The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-11
GALLANT SERVICE
REVENUE CUTTERS
TFCUsEhos CF LIVES EtD MILL
fcHs " oCLLEHs SAVED 81
RED cross CF TIE SEA-

WzzDlnY'Dn. Feb 10-Ths United
Gtstez EsYenge Cltter Geryice-tbe
Esd CfozE ~ the Eea-broze al itS
Dreylogs heroic and humauitarian
recOrdE during the fiscal year 1912
ThOUsands of human lives and hun
dfeds NJ temDesttozzed vessels, val
re1 Nth their csrgoez a. nearly GIL
o0GO0. we're saved from the Der1ls
II storm-sweDt seas by the little cut
ters which guard the coastline Of the
United States in an unbroken line
f-om Maine ~ TeZag and from Alas
ka 10 California, neryously alert for
the -. y. s."
The annual report of Captain T.. =
BorthOlf, cOmmandont O' the service
made public today, rs recitation Of
thrilling adventure of this army OF
the federal government, older than
the American navy A total Of $50
dlstregsed vessels we're assisted dur
ing the year and their burden, 2,Zl2
souls rescued from danger which In
many cases seemed impending death.
one hundred and six persons we're
actually saved from drowning.
Revenue Cutters on the Pacific
coast penetrating the inland waters
Of Alaska. brought back tales Of suf-
fcring among the natives Of the Aleu-
tl0n islands, IN the grasp OF poverty
and disease. creating conditions, u
is declared, demanding the attention
and action Of the federal government.
Vessels. cnrgOcB and derclicts say
ed by the Revenue Gutter Service dur
inp the year were valued at fl0,7l1.
7is. Forty.fiye dcrelIcts and other
dangerous distractions TO navigation
were removed or destroyed
"For every dollar the government
invested IN The maintenance Of the
ltcy'nuc Cutter Service says Capt
Bcrlholf. there has been return q
81 30 IN the form Of property saved
from the pcrils Of the sea, and this
In addition 10 lives saved and other
beneficial nctg performed IN the in.
forests of mankind 10 accomplish
this work there have been % cruising
cutters aud ~ hnrbor vessels and
louncJa actively employed during
the yonr
"Thc fiscal year 1912 was pro alb.
" one OF the most trying periods t.
shipping Of any year during the past
quarter Of n century Frequent gales
swept the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
while, during the winter months, the
unusually low temperatures caused
rrcat danger to shipping and actual
to the crews on account of
the Ice conditions. oven nv far south
nv Chesapeake bay These conditions
the asaIRtnnco Of revenue cutters
Nouc wore mhccdcd. In consequence
,hc beneficial worl, Of the service. In
all Of It's activities. during the past
Il cal year has exceeded that of pre-
VCua years,
Among other incidents. Capt Her.
tholf told of how 'piratical native
vlockorH' swarmcd down upon the
Hamburg American steamer Prnz
Jcnchlm when. with large party Of
American tourists aboard. including
William J. Bryan. she stranded ON
Atwood bnN Bahama Islands. Novcm |
hcr %, 1871. After the passcngcrs
had been removed. these pirates
said Capt lrrtholf became insolcnt !
ana aggressive and at the request of
the master of thc prinz Joachim. the |
revenue cutter AlgonQuin with guns
stood guard over the steam.
or and armed her crew. one OF the |
pirates struck n box included In .
the steamers cargo, containing some
explosive, and was blown into et5r.
nifty This scared the others away.
Capt u p, Foley, who commanded
Ito Bering sea Patrol reported that
lhe wr,tchedness Of the people of the