Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

Cant. p H. Uberroth, aid to the captain
sommandant. was In command or the
vessels of the revenue cutter service de-
tailed TO patrol the course OF the ale-
Harvard regatta at New London. conn
last week The details OF the service
were worked out carefully and the races
came off without delay, the course being
kept free from struggling boats at All
times by Capt. Iherroth and hts men.
CAPT Francis :. Van Boskerck, com
manding the cutter Woodbury. on the
Portland Me-. station, will this week be
detached from that vessel and assigned
10 the command of the cutter Mohawk
on the New York station, succeeding
Capt Staley NJ Landry, who Will become
supervisor of anchorages at New YORK
on the retirement of Senior Capt. Oscar
C. Hamlet. who retires this week
Capt. Hamlet will be placed on the re,
tired list by reason of having reached
the age OF sixty-five years. July b. lie
entered the service as third lieutenant
March $ 1911. and In July of that year
he was made second lieutenant. IN
April 1sN he was advanced to the grace
Of first lieutenant and was made cap
tain in 1895. May 8, 1908, he reached
his present grade. He has been In
charge of anchorages in New YORK mar
Dor since June g. 1905, but before peins
assigned TO this duty saw active service
on all the stations OF the service. lie
will make his future home at San Fran
cisco.
Capt Charles r. Shoemaker. who for
many years until 1903. when he retired.
was chief of the revenue cutter service,
was a visitors to and registered at the
department in the past week.
Third Lieutenant of Engineers A. ;. LII
kens. from the cutter Seminole. at VIII
mington. N c.. also visited and regis
tered at the department in the past week
First Lieut. Il. III. Camden is detached
from duty with the life-saving service
and Is ordered to the department Tor
lir-fSi ,f he
Lieut.. Camden comes to this city from
Detroit. Mich.
During the cotton centennial carnival
at Fall River, Mass. June 30 and = the
cutters Gresham and Acushnet partici-
pated In the marine parade. Men from
the vessels. marching as infantry. took
part in the shore parade. and the 80
the revenue cutter service men, under the
command of Lieut.. c. r. Comm, acted as
the personal escort to the President on
visit TO Fail River.
The cutter Manning was the first vessel
of the Bering sea patrol fleet to reach
the entrance to that sea, where she ar
rived June 20, just in time to be OF as
sistance to the American schooner vega.
That vessel, while fishing off Cape Pankof
sent her boats too far from the ship. and
they were being carried rapidly out to
sea by an offshore wind when the Man.
ming arrived and picked them up. The
Manning is under the command OF capt
X. w. Perry.
ing ship Itasca, which is at sea bound to
Funchal. Madeira. is due at that port
Tuesday next. and from there will go to
Marseille, France. From the French port
ehe Is scheduled to go to Naples. but in
consequence of the reported prevalence OF
cholera at that point the Itasca may not
60 there. The commanding officer OF the
vessel has been instructed to confer with
the American consul at Marseille regard
ing conditions at Naples
The revenue cutter Morrell, stationed a
Detroit, which has been out Of service
since last fall for boiler repairs and other
work. went into commission yesterday
! under the command of Capt. T. j. Haake
Capt. r. o. Crisp. who has been detailed
rs inspector of labor and material in the
construction Of cutters Nos. % and 3
which are to be built at Newport News
was in Baltimore last week to confer
with Capt William +. Reynolds. superin-
tendent of construction and repair. re-
garding some of the details Of the work
Capt Reynolds. who has been at Ocean
City. Md. on short leave of absence.
has returned to his office in the custom
house building at Baltimore.
Orders and instructions to officers in
the service have been issued as follows:
First lieutenant of Engineers III. L..
Boyd. granted twenty days leave COM
mencing July 6.
Third Lieutenant of Engineers T. H..
Yeager. granted three months leave on
account OF sickness commencing May 3.
from the Snohomish, upon relief, and
ordered TO the Yamacraw and granted
thirty days leave en- route.
First Lieut.. W. Fl. Shea, granted twen-
~ days leave commencing July l.
Senior Capt. q. G.. Hamlet, detached
from duty as supervisor of anchorages
OF the port of New York and retired from
active service July q, 1911.
Capt. +. G. Dodge. In addition to pres
emit duties directed to superintend the
construction OF life-saving station at
Green Hill. r. I.
Capt. A. j. Henderson. in addition to
his present duties. directed TO superin-
tend the construction of a life-saving
station at Eagle Harbor. Mich.
First Lieut.. j. f. Hotel, granted tnir-
~ days leave of absence Ell route under
his orders of the nth instant.
First Lieut.. Il. II. Camden, detached
from duty as assistant inspector of life-
saving stations and assigned to special
duty at the department.
First Lieutenant of Engineers II. T..
Wright granted thirty days leave com
mencing July IL.