Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

Capt G. H. Ubboroth commanding
the revenue cutter Tuscarora on the great
lakes. on leave of absence from his vessel,
was visitor to the department during
the week. Capt. Ubboroth is here on a
visit to his son, member OF the third
class at the Naval Academy
First Lieut.. S. B. Winram has been or
dered to San Juan. P. r., to relieve Capt.
J. NJ. Moore, commanding the cutter AL
gonquin. Capt Moore is to relieve Capt.
Wild OF the command of the cutter
Apache, on the Chesapeake. The trans
fer of the CheSa peake station ship will
not take place until the latter part of the
present month Capt. Wild will shortly
be promoted to the grade of senior cap
tain.
The life-savving cutter Snohomish. on
her way to the Pacic coast to take station
at Noah Bay, arrived at Pernambuco,
Brazil New Year day. The report re-
ceived at the department from her COM
mandng officer states that all aboard are
well. The vessel will take coal and
supplies and will sail from Pernambuco
January ;.
The next stop Of the Snohomish will be
at Montevideo which she will reach
about January II. The Snohomsh a week
ago was in company at the Barbados
with several other government craft on
their way to the Pacific. In the report
made by the commander of the Snoho-
mish no mention OF the other vessels is
made.
The cutter Manning, which will do duty
on the coast of Washington during the
winter, has arrived at Nowah bay, starts
OF San Juan de Fuca. where she will have
her headquarters Like the vessels en-
gagged in winter cruising on the Atlantic,
the Manning will look ont for vessels in
distress on the coast of Washington. and
will make cruises up the coast of Van
couver where American ships often get
in trouble.
The section to he patroled by the Man
ming is the most dangerous on the Pa
cfic coast, and is termed its graveyard.
The Manning is the only vessel of the
revenue cutter fleet employed in winter
cruising on the Pacific coast.
The revenue service derelict destroyer
Seneca has had a busy time during the
past week. Besides blowing up dere-
let on the Massachusetts coast and tow
ing into Newport News an abandoned
schooner she also located and blew up
the sunken vessel reported about seven
miles east Of Asseteague life saving sta
ton.
The report of the presence of the yes
sci was made by the life savers at ASA
league. The cutter Onondaga from Nor
folk was sent out to blow her up. Before
I the Onondaga reached the wreck the
Seneca had found and destroyed it.
The vessel was three-masted schoon-
er. All three maStS were showing above
the water No report of the name OF the
vessel was contained in the reports reach
ing the department from the Seneca.
Senior Capt. Francis G. r. Wadsworth
was retired from the service December
80 by direction of the President. having
reached the age limit as fixed by law.
Capt. Wadsworth entered the revenue
cutter service as third lieutenant in June,
1874. and. passing through the various
grades, reached the rank of captain in
April, 1862 and senior captain in MAY,
1908.
His last duty was with the life saving
service at New York. He has done duty
on all the stations of the revenue cutter
service. During the war with Spain he
was executive officer of the cutter Win
dom on the coast of Cuba and was
awarded bronze medal by Congress for
participation In the battle of Cienfuegos,
May II. 1898.
The cutter Gresham, Capt Perry, on
the Boston station, found the schooner
Mildred Thompson of Gloucester ashore
on Georges Island and In danger of be-
ing seriously damaged. The Gresham,
after considerable trouble, foated her
and lowed her into Boston. The vessel
belongs to the Atlantic Merchandise Com
pany of Boston and is commanded by
Capt. Devine. She is valued at $1,000
and her cargo of fish at $3.50.
Orders to officers in the revenue cutter
service have been issued during the past
week follows:
First Lieut.. b. III. Camden, granted ten
days sick leave.
Capt of Engineers c. T. Coffin, granted
thirty days extension leave.
Sirst Lieut. of Engineers ii. L. Butler
detached from the Tuscarora and ordered
to the Winona.
Second Lieut.. Of Engineers W. c. My
ers detached from the Winona and or
dc TO InI,s IL
First Lieut.. of Engineers J. I. Bryan,
detached from the Mohawk and ordered to
the Tahoma.
Capt of Engineers II. c. Whitworth
Capt. F. NJ. Dunwoody and First Lieut..
Of Engineers kotzschmar. constituted
board to witness the underway trial of
the GamacraW.
Senior Capt. W. II. Cushing Capt. of
Engineers L. G. Schwartz, Capt A. ].
Henderson, Surgeon w. G. Simpson, T. S
+. H. and NJ. II. s., and Passed Assistant
Surgeon j. Fl. Oakley. T.. S. r. III. and
NJ ii. S. constituted retiring board for
the examination OF First Lieut.. of En-
gineers l.. T. Jones.
First Lieut.. of Engineers j. 7. Jones,
ordered 10 report to president OF retiring
board for examination.
Second Lieut.. of Engineers S. NJ. Rock.
granted seven days extension sick ,eave
and ordered TO the Pamiico for temporary
duty upon expiration OF sick leave.
Senior Capt. +. g. F. Wadsworth. de-
tached from duty as assistant Inspector
and superintendent of construction of
life-savnS stations, ordered to home and
retired from active service on account OF
age as of the 3Oth instant.
Second Lieut.. of Engineers III. NJ. Hep
burn detached from duty as assistant in
spector of labor and materials at the
works of the New York Shipbuiiuing
Company at Camden, n j., and ordered
to the Tahoma.
Capt \. F. r. Hanks, ordered to duty
as assistant inspector and superintendent
of construction of life-saVing stations.