Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-10-23
Letter from Washington County.
LUBEC, Oct. Is, 1873.
To the Editor ofthe American

LuBEC, OCT. Is, 1878.
To the Editor ofthe American
LIFE SAVING STATIONS"
The Government has provided for the
construction Of some six Life Saving Sta
tions on the Coast Of Maine. and contracts
have been made with responsible parties
for the buildings. which are to be con-
structed in the most substantial manner.
At each station house Is to he built,
about forty three feet In length. eighteen
feet In width, and about the same In the
height Of the walls. Chat is. Is feet.) The
lower story to be used for boats, and
provisions for shipwrecked seameu. The
upper story will be used for the acconiu,-
dation Of the men employed at the sta
ton. At these stations, severally, there
will be IA keeper, and six men to assist any
who may chance to be in need of aid by
being wrecked IN the vicinity.
There is station established in this
town one mile west of West Quoddy
Light, the buildings Of which are in pro
cess of erection. The contractor. Mr.,
Joseph Anderson, Jr.. Of Eastpurt. will
also build the house aud erect "A flag staff
at Gross Island, another station. about
twenty-five miles west of Quoddy Lleht.
and five miles west of Cutler Light. The
house here is boardei double. with ion.ucd
and grooved boards planed inside, double
floors OF hard rine. also tongueI aud
yrooved. The roof Is boarded. then
covered with Asbestos roofing, before
being shngled with extra cedar shingles
These buildings are 10 he completed In
November, when they will be >upplicd
~ ith | ia Rpslf. .Nph n N n N At
Britain. where il /, said. are the best in
the world. and from which. models are
taken to construct such boats as will lie
of the best service to the shipwrccked
mariner. \ keeper will be employed.
whose duty will be 10 set signal. on
which will be the number of the station.
and upon the approach OF a storm. (uutice
of which will he given at Eastport. the
nearest signal there will be a storm
Signal" displayed by day. consisting of a
Red Flag. and az night of a Red Light.
The six men are to b. selected from the
residents in the vicinity. who will at once.
upon the proper signal, repair to the
station. to be ready for action. The men
will be employed about half the year. in
government service. and can attend to
their own atfirs the rest of the season.
FORT SULLIVAN.
the barracks at Fort sullivan, in PASSPORT.
have gone. and the good old ilag no more
waves from the stall on the heights. above
the ''land of the free aud the home of he
brave" All the movable effects will be
sold. and the "old Sergeant" will occupy.
solitary and alone tue place that has been
for 50 many years the one noticeable feature
of the town. II is said that Passport loses
the trade of $50, 600, by the removal of the
troops. We can i'll afford 10 part with the
genial COMPANY oi good set OF men.
irrespective of the pecuniary loss 10 30
small place.
A company of one hundred men trans
ferred from one post on the Frontier. to
| that of another, chat Is. To Sacheti's
! liarbor, y. " looks a. though the
I interests of the Government were not sub
served in any better manner than to leave
/ the world a. it is and let the Gun
give the signal At morning., aud let the
ensign betokcn the land of the free. in
our approach from the DOMINION OF the
Great. aud flourishiug Provinces OF
I Canada.
HERRING.