29248. (newspaper) Life-Saving Service – Report of the Chief of the Bureau – Two Hundred and Thirty Five Lives Imperiled, and Only One Lost – An Extension of the Service Contemplated – The Storm Signal and Life-Saving Stations Connected.New York Tribune. December 4, 1873
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29248. (newspaper) Life-Saving Service – Report of the Chief of the Bureau – Two Hundred and Thirty Five Lives Imperiled, and Only One Lost – An Extension of the Service Contemplated – The Storm Signal and Life-Saving Stations Connected.New York Tribune. December 4, 1873
29248. (newspaper) Life-Saving Service – Report of the Chief of the Bureau – Two Hundred and Thirty Five Lives Imperiled, and Only One Lost – An Extension of the Service Contemplated – The Storm Signal and Life-Saving Stations Connected. New York Tribune. December 4, 1873. Lengthy two column article details the progress made in the fledgling Life-Saving Service with a look toward future improvements. Includes listing of the current 81 stations, costs, plans for the future, English vs. American life-saving methods, what has been accomplished in the two years they have been operating on the coast, table of wrecks in the 1872-1873 period, and more. Excellent early account of the early years of the service. Full newspaper contains 8 large pages with interesting early articles of the day, only light occasional foxing, unusually clean and crisp. (VG+). $74.