The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-07

descended from parents who did
valiant rescue work a Pennsytyan
man mas established a dog college
IN which one branch Of the tr a1lnls
given consists In drills for eh1clene
rescue work These dogs are trained
to make long leap from the shore
when drowning person IS 1oca1eo;
at some distance out This lessons
both the fatigue and the time con
sumed In swimming. enabling the
dog to reach the sufferer more speed
Ivy The dogs are also taught 70
clutch the person by clothing at the
back of the neck In order TO avoid
being choked to death by tgn1ty
New inventions to aid In life
saving work are being brought 1orS
ward each year. Some are imprac-;
teal and OF little value Most OF the
best are the result of ideas gained
by men who have had long experience
and know Just what dangers neeo 70
be most guarded against. The most
complete lifesaving apparatus Tor use
at a watering place has been designed
by George Freeth, a Pacific coast lie
guard with long line of rescues 10
his credit. His invention consists OF
a high power motorcycle capaoLe OF
speed Of seventy miles an hour
while carrying a side car, the oooy1
of which is six foot box This box
contains all of the apparatus needed;
for the speedy resuscitation OF
drowned persons, including the pull
motor This cycle was first used at
Redondo Beach, Calf, but Is now
being rapidly Introduced at other re-
sorts.
This pulmotor, primarily designed
for mine rescue work. has been 1ntro C.
duecd at all life saving stations. -
supplies oxygen to the lungs a1teF
natural respiration has ceased, and IN
nine cases out of ten restores It, me
drowned person Is first turned race
downward over the knee OF the res
icuer to expel the water from ms
lungs. after which the pulmotor mask
is slipped over his face and ar
pumped into his lungs.
| a cigar shaped metal buoy IS one
Of the recent inventions which fac1A-
litates the rescue of persons drowning
at some distance from the shore.
This buoy is capable Of SUSTAINING
the weight of two men In the wateI-
If Is attached to a leather belt when
the life saver buckles around
body before going to the wafer
fine wire cable is wound about a nan ana
reel kept on shore: ms S ipS,aa
I1,5OO fet long, but is easily na noieo
by a small reel When the lie saver
reaches the dying person, he clasps
him firmly but makes no effort 70
swim TO shore with i'm. Some one
on the shore, by turning the reel
will draw both bodies IN the same
manner employed by the .h1sneFman
in reeling large FISH, me ouoy
supports them on the surface of the
water whiie they are being drawn IN
The United States life saving ser
vice is engaged chiefly in the res
che of persons from ship-wreckd
vessels. and has made as many
10 900 rescues during single year.
The American SeacoaSt IS olV1o .e,
into thirteen life saving districts VIII
nearly 500 stations manned by care
fully trained men me sIa Irns -
of three classes complete life saving
stations with resident crews; hfeooat
stations. with a resident keeperSan
charge; and volunteer crews an0
proyfsioned houses OF refuge IN
charge of the keepers These last are
provided only along the desoiate
coast OF east Florida
The English lifeboatS were nrst
used in all Of our life saving stations
these boats are constructed with
double bottoms. which provide for
the storage Of n quantity OF air SUI
fcient to sustain them above water
Some of them have the ability TO
right themselves IL overturned they
are now being largely supplanted oy
power boats IN most American sta
lions. The first of these was a gaso-
line motor boat, installed at Mar
ouette. Mich, in 1899. It proved 50
eficient that within five years
thirteen such boats were put into ser
vice. They are thirty-fve feet long
and propelled. by twenty horse power
motors Each beat has room for
forty men.
Now the government life service Is
provided with over a hundred OF
these power lifeboats equipped with
the newly devised six cylinder auto
marine engines In addTlon to these
are provided a number OF surf-ooats.
smaller and lighter. which are also
power driven The use OF motor
boats has marked a great advance In
life saving. because OF the speed
with which the rescuers are borne
out to the scene of the disaster
The life saving rocket now IN use
at the stations viii carry a line l.
900 yards from shore. The light
line thus carried is attached to a
strong rope capable of sustaining the
weight of several persons
Each year the United States gov
eminent makes an Official examina-
ton OF the new life saving devices
which have been designed during the
year
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