New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-03
AID FOB The SHIPWRECKED.
ENCOURAGING ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BLUE
ANCHOR SOCIETY.

ENCOURAGING ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BLUE
ANCHOR SOCIETY.
The eleventh annual report Of the Blue Anchor So
ciety or New-YorS State Auxiliary 10 the Womens
National Relief Association Aid for the Shipwrecked,
has lust been issued. and is OF special interest TO
mariners and those acquainted with the dangers which
beet them The total receipts last year, including a
legacy OF Mrs C. c. Iiastead Of $500. were 81, S42
and the cash on hand January !. 1892 was 1854 3D.
The following steamships contributed to the society
Inman Red star Onion, United States and Brazil.
CLYDE Hamburg American, Cromwell White star Red
D. New-York and Cuba Mail, Mallory, Bermuda.
Atlas Ocean Pacific Mail. Old Dominion. Fall River,
StOnlngton, Norwich and Providence. The House OF
Industry has given most valuable assistance in making
garments which the society could not purchase ana
Captain 5. L. Brewster. superintendent OF the lnman
Line. has given aid at all times and for many years
to the work Of the society.
1t is only recently that the executive committee, In
recognition OF the Generous assistance by these COM
panies passed the following resolution: we, the
members OF the Blue Anchor Society, ofer our warh
and grateful acknowledgements to the owners and officers
OF the various steamship companies VINO nave 30 gal
lanty come to our aid during this Our con-
tributons from coastwlse steamers have been usually
largest in the winter but knowing extremity this
summer. they have made for us an extra effort ana
together with the ocean steamships have rescued us
from the slOal on which feared TO run aground
placing us fairly anoat once more, and ready for our
winter shipments"
The report says in part Although we have SEM
ont a larger number OF supplies to e-savng stations
than ever before cannot exult In this for the very
fact of necessity of these supplies proves the ire
quency of wreck and disaster our coasts ana lakes
. The number Of wrecks was great last winter
and in the early part Of the year. Our funds were
terribly reduced. but we determined, in view of the
severity Of the weather, not to curta our work, but
rather enlarge IT, and endeav0r to induce Our friends
everywhere to help through the straits We did
appeal for aid 70 friends the great ocean steam
ships both Transatlantic and CoastwiSe. and noble
response came to
"Seventy boxes Of supplies for the spwrecked have
been sent to United states iesavng stations deslg
mated by the general superintendent at Washington
D. C.. These boxes contain complete suits VI new
clothing for men. women and children. SUCH as may
be worn by any one escaping from wreck and trsav-
cling home To reht Blankets are also sent, ana
tea sugar and beef extract for sick and exhausted
people Six thousand and ninety garments and blan-
kets have been sent In this way during the year.
From special funds given for the purpose, SIX Christmas
boxes were sent ~ the crews al AS many Stations,
containing socks, muiiiers, mltten caps, games
and I'm ono instance tobacco. We hope next year
10 supply all the stations with these Christmas boxes