Perished Before Their Eyes.

Again she was righted, and for the third time she capsized. Meanwhile a large surf boat had been launched, and becoming utterly unmanageable, dropped anchor and rode helplessly in imminent peril of the same fate. The scene on shore now baffled description. Wives mothers, and sisters, seeing their loved ones thus perishing before their eyes, rushed among the crowd wildly imploring assistance. Nothing could be done. There was not a boat left, and those on shore could only watch the tragedy to its bitter end. The lifeboat was once again righted, and in the gathering darkness, with as many as she could pick up, she came slowly towards the shore, which this time she reached in safety, amid an enthusiastic welcome, all else being forgotten for the moment.