The evening times., 1899-08-22
REVENUE SERVICE CADETS.
The Chase Starts ON n Years Cruise
From Baltimore.

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The Chase Starts ON a Years Cruise
From Baltimore.
Baltimore. Md, Aug 22-The United
States Revenue Service cadet practice bark
Chase Will leave her mooring off the Bal
timore Yacht Club, in Curtis Bay, today
for years cruise with new class of ca
dets.
The Chase has spent the summer in Bal
timore, during which time she has been
docked and repaired. The members of the
graduating class of 1893 were commission
ed and distributed among the cruising cut
ters OF the service as third lieutenants, and
the junior class-John Roedeker, of Wor-
cester Mass, and Robert R. Tafel, of Phil
adelphia-took the positions of their re-
cent seniors. These two young men will
be the century class Of the service, receiy-
ing, If they pass their final examinations,
| commissions as third lieutenants in 1900.
Capt. o. c. Hamlet, commanding the
Chase, has been instructor, paymaster, and
an all around preceptor for cadets in the
Revenue Service for so many years on the
Chase that some of the first cadets he
turned out have reached the grade of first
lieutenants. He now takes under his care
iui ten new cdueIS 10 NuOIu ue
will impart knowledge, from how to reef
a topsail to international law in its rela-
tion to the DUTIES of an officer of the Rev
enue Cutter Service Gunnery, boat, sword,
and other drills are parts of the curriculum
where the cadets agility and gymnastic
abilities are to be developed and keen eyes
and steady arms will aid to make a record
on graduation day.
The young men who are to take up two
years course on the Chase are:
Emory H. Fogarty, Worcester, Mass;
Franklin B..sHarwood, Marion. Mass; Al
bert Forster, Washington, ID. c.; Donald
McCraith. Boston, Mass; Joseph L. Ingle,
Baltimore; William H. Munter Baltimore;
Francis R. Shoemaker, Harrisburg, Pa;
John L. Maher. r.itWashington, d. c.; Simon
r. Karpeles. Washington. D. c.; Charles f.
Howell, Perth Amboy, N. j.
Captain Hamlets staff. who will assist
him as instructors and perform other du-
ties. are: Lieut.. G. C. Carmine, executive
officer; Lieut.. E. V. d. Johnson, navigator:
and Lieut.. II. ii. Wolf, watch officer. Sur
geon W. E. Handy will look after the med
ical needs of the officers and crew OF the
latter there are thirty three including petty
officers, who also assist in the development
of the cadets in practical studies.
Ii the wind is favorable the Chase will
sail out of Curtis Bay about noon today.
but If adverse the revenue cutter Guthrie
will tow her as far as Sandy Point. From
there Captain Hamlet will make his way In
New York. Gardeners Bay, in Long Island
Sound, will be the first rendezvous for the
practical Introduction of the junior class
into the duties of their new vocation. IL
is expected that when the Chase arrives at
New York all wifi have overcome NAL de
mer and be as salty as the saitiest' on
beard New London, Conn, may then be
taken in Before the chilly weather of the
North is felt the Chase will turn her bow
southwark and slowly seek winter head
quarters where snow and billiards are Gu
riosities. Charleston may be the winter
rendezvous. Baltimore will be visited again
in 1900.