Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-12-07
Tie Life Saving Service.

nay those No are engaged $50 il, or WHO
have been rescued from na#"cn; peril. can
realize 'ae hardship, and dagger, attending
those heroic men engaged in oar .fr SAY
lgE service Those II a> who az, ramflg'a-
b., housed during 'ae ;,utie storm, which
beat on elr e'a,; m tie "a. aal winter
months. aaa a.ti difficulty 1epic, ,a, wear,
hours of the >-rt-mla who j. compelled 70
va.A b., .aae.y -nl often dangerous beat, oa
tie .oaaa-t ;ar -ome storm l..s,a vessel
w...a MA. require assistance. And when.
a., NIB, la.r,4..vu,.s o,y-r~.a1s ,>e. - a.-eo,-
ere. -r.r.-- -gaa 'he =. a~.tae ~A-..ro-ra-,
aai endurance 'a4t is require. %: these mca
is Amos, .acr,l.a.c.
a-er Superintendent kniaaa alr lie
>4'.u- >errs.r has lesa hra4ga, % . nsa>t
".a4e.t4. degree a. efficiency. Starting
h..a ...,.r a'rs ,.-4a ,ra lr-s, 4-a. with
fen stations .a rid coast, BE-: Long Island
and New jersey. i A-> been gradual, c,-
tr.l-5 4at.. l.. nov e.aarsa,- NEAR, d. ,i-
exposed qar..u, uf tae coast, of IA, Az
l4a..e 4aI G..c Il N,N.e. With c4mN,r
Of station, aa '.c Lax, and ,hr P4adr
Ir-,r rnorua4> rla>, lines are divided en-
t..ae.,e districts. which are ,us-lnideI
int. stations, 81 ST.. .a there are now au, hun.
Gr.4 and e..h,s-,.ree. Al each Of these
stations there are employed from Sept.
O. nr-. L. Keeper ana ,.h ,lrt-mcn. and
f..m Del 10 Ma, !. a seventh ,arf-man
i, added H. .ae crew af each station. The
Keeper !, selected. id ever, instance. from
anon, those. bees, fitted fur iii. nu,i,i1a
IL m..t lee ,.r.a,.y temperate. man Of
god j-I.mya, lao. .a the hour of danger.
ami thorough, 4.4Ia.u,e! with the rocks.
bars. tide, and currents. With their change,
under yar.ol, winds ana seasons. along the
line Of caa>. under a- charge. The Keeper
select, the ,-rt-mee. beng instructed To- en-
p,oy none bat experienced ,urf-men living
n-are>, thu station. Friendship and poll
tie, are Do. question, WHICH can enter into
Il. ,e.ec..o..
With these restriction, and require
mea,s i j, interesting 10 note what the life
SAVING service has accomplished since il, in
ceaaon IN ISL. We note the following
statistics in the report for 1881 made b,
the superintendent, Of the service
Total disasters. l34-
value Of vessels. SlGo>3.320
d" car.oes. S>429l6-
" property saved Sl4,95s .S9j
lost. s9.553.j9
number Of persons on vessels. l2.2j2
saved. 1851
lives lost. 3gj
persons succored. 2.GlO
DAYS succor afforded. : $50
Add to the above the number Of vessels
assisted. or rescued from perilous positions
by the men Of these stations. not reckoned
among the disasters and which would have
been lost but for the assistance Of men en-
ployed in this service, and the aggregate
would be increased enormously.
Like the revenue marine, to which it Is
closely allied in many Of It's duties, the life
saving service is under the direction Of the
Treasury Department at Washington.
The Secretary Of tue Navy now desires
the transfer OF BOTH together with the geo
deue survey service to MS Department
1t viii readily occur 10 al that an! ser
wee 50 closely eonneete1 Win the treasury
as the revenue marine, should OeiohS 70 thal
Department
% lar as the me saving service Is con
eerned those most deeply Interested VIII not
De likely 10 see any goou ana 'ui'leleh' rea-
son ior disturbing ~ P''Ns.' ''i1.e"'!