Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24
Revenue Cutter Service

On her annual cruise to the isolated
settlements in Alaska, north Of the arctic
circle, the cutter Bear left Nome early
in the month. She waited there until
the arrival of the steamship Mackinaw,
which brought mail, and on her way north
aboard supplies for the schools located
at Kivalina, Wainwright and Barrow.
The Bear for three weeks will be deep
in the ice Of the arctic and out of touch.
even by wireless, with the rest of the
world. This cruise Of the Bear to the
settlements in the far north is a yearly
thing. and the people there look for her
coming, as in many instances she is the
! only communication they have with the
outside world, and on her yearly visits
she brings them mail and news. Her stay
can be but short. as she must get away
before the start of the long arctic winter
and the coming of ice that would keep
| her prisoner until next spring.
The cutter Thetis, with the floating
court aboard, is now on her legal cruise
dispensing justice at towns on the Alas
kan coast. The Manning is engaged in
patrol work with the Unalga, and the
Tahoma is again in service in Alaskan
! waters after a few days of idleness to
repair broken Windlass. The cutters will
remain in the north for about six weeks
longer.
About October ! the Tahoma will leave
Unalaska for San Francisco and will
bring Senior Capt. William E. Reynolds,
commander OF the Boring sea fleet back
to the states. The Manning and Thetis
will start south soon after the TahOma.
and the Bear will be the last to leave and
will see all commercial vessels started
south before she begins her journey to
San Francisco. The Manning will go to
TT Townshend, Wash, for a short time
before taking station at Astoria, Ore, her
headquarters. The Unalga, it is under
stood, will remain at Juneau, her head
quarters, throughout the winter.
Quick work by Seaman Alfred Cook of
the cutter Mackinac and his brother, G..
A. NJ. Cook, formerly a coxsWain in the
service, saved the lives of Mum and VIII
liam McLachlen of Sault Ste. Marie. Mich,
according to report made to the depart
ment by First Lieut.. w. J. Wheeler COM
handing the Mackinac. The men were at
one of the lookout stations on St Marys
river when they saw a canoe with three
men in it Overturn. They jumped into a
boat and rowed quickly to the men, who
were clinging to the canoe, but just as
the boat reached them one of the men
sank. The others were thoroughly chilled
utes longer and would have drowned but
for the quick coming of Seaman Cook and
his brother. The drowned man was Doug
lass McLachlin. His body was recovered
by the cutters men.
Having completed repair work at the
repair station of the service at Arundel
Cove, near Baltimore the derelict de-
stroyer Seneca has sailed from that port
and has arrived at her headquarters at
New York. August 30 she will be at Mar
blehead, Mass, to patrol the course of
the international yacht races, which are
Seneca will take the place of the Mo-
hawk on the New York station. while
the latter vessel comes to Arundel Cove
for repair work that will detain her
there for two or three weeks.
On her cruise of instruction the cadet
practice cutter Itasca arrived at Norfolk
on schedule time and while there the
cadets We're given an opportunity to visit
the navy yard and to inspect It's shops
and the ship repair and building opera
tons in progress there. From Norfolk
she went to Delaware Breakwater. where
she remained until Wednesday last, when
she started for New York by way of lati-
tude 40 north and 81 west longitude, In
order to give the cadets a taste of sea
life She is scheduled to reach New
York today and will remain there until
September q, when she starts for Boston.
With the derelict British schooner
Parana in tow, the cutter Acushnet ar
rived in Vineyard Haven in the past
week. The schooner, loaoed with coal.
had sunk on one of the shoals in Nan
tucket sound, and when the coal worked
out of her hold she came to the surface
on her side, a dangerous obstruction to
navigation. The Acushnet was sent to
bring it into port, and when she reached
the wreck she found one of the big army
dredges had it in charge. The dredge
turned the derelict over to the cutter,
which lowed it into port, where it will
probably be destroyed.
To receive a general overhauling at
Arundel Cove, the North Carolina sounds
cutter Pamlico has arrived at Norfolk
from Newbern. N. c., en- route to the re-
pair station on the upper part Of Chesa-
peake bay. She will be at the station, it
is said for several weeks
Instructions have been sent to the COM
handing officer of the cutter MOrre1 to
be at Motor Island, near Buffalo, n. Y,
September 4. 5 and 8, to patrol the course
of motor boat races which are to take
place on the Niagara river the dates
named.
Capt A l. Gamble, detached from the
command Of the cutter Miami. at Key
West and ordered to relieve Capt. Haake
the Chesapeake. has assumed charge OF
the cutter on the local station. Capt.
Haake has gone to Chicago to enter upon
his new duties as inspector in the life
saving service In the CncagO Q1StT1cL
The Apache, under her new commander,
will probably visit this city this week.
Capt. p. H Uberroth, who has been
spending a months leave of absence in
Maine, is now at Atlantic City, and will
return to duty in charge Of personnel
and operations Of the service, Treasury
Department, this week.
Constructor J. Q. Walton has been
granted fifteen days leave Of absence
from the Office Of the chief Of construc-
ton and repair at this city. and viii
spend his vacation, e u stated. ID the