Mar. 12 Old Chicago... 7 men, crew of stranded schooner Georgia D. Jenkins. 2 men, survivors from wrecked schooner Luella Nickerson. 4 men and 1 woman from steamer adrift and helpless. 7 men, survivors wrecked schooner Ella M. Storer. 2 men from stranded skiff. 4 women from swamped launch. 2 men, crew of disabled launch. 8 men from stranded steamer. 3 men from stranded motor boat Sea Queen. 3 men, survivors from wrecked launch Owl. 23 sailors from stranded bark. Man thrown into water by explosion on motor boat Dodger. 3 men from capsized sailboat. Crew of wrecked schooner Sylvia C. Hall. 2 men from foundered scow. 2 men from stranded launch. 5 men, crew of stranded schooner-barge Coleraine. 5 men, crew of stranded schooner-barge Manheim. 5 men, crew of stranded schooner-barge Tunnel Ridge. 4 men from stranded sloop. Crew of wrecked schooner Loring C. Ballard. Fisherman, wet and in need of clothing. Part of crew of wrecked schooner The Josephine. Man from capsized launch Arab. 2 men from stranded motor boat Diamond. Man from foundered sloop. Crew of wrecked schooner Kit Carson. 2 men from capsized skiff. Fireman from British steamer City of New York, burnt during a fire. Man who had fallen overboard. Boy who had fallen into water. 4 men from disabled launch. 3 men from capsized sailboat. Girl who had attempted to drown herself. Fisherman who had fallen overboard. 2 men, crew of capsized launch. 2 women, wet by storm when in launch. 4 men from capsized boat. REPORT OF THE BOARD ON LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL BOARD ON LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES, SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith the report of the proceedings of the Board on Life-Saving Appliances at its meeting in Boston, Mass., November 5 to 18, 1914, together with the papers referred to it for consideration. Very respectfully, Superintendent United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Hon. S. I. KIMBALL, O. H. TITTMANN, President of the Board. Washington, D. C. General Superintendent, United States Life-Saving Service, I.-PREAMBLE. The Board on Life-Saving Appliances, constituted by the honorable the Secretary of the Treasury by department letter of January 3, 1882, met at Boston, Mass., in the Federal Building, room 132, at 10 o'clock a. m., November 5, 1914, for the transaction of such business as should be properly brought before it. Supt. H. M. Knowles, third life-saving district, having, upon his own request, been relieved from duty as a member of the board, Supt. Geo. W. Bowley, second life-saving district, was appointed a member of the board, vice Knowles, by department letter of October 26, 1914. Present: Hon. O. H. Tittmann, superintendent United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, president; Col. D. A. Lyle, United States Army, retired; Supt. J. G. Kiah, eleventh life-saving district; Supt. S. H. Harding, first life-saving district; Supt. E. E. Chapman, tenth life-saving district, recorder; Capt. K. W. Perry, United States Revenue-Cutter Service, assistant inspector, fifth life-saving district; Supt. Geo. W. Bowley, second life-saving district. Hon. S. I. Kimball, general superintendent of the Life-Saving Service, was also present. II.-DOCKET. CLASS I.-Wreck ordnance. 1. Improved breech-loading life-line gun (Francis G. Hall). 2. Improvement in line-throwing gun (C. H. McLellan). 3. Experiments to improve line-throwing guns (Standing Committee on Wreck Ordnance). 4. Line-throwing projectile (John Buckley). CLASS II.-Boats and miscellaneous appliances. 1. Power lifeboat carriage (Andre Fourchy). 2. Surfboat carriage (Andre Fourchy). 3. Launching cradle (C. H. McLellan). 4. Launching ways (D. C. Reeves). 5. Laurent-Cherry capstan tackle for beach apparatus (C. H. McLellan). 6. Surf anchor (Loring W. Myers). 7. Patent anchor (I. C. Howell). 8. Universal special life preserver (Robinson-Roders Co.) 9. Universal Ilanasilk life preserver (Robinson-Roders Co.). 10. Neversink Norfolk jacket and waistcoat (American Life-Saving Garment Co.). 11. Neversink swimming belt (American Life-Saving Garment Co.). 12. Patent life jacket (Alexander Moore). 13. Life-saving garment attachments (Pasquale Catino). 14. Mikhailof inventions (Nikolai M. Mikhailof). 15. Adlake patrol lantern (Adams & Westlake Co.). 16. Armspear Best Yet steel guard lantern (Armspear Manufacturing Co.). 17. Patrol lanterns (Standing Committee on Lanterns). 18. Carbide patrol lantern (The Alexander Milburn Co.). 19. Nonex heat-resisting lantern globes (Corning Glass Works). 20. Improved beach apparatus cart (C. H. McLellan). 21. Alert watchman's portable clock (Hardinge Brothers, Inc.). 22. Chicago watchman's patrol clock (Chicago Watchman's Clock Works). 23. Draeger pulmoter (Draeger Oxygen Apparatus Co.). 24. Salvator reviving apparatus (H. N. Elmer). 25. First-aid oxygen outfit (H. N. Elmer). 26. Portable oxygen outfit (H. N. Elmer). 27. Lungmotor (Life-Saving Devices Co.). 28. Kenyon portable searchlight (The Kenyon Searchlight Co.). 29. Diver's rescuer (Draeger Öxygen Apparatus Co.). 30. Boxing-in wheels of boat wagons and beach apparatus carts. 31. Steel truck for Milburn portable searchlights (The Alexander Milburn Co.). 32. Acetylene lighting system (The Alexander Milburn Co.). 33. Wood preserving processes (American Wood Encysting Co.). 1. On Hall's improved breech-loading life-line gun: Col. D. A. Lyle, Supt. E. E. Chapman, Supt. Geo. W. Bowley. 2. On McLellan's improvement in line-throwing gun: The full board. 3. On experiments to improve line-throwing gun: Col. D. A. Lyle, Supt. E. E. Chapman, Supt. Geo. W. Bowley. 4. On Buckley's line-throwing projectile: Col. D. A. Lyle, Supt. E. E. Chapman, Supt. Geo. W. Bowley. CLASS II.-Boats and miscellaneous appliances. 1. On Fourchy's power lifeboat carriage: Supt. J. G. Kiah, Capt. K. W. Perry, Supt. Geo. W. Bowley. 2. On Fourchy's surfboat carriage: Supt. J. G. Kiah, Capt. K. W. Perry, Supt. Geo. W. Bowley. 3. On McLellan's launching cradle: Supt. J. G. Kiah, Capt. K. W. Perry, Supt. Geo. W. Bowley. 4. On Reeves's launching ways: Supt. Geo. W. Bowley, Supt. E. E. Chapman, Supt. J. G. Kiah. 5. On Laurent-Cherry capstan tackle: Supt. S. H. Harding, Supt. Geo. W. Bowley, Supt. E. E. Chapman. 6. On Myer's surf anchor: Col. D. A. Lyle, Supt. Geo. W. Bowley, Supt. S. H. Harding. 7. On Howell's patent anchor: Capt. K. W. Perry, Supt. S. H. Harding, Supt. E. E. Chapman. 8. On Universal special life preserver: Supt. E. E. Chapman, Supt. J. G. Kiah, Supt. S. H. Harding. 9. On Universal Ilanasilk life preserver: The full board. 10. On Neversink Norfolk jacket and waistcoat: The full board. 11. On Neversink swimming belt: Supt. E. E. Chapman, Col. D. A. Lyle, Supt. Geo. W. Bowley. 12. On Moore's patent life jacket: Supt. Geo. W. Bowley, Supt. E. E. Chapman, Supt. S. H. Harding. |