Louis A. Doucette, 32, fisherman, helped to save William H. Haskell, 46, sea captain; Ida M. Haskell, 34, and 12 others from drowning, Edgartown, Massachusetts, January 23, 1910. In a very rough and treacherous sea following a heavy storm, Doucette was one of a party of five men who went in the “Priscilla,” a small fishing boat, to a disabled schooner that had grounded on a shoal in the Atlantic Ocean four miles from shore. The “Priscilla,” after careful maneuvering, was brought in the lee of the schooner and anchored. Doucette manned one of three 17-foot dories and made seven trips to the stranded schooner rescuing six of its crew without mishap. After two hours, Doucette, along with two companions who manned the other dories, had effected the rescue of all onboard the wreck. The “Priscilla” had to make a trip of 13 miles, part of the way through very heavy seas, to reach Edgartown, a huge wave at one time nearly filling the boat. 4735-553
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