Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-19
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

The revenue cutter Rush completed re-
pairs at Winslow. Wash. Friday last and
sailed for Sitka. The Rush will perform
patrol duty along the alaskan coast In
! connection with the other vessels of the
| patrol fleet under the command Of Capt.
D F. Foley. The main duty of the patrol
feet will be to prevent raids being made
upon the seal herds the Alaskan
Islands by poachers.
| The cutter Apache. on the Chesapeake
station, paid a visit to this city in the
past week. She anchored near the Wash
ington barracks pier, but did not remain
| long I'm port. sailing for cruise on her
station before returning to Baltimore.
The board of officers appointed to sx-
anime the papers Of the candidates who
| took the recent examination for appoints
ment as cadets in the school OF mstruc-
ton of the revenue cutter service At
Arundel Cove will be ready to report In
a few days The new third class will he
a assembled at Arundel Cove early i'm the
coming month and will it is stated. sail
on the annual cruise of the cadets
The cutter McCulloch. which was en-
loved in patrolling the California ~oass
i'm the vicinity of San Diego to put
sion 10 smuggling. has completed her op.
era tons at that point and has returned
to her station at san frahcis.T. ;,os
The cutter Androscoggin. which sailed
a bout ten DAYS ago on a cruise, in search
of derelict reported in 40 degrees !.
minutes north latitude and o. degrees Ia
minutes west longitude. has returned 10
Portland without locating the vessel
The cutter Algonquin. Capt Windram,
has sailed from San Juan. p R., for Bal
timore where she is expected 10 arrive
Wednesday next. The Algonquin is to
he given a thorough overhauling OF house
ana machinery before she returns TO
porto Rico. The work on the vessel VIII
require several weeks
Officers of the service visited and regis
tered at the department in the past week
an follows: First Lieut.. w. A. OMailey
of the cutter Manning. Capt. u. r. Cber-
roth Of the cutter Gresham, First Lieut..
w w Jovnes OF the life-saving service.
Third Lieut.. L. L. Bennett OF ahe NO,
OF the Arundel Cove station, and Lieut..
Cairnes Of the Mohawk.
orders and instructions to officers in the
revenue cutter service have been issued
as follows:
First Lieutenant Of Engineers H. N.
Wood, granted nine days leave.
First Lieut.. b. l.. Brockway. granted
thirty days leave. commencing May z
First Lieutenant of Engineers {. NJ
Green granted four months leave COM
mencing July ID. with permission to
leave the United States.
Senior Capt d. p. Foley, detacned from
present duty and ordered to command
the Boring sea patrol fleet.
Third Lieut.. w. j. Keester, granted
thirty days leave of absence on account
Of sickness.
Second Lieutenant Of Engineers L. ].
Ker granted thirty days leave COM
Third Lieut.. W. p. Wishaar. ordered to
renort April 25 to Capt r. o. Crisp for
exa mination for promotion
Third Lieut.. j. Fl. Cornell, ordered to
rannrt Anril % to Capt. II. M. Broadbent
for examination for promotion.
cant r o. Crisp and First Lieut. L. c.
coyeIl constituted a subboard TO con6uct
the examination of an officer for promo
ton.
Engineers &. w. Munroe. constituted 9
subboard to conduct the examination -
an officer for promotion.
Second Lieut.. R. C.. Weightman, granted
twenty days leave, commencing April 20.
Capt. p. II. Jberroth, granted five days.
extension OF leave.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers. W. NJ.
Prall granted ten days leave.
Constructor J. q. Walton. ordered to
Arundel Cove to inspect the wireless an
paratus Of the practice cutter Itasca.