asted ▁sch oon er ▁Thomas ▁W ins more , ▁on ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁pred ic ament ▁where ▁the ▁services ▁of ▁a ▁re venue ▁cut ter ▁were ▁needed ▁about ▁as ▁badly ▁as ▁ever ▁happens . ▁In ▁a ▁st iff ▁w ester ly ▁g ale , ▁with ▁both ▁anch ors ▁down ▁and ▁drag ging ▁on ▁a ▁le e ▁shore , ▁rolling ▁heavily ▁in ▁a ▁cross ▁sea , ▁deck ▁load ▁shift ed , ▁and ▁ 5 ▁feet ▁of ▁water ▁in ▁the ▁hold , ▁it ▁seemed ▁that ▁this ▁sch oon er ' s ▁end ▁was ▁close ▁at ▁hand . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁all ▁these ▁troubles , ▁the ▁captain ▁fe ared ▁that ▁his ▁crew ▁would ▁mut iny . ▁Fort un ately ▁the ▁re venue ▁cut ter ▁Sem in ole ▁observed ▁the ▁pl ight ▁of ▁the ▁sch oon er ▁and ▁went ▁immediately ▁to ▁her ▁assistance . ▁An ▁attempt ▁to ▁shoot ▁a ▁line ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁dist ress ed ▁vessel ▁proved ▁fut ile , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁wind . ▁The ▁sea ▁was ▁too ▁rough ▁to ▁lower ▁the ▁sur f bo at , ▁but ▁by ▁a ▁liberal ▁use ▁of ▁oil ▁the ▁cut ter ▁was ▁enabled ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁ 4 - inch ▁line ▁on ▁board , ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁which ▁a ▁ 1 0 - inch ▁ha w ser ▁was ▁secured ▁to ▁the ▁sch oon er . ▁In ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁the ▁un fortun ate ▁vessel ▁was ▁to wed ▁to ▁a ▁safe ▁anch orage , ▁and ▁arrang ements ▁were