New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-26
WORK OF THE LIFE SAVING SERVICE.
FACTS rEoM TIE HrroHr OF THE GENERAL SrrLi
INIENDINI

FACTS rEoSt TIE IiroHr on rnE GENERAL stiiH-
INIENUINf.
W,suIyGroy. Nov. 25.--AccOrdmg to the
annual rrport ~ the General superintendent OF 'he L'c
Saving Service the service embraced at the close VI ''
uca wear 1914 stations 149 being on the AuHhc unl1
yeu on the Lakes seven on tho Pacific ana one III Vo
Fails Of the Ohio Louisville. The number Oh o7l, "
Accommodated vessel, within the field OF station operations
sas 300 There were 1892 persons ON board % "o'n
III were saved. The number OF the snlP"i''"o" ""o
received sucoor at tho stations WAS 6pl Inc ''''''
,,luo OF tho vessels involved in these disasters was
s5IO0g25 aud that Of their cargo S-o'1'oIo' ni'A's
nc to,,l ynlue OF property mpcriilcl S'l'Oolo' vi
this amount ~ ,5Gi,74O waS lost Inv "'''''' "
totally lost was sixty eight H..
In addition TO the foregoing there have Oeeh llo "'H'
tors to smaller craft, such as Hall-po"'N' ~"
on which wcro 2il persons, 2iO ol WHOM WI. 80
Tho proprrty involved in the latter
Li 4G oSO was lost In addition to those s"N'u from
~ -, ,-.r. t,y,ri, .tv d persons rescued who had
slIcr frnIu whnrycs piers, ETC.. ana Wouu hi'' P''
without the help Of the hcSayhs oIt"S, tho nineteen
"invrsrptious established the fact IhIl 'io ~ ,,,
ner.on- Lost were entirely beyond ln ya ~, tIe Ii5Sn
aid OF this number nine were So1 land before
assistance could reach them; tcNo Inc lifrsly me-
ing 10 get ashore by Their own ,lo,a c ncrl.hed om
Lcinc thrown overheard from sitahdrd NCS,, ' nm ~
died a. landed owing 10 prcS by Seventy ono
tLc number of disasters OF the year pIVt'.L' & Il, he
considerably larger than that OF any y nyoycI
-, iz iog greater than tho preceding eur ,'
''T'rt Lost WINS sSs 700 less than that OF ~ ~,
.rdino year while the amount SaNcd was ,}',, il,
80 mo number OF lives lost wrs seven ni"lr 49, -,
thr prcccding year. but In proposition W w T. cnn
,r-,r- ON board the vessels suffering GlaS,' ,,rt
lLernly less the ratio OF reduction p'iNb ~ PaGtir.
Tnc following general summary Is gwen VI W. ~ tIr In
80 Tho nprrt ions uf the service from luo u" " IL al
trndurton of she present system lh -. ~ - of nfe
~ Gsral wear n Will be observed thaJ lho 0Hs " In
! a. stated includes tho number a" ,1,r"m and
/ Urr,hcd at the wrecks OF Iturr,,hin to tht
y,irr: Number OF disasters, 2iuoi N',u s,vcd
propcry involved. S36,52l AJl; yale .. AZ nun
tit -.,5 Olg: value property lost 81, ic.t
TO- ~ rcrsons involved, 1880; number VI P nt stl
| 100. number of shpwreCEcd persons Su''''0" q" "
lions 3,tZO - ..,li,i,,oI stn tions have beer
ou,leied-Oue at uunuiwets Bcich, M!ih,, Wv Nh
lcrit island, and one ~ to'hHtl, 49,, one "A
snchusetts; one at BrigHntinc Bcdth E'M rarnl
Nryy Inlet one at Cape UADlas, nm V.'. 80 i ,rr
nst nr North Carolina. -Four uthcf rlht'us nri n
49,. ~ lion and approaching coinp,lui mn. a.
Lever Delaware; Que al NOllh bca,,, 1r1nh Virginia
WaIIois Beach and one at P1rrdunoI' 49, st,fions
rhrrc have been nine sites selected ioI ~" rrn,,dr
,iilh il is proposcd construct next 4C'i III snn
,ti.s which Saye been promised ere onlill ,n,nciv
,ignt uuproratiou shall be made ny Ion'cas ~ t,ra,
| one gt BrrntOn's Point, Rhode isihht " w" ON
Marais Lake Superior Que, ~ White River on
- pent,yatcr, at the m0uln ol M,itt,r'r nnc n
~ IIolnud and one South Haven hl,i'i ~ Cins
Michigan CITY Indiana and one al ou H,nd fnr the n
| Wi.ron-ip Sitcs are also now being SclC'''N W. 49,
naming stations authorized by Cohgiess much NJ III
Thr General superintendent hlltpulu, from, noIit
high efficiency of the service 70 lls ,ptte enacted
cai ut,ucnccs and states that the slatI, a. an eas
$50 declaring Il nOn-political ms hi o soie ref,
task Tor him To conduct nfc-saNihE ahH'i' "''
the public good