THE RESCUERS' HEAVY TAX

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17472, 5 June 1922, Page 6

THE RESCUERS' HEAVY TAX

taking the survivor Inboard THE TUG. ' sleeping the hi*- < exhaustion (SPECIAL TO "ra, ltj| The men who the wreck Inst night tion of the exhausting phena by the timely * SKSe Te Awhina. Making siren was sounded the wooded shores set son. The Te Awhina ho**** strained shoreward, , strand of rocks were se«n J?' ** in ■ ' figures and some others I edge of iho sea from it. There was a W' "Thank God they're here," »P^' t ® I moving picture'men on£?* ,, '» I H though to please them « I • > suddenly over the lip 0 f . ! ft idly disappeared seaward to I grey homon. Cameras 1 turning handles as one of IV| Tiina's whaleboata put off ' 8 " ihorewards for the bosom of the softly B »d|L J* mJ A number of figuresi «■! Ed, coming along the logtinTTi and descending from aJTutf 'v? left. Among them weiTd£™2 white caps and legging* flfSyH men who had parted jnl&S W»| of rescue. Soon there *til able crowd on beach ' It was a wise move on : tl» IV the skipper of the Te AVh£ jfwS Lt returned to Rosalie Btr . - * dinghy put off fro* thTab ot ». ofif "tS first tnp the *W t row against the «Ho»*tttoaniHJl so heavy a load, and the ftAwkbS skipper sending iw, to the tatS «!& a lead line and finding seven nU of w.ter to 2 craft m closer lfc *£ were some of the M** JK Philomel, who rapidly *w* other whaleboat Mid *« "IS& shore to bring abotrd fifty m M I.® stranded. . • _Tj cr °l ' 'Captain Hayward can't \ yard" they said. "HeV d^^ Soon the Burviyo!». *w r (tf Captain Hayward, )D j mud-covered with a gaUant attempt & && w>ark of the Te A»USpl«i»diol» I ft* dragged over on LJJ, Storm Tkife;,'- ft Captaiu Stott, iEi&iMufoe ftjpwitt- .CatW tendeni; for the rest, says that'tMiraJftwheaed ■With from the east at about i"p;u. lin Ae to night, and again raised tin to, which JEti n was inclined to Blunber aftontt dijs flUt t of raging. At 4 o'clock this motnon*lho gigantic wave* were asain VtifMTtjii against the wreck, wbiuA a tasty |H downpour of rain blotted out the of the ship and the shore, but a gut-info c vellous change came over when the wind hauled from d«4 wIK u It veerad to the south-west and ly the eea went down. 'lt wm iM| i| c { vellous," said Captain Stott, «h seemed «i repetition of. acr the sejk of Galilee.'' •• . , :. ; "U?re h Deeds of Heroism. . >SII Thew> a» many taiea told oF lB' c » 1 dividual heroism. and effort. most be quoted to show that theft^B. 14 , ditiops <lf the British seameo are w ilv maiiitaiiied. . „ There were, first of •&, men volunteered to swim ashore wJ9k a line in an impoesiblo. eea, their lives in a forlorn hope wf?W|£ their shipmates. Some ffete vented by foroe from martyrdom. , n . 'iaK Then there was Mr TOwlrag.-W' officer of S m difficulties, with the help o{ bo'sun, got the first l»e out toj* "J wreck, starting the rescue by tafa «4 f °TheTthere is the eick.boy Sandhurst, of the J 1 * "worked like a dave, 1» f. • the words of Dr Sharman.. J. . « Praise ie given by.OommmioPMCa-. ner P. W. Tregillis, of the Pwf £ to the Sea Scouts, who '* only efficient life-saving J6*JJ* ablo. Welcome at AaetoaJ• As soon as the last <1 tnta wrecked men were uii the Katoa, the rescue ahip miy and set her course for Uv previously on board had fed I(iC kt those picked up at tog* U.o» were very knocked up, and, i attended to, lay about the#"" mgt Kt ". of ..h."-®ml* -*> or three hours. , jMti f! • Nearing Auckland, most 1«m roused themselves to surroundings and a | n rapidly pervaded the B6«ne them had not seen Auckland ■ la they gazed with curious e*gg J""* panorama that lay ahead V founded North Head. TJrtJK m « evidence that the city ledae of them, for ferry boate gave h ? art f r the men sent back , their welcome then. men saw great crowds wharves and heard to cheers that welcoraed tnem »4 after their travail, they cneeiw selves hoarse in reply. . welcomed by Lord ftßle* First up the gangway cafflf Ut cellency the ■ ■ . ed by ihe Mayor (Mr J- potle; .t B Xo one knew the modest J 1 ™Jn n,, mun in VD s , oft /LllicO») lord i *° name v as called, ?» .lollicof!" I his was the i Tfcjjiid, * id thrilling time. ti f. e Lo wi'koine the sliip« r 'o V»- ? Vol the idol of all ,5r c lt , lsh )t u-as a wonderful welcome w « | j, Jand. t ** PerUs of the Bead* _ | Hi Haul inc. the men hore «| hardt-bt work of thej h °[® ® pro-.| the most hazardous of „{ tfc» .J 1 was the ' lolst ', f nt sgA JUV up to i.he cliffs when they D f end of the rope. lb. e d' ggtioaisd^-* the yliOi-e and the shiPi 00, j the length of the time. gged flP*;g q. fo 2'JO yards, and this rope a . hidi'ial)i\' \iitli the * e, fi . op cuiniiig across it. and J iiair oT survivors neared g h.id to bo hoisted up ® and were in imminent ««W. „ was t» to j thrown against the cli • speff" this last pull that the shore P*/ every ounce of their time*). though there were hitches *. nothing serious occurred, in & tremor of despair : t was * hearts of onlookers whe jjutead «| j tempted, to bring three 8 It two. The rope sagged bercule*® of the water, and only t gafeiy efforts were the three tbtf JL to the heights a {| ove ' r , m eDt were not injured the e f* o 'V that the men could be mo I* ly rescued two at a t lrno ( - * t | ia t aWP J will scarcely cre(l,t hawser was used * hro .*f the WJV'.-t. kj the regulation stoutness s i n rte;J* S rescue men over a ®.. tance than that actually ' the pretient instance i» 4 d n ot » k A boatswain's hreech(f-bi:oy. w « s m ; ,S ., cQ pied u> I and the average time <K e bb#o«J| i ting a man asnore * , | eternity. on) ' t t.ka IB plan of rescue was to

» -r line, thus nullifym. & oertain extent. mm** „ V .guir»waf- ■ until yesterday Oft mi of any kind. that there was one stowaway by name m!#z£r who boarded the vesWJ&I town, Liverpool. Ho rears, and his utipear- ' oth . Pr :,pr f Z ■»?*» Three day< "f'er the ®&2.voraee. He <*.?med reof his comrade.' told JHKfefcct and ir.« hardships HKmJ mipht evcwlrate him ► 3 h V t |" K ' t 'i, cr s"r-----Mo? "So with accordingly.