Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
Revenue Cutter Service.

Second Lieut.. G. Wilcox, who has been
detached from the cutter Androscoggin.
temporarily at New York, and ordered to
the cutter Thetis, at Seattle, to take part
in an arctic cruise, was visitor to the
department during the week on his way
from New York to his new station.
Capt. Worth G. Ross, captain command
ant of the revenue cutter service, will
leave here shortly for the Pacific coast,
where he will make an inspeo lion of the
vessels and stations of the service. Capt.
Ross will be absent from his desk for
several weeks. Henry s. Merrill. assist
ant chief of the division, and Lieut.. Fred
erick c. Billiard. aid to the captain COM
mandant. will look after affairs uring
his absence.
The revenue cutter Mohawk. injured by
grounding upon the rocks in He'll Gate.
New York harbor, about a month ago. has
returned to service. the damaged hull of
the vessel having been repaired and other
work done to the ship to put it in thor
oueh order for active duty. The cutter
Androscoggin, Capt. c. c. Carmine. from
the Portland, Me. station, which has been
doing duty at New York while the Mo-
hawk was out of service, will return to
her station on the Maine coast in a few
days.
Senior Capt. F. II. Newcomb. Capt. Will
liam +. Reynolds Of the cutter ter. Seneca ast..e
Gresham. detailed as general court,
will assemble aboard the cutter Mohawk
at New York April for the trial of Capt.
s. NJ. Landrey. commanding ohcer OF the
of the grounding of that vessel in New
York harbor February 26. 1909. First
Lieut.. G.. s. Cochran will act as recorder
of the court. This will be one of the
| most important trials that mas taken
place In recent years in the revenue cut
| ter service and Its findings will be waited
with more than ordinary interest by
every officer in the service.
The revenue cutter Yamacraw, recently
| completed at the works of the New York
Shipbuilding Company, at Camden. n. j.,
| has arrived at the Arundel cove station
of the service to be fitted out with stores
and equipment preparatory to sailing for
Savannah Ga. at which port the new
vessel will be stationed. The Yamacraw
| is sister ship of the Tahoma. now at
Arundel cove being fitted out for service
on Puget sound.
She is 1850 gross tons. 1872 feet long
over all. 81 feet inches beam and Is rect
deep.
The new vessel is constructed of steel
throughout and is thoroughly modern.
She has a triple expansion engine. with
cylinders Is, 70 and a inches in diameter.
with a 30-inch stroke. Two water tube
| boilers supply the necessary steam.
The revenue cutter Snohomisf, which
| sailed from Baltimore several months ago
! for Seattle, Wash. going by way OF Cape
Horn, has arrived at San Francisco and
| will soon start on the last leg OF her voy-
age. On arriving at San Francisco Capt.
+. A. Lewis was notified OF a vessel at
| sea in distres and the Snohomish at once
| left San Francisco in search of the ship.
| The result of the search is not known.
Orders and instructions to officers in
| the revenue cutter service have been Is
sued as follows:
First Lieut.. l.. T. Cutter, ordered to
| proceed to Baltimore, Nd. on official
business
| The following third lieutenants of en-
gineers are each granted seven days
| leave en- route to their respective stations
under orders of the 18th instant: b. C.
McFadden. X. w. Kraft. r. Z. Fitch ard
| c. f. Sudgen.
The following cadet-engineers are each
granted seven days leave en- route to their
| respective stations, under orders OF the