Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-25

CONDITION OF THE LIFE SAVING STArioNs-
Report oF CAFTAIN FAuHCE.-Tho Secretary
Of the Treasury yesterday transmitted TO the
Senate, In response to a resolution Of that body
the report Of Capt Fluncs on the con Hilton OF
the uFe-saylnE stations. The following letter
oT tho Secretary accompanying the report pre-,
SCENTS an Interesting rsSums OF the report hni
some suggestions watch will undoubtedly be car
Fied outs ,. ,s-s
SIN: In compliance with q resolution o. the
Senate OF December II, ISL, | have the honor 70
transmit such information rs Is In possession OF
this Department In reference TO the pressht ouh,
dlllOn OF the life saving stations on tne o1ss W
New Jersey and Long Island, including the re-
port Of Captain Faunce, and showing ths lh'
crease m abe In their number aud ehcieney since
the last session Of Congress. ,-,.r.,
The report Of Oapt. Faunce, who was detailed
BY the Department 10 April last 70 make u
thorough Inspection Of the stations alluded 10,
shows FULLY heir eondl'io AZ hs uhte, Ausus'
o. lsTI Upon the receipt OF said report, imme-
dlate steps were taken N remedy tho detects
thereby shown to exist, and TO carry out such OF
Capt. faunce's recommendations for the promo
tIon Of tho efficiency OF the liiesaylng service as
seemed practicable DeiOre the setting IN Of The 10.
clement season, Incompetent and inethcient ON
GERS were nj once supt Tseded by persons belleNed
md insf Fuctions were given that the selection OF
crews tor tho several stations should be made
with the stTlctest regard 70 qualifications as
suTimen, Measures were taken 70 increase we
number Of station houses To enlarge aud repair
the old ones, and TO furnish thcm with proper
articles II comfort and improved and suitable
apparatus. Nineteen new station.h9uses have
been erected; thirteen on the New Jersey and
six on the Long Island coast They have been
constructed under plans and organizations pre-.
pared with great care with special reference 70
durability aud capability OF AhOrdlng proper
omuiodatl0ns Tor the apparatus aud comlor'
u the crews and the shipwrccked mariners.
They comprise all that we're rec ,lnmendel TO
be erected by Captain fGqnee, Win one eSeep'
tIOn. That OtiiseT reportel 'h5 house at station
No. I, ut Ling Branch, (NeW Jersey coast as
deeayei and unsuitable for use, and feo1m-
mended the erection OF new one IN W. : y. o.,
tain suitable site, the lease TO that uponwhieh
the old house stands having expired, aud tue
owner bring unwilling to renew u, IT'S hoped
however, that q satisfactory location may son
lie secured. Meantime, the old mouse Is per.
Iuittcd TO remain for such uso as can be made OF
II during tho winter
The additions and repairs recommended upon
the old houses on the Long Island coast are now
In progress. Proposals were inyi eli for Ike
improvements upon the oil houses on the New
Jersey coast, but those received were 80 eNOr'
miami that the Department dbl not focl war.
Tantod IN accepting them. There Is a prospect,
however, that this work can DO done In the
spring upon reasonable terms.
Tho rueUrIsOI the Department Tellt ny Tn THIS
interesting branch Ot tho public service are sadly
wanting IL completeness, being barren even VI
data Tor statistics OF the nombsr OF vessels
beT aud names Of persons aud the amount u
property saved or lost, ami other such important
iAets Instructions for the proper Keeping III
records aud making OF reports calculated to Oh.
Nints these defects In the future have been Issue
to tho supeTlnte ndentH, and through them TO the
keepers Of stations, while measures have been
taksa T. obtain all possible Information for the
propagation Of an accurate history " the trans
actions Of the service from It's origin New rulel
aud TeRllat lOnB have also been prepared, and
arc about 10 be promulgated, for the manage
Inont Of the stations and the general e1ndueI o
the service.
Moi silhstandIng the unfayOrabls conditions
under which this service has heretofore la0Ored
IA shown by Captain faunceb rep IT. II hal
done much IN the cause Ofhumanily md for the
shipping interests Of tue country, In the shylnl
OF lie and property. The improvements intro
duoed during tho past season have placed u
upon q better iOOiinE than II has ever been, nnd
when those now In progress and In eOntem pa
tlUn shall have been completed, Il Is believed
thAt tho dangerous coast Of New Jersey and
LOag Island, 50 long aud justly the terror OF
mariners, will be 20 we'll guarded that the loss
Of life thereon by shipWTeek will be Of very rare
occurrence. 1 a pend hereto, rs indicative o.
Jersey coast, the report ~ MIR. W. W. Word
Nuperlnt endent Of that coast for the quartz
on.iing December 81, 1871. The quarterly 70
port Of the superintendent Of the Long ISLAM
coast has not yet been received, but other "a
ports which he Il required 10 make Indicate
corresponding Increase In eiheleney' Not u W
has been lost upon either coast this season,
lam, very respectfully,
dEoaaE s. BOUTWELL,, Secretary
Hoo SshtvIsr CllItlr wee PrrsitsHf ~ ne ta"s
Ata'ss aHf P''fit~Hi " ~ SsH"'s'