Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-06

sustained casual involving 1921 |
persons OF whofwere lost. The
estimated valuAioperty involved
was 1904 100. OH $293,S2O was
saTed and sl9Sst.
There were ss at the stations
81 persons. lH2's' relief being
furnished. Ns
The foregoin gBs aggregate as
follows: 5
Number of dts. Sis)
Vessels totally & ;. 40
Number of persin-
volved $50. 81. $500
Number OF persost. 81
Number of shlnSR
ed persons suecat
stations -. .sS 81
Number of daysSs
affoder .t.s.. a.727
Value of propert8l-
ved .:...... =. SIS, 041,14O
Value of property s12.266,1 100
Value of property -. $2,775,O4O
The station geralso rendered
assistance of mo, less impor-
lance to many i've not included
In the preceding es, the total
number to whichiwas extended
being 1,245. The, of &C per.
sons who hndIMf. from docks,
wharfs. etc. or aRinrc In other
Wise dangerous 8sbns not con-
nected with vesselse saved. One
hundred and seyiour vessels
were warned otSSd' by the sig
mails OF the patrolhnd watchmen
of the Service In, to avert dis
aster. These war were given
at night in 161 1IHs, and in 10
cases curing thesdi thick wealth
er Ninety-seveh bese vessels
were steamers. f
The net expenditbr the MAIN
tehance or the SSei during the
year was s1,S3246
The stations at Henry, Va.
and Fletchers Necki mentioned
last year as in MDfI of rebuild.
Ing. were completedhg the year.
Extensive improved we're also
made to n number her stations.
For some years Service has
ocen engaged upon problem OF
INC appiicatlon ofa11nical power
to the lifeboats usstlhe stations.
In 1899 Il gasolinelor was in
stalled in n self.fil; and self
bailing lifeboat ati Marquette
station. with fairS;reI The tests
made, however sdg,1 a number
of important inprtEnts, which
were adopted and lad geously an
piled to another boathbseouently.
power was installed ikeral of the
largest Service lifebokith results
that have fully &deitrated the
great value of this ion to the
life.saving equipment)uring the
past year seven addiu self-right
Ing and self-bailing boats were
supplied with gas6liIlotors and
one new power boat CONSTRUCTED.
These boats have .enls the scope
OF the Service where. they have
been placed and expe, its oper.
ations by enabling fife saving
crews to. respond NmoI-omptly to
calls of distress and tover great
distances more speedLn md safely
than was possibleEby and sails
alone. They were lble. also
Of being maneuveredlh greater
facility and less daIgesereyer the
depth of the watersrhk their use
practicable. 1t is prH to place
them. as rapidly AL .ble funds
will permit, at alE ms where
they can advantage be use1
important lmproveF have also
been made in the ab' hgons anf
the apparatus craftS Be- Service
as we'll as in seEg B1er apn,i
ances used in wreek 81 tIons, al,
OF which have conaK to tn.
effectiveness OF the on til
bench @a
While it is gratifSh ote these
betterments In thege Eng eouip
ment. and the gems effective
conditions of the "a of tn:
Service. I am competa admit ;
steady decline In Ell kiency o
the personnel duringHw wears ],
consequence of the lie to offe
adequate inducementsioVbved vet
Grams to remain in til, ice or +,
promising recruits t0 BE placa E.
o. those who leave laG to The
StSeS III OulSlUt
ard less dangerous Go lent ant
the increased cost ofslito this de
cline has been constaMare now ha.
become matter of spestconcern
AS rule. the most cAh, hen nov
in the crews are thosss,se,. I'VE pa 81
ed the vigorous periodainte, Will:
the best Drawn and5,l tde hav,
quit. and the vacancfsvili had t.
be filled by inferior fnndi hose o
advanced years, a1f -essaril'
more or less impaired RY ough
not, 1t Is true. to be sPEl to o
relied upon to endure#or ,&'dship
incident to the neutrality-suspicious.,
but they are retained shst, unde
existing conditions theyoon I e hes
to be had. bsburit