Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
CAPTAIN WnITWORTH RETIRED
LONG AND USEFUL CAREER IN
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.
Tahoma to Start on Trip Around the
World in Few Days-Orders
and Instructions.

revenue cutter service, in consequence OF
having reached the age limit fixed by
law, after long and useful career on all
stations of the service. Capt. Whitworth
was born in Maryland March 20, 1915
and in December. 1853. he entered the
navy and saw active service until Novem-
Der. 1865, when he was discharged April
70, 1896. he was again appointed to the
navy, and was finally mustered out of
service December. 1868. During this
period he saw service aboard the sloop OF
war Lackawanna. stationed at the Ha-
waiian Islands. June, 1874, he entered the
revenue cutter service and reached the
grade Of captain Of engineers May. 1913.
In consequence of having served in the
navy during the civil war. Capt. Whit
worth retires with the rank of engineer
In chief of the service. His last active
duty was the experimenting Of the build
ing and installation of the machinery OF
the new cutters Tahoma and Yamacraw
at Camden. N. ]. The retirement of Capt
Whitworth advances First Lieut.. Of En-
gineers +. P. Weber. Second Lieut.. OF
Engineers F. G. Snyder and Third Lieut.
OF Engineers j. F. Hahn to the next high
est grade.
The winter cruising period for vessels OF
the revenue cutter service on the Atlantic
coast closed April 1, and the vessels will
now receive their spring overhauling and
will be made ready for summer service
on the different stations During the
winter cruising period the vessels of the
service were OF assistance to numerous
vessels in distress and saved much valu-
able floating property.
The new revenue cutter TahOma is AT
Baltimore having her wireless telegraph
outfit installed. and about April 10 she
Will hoise her anchor aboard and start on
a long voyage around the world to reach
her station at Port Townsend, Washing
ton state. The vessel as was stated, will
go by way of the Suez canal, and it will
be the second revenue cutter to make the
trip, the cutter McColloch having been
sent from the Atlantic to the Pacific by
that route a number of years ago.
Trip of $4,000 Miles
The voyage is one OF about 1900 miles
and frequent stops will be made en- route
for coal and supplies. The officers Of the
Tahoma are Capt j. II. Quinan, First
Lieut.. Charles Satterlee, executive officer:
Second Lieut.. f. s. Addison. navigating
officer. Second Lieut.. A. H. Scally, ord
nance officer: Second Lieut. r. r. Waes-
che, watch officer. The engineers depart
ment includes First Lieut.. j. l. BRYAN.
Second Lieut. H. NJ. Hepburn, Third
Surgeon ]. S. Baggess. late of the marine
hospital service. will make the trip. The
warrant officers Of the Tahoma are Boat
swain E. w. Engelsen, Gunner A. l..
Shorpp, carpenter w. E. Russell and Ma
chinist j. w. BOggs. Besides these Off
GERS the Tahoma has crew of tifty-seyen
men.
Cap. Worth G. Ross. captain com
mandant of the revenue cutter service
left Washington March 81 on an extend
ed visit to the stations of the service
on the Pacific coast. Engineer in Chief
Charles A. McAllister accompanied Cant
Ross on the trip. These officers are 10
inspect All the cutters on the Pacific
coast and to inquire into the needs of
the service. and before returning to this
city, April 81. they will visit San Fran
cisco. Seattle. Port Townsend and othe,
points on the coast
Senior Capt, David A. Hall. retired
Capt. or Eng1neers II. c. Whitworth
retired. and First Lieut.. Charles Sat
terlee of the Tahoma were among the
visitors to the department. and register
ed in the division of the service during
the past week.
Preparing for Pacific Cruise.
The McColloch, Bear. Thetis and otbe,
vessels of the service stationed on tn,
Pacific are being prepared for theil
cruising work to the seal islands off tn.
Alaskan coast and for duty on tn,
Alaska station and in the Pacific The
stations have not yet been arranged but
their orders will be issued shortly.
The new revenue cutter Snohomish
built at Camden. n. j.. for duty as I
life-savfng vessel on the coast of Wash
ington. arrived at her destination al
Port Townsend March 26. and will TAX,
up her duties at once. The Snohomisf
sailed from Norfolk December 10. 1908
and made the trip of over 10000 miles
without mishap. On the day the Sno
homish arrived at San Francisco she in
augurated her useful work on the Pacific
err r. I. Inman. ashore on the Cali Cor
mia coast On the trip around Soutl
America to Port Townsend the steamer
followed exactly the schedule outlined
for he cruise.
The candidates for this city and near
by towns who have been designated tt
take the examination for appointment,
as cadets of the line and cadet engineers
in the revenue cutter service will pre-
sent themselves the Treasury De
partment tomorrow morning to begir
the work 1t is expected that the exam
ina will take the greater part of the
coming week.
The cutter Gresham March 81 f1oateI
the schooner William A. Moore. which
had run aground during a heavy south
east gale March % while sendeavoring to
put into ProvincetOwn harbor.
On the same day the WinOna floated the
four-masted schooner Edward III. Cole
ashore on the edge of the channel a,
Gulfport Miss.
The Forward March &c rendered as
sistance to the Mexican steamer Olympia
Information was received by the com
handing officer of the Forward from the
commandment Of the naval station at Key
West that there was steamer ashore
near Alligator reef lighthouse and in need
of assistance. The vessel was found to