Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-11
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

Capt. Worth G. Ross. captain COM
of the revenue cutter service
who was on a visit of inspection to the
vessels in New York and other points,
has completed his trip and is again at
his desk in the Treasury Department.
First Lieut.. ]. /. Bryan. who is on leave
of absence. is spending it at his old home
in this city.
The resignation of Cadet Francis c. v.
Crowley. who was appointed to the serv-
ice as result of the competitive exami-
nation held last spring. has been accepted
by the department. Cadet Crowley was
from Massachusetts.
The appointments of the young men
who were successful in passing the recent
examination for cadet engineers in the
service have been sent them and they
will at once report 10 the school of in
StructiOn at Arundel Cove for inStruc-
ton preparatory to appointment third
lieutenants Of engineers. The list OF
successful candidates was published in
The Star about two weeks ago.
The cadet training ship Itasca. which
has been taking part in the ceremonies
incidental to the o25th anniversary of the
founding of Philadelphia. will this week
return to Arundel Cove near Baltimore.
On the arrival of the ship there the
classes of cadets aboard. who have been
cruising since last May in Europea n
sence so that they can visit their homes
before resuming studies for the winter at
the school of instruction at Arundel Cove.
The United States revenue cutter Ores
ham. Capt. *. w. Perry. on the Boston
station, has been ordered to patrol the
waters of Newfoundland in order to look
after the interests of the large fleet of
American fishing vessels which operate
nets in the vicinity of that island at this
season Of the year. The Gresham will
sail from Boston in a few days and will
remain in northern waters for several
weeks.
The revenue cutter service steamers
Itasca. Onondaga and Mohawk. which
under orders from the Treasury Depart
ment have been taking part in the
phia last week. have been ordered to re-
turn to their respective stations and re-
sumo regular duties.
The revenue cutter Tahoma, the first of
the two Treasury Department ships build
ing at Camden. n. j.. was launched yes
terday afternoon by her builders with ap-
propriate ceremonies. The launching was
witnessed by large number of the off,
GERS of the service and by a party of
guests from the state of Washington.
Miss Grace Clark Kahler of Tacoma,
WASH. was the sponsor and gave the
new ship its name as ii went into the
water. Following the launching a lunch
con was served by the New York Ship
building Company, the builders of the
ship. to its guests at the launching. The
Tahoma is built for service i'm Pugit
sound and the coast of Washington and
will look after the violators of the Gus
toms and immigration regulations in that
section of the country. The Tahoma is a
steel hull, single-screw ship of LOO tons
burden. She is 1918 feet long. so feet
beam and 17.6 feet deep. with a maximum
draft of IA feet. Her engines are of the
% and AZ inches in diameter with 30
inch stroke. She will be a fine ship and
will be ready to go to the Pacific early
in the coming spring. Among those who
First Lieut. F.. c. Billiard Engineering
chief Charles A. McAllister and First
Lieut.. of Engineers Hermann KotZschmar
from the division of the service in the
Treasury Department in this city.
The new revenue cutter Snohomish.
built at Wilmington. Del. for service in
Washington state. is nearly ready to sail
from her builders yards to Arundel Cove.
where she is to be fitted out for service.
Capt. H. NJ. Broadbent will have COM
mand Of the ship on the trip from Will
mington to Baltimore. and First Lieut. of
Engineers Hermann kOtZSchmar will have
charge of her engine room.
The equipment of the Snohomish will
consist Of metallic lifeboats. life-saving
rig to her masts. for the operation of the
brooches buoy. wireless telegraph. search
light and all the gear necessary for the
saving of life at sea.
The SnohOmish is ID feet over all and
between perpendicularS 1:S9 feet & inches.
Her nodded beam is % feet and her depth
is II feet inches. Her displacement to
mean draft of II feet inches. with bunk
ers and water tanks filled. is 49, tons.
Although the designed speed of the Sno-
homish is but twelve knots an hour. with
her large boiler power on emergency she
can easily make fourteen knots, as she
did on her acceptance trial trip.
The new cutter belongs to a distinct
class and is probably the only vessel OF
her type af1oat. She is veritable float
ing life-saving station. and is intended ia
patrol the northern part of the coast line
of the state of Washington.
Orders to officers in the service issued
from the office of the captain command
ant. are as follows:
The resignation Of Cadet F.. C. V. Crow
ley has been accepted.
First Lieut.. w. j. Wheeler, detached
from the Itasca and granted thirty days
leave
First Lieut.. of Engineers c. NJ Green,
granted three days leave
Capt. of Engineers C. W. Munroe.
granted thirty days extension leave. with
permission TO apply for further extern
sion.
Second Lieut.. W. H. Munter. detached
from the Itasca and ordered to the Mo-
hawk.
First Lieut.. B. L. Brockway. detached
fro m the Mohawk and ordered to the
Snohomish.
Cadet E. ]. DonOhue. detached from
the Gresham and ordered to Itasca
Cadet w. F. Towle detached from the
Gresham and ordered to the Itasca.
First Lieut.. II. ID. Hinckley, detached
from the Bear and ordered to the Itasca.
Second Lieut.. r. ID. Jones. detached
from the Seminole and ordered 10 the
Itasca.
Second Lieut.. T. A Stanley. detached
from the Onondaga and ordered TO the
Snohomish
Capt G. l.. Gardens period Of duty in
connection with the Department of Com