Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05
RevenueCutter Service

Not only do the officers and men of the
revenue cutter service distinguish them
selves in saving lives and vessels in
trouble at sea. but they are often called
upon to assist in saving property ashore
in danger OF destruction from fire or 9TH
err causes. Recently while the cutter
Onondaga was lying at Norfolk her crew
discovered that building in the naval
hospital grounds was on fire. detach-
ment of the crew of the vessel, with fire.
fighting equipment. was sent ashore. and
ided materially in extinguishing the
flames and in preventing their spread.
The Onondaga in the past week found
the big schooner George E. Walcott in
trouble off Cape Charles. The vessel had
anchored and In attempting to raise her
anchors the windlass broke. The master
cutter and engineers were sent aboard
to make temporary repairs to the APP
paratus This was accomplished and
the anchors hove up and the OnOndaga
started to tow the schooner into Hamp-
ton roads, when tug came up and the
task was turned over to it.
A quantity of heavy wreckage reported
of the Virginia coast by the steamship
Mohawk was found by the Onondaga
stroyed. The wreckage is supposed to
have been parts of the barge Charmer of
the Scully fleet, which was lost at the
entrance to Chesapeake bay several
weeks ago. and which recently broke up
in a winter storm.
From far off Honolulu. where storms
are a rarity and where the cutter on the
station has but little opportunity to give
aid to vessels in trouble, comes an as
n a Thpf1S
The report states that the American
schooner yacht Hawaii, belonging to the
Honolulu Yacht Club. went aground in
the harbor at that point and the Thetis
done. as requested and the yacht. unin-
jured was taken to a. safe anchorage.
A report received at the division of the
service from First Lieut.. Walter A.
Wiley, commanding the cutter Acushnet
on the Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket
shoals station. states that the three
masted schooner ]. Frank Seavey. was
found on Little Round shoal. Nantucket
sound with windlass disabled and unable
ter aided In freeing the schooner from
her troubles. and as she was lying in
rather a dangerous position, she was
taken in tow by the cutter and carried
into Woods Hole, Mass
When the Lake Superior steamer South
Shore was lost on the lake several weeks
ago quantity of provisions and stores
consigned to the life-saying stations on
the lake were lost with her. The South
Shore was on her last trip for the sea-
son when she went down and no other
steamer could be found that was to make
trip with stores to points in the vicin-
ity Of the stations, SO the lighthouse au-
thorities called upon the cutter Mackinac,
stationed at Sault Ste Marie, Mich. to
perform the service. The cutter was
placed in commission and the trip was
made. The life-saving stations were
returned to her headquarters to lay up
until next spring.
Looking after the British steamship
Alcazar has kept the cutter Seminole
busy. About ten days ago she picked
the vessel up at sea off Cape Lookout,
N. c., in a disabled condition and towed
her into harbor under Cape Lookout. The
crew returned to the vessel, but before
she could get to sea she again went
received at the department from Capt.
Carbon. commanding the Seminole. states
that the cutter is standing by the ship
and will aid her when possible. 1t is
thought probable that the Alcazar was
badly damaged In the gale that swept
the coast Friday.
The cutter Window is on a marine rail.
way at New Orleans shipyard for at.
tention to her hull and for other repairs
ice. The vessel was hauled out at a pri.
vate yard, as the navy yard at New Or.
leans has been abandoned and no gov.
eminent dock or railway was available
for the work The Window will be out
of service for several DAYS
In the past week the cutter Itasca, or
the Boston station. was out Of service
for a short time to make repairs to hel
steering gear and to have her whistle
made and the cutter has resumed winter
cruising work in the vicinity of Cape
Cod.
First Lieut.. j. L. Maher. from the cut.
ter Winona, at Mobile. Ala. and Second
Lieut.. w. A: Benham from the cutter
McCol1och. which recently returned from
cruise in Alaskan waters. were visit
tors to and registered at the division OF
the service in the Treasury Department
in the past week.
Orders were issued to officers in the
service in the past week as follows:
Capt. X. w. Perry. detached Manning
and assigned to duty in the life-saving
service.
Capt. F.. G. Dodge. detached from
ordered to Manning.
First Lieut.. II. II. Wolf detached
Snohomish to McCulloch
First Lieut. ]. F. Hotel detached
McCulloch to Manhattan
First Lieut.. w. E. At Lee, detached
from duty in the life saving Service
and ordered to Snohomish.
Constructor w. c. Besselievre. jr., ia
Norfolk. Va. on official business.
Second Lieut. j. p. Gray, to report
to commandant. navy yard. New York
for radio instruction.
Third Lieutenant of Engineers NJ. W.
Torbet, to report to commandant, nayy
yard, New York, for radio instruction.