Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-19
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

The big fve-masted schooner Fannie
Palmer of the Palmer fleet OF Boston,
which was hard and fast ashore on Salt
Key bank. east end of the Muretas keys.
Bahama Islands. was f1oated early in the
past week by the revenue cutter For
ward which was sent from Key West
by orders from the department as soon
as the news of the schooner being
ashore was received. The Palmer was
in danger of being lost when the cutter
reached here. aI< considerable trouble
was had in getting her ahoat She was
uninjured.
The revenue cutter Acushnet.. at New
Bedford. went to the assistance of the
steamer James s. Whitney. which went
ashore on the Massachusetts, coast early
Friday morning, and while ashore caught
fire. The vessel was towed by the
-Acushnet to the west side OF Vineyard
Haven harbor, where she was beached in
nineteen feet of water. Her holds were
then Hooded to put out the flames. The
steamer was on her way from New York
to Boston when the accident occurred
The cutter Apache, which was in port
here about July 4, was hauled out on a
marine railway on her return to Balti-
propeller, and had minor repair work
done The vessel Is now lying at anchor
in Baltimore harbor and will sail Mondav
for oxford, Nd, where She will patrol
the course of the yacht club regetta
The revenue cutter service practice
cruiser Itasca, which has aboard the
classes of cadets from the school of in
struction at Arundel Cove, Md. has COM
pleted her trip in European waters and is
on her way back home. She sailed from
Cherbourg, France, where she was an
chored for a week. July 10. July "a she is
scheduled to reach Ponta Delgada, Azores
eytz
%, when she will start on the last leg of
her cruise to the United States. New
London. Conn. will be reached Angus;
8. The ltasca will return to Arundel
Cove i'm the latter part of September
The cadets have had good time and have
been entertained at all ports they visited
The schooner Lizzie 4. Williams. a well
known trader to this port, ran aground
in the Neuse river. North Carolina, last
week The cutter Pamlico went to her
assistance, and after several hours work
succeeded in floating her uninjured. \
launch of the Pamlico towed the vessel
to a wharf at Newborn and locked her
The master of the Williams. in letter
to the department, expresses his appre-
citation of the good work done by the
Pamlico.
A letter has also been received at the
department from the master of the steam
ship Algonquin, expressing his 0thanks
for the service rendered his ship by the
cutter Winona. The Algonquin had gene
ashore in Mobile harbor. and the cutter
made several efforts to float her. Nothing
could be accomplished. however. until
portion of the cargo on the ship was re-
moved -
The cutter Yamacraw has been in
structed to look out for an obstruction
to navigation. a derelict. last reported in
latitude 81 degrees % minutes north ana
longitude "a degrees 4 minutes west.
Cadet l.. B. Saville OF the practice
cutter Itasca, having developed symptoms
of typhoid fever. was left in the naval
hospital at Portland. England fer treat
ment His condition was not considered
serious, but he was transferred Ito the
hospital to receive the careful nursing
that is demanded in typhoid fever cases.
Orders and instructions to officers in the
revenue cutter service have been issued
as follows:
First Lieut.. F. C. Billiard. granted thirty
days leave, commencing July &c. -
First Lieut.. H. G. Fisher. granted thirty
days leave. commencing July a.
Capt. j. c. CantwelI granted thirty
days leave, commencing August y
Thirt Lieut.. G. T. Finlay, grained five
days extension of leave.