Apportionment To Atlantic, Lake And Pacific Coasts
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This section is from the book "Scientific American Reference Book. A Manual for the Office, Household and Shop", by Albert A. Hopkins, A. Russell Bond. Also available from Amazon: Scientific American Reference Book.
Apportionment To Atlantic, Lake And Pacific Coasts
Disasters to Vessels. | Atlantic and Gulf coasts. | Lake coasts.* | Pacific coast. | Total. |
Total number of disasters | 438 | 226 | 33 | 697 |
Total value of vessesls....................................... dollars | 3,501,520 | 2,888,860 | 910,575 | 7,300,955 |
Total value of cargoes.............do...... | 973,370 | 720,025 | 56,800 | 1,750,195 |
Total amount of property involved................do...... | 4,474,890 | 3,608,885 | 967,375 | 9,051,150 |
Total amount of property saved.....do...... | 3,636,745 | 3,360,145 | 885,155 | 7,882,045 |
Total amount of property lost......do...... | 838,145 | 248,740 | 82,220 | 1,169,105 |
Total numbers of persons of board................................. | 2,694 | 1,177 | 466 | 4,337 |
Total number of persons lost................ | 20 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
Number of shipwrecked persons succored at stations..................................... | +970 | +l02 | +l4 | +1,086 |
Total number of days' succor afforded........ | +2,238 | +l62 | +l4 | +2,414 |
Number of disasters involving total loss of vessels................................. | 46 | 10 | 1 | 57 |
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