[Footnote 51: The work of each department is usually distributed among
the bureaus. Bureaus are again divided into divisions. At the head of
each bureau is a commissioner, and of each division a chief.]
Other Officers of the Treasury Department.--Among the other
leading officials of the Treasury Department are: Comptroller of the
Currency, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, General Superintendent of
the Life-saving Service, Solicitor of the Treasury, Supervising
Surgeon-General, and Supervising Architect.
The Life-Saving Service.--This is one of the most important
offices in the Treasury Department. More than 2000 men are employed
in the 273 stations, located generally at danger points on the
oceans and the Great Lakes. Out of the 6000 lives imperiled in the
year 1910 in the disasters on water, only 53 were lost. Of the 1463
vessels of all kinds in distress, 1407 were rendered assistance by
life-savers. It has been estimated that over 230,000 lives have
been saved through this service since it was founded in 1848.
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