Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-01-27 | Page 2 | Life-Saving Collars for British Sailors

LIFE-SAVING COLLARS FOR BS BRITISH SAILORS. 99 The British Admiralty and the Brit fflB, Ish people have borne with fortitude 99 the recent sinking of British cruisers 9H in the North Sea. To everyone in 9 England the most regrettable feature jM of the disasters has been the zsf - - '""1 paratively great loss of life in tch case A recent innovation of theid- flH mlralt; v, II, it is hoped, lend grer HflH Becurlty to the crews manning ie gfl Fighting ships should they have'-he misfortune at an- time to find tfrm- iHS selves precipitated Into the watae flH were the men of the Creasy andUie MM Hawke. The invention referred 1 wBa a pneumatic collar fitted with a BH mouthpiece, by means of which the wearer can Inflate the collar t(it full capacity In less than five c jH on da. A turn of the screw at tli?'-11 confines the air. and he is thtfK curely fitted with a very effectives buoy These collars are to beain' plied to the whole of the British ct. HJ