New-York tribune., 1884-11-28
WORK or THE LIFE SAVING SERVICE.
LIVES VESSELS AND PROPERTY sAvED-REcoM-
MENDA1IONs.


MENDA1IONs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-The General Super
intendent OF the Life Saving Service IN his report for
the year ending On June 80 1884, says that there
NJ Tue close OF the last fiscal year pol stations. OF which
100 were ON the Atantic 81 the Lakes: the Pa
cihc ana ut the falls OF the Ohio at Louisville. Ky.
me disasters to vessels within the field of station opera
tiohs Tor the year have amounted to 337 On these
ses were 4253 persons OF whom 237 wore saved and
only 10 lost The number Of shipwrccked persons
cored was o32. to whom 1919 days relief afforded
Inc estimated value Of the vessels involved In
these disasters was S7.075.975, and that
oi their cargoes S3.45i.O50. making the
totai vaine Of the property imperiiled S1053002j.
of this amount S9090l34 was saved. and 81 43o s9l
io' ihe number Of vessels totally lost was
mere were lO2 Casualties smaller crafts. such
saiooats rowbOats etc. which 179 persons ITS
OF twhon were saved and lost. The property involved
I'D thcse instances is estimated about
sI1'9i9. OF which 5i220 saved and S6695 lost
me result OF oil the the scope of the service
therefore. aggregates follows Total number of dis
asers 439 total value Of property involved. sl0607
'ao' total value OF property saved. $),lGl35i total
value Of property lost. 81 l44G5S6: total number OF
persons involved. 4432; total number OF per
sons saved, i,4l2; total number of persons
lost, 20; total number OF persons succored
at stations 532 total number Of days sudtor afforded
LIB number Of vessels totally lost Ga. In addition TO
persons saved from vesses there 81 persons
cued who had fallen from wharves piers etc. who would
have pershed without the help OF the Life Saving
The number Of disasters during the year exceed by
twenty-five the number OF the year preceding. which
was seVentyone more than in any previous in the
service The amount OF property involved 3365 900
greater than In the preceding year. but the amount
lost was Sl24f34 less than that Of the preceding year
while the amount saved was ~, 1864 more. The mum
Der OF lives lost was than In the preceding year.
hut the proportonnte loss OF life between the two years
the rendered
year IN saving vessels and onrgoes hns been mncn
vs1se 'Gan %noh srd ,haS yea" In 5SS tho
preceding year. having been worked of when stranded
and similarly assisted bv the station crew There were
besides 2lO instances. us more than In tho preceding
were warned OF by tho night signals OF the patrols,
most Of them thus being probably saved from partial or
The following general summary is given OF the statis
cs OF the service from the date Of the Of
tho wrecks of the Huron and Metropolis.
chargcabe to ths service Number of disasters 25i7
value of property involved Si7 293l4 value Of prop
sa 1ssta Of xaac S1 0s
OF prrsons saved 2277l number o persons lost, 4tG
of days succor afforded, l1.Gl7.
Since the last report i've additional stations have been
completed, one at Brontens Point Rhode Islands one at
Lrwes Dclnware one ut North Beach. Mar land one at
Waops eaeh and one at P.rramare, sch rEna
coast. one a. Barnegat CITY and the others I "a at
thnfwlcks station ~ bullunE nc the moutn OF TOT
tage Lake and Lake Superior ship canal Michigan. ami
also five houses Of refuge ON the Florida coast
Proposals have been invited for the constrnc-
tion Of stations on Morris Island. South Carullna
nj Jupiter Inlet. another on Santa Rosa Island, Fla
Titles sites for satiens North Soituae, hasa
Grand Msriis. ut Frankfort, at Pcntwgtcr at White
River Mt Holland. at South Haven. nnd ut Sturgeon
Hay Canal Lake Michirsn, have been secured.
and plans and specifications nrr In preparation
for the construction of aons thereon ft II Intended
that n these tntious shall built during year
sufficient appropriations are provided Telephone
between ninrteen stations tho New Jersey
coast hna been established through Op ration Of tile
signal Service, and being taken rapidly
means will permit To connect ali stations whore the
& pnn bc usnful