Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-18
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

Henry s. Merrell. assistant chief OF the
division of the revenue cutter service, Is
on leave of absence.
Cadet Thomas S. Klinger. third class.
school of instruction. revenue cutter serv-
ice. is on ten days leave of absence,
which he is spending at his home in this
city.
Capt. w T.. Reynolds and Capt. III. NJ.
Broadbent were recent visitors to the
division of the service in the Treasury.
Capt Broadbent is on his way from Will
mington. Del, 10 Norfolk to take COM
mand of the cutter Seminole.
Capt. J. H. Brown. commanding the
service depot at Arundel Cove. Md, has
been ordered to report at the departs ent
on official business.
The recently appointed cadets of the line
and of the engineer corps OF the revenue
cutter service have been ordered to re-
port at the school of instruction at Arun-
del Cove Md. Tuesday, October 10 for
preliminary instruction prior to the open
| ing OF the regular course of studies al
. the school in the latter part of this month
! There are nineteen young men in the
new classes.
The service training ship Itasca ar
rived at Arundel Cove early i'll the past
week from Philadelphia. where she had
been taking part in the 2oIth Dirt hday
celebrations. The Glasses of cadets aboard
her We're then given leave of absence
/ ul1i Ottobef Wfiel inc winter course
of study at Arundel Cove will be taken
up. The ItaSca. under the command of
Capt. John f. Renberg. has just COM
pleted Il fOur-month practice cruise in
European waters that WAS the most sue
cessful ever made under the direction of
til" revenue cutter service.
Tie revenue cutter Perry, which Will
remain IN Alaskan waters during the
canning winter. arrived at Joneau from
Boring sea October IN. The Perry is
Ill
j. Haake. with First Lieut.. Henry w.
Pope as executive officer. First Lieut..
of Engineers Henry j.. Schoenborn. with
Second Lieut.. of Engineers l.. J. Ker as
his assistant, is III Charge OF the engine
roorl of the Perry.
The cutter Bear which was detailed TO
convey witnesses from points on the coast
of Alaska To Valdez. to attend the trial
of the Japanese seal poacherS, has been
detained "a that port by the trial, which
is reported to he still in progress. The
Bear will not be able TO leave for San
Francisco. where she has been ordered for
the winter, until the latter part of this
month.
The cutter Yamacraw. which is build
ing at the works OF the New York Ship
building Company at Camden, y. j.. is
now the only vessel building for the
service, five or six new ships having been
launched this year. The Yamacraw is a
sister ship of the Tahoma, which was
cruising service the south Atlantic,
with headquarters at Savannah.
The vessels of the service will in a
short time return 10 port 10 overhaul and
be- put in good shape Tor the taking up
of the winter cruising work on the At
lantic and Pacific coasts. This work was
begun by the direction of President Roose-
welt, and ii has been the means of saving
much valuable marine property in the
past four years. The cruising work gen.
orally begins about December /. and il
will be started about that date this win
ter. Orders for the work will be issued
within the next month
The revenue cutter and life-saving tug
SnohomiSh is at the service station at
Arundel Cove near Baltimore. having her
stores and equipment put aboard. pre-
paratory TO sailing for station on the
Pacific coast. \ crew is being shipped
for the vessel and il is the calculation
of the officers of the revenue cutter serv-
ice that she will be able To leave Arun-
del Cove on her long voyage of over
4.UGO miles about the middle Of next
month AS has been stated. the Snoho-
mish is designed for duty at Neah bay
at the entrance to Puget sound state
of Washington. to save lives and marine
property often lost in the heavy gales that
sweep over that part OF the Paclf1c- The
tug is strongly built and will be able TO
stand much rough treatment from heavy
seas in which she must navigate on her
errands of mercy Officers have been as
signed to the ship To this time as fol-
lows: Capt. +. A. Lewis. commanding;
First lieut.. B. l.. Brockway. executive
officer; First Lieut.. of Engineers John b.
Turner chief engineer. and Second Lieut.
of Engineers John T. Carr assistant en-
gineer Second Lieut. Thomas \. Stanley
will probably be assigned 10 the ship
also
Orders and instructions to officers in
the service have been issued from the
office of the captain commandment as fol-
lows:
First Lieut. F. c. Billiard ordered to
proceed to Philadelphia, Pa, and Camden
n j. on official business.
Capt. F. y. Lewis detached from the
Androscoggin, ordered TO home and wait
orders. and given preparatory orders to
command the Snohomish.
First Lieut.. of Engineers j. E Derry.
granted thirty days leave.
Capt. G.. c. Carmine. granted forty-tiye
days extension leave.
The following have been appointed cadets
in the revenue cutter service and or
dered to report to the school of instruc-
ton a Arundel Cove. Nd. October 20: H.
q. Heminway. S. S. Yeandle. J. T. Stika
w. c. Gardner. r. L. Lucas c. +. An
Stett. r. f.. Messersmith, j. r. Webb. f.
Z. Nichols. 4. q. Rudd F. Zscheuschler.
The following have been appointed cadet
engineers and ordered to report at the
school of instruction October 20: j. ].
Thomas. c. ~ Eaton, H. j. Kerr. c. j.
Odend' hal. W IL Doron. {. II. Kendall,
\. +. Lunkens III. G. Roach.
Second Lieut.. Of Engineers j. L. Glover,