New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-04

The Of maintaining the service during the fiscal
year ending June &c. 1879 exclusive OF the amount ex-
pended in the construction and establishment OF new
stations s7ss3 Congress at Its last session hav-
ing appropriated 100000 for the establishment Of new
fe-savng stations upon the coast of the United sates
have been made for the construction OF Il new
stations at the following points
On the coast OF Maine-West Quoddy Head tnear Car
rying Point Cove. Cross Island Machiass Bay Bay
(Penobscot Bay, The Pool mear Saco Bay. -
On the coast OF New-Hampshire-Rye Beach near
On the coast Of MISUNDERSTANDING Island tabout
(nonr Mshthou.e), Manomet, ''surisdo' South side
Nantucket.l
on the coast OF North CarolinaDan Neck Mills. False
Nays Head. Body Island, Cbicamacolnic, Knnepeet
(uear Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
Arrangements also being mado for tho building OF
two stations Block Island aud the other al
point tho Virginia or North Carolina coast. boat
house and nfe-boat will also be placed on Cranberry
Island and probably house Of refuge on Matinicus
Seal Island in Maine. It /. expected that ten Of the
stations will be ready for occupancy by tho LIST Of Feo
ruary. The remainder will be pushed to completion as
rapidly practicable. They arc building under the
supervision Of Captains Fanace and Merryman, who
accordance with the OF June TO- 1874 1t has been
o the e the ss
upon which they were built namely pd Nos 3 and
%, at seabright, Monmouth Beach ana South
Brigantine. No 8, when built, only two years
ago, placed. several rods from =, tho wafer.
but to s9vs It being washed away by tho ensroash
stood upon land OF the Monmouth Building Company.
aud being In the way OF contemplated lnproyementsit
was moved their request TO site equally suitable,
gwen by them. Nearly all OF the owners of the prop
ery upon which the new slatonhouses are building
Government The names OF all are not now at hand No
30 on o. e M a ate some 200
yards TO the southwark The connection OF the system
the Life saving Service as contemplated by the Act o.
March 1919 for which paposss an OF OF
~ s6 Ts n the e'! NeSJerscy Coast and through
it tho Department Is placed Y direct I 1eleErs Ton
communicaii9n with the s,aSas az gaS s mIf',
Beach and Cape May The system ennis Is also Geus sa
tended to thenew stations on tne Sor. "a Srsa
benefits The stations situated that signals as
played from them may be seen ~ many Oh tue coasters
passing In their usual tracks at sea- nd can warn tnen
OF approaching storms time to enable them 20 take
refuge IN the haros The ready s VI nH
tho stations will also be of great yaCe IN giving
say ne Tss somns Winter Will an
tuny TO test fully the value OF this connection OF the
the projectors Will not only be fully realized. but that
additional advantages Will be developed
on jan H. regulations for the government OF the ser
vice based upon the several acts of Congress relating
to tho subject were PROMULGATED resulting In com
pproTth Will COMPEL it is believed that these will be ade
quate TO its proper and efficient government They
divide the into convenient
cared by superintendent and provide for all appr0
pirate supervision OF them all by an inspector They
specify the duties OF each person connected with tho
and provide for the proper Of all the stations
and their appurtenances They Include simple but
ample code Of signals devised by the Inspector for inter
communication between the stations; hints as ~ the
management Of boats instructions for saving drowning
persons by swimming their RELIEF and directions for
restoring the apparently drowned. complete set Of
The forms use Is also added.
To show the present organization OF the service and
the plan OF Its management copy OF the regulations Is
annexed Immediately aftsr the pronunciation OF inc
regulations, Capt j.. ii. Merrymsn OF the Revenue
Marine was DESIGNATED rs Inspector HIS experience as
superintendent or the construction OF stations had
given him considerable familiarity with tho nature OF
the service and since his assignment to tho present
Office h8 has abored With much devotion and success
To extend his knowledge and to render the service
effective
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN METHODS
The Royal National Life-Boat Institution Of England
many IN existence and has been fostered
by the nobility and beneyoence OF the English nation.
by numerous surprising achievements In rescuiug
tho shipwrecked Il has enviabo reputation. and
stand, foremost among all similar institutions in