Show Oil on Troubled Waters Tie Hydrographic i Office at Washington Washing-ton has been collecting data to de mine under what circumstances the of oil is most efficacious in diminish the danger of breaking seas during es of wind When sufficient data Ie been collected it is proposed to issue lamphlet giving such directions in red re-d to the use of oil as the experience of mien may determine to be best long accounts received are these aptain Jones of the British steamship hicapo while rescuing the crew of brigantine doreused oil with the st results It was blowing a heavy Ie with very higbsehs Tbp glji o ran to winuwaru ui the uFedore d during a lull oil having been poured the water the port lifeboat was stic sfnlly launched A can of oil Was Urn in the boat and by using it the is were kept down in the vicinity ugh they broke in masses of foam a ort distance away As the boat ap ached the Fedore the crew of that ssel poured oil on the water which so Imed the seathat the boat got along le and rescued the shipwrecked crew thout sustaining any jinjury bout If a gallon of paint oil was used by the at during her trip I Hie steamship Menzaleh in March I from Italy to Philadelphia eucoun ed a severe southwest gale The ves Uas l pooped and the main hatches > ve in It was determined to heave to d mon worn Rfittionnd to drip oit4Qwn e forward shutes The vessel camet end without shipping any water and pt perfectly dry while lying to Captain Arnlot of the British steamer tonwunore reports that on approach the wrecked ship Kirkwood on nuary 25 the sea was very heavy but wind the wreck the sea was much loother He discovered that the crew prevent the waves breaking over them I broken out the cargo of canned j won and were pouring the oil from the ns into the sea Captain Amlot steamed windward of the wreck in the oily iter lowered his lifeboat and brought t the crew of twentysix men II |