Show LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE Is I 1 q 1602 there 0 were 1305 1395 vessels of nil all kinds built iu in the united states slates with an estimate ton tonnage nage of SINCE sinca the establishment of our lifesaving service in 1871 persons have been succored at the stations tur TIE lifesaving life saving saying service on the british coast was established iu in 1824 and has been the means of raving lives TUB tan naval warfare of the world was revolutionized by the battle between the merrimac and monitor Moul tor march 9 osos ix 1070 the dutch owned and I 1 operated one half of the worlds shipping now they own about 1 per cent of tile the whole over oven 80 per cent of the shipping of the world is built on the isles and nearly one halt half of this on the clyde ONLY one fourth of the american thip shipping ping is engaged on the high seas 77 per cent being river lake and coasting trade tim THE navigable river mileage of europe asia and america is miles the united states has the greatest river mileage THE longest artificial water course in the world is the bengal canal miles the next is iq the erie each cost nearly ix IN 1820 the steam tonnage of the world was the sailing tonnage VA iu 1888 the former was the latter ROSIE of the steamship companies employ more men than are arc enlisted in the second class navies of europe the cunard line employs TUB tile united states has lifesaving life saving stations on the atlantic 43 on the lakes is 18 on the Inci Pric fic ifie and one at the ohio falls louisville |