Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-09
LlFE-sAv1NG METHODS.

Under date of March 10Th, Supervising
Inspector General James a. Dumont Issued
a circular giving the amended steamboat
rules and regulations, which were adopted
at the annual meeting Of the Board of Su-
pervising Inspectors OF Steam Vessels, held
in Washington in February last.
Among the devices approved by the
Board, and which have received the ap.
proval of the Secretary of the Treasury,
were the following;
Holman's hfe-preserving bed twhen con-
structed Of at least fifteen pounds of solid
cork and cork shavings, as life preserver
or float for one person, on lake, bay, sound
or river)
Life preserver, invented by Eliza P.
CoggsweII, when containing not less than
six pounds of granulated cork, prepared
in paraffiae solution, and having buoy
ancy of not less than twenty-four pounds,
etc.
Banton's safety boat plug.
James Snelgrove's automatic boat plug,
Daniel B. Eddy's patent sea life boat.
Edwin a Haynes life raft.
The board also adopted new blank form
of application for officers license, and
amended all forms OF inspection certif-
Gates, copies of which will be supplied to
inspectors as soon as printed.
The circular then gives instruction rela-
tive to the duties of inspectors as to the
inspection of boilers, the testing of iron,
etc
Steamers navigating rivers only texcept
ferryboats, freight boats, canal boats and
towing boats OF less than 100 tons) must
have one good, substantial boat.
Provision is also made for the security
of life on all steam vessels according TO the
number OF passengers and crew carried per
trip.
Steamers making excursions under per-
init must have at least one lifeboat. and be
equipped with other lfeboats, or their
equivalents, as in the Judgment of the in
spectors will best secure the safety of all
persons on board in case of disaster.
All metallic hfeboats hereafter built
| shall be furnished with suitable auto
matte plug,
| All rubber or canvas hferait shall be
kept inflated at all times.
Upon navigable rivers the captains of
all passenger steamers will be required to
maintain a strict discipline and organize
the officers and crew so as TO act with
promptness in extinguishing fire; and the
captain shall cause to be prepared at least
| two station bills, assigning the officers and
| permanent crew to definite places said
station bills shall be conspicuously placed,
under glass, near the inspection certificate.
Il shall be the duty of the Supervising
Inspectors to inform their respective local
boards, in writing, of their decisions in case
of appeal. It snail also be the duty Of
local inspectors to notify the local in.
s3ectors Of adjoining districts, through the
Supervising Inspector, Of all revocaacns
or suspensions OF licenses, and also of the
names Of all persons from whom licenses
! hive been within ED, the names Of all steam
vessels neglecting or refusing to make re.
1 pairs when ordered, and the names of all
shat have been refused certificates, with
the reasons therefor and once in each
/ year local inspectors shall be supplied With
a list of sll licensed officers. which shall be
printed in the annual report Of the Super.
| visIng Inspector.