The Life-Boat And Its Story - By N. T. Methley - 1912 - CONTENTS - ACKHOWLEDGMEHTI . CHAP. X, THE ORIGIN OF THE LIFE-BOAT 11. THE BIRTH OF A SYSTEX . 111. THE EVOLUTION OF THE SELF-RIGHTER . IV. DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY V. STEAM AND MOTOR LIFE-BOATS VI. OTHER TYPES AND OTHER OWNERS VII. MSANS AND METHODS . VIII. THE STATION AND THE EQUIPMENT 1X. THE LIFE-BOAT AT WORK X. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. XI. GERMANY, HOLLAND, AND BELGIUM XII. DENMARK, SCANDINAVIA, AND RUSSIA . X311. FRANCE, SPAIN, PORTUGAL, AND THE MEDI- TERRANEAN XIV. BRITISH COLONIES AND NON-EUROPEAN COUNTRIES XV. FREAKS AND ODDITIES . XVI. THE ROCKET AND THE WRECK GUN XVII. COMPARISON AND CONTRAST AUTHORITIES . . LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS THE LIFE-BOAT AT WORK . . Frontispiece FIG. ACING PAGE I. AN OCEAN WAVE 2 7- AFTER THE WRECK-E LIFE-BOAT STANDING BY . 24 ro. SALVING THE WRECK OF H.M.S. MONTAGU - 38 CASTLE, NORIHUMBERLAND-THE FIRST LIFE-BOAT STATION 1N THE WORLD . G I 2. BAMBOROUGH 15. A LIFE-BOAT OF 1821, USED AS SUGGESTED BY CAPTAIN XANBY - age 74 16. SEI.F-RIGHTING LIFE-BOAT-THE BUOYANCY, BAL- LASTING, AND SELF-BAILING ARRIKGERIENTS . 64 vii PIG. 17. BEECHINGS LIST OF ILLUSTRATZONS MODEL LIW-BOAT FACING PAGe OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND PRIZE . 72 19. A SELF-RIGHTING LIFE-BOAT OF 1888 78 20. A SELF-RIGHTING LIFE-BOAT OF THE PRESENT DAY 82 21. A WATSON LIFEBOAT . m 82 22. A LIFE-BOAT SATURDAY FUND DEMONSTRATION . p 23. THE FIRST STEAM LIFE-BOAT, DUKE OF NORTH- UMBERLAND 98 24. THE STEAM LIFE-BOAT, CITY OF GLASGOW - 9s 29. A LIFE-BOAT AND SUFFOLX TYPE -THE WALTON-ON-NAZE VOLUNTEER LIFE-BOAT 122 OF THE d c N o 32 CAPSIZING THE LIFE-BOAT-I. JUST GOIXG OVER . 140 35. LAUNCH OF THE HASTINGS LIFE-BOAT . 148 36. REPLACING THE LIFE-BOAT IN THE BOAT-HOUSE . 148 LIST ILLUSTRATIONS 41. THE WATCHET LIFE-BOAT ON THE SUMIT HILL - I74 OF CLEEVE 42. LAUNCH OF A LIFE-BOAT FROM A LOW-WATER SLIP- WAY . 178 43. THE WRECK OF THE SUSAN ELIZABETH . . 178 46. COLD SPRING, U.S.A. LIFE-SAVING STATIOX . 49. A GERMAN LIFE-BOAT UNDER SAIL . 53. A FRENCH LIFE-BOAT ON ITS CARRIAGE . LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PIG. FACING P- 57. A FRENCH LIFE-BOAT HOUSE m SLIPWAY. . 246 64. THE ROCKET APPARATUS AT THE WRECK OF THE S.S. JEBBA . . 288 65- THE BOARD OF TRADE ROCKET APPARATUS IN USE , 292 66. THE LYLE WRECK GUN AND CESSORIES . . 296 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS..................