Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-02
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

Lieut.. l.. c. Coville of the division OF
the revenue cutter service TT asury De-
2artment has gone to New York to spend
five days leave of absence.
Capt. William f. Reynolds. commanding
derelict destroyer Seneca, and Capt. John
E. Reinburg, sup rintendent of tha school
of instruction at Arundel Cove. near Bal
timore. were visitors this week to the de-
partment on official business.
Capt. j. NJ. Brown and Capt. ]. VI.
Moore registered at the division of tn
service in the Treasury Del artment during
he weak. Capt Moore is on ave from
he cutter Algonquin on the Porto Rico
station.
The revenue cutter McColloch. which
has been on duty in Alaskan and arctic
waters or y. ar or longer. has arrived
at Port Townsend. Wash, On her way to
San Francisco. where sh, will remain for
Port Townsend for San Francisco in
few days. While in arctic waters about
a year ago the McCollccn visited the
lewly-born BogosIoff Islands, which were
thrown up by volcan action off tn coast
of Alaska. Aboard the cutter is senior
Capt. Frederick c. Munger, who has been
in command of the Alaskan patrol. but
who is now on his way to San Francisco
20 look after service inter SITS at that port.
The revenue cutter Gresham, Capt *.
W. Perry. which was ordered from the
Boston station to Newfoundland Tor
sp cial duty. has arrived at Bay OF
stands. which will b. her headquarters
while in Newfoundland waters. The
gresham will look aft the interests OF
the large feet o American owned vessels
which are engaged in fish ng off the New
foundland coast and which are often
harassed by the island authorities. The
Gresham will see that thu American fish
rman get al their rights under the
fra the Newfoundland
ishari s. She will remain in the north
for several weeks. and en- her return will
be prepared for winter cruising on the
New England coast
The new Hall life-saving gun, which
will probably be adopted as part of the
equipment of the new lif aving ship
Snoh. mish. and the cutter Acushnet, was
given an officia test at the service depot
at Arundel Cove. Md. Thursday last.
han was claimed for It.
15OO feet, but during the test the pro-
.e,ile carried the in 100 ct rom the
wharf at the cove over Curtis creek and
.rto TIE coun ry beyond the creeks shore,
The gun is about ~ fe long and fir
a projectile a foot ong. weighing about
ten funds. 1t will TT in 50 Ike. Oh the
ships rail- and recoil cy inders. filled with
-lyc@r',. Will counteract any strain on
he rail.
TIE o.iohomsh is fittin- out for service
at Neah bay. coast of Washington, and
wi be used as a floating life-savi Z sta
lion in the rough waters there. The
Acushnet will use1 the Iassachu-
sets coast and will be qu'pped with life
saving devices. The tests of the gun
were conducted by First Lieuts. c. r.
Johnson and B l.. BrCckway and Third
Lieut.. of Engineers J. Carr. report
regarding the tests will be made at the
department.
,rba RI Of the new revenue cutters
Takoma and Yamacraw, which were
launched at the works of the New York
Shipbuildng Company at Camden. n. j.,
Gently is being pushed in order to have
as soon as possible. 1t is ed that the
work on the vessels was we advanced
when they were launched and it is ex-
pected that they vii be ready to be turn
d over to the service authorities early
in the coming year AS has been stated
north Pacific coast, and the Yamacraw
will go to the south Atlantic, with head
quarters at Savannah.
First Lieut. Coin 5. Craig of the United
States revenue cutter service died at Nor
folk Va, October p Lieut.. Ca at
the TIM Of his death was detail
assistant inspec or of life-saving stations
at Elizabeth City, n. c. He was born
April IA, 1866, in iowa, and was appointed
to the United Stat Naval Acad my
from that state. graduating in the class
of 1889 He entered the revenue cutter
service as third Lieutenant Jun ]. 1891.
was promoted to second lieutenant June
@, 1895, and to first lieutenant Saptem-
Der %, 1908. He had served on nearly
al of the stations Of the revenue cutter
service Lieut. Craig was highly esteem
by all who KIN w him and his de tn Is
sincerely regretted by his many friends
both in and out of the service.
Orders and instructions to officers In
the service have b en- issued from the
office of the captain commanding during
the past week as follows:
FIRST Lieutenrnt of Engineers T. G.
Iewton detached from the Arcata order
ed to the Algonqu n and granted fifteen
DAYS extension leave.
Capt D. p Foley. ordered to proceed
TO Philadelphia. Pa. and Camden. N. j.,
on official business.
First Lieutenant of Engineers J. l.
Bryan, leave extend up to and includ-
ing November 10. 1908
Second Lieutenant of Engineers s. NJ.
Rock, ordered to the Apache for tenn
porary duty during the absence of First
of Engineers c. A. Wheeler
on leave.
FIRST Lieutenant of Engineers c. A.
Wheeler. granted thirty days leave
First Lieuts. c. +. Johnston and b. L.
Brockway and Third Lieutenant of Engi-
neers J. T. Carr. constitut I'd a board to
inspect and test two Hall improved life
line guns.
Capt of Engineers c. F. Coffin. de-
tached from duty as INSPECTOR of labor
and material at the works of the Pussy
& Jones Company. Wilmington, De-. and
granted thirty days ] ave of absence
with permission to apply for an extern
sion.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers J. w.
Glover, granted ten days sick leave.
Capt. j. G. Moore orde ed to report