New-York tribune., 1881-12-02
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THE LIFE-sAvING SERVICE.
REPORT OF THE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT -"oi'h
OF THE PAST YEAR AND OF TEN YEARS.
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GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRInUNEl
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The following Is an
abstract Of the annual report OF the genera
tendent Of the Lfe-Saving Service: At the cosc oi %
fiscal year the service included 1s3 stations, 40 o
on the Atlantic thirty-four the Lakes and SIX Oh INC
Pac1o The inclement portion OF the year was severe
and tempestuOus Nevertheless the number o uis@7''i
TO shipping, within the sphere of station operatio
less by fifty than that OF the year preceuihs' 'n9
greater by thrty-one than that of any 0ther year III
history of the service The number OF wrecks nNo,5
the total destruction OF vessels was much larger nan
in any former year, except the year pre'iou''
which however, only exceeded IL Dy ohe'
The loss Of life was smaller than in any year since %
service was extended TO include the great iahes' %
wear only excepted, when the number was Ohy nino'
The average loss of life has heretofore beeh o. II ~
excess of the loss of the present year. The number oi
casualties on the Atlantic coast within the scope OF c
service was 51 being IL less than in the previous year
while on the Lakes the number was "a against Loo
of the previous year. The number on the iaoino
coast was only s. On board OF the vessels lhNol'e'
there were 1880 persons of whom l,sot Ncle
saved and 26 were lost snccor was anGI,"I h, oSo
the stations TO 1O7 shpwrecked people, there DeE lUo
d relief turnishpd in the aggregate The number OF
persons brought ashore by life saving appliances was
The lifcsaying crew assisted off when stranded, re
moved from dan gerous oslons, 1n% & case Tho men
worked i'm conjunction with other Wrecng Eehce pt
generaIv assisted bv the sailors board alone Both
Vessels and crews IN many instances, in imminent
danger Of destruction Tie estimated value Of The yes,
sells involved in these disasters was $214l24' ana
mat of their cargocs Sl,3lO,j0j, making
the total value Of 80 propeeTy . impeT'l9Id aIpcI lGI
DOC 072 was lost The number oi disasters involving
the total destruction Of vessels was 90 rci VIZ
dately by the foundcring or capszng OF vessels Deore
any help could reach them; persHe9 rom g. I
m S tbe up Not Of the ame Which rot
ten that the floating wrcckaGe ana cnIs9 co'.IL % ~
her; one was drowned, in imprudently attempuhs 10
land in the ships boat, aud one, the woman coG o Il
schooner died, ashe To the cross l'vs & SoH' ,, rrv
or necessarily abandoned ~ night hy the Nes5cls Ce"'
who saved by the station inen' ~, d,ri,,,, ,,
Several OF the reScues aceonlrneH "tTc VI " @ i IN
and difficult character In one instance thc C
dtrcd the lives Of three meubers OF slIhh crS
including the Keeper the remaining ihtn bSuF W u N" "
of them for life The crew was that OF 9iIuN @
T. Peaked Hill Bars. Cape Cod. ana the report pay mem
feeling tribute, as II does airo 70 ,hi 80 ,5bo Iso
YER the superintendent OF the Tenth District VINO lso
per sneT b @ a W Ertyr instances where the litcsavug
patrol men, by Opportunely burning ther coS'om an
signals, have warned vessels OF their per- ana Tl"
blcd Them to tacs in time TO AVOID strahulhE.
This n species Of assistance OF great importance p.
eny figures either in relation to life or properly me
following table gives summary OF igs' S'"'' '"'
ro ,TT"Co,U~ "r ., ., disasters 5'g r,' 1897
Total value Of vessels involved - -
TJtal Value OF cargOas involved ,-..-.... -
IotI value OF property involved
Tota value OF property saved -
Total value OF property lost $so?3';
Total number Of persons on vessels 1-Gt
Toai Toai n%mSST n%%Ss OF OF Pys LOST
Total number Of shlpwreckej persons 5utcNcu an,
at stations
Tota. number of days relief Afforded. ......-. '"'V
OF the 397 lives given above lost l-3 were those o
Dersous who pcrshcd in the disasters oi the huron ana
MeroDpl4 in SITS which has been shown III prev o"7
rppo are not cLargeablc 10 the service snCc i' d0'
ranort three stations have been Dut and plt IN opera
ton on Lake huron One OF them at sand Btacn !ili
bor another at Port Austin, and the third at MIluie
Island Mich floating station has also been cslap
lshcd at the falls Of the Ohio Louisville KY on. ~ Sape
Fear " c. is in progress OF erection ana one Hi L'S
Raw Cal is completed and receiving its equipments.
Several improvements have been Introduced during he
wear one the most important Of whcn - the iclhE
OF guide posts mile apart on the FI"rlda coast nca
ting the distances to the houses Oi refuge ana h+7
houses these being the only places Of shelter Tor person
who may Ia east ashOre in tls Uninhal1ied region 90
The General Superint tcndcnt statrs mat tnc snhh III
crease OF the appropriations FOR the year enabled MN 10
employ horses for hauling the boats ana apparatus III
cases Of wrecks at several OF the stations whcIe 7 as
sistance was especially DeedtGl, aud also 10
engage an additional suriluan from December i
ia thc close OF the severe season. several
additional stations again recommended:
TIE General superintendent makes vigorous appear
FOR the increase Of thc mIensa0n O the Keepers ana
cre TO living rate, and asserts that unless hs Is dohr
t the coming session OF Congress the service VIII receive
great injury The establishment during the pat year
has been greatly embarrassed. Many resia'lons nave
been received and many more ar" delayed only by ihe
solicitations Of the officers OF The service and the holding
out Of the hope that Congress viii speedily remedy inc
evil.