Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19
another sunken schooner. said to be the
w. w, Hackett. in trouble near Tangier
Island, in Chesapeake bay.


w. w, Hackett. in trouble near Tangier
Island. in Chesapeake bay.
The absence of the cutter Acushnet,
which is at Arundel Cove for repair work.
from her station at Woods Hole. Mass.
has been seriously felt in consequence of
the numerous disasters on NANTUCKET
shoals in the big storm that swept the
New England coast several days last
week. The cutter Gresham. from the
Boston station, which is looking afte.' her
station as well as that of the Acushnet,
has been kept busy going to the aid or
vessels in trouble and she has aided sew
eral. So busy has she been that her Off
GERS have not found time to forward re-
ports of their work to the department at
this city. and the details as to what
work she has done are not known at the
headquarters of the service The last re-
port received from her stated she had
gone to the aid of a four-masted schooner
in trouble off Pollock Rip Nantucket
sound
After having brought the derelict
schooner John Twohy into port st South
port y. c.. the cutter Seminole went to
the aid Of the three-masted schooner
Greenlief Johnson. ashore on Shallotte
inlet bar y. G., but found her in such
condition thai nothing. could be done to
save the vessel. The cutter carried the
crew of the schooner to Wilmington,
y. &.
The cutter Seneca was called TO the aid
OF Steamship, ashore or the Delaware
coast, near Rehoboth beach, hut her
services were rot needed. as the steam
ship. the British vessel AdYeuture:, was
foated by tugs that had also 6eeil called
to her aid. The cutter relGaineS h. the
vessel until she was in deep water 10
render any aid she could, but her assist
ance was not necessary.
Towing the burning John ston liner
Templcmore. the cutter Androscoggin,
Capt. BILLIARD. is slowly making her way
to north Atlantic port. 1t Is supposed
that Capt. billiard Is trying to make Bos-
ton, from which point, at last report.
the cutter and her tow We're about 300
miles distant. At the rate the cutter is
able 10 move with the big hulk, 415 feet
lonS. behind her Il will be today or Mon
day before she can reach port. The
bringing into port of the Templemore
will he q remarkable piece of salvage and
shows the value Of the revenue cutter
service to commerce.
To keep in touch with the headquarters
of the customs service in his division,
Senior Capt. F. NJ. Dunwoody. command
ing the North Pacific division has moved
his headquarters from Port Townsend
10 Seattle. The change was made in the
past week.
ne WOTh on the cutter udiSd, NIiCu II
to go to Alaskan waters for the winter.
is about completed, at Port Townsend.
and early in this week she will start on
her voyage north. She will take station
in Alaskan waters. with Headquarters at
Juneau Within the next few days the
cutter Bear, which has been assisting
the storm-stricken residents. of Nome.
will start south and will follow the last
vessel out of far northern
waters. which are now taking on winter
aspect
With orders to look out for the schooner |
Woodward Abrahams. from Chfverio |
Nova Scotia, the cutter ,Onondaga has !,
been guarding the entrance TO the Chesa- |
peake and the cutter Seneca the Della
ware. The schooner was Suspected of