Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1914 — Lifeboat With Human Motor. [ARTICLE]

Lifeboat With Human Motor.

k lifeboat driven by a propeller which is worked by the crew, the invention of Mr. Winter, was tried lately in England. Four handles ate provided, connected together in such a way that a crew of eight people can work the propeller, and crews of men and women were tried with good results. The lifeboat was loaded up to its full capacity—39 people, or the equivalent weight—and a speed of between two and three miles an hour was reached. The boat also has a reverse motion. In bad 'weather it is claimed that the boat would be much more manageable than If propelled by oars. • •» • A . . L. w