Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-30
REVENUE CUTTER NOTES.

First Lieut.. J. l.. Maher is in the city
having been summoned here by the death
of his sister.
Capt. Worth G. Ross, captain COM
mandant OF the service, with other Off
Gals Of the Treasury, was in Philadel-
phia yesterday to witness the Army and
Navy foot ball game.
A diving outfit has been added to the
equipment of the new derelict destroyer
Seneca, and members of her crew are
being trained In its use. The outfit will
be used when 1t is desirable to penetrate
the interior of sunken vessels to recover
property, or to place the explosive used
in the destruction of wrecks SO as TO
insure their being torn up. The Seneca
is at her headquarters at Tompkinsviile.
n. Y, but has not Yet been called Into
service
The cutters Morrel at Detroit. Macki-
nav at Saut. Ste Marie, Mich. and the
Tuscarara at Milwaukee will shortly go
out of commission for the season, as navi-
cation on the Great Lakes IS about to
close and the canals connecting the lakes
are going out OF service for repair work.
The vessels Of the fleet will lay up al
their respective headquarters until navi-
cation is resumed.
The revenue cutter Bear, which has
the seal fisheries and upon other work,
for the past year, is expected to arrive
at San Francisco at any time. She
touched at Sitka, on her way south sew
eral days ago. and the department is
looking for a message from her command
er at any moment Nearly al the YES
sells of the arctic feet have arrived at
Pacific coast ports for t'fe " inter-.
A number of persons pronin mt in ship
ping circles in New YORK including the
I-,,. 1,
time exchange, We're the guests recently
of Captain Commandant Ross. aboard the
cutter Manhattan on a trip from New
York to Tompkinsville. to inspec; the
new derelict destroyer Seneca. They were
all pleased with the ship and predicted
tecting shipping on the Atlantic coast.
The new lifesaving ship and revenue
cutter Snohomish. built for service in the
stormy waters at the entrance to Puget
Sound, Wash. and on the north Pacific.
will within the next few days complete
her outfit at Baltimore, and during the
coming week size is expected to sail on
her long voyage OF $4,000 miles to her
station. The trip will he made by way
of the straits of Magellan and the ship
will require about three months for the
voyage. 1t is now the early portion of
summer i'm the southern portion of South
America and the Snohomish will pass
from the Atlantic into the Pacific at the
least tempestuouS time of the year. The
ship on the trip will make a number Of
stops at various points to replenish coal
supply and for such stores as may be
needed A handsome painting showing
the Snohomish in the act of rescuing a
man from a sinking ship by means of
the breeches buoy has been completed
and will be hung in the Office of Capt.
Worth G. Ross. captain commandant of
the service I'm the Treasury Department
Orders retiring Capt. j. c. Moore from
active service, on account of physical dis
ability. have been issued. and Capt.
Moore goes upon the retired list of the
service from November "a. Capt. Moore
was eighth in his grade in the service and
would not have retired from age unit