GALLANT SEAMAN A MAGNIFICENT RESCUE As fine a feat as anything in the annals of the sea was the rescue by the Liverpool liner Philadelphia, of the American Line, of 33 sinking Americans in mid-ocean. "The Philadelphia was on her way to New York when, towards dark, a vessel was sighted to port. Wireless Operator Jones was instructed to establish communication, and tried to do so, but all calls were unanswered. Presently it was noticed that Morse signalling was being carried on from the vessel with flashes. Signal lamps were promptly brought to the bridge by Captain Mills, and shortly afterwards the wireless operator was taking and sending messages by this method. "What's the matter?" he flashed. Jerkily came the reply: "We are wrecked. We are sinking. Our boats are useless." The vessel in trouble was an oil tank steamer named Chester. She belonged to the American Petroleum Company, and through the terrible weather was in a sinking con-dition. At the time she was sighted by the liner the weather was bo bad that work of rescue represented a serious problem. Oil was poured on the water, which improved things a little, but the waves still ran high. Captain Mills called for a volunteer crew, and not an officer or man aboard held back. Chief Officer Candy and six seamen went off in a lifeboat under exciting conditions. When the boat returned two hours later, after a fierce battle with the waves, it was found that 22 men had been taken from the Chester. Several men, however, still remained aboard. Although those in the little boat were exhausted, they offered to return to the Chester. Their places were taken, however, by First Officer Lyons and seven others. These, men were buffeted about unmercifully, and once were given up as lost. Doggedly they stuck to their task, and at last, when dawn was breaking, came back with the captain, officers, and engineers of the tanker. With great difficulty all i were hauled aboard. The story of .Captain Segebarth, of the Chester, was that his vessel had met with violent weather, during which the bridge and chart-room were swept overboard. Then the stee-ring gear was carried away. The vessel was sinking when the rescue was effected, and before leaving she was set on fire. The blaze was tremendous, for on board were 1,850,000 gallons of oil.