The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-12
American shipvreck Society.

A meeting was held last night in the American
Institute, for the purpose of organizing the Consti
tuition of charitable institution, to be called the
American Shipwreck Society, the object of which
will be the relief of persons shipwrecked and the
restoration of persons apparently drowned The
meeting was most respectfully attended land Mr.. J.
ID. p. Ogden presided.
GENERAL TALLM.poE stated that the Committee up.
pointed at the last meeting this subject had been
sructe to organize plan Of and to make arrangements
for the of the Sociey-a duty which they
had performed, and he called upon the Secretary
Mr. H. MrIcs then read the address issued to the cit
of New York by the committee which orciby urged
the necessity for such insttaon and added that
had been most iavorably received. The committee had
further in obedience to their instructions, drawn up the
constitution Of the society," in thirteen articles all of
which he read These articles provide that the society shall
be ated at New York but that auxaries may be esta
directors who shall be elected annually by the members
Of the socety and for the apportonment Of subscriptions
following twenty gentlemen be elected the first board
ofdirectors valentine Mott, NJ. D.; J. W. Francis NJ.
Wainwright Rev Mr. Spring Rev Mr. Dewey James mes
Talmadge Henry Megs Oliver NJ. Lowndes Adam
Chandler A. g. Thompson Capt sas stringham, Chas
H. Marshall JOS Francis Chas. w. Sanford George
GriHen, Jas. d. p Ogden Martin E. Thompson Moses
H. Crinnell Col Bankhead Jas Rogers VIM colgate
Nezah Bliss.
The CHAIRMAN in answer to an inquiry whether the
Constitution Of the Society as read included relief per
provision had been made for such The
constitution provided only for the organization of the
cety and for its general objects any aid beyond would
of course, depend upon the extent of its means
The report of the committee and the appointment of the
twenty six directors were then adopted.
The SECRETARY read letter from Mr. J. Blunt, address,
ed to General Tamadge and other members of the COM
mee in which he stated that shortly after the disastrous
wrecks Of the Mexico and the Bristol subscription
set foot to provide to aid vessels shore
Sandy Hook The monies then collected had been appro
Priaed in providing life boats and other apparatus to
persons from shpwrecked vessels These had been
placed in two houses erected to preserve them from the
weather and they consisted Of two life boats properly pro-
vided placed at Rockaway near the the Marine Paw
lion and one on Long Branch, near the fishing station
The boats placed under the charge of the wreck
masters Of the respective districts, who had provided them
with competent In several instances property and
persons had been saved from wreck and last year thirty
persons taken from vessel shore by the Rock
away boat when no other boat could approach the wreck
The title to the ground upon which the houses stood had
been taken in his r Blunts name and the property had
continued under his control but seemed to him that
matters belonging peculiarly to the public should not
rest upon individual responsibility and he did not doubt
he should best conform to the wishes Of the generous do
who contributed to the fund by Offering he
did, the property in his charge to the society which they
the committee) were about to establish.
This letter ordered to be received and entered
the books.
GENERAL TALLMApoE then addressed the meeting at
some length pointing out several of the which the
directors would establish recommend to be establish
ed for the preservation Of life in hpwreck and for the
restoration of suspended animation.
The Rev. Mr.. CUTLER narrated the circumstances un-
der which he was lately wrecked in the Sheffield, and
strongly urged that reward due to Captain Wander
b Of the steamer Wave who rescued the passengers at
the risk of his vessel at O'Clock in the morning
He approved much of suggestion by General Tallmadge
that system of signals should be established for the pur
pose Of sending relief to vessels in distress
CoMMopoRE De KAY suggested that aid might perhaps
be procured from the general least
as to employ men belonging to the navy at the sig
nal stations
GENERAL CHANDLER recommended that the best mode
of resuscitang persons apparently drowned should be
extensively published One mode was by advertising it
in the newspapers and he thought that much good might
be done by its being placed in every hat that sold in
every shop, that If the apparently drowned
the proper to be used for his restoration might be
easily and Immediately read.
DrV MoTr having stated that he considered the last
suggestion ofGenera Chandler quite original and Of
great utility entered into considerable details of the most
approved treatment in of suspended respiration and
said they would all engage the attention Of the
committee, with view to their publication.
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