The No. 6 surfman is Manuel Frances. He was born in Provincetown, and
is thirty-two years of age. Surfman Frances has been in the life-saving
service for two years. He was a boatman and fisherman off the shores
of Cape Cod for a number of years, and well prepared for the work he is
called upon to perform as a life saver. He married Carrie Silva, and is
the father of two daughters and one son.
The No. 7 surfman is John Marshall. He was born in St. Georges, Fayal,
Azore Islands, in 1853. Surfman Marshall has been in the life-saving
service for twenty-two years, all of which have been spent at this
station. Before he entered the service he spent a number of years on
the water as a sailor, boatman, and fisherman. During his long term of
service he has had several narrow escapes from death in the performance
of duty. Owing to an injury which he received while at work assisting
at a wreck, he was incapacitated for duty for a period of six months.
Surfman Marshall is an able boatman and a brave and hardy life saver.