The No. 1 surfman is Allen T. Gill. He was born in North Eastham in
1857, and has been in the life-saving service for sixteen years, all
of which have been spent at this station. Surfman Gill followed the
sea and was a boatman and fisherman from the time he was a boy until
he joined the service. He has assisted at all the wrecks that have
occurred along the Nauset beach during the past sixteen years, and is a
fearless and faithful coast guardian. He married Exa E. Lewis, and is
the father of a daughter and son.
The No. 2 surfman is Charles C. Daniels. He was born in Gloucester,
and is forty years of age. Surfman Daniels has been a member of the
Nauset crew for fifteen years, being assigned to this station when he
entered the service. He went to sea when a young man as a sailor in the
coastwise surface, and was also a boat fisherman for a number of years.
He was especially fitted for the work of a surfman, and has made a
brave and faithful life saver. He married Mary Cole, and is the father
of four daughters and two sons.
The No. 3 surfman is Lewis H. Collins. He was born in North Eastham
in 1865, and is serving his fourteenth year as a life saver. Surfman
Collins was a fisherman and sailor before he entered the service. In
the fourteen years that he has been a member of the Nauset crew he
has proven himself a faithful and fearless life saver. While working
at a wreck several years ago he suffered severe injuries to his leg
and back by the capsizing of the surf-boat that rendered him unfit for
service for a long time. He married Eva W. Wiley, and is the father of
a boy.
The No. 4 surfman is Whitman F. Howes. He was born in Chatham in 1860,
and has been in the life-saving service for ten years. Surfman Howes
was a boat fisherman and sailor before entering the service, and was
well qualified for the work of a surfman when he became a life saver.
He has assisted at all the wrecks along the shore during the past ten
years and has proven his worth as a life saver whenever duty called
him. He married Carrie L. Penniman, and is the father of one daughter
and one son.
[Illustration:
Left to right: CAPTAIN BEARSE. ALLEN T. GILL. CHAS. C. DANIELS.
LEWIS H. COLLINS. WHITMAN F. HOWES. ORIN W. HIGGINS.
WARREN F. MAYO. GEORGE F. SNOW.