Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-25
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

The winter cruising period for the YES
sells of the revenue cutter service for TINS
year is nearly at an end. After next Sun
day the fleet of twelve ships of the serv-
ice, which have been constantly cruising
since the LIST day of last December. look
ing for vessels in distress, will seek their
home stations to receive necessary re-
pairs prior to taking up the more quiet
and comfortable summer work. This does
not mean that the vessels of the service
do not stand ready to aid vessels in trou-
BILE, for the ships will be ready to start
on such mission at any time, but there
being fewer storms and less sudden emer-
gencies the vessels will spend more time
in port.
In the past week only two assistance
reports have been received at the De-
partment from the commanding officers
of cutters. The Acushnet repots having
floated the schooner Julia A. Berkele
station at the entrance to Narragansett
bay, r. 1. The vessel was taken into
Newport for harbor and repairs.
The cutter Forward, stationed at Key
er Mary B. Baird, seventeen days out
from Philadelphia with coal for Key
West. The vessel was found in the
narrow channel leading to that port,
unable 10 peat IN Inc cutter LOOK neT
in tow and carried her to Key West.
The cutters Androscoggn and Gresham
took part in the celebration al Boston last
week of the anniversary of the evacua-
ton of the city by the British in the war
of the revolution A portion of the crew
of the two ships. marching infantry
under the command of Lieut.. II. d. Hink-
ley of the cutter Gresham, took part in
the shore parade and won much praise
for the fine showing they made.
a q TtaSc3 is relieved
from service on the Wilmington, N. c.,
station she will go to the service station
at Arundel Cove, Md, to be overhauled
and made ready for taking the cadets of
the service school of instruction on their
annual training cruise, the latter part OF
May or early in June.
Senior Capt William e. Reynolds, who
has been superintendent of construction
and repair of the service for several
years past, has been detached from that
office and assigned to the command of
the southern division Of the service on the
Pacific coast Senior Capt. Howard En-
cry is detached from the command of the
New York division, and is to succeed
Capt. Reynolds as superintendent of con-
struction and repair at this city, and Sen
Tor Capt J. F. Wild. who is in command
of the southern division of the Pacific
coast, is slated for the command of the
New York division.
A number of chans~s will be made in
the officers Of the cutter Apache, on the
chesapeake Ddy SldUOL. ISl Lieut.
John Boedeker, executive officer of the
Apache, is ordered to the cutter Morrell
at Detroit. Third Lieut.. L. c. Mueller and
Third Lieutenant of Engineers Ellis Reed
Hill are detached from the Apache and
ordered to the cutter McCulloch for an
arctic cruise.
Senior Capt. John bennett, retired; Sec
ond Lieutenant of Engineers o. p. Rem
mick, retired: Third Lieut.. L. c. Mueller
and Third Lieut.. Ellis Reed-Hill, regis
tered at the department the past week
Orders and instructions to officers in
the service have been issued as follows:
Third Lieutenant Of Engineers c. II.
Johnson, granted ten days leave, COM
mencing April 3
Captain of Engineers j. III. Chalker,
granted four days leave, commencing
March a.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers w. l..
Maxwell detached from the Golden Gate
April 1, and ordered to the Arcata.
First Lieutenant Of Engineers H. L.