Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29
WINTER CRUISE ON
Revenue Cutters Start Next
Tuesday.
ON DUTY UNTIL APRIL |
Atlantic Coast of United States to
Be Guarded Night and Day.
AID FOR SHIPS IN DISTRESS
Stations to Which Vessels of Service
Have Been Assigned-OrdeTo
to Commanders.
AID FOR SHIPS IN DISTRESS

Commencing Tuesday, vessels OF the
revenue cutter service will begin their an
nual winter cruising work under orders
of the President From then until April
the Atlantic coast Of the United States
will be patrolled by a fleet Of fine ships.
ready at all times to give aid to vessels
and mariners I'm distress.
Orders directing the commanding Of
ffcers of the ships to start cruising were
issued under date of November "a At
various points on the coast the vessels
are taking on coal and stores preparatory
for the service.
Commanders are instructed to offer
such aid to distressed navigators as their
circumstances may require. and are or
dered to proceed upon this important
duty without further orders and to keep
their ships actively cruising. only COM
ing into harbor when stress OF weather.
want of fuel or provisions or other good
reasons require. keeping at all times a
vigilant lookout for vessels in need OF
assistance"
Stations of Vessels.
The cutters Woodbury., Androscogsin.
Gresham. Mohawk. Onondaga, Apache,
Seminole and Pamlico constitute the
cruising fleet.
w OOOpuIyp Ndpt
is to cruise between Eastport and Port
land, Me.
Androscoggin will cover the same cruIs-
ing ground.
Gresham. Capt. X. w. Perry from Bos-
ton to Portsmouth, n. H.. and southwark
to Vineyard Haven, sighting Nantucket
lightsnip.
Mohawk. Capt. S. NJ. Landry. from New
York to New Bedford and Gay Head.
Mass, with occasional cruises 10 Long
Island sound and south To Delaware
breakwater.
Onondaga, Capt. J. c. Cantwell, from
Norfolk to Great Egg harbor on the
north and Cape Hatteras on the south.
Seminole, Capt II. NJ. Broadbent, from
Wilmington, n. c., to Cape Hatteras on
the north and southwark to Charleston,
s. c., with occasional trips as far as
Savannah.
Apache. Capt ]. F. Wild, on the waters
of Chesapeake bay and tributaries to the
capes.
Pamlico, Capt r. O. Crisp. on the
waters of Albemarlc and Pamlico sounds
and their navigable tributaries.
instruction to Commanders.
The letter of instruction sent by AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury Beck
man Winthrop to the commanding officers
of each of these vessels states that lit II
expected that you will cover your cruis-
ing grounds in the most effective manner
and extend such aid to those in need as 1t
may be in your power to render. You
will make arrangements, before the be
ginning of winter cruising, with the life
saving service along the coast and con-
venient signal or other stations for the
transmission to you, by telegraph or obi-
erWise of such information regarding
wrecks, vessels in distress, ETC., as may
enable you the more eXpeditiously To
carry out the intent of these instructions.
You will communicate to the department
the nature Of these arrangements as soon
as made.
You will be careful to enforce the Gus
toms and navigation laws throughout
your cruising district, by causing vessels
fallen in with to be boarded and exam
ined. Ample boarding lists VIII furnish
evidence of the proper performance OK
this duty.
Should you gain information OF the
presence of derelicts or strands WITHIN
your cruising district. In the path of CONF
merce outside of the three-mlle limit. YOU
will not walt for orders in the premises.
but will do all-in your power TO remove
or destroy such. and Immediately report
your action to the department.
Plan Five Years Old.
Winter cruising for the aid of dis
tressed mariners was started about five
wears ago by the especial direction oi
President Roosevelt who has always
taken a personal interest in the work
done by the ships. In this period they
have been the means of saving many
lives and many thousands of dollars OF
valuable property by being able Ia re
spond promptly to notice OF NessciS ]"
trouble. .,,..
The officers and men Of the service take
.,reat pride in the work. The history OF
their past achievements shows that no
task Involving the saving of human ne
~ &c Giving aid to mariners on storm
thra shed shores is too dangerous or diin-
cult to be undertaken and successfully
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