid hour over a man who had been brought in Eric had hardly got outside the station when the boys flocked to him in "Well," said Eric, "it''s a good thing for you it didn''t happen a long "So this is your last day, Eric," said the Eel, an hour or so later, as "It works mighty rapidly, my boy," said the old inspector. "Father," said Eric, a little later, when they had boarded the "You''re sorry to say good-by to the old light, Father," said the boy sea, took a notion they saw what looked like white ghosts o'' ships ''way "Right you are, boy," said the old keeper, and continued his story. "But that''s great!" said Eric, "how do you know it''s going to come out "I almost feel like that lieutenant now," said Eric, "and I''m not


id: 21744
title: The Lifeboat
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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  "Mr Bax," said Denham, pompously, "you are too young a man to offer "Quite right, young man," said Captain Bluenose, nodding his head "Where away''s the boat, lad?" said Captain Bluenose to Bax, on "Starboard, old boy, starboard hard, steady!" cried Bax. With seaman-like promptitude the Captain obeyed, and thus escaped Tommy," said Guy, laying his hand kindly on the boy''s shoulder. "Come, attend to Guy," said Bax, in a deep, commanding voice. "It''s going to blow to-night, Bax," said Guy, on entering the hovel of "Hold the end of it, Guy, and pay out," said Bax, "mind you don''t haul "D''you think the ship will hold together long?" said Bax, going aft to "Whose fault is it, Bax?" said Tommy, looking up in his friend''s face. "Trust me, Bax," said the old man, grasping his friend''s hand. "Well, Bax, is the new ship a good one?" said Guy; "d''you think she will


id: 22277
title: Darry the Life Saver; Or, The Heroes of the Coast
author: Webster, Frank V.
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  paused long enough to wave his hand to the boy; after which Darry turned In fact, I like my present accommodations with Mrs. Peake so well that I may stay there right along," replied Darry, He could hardly believe his eyes when he saw that Darry had come off Be sure and let me know when that meeting is coming off, Mr. Squires," said Abner''s better half; and when he saw the fire in her eyes Darry saw him talking with Abner, who looked his way, and shook his head finding the little home undefended if Darry went away, might think it besides having a good time," said Darry, eagerly; though truth to tell, new home, things that had been wanting looking after for a long time; Abner was a little dubious about letting the boy depart, but Darry their time has come, Darry.


id: 21717
title: Battles with the Sea
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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  would be far greater if we had no lifeboats and no life-saving rockets that the boats of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution have several Royal National Lifeboat Institution--its boats, its work, and its privileged boat, for it has a steam-tug to wait upon it named the Aid. Day and night the Aid has her fires "banked up" to keep her boilers lifeboat-men rushed to their boats. flash of the seas as they passed over boat and crew, without lifeboat, the men of which had observed our first rocket, had launched In _every_ case of putting off to a wreck in a gale, a lifeboat ships a the Ramsgate boat and steamer rescued men and women and little ones from their lives at any moment all the year round, to save men and women and besides 143 lives saved by shore-boats and other means, for which The duty of the boat''s crew was to save the


id: 4398
title: The Tides of Barnegat
author: Smith, Francis Hopkinson
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  "Too fine, Miss Jane, for her old Martha," the nurse called back. "A little like Captain Nat, his father," answered Jane, ignoring Lucy''s If Jane, to quote Doctor John, looked like a lily swaying on a slender Jane, in her joy over Lucy''s home-coming, and in her desire to meet her Lucy''s eyes were dancing, her face turned toward Bart''s, her pretty Then again, Jane knew that Lucy had not liked the doctor''s calling her know the doctor is a good judge, is he not, Miss Jane?" she added, Lucy must have kept on home, for I saw Miss Jane "And Lucy did not come, Martha!" Jane exclaimed, with almost a sob in friends and many of Jane''s new ones, who for years had looked on Lucy With Doctor John and Captain Holt out of the way Lucy''s mind was at Don''t--DON''T!" Lucy was looking up into the captain''s face now,


id: 42415
title: Storm Warriors; or, Life-Boat Work on the Goodwin Sands
author: Gilmore, John
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  present, to be saved from a wreck by the life-boat men is to him one of the wreck, the wave passes and breaks over the vessel; if the life-boat The life-boat makes good way, and soon runs across the Sands through the chance!" a sea throws the boat within a yard of the wreck, three men buried in the seas; the rescued men have never been in a life-boat wrecked sailors begin to shout to the life-boat men to come to their such a rushing breaking sea as this, and the little boat the six men are light-vessels, but no life-boat came, and the wreck might at any moment life-boat nearer to the wreck; but the heavy gale, the rush of the sea, life-boat ready for sea; that the crew of the steamer also made all Each time that the men on board the steamer and life-boat look at the


