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Holmes's life-preserving mattress and berth — Continued. 



ors of Steamboats, and resolutions have been adopted by the 

 boards of trade and chambers of commerce and maritime ex- 

 changes of the principal cities of the United States, among which 

 are New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Saint Paul, Cin- 

 cinnati, Saint Louis, and Detroit, and has the hearty indorse- 

 ment of practical vessel-owners in all of these cities." — M. H„ 

 Holmes, 226 N. Fourth street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Life- saving mattress. 



Ostermoor's life-saving mattress, for use on board of steamers, sail- 

 ing vessels, &c. H. D. Ostermoor & Son, 36 Broadway, New 

 York City. 



75. Illustrations, medals, reports. 

 Sketches. 



Original sketches from which were engraved the illustrations of the 

 The Century article upon the United States Life-Saving Serv- 

 ice: 1, Off to a wreck; 2, Life-saving station; 3, Drill, &c, in 

 surf-boat ; 4, Launching surf-boat ; 5, Night patrol ; 6, Burning 

 a signal; 7, Hauling mortar-car; 8, Surfman with life-belt ; 9, 

 Firing the mortar; 10, Breeches-buoy in operation; 11, 

 Breeches-buoy; 12, Self-righting life-boat; 13, Self-righting 

 life-boat under sail ; 14, Life-saving dress ; 15, Tally-board and 

 whip-block ; 16, Eesuscitatibn, ejecting water ; 17, Resuscita- 

 tion, restoring respiration ; 18, Medicine-chest ; 19, Mess-room. 



Other sketches for illustration of marine subjects : 1, A glimpse of 

 the sun ; 2, Hove to for a pilot ; 3, Launching the boat ; 4, 

 Taking a porpoise aboard ; 5, Sebatis in a perilous condition ; 

 6, Beaching the canoe ; 7, Beefing the mainsail. (The Century 

 Company, New York City, art department, A. W. Drake, super- 

 intendent.) 

 Photograph of relief house. 



Building of the Massachusetts Humane Society, No. 5, Bearskin 

 Neck. Eockport, Mass., 1882. (Photo. No. 1,834.) U. S. Fish 

 Commission. 



Medals. 



Medals for life-saving service granted by the Massachusetts Hu- 

 mane Society. Boston, Mass. 



Eeports. 



Eeports of the Massachusetts Humane Society. Boston, Mass. 



