Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Marine Review (Cleveland, OH), September 1926, p. 53

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September, 1926 Lundin Life Boats Saved Crew of Antinoe a~ Most ; ap With ai shaloyy ago Ca Od of 1 @ Pakable, t tanks Harding res : Gost Sively. “side, 2 ae a8) too ay ba inal a ie et the © Am HE Lundin boat is an all metal, broad, shal- low lifeboat, so buoyed up with air tanks as to be almost unsinkable. Capt. Fried of the President Roosevelt attempted to use none of the other lifeboats hanging on the davits and without the LUNDIN LIFEBOATS, an innovation of the last decade, Capt. Fried | might have been forced to stand powerless on the bridge and watch: the freighter go down with all hands. This is a sincere and authoritative endorsement that the ‘“‘Lundin” may be accepted universally as the lifeboat for the heaviest seas. In rescuing the sailors of the Italian freighter Ignazio Florio three months ago, Capt. Grening of the President Harding also used Lundins exclusively. Chief Officer Miller spoke with unrestrained en- thusiasm of the Lundin boat, and one of the Roosevelt's passengers, a veteran of many cross- ings, insisted that no other type of lifeboat could have lived in the waves between the American and British liners.” Welin Davit & Boat Corp. 305 Vernon Ave., Long Island City, N. Y. MARINE REVIE W 53 But I that lighten and revel and roll With the foam of a plunging sea No sign is mine of a breathing soul That God should pity me. Swinbourne. Wey she rolls or pitches in heavy seas, if her seams are tight she’ i ride it right and keep her cargo dry. Old Timers, up and down the coast and ’cross the seas, know that STRATFORD OAKUM right-caulked into the seams, will make the ship tight and keep the cargo ie Nearly a century of service has proved its superiority and reliability. Be sure you get Stratford Oakum. Do not accept a substitute. There is none “just as good.” George Stratford Oakum Company Jersey City, New Jersey Also manufacturers of Cotton Wiping Waste Please mention MARINE REVIEW when writing to Advertisers

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