NOTES AND INCIDENTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1839, 27 August 1913, Page 8

NOTES AND INCIDENTS.

"THREE CHEERS FOR THE CAPTAIN."

Sir. Roberts, chieE engineer, was the 6ocond last man to leave tho. doomed ship, and Captain A. 11. Caunco was tho last man ashore Mr. Roberts weigh-s 16 stone, ajul Captain Caunco 17 stono. It took somo very hard pulling 'on the part of those on shore to get t'heso two men across the lino, but tho task was accomplished without' mishap, When Captain Caunco landed ho was given threo hearty cheers by thoso asi sembled on t?io beach. ' LANDING THE CREW. To show that thoso who were in charge of operations 011 tho beach did their work excellently, it might bo mentioned that at ton minutes to eleven yesterday morning thoro wero 51 souls on board tho Devon. Tho first mail to come ashore—Quartermaster Johnstone —reached terra firma at 10.55 a.m., and tho last man to come aslioro was Captain A. H. Caunco nt 3.20 a.m., and it took Captain Johnston and his men only four and a half hours to land tho whole of tho ship's company. PRAISE FOR THE WORKERS. Captain Johnstone, harbourmaster, when speaking to a reporter last evening. spoko words, of praiso for Constables Johnstono and. Forsyth, as well as Principal-keeper llaynor and Assist-ant-keeper Edmonds, for tho way in which. theso men helped to savo tho crew of tlho Devon. Captain Johnston said that theso four men "worked like Trojans," and were of groat assistance to him and his Staff. While referring to tho work which was dono during 'the day, a. word of praiso is also duo to Captain Hayward and Mr. J. Peters, signalman. 111 fact, Jill had a irest trying; time on the beach, and overyeno, work' cd with a will. ENERGETIC POLICEMEN. Mr. A. Walker, Lloyd's surveyor, had a good word to say last night concerning tho work dono by tho polico at tho scene of tho wreck. Threo of them—• two from the city and 0110 from Eastbourne —worked lilto Trojans, ho said, from daylight until tho last mail had como from tho ship. They . rendered splendid service in working tho cradfo to and from itlioj stranded liner. . THE CHEERING BEAM. It was by tho direction of tho Hon. W. F. Massoy (Primo Minister) that tho Fort Dorset searchlight was turned upon tho Dovon wrepk on Monday night. Tho resulting illumination was of uso in nioro than 1 0110 way. It enabled thoso who wero at Poncarrow Head to gain somo accurate idea as to tho state of affairs aboard the wrecked steamer, and in addition was of great assistance to tho wreck party, under Captain Johnston, which made its way along tho hill to l'cncarrow in the small hours of tho morning. Another effect of tho searchlight beam was to enable the men aboard tho steamer to seo the rescue party approaching; to. their assistance.