MR. FISHER'S LIFEBOAT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 609, 11 September 1909, Page 10

MR. FISHER'S LIFEBOAT.

TV l i eat ' a ' et^r -.in this morning's Dr.uiinos reflecting on Mr. Fisher's lifeboat, i would like to .say a few words in roplv, and I trust in fairness to Mr. Fisher that you S'iL°Tv 6ama publicity.: In tho first ?»,„I i """»inform you that lam not''an inteiojtod - party-in Mr. Fisher's boat; ■ and I am m no way connected with Mr.-Fisher.- Un. til a business-transaction four .weeks ago I was a total , stranger to-Mr. and Mrs.-Fisher. In your correspondent's letter, ho states that Mr, Mr ™?^ d T too go, in'o his boat; r I could not let that pass unaii•liffln f f ly ; sa y - that ' tllo """to PasS boat last Monday wore there by their own special, request, and as wM m n A„ 1 i u,m throiigh which the .request' jvft? asked and. granted, I' consider it is only fiJ£ 1 t F,£ ''« that the. public should be CSKSfrferf f ff rne ' s '. to . ; Mr.- Pisheri'-'let me netii state that- they -were' all strangers'to Mr. Tisher.v. The parties that went. in.--thei-boat piftf f W -.Your correspondent Mr -' Fisher's, boat/ a death-trap. .Surely, anyone with -just, n small grain of , that-ilr. ,-aKl 0 !?,! VV'W* jus .own Ktife nnd.chil- • ?2 J lle * for''a public 1 •fiS&SMr* reflThit toimtation. -. Now, -6ir, -I was'.Mt hi th'el boat myself,■ bat-one verjr'riearr'aitt %iy"' ( deiir;to mewas in-it, and would go ■agnifi- , nt%"li+' l Kme and any... position 'of the boat. 1 not at* . tompt > to':descnbo' tho. condition • of • the" oceu. pants.of.thoyboat.;Ltjtrthem :give a truthful account .:.themselvea,., generously allowing .-. for .•.f. lr yums(ances,....I.have,'not. noticed,any name to your , correspondent's letter, not even a nom do Plurno, but .from .my . own opinion of'it I should think it irfust havo emanated'froth somo •disappointed- inventor with' (Tdog-inJhe-maneer' sort of feeling. Now, sir, what 'Tiind' of a man it that heard frantic crics for help (that is-another falsehood), end would not rive a helping jiand' if ho thought there was> danger .m ; ;thQ # -ljfeboat? '.Was it not Sis place, for humanity .sake, to .lend a helping hand,-. or was ; it- to, Ins;interest, to .ceo tho Fislier • lifeboat como;to:grief?. Lam sure tho jmblic, include 'ing:myse]f rt jvduld.be.interested to know. Wish. every; succeiss with, his lifeboat , honour;to - whom' honour is due, and thanking you, Mr.; .'Editor* in" Anticipation.—-! ■am; etc., . > TRUTHFUL BRIDGET.'.. [Portions of, this letter Jiavo been'omitted asirrelevant.] 1•" •