Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
Revenue Cutter Service.

Senior Capt. s. c. Newcomb, here on
official business In connection with the
life saving service, was visitor and reg
istered at the department this week.
Capt Oliver s. Wiley. retired, of this
city, who has been critically, i'll at his
home here for several weeks past, is con-
valescing and is able to be out for a
short time each day.
The derelict destroyer Seneca sailed q
day Or two ago in search of wreckage
reported off Nantucket and will endeavor
to ascertain the name OF the vessel from
which the wreckage came Should the
floating stuff be dangerous to navigation
It Will be destroyed by the crew of the
Seneca.
The revenue cutter Forward. on the
Key West station, has been withdrawn
from service and is undergoing repairs
al ner station. The ship will be put in
thorough order for winter service on the
guif coast The repairs to the ship will
be completed in two or three weeks.
Inc register of the revenue cutter serv-
ice OF the United States. the blue book of
the service, is in the hands of the printer
and Will be issued in a week or ten days.
Tne register gives the rank and service
OF all the officers. both on the
active ard retired lists, as we'll as ue-
scriptlons OF the ships Of the service and
The practice ship Itasca. with cadets
aboard on training cruise in southern
European waters. arrived at Genoa last
week. After stay of a few days the
Itasca VIII sail for Naples, where she is
scheduled to arrive July % The ship
Will remain in the Mediterranean sea un-
III the latter part of August when her
Prov will be, turned homeward. All
aboard the ship are reported we'll
The report of the commanding officer
or the cfof
at Galveston, regarding the recent hurri-
cane at that port, has been received by
the department. The ship was at Gal
weston during the Storm but rode it out
kind.
Captain of Engineers F. E. Owen and
Constructor William c. Besselievre. Jr..
have been instructed to go to New Or
leans and Galveston and make thor
ough examination of the cutters Winona
and Window to determine what repairs
are necessary to put the vessels in thor
Ough order for continued efficient service.
The cutter Tahoma, on her way from
Baltimore to Port Townsend. Washington
state, by the eastern route arrived at
Yokohama. Japan. July 81. Wednesday
she will sail for Unalaska. a distance of
$50 knots. On the way to the Alaskan
port the TahOma will call at the Island of
Attn, the most easterly of the Allutian
Islands, and will give the natives any as
sistance they may need After a few, days
stay at Unalaska, the ship will start on
the 16S6-knot run of the last leg of her
long journey to Port Townsend. She is
expected to arrive at that point about
August p, ten days later than the de-
partment calculated when she started
on the trip. This delay was caused by
her unexpected call to Turkish waters
to look after American interests during
the trouble there.
Nominations have been sent to the
Senate for the promotion of Capt William
r. REYNOLDS to the grade Of senior cap
tain; First Lieuts. c. E. Johnson and e.
). Cochran, to the grade of captain; Sec
ond Lieut. P. W. Lauriet. to be a first
Fowle, NJ. ]. Ryan, James Pines. E. J.
Donohue, W. X. Thompson and J. R.
Besse. TO be second lieutenants. These
nominations will be confirmed and the
commissions Of the new grades will be is
sued to the officers
Orders and instructions to officers in
the revenue cutter service have been
issued as follows:
Engineer-in-chief c. A. McAll.ster.
granted fifteen days leave from July 10,
1909
First Lieutenant Of Engineers T. G.
Lewton and Second Lieut. NJ. s. Hay,
constituted a board to survey the quar-
antine barge Defender at San Juan, P. r.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers c. P.
Kendall, granted nineteen days leave
from August 1, 1909.
Second Lieut.. ]. T. Drake. granted
thirty days leave from August 1, 1909
Second Lieut.. w. G. Ward, ordered to
the Mohawk upon discharge from the
Marine Hospital, Baltimore. Md.
First Lieut. ]. l.. Maher. granted
thirty days leave from August 1, 1909.
Second Lieutenant Of Engineers C. C.
Mcmillan granted thirty days extension
leave.
Constructor ]. Q. Walton. ordered to
proceed to Newport News. Va, and in
spect repairs to the steam machinery Of
the Onondago.
Capt, J. L. Sill, granted thirty days ex-
tension leave
First Lieut.. H. G. Hamlet, assigned as
aid to commanding officer of fleet of reve
nue. cutters at Hudson and Fulton cele-
bration during September and October
next
First Lieutenant Of Engineers c. NJ
Green. ordered to proceed to Amesbury,
Mass, and inspect power dory built for
the Forward.
general revenue cutter service court
is convened to meet on board the Seneca
the 18th instant for the trial OF First
Lieutenant of Engineers II. X. Spencer
under charges preferred by the assistant
secretary of the Treasury. Detail for
the court: Capt. D. P. Foley. Capt H.
NJ. Broadbent and First Lieutenant of
Engineers H. w. Spear. Second Lieuten-
as official prosecutor.
First Lieutenant Of Engineers A. ].
Howison. granted thirty days leave from
August ., 1909.
First Lieutenant of Engineers w E.
Maccoun. ordered to inspect launch, for
the public health and marine hospital
service at Fort Monroe, Va.