, 1874-12-08

Average per year. 10. icoo|l7 sss aga 77,71i CO
fos tic sooa shovn IN th!a statement "a the tosa,
law, J119 wcro returncd ny tho two New York harbor
hoa,a, which previous to 1871 nlado no rctirl,a.
Leaving tla Humbar out ot tho nccount tho average
during the laet three yearR Is 6S0+l
| The number OF vossols now In conlmfaslon aro
| tllirty-four, Of which thirty arc ateamora aud
four sailing yessels. They arc 30 distributed as
to ctbraco in tlloir crnislng-grounas tho entlao
| portion Of tho Paciiit coaat. and atford rea-
sonable protection againet Tho smuggling Of
! goods into tho country by the cargo. For tho
portion Of the. Pacific coast alluded to, vessel
was authorized to bo built at the last Beasion OF
! Coneresg, aud plans and specifications for her
| construction arc now in preparation:
| There hayo boen erected during tho past year
twenty-five now llfo-saving stations, as follows
| Eew HarnrGhlre. five OF tho coast Of afe9Hachn-
selta. one on the coast Of 1sl.ods tsan, threo
the coast Of Virginia. and srson Oh tho conBt Of
| North Caraliua. They aro completely equipped.
tirst Of tho pre,out mouth. Contlact Inns becn
entered juto for tho construction of RIs stalonH
! on the coast Of Maryland aud Virginia, between
| CApo uenlopen amt Capo Charles. under anthori-
will DO made for the erection OF two other Hta-
tions between theae capea, OH tue coast Of Do'a-
ware, aB soon aB possession OF the sites aclectl
| for them which are tho property Of tho Stat.,
| Whom these stations arc comoetod md in op
Grafton, tho Atlantic coast, from Quoldy Heat
| 10 Cape Hatteras with tue exception, perhaps.
Of tho vicinity Of Point judith, will be well pro
needed, except tho hon6es OF refuge plo:lod
| Tor by tic net above referred to. Early stepa
| will be taken for the building Of theso. Sites
have been Becurod for the thirty stations author
tions for tho buildings nre boiig prepared. It il
expected tnat these stations will be completed III
| season for uao during tho anturnn OF noxs year
| Measures Will also bo takou to have the stations
authorized for tho Paoiac coast in readiness for
| occupancy Eoxt winter.
There 1ayo been IN operation during tho past
| year e,gbty-two stations. Thcy are all locsred
in tho three districts dopignated NJ tho Cape Cod
District, Rhode Island and Long island District,
and tho Now dorsey DiHtlicr. Which embrace tho
| most dangerous portions Of tho Atlantic coast.
The reporta Of t,o Superiutcndenty show that
during the season OF lS73-7a, forty-eght yes-
acls, valued, with thoir eargoon, at s2,9jl, ,GoG,
mad having on board ], 106 reraons, we're driven
upon these shores. ln tv arty-nine Instances
the life-savng apparatus was chilled into requiai-
ton. aud 303 retsofs nero rescued by It,. III
the other cagcs Its uso nus not required. but as-
aistanco Of sonlo sort. ia administering to tho
comfort Of tho shipwreckca or iii SAVING proper
| ", was rendered Iii uonrIy all by tho force of
| tho service. Or tic amount OF property
jcopa1ded, only 957, ,2s3 waa lost. and the num-
bor OF lives loat waa but two Doth OF theee
wore caused By tho falling Of tho mast Of vcs-
grl When she struck "a case in which, or course.
lilc.saving appliancos "oso not available. the
number OF tlnys' shelter afforded aalpwreckel
| persons at tho stations was 49a.
| The lifo-saying service Las now becn in opera
liou under tho picaent ayRtcul three years OH the
coasts Of Long island md New Jersey, and two
yeats OIL tho coast OF Cape Cod. Tho statistics
! OF dlsaste,H upon these coasts during this tlmo
| are reported as follows:
| Number OF wrecAa. a.............,............ 1o9
Number Of lives imperlutl. 1907
Numoer ot ilyes ssgsd. sd..'....-...'.'.t'.. l,coi
Sn'noeI o. MSea iost. ;..:.. .
Hanoer @ ,aaI VI autn"aseaea q @ Ff3sons ane@eiso 7o
Nmnh.r n ia"a g. sa3tnr at+arlci '' t11
Toial value Of prouer; j,nueried. a. Gs5, I'D
Total value Of property sayel 2,75s23l
Tota! value Of property y27.o55
Almost all tne usastars which occur upon
I tIloea coants arc from atsaudtag of yosuos, and
it ia against death ..,,d loss Of properly result
n. irUIn tlib clauA of ttisastory tint the life
SAYING service, Us thereon established, is d.
syate1n, which tie forcyoI,g Btatisics imply, is
certainly ali that could 10 hoped for. II is
hardly to be expected TINT au cqual measure OF
SUCCESS will bo attained upon tic lakes. whore
OF the disasters NJ q OF u different uatilra. Tbat
I tho bonotita to bo derived from tho ostousop OF
tho service thero, however, will u.npsy Justify
tho expense involved cannot DO doubled.
compliance with iho roauircnsouta OF tho aeoo,ld
section Of tho act OF Marsh 8, 1878. directing
! llle Secretary Of the Treasury 70 ronors to tlo
| House Of Representatives ..tlo pointB on tho
scg md lake cuastB OF tho United states at which
the establishment of llfe-sariuE stations would
boHs subscrve tho intorcaty OF commerce and Au-
mauity," valuable STATISTICS Of disasters to
shipping, which hayo occurred upon one coasts
| within the last ton yenrs, wore gath
ofed, With much trouble, from undor-
WRITER'S wreck commissioners oillcora Of
tho cratona l.llt-houyo kecpera. afld
al other available sourecs, a.d all practicable
meanH wero taken to verify t.a1n. Although
inS, it IL behaved that tbo information obtained
is worry nearly correct, As thcso utatiptics IT,
ford information Of considerable interest to Hlp-
owncrs, uulern1ito,g. md noraons engaged III
to hayo them crra1Ieed In ,bbles With resnoct 10
yoara n,.tl nontlH. to claYaoB Of youAoIu TO kt,d
and cause Of }luus,cy to Tonnage, to locality Of