Michael Henry Ryan, able seaman on the liner
_Philadelphia_, would rather drown than be rescued by means
of a rope which had a poorly tied sailor’s knot in it. Ryan
proved this by risking his life in mid-Atlantic waves until he
could retie the knot.
The rescue in itself was one of the most remarkable in the
history of the American line. The captain from the bridge saw
Ryan go over the side. It was too rough to launch a boat and the
liner was stopt almost in its own length and sent astern so that
it drifted down upon the struggling seaman. A line was lowered.
When Ryan caught the rope he examined the knot. The sea was
smashing him against the side of the ship.
“Who tied this knot?” he called out to the men on deck. And
then he calmly untied the knot and retied it in his own way.
All the while he gave his opinion of the lubbers on deck and
their inability to tie a knot. Then he put the loop under his
arms and called out to those above to haul him up.--Chicago
_Tribune_.
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=Cooperation=--See HELP ONE ANOTHER; WORKING TOGETHER; WORLD
IMPROVING.
=Cooperation, Divine=--See FAITH IN GOD; GROWTH, CAUSE OF.