Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-23
Revenue Cutter Service

Reports received from Capt. Carmine,
commanding the cutter Morrell, and
Capt John G. Berry, commanding the
cutter Tuscarora, on the great lakes,
show that the recent storm on the lakes
gave the cutters plenty of work to do in
aiding vessels in distress and in making
search over the great inland waters
for missing craft, but without finding
any. Among the duties performed by
the cutter Morrell was the marking of
the wreck of the steamer Price, lying
in Lake Huron north of Port Huron,
with light to guide vessels safely past
her at night. The Price is the vessel
that was found bottom up in the lake,
and for several days her identity was
not known. In fact the name of the
vessel was not ascertained until a diver
was sent down to find out The vessel
is wreck. and will probably be blown
us as a menace to navigation.
The Tuscarora. among other things.
found Derrick No. y. of the big
hosting machines used in taking cargoes
out of ships on Lake Superior. stranded,
and after floating her carried her into
harbor. The steamship William Not
t.ngham was found ashore in the east
end of Lake Superior and after the Tus-
carora had foated her she was taken
into port. Last reports received from
Capt Berry stated that he has searched
considerable portion of the shores of
the lake, but found no vessels in trouble
on Bichpocoten or Caribou islands. and
that the Tuscarora was going to the
western end of the lake, to Isle Royal,
to continue her search for vessels in
that vicinity.
Good work by the cutter Yamacraw,
on the Savannah station, saved the
schooner Grace Seymour of Madison,
Md, from being lost near Cape Roman
light station. South Carolina. In re-
Spouse to notification that the schoon-
err was in trouble the Yamacraw steam
ed at full speed to her aid. She was
found about six miles from Cape Ro-
main leaking badly and full of water.
The cutter succeeded in getting a tow
line to her and took her to the entrance
to Charleston harbor There she was
turned over to q tugboat to be towed i'll.
Caught near Point GiguraS light. Rorto
| Rico, i'm close proximity to coral reefs
that did not allow the vessel room
enough to be navigated out OF danger.
| was the predicament the American bark
entine Gremlin of Boston was found in
when the cutter Algonquin went to her
| aid and toWed her out of danger IL is
| said that but for the aid of the AlSon-
quin the barkentine would probably have
gone on the reef and been lost. AS IL
| was she escaped without n scratch
En- route from Arundel Cove Md. where
she received general overhaullng al
/ the repair depot of the service the cutter
Acushnet on her way to her station at
w OOU S Hole, MASS. SlOppcu a. ~" PoI -
t. T., to take on supplies of mines to be
used in blowing up dere.ict vessels and
instructions to navigations. The arrival
of the Acushnet at her station has re-
leased the cutter Gresham from outy on
| it. and she will go to Boston to dock at
| the navy yard for minor repairs and
painting. This work. it is stated. will
| require but a few days to- complete anu
she will then resume service, relieving
the cutter Androscoggin. which will go to
Arundel Cove for repairs before the OPEN
| ing of the winter cruising season next
week.
Prior to the starting of the four months
| of steady cruising under winter ORDERS
the cutters are having target practice
with their main batteries. In the past
week the cutter Itasca and Seneca
drilled their crews at the guns while off
the south shore of Long Island. The
cutter Gresham had target practice off
Gay Head. at the entrance to Vineyard
Sound, and this week the cutters Apache
and Onondaga will have target practice
| in the Chesapeake. These vessels were
scheduled for this drill last week, but
other duties prevented 1t being done.
The cutter Manning, which recently re-