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the Meareste.. tO = a pall that had. Another hi Was they steamer saw it and came 'to their assis- tance. ) "Qt "course, it isn't always handy to have hin Oil: Or tan yarrel on deck fo signal wth at night but we have what we cail water sight. [ now the want to pre- face 'ifly. -Ye- marks by say- ing | don?t know who this is made by and fem. not here to recommend any particular brand but this water light is made, I think, of calcium car- bide. They. are on our govern- ment vessels at sea. = Now, < if you will carry on board your ships some of these water lights, they will take the place of flames on the vessel from an oil or tar. bar- rel. TL: have never seen these used in practice but I am told they will buru an hour in the water. I would suggest, if I might, it would be a good plan for you to carry a few of these water lights. We never know going to happen to us at sea. While I have been in the life saving service I have tried to install some sort of un- derstanding of this International Signal Code; I have caused my men to mem- orize a few of the more important two- flag signals, so when they see them dis-' played by anybody, they will not have recourse to the book to learn their meaning. Another point about these sig- nals is the small cost--only one set of flags and the book. If you had them on board your vessels, as we have them at the life saving stations we could talk back and forth. Say you had a steam LIEUT. A. S. WINRAM, OF THE UNITE D what 1s. "TRAE. Marine. Review pipe burst on Lake Superior near White Fish Pt. and you wanted a doctor to be ready for you at the Sault. If you had the signal my people there could telegraph or telephone to the Sault and have things ready for you there and it might be the means of saving a man's life. If you had a damaged rudder and could not steer, you could tell some other vessel. (Lieut. Winram explained further with reference to the use of the code on the ocean.) "T would like to call your attention a few moments to the signals in use by the life saving service at wrecks. Upon the discov- ery of a wreck by night, the life saving force will burn a red rocket to signify, 'You are seen, assistance will be given as soon as possible.' No doubt some of you men have at one time or another STATES REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE, Ze Seen this. A red "hignt ae n-ght or a red flag waved on shore by day in connection with our beach. apparatus res- cue work will signify to you 'To haul away.' A white light by night or 4 white flag by day will sign'fy to you 'To slack away.' Two flags, > a ea and a_ white, waved onshore by day, or two lights, a red and a_ white swung at the same time or a blue _ light burned at night, will -- signify 'Do not attempt to land in your own boats, itis impossible" <A man on_ shore beckoning by day ~ of {two torches --_ burn- ing near -- to- gether at night will _ signify 1 his' 18 te best'. place ~ to land.' This, you will appreciate, is important to us in working our beach appa- ratus. "Now a few things about the life sav- ing service. The last few years, and dur- ing the recent prosperity we have under- gone, it has been rather a hard matter for us to keep up the service to the point where we would like to have it. We only pay our surfmen $65 a month for about eight months of the year. We pay capta'ns $/5 4 month the year around. It is very hard indeed to get proper, well equipped men for the ser- vice on account of the small salary paid: them. We have been up against it on the lakes here and many of the most important stations. Instead of having a crew of good, first-class men we have to hire what is known as a temporary man; a man absolutely out of our hands so far as discipline is concerned be- cause he hasn't signed any articles and