Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-14

forty years. And he has so far succeeded
as TO have placed upon 10000 miles of our
coast nearly 800 Hfe-saving stations, fit
ted up with the most modern rescuing
apparatus. and taken care of by 1000
men, under semi-military discipline
twenty-five thousand vessels have been
given aid in this time, and property
valued at 10000, 900 saved, with far less
loss of life than in the single case of the
titanic. which was sunk in rnidoceau
CFewS ordinarily number eight or nine
mitn the keeper OF the station included
though under civil service, read ny and
Inns are ABOUT al that is required
educauonally; physical endurance and
experience or the life alongshore properIv
oelns the main requirement Dav watch
= iIViii suhr Sc 10 sunset. and the night
PatLol Is divided into four watches
SlFlct system, constant drilling SfnnYa
tooc and simple living make men f1non
nom II Is pleasure to look ClnI,-
Hshtfinen born and bred to the loneliness
oI the lie can stand il. however and
aiong the Pacific. where stations ar So
apart. they are mostly Norwagians 81
Swedes, OF those old Viking raSas 49,
hardihood ana primal manner Of J;vi, .
nave never died in the blood of their sous
That 1t has but nineteen life-saS,,,.5 !,
stations, to the AtIantfcs IL - e,+31 sIiIs
OF the TACT that the Pacific coast il 80
generally considered more daueerors En-.
y was when Balboa. gazing FIRST nnon
the clear Tue world of its Waterc 80,
IL the Sea of Peace. The wrecI5 nt 10 rs q
Rosecrans last January, stands o1,+ nc AK,
consequence, as though the ocean rooct,,
the memory Of its discovery As a nar,sa
body MId-ocean disasters haya -
common OF course. on the Pacific h11t
TINS statement applies To coastal "a
ties. casual
Though not yet computed. il is es+i.
a'Su tiat t"e number of wrecks within
EN
saving service during the fiscal w. 80,
IL the neighborhoOd of ] 700 The d;ssS-
teFs described further on in this tale -,
inc sea IN angry mood are consi5erod
SlHend.d examples of the hazardous vel
OF the service WI
Inc koSecranS started from Monterey
Cal. January 4. In the early evening .
-,s"-ton ship. bound for Portland Oreo
win 1000 barrels of crude oil rho
thIrd night out the steamer drew near III.
mouth of the Columbia river. south-
cry gale spranG up. and there was a
heavy falling sea 1t began to rain. and
the lighthouse beacons could scarcely be
seen.
Quartermastcr Peters. one of the three
SurEiNo-s, SAID that when he came on
deck 10 relieve Shining. who also es-
capped ne was able to discern family
through the darkness and increasing rain
"A white light Cape Disappointment? An
was well then, and Shining drawing
refers attention to anothe light visible
half on the starboard bow, and Judged
10 be the North headlight left him to
pursue the course set by the captain. The
ram was now falling in torrents. and as
refers heard II Shaping the decks his
anxious eyes stayed hopefully on that
aim pearl OF light hung aloft on the
sands
The Columbia river lightship did its
pest 10 warn the men of their danger 1t
never had bu ned more brightly; but the
somoer rain shut il out and the ship
unaware. Kept nearing Peacock spit. one
OF the terrors of the Pacific coast The
rlVer hight. wrapped in the rain. stood
Ike dumb Cyclops. whose single eve
vas OF avail.
Suddenly the Rosecrans grounded in
the breakers
The crew sprang to the deck az one
man, and there flashed up the coast the
dread IS o. s. Tn ee times the crv
was repeated. Then darted through the
captains mind the fear of fire from flying
sparks OF the wireless. Fire, with 10 600
barrels of oil on board, Better to perish
N the jaws of the ocean. But the
Astoria, Greg, operator had got the call
and he flashed back now the mercy of a
promise OF help. The Rosecrans dared
replying THE water is now In tht,
cabins. We can't stay" but the mes