CONTENTS. V 



CHAPTER XI. 



THE LIGHTHOUSE (continued). PAGE 



The Bell Rock The good Abbot of Arberbrothok -Ralph the Rover Ronnie's grand Lighthouse Perils of the 

 Work Thirty -two Men apparently doomed to Destruction A New Form of outward Construction Its suc- 

 cessful Completion The Skerryvore Lighthouse and Alan Stevenson Novel Barracks on the Rock Swept Away 

 in a Storm The unshapely Seal and unfortunate Cod Half -starved Workmen- Out of Tobacco Difficulties of 

 Landing the Stones Visit of M. de Quatrefages to Hehaux Description of the Lighthouse Exterior How it 

 rocks Practice versus Theory The Interior A Parisian Apartment at Sea 172 



CHAPTER XII. 



THE LIGHTHOUSE (concluded). 



Lighthouses on Sand Literally screwed down The Light on Maplin Sands That of Port Fleetwood Iron Light- 

 housesThe Lanterns themselves Eddystone long illuminated with Tallow Candles Coal Fires Revolution 

 caused by the invention of the Argand Burner Improvements in Reflectors The Electric Light at Sea Flashing 

 and Revolving Lights Coloured .Lights Their Advantages and Disadvantages Lanterns obscured by Moths, 

 Bees, and Birds - 182 



CHAPTER XIII. 



THE BREAKWATER. 



Breakwaters, Ancient and Modern Origin and History of that at Cherbourg Stones Sunk in Wooden Cones 

 Partial Failure of the Plan Millions of Tons dropped to the Bottom The Breakwater temporarily abandoned 

 Completed by Napoleon III. A Port Bristling with Guns Ronnie's Plymouth Breakwater Ingenious Mode 

 of Depositing the Stones Lessons of the Sea The Waves the best Workmen Completion of the Work Grand 

 Double Breakwater at Portland The English Cherbourg -A Magnificent Piece of Engineering Utilisation of 

 Otherwise worthless Stone 900 Convicts at Work The Great Fortifications The Verne Gibraltar at Home A 

 Gigantic Fosse Portland almost Impregnable Breakwaters Elsewhere 188 



CHAPTER XIV. 



THE GREATEST STORM IN ENGLISH HISTORY. 



The Dangers of the Seas- England's Interest in the Matter The Shipping and Docks of London and Liverpool 

 The Goodwin Sands and their History The "Hovellers" The Great Gale of 1703 Defoe's Graphic Account 

 Thirteen Vessels of the Royal Navy Lost Accounts of Eye-witnesses The Storm Universal over England- 

 Great Damage and Loss of Life at Bristol Plymouth Portsmouth Vessels Driven to Holland At the Spurn 

 Light Inhumanity of Deal Townsmen A worthy Mayor saves 200 Lives The Damage in the Thames- 

 Vessels Drifting in all Directions 800 Boats Lost Loss of Life on the River On Shore Remarkable Escapes 

 and Casualties London in a Condition of Wreck Great Damage to Churches A Bishop and his Lady Killed 

 A Remarkable Water-SpoutTotal Losses Fearful .* 197 



CHAPTER XV. 



"MAN THE LIFE-BOAT!" 



The Englishman's direct interest in the Sea- The History of the Life-boat and its W T ork Its Origin A Coach-builder 

 the First Inventor Lionel Lukin's Boat Royal Encouragement Wreck of the Adventure The Poor Crew 

 Drowned in sight of Thousands Good out of Evil The South Shields Committee and their Prize Boat Would- 

 have and Greathead The latter rewarded by Government, &c. Slow Progress of the Life-boat Movement 

 The Old Boat at Redcar Organisation of the National Life-boat Institution Sir William Hillary's Brave Deeds 

 Terrible Losses at the Isle of Man Loss of Three Life-boats Reorganisation of the Society Immense Com- 

 petition for a Prize Beeching's " Self-righting " Boats Buoyancy and Ballast Dangers of the Service A 

 Year's Wrecks 209 



CHAPTER XVI. 



"MAN THE LIFE-BOAT!" (continued]. 



A "Dirty" Night on the Sands Wreck of the Samaritano The Vessel boarded by Margate and Whitstable Men 

 A Gale in its Fury The Vessel breaking up Nineteen Men in the Fore-rigging Two Margate Life-boats 

 Wrecked Fate of a Lugger The Scene at Ramsgate " Man the Life-boat !" The good Steamer Aid The 

 Life-boat Towed out A terrible Trip A grand Struggle with the Elements The Flag of Distress made out 

 How to reach it The Life-boat cast off-On through the Breakers The Wreck reached at last Difficulties 

 of Rescuing the Men The poor little Cabin-boy The Life-boat crowded A moment of great Peril The 

 Steamer reached at last Back to Ramsgate The Reward of Merit Loss of a Passenger Steamer The Three 

 Lost Corpses The Emigrant Ship on the Sands A Splendid Night's Work 215 



