An essay on the preservation of shipwrecked mariners, in answer to the prize-questions proposed by the Royal Humane Society : "1. What are the best means of preserving mariners from shipwreck?-2. Of keeping the vessel afloat?-3. Of giving assistance to the crew, when boats dare not venture out to their aid?" / by A. Fothergill, M.D. F.R.S. member of the Royal College of Physicians, Lond. honorary member of Medical and Phil. Societies of Lond. Edinb. Paris, Manchest. Philadel. &c.

  • Anthony Fothergill
Date:
1799
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Credit: An essay on the preservation of shipwrecked mariners, in answer to the prize-questions proposed by the Royal Humane Society : "1. What are the best means of preserving mariners from shipwreck?-2. Of keeping the vessel afloat?-3. Of giving assistance to the crew, when boats dare not venture out to their aid?" / by A. Fothergill, M.D. F.R.S. member of the Royal College of Physicians, Lond. honorary member of Medical and Phil. Societies of Lond. Edinb. Paris, Manchest. Philadel. &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2d, Cellars for wine and other liquors belong- ing to fhipwrecked veffels, in which they will be fafely depolited for one year, in order to be claimed by their proper owners. 3d, A itore-hpufe for the reception of all manner of goods, ftores, or implements belong- ing to a fhip recovered from the wreck. They will be entered in a book kept for that pur- pofe, giving the marks and defcription of each, with the date when they came on Ihore. 4. Timber, blocks, tackles, handfpikes, rud- ders, cables, ropes, pumps, and iron, all in rea- dinefs, for the ufe of wrecked veffels, and deli- vered at prime-coft. 5. Various implements for railing and weighing ftranded veffels, even of 1000 tons burthen, when funk on rocks, or in deep water; to be lent, gratis, to any perfon having occalion for them, within forty or fifty miles along the coaft, on giving proper fecurity to re-deliver them to the truftees. 6. Whenever dead bodies are caft on fhore, coffins, and the whole funeral expences, will be provided, gratis. Such a fcheme of difinterefted benevolence, fupported by princely munificence, and carried on in an obfcure corner of the ifland, without of- tentation, is far above all praife ! When more fully
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