The No. 1 surfman is William P. Paine. He was born in North Truro in
1866, and has been in the life-saving service for twelve years, all of
which have been spent at this station. From his boyhood days Surfman
Paine was a boatman and fisherman along the shores of Cape Cod, and was
well accustomed to braving the hardships and facing the perils that
fall to the lot of a life saver. He married Edith L. Hopkins.
The No. 2 surfman is Hiram R. Hatch. He was born in Truro, is
forty-four years of age, and has been in the life-saving service for
twenty-one years. Surfman Hatch went to sea when a boy, shipping
before the mast on a coasting vessel. He followed the sea until he was
twenty-three years of age, and was a skilled boatman when he joined the
service. In his long years of experience as a surfman he has had many
thrilling escapes, and has proved a faithful and able life saver. He
married Sarah W. Small, and is the father of a daughter.
The No. 3 surfman is William McFadden. He was born in Provincetown in
1872, and has been a member of this station crew for eight years. He
had a wide and varied experience on the water before entering the
service, and has made an able and skilled life saver. He married Sarah
R. Knowles.
The No. 4 surfman is Manuel F. Oliver. He was born in Provincetown,
is twenty-eight years of age, and the youngest member of this station
crew. Surfman Oliver has been in the life-saving service two years. He
spent one year at the Gay Head Station on Martha’s Vineyard. He was a
sailor, boatman, and fisherman before entering the service and has made
a valued member of Captain Worthen’s crew. He married Maggie Morris,
and is the father of two children, a daughter and son.
The No. 5 surfman is Antone T. Lucas. He was born in Fayal, Azore
Islands, and is forty-eight years of age. Surfman Lucas has been in
the life-saving service for twenty-five years, all of which have been
spent at this station. Prior to his entering the service he went to sea
on coasting vessels and merchant ships, and for several years he was a
whaleman. In his twenty-five years of service as a life saver he has
endured much hardship, has faced the greatest peril in the performance
of his duty, and is a faithful and fearless warrior of the sea.
[Illustration:
Left to right: A. T. LUCAS. JOHN MARSHALL. M. F. OLIVER.
CAPTAIN WORTHEN (seated). W. P. PAINE. M. FRANCIS. H. R. HATCH.
WM. M. MCFADDEN.