Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 359
r, but, onexamination, was found perfectly buoyant, withouta joint or rivet started. The boats of the life-savinginstitution of England saved 21,000 human beingsfrom 1824 to 1872 ; and some of our American sta-tions are furnished with patent boats of nearly thesame model. But old surfmen are full… … IMPROVED LIFE-SAVING STATION AT NARRAGANSETT. and self-bailing,—that is to say, should it be cap-sized, it would right itself and throw off all waterthat it had taken on board. Some very wonder-ful improvements have been made in boats of thiskind, recently. I saw some experiments, abouttwo months…
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