The New York herald., 1873-10-31
SIGNALS AT SEA.
Hoguiations OF the Treasury Depnrt-
ment Respecting Prccautions Against
Collisions or Shfps.


German Lloyd, Anchor and other principal COM
panies, made the following reply:-
TREASURY DEPARrnEsr Oct. %. 1873
dxErEKxEN-Your memorial has been received, calling
sSraary s7 Ssssiys @ the the use
which section sailing vessels as You state greatly
%psEls the lives and properly Of people iteIe.ed
win take measures The fog such
ths oode fog signals recommended By the Board
euPesyising ing Inspectors Of Steam Vessels You are IN
matter have enforced Us far as possible BY this
nsG vosons could BE-
names Of sailing vessels the masters Of which a 70
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se ia order that the excuse OF ignorance as TO the pro-
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Secretary Of the Treasury.
The following are the circulars alluded to in the
above letter OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
CIRCULAR COLLECTORS CUSTOMS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
- WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 1873
1G III, tina. masters Of
% a w " 3 q ,ss
ssShiSsd ana log signals 70 be sounded certain
the laws question should be rigdly enforced and all
order that all may be fully info1med Of heir
IN e as O sss sS
vessels Mss sIall. from your port
the aGT se
unbrpken light Of the horizon often points Of
pSnss ssS @ ~
win clear atmosphere. distance OF at least
show Uniform unbroten light an arc OF the
Anf q T.
OF E e LEA least two miles -, :.
feet Iom
s.cEsIoNAL LIGHTS ron SMALL SAILING SAILING VESSELS
en na on red eoE h n e be
sides vessel ready instant exhibition and snail
The oor to other vessels be exhibited
such ss e S them most and
the RED red light on ssarbosrd side % ma use
Ct Sc % s ana d s efy @ aH
respectively contain and shall be provided with suitable
LIGHTS ANCHOR
when q Whether IN o Sr sailing sse
tween sunrise exhibit where it can best he
q distance Of at least one mile.
A. the light.
shall also exhibit iareup LsIt every hlieen minutes
not IT, fishing q Snd gher boats shall
lantern wing green slide on the one side and red
En shah be IN ., Hr 20 e
So & g a' h % a rSs Ss
side shpg ar s ana open when at nfhor
bright white light % Fishing vessels and cpen boats shall
using IN Aaa
ART la-whenever there IS log. whether by day or
na s f sssRa sSw ss BE
PLACED before the funnel not less than eight feet from the
o. Sailing ships under way shall use a fog horn
d steamships and sailing ships when not under way
No vessel under any circumstances neglect proper
ART a-Nothing in these rules shall cxonerate any
ship, or the owner or master crew thereof from the
q Any Sssisss prossr sokoa nsslsst
nary practice OF seamen or the special
LIGHTS FOR STEAMERS.
hsaS White To
%s 1S pon o e SO an ss Ss to hs Uw %
light ten points each side Of the ship viz, from
and Of such character as to be visible on dark night
with clear atmosphere at distance OF at least i've
above mentioned will also carry lights
LIGHTS roR STEAM TUGS
ssshs %e h
addition 70 their side lights 50 as 70 distinguish them
shall Be e the sna The
In the above rules every steamship which
sailing ship sno every steamship which Is under steam
ACT or FEBRUARY %, 1871.
nowns n and he a
Pss
gespsctye sides And upon each and every coal boat
ing boat raft or other craft, navigating any bay,
o Ss
ss IN or Or rSe the s1 sa way ba % any
%Ss :: 81 q Sa white {.
N N % d cr % as
make sound equal steam whistle al
steam Whistles at Of not more than one minute
Or Other inland Waters oher than
Iss seSss s
and t edition ,hs Ss spra range Of
ssses isas head cad
si :ss MA
sl around the horizon The lights for ferrybost shall
inspsctors shsiI Prescribe . s 00a'o
for IN tho sa act Of np r. &
Be construed apply other than going steam.
nRs :se Sc s aay d an or other
chief oi0ers OF the customs To require all sailing
70 be furnished with proper signal lights provided by
% sS, Of ere s nss
show lighted torch upon that point or
ing: And every such vessel .s that shall b navi-
Of April 30 1884, and the provisions Of this section
shall forfeit and the Of $aO halt 60 the
ipformor and for which sum the vessel navigated
shall be liable and may be seized and proceeded against
having Jurisdiction OF the offence.
4 RULE WITH THE FORCE or LAW.
essp Sc
Treasury has the force of law The lights of
boats with rudders both ends shall be such as in the
opinion Of the supervising Inspector Of the district in
character OF navigation to the prevention Of ac-
.cidents BY collision or otherwise.
DEPARTMENTS CIRCULAR, Sept N, 1871
BY instructions from this department globe lights nav
be place OF the torch mentioned in section 10 Of
the act OF February IS 1871 when the of torch
cargo. Very respectfully,
CIRCULAR RELATIVE TO SIGNALS.