Heroes of the Goodwin Sands
by Thomas Stanley Treanor
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About this eBook
- Author
- Treanor, Thomas Stanley
- Credits
- E-text prepared by Al Haines
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- VK: Naval science: Navigation, Merchant marine
- Subject
- Goodwin Sands (England)
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 24685
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24685
- Release Date
- February 25, 2008
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.A Perilous Escape — Heroes — of the — Goodwin Sands — By the Rev.
- 2.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
- 3.CONTENTS
- 4.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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