Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.

Reports received at the division of
the revenue cutter service. Treaury De
partment. from Capt X. w. Perry.
commanding the cutter Manning in
service in Alaskan waters, of work
done by the cutter. shows that in addi-
ton TO regular cruising service the men
on the cutter are called upon to repair
broken machinery OF vessels, furnish
water for washing fish, do service as
engineers OF commercial steamers and
to give assistance to vessels In those
isolated waters that the officers of the
cutters on the Atlantic coast would not
be called upon to perform.
Recently the steamer Redondo was
found adrift at Kodiak harbor with
wheel ropes broken. She was taken
to safe anchorage and new rope
given the vessel with which to make
repairs. Later one OF the engineers
Of the cutter and firemen were put
on the Redondo to operate the ship,
until licensed engineers could be Sc
cured
The gas power schooner Huntress
was found with machinery disabled.
The machinists on the cutter over
hauled the damaged engine, repaired
thrust bearing and broken clutch
and put the vessel in service.
NO water being ODIdlndDle with
which to wash her catch of fish. the
schooner Martha Nelson was supplied
with 500 gallons OF water from the
store aboard the Manning. Halibut to
the value Of about $4,000 had been
caught by the schooner and to pre-
serve them it was necessary to wash
them. Had not the Manning been at
hand to give the schooner the water
the catch of fish would have been lost.
| Another case Of engine repair work
tNN- nrft 1o
launch No. Of the United States fish
cries service. The engine Of the
launch was overhauled. new brasses
installed in all bearings and the engine
put In condition for service.
The cutter Acushnet. Capt w A.
Wiley, in the past week assisted
wreckers in floating the schooner
Freedom, which had been sunk in Buz-
yards bay, Massachusetts. by striking
the wreck Of the United States trans
port Yankee. After the vessel was
fioated she was taken into New Bed
ford. where she can be repaired.
The cutter woodbury., Lieut.. r.
Ridgley. jr.. commanding. in response
to requests for assistance. went to the
aid OF the British schooner Ravola,
which had stranded on Little Duck
Island, on the Maine coast. The cutter
succeeded in getting the vessel af1oat,
and put her in shoal water to keep her
from sinking, as she was leaking
badly.
A report made to the department by the
owners of the Luckenhack fleet or tugs
that a submerged wreck had on two dill
ferent occasions recently been struck by
barges In tow Of the tugs w. A. Lucken-
back and Edgar F. Luckenback while
about FIVE miles northwest Of Winter
Quarter lightship, off the Virginia coast,
has caused the pressing into service Oh
the new cutter Unalsa to investigate
The vessel, which was at Baltimore wait
ing orders to sail for the Paclf1c. has gone
In search of the obstruction under orders
to destroy the wreck. Before DONG SO
the cutter will endeavor to establish the
identity of the vessel. 1t Is thought PROB
able that it may be the Inflated naval
tug Nina, which in the fall of 1910 started
from Norfolk for a north Atlantic port
in a bowling gale of wind. Nothing was
ever heard from the vessel and not a
trace Of her found. and the location or
the wreck struck by the Luckenback lows
is about where ii is surmised she went
down with all on board
assigned to take charge of the course or
the regatta of the Thousand Island Yacht
Club at Alexandria Bay, \. Y, August
II to g. A vessel of the service was re-
available the assignment Of an officer OF
the service was made to see that the
course was kept free from obstruction by
the observing craft.
The department has been notified that
the British schooner Jane c.. hailing from
a Nova Scotian port. was ashore on Harris
Island Me- and the cutter Androcogsin
has been sent to the aid of the vessel.
If possible the cutter will float the strand
ed vessel and will tow her into harbor for
repair work, if any be necessary.
The revenue cutter Rush, which has
been on duty in Alaskan waters this past
spring and early summer, has arrived at
San Diego Cal. from the north Pacific.
OFT y11innr ira.
under the orders bringing her south, VIII
patrol the coast of California, from San
Francisco to the Mexican border. She
will remain on this service until the new
fall and relieves her. 1t Is stated that
the Rush Will then be placed out OF COM
mission, and 1t is probable will not be
again placed in active service.
The training cruiser ItaSca, which has
the classes Of cadets from the school OF
instruction aboard, arrived at Portland,
Me-, from Halifax, n. S., yesterday aft
er a cruise Of about week In Nova
Scotian waters. The cutter is scheduled
to spend three days at Portland. and goes
from there to Salem, Mass. The remain
ing time of the cruise. which ends in
Gardeners bay, August Is, will be spent In
visiting ports on the New England coast.
The cutter Hudson. which has been on
duty at New York, is to be fitted with
new boilers. She was yesterday with
drawn from service and sent to Ossinfng,
N T., where the new boilers were built
and where they are to be put In the YES
sci. The Hudson will be out of service
for several weeks while this work is in
progress
Captain of Engineers j. H. Chalker has
been ordered to Ossining to supervise the
work Of installing the new equipment on
the vessel and to look after the govern
ment interet in the work.
Capt J. M. Moore, commanding the re-
pair station OF the service at Arundel
Cove, Md, was visitor to the depart
ment In the past week
Orders and instructions to officers in
the service have been issued as follows:
Second Lieutenant OF Engineers p. B.
Eaton granted five days leave
Third Lieut.. F. H. Zscheuschler grant
ed twenty days leave, commencing Au-
gust l.
First Lieut.. e. Barker granted forty
days leave, upon return of Second Lieut..
NJ. S. Hay.
Capt S. B. Winram granted forty days
leave commencing August 6.
Senior Capt. Howard Emery granted
forty days leave, commencing August g.
Second Lieut. H. E Rideout, prepara-
tory orders to the Pamlico about August
10
First Lieut. A. II. Buhner ordered to
Washington 10 appear before retiring
board August II.
Captain of Engineers J. II. Chalker or
dered to Ossining, N. Y. OIL official busi-
ness connected with the revenue cutie.