Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-20
PACIFIC COAST LIFE SAVING SER.
VICE.
fsan Francisco Alta. I

The Twelfth District comprises the
Pacific Coast. The stations are located
at Neah Bay, Washington Territory, ON
Indian Reservation Shoaiwafsr, lash
inotou Territory, near lighthouse boat
landing Cape disappointment, Wash
inoton Territory, Bakers Bay; Cape
Arsoo. Oregon, Coos Bay, near light
h0uee Humboldt Bay, California. near
liChthouse BoIinas Bay, California;
Golden Gate Park, California, on beach
ia Golden Gate Park. San Francisco
Point Conception, California-not built
in 1882. During the season Of 1sol-sZ
there were seven disasters, involving
Total loss of the vessels value OF the
vessels, e3l5, 600; value Of the cargoes,
e52875 total value of property, $751;
375: number of persons on board,
9i-ali sayed: number Of shipwrecked
naseepcers sucoored at stations, 81 !;
nnmber of DAYS succor afforded. ~;
vaIue of property saved, $l070; value OF
uroperty Lost, x366, 305. The disasters
On the Pacific Coast in the Iyear were
the following: September sth, ioo.,
schooner Emily Stephens, wrecked on
the Columbia River Bar; sept; Inn,
bark Rival, wrecked at Cape Disap-
pO1Otm0nt, oushonco Jug -
River: Oct. 18th, British ship Ferpgien,
wrecked of Cape Disappointment; OCT.
goth, British iron bark Lammerlax, lost
at Shoalwater Bay, WASHINGTON Ierri.
tory; Jan. 18th, 1882, bark Harvest
Home, lost on the coast OF washington
Territory; March 9Th, schooner George
Louis, lost near Fort Point, entrance 70
San Fraacisco harbor; June nn,
schooner n. ManRles, stranded and lost
below Point Lobos, San Francisco: nne
10Th, rescue of several OF the crew OF
the steamer Escambia, on the south
shore Of Point Lobos-
From the annual reports OF she Life
Saving Service, It appears that since
1878 about three and q quarter million
dollars have bees appropriated by Con
Qro0s for the maintenance OF the gem
eraI service. The same official author
ity declares that, of that large tstal,
only some $4,000 in all were devoted TO
the service on the Pacific Coast. Con
sidering the extent Of the coast and the
danger Of its navigation, and the extent
and importance Of the shipping which
sails INTO and out Of Pacific ports, the
nominal appropriation for the Iafe Saw
inQ Service ia the Twelfth District Is
ridiculous, and the inadequate equip.
ment OF the stations and the lack OF
permanent crews Ia preposterous. Dou-
BE the number of stations now estab-
liahed should be provided for and
opened. They should be equipped
with the best appliances, and
manned the year round with crews
Of experienced surfmsn. This is
work for the next Congress-. II the ser.
vice In good there stDnld be more of L
ON this coast. Additional stations should
be established along the coast rs fol.
lows: At or near Gray's Harbor, /; va
quina Bay, 1; Adams' Point, 1; Point
Reyes, /; North Heads, San Francisco
1; Pillar Point, HalfmOon Bay, I. The
stations at the month Of the Columbia
river and that suggested at North Heads
San Francisco, besides being provided
with the most approved appliances OF
the service should. have life boats al
least forty feet in length, and the boat
houses should DO 80 constructed as Il
admit Of the boats being lowered afloa'
from the houses at any stage Of the tide
The stations on this coast should b.
open for service the year round on ac
count Of the prevailing fog OF SUMMED
and LIGHT winds at night.