The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-11
A NEW JERSEY GILILEE.
4 Life-Saving stat on where they Don't Work
While the Fishing 10 Uood.

Capt. Valentine of Life-Saving Station
No. 4, at Monmouth Beach near Long Branch.
Invited some Of his friends to see his crew on
Saturday show how they shoot a line attached
TO a ball from mortar across a vessel that Is
In need Of their succor. Among others, he notl-
ned the Superintendent Of Llfe-Sayng Stations
on the New Jersey coast ex-senator Havens,
who also invited some friends.
Since the Senator took the appointment In
September last, there have been some forty
wrecks on the New Jersey coast. There are
thirty eight life-saNlng stations under his care
with keeper and crew at each. a year ago the
service was inefficient At seven of the stations
there were no lifo-cars, and the other appliances
were. In many cases, insufficient. The surfnen
looked upon the place a. a snecure, and patrol
ling the beach at night was poorly kept up. lie
found cases where the station was used IA a
penters shop. Others whore the surfmen were
employed n train hands on n railroad, where
their employment took them at times ~ miles
from their station. But superintendent Ravens
IL IA man Of energy and intelligence, and has got
the service up to n degree of efficiency almost as
good as the circumstances of the case will ad nit
OF The -urfin"n are pad rin month from
Nov 10 to April |, the greater proportion Of the
wrcckt taking place la the winter season. AT
other times they are nov paid save when called
upon to perform special duty, The station
keepers who have charge of the crews are paid
initiates against their efficiency, Ncvert heless,
there are many applicants for employment,
upon a. a sort OF poliital sineCurc' ana the
superintendent has been blamed fnr appointing
good democratic smrfmen In the place Of bad
surlmcn who were Republicans.
Captain Valentine did not show his friends on
Saturday how the line !, shot from mortar to
all inpcrillpd vessel Ito told them that the
heat was too oppressive, that his crew couldn't
stand working ON tho hot sands under the
cruel sun. lIe was sorry, but IL was too
much 10 ask of them. Some Olhcr day. when
the weather was cooler, he would be happy to
exhibit their skin. A. they are not under rcgu-
lur han l.
have the privilege ~ losing that day Supcrn-
tendcnt Ravens was sorry that his friends were
disappointed Also but supposed captain Nalen-
The regrets - tho visitors were turned to
pleasure Just here ~ SEQ the blithe face of
brother Sankey al the station door. Brother
sanko> has been tarning at Monmouth Beach
Tor some weeks. Monmouth Reach Ia only
station, called Galilee. brother Snnkev advised
the visitors TO 60 down 10 the beach and see the
tremendous haul Of hsh which the men Of
down.
II was Indeed an immense catch The ma, az
tended out from the beach In n straight line
seventy fathons, and then curved into "A heart
shaped receptacle which was pulslng with myri-
which was fully twenty-five feet long was
loaded TO the gunwaes with large sized weak
weight each. Other boats were In various stages
o. repletion. Three thousand pounds Of weak,
nsh had been forwarded to Philadelphia pac ed
u ice, after the haul Of the net In the morning.
II was calculated that the afternoon haul then
IN progress would give 100 pounds more. These
we're packed and forwarded on Saturday night
Go Fulton Market.
Inquiry was made At the beach In regard to
those who are 10 profit by this large haul Of weak
nah the best known Tor years The owners Of
the seine are Mr.. Keeper Valentine and others,
an lhe hali dozen men engaged In securing the
hs were the crew Of Life Saving station No. T.
superintendent liavens remarked, when his
visllnrs lnoh their leave, that he hoped he would
hnve another opportunity Of showing them how
snie-Hhying crew shoot line from a mortar to
tea'inllY hot, and the 1,hug was not 80 good,