The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-12-06
IN TIMES OF need.
Life Saving Service Aided
LOCI Vessels in q Year.
FIFTY SHIPS WERE LOST
Hundreds Of People Were Res
cued from Danger.
MUCHPROPERTY WAS SAVED

The Total Number Of Disasters 70
Vessels Of All Kinds was 770-Aa-
nuaI Report Of the superintendent Of
the Service for the Last Fiseal Year
Washington, Dec. 2lThe annual
report of the superintendent Of the
life saving service for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1904, shows that dur
ing the year assistance was rendered
by life saving crews to LOCI vessels
Of all kinds, involving the lives of
more than 300 persons, and property
to the value Of nearly $1,000, 900. The
crews also rescued 103 persons not on
board vessels from various perilous
situations, and through signal warn
ings of the beach patrols saved from
possible disaster 161 vessels In dan
ger of stranding. The vessels wrecked
were generally of small tonnage.
There were 359 casualties to regis
tered vessels, involving ISIS persons,
Of whom 21 were lost. The estimated
value Of these vessels was $685. ,S55,
and Of their cargoes $1.757, ,925, max
ing the total estimated value Of prop
erty imperiled $6,456, $50. OF this
amount there was saved $5,0S9, $50.
and 81 ,366, $50 was lost. OF the 359
vessels which suffered disaster 30
were totally lost.
| Among the smaller craft, not regis
tered, such as sailboats, rowboats,
pleasure launches, ETC., All casualties
occurred, periling the lives Of S03 per-
sons. Of whom 13 were lost The value
II -
was estimated at $24S.750. with loss
Of $500. This makes the total num-
Der of disasters to vessels Of all kinds
ITO, with a valuation Of $6,705 $50, Of
which $500, $50 was saved and ST.
375, ,450 was lost The total number
Of persons involved was 3,328, Of
whom "a lost their lives.
j The net expenditure for the main
tenance Of the service during the is
cal year was $1.766.446.
The life saving lines now extend
practically unbroken from Maine to
the Carolinas and have connection 1t
all important points with the CONNER
cial telephone and telegraph lines Of
the country, and also, where desir-
able, with the lighthouses and wealth
er bureau ofices on the coast The life
saving stations the report says con-
stitute an important factor In the sys-
tenn Of coast guard patrol maintained
by the navy department for protect
ing the coast in time Of war, and the
wireless telegraph system now being
tested by the navy. when sufficiently
: perfected will be extended to the life
! saving stations.
The telephone service on the great
/ lakes has been materially improved
! during the year.
Il Agrees to Pay Newton In Cash.
New York, Dec. 2.-George Ryall,
local counselsfor Herbert D. Newton,
last night made q statement that the
settlement agreed upon with Mrs.
Cassie L. Chadwick, of Cleveland, il
: for the payment in cash Of Mr.. New
tons entire claim. The payment, he
said, IL to be made either this week
7 or early next week.
10 Hunting for His Brothers Wealth.
Sioux City, Ia. Dec. III. R. Brown,
, brother Of the late Recorder Brown,
of Pittsburg, has left here for Pierre.
, Is. D., where he believes his brother
Iowned q ranch and cattle company
embracing 10000 acres of land Il
Il is said that since Recorder Browns
. death, which occurred under sensa-
tional circumstances in March, 1903.
a fortune estimated at from 5000, ,Oe0
= to $4,000. 900 has disappeared. Since
|, that time Recorder Browns brother.
Q who lives in Portland, Ore, has been
d searching for the property and has
recovered about 100000.
Lion Tanner was Killed.
San Francisco, Dec. 2.-Charlel
4 Hendricks, q lion tanner, badly lacer
t ated by q huge lion during an exhibi
a ton here. died Thursday. The acci
n dent happened during q Performance
4 in which the lion was made to jum]
= through q paper hoop The traine
: slipped and was attacked by the hug
!. beast, which tore his leg frightfully.
Awful Slaughter at Port Arthur.
u London, Dec 2.-The correspondent
at Che Foo of the Daily Telegraph
y says that the attack on 203 Metre Hill
u resulted In heavy fosses to the Japa
70 nese stormers- simultaneously witt
this assault men of the Ninth an,
}, Eleventh divisions advanced an
10 menaced the Rihlung and Kekwal
q forts 1t is stated that within tn
last "a hours the Japanese casualtie
have totaled 5000, and it is asserte
that the attacks have been planne
le to continue until December 10, wher
It it is hoped, the capture of Port Arthu
le will be completed.
,>I NIsssn Is Dead.
1t Stevensville, Mich, Dec. 2.-Pete
Nissen, who started across LAX
IN Michigan in his boat called "Fo,
IN Killer No. 8" was found dead on th
A. beach, two miles and a half west
"A here, Thursday. His Fool Killer
I. was about 20 rods down the beac
IN from the body and was considerabl
- damaged. A life preserver and hl
overcoat we're fastened to the baske
shaped car in the boat The bod
"A was brought to Stevensvflle. Th
= hands and face are frozen and th
features reflect his suffering.