Evening star., 1913-12-07
Revenue Cutter Service

Mild weather and the absence in the
mast wae,x Of ANYTHING like a storm of
any proportions on the Atlantic coast has
made the first week of the winter cruis-
ing season a very dull one, though the
cuttar. have cruised constantly, as re-
ouIred by their orders The only work
done during the week was by the cutter
woodberry, which assisted STRANDED
scbooner. the name Of which is yet un-
known. and carried her into Eastport,
Nc A report regarding the floating OF
the vessel will be made later by the COM
mandine officer Of the Woodberry. Since
the opening of the cruising season the
department here has been kept liiioinieu
Of the whereabouts of the cutters, SO that
should their services be neeoed theS can
be reached promptly.
Reports from the commanding omcer
of the cutter Acushnet. resaroins me-
towing into Vineyard Haven OF the biIS-
ish schooners Ladysmith and W. -.
Zwikler, both of Which hau da useh pal,,ar Do
lision with the schooner Mauue fatilei
of Portland, Me-, on Nantucket Siioais,
and the floating of the schooner Charies
X Buckley from shoai In VINE! alu
Haven harbor were received at ll,e ue
partment this week, tnouSn tic "oih Va"
done last week.
Before picking up the two Britlsn ees
sels the cutter went TO the failliei' l.
whose master requested that messaSe
be sent to her owners at Portland ten
ing of the trouble she was in and asking
that a tug be sent to tow her to Port
land. The message was sent, Dul peioie
the arrival of the tug the cutter AiloIo
scoggin came along and towed the RAM
er to her destination.
A report received from the cutter Tus-
carora states that the steamer Nllilanl
Nottingham, which was carried ashoie {
In Whitefsh bay, Lake Superior, In the
big storm of the latter part of last month,
has been fioated undamaged and was
able to resume her journey uhder ilel
own steam While the vessel was ashore
a heavy storm came ana the seas oIohs
all over her 1t looked as If she would
go to pieces and fourteen men and one
woman. all her crew except the captain
and two men who refused 10 iedFe the
vessel were taken off by the cutter Next
day the storm was over ana the men
were nut back on the steamer which
was soon afterward fIoated.
A big derrick which was being used to
lighter the cargo of the Nottingham proht
loose in the storm. but was picked up
by the cutter Mackinac and taken into
a safe harbor. Another victim OF the Dig
storm the steamer Wyandotte. was folt-
ed from bar in the st. Clalr river,
Lake Huron. by the cutter Morrill, ana
own power.
AS the cutter Onondaga was cruising
in the vicinity of Norfolk a few day:
ago signals saying she wished TO SPEAK
to the cutter were noticed in the Rigging
of the Tale OF the Horseshoe Hghtshlp.
Going to the vessel. its captain stated
that his powerboat was broken down and
he requested that it be taken to the light
ship marking the thirty-five-foot channel
of the Chesapeake. He also requested
that he with two others. one sick man,
be taken TO Old Point The service re-
quested was performed by the Onondaga-
Navigation having to q large extent
closed in the vicinity Of Chicago. the
revenue cutter service launch Patrol,
which is used in anchorage work there
was. December 1, placed out of commits
carora, Morrill, and Mackinac on duty
on the lakes are still in commission. but
will go out of service on the close of
navigation on the lakes.
A report received from Capt. Carmine.
commanding the Morrill,. states that yes
sells on the lakes arc rapidly going into
winter quarters 1t is expected that the
500 canal will close for the season in a
few days and business will be over on
the lakes until next spring. The cutters
will lay up after the canal closes.
The cutter Manning, which formed one
OF the vessels of the Bering sea. patrol
feet in the past summer. has taken sta
ton at Astoria. Ore. for the winter and
will cruise in that vicinity. The cutter
Bear. which left Seattle several days ago
for San Francisco. is making a slow trip
of it. The officers of the service at this
city looked for her arrival at her desti-
nation a day or two ago. but her failure
TO arrive on time causes no apprehension.
She is expected to reach the California
port at any time.
Attending 10 duties III connection with
the stamping out of the epidemic
measles at Kodiak, Alaska. the cutter
Tahoma. which was sent north with sur
geoEs and medical supplies, is still in far
northern waters and will remain there
As long as her services are needed. Whe:
at liberty To leave the cutter will return
TO Washington state and to duty on Pu-
get sound.
First Lieut.. Leonard f. Cutter, long
OH duty as equipment officer OF the serv-
ice and stationed at this city. who was
about two months ago transferred to
the cutter Windon. on the Galveston
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