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A Perilous Escape
Heroes
of the
Goodwin Sands
Thomas Stanley Treanor, M.A.
Chaplain, Missions to Seamen, Deal and the Downs
Author of "The Log of a Sky Pilot," "The Cry from the Sea and the Answer from the Shore."
With Coloured and other Illustrations
LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street & 65 St. Paul's Churchyard 1904
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
A PERILOUS RESCUE . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece
THE LAUNCH OF THE LIFEBOAT
THE GOODWIN SANDS
A WRECK ON THE GOODWINS
THE BOOM OF A DISTANT GUN
SHOWING A FLARE
HOOKING THE STEAMER
A FORLORN HOPE
POSITION OF THE GANGES ON THE SANDS
DANGEROUS WORK
THE ANCHOR OF DEATH (from a photograph)
DEAL BOATMEN ON THE LOOK OUT FOR A HOTEL
THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN ISLAND
CLOVE-HITCH KNOTS
JARVIST ARNOLD
THE KINGSDOWN LIFEBOAT
SCENE ON DEAL BEACH, FEBRUARY 13, 1870
POSITION OF THE SORRENTO
THE SORRENTO ON THE GOODWIN SANDS
ALL HANDS IN THE LIFEBOAT
THE LIFEBOAT BRADFORD AT THE WRECK OF THE INDIAN CHIEF
LEAVING RAMSGATE HARBOUR IN TOW
The Launch of the Lifeboat. From a photograph by W. H. Franklin.
CHAPTER I
THE GOODWIN SANDS
The Goodwin Sands.
A wreck on the Goodwins.
CHAPTER II
THE DEAL BOATMEN
The boom of a distant gun. From a photograph by W. H. Franklin. James Laming, Coxswain, Kingsdown Lifeboat, R. Roberts, Coxswain, North Deal Lifeboat, John Mackins, Coxswain, Walmer Lifeboat.
Showing a flare.
Hooking the steamer.
A forlorn hope
CHAPTER III
THE AUGUSTE HERMANN FRANCKE
CHAPTER IV
THE GANGES
Position of the Ganges on the Sands.
CHAPTER V
THE EDINA
Dangerous work.
CHAPTER VI
THE FREDRIK CARL
The anchor of death. From a photograph by W. H. Franklin.
Deal boatmen on the lookout for a hovel.
CHAPTER VII
THE GOLDEN ISLAND
Location of the wreck
Clove-hitch
CHAPTER VIII
THE SORRENTO, S.S.
Jarvist Arnold
The Kingsdown lifeboat
Scene on Deal Beach February 13, 1870. From a painting by W. H. Franklin.
Position of the Sorrento.
The Sorrento on the Goodwin Sands.
CHAPTER IX
THE ROYAL ARCH
CHAPTER X
THE MANDALAY
CHAPTER XI
THE LEDA
'All hands in the lifeboat!' From a photograph by W. H. Franklin.
CHAPTER XII
THE D'ARTAGNAN AND THE HEDVIG SOPHIA
CHAPTER XIII
THE RAMSGATE LIFEBOAT
The lifeboat Bradford at the wreck of the Indian Chief.
No. 1.—The Mate's Account.
No. 2.—The Coxswain's Account.
Leaving Ramsgate Harbour in tow.
THE BOY'S LIBRARY OF ADVENTURE & HEROISM
Stories for Boys.
New Illustrated Stories. By Various Authors.
Popular Stories by Hesba Stretton.
Popular Stories by Mrs. O. F. Walton.
Popular Stories by Amy Le Feuvre.
The Bouverie Florin Library.
The 'Queen' Library.
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