Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-05
THE NATIONS N'SCAPlTAL.
Yessels's Lights and Life Saving DeTitas
in Discussion
Before an Interesting Meeting OF the
Marine conierence-cons Lewis
Case.



| AZ the Marine Conf renee today the
amendment TO article > was aioaed. THAT
= certain candle power b udep,sd as a stan-
dard fct the visibility OF 'hta mentioned in
| these laits." Tho mo'iol VI the dele gate
from Siam to apparj ,he lefuition Of the
| ter n TN .o5u. a5d asaolSen hight. changed
| to siuNe DNt tie word " Uniform" whenever
il occurs n sgncie ; WAS adopted. The con-
| sideration II several pronosel amendments
| % seesioa 5 was postponed.
Before ,eaviag article 3, Capt, SAlvenson
| called attcntlo" to the desirahility Of having
the rules specifically state shelter the miles
| named are either statute or nautical miles,
| inas much as there is difference OF 500 feet
between them Delegates from the Neither
lands and Great Britain stated that their local
regulations specif, mile to mean nautical
mile,
Article 4, Lights for towing vessels" was
taken up and Halls amendment to ax lights
on vessels being towed six feet apart instead
Of three as nov was adopted.
An amendment va, offered by Captain
Schackford of the United States. that u tow
ing vessel shall carry small white light
sbafi the funnel or after the masthead for
the vessel being towed to steer by After
being amended so as 10 make the rule per.
the light to be so placed ss hot t. show for
ward, the amendment was adopted.
Admiral Frankln announced as committee
on life saving devices Belgium. Thcobold
Verbrugshe; Chiaa. Capt. A. NJ, Bisbee;
Chill, Rear Admiral Oscar Viel; France,
Capt, +. Richard; Spain, Lieut.. Baldoremo
Vega DE Soone; The Netherlands, J. II.
Van S,yuo; United States. sumner 1. Kim
ball, Supt. Live Saving Service.
The conference adjourned until II tomor-
row morning.
The follow committee reports were pre-
Sfnted al The Marine Conference today The
COMMITTEE nn systems and devices reported
he, had considered =. different proposals on
right sigtalitug, etc At STA, aud had not
seer su' plan equal to the Morse, already In
"a, "a pisll na,ies. This system necessi.
iats thl employment ot y trained signal
man but is otherwise inexpensive, as It re-
gu,fos orl, one flashing lamp for night work
and u st,sm whistle or other sounl as n sig
al for fog
Palvis sete examined, showing the
mR' Wu'erirp power Of shi under various
ped when vas reported as especially
tt.,-u-R end sas recommended for the
consideration OF the conference The
suhj,ot 3 b. saving Of HE ani property at
SEA was no 'phsheitd ny IN" tumMttee,
being III" "ti'h"n of ihr members that
special eoG4unt &c sh ulJ consider this.
The cuu mi,iee On sound signals reported
that tie, hal examined numcrou, proposals
snbni,t. 10 ihrm tor ,Glicading IN fog, mist
or falling snow the direction Ia which the
vessel is proceeding. The committee were
of the opinIun that II vessels ~crr navigated
ny system oi signals alone, however Simple,
there is Il nter OF reading the signal wong
or interpreting the sigoai wrongly. The
committee recommend the use ot log horns,
bells, etc giving louder sound that the
tones of steamers fog whistle be distinct as
possible from the sound of sailing
vessels fog horn; that vessels at
anchor IN log he compelled to
10 use more eibcient sound signals than the
bell at present authorized tugs towing ves-
arls IN the fog also vessels mot under COM
mand shall be compelled to sound special