The Morning herald., 1878-11-20
THE DELAWARE SEA COAST.

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LIFE SAVING STATIONS Ss-ADDITIoSALs STA
rInSs COMPLETED AND IN PROGRESS OF
CONS srRUCTloS-THE EFFORTS Of FRAN
CTS vISCEErIS ISGING THEM About.
The New York Herald Of Monday
has special telegram from Norfolk which
is as follows: Prom the coast infor ma,
tion has been received that Of the thirteen
addition Al life saving stations under COD
tract 10 be bull. by Messrs. Calrow d Nc
Cullougk, Of this city, seven are already
completed and equipped and the others1
are being pushed forward as rapidly as
possible. They are located in such posi-
tions that the average distance between the
stations from Care Eenry to Halteras will
be above FIVE miles, distance easily oa-
troll ed and rendering the stations within
. ey distance Of each other in case as
.ls.ance should be needed. All of them
will be completed and in running or'!er
inside OF the next thirty days This i'm
proyement will largely increase the eff
cheney OF the life saving service OF this
overdangercus pcrlion of the Atlantic
coast" 4
Not only have life saving stations been
established on this coast aud are now rap
div increasing but also on that strip of
Ocean Shore extending south from Cape
Henlope, at the mouth Of Delaware Bay
10 Cape Charles, the .outhern extremity of
The Eastern Shore of Virginia. The first
stations on this part Of the Atlantic Sea
Coast were established on the beach extend
ing fiom the light honse at the first named
Cape south to Rehoboth Bay. This is one
Of the most dangerous stretches of sandy
beach on the VIII III Atlantic Lying open
sDd unprotected, it receives the wild beat
Of the surf, as It co mes in, driven with un>
usual violence b., he unobstructed sweep Of
The 'fnoI casters" 1t ia rendered particu,
larly dangerous from its natural formation.
Just north, Cape Henlopen stands out
from the Mainland, bold and extending
and just around this isthe Delaware Breaks
water, inside which go much shipping finds
shelter in rough weather.
The way wrecks occur is as follows:
Vessels sailing from the south east in
rough weather, with a stiff gale blos ing
from the same direction are apt to get too
far in toward the shore and while endea-
yorins to round the Cape, would be driven
in upon the s1ore and in days of year or
wo ago were dashed to pieces or cspsized
and sunk just outside the breakers.
Disaster after disaster has occurred in
this manner, crep after crew has gone down
to watery grave by this natural phenom,
enon OF the coast and year after year went
ny, each one adding TO the death roll Of
hopless mariners and no effort was made
10 check the fearful work of death.
At len lh Francis Vincent, ESQ.,, the
State historian visited the place 10 gain
nis,or cal information, concerning certain
caprice. Of the coast, by which the sea is
steadily encroaching upon the shore hays
ing washed away whole islands and cover
ed much of Delaware soil. He MT only
secured his information, but heard also of
The fearful loss of life from marine dIsas-
ter.' He saw how easy it would be to
remedy the evil and set anout so doing
He collected statistics, published them
IN the papers and sent them 10 Washington
accompanied by a formal application for
lite saving stati' rs. A year or S. and his
request was granted and the stations were
establi he'd n the very places he had re-
crmmendtd, that is, one at Reaoboth and
the othef at the other end OF The fata
oeach a. Cape Henlopen. ..
Ihis.ed to the establishing of similar
station. clear down the Atlantic coast to
Cape Hatteias, for, which Mr.. Vincent
should have the credit as it was his etfors
which brought them about in the end.
The stations along the Delaware coast
have been doubled in number since then
aud those mentioned in the New York
heraiP' dispatch, given in the first part
o. this article are simp,y additions TO those
established through Mr.. Vihcent's efforts
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