The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-10-14

furnishes a single illustration Five
vessels have patrolled the coast line
night and day to capture and inspect
the fishing craft and larger vessels
that try to break through over 600
vessels have already been held up and
inspected, many beiug sent TO quaran-
tine station at Gulfport and ship is.
land for disinfection and further ex-
animation OF suspected cases OF fever.
II has been a tedious, ihankless duty.
with constant exposure to the dangers
Of fever. and one OF the crew OF the
WinOna was taken with the disease
and sent 10 the marine hospital
Captain w. q. Ross. chief OF the serS'-
ice. who was in charge of the quaran,
tine for six weeks, excited much com
ment by the fearless way he went
about. He relied entirely on his rug
ged physique and attention TO his gen
eral surroundings for protection, and.
as he has remarked since returning to
Washington, had no fear OF contaglon.
He slept in quarters from which mos
quitOes were excluded as far as pos
sible He has less fear OF the disease
now than ever and believes good health
and sanitary conditions prove ample
protection.
The revenue cutter service has been
under the supervision OF the treasury
department since those first small
boats were sent out by Hamilton. ex-
cept on occasions when our wars have
led the president to take advantage
OF the statute TO place the vessels un-
der the navy department. The duties
include the enforcement OF all laws
Affecting the maritime interests OF the
United STATES, the prevention OF Illicit
traffic by 'ea. compelling all craft TO
comply with legal requirements as to
ships papers, lights, inspection and
passenge Jaws, and the rescue and as
sistance Of distressed vessels and
crews ia fact. the cutter service Is
the great Humanitarian branch Of our
government. its activities extending
over land aud sea Its varied duties
have furnished subjects for many
stories OF fiction one officer now IL
the service remarked recently that hC
was frst interested In its possibilities
thropgh reading J. FenimOre COoper''
ewing and Wing
Those in the service point with pride
| 60 the record OF lives saved. Durinl
| the Spanish war the cuttel
Hudson, under command OF Captain
A. IL. Newcomb, rescued the torpedo
boat Winslow from the damaging fir
OF the Spaniards at Cardenas, Will
one of tie minor achievements note'
was the voyage OF the McCulioch 4
! Hongk0ng with the test news OF Ad
mlral Dewey's victory at Manila.
The cruise OF the revenue cutie
Bear and tho rescue OF more than p
sailors from shipwrecked whaling YES
sells at Point Barrow was an achieve
meni worthy OF special mention. TIA
Bear reached San Francisco In Decem
ber 1897. when orders were issued Dis
patching the vessel on return tri
10 the midst of an arctic winter
save the whalers THE voyage was su'
cessful and would have attracted niue
attention had not the victories OF OF
navy IN the war with Spain oversha,
owed all else This cutter continues il
annual visits to Point Barrow while
As the n0rthernmost point OF the cont
nent The cutter r. c. Perry has tn
year visited Attu island. the western
most Of the Aleutian chaiu, and foun
three white fishermen who had seen L
white men nor had any news from n
outside world for a year. Their hr
question was. "Who Is president Of q
United states?"
While the cutter service Is under e
isting law a part OF the civil establis
ment II may become available as
part Of the military force Of the cOu
try. The officers and crews must
! proficient ia naval drills and have pra
tical knowledge OF the use OF hrearm
Although the burden OF the service
in the protection Of the revenue al
the enforcement OF statutes anectiI
maritime interests, II has been sbu
dainty shown IN our VARS that d
boats OF the revenue service prove
assistance la the navy. The life OF a
officers Is not always peaceful, al
young men who seek this service ms
expect nearly as much lighting exp
rlence as those who go into the larg
: arms OF the service
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