The Portland daily press., 1895-05-07
ON REvENU CUTTER "a YEARS.
Long and Varied Experience of Capt.
Phillips of the Woodbury., who Left
Portland Yesterday for His New Post on
the Pacific.

Capt. Phillips of the US. Revenue
Cutter left Portland last night for
his new post of duty at San Diego. Cali
fornia. For the present his family will
remain in this city, till everything is
arranged for their new home on the other
side of the country.
A brief statement of Capt. Phillips
experience in the United States revenue
cutter service during the past "a years
in an interesting instance of the con-
stalt change of location and home that
is the portion of such UnitedStates officers.
Capt. Phillips has been stationed during
the past 81 years at every revenue cutter
station n the Atlantic coast, from East
port. Maine, to Indianola, Tex, with the
exception of only four, VIZ, Wilmington.
N. c.; Savannah, Ga; Galveston, Tex. ;
and Philadelphia.
Capt. Phillips was born in New Or
leans, but when nine year of age began
his life upon the ocean. He was in the
merchant marine till 1858, when he
entered the United States navy and as
masters mate made a voyage through
the Mediterranean. He left the service
in 1860 and was about to take command
Of bark to run from New York to Eng
land, when the war of the Rebellion
broke out. Though born Southerner
Capt. Philips sympathizes were with
the north, or rather he placed himself on
| the side of his country as a whole, and
not disunited, and in 1861 entered the
United States revenue cutter service of
New Bedford, Mass, with the rank OF
3D. Lieut.. lie has been in that service
ever since.
A fter about six months at New Bed
ford he was stationed at Boston and
remained there six months. Then he
was sent to Baltimore and during the
remainder of the war was on blockade
duty patrolling Chesapeake Bay, and in
that vicinity. He was promoted to 1st
| lieutenant in 1864. At the close of the
war he WAS on board the cutter that
conveyed the United States custom col
lectors that were appointed to open all
the different custom houses in the ports
of the Confederacy from Wilmington,
N. c., to Mobile, Ala. He was immedi-
ately afterwards detached from that ves-
sci and ordered to the command of the
steam harbor boat in New York harbor.
then ordered to the inland waters of the
Great Lakes, with headq quarters at De-
troit. There he remained two years. He
next commanded the harbor boat in Bal
timore for about year and then went
to Eastport, Maine, and stayed over two
years. Then the steamer was ordered to
Eastport for repairs and Capt. Phillips of
course went with her. There he was
detached from duty for short time, but
was soon ordered to Newburn, NC. He
got there in the morning, but that day
received notice to report at Mobile, Ala,
morning. He stayed there three months
| and then was ordered to Ind:anola,
| Texas, where he remained about
mon tbs.
Then the vessel was ordered to Mobile,
Ala, where she was condemned. Capt
w JdSh w DOulOiu anu
remained there awaiting orders. He was
soon sent to New York and Immediately
on arriving there received orders to &c
to Key West, Fla. There he remained
two years. His vessel was then ordered
back to Baltimore for repairs, and then
he was sent second time to Eastport,
| Me-, in another cutter. He rem aimed
there two years and the vessel being sent
| to Baltimore for repairs, he was de-
tached from service. Then he was Or
dered to New York and again took
charge of the harbor boat for 3 1-2 years.
| He next was sent to Charleston, S. c.,
and there took command of the cutter
as 1st lieutenant, and has been in COM
mand ever since. From there he went
to Mobile, Ala, where in 1886, he was
promoted to captain. He remained there
over two years. and then was ordere
to Baltimore again, while the cutter was
being repaired. From there he went to
Newport, r. l., where he remained three
| years. Then he went to Boston to COM
mand the Woodbury. in 1891, ard the next
year was sent to the Eastport district for
the third time, but made his headquar-
ters here, and his family have resided
here.
Their departure for the Pacific is a
source of regret to their many friends
in Portland.