Evening star., 1909-04-25
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

Capt. Commandant Worth G. Ross of
the revenue cutter service and c. A. Nc
Alister, engineer-in-chief of the service,
who are inspecting the revenue cutters
and stations on the Pacific coast, have
completed that work and will return to
this city this week. Since leaving here
they have visited San Francisco. Seattle.
Port Townsend and all points where
a revenue cutter service vessel is sta
toned.
Second Lieut. of Engineers Lucien J..
ker has reported for duty aboard the
new cutter Yamacraw. fitting out at the
Arundel Cove station of the revenue
cutter service, for duty on the Savannah
station. Lieut.. ker comes from the cut
ter Bear on the Pacific coast, where he
has been doing duty for the past two
years.
Second Lieut. Edward D. Jones has been
detached from service aboard the cutter
Apache. on the Chesapeake bay station,
for duty aboard the cutter Bear for an
arctic cruise. Second Lieut. Rodger c.
Weightman. who has been on duty
aboard the Bear for year. has arrived
Senior Capt. c. II. Mcclellan. retired;
Capt. F. s. Van Boskreck Of the cutter
Woodbury., on the Portland station, and
Third Lieut.. of Engineers A. III. Bixby,
from the cutter Onondaga- were visitors
at the department In the past week and
registered at the headquarters of the
service.
Tho boards Of officers examining the
papers of the candidates who took the
recent examination for appointment as
enue cutter service are still engaged in
the work. 1t will be a week or ten days,
or possibly longer. before the papers are
marked and the officers ready to report.
The young men who are successful In
passing the examination and who receive
the coveted appointment as cadets will
be sent on the cruise Of the training ship
1tasca this summer, and then Will re-
ceive their first initiation into the life
of q sailor. The Itasca will leave Balti-
more on the cruise In the latter part of
May and will be gone about three
months visiting European ports.
During the past week the cutters An
droscoggin and Acushnet were called to
| the assistance Of the British barkentine
Lakeside, of Yarmouth, N. S., ashore on
No Mans Land. on the Maine coast. The
! vessel was found In such a battered con.
dition as to be hopeless wreck, but the
| Acushnet was of service to the crew, one
of whom had both legs and one arm
broken from a fall.
This man was given medical attention
| aboard the cutter and was taken to Vim
| ydTQ Haven ana pldCSO hospital
| Yhe master of the Lakeside was taken tc
New Bedford.
Orders and instructions to officers in
| the revenue cutter service have been is.
| sued from the headquarters Of the serv-
ice in the Treasury Department as fol.
| lows:
Capt. D. p. Foley. granted thirty days
| leave from April Is, 1909.
Third Lieut.. of Engineers ]. F. Hahn
granted ten days leave from May
1909.
Capt. F.. NJ. Dunwoody granted two
days leave from April TO- 1909.
| Second Lieut.. f. d. Jones, granted FIVE
| days leave en- route under orders of the
9TH instant
First Lieut.. of Engineers Hermann
Kotzschmar, ordered to proceed to Boston
Mass, on official business and granted
eight days leave en- route.
| First Lieut.. of Engineers ]. B. Coyle
granted thirty days extension sick leave
Third Lieut.. of Engineers A. II. Bixby
granted two days leave from April Is
1909.
Capt. F. NJ. Dunwoody, granted sever
days leave from April 10, 1909.
| Third Lieut.. NJ. ]. Ryan, detached from
the Seneca and ordered to the Manning.
| Second Lieut.. J. III. Crozier. granted
| eighteen days leave with permission t,
| apply for an extension of ten days.
| Capt. of Engineers f. p. Webber. com
missioned captain Of engineers.
Senior Capt. A. p. r. Hanks. granted
thirty days leave from April 10. 1900, witt
permission to apply for an extension
Capt. A. ]. Henderson, granted ten days