New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-05

In addition the persons saved from vessels - were
wharycs etc. and wOed have probably persisted without
this aid. .,. ,.ou
within the scope Of station operations seven VINO nlSnt
otherwise have been saved, persisted IN attempting 10
reach the shore without aid and the remainder under cir
crmstanccs beyond human intervention IN every case
OF loss OF ife the lfeslvng crews were panesst, rs
shown by investigation. The expense OF maintaining
the service for tie year was S7O3l33 80.
tS S ha tS bean e"npee1 at Beach Me- at
Muskegct Island and COskay on The coast OF Mhssae-
ses at Brisantlnc Beach n j. al New met AZ Nipo
IIatterds and at OcracOkc, coast oil NOlth Catoll:
-Four stations are IN process OF construction
Ops Beach, aud at Parromores Beach, va oites nl'o
been selected for nine others various parts me coast
all OF which with possibly one exception "hi DC uo""eo
10 the Government. -, -,--
An exhibit OF the e-saving appliances of the service
was made during the year at the International flsrr
Exposition, held at London by invitation OF tne b
Government 1t attracted great attention, ana WAS u
marked feature of the exposition. .,,.,.-
The law excluding tho influence OF partisan politics
the LeSayug Service has been oneyeI WITH eooi
results In the promotion OF efficiency. Relief mas bcou
afforded to the Department by this stainte II 1s Deen
II barrier against opportunities ana enabled ih'huso
menl with eye single 10 the pubhc interest
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT
During the fiscal year the Lighthouse ESTABLISHMENTS
has put into operation eight light stations liz new
river lights two fog-sgnas operated BY steam or
hot air seven new automatic whstlins bnoys SIX new
bell buoys, and fory-eisht new buoys oil inc ordinary
kind 10 has discontinued three lights which were
NOT needed and has changed the Characteristics OK
The BOARD is now engaged in the erection OF light
house on North West seal Rock OIL Point ST. George,
california; This rock is In the open ocean. twelve miles
from hurbor and at its top but nty -four feet above
Tho scn This perhaps the most difficult and import
ami work the Board has undertaken for many years
The lighted buoy placed last year 10 mark OF tho
channels leading into NcwlOTk BAY satisfactory
IN that other buoys OF the kind have been
obtaincd and will, IL possible, be placed To mark tho
shoals of Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout North Caro-
lima Meantime, the Board Is testing lighted buoy NJ
another make with view, II 10 Is found satisfactory,
10 tse both, that ono OF tho two which shall be found
most satisfactory under all circumstances.
The Board during the past year. has constructed NJ Its
shops lamp OF the Ian ges size capable OF burning l-
era oil long and practical test In Que OF us
most important lighthouses gives satisfactory results
Mineral oil viii probably dspace lard OIL as an IL
lumnant In lighthouses OF this country.
Owing to the difficulty OF obtaining proper site, thcro
has been delay 10 erecting electric light mt Hell Gate
NewYork The light will probably be Ia operation ny
January next, when the experiment OF Illuminating
narrow channel 10y that means Will be tried Ior the INST
time In any country
Attention called to the Boards annual report Tor
further details In regard 10 the Light house Service
COAST AND GEoDErIC SURVEY.
The operations OF this service hayo beenenccnt ana
successful Tho progress OF the work Is equal with tho
means given by Congress Twenty eight new CHARTS
have been published and hundreds heretofore published
have been added to aud corrected The Coast Pilot
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