©afl'Mg  tfefepesicd^^  control,  lafididown  to  the  end  of  a!9ai&,T6ve  of  the
Stfea'm&ts  We^e  Isst  at  3ea  viihiM  working  'for  the  'Go"ve3aiIS3feSit,  four
being  forped©ed  ^arid  one  mined.  In  connection  with  these  ^iisasters
tweiity  ilives  "Were  lost,  >the  itsmaander  of  the  crews  bei«ig  saved  after
SaffeSlig  ;great  cprtvations.
The  company  were  responsible  throaghout  for  the  managemeast  ®f
1?he'ships,  iifcltidittg  1itepfoVisiKniiig^ofth«'Gr^ws,  payaieht  of^wag^and
fepatr  '^ashd  tipkesp  ai  v^^s.
-The  awards  imadfe  "to  masteis,  oficeiis  ^a/nd  isrews-'for  services  :i:eiideTed,
Slid 'the  e'*{j^®ides  they^had  in'the  discharge -of  their  ^iuti^.iinclMded  the
fdllowtog  :-—

Capffeatn  land  «rew-«f 'Steamer  .•-^;£ioo  for  damaging  a  submarine.
-Ga^pitaAa  of  steamer  :-^Gold  ^watch  fdr  encounter  -with  and  supposed  sinking  of

submarine.
Captain  6i  steamer  : — Gol3  watch  for  'saving  his  ship  Irom  submarine  attack.
CaptalfiB  and  crews 'o!f  two -Sferamers  :— iGiatuities 'f  ot  ^ictltig  tip  staplane  and

'a«rtipla,ne  ^a*t  sea.
^CaptatMB  vOif  iht&e  steamers  :"-6TBttiit;ies  for  reporting  floatiBg  Tmines.
Five  Chief  Officers  : — ;£ioo  divided  between  them  for  sighting  submarines.
Csvptain  and  crew  of  steamer  : — Gratuity  for  salvage  of  Government  ship  with

cafgo  of  ammunition.'
Cajrtalns  and  cre^s  of  four  steamers  : — Picked  up  survivors  of  sunken '■^lip.
Onte  Gstptaito  reoeiveia  -an  aAKiatd  of  ^2'5.
THE  LANCASHIRE  AND  YORKSHIRE  RAILWAY.       969

Captain  of  steamer : — Specially  commended  in  "  Gazette  "  for  coolness  and

presence  of  mind  in  collision  case.
Captains  of  four  steamers  : — Had  experiences  with  enemy  submarines.
Captains  of  two  steamers  : — Destroyed  floating  mines.
In  addition  to  the  foregoing,  one  master  was  awarded  the  O.B.E.
and  another  the  M.B.E.
CHAPTER   LXVII.
THE   LONDON  AND  NORTH   WESTERN.
