Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

First Lieut.. Frederick Billiard. aid to the
captain commandant OF the revenue cut
ter service, who has been on special duty
at New York during the Hudson-Fuiton
celebration. will finish that duty tonight
and will return to his desk at the depart
ment tomorrow.
Lieut.. w. E. Atlee. executive officer
Of the cutter Onondaga. and Cadet P. D.
Johnson were visitors at the department
the past week. and inscribed their names
on the officers register
Early in the coming month most of the
cutters in service on the Atlantic coast
will be withdrawn from service for a
short time. to be made ready for winter
cruising work. This service will begin
December 1. Under the winter cruising
orders the vessels keep up a constant
patrol of the coast and of Chesapeake
bay on the lookout for vessels that may
be in trouble from storm. grounding, ice
or any cause. This coast patrol work
will be continued until April 1 Of the
coming year.
The prize cup won by a boat crew
from the cutter Apache, during the water
carnival at this city about a month ago.
after being on exhibition at the depart
ment for the past week. is to be placed
aboard the vessel where II can be seen
by the officers and men. The cup is a
beautiful one, and is suitably inscribed.
The winners of the trophy are proud of
1t. 1t is said the winning Of the cup will
stimulate interest in rowing among the
vessels of the service.
The revenue cutter Rush. Friday last.
arrived at Valdez, Alaska. having aboard
captured while poaching within the linn
it's of the Pribilof Islands. American ter
ritory. The prisoners will be tried al the
next term OF the United States courts
of Alaska. After turning the prisoners
over to the marshal for the district OF
Alaska the Rush sailed from Valdez to
take up her station again at Juneau.
Alaska.
The cutter McCulloch is ordered to take
part in the Portola festivities at San
Francisco to be held October 10 to %.
The ceremonies are in commemoration
of the 14Oth anniversary OF the founding
Of San Francisco by Gaspar de Portola.
The festivities will also commemorate the
anniversary Of the great conflagration.
The AndroScOggtn is now at the works
Of the Fore River Shipbuilding Company.
Quincy. Mass, where she will undergo
repairs
The cutters Seneca. Mohawk and
Gresham have been detached from the
revenue cutter patrol fleet on the Hud-
son river and have resumed their regular
stations. Senior Capt. D. p. Foley. COM
manding the patrol fleet, has retained the
Seminole. Manhattan and Guide, and these
vessels will take part in the celebration
along the upper Hudson.
Friday last the cutter Apache took the
officers of the Association of Military
Surgeons to Mount Vernon and return.
Orders and instructions to officers In
the revenue cutter service have been is
sued as follows:
First Lieut.. A. L. Gamble granted nine
days leave from October is.
Constructor w. c. Besselievre, tr., or
dered to proceed to Quincy, Mass: New
York. N. Y. and Arlington, n. j.. on IN
spection duty.
Second Lieut.. ]. A. Alger. ordered to
resume leave Of absence.
First Lieutenant of engineers j. E.
Derry. granted thirty days leave, from
October IS.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers G. w.
Cairnes, ordered to the Acushnet for tenn
porary duty during the absence on leave
of First Lieutenant of Engineers ]. E.
Dorry.
First Lieut.. Eugene Blake, jr., grant
ed twenty days leave upon the arrival
of the Peary at Port Townsend, Wash.
with permission to apply for an extension.
First Lieutenant of Engineers H. F.
Schoenborn, granted thirty days leave
upon the arrival of the Perry at Port
Townsend, Wash.
First Lieut.. J. F. Hotel. granted fif-
teen days leave from October 16, with
permission to apply for an extension of
fifteen days.