UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE DAY.

August 11, 1898.

As a part of the United States Government exhibit, the life-saving service crew
with boats and other appliances incident to the United Stated Life Saving
Service was one of the decided features of the entire exposition.  The
illustrations of this service were begun on this day set aside for special
demonstrations and these exhibitions were given daily thereafter during the
remainder of the exposition.  The exhibitions were under the general
supervision of Mr. Sumner I. Kimball, general superintendent U.S. Life Saving
Service, 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.
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