Show I NO SIGNAL PROM TIJJfi RIO Surfmon Mark Ellln sen ofSIll I Francisco is Exonerated Washington April General Superintendent Super-intendent Klmball of the United States I lifesaving service has received the report re-port of the commission appointed to investigate the alleged failure of Mark Kllingsen a surf man of the Fort Point lifesaving station to report the distress I dis-tress signals of the City of Rio de hiS hi-S nelro which foundered off San Francisco Fran-cisco bay Feb 22 1001 Ellingsen was suspended from duty find an Investigation Investiga-tion ordered The report Just received S by Mr Kimball completely exonerates Surtman Ellinirsen 1 and orders have been telegraphed restoring him to duly SIt S-It is proved beyond question says tIme report that at no time was any signal made by the steamer entitled to bu recognized as signal of distress The alleged confession ot Surfman Ulllngsen that he hcard signals of distress I dis-tress seems tohavo arisen from a nils understanding between him and the I keeper of the Fort PoInt llfesavliig station tl = IIP |