The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-24
GOOD WORK OF LIFE-SAVERS.
Almost Miraculous Rescue Of The Steamer
EragoS Passengers.
THB SUPERIORITY OR TIE LYLE Gun.
The First Application for Bounty on Cane
s,eor Manufactured Under the New
Tariff Law-Capital Notos.

w.sHrNorox, D. c.. oct 2}.-Superinteu-
dent Kimball. Of the Iife-Saving Service. has
received q report Of the saving of the steamer
Arago and It's crew and passengers wrecked
October 18Th in Coos Bay. Oregon The yes
eel and persons aboard were saved by means
Of use Of the Lyle gun and breeches buoy
apparatus. being the FIRST time these llie-saN-
ing agents were ever practically used and
demonstrating their superiority lnthe OPINION
OF Superintendent himball over all others.
The vessel stranded on bar while
the ocean was running very high. From tug
$50 wards distant by means of the Lyle gun.
with four ounces of % WIDER 20 the charge
line WAS fired 90 the AragO. A whip-line was
than sent Ioari her and by thls Whlp-hne
four I-0-fatlom lne-bawsers were hau ed
aboard and made fast. By the whlp-Ane
lawser was extended from the mast OF the
vesse. To the mast of the tug, the breeches-
lu run 90 the yesse. along the hawser, and
the line and passengers landed in the tug.
The On took 10 turn the tour hawsers, and
attaching an anchor 20 each, dropped them
seward.
EXTRAORDINARY WORK.
This prevented the vessel from going tur-
ther upon the bar and when tie tide rose
the vessel foated with but little damage. 30
saving service that Custom-Collector Stewart
took it on himself 90 send the following letter
to the Treasury Department on the SUBJECT
"As y0u VIII see by the enclosed wreck re-
ror' the fine steel steamer ATa-o ln gong Qut
ot this bar rbor on the d instant got stranded
ol the South spit, Iust inside the bar. she
was ODD very dangerous pos uon. the seas
ifeahing over ber heavy THAT nothing Dui
rood life boat could 1--we iu such waters. he
life saving crew 40 t.ls place. 0ltlongh new
crew. did most heroic and eihuent ser
vice. preventing the loss of single
life. and resulting SD the saving
of The steamer tie inst one saved mere ia Ike
danger Ne all agree that without the AID of
the lte--afug service the A-aI0 would now
have t0 bee rep rted lost While many OF the
passengers and crew would now ue sleeping
in wa'ery graves. To witness such u dleas-
Ter aud such o. thorough rescue Will convince
auy one ID. the wisdom ot treating the hie-
saving service with l1eralty bentJng a
rave and humane people.
TaE rIGHrs IN CHILL
A oahlccram has been received at the Navy
Department from Capt tam chicy, commander
o| The United States steamer Baltimore. at
Aauara SD. Chill giving additional de-
tl.s ot the airay between American
mi CliAaL sailors IA which one OF
tle former was killed. The cablegram
corr l0fates tire facts already published. and
a-.ert. tlat the fight was caused by the
Oh i.ns. who. he SAWS, ma an attack on tie
sailors VIII out proyOcatlOu. 1nls boat
swans mate. who was killed, was dragged
trom street ear by The mob, which Dum-
lerel about So aud he died in tue arms OF a
fellow sailor The officials at the Navy De
laIfmelt deny that the cablegram contained
auyta n- sensational. The caolegram Will
probably le ma. .e public after 10 has been
submitted so t-e resident.
ut.urver0V MOTIFS.