Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-01
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

First Lieut. C. w. Cairnes, from the
cutter Manhattan, at New York, visited
and registered at the department during
the past week.
First Lieutenant of Engineers S. NJ
Rock, who has been attached to the cutter
Apache in the Baltimore station for Sew
eral months past. has been detached
from that vessel and, on completion or a
leave of absence, is ordered TO report to
the cutter Pamlico on the North caro-
lima sounds.
Capt d. P Foley. who is to command
the Bering sea patrol fleet during the
season now about to open, Will sail from
Seattle aboard the cutter Manning about
the middle OF May.
Senior Capt. William Z. Reynolds, En-
gineer-ln-Chief Charles a. McAllister,
Constructor William G.. Besselievre, jr.,
and First Lieutenant of Engineers Herr
mann kotschmar, a board or officers APP
pointed to examine the revenue cutter
Algonquin to determine what repairs
should be made to her, have completed
the inspection and bids for the work will
now be asked.
The bill authorizing the construction
of two new revenue cutters having Deen
signed by the President, plans for the
vessels will be prepared by the con
structing officers OF the service, and the
shipbuilders of the country Will be asked
to bid on their construction. The vessels
thing afioat. and are TO cost about $3.50
600 each.
The fleet which will patrol Boring sea
during the coming summer to prevent
depredations on the seal rookeries and
other violations of law are preparing to
assemble in Alaskan waters. The cutter
Bear will leave San Francisco tomorrow,
the cutter Perry will sail May and the
Manning about May 30. Aboard the lat
ter vessel Will sail CAPTAIN of Engineers
E. Z. Weber. who has been assigned to
duty as fleet engineer of the patro.
The cutter Apache, the Chesapeake
station, is at the Arundel Cove station of
the service to land gear and stores she
had aboard while employed in winter
cruising on the bay under presidential
orders. She will return to service on
the completion of painting of house and
hull and OF some minor repairs.
Inc maritime interests o. The country
are so much pleased with the good work
done during the past winter by the de-
relict destroyer Senca in removing
dangerous dcrelicts from the paths of
vessels that a movement has been started
to induce Congress TO authorize the con-
struction of two additional vessels of
the Seneca class. The movement was
started at the meeting of the New York
Maritime Exchange held last manth. If
the ships are built il is proposed to sta
ton one Of them in the Gulf of Mexico,
and the other on the south Atlantic coast,
IL aving the Seneca TO look after the north
Atlantic coast.
The cutter Acushnet, in response to a
wireless message, went to the aid OF the
three-maSted schooner Emily f. North
am. which had gone ashore on the Horse
shoal in Vineyard sound and tOwed into the
vessel was fioated and towed into the
Vineyard leaking slightly. She was on
her way from New York TO MOncton, n.
B., with coal
All the young men who were successful
| III passing recent examinations for ap-
pointment to line cadetships in the reve-
nue. cutter service school of instruction
at Arundel Cove, including two from this
city, have been appointed cadets and
have been ordered TO report st the school
! between May and II. OF the three
young men who passed the cadet engi-
neer examination. two have been ordered
to report at the school, and it is stated
that another appointment will be made
| later. The new cadets will sail on the
annual cruise, aboard the Itasca, leaving
| Arundel Cove I'm the latter part of the
month.
Orders and instructions to officers In
the revenue cutter service have been is
sued from the division OF the service in
the Treasury as follows:
Second Lieut.. w. A. Benham, granted
| five days leave commencing April IS.
Second Lieut.. p. H. Harrison. granted
| ten days leave commencing May Z.
| First Lieutenant OF Engineers S. NJ
Rock, detached from the Apache. ordered
| to the Pamlico and granted thirty days
! leave en- route.
The following have been appointed as
cadets of the line IN the revenue cutter
service: Elmer f. Stone of Virginia
Robert Donohue of New York. William
II. Rupertus of the District OF Columbia,
/ John +. Whitbeck of New York, Hey
wood S. Dodd of Virginia. Earl G Rose
| of Ohio, Frank J. German of the District
of Columbia. Hans A. Petermann of Wis
consin. Karl e. M. Goetz of Wisconsin,
/ Lloyd v. Kielhorn of Michigan, James A
Frost, jr.. of New York, Carl c Won
Paulsen OF California, Henry Coyle OF
| California, Edward H. Smith Of Massa-
chusetts Fletcher w. Brown of Massa-
chusetts Henry NJ. Carr of New York
Gordon w. MacLane OF Massachusetts
B. Hall of Maryland
| The following have been appointed as
cadet engineers i'm the revenue cutter
service: Francis c. Allen of New York
Benjamin c. Thorn of New York.
Capt. w. v. E. Jacobs. granted three