The No. 1 surfman is Bradford N. Bloomer. He was born in Chatham in
1871, and has been in the life-saving service for six years, all of
which have been spent at this station. Before entering the service
Surfman Bloomer was a Monomoy fisherman, so called. In this work he
became skilled in the art of handling boats in the surf, and obtained
a knowledge of the shoals that lie hidden along the coast off Chatham
that especially fitted him for the work of a surfman. He married Julia
Pitts, and is the father of two daughters.
[Illustration:
Left to right: HERBERT P. SMITH. NATHANIEL HAMILTON.
JOHN W. CROWELL. SAMUEL D. ELDREDGE. CHARLES H. HOWES.
BRADFORD D. BLOOMER. CAPTAIN ELDREDGE.