The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-01
THE NEW STATION.
Dangerous San Pedro Point to Be
Guarded.

One of the best satisfied officers in the
Federal building yesterday was Major
Blakeney, in command of the life-saving
service OF the Pacific Coast He had lust
received final reportf-om the new South
Side life-saving station, built about three
quarters of mile below the old Ocean
Side House. which stated that everything
was in readiness for work.
This morning Henry Smith, for years
keeper of the Colleen Gate life-saving sta
ton, will take possession of the new
quarters. with a crew of eight men, and
Henry K. Morton, late third mate of the
Inflated steamship City of New York, will
assume command Of Golden Gate station.
"The new South Side station" said
Major Blakeney. SIS one of the best
equipped in the United States, and Smith
and his crew will go into model house
fitted with the latest and best appliances
for saving life from the ever-greedy sea.
The station as it stands costs the Govern
ment $4,000. about equally divided between
the buildings and equipments.
1.-The buildings consist of a yelling for
the crew, which is a two-stoTy double
frame house of ten rooms, neatly and com
fortab bly, furnished, and a boathouse, 24x4O.
which Is built upon the model of the Fort
Point boathouse, except the launching
ways, which are not needed.
The equipment consists of a latest
improved, self-rightlng and self-bailing
surfbOat. % feet long, with wagon: a
new improved Lyle gun, on a beach car.
riage, TO ire llfelines over shins. a fuiI
set of beach gear; a breeches buoy: full
set OF llfeilnes; Coston signals for night
use and full set of signal flags for day
service.
In day or two / shall establish the
patrols. and then we will have every ward
OF the dangerous beach from San Pedro
point 10 Golden Gate patroled every hour
OF the day and night, and more DANGER
Gus piece Of coast line for its length wenia
be hard to find. Many and many a good
snip mas gone ashore in the Soutbside
l1e-savlng stations district in the past
ana many valuable life has been lost
Our work is work of prevention of acct.
dents rs we'll as the rescue of wrecked
crews. AS soon as they are started, the
patrols along the beach will carry Coston
signais-say dozen of them. On fogpv
ana stormy nights the patrolmen will turn
these signals at intervals. anu as they give
a bright red light, easily distinguished
IN log almost mills away from shore
Dy snip. we hope to keen vessels
out oil the dangerous surf. Each signal
,,L ABOUT nve minutes. and it can be
nghled In storm OF wind and rain by the
patrolman simply striking the stick on the
ground. Vessels seeing the light will of
once change their course, for the signal is
known The world over by seamen to mean
imminent danger. In day time a code of
sienal nags Will be used, and vessel in
distress signalling from off-shore will he
quickly seen through .he glasses by the
Lille Saving Station-keeper, who viii at
once answer and send assistance.
mere are lew cases where the pstrol
rom tue golden Gate station have saved
vessels goinE ashore, by the night signals
along the beach where the new station is
located: August 2. 1891. a steamer thai
was, was headed directly on shore, but saw the
her course; February 8. 1901 staaro "
headed for the rocks; March 16. 1850. a
pl1ot noat almost aground in fog: july.
1881, the rescue of the crew of the shin
Don Carlos. These are just few cases
there are scores OF others. The crew will
commence drill at once" "''