Evening star., 1909-05-23

been in the hospital for several weeks,
has sufficiently recovered to return TO
duty on board the vessel at Arundel Cove
and assist in preparing the ship for the
coming summer cruise.
The cutter Manning. which is to do
duty in Alaskan waters during the COM
ing summer. sailed from Seattle for
Unalaska, Alaska, Thursday last. The
vessel is under the command of Capt W.
E. B. Jacobs who has succeeded Senior
Capt. Munger as commandant of the
Bering sea patrol feet Upon the ships
composing this fleet devolves the duty of
looking after American fishing interests in
the far north and the protection of the
seal from the depredations of japanese
and other fishermen. Vessels of the Meet
will visit arctic waters during the sum-
mer season.
A report received at the department
from Capt. Quinan commanding the cut
ter Tahoma, on her way from Baltimore
to Washington state. states that the
message directing him to proceed to
Alexandretta, by way of Gibraltar. was
received at st. Michaels. AZore Islands, on
the morning of March %. The vessel
was coaled at once and left st. Michaels
the same day. On the run to Gibraltar
a strong head wind and heavy sea were
encountered all of the way and the speed
of the vessel was somewhat reduced
thereby. The Tahoma passed in the
straits in the midst of heavy south
east gale and anchored off Gibraltar at
9:3O pm. on the I'd instant. The
usual exchange Of official visits with the
authorities of the port was made. and
after coaling the Tahoma sailed imme-
dately for Alexandretta and Mersina.
after communicating by cable with the
American ambassador at COnstantinople.
The TahOma is now at Alexandretta.
Much. stisfacton is felt with. the per-
formance of the Tahomas machinery on
the run of 2.396 miles from Cape Henry
to the Azores. The Tahoma used oply
one-half the amount of coal which Is
found necessary on the older vessels. At
her economical speed of about eight knots
this would indicate that the new vessel
has a steaming radius of approximately
1000 knots.
Orders and instructions to officers in
the revenue cutter service have been is
sued as follows:
First Lieutenant of Engineers L. L.
Jones, ordered to proceed TO home at San
Francisco, Cal. upon discharge from the
marine hospital at Fort Stanton, ". NJ.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers A. I.
Patterson. detached from the Gresham
and ordered to the Woodbury..
First Lieut.. John Mel and Second Lieu
tenant Of Engineers l.. c. Farwell. con-
stituted a board to inspect the marine
hospital barge Chapman.
First Lieutenant of Engineers c. w.
Zastrow, Constructor j. q. walton and
First Lieutenant of Engineers Hermann
GOtZSchmar, constituted a board to eX-
anime and mark the papers of certain en-
gineer officers for promotion.
Capt. G. L. Garden period of duty with
the Department Of Commerce and Labor
extended until December 81. 1903.
Senior Capt. A. p. r. Hanks, granted
fifteen days extension leave.
Capt. D. F. A. de Otte granted nine
days sick leave from April n. 1909.
Captain of Engineers E. P. Webber, de-
tached from the Woodbury., and granted
four months sick leave.
Second Lieut.. w. A. Benham. granted
ten days leave from June !, 1903.
Second Lieut. r. c. Weightman, de-
tached temporarily from the Apache and
ordered to the YamacraW.
Capt H. W. Broadbent, j. l.. Sill and
r. 0. Crisp. constituted board to ex-
anime and mark the papers OF certain
line officers for promotion.
The new cutter Yamacraw. now fitting
out for service al Arundel Cove, near
Baltimore. has been ordered to relieve
the cutter Onondaga at Norfolk for tenn
porary duty on the cruising station be-
tween Cape Hatteras and Delaware break
water. Upon being relieved by the YAM
acraw the Onondaga will go 10 Arundel
Cove to be overhauled. The ordering of
the Yamacraw upon this temporary serv-
ice will delay her taking her station at
Savannah for several weeks.
copy OF a letter from the Banca de
Londres OF Mexico, in which the officials
of that institution thank the government
for the services rendered by the cutter
Forward. Capt. F. G. Dodge. in assisting
the steamer Olympia from the rocks of
Tennessee reef. March "a last, has been
transmitted by the State Department to
the Treasury Department. The fact that
the Olympia was owned by the bank
called forth the letter.
The twenty new cadets OF the line and
the newly appointed cadet engineers have
aboard the practice cutter Itasca
at Arundel Cove for preliminary train
ing before sailing on the annual practice
cruise. which will this year embrace ports
in the Mediterranean Sea. The itinerary
of the ship as arranged and approved by
the revenue cutter service officials calls
for her leaving Baltimore May 26 for
Norfolk Ten days will be spent in the
lower part of Chesapeake bay. where the
cadets will be given target practice and
exercised in drills. After compasses are
adjusted the Itasca. June =, will turn her
prov seaward and the voyage will actual
ly commence. From Cape Henry the ves-
sci will go to Lisbon. touching at Ponta
del Gada Azores Islands. She will then
visit Gibraltar, arriving there about July
1. The Itasca will then enter the Medi-
terranean. cruising as far to the eastward
as Athens. Greece. and touching at Ville-
franche and a number of Italian ports
On her return to the United States she
will stop at Algiers and at Fuachal, Ma
deira, and is due to arrive at Fort