Show aa t 41 C D E maw 6 A 71 air 7 a J aw 7 0 ja madow warr A cap alva ger 6 waw wc ra grag ahe HE ocean disaster which jar resulted tn in the loss of 0 the steamship etea republic and ard he the prominent part played in the rescar work by the aft 1 I ailed states steamship seneca haa has served to focus public attention tor for the artt time upon a maggid cent new government Rovern ment vea ves eel perhaps the most nov el and interesting craft fly IDS ing the stars oars and stripes tola this newcomer the seneca by name la Is officially designated a derelict destroyer and not only Is to she a novelty among american otean going craft but Is unique in the world being aho first arst and only vessel ot of the kind ever designed or constructed the primary mary function ot of the seneca la Is of course indicated by her title derelict de tie troy cr but the usefulness of the powerful vessel I 1 is by no meane means con fined to the removal of derelicts wrecks or other menaces to lavign tion aa as was mas eloquently proven by the part she played in the relief 0 of republic indeed her role Is to be that of a missionary of relief at sea affording serious menace to modern navigation and one of the most difficult alt to avoid the agitation of shipping interests etc for some definite plan of cam laign against the deadly derelicts be ean gan many years aro and as ling as eight years ago a crusade bad had taken definite form to tie tao extent of almost unanimous ado cocy of at derelict de strayer et royer buch such as Is Ss the cruiser which has reLent recently ly gone into comal sion If however oever like many another sinnova tion the project took form slowly and tt it was not until the fifty ninth con iress that the national legislature nade an appropriation of for the construction of the gun cotton cruiser which was recently ud ed at the great ship yard at newport news va it was eminently appropriate that this good angel of the high seas should be placed under of the united states revenue cutter ser 4 CM N A jt succor not only to imperiled navigators but also to ves eels eta in distress from one cause or another the need of t such a vessel as the seneca has been keenly felt tor for years the more so because with the increase in the corn com i pierce of the world there has been a proportionate in crease in the number of derelicts sighted each year those nearly submerged hulks that boat float hither and thither on the high seas and constitute perhaps the most TW 1 ww ar fr v 4 T ta f f wa I 1 TH HZ 7 k tv pt aza CJ device for this branch of the treasury de has during recent year years devoted an increasing amount mount of attention to the destruction ot of derelicts and relief work of all kinds at sea indeed during the win tr ter season tho the various revenue cutters that can be assigned L the work form a regular cruising fleet the ships alipe of bleb continually traverse the highways of ceanie commerce prepared to offer aid as needed to reseta in distress the regular revenue cutters have on cc aelon aslon performed creditable work in the destruction at f derelicts but they are none of them so well of f course for tha unusual occupation as Is the seneca and nd furthermore the new battleship of peace has exceptional ept ional radius a most important consideration on in derelict hunting and will at all times carry plent at coal fresh water and other supplies to enable her steam across the ocean it if necessary the senaca which his has undertaken her ingenious patar patrol I 1 ol 01 t atlantic ocean la Is a sp ardeck deck vessel 4 teet feet in length over all and 34 feet beam beams schooner 0 e rigged eiith ith two pole masts without gaffe gaffs it Is of course very important that this ever ready relief ship shall be readily recognized at great distances by imperiled mariners or othur in n te rested persons and to that end effort has been mude made to render the ship thoroughly distinctive in appearance the hull bull has been painted a dark green with upper and lower shear moldings light in color from etem stem to stern the upper works and boats are white and the spars and smokestack yellow the latter baying having a black band at the top and red white and blue vertical stripes to the lower guy band As if it this unusual color were not sufficient to arrest attention the foremast carries a signal yard from each arm of which Is displayed a black scherl cal cut shape about three feet la in diameter at night the seneca display displays a distinguishing signal in the form of two occulting truck lights red on the foremast and white on the mainmast with simultaneous 15 second flaites and IS 15 second intervals finally a powerful wireless telegraph outfit enables communication 7 it 4 ai 0 4 B J 74 7 10 N CW U ar lf x iva ca L V d A I 1 10 1 00 0 6 0 y A av 71 A at all times with other ships and with shore stations aa As tools of her trade the seneca carries an equipment the me like of which wan was never heretofore to be found on any one vessel foremost among these aids are a varied assortment of explosive explosives in various forma forms for use in blowing up derelicts the capacious magazine in the hold of the can accommodate sufficient dynamite and gun cotton to blow up a whole fleet of ships but it Is intended of course to use this destructive energy only in the interest of humanity for most of her derelict destroying operations opera tlona the seneca will make use of the standard united states navy mine and the appliances provided include all the necessary electric cables etc for exploding these mines complete as are the facilities of the seneca for visiting vl altin destruction upon menaces to nai navigation fration they ore are more than pa 1 allew by her meana means of affording succor to 0 o disabled diaab led hip ship or bailor there te to a machine shop manned by men experienced in quick giilck repair work ork and a hospital modern in equipment and in charge of a skilled burgeon surgeon A powerful derrick and other similar appliances make tho the sons ca tho the equal of any wrecking lug tug now afloat plying apparatus renders poo sible under underwater ater repaire repairs to damage vessels and as an alter alternative natle it in case a damaged craft can not be put lato into shape to heap limp into port under hor bar own steam the son seneca eca has a full cople co ment of steel and manila mantis hawsers wad towing machines finally to turn to yet yell another plia chaee of the versatility it maylee yb mentioned that this interesting HW w rood pod St samaritan maritan oc of the high seas loila a alln effect a floating iffe saving station at atlon ate has line carrying gune guns breeches breo chea buo buaya yo life and burt surf be boate its and ts in cohort all 11 ther 0 utensils of a modern life raving saying corpe corps and her boat crews are trained to hendie hendle heavy sea men wo working boat boats un derall conditions likely to be encounter edlin edla rescuing imperiled persons from craod ed cy r foundering ships moreover the seneca will at all times carry an extra supply of tor for suffering mr inere iners and baa has surplus quarters where rescued persons maj may oe accommodated until they can be landed at bome me convenient 6 port dort the seneca Is as powerful to she Is 12 staunch this la Is tor for the ship has been designed to be capable lor of steaming ping to replenish fuel or other obviously she will find her grea greater wi tt need for activity in stormy weather and aha she hae has been designed accordingly r r mention baa has already been made of at the fact that her 1800 borso pg Mple engines may at any beao be ailed called upon to put forth the ettin force necessary to drag a ship ae As irk or larger than the seneca through ich ang leagues of unruly seas and energy most also be furnished furnis bod to operate extra powerful wrecking and fire pumpe pumps inci dentally it t may he be noted that the araw of the seneca Is an thoroughly drilled in fire fighting as in life saving and afire at eca sea will be robbed of of its menace once the reaca tea steamed alongside alon gelda in response to an alarm bounded by wireless clese telegraph thia this new friend la need to the world a shipping carries eight officer officers and A crew of 65 men she la Is in command ot of capt william B M reynolds Rey nolde a veteran of the revenue cutter service and unquestionably one of the ablest and most conscientious omara who has over ever worn uncle sams uniform in any service the sene seneca c a has I 1 he her r perm permanent ane nt ata elation t I 1 on at tompkinsville Tomp kinsville N Y and her cruising bru lalog district will cot eem prise prize all that portion of the north atlantic ocean ba b teen portland Port laud me on the north and charleston S 0 on the bouth south of course the vessel go beyond these limits of occasion demands de mande but the he guv stream parries carries practically all derelicts within this radius |