Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-02
IN new QUARTERS
Transfer of Revenue Cutter
Service Cadets
SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION
Treasury Department Gets Posses.
sion of Old Fort Trumhull, New
London, Conn.

BALTIMORE. August 2.-The trans
fer of the school OF instruction
of the United States revenue cutter
service from it's present location in Arun-
del cove. Curtis creek. to Kew London,
Conn. long expected by officers and
cadets of the service, became certainty
yesterday, when the control OF old Fort
| TrumbulI passed from the War Depart,
ment to the Treasury Department.
| Just when the school will be removed
to Fort Trumbull, which is so close to New
London that the distance between. the fort
and the center of the town can be walkeo
| i'm fifteen minutes, is not known. TIE
practice cutter Itasca, having on board
the cadets of the school. is now at sea
on her way to New London from tn.
Azore Islands, which were made the lasi
stopping place i'm the summer cruise Of
English and French waters.
The Itasca was formerly The gunboai
Bancroft and was turned over to the
revenue cutter service by the Navy De-
partment. The Chase, which was buii
in Baltimore by the old firm OF HenrS
| Brusstar & Co, was used as the tratnihs
ship until the Itasca was secured, and tht
Oriole was formerly the ship nsed by tht
MARYLAND naval militia. She was the
old sloop-of-war Dale before her name
was changed.
Old, Historic Post.
At Fort Trumbull it is probable thai
quarters ashore will be established for Of
ficers and cadets. The old post. which IL
one of the oldest and most historic In
New England, dating back to the revo'
lutionary war, is situated on a neck O.
land known as Fort Neck. Between thi,
and the principal part of New Londor
are a shipyard. machine shops and sew
eral Industrial plants.
| The old fort built somewhat on the
style of the old part of Fort McHenry
is on the end of the neck. and behins
1t are living quarters of its garrison
These include stone barracks and
building of stone divided into severa
compartments. which has been used a.
officers quarters. These buildings. II 1.
said could be remodeled to meet the
needs of the school. In addition to the
stone buildings there Is frame hospita
building
Fort Trumbull has been garrisoned by
the 132d Company of the Coast Artillery
Corps. This company has been at the
post awaiting the completion of Its quar-
tiers at Fort FL. G.. Wright, on Fishers
Island. Ten days ago, however the com
pany was transferred to its new quarters
and nothing stood in the way Of the
ktransfer of the post from the War De-
partment to the Treasury Department.
Military Feature Retained.
The giving up of the historic fort by the
War Department does not mean that il
will lose any of it's military feature. as
the revenue cutter service Is part oi
the armed service of the country, ane
in time of war becomes an active part OF
the navy. In time Of peace IL is the navy
of the Treasury Department, enforcing
the customs and navigation laws ano
performing in the winter patrol Of the
coasts to aid distressed vessels.
The nearest military neighbors of the
school will be the forts of the artillery
district of New London, which is under
the command of Lieut.. Col. William &
Rafferty,, well known i'm Baltimore as
commander of the local artillery district
are forts III. G. Wright. the headquar-
tiers, eight miles from the city: Terry,
thirteen miles away: Niche. clever
miles and Mansfield. at Watch Hill, r. l.
There are ten companies OF Coast Ar
tiIlery manning the neighboring forts.
| The training of cadets for the revenue
cutter service was authorized in 1876 ano
the first cadet appointed the following
year. The topsail schooner Dobbin was
fitted out as a practice ship. and at frs;
her headquarters were at Baltimore
After her first cruise however. she made
her headquarters at New Bedford, Mass
In 1878 the Dobbin was replaced by the
Baltimore-built bark Chase. which was
stationed in the winter at New Bedford
until 1890. When 1t was decided to Ill
vacancies in the lowest grade Of the line
by Naval Academy graduates who de-
sired to transfer, the Chase went out OF
commission for four years.
Theory and Practice.
| At the end of that time she went into
commission again and the time was spent
cruising i'm European and West lndiar
waters. laying up at southern ports
when it was found necessary to give the
oretical instruction as well as practical
work. In 1890. when headquarters of the
| school We're established at Arundel Cove
| the superintendent was Senior Capt. ID. A.
I Hall, retired. He was succeeded I'm 1870.
| by Senior Capt w. +. Reynolds. now
chief of the bureau of construction and
repair, with headquarters In the Local
custom house Capt. Reinburg succeeded
| Capt. Reynolds who in turn was re-
| placed by Capt. Jacobs.