Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-24

San Francisco, will make the arctic
cruise under the command Of Capt. ]. G.
Ballinger.
Capt E. P. Bertholf, who commanded
the Bear during the summers of 1906
and 1910, spent a short leave of absence
in Washington during the past week.
second Lieut.. G. M. Gabbett and Third
Lieut.. r. p. Munroe have successfully
passed their examinations for promo
tons.
The Rush. which Is at, present at San
Francisco under repairs, was successful
in rendering valuable assistance to a
stranded merchant vessel just prior to
her departure from her station at Juneau.
Alaska The assistance was given to
the American schooner Bring Gold, which
had been driven ashore on a reef in Dun
| can canal, an unfrequented channel among
the islands that form the inside passage
through the efforts of the Rush and after
repairing and overhauling the gasoline
engine on the schooner she was able to
proceed.
The heavy northwest gale of Wednes-
day night last and Thursday gave the
orders some little rescue and aid work to
do. The cutter Mohawk found the
schooner William T. Parker disabled at
sea and without sails and leaking badly.
breakwater. The vessel was on her way
from Newbern. n. c., to New York.
The big schooner Marcus L. Tram.
with coal from Newport News to Port
land damaged her windlass in the gale
Thursday while at anchor off Vineyard
sound. She was unable to raise anchor
and the cutter Acushnet went to her aid
and started her on her journey.
The cutter Apache. on the Chesapeake
station. has during the past week been
schooner B. 1. Hazard. which was blown
ashore in THURSDAYS gale near Cove
point. The vessel has aboard salt cake
and is bound from Baltimore to shady
Side. n. j.
Orders and instructions to the officers
in the revenue cutter service have been
issued. as follows:
Constructor w. c. Besselievre. granted
two days leave OF absence.
Second Lieutenant Of Engineers H. B.
Adams, detached from the Gresham as
Of April 10. and ordered to the Tybee.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers F. H.
Young, detached from the Rush upon re-
lief. and ordered to the Gresham.
First Lieutenant Of Engineers T. G..
Lewton. ordered to the Manning upon ex-
piration of present leave of absence.
First Lieutenant of Engineers c. G.
Porcher. detached from the Manning
upon relief, and ordered to the AnorO-
scoggin.
seven days extension of leave of absence.
Capt. G. M. Daniels, granted thirty
days leave en- route under orders of Feb
ruary IS.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers H. F.
johnson. granted ten days sick leave.
Second Lieut.. ]. L. Ahern, granted
thirty days leave, commencing April j.
Capt. j. L. Sill. preparatory orders to
the Rush. revoked.
Capt. j. G. Ballinger granted thirty
days leave.
Captain of Engineers E. p. Weber,
ordered to report before a medical board
for physical examination.
First Lieutenant of Engineers C. F.
Nash, detached from the Bear, upon re-
lief. and ordered to the Arcata.
First Lieutenant Of Engineers c. w.
ZastrOw, detached from the depot, reve-
niue cutter service, South Baltimore. upon
relief, and ord ,red to the Acushnet
First Lieutenant Of Engineers s. NJ.
Rock. detached from the Window as of
April 5, and ordered to the Bear.
Capt. K. w. Perry. detached from the
Tuscarora and ordered to the Manning.
First Lieutenant of Engineers j. T..
Derry. detached fro mthe Acushnet as Of
April s, and ord ,red to the depot, r. &.
s., South Baltimore, Md.
Capt. P III. Uberroth granted ten days
leave, commencing April /.