Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Annual Report of the Operations of the United States Life-Saving Service: For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1895
In 1888 the loss of life was one out of every two hundred and thirty two persons on board, while last year it was one out of every two hun dred and twenty-four; the loss of property in the former year, how ever, was per cent of the amount involved, while last year it was but 14 per cent. In 1884 the loss of property was per cent, and last year, as just stated, 14 per cent, while the loss of life in the former year was one out of every two hundred and twenty-two persons on board, as against one in every two hundred and twenty-four last year.
The following table presents a summary of the statistics of the Service from the introduction of the present system in 1871 to the close of the fiscal year 1895.
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