Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-29
Rescued by Life Saving Service
During the Year.
MANY new STATIONS ESTABLISHED
Grateful Tributes to Skill! and
Bravery of Surfmen.
DISASTERS WERE AVERTED

The general superintendent of the life
saving service has completed his annual
| report for the last fiscal year.
At the close of the last fiscal year the
life saving establishment embraced $50 sta
tons, 1913 being on the Atlantic and gulf
states, fftysix on the great lakes, fifteen
on the Pacific and one at the falls of the
Ohio, Louisville KY.
The number of disasters to documented
vessels within the field of the operations of
the service during the year was 42s. There
were board these vessels 1908 persons
of whom 3S47 were saved and fifty-six
lost. The estimated value of the vessels
involved was S6,072 CHS, and that of their
cargoes 81, o32005, making a total value of
property imperled S,104, $40. OF this
amount &c. 261, 800 was saved and 1,S42, 74O
lost.
Seven hundred and fifty-one shipwrecked
persons received succor at the stations,
to whom AGO days relief in the aggregate
was afforded.
The number Of vessels totally lost was
-.
In addition to the foregoing there were
during the year 294 casualties to small
craft, such as small yachts, sailboats row.
boats, etc, on board of which there were
61 persons, 664 of whom were saved and
seven lost. The property involved In these
instances is estimated at $685. 535. of which
T-S'--' "HS SoNSu anu S',-5t lOSt.
Work of the Service
The result of all the disasters within the
scope of the service aggregate as follows:
Iotal number of disasters. 722; total value
OF property involved. S, 243, IT'S; total value
OF property saved, s6,391. 1S5; total value
OF property lost, 81, SOL, $50; total number of
persons involved, 4,574; total number of
persons lost 60; total number of shin
wrecked persons succored at stations ISL:
total number of days succor afforded,
Ltoo number of vessels totally lost ~
VI the slxty-three persons who persisted
forty-four We're lost in one distrfct-the
second, coast of observation-disclosures forty
OF these in one storm-the almost unpre-
cedented tempest Of November o6 and 81
1898 One-half of this latter number wore
on board of vessels, which We're DESTROYED
on outlying rocks and shoals where they
could not be seen.
The entire loss of life in all the other
districts was only nineteen These. with the
tour lost III the second district aside from
thoSe who persisted In the November hurri-
cane make a total loss of twenty-three,
which number falls considerably below the
average annual loss of all the districts in
recent years.
Besides the number of persons saved
from vessels Of all kinds. there were sew
ehly-tW0 others rescued who had fallen
from wharves, piers, ETC. the most of
whom would have persisted but for the aid
Of the life-saving crews.
Unknown Result of Warnings.
Inc crews saved and assisted in saving
during the year, 3s7 vessels. valued. with
their cargoes, at S2,96S $50, and rendered
assistance of minor Importance to ss2
other vessels in distress besides warning
from danger by the signals of the patro1-
men, l95 vessels. The number of lives and
amount of property saved through these
warnings Is, of course, undetermnable 1t
IS certain that numerous disasters wera
thereby averted, but the loss of life and
property prevented can never be known
me Investigations made into the details
Oh shlpWrecks involving loss of life and
mo the conduct of the lfe-saVing crews
at these wrecks, show that no life was
IoSt through the lack Of prompt and faith-
men. 46
The department is in receipt of a large
number or letters from rescued people and
others interested, paying grateful tribute 10
the skill and bravery of the surfmen
A station located at Paterson's Paint
state OF Washington, which was comnIated
out not manned at the close of the H-asr
1898, mas been placed in commission
one at Great Bears Head n Fl and opa
az SANDY Point, r. l., which were in pro-
SrtSS OF construction when the report for
1910 was made, have been completed and
TX -'hned- new station on Hog Island
Va, mas been completed, as have also the
stations reported in 1898 as being rebuilt,
at Mahtelok1ng, Island Beach, Shin Rottnn
Little Egg, Brigantine, Pecks Beach Co.
son Inlet and Holly Beach, n j., and also
one at Toms River, n. j.. which age ana
manipulation to the needs of the service
nave made unsuitable for further use.
new station was begun at Point Pom
ita' CAL but was not completed.