Evening star., 1909-03-14
REVENUE CUTTER NOTES.

Senior Capt. John F. Wild. now on
waiting orders: First, Lieut. OF Engineers
Horatio N. Wood Of the training ship
Itasca and Third Lieut.. of Engineers P
G. Pierce, retired. visited and registered
at the division of the revenue cutter
service in the Treasury Department dur
ing the week
First Lieut.. Albert II. Buhner. COM
manding the cutter Rush, temporarily at
Seattle. who was struck by street car
at Seattle several weeks ago and thought
to be badly injured. has recovered. The
department is notified that he has re-
turned to the command of his ship.
Capt OF Engineers Horace c. Whit
worth. who has been supervising the con-
struction of the cutter Yamacraw at Cam
den, n. J., will retire from active survice
March %. having reached the age limit
for active duty. In consequence of Capt.
Whrworth having seen active duty in the
United States Navy during the civi
he will retire with the rank of engineer
in-chef of the service, the next grade
above the one he now holds.
The cutter Snohomish, on her way from
Wilmington to the Straits of Fuca, state
of Washington, arrived at San Diego
Cal, Thursday last. Her commanding
officer reports all aboard well. The vessel
will remain at San Diego until March IL
her crew chance to go ashore. From
that point she will sail for San Fran
cisco. which will be reached in a few
days The stop at San Diego is the first
the Snohomish has made in American ter
ritory since she left the Delaware several
months ago.
The revenue cutter Androscoggin. Capt.
George G. Carmine, has been ordered from
the Portland. Me-, station to New York
to take the place of the cutter Mohawk
which is undergoing repairs at New York
1t is understood that several weeks will
be required to repair the damage done
the hull of the Mohawk by the rocks Of
He'll Gate. and while she Is out Of service
the Androscoggin will do duty in its place
The cutter Woodbury., at Rockland, Me,
will temporarily take up the work Of the
Androscoggin upon the Portland station.
On the return of the Mohawk to service
the vessels named will return to their sta
tionS.
The derelict destroyer Seneca, Capt.
Reynolds, sailed from New York last
week in search Of the three-masted
the Atlantic about $50 miles to the south
of Sandy Hook. The plight Of the
schooner was reported by the steamship
Cynthiana, which passed her in dis
abled condition Wednesday last. The
master of the steamer offered to take off
the crew of the vessel. after he had at
tempted to tow II. but the offer was re-
fused. The Seneca will bring the schoon-
The cutter Onondaga has sailed from
the delaware station in search OF two
vessels reported in disabled condition
off the Canes of the Delaware, and on
finding them will do what Is necessary to
save them and their crews.
A board to inquire into the causes OF
the grounding of the cutter Mohawk Feb
ruary 26. in He'll Gate, and to fix the
responsibility for ii has been ordered TO
assemble at New York The hearings
will ralr MI 40
ngs of the board will be sent for approval
to the Secretary of the Treasury The
board consists of Senior Capt. John +.
Wild Capt +. NJ. Dunwoody, inspector
of la Dor and material on the cutter Yama-
craw. building at Camden, y. j, and
Capt. ]. II. Quinan, commanding cut
ter Tahoma. with Third Lieut. OF
Engineers Martin y. Doyle as recorder
The department has issued orders for
the immediate graduation of the class
of cadet engineers al the school of in
struction of the revenue cutter service az
Arundel Cove Md. The class consists of
twelve young men who have completed
the required course of study and are
now ready for duty aboard the vessels
Of the service. Commissions as third lieu
tenants of engineers have been issued to
Francis T.. Fitch of New York. Benja-
min c. McFadden of Illinois. Charles Il.
Sugden of Virginia and Kent w. Kraft.
Tie remaining members of the class viii
receive their commissions on completion
of the probationary period prescribed DA
law The young engineers will be as
signed 10 active duty aboard cruising YES
sells of the service within the next few
days A new class of cadet engineers
wi Il he formed of those who are sue
cessful in passing the examinations for
admission TO the school of instruction,
to be held at various points i'm the coun-
try early i'm the coming month.
Orders and instructions to officers in
the revenue cutter service have been is
sued from the division of the service in
the Treasury Department as follows:
Capt c. NJ. Daniels. ordered TO the
Marine Hospital. San Francisco, Cal. for
treatment.
First Lieut. John Boedeker. granted
thirty days extension sick leave.
Capt. ]. II. Brown. granted thirty days
extension sick leave.
First Lieut.. a. H. Buhner, granted ten
days SEX leave.
First Lieut.. Fl. II. Wolf. granted ten
days leave.
First Lieut. ". a. O'Malley granted
two days leave.
Second Lieut.. G.. +. Wilcox. detached
from the AnGroscoggn, ordered to the
Thetis and granted ten days leave en-
route.