Evening star., 1909-01-24
Revenue Gutter Notes.

Orders to officers in the revenue cutter
service have been issued from the bu-
reau of the service in the Treasury De-
partment. as follows:
Senior Capt j. F. Wild, commissioned
a senior captain.
Capt J. G. Ballinger. commissioned a
captain
First Lieut.. H. G. Fisher. granted six
days leave.
| thirty days extension sick leave.
| Second Lieut.. of Engineers w. G.. Mag
| iathlin, granted ten days leave.
Second Lieut. of Engineers j. w. Clio
yer. granted fifteen days extension sick
| leave.
Capt. r. o. Crisp. granted two days
leave.
| The floating last week of the schooner
Perdleton Satisfaction by the cutter
| Apache from the shoals off Little Island.
on the Virginia coast. about twenty miles
below Capt Henry. is reported to have
been an excellent piece of work. 1t was
generally thought the vessel would be
lost.
| The Apache went 10 the assistance of
the stranded vessel in heavy storm.
Before 1t could be flOated the crew OF
| the Apache had to iettison her deckload
| of lumber and pump the schooner out.
The schooner was leaking badly and
her rudder was disabled In tow of the
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for repairs.
The Pendleton Satisfaction was bound
| from Brunswick, Ga. loaded with rail
| road ties for Perth Amboy, \. ]. She is
owned by Pendleton Bros. of Bath. Me.
and is 154 feet ) inches long, 30 feet
beam and l. feet 5 inches deep. She
| was formerly the Myra B. Weaver and
| was built in 1SSS by John Mcdonald of
Bath, Me.
Capt Worth G. Ross. commandant Of
the revenue cutter service. attended last
night the banquet of the Maritime Asso-
citation in New York and was one Of
the speakers Capt. Ross will return to
his Office in the Treasury Department to-
morrow.
Lieut.. A. II Scully of the revenue cut
| ter, Snohomish. on her way from Balti-
| more to Puget sound. Washington, was
taken i'll on the voyage. and was landed
at Barbados Lieut.. Scully has recovered
from his illness and has returned to
Baltimore. He will be assigned to other
duties in few days.
The new cutter Yamacraw. now at
| Camden. n. j., at the works of its build
ers receiving finishing touches. will be
ready 10 sail for Baltimore In q few
days. At Arundel Cove she will be fitted
out for service on the south Atlantic
| coast, with headquarters at Savannah.
| Capt. F. NJ. Dunwoody has been as
signed to command. First Lieut.. III. T.
Fisher is executive officer and Second
Lieut.. w. c.. Ward is navigator.
| one dOQltiOndl OTIlCeT Oh tHe line Is YET
to be assigned. First Lieutenant of En-
gineers c. A. Wheeler will have charge
of the engine room.
Since the new regulations giving en-
listed men better pay and more privileges
went into effect about a year ago the
| records of the service show that Ieser-
tions have dropped off over 60 per cent.
| That the service Is looked upon with
favor by seafaring men Is shown by the
fact that enough men offered themselves
for shipment on the new vessels of the
| service to more than man them. Recruit
ing officers were able to pick good men
from those applying for admission to the
service
| In past years ii was often difficult to
secure good men to man the ships of the
service fleet. Crews were largely made
up of foreigners. AS In the navy. this
element will be gradually weeded out.
! The recent changes In the dress uni
forms of the commissioned officers of the
service have. as a general thing met with
warm approval of officers
The new regulations provide for a more
serviceable dress uniform and has cut