Hon. A. K. Peck of Boston, lectured yesterday evening in the Union on "The Life Saving Service of the United States." The lecture was illustrated by more than 140 stereopticon views.
Commencing with a description of the dangerous conditions under which the men of the Life Saving Service work, Mr. Peck gave views of the Cape Cod, Florida and California coasts. He described minutely the great storm of Thanksgiving. 1898, in which the steamer "Portland" was lost with all on board. The lecturer then passed to the actual work of the service, which in thirty years has saved $166,000,000 and 102,000 lives. The 275 stations along our coasts, he said, are conducted under military rules. Three years previous experience as a sailor or fisherman is required of applicants, who must in addition pass physical and Civil Service examinations. Mr. Peck next described the various appliances for saving life, and closed with an account of his visit to Minot's Ledge Light.
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