The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-14

AAs contained in part in the General Rules and Regu-
atons the Board of Supervising Inspectors Steamboat
Inspection Service edition of July d. 1914 amendments
of said rules
All pleasure steamers all steamers over $50 tons
but exceeding 900 tons, limited by certificates
inspection than Is miles any harbor
shall not be required to have than the boats
be of $50 cubic feet capacity Nothing, however, this
proviso shall exempt any such from carrying
aggregate cubic feet of feboa capacity required rules
All ocean, coastwise, lake, bay and sound steamers
passengers, otherwise provided rules
be equipped with eboas of sufficient capacity accommodate
time all board Onehaf of such equipment
be in approved life RATS approved coapsib feboats.
All river steamers not carrying passengers, except
otherwise provided shall have least good substantial boat
with lines attached and properly supplied with oars kept
all times in good condition and ready for Immediate
Ocean steamers carrying shall be equipped with
teboats of sufficient capacity to accommodate time all
board including passengers and Onehaf of
such ifeboat equipment may be in approved eafts
approved colapsibe feboats.
Coastwise carrying shall be equipped
with feboas of sufficient capacity accommodate
all persons on board including passengers and Provided,
however, that such navigating during the interval from
the fifteenth day of May the fifteenth day of September
any year, both dates inclusive will be required be
equipped with lifeboats of only such capacity will be
sufficient to accommodate least 60 cent of all
board including passengers and ,wohds of
such required feboa equipment throughout year may
approved erafts approved colapsible lifeboats
Lake. bay and sound steamers carrying passengers shall be
equipped with feboats of sufficient capacity accommodate
time all board including passengers and
Provided however, that such navigating during
interval from the fifteenth day of May fifteenth day
October any year, both dates inclusive shall be required
to be equipped with feboas of only such capacity will be
sufficient accommodate time least 30 per of all
persons board including passengers and Provided
further That such navigating lying all points
IF Land
whose depth is not sufficient entirely submege the vessel in
of disaster, SHALL during the interval from fifteenth day
of May the fifteenth day of October any year,
dates inclusive be required be equipped with feboas of
only such capacity will be sufficient
time least 10 of all persons board, including
passengers and Provided further That lake, bay, and
sound carrying passengers and navigating
the lakes bays and sounds tributary the Pacific the
Atlantic south of the parallel of north latitude
and Gulf of Mexico shall be equipped ifeboats
sufficient capacity accommodate time least 80 per
of all board. including passengers and
Provided however, That such navigating lying
all points within distance OF three miles from land
whose depth sufficient entirely submege the
vessel of disaster shall be required be equipped with
boats of only such capacity will be sufficient
date time leastl per of all persons board,
including and crew. Three-ouhs of the eboat
capacity required lake, bays and sound may be in
approved decked eboats feras approved colapsibe
eboats: Provided, further, That such equipped
with wireless teegraphy navigating daylight only and whose
all times within distance of 10 miles from land
whose depth sufficient entirely submerge
the vessel of disaster SHALL during the interval from the
fifteenth day of May the fifteenth day of October
year, both dates inclusive, be required be equipped with
boats of only such capacity will be sufficient
date time least Is per of all persons board
including passengers and Threeouhs of the leboat
capacity may be in approved erafs approved psbe
lfeboats.
River carrying passengers shall be equipped with
boats of sufficient capacity accommodate time
least 10 per of all persons board including
and Three ourhs of such feboat may be
in approved liferafts colIapsble leboats.
The navigation of eyboats shall be confined ferry
specified in the certificate of Inspection but such vessels
may be permitted go beyond their authorized with
passengers only without such permit Tighten relieve
vessels in distress When any ferryboa leaves her ferry
and passengers she shall be required carry the
officers, and equipment as required of other steamers
carrying passengers.
OIL should like have the number of the different
classes of ships built building and authorized of the United
States Navy.
A:The figures follows First-ca battleshps, Az
armored cruisers TO- first class cruisers S. second class cruisers
third class cruisers 16 monitors 9; destroyers a. torpedo
boats 49, submarines 49, tenders torpedo vessels q
boats 30 Transports supply ships, s. hospital Ships q fuel
ships 25 converted yachts 6; 49, special This
includes vessels in under construction and authorized
10 vessels unervicable for purposes making
total of 420.
O-Please tell what is by Ember and Rogation
days?
A:-Embe and Rogaon Days certain periods of the
year devoted prayer and fasting Ember Days twelve
annually about the beginning of the four seasons
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday after the first Sunday
Lent in Springs after the feast of Pentecos whit Sunday
Summer; after the festival of the Holy Cross Autumn;
after the festival of ST. Lucia Winter Ember Weeks
weeks in which the Ember Days appear.
Rogation Days the Feast of St. Mark April Is,
and the three days Immediately Ascension Day.