August 11, 1898

First sham battle takes place.

UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE DAY

As a part of the United States Government exhibit, the life-saving service crewwith boats and other appliances incident to the United Stated Life SavingService was one of the decided features of the entire exposition. Theillustrations of this service were begun on this day set aside for specialdemonstrations and these exhibitions were given daily thereafter during theremainder of the exposition. The exhibitions were under the generalsupervision of Mr. Sumner I. Kimball, general superintendent U.S. Life SavingService, Washington, D.C., and were immediately in charge of Captain H.M.Knowles, Wakefield, R.I., assistant superintendent Third Life Saving District. The participants were as follows:

Captain,

Henry Cleary, Marquette, Michigan.

Surfmen.

No. 1 Henry Sinnigen, Milwaukee, Wis.
No. 2 Jacob Van Weelden Grand Haven, Mich.
No. 3 James Scott Sand Beach, Mich.
No. 4 Henry Walker, Muskegon, Mich.
No. 5 John McLeod, Duluth, Minn.
No. 6 Windfield Adamson Grand Stone City, Mich.
No. 7 Frank Johnson Holland, Mich.
No. 8 Nelson Sims East Tawas, Mich.

The daily program was as follows:

Life Savers go on Patrol

Discover Distress Signals

Line Fired Over Wreck

Man Saved in Breeches Buoy

Man Overboard
Rescue with Lifeboat.

The Capsize

Apparently Drowned

Resuscitation
Close of Exercise.__________________________