Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
Revenue Cutter Service

Reports received from Capt Gamble.
commanding the cutter Apache, show that
within the past ten days she has been OF
valuable assistance TO five vessels b.
floating them from shoals in the Tired
Avon river at oxford. Md. besides doing
other assistance work on the Chesapeake.
The vessels ioated at oxford were the
Maryland state oyster police schooner
Ida. the sloop Annie, the schooners X. A.
Eversham and Title Francis and the
steam yacht Pathfinder. These vessels
had been carried ashore In q winter gale,
and two OF them were lying In but a foot
of water when the men OF the cutter
started work on them. After floating the
vessels the Apache assisted q disabled
schooner into Annapolis, and I'm the lat
ter part of the week working on the
schooner Coronet, ashore in Eastern
bay, Md.
The cutter Acushnet has also had q
busy time assisting vessels In trouble in
Vineyard Sound. Mass. She was lying
alongside the four-masted schooner James
b. Drake of Portland, Ne, which. having
lost her anchors. had been picked by A
tug on Nantucket sound and brought 10
Vineyard Haven and showed on TIE mud
when a message came that the schooner
American Eagle was off the entrance 10
Vineyard Haven. leaking badly aud need
ing aid. The cutter went to her aid and
towed her into the vineyard, where she
was placed on d mud bank until the leak
could be located and stopped. Later the
Drake was taken to New London, where
she could procure anchors and have re
pairs made to her windlass. During the
past week the Acushnet made an attempt
TO float the schooner Charlie Luling
ashore in Vineyard sound, but without
success.
II is not often that the little harbor
cutter Guthrie, stationed at Baltimore
is able to send in report regarding
aid she has given vessels in distress
Last week she had two reports one re-
garding the power boat Francis NJ.
which she found in Baltimore harbor
with q hawser in her wheel so as 10
disable her. and the other regarding
with disabled engine Both vessels
were towed to points in Baltimore har-
Dor, where they could be put in run
ming order.
AS the tug Helen was on her way down
Albemarle sound with a tow of narses
her machinery became disabled and the
barges drifted ashore. Soon alter the
accident the cutter Pamlico went TO the
ala OF the disabled tug and towed her
into Elizabeth City. y. c.. and al last
reports had gone to the point where the
barges had stranded in order to float
them and take them into safe harbor to
remain until tug can be sent to take
care OF them.
Having foated the steam schooner Pil.
grim from a shoal off Core Banks. n. c.
and started her on her way uDintured
the cutter Seminole has resumed cruising
in search of other vessels that may need
aid. The derelict destroyer Seneca has
sailed in search OF a derelict reported by
incoming steamers to be drifting I'm the
path OF vessels about flfty-fiye miles
north by east of Fire Island lightship.
The cutter will destroy the dcrclict with
guncotton mines should she find il.
According to reports received at the de-
partment. the schooner Aloha. abandoned
and derelict is adrift I'm the north Pa
ciifc about forty five miles north OF Gravs
HaTbor lghtship. on the coast of WASH
ington. and the cutter Snohomish has
been sent TO locate and tow the vessel
into port. Her crew had previously been
brought in by vessel that picked them
up at sea-
An unknown schooner is reported ashore
on Gardeners Island. at the east end OF
Long Island. and the cutter Itasca from
New York has gone to her aid. The cut
ter will float the vessel if possible and
tow her into port
Having completed her work in carry
ing physicians and medicines to the
measles-stricken community at Kodiak
Alaska. the cutter Tahoma has returned
" oCdAtic- chc licIc the 4sln
instant.
The cutter Morrill,, after spending sew
eral days searching for wreckage re-
ported adrift on Lake Erie. returned TO
Cleveland without finding IL. IL is ex-
pected that the cutter will be placed our
of commission for the winter within the
next few days.
The cutter Mackinac has already been
laid up for the winter at Saut Ste Marie
Mich, navigation through the 500 canal
having been discontinued for the season.
Work will he pushed al Arundel Cove
on placing new foundations under the
boiler OF the cutter Androscoggin. in or
der to get her ready for service as quick
ly as possible and il is thought probable
that she will be able to return TO Port
land and winter cruising service in about
two weeks.
Capt Frederick {. Billiard, who is under
orders to take command of the cutter
at San Juan. Porto Rico. is i'm
the city spending "A few days with his
family. prior TO sailing for the island.
First Lieut. Henry like inspector in the
=, and Second Lieut.. T. ]. Hutson Aad
Third Lieut.. ID. p. Marvin from the cut
er Androscoggin. at Baltimore. were Wis
tors to and registered at the department
n the past week
Orders for the week were as follows:
First Lieut.. l.. T. Cutter granted thirty
lays sick leave.
Capt. w. +. W. Hall. detached from
uty in life-saving service, to Androscog-
lin.
Capt. j. ". Ouinan. granted four days
cave OF absence
Capt. S. NJ. Landry. Second Lieut.. p IT.
Harrison and Second Lieutenant OF Engi-
GERS F. f. Dagger. appointed board
0 inquire into circumstances connected
nth collision between the revenue cutter
)avey and the steam ferrvboat Hettie.
Senior Capt. II NJ. Broadhurst. First
deut. w A. Wiley and First Lieutenant
Engineers W. +. Msccoun, appointed
board to INQUIRE into matters connected
18th alleged damage to the rVvenue cut
n Acushnet and schooner Brigadier.
econd Lieut. r. {. Weightman is desig-
ated as recorder.
First Lieut.. III. w. Pope. to Guthrie for
,mporary duty.
Second Iieus j. j. HuttSon detached