218 United States of America. 



UNITED STATES ALBUMEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 



Ostervillc, Massachusetts. Uno. H. Hillmau, Supcrinteudcut. Albumen made from fish ova. (27.) 

 UNITED STATES BEACON LIGHT AND SIGNAL COMPANY. 



J. M. Foster, President, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Exhibit of beacons and signals. (6.) 



UNITED STATES CENSUS OFFICE; TENTH CENSUS OF 

 THE UNITED STATES. C. W. Beaton, Superintendent, Washington. Statistics 

 relating to the Fisheries. (60.) Eeports and maps illustrating the condition of the United 

 States in 1880. 



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. Hon. Edgar M. Marble, Com- 

 missioner. List of patents relating to the fisheries complete to 1883. (60.) 



UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM, Spencer F. B.-iird, 

 Director, Washington. Proceedings and bulletins containing numerous papers relating to the 

 natural history of fish and other aquatic animals. (60.) The collections of the National 

 Museum have been extensively drawn upon in the preparation of the collective exhibit of 

 the United States, in accordance with the provisions of the law authorizing the participa- 

 tion of the United States in this Exhibition. 



U.S. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE. 

 Com. J. C. P. de Krafft, Hydrographer. Charts of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North 

 America. (6.) 



U.S. NAUTICAL ALMANAC OFFICE, Washington. SimonNewcomb, 

 Supt. Nautical Almanacs. (6.) American Epherneris. (6.) 



U.S. BUREAU OF STATISTICS, Washington. Joseph Nimmo, Jim., 

 Supt. Statistics of tonnage and exports and imports. 



UNITED STA.TES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE, Sumner I. Kimball, 

 Superintendent. Exhibit of apparatus and publications used by the service. (9.) A. Life 

 Boats. I. New Jersey Lifeboat for sandy beaches. II. The Long Island Lifeboat for sandy 

 beaches. III. Massuchti setts Lifeboat for rocky and shingly beaches. IV. The Dobbins Life- 

 boat, self-righting, self-bailing, and self-ballasting, used at stations adjacent to harbours 

 where there is a sheltered place for landing. B. The American Life Car, about 12 ft. long. 

 Will transport from a wreck to the shore at each trip six people, protecting them from 

 exposure to the weather. C. Beach Apparatus Cart. Used at all stations of the Life-Saving 

 Service, and loaded with all apparatus for making connections from shore to wreck, including 

 gun, hawser, whips, breeches buoy, and shot-line. The gear used with the apparatus cart is 

 serviceable with either breeches buoy or life-car. D. Life-Saving Apparatus. I. Merryman's 

 Rubber Suit. II. Life-Preserving Apparatus. E. Old and new types of beach ordnance 

 used in making connections with wrecks.* F. The illustrations of the patrol system, in- 

 cluding patrol checks and other outfits. G. Shot lines and other cordage used in the service. 

 H. Drawings and specifications of Life Boat Stations at various points on the coasts of the 

 Atlantic, Pacific, and Great Lakes.f I. Medicine chest and other appliances for resuscitating 

 the wrecked. K. Papers and documents used in the service or explanatory of its work. 

 L. A collection of paintings, illustrating the operations of the service ; exhibited by the 

 Century Company of New York City. 



UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY, Washing- 

 ton. J. E. Hilgard, Superintendent. Collection of about one hundred and twelve charts 

 published by the Survey, being charts of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America. (6.) 

 Divisions, A, B, and 14 of the Atlantic Coast Pilot. (6.) Apparatus for the scientific investi- 

 gation of the waters densimeter and salinometer invented by Professor J. E. Hilgard. (40.) 

 U.S. LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD, Vice-Admiral, S. C. Eowan, U.S.N., 

 Chairman, Washington. Map showing the positions of the Life- Saving and Light Stations of 

 the United States. (7.) "Charts of the following Light-House Districts : First, second, third 



* This gun was the first ever fired in the American Life-Saving Service, and was instrumental in saving 251 

 lives from the English ship " Ayreshire." 



f The location of these stations is marked with green circles on the large map furnished by the Treasury 

 Department. 



ANDERSON, ABBOTT, & ANDERSON, 



Makers of the Waterproof 



NAVY REGULATION COAT AND CAPE. 



87 QUEEN VICTORIA ST., LONDON, E.C. WORKS-LIMEHOUSE. E. 



