Evening star., 1914-07-19
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE

To hunt for and rescue a boat loaded
with fishermen reported adrift IN the Al.
iantic OCEAN on the New Jersey coast
was the task assigned the cutter onon.
oaes In the past week. Putting on an
steam, the cutter hurried up the coas, "a
'ne vicinity OF where the open boat with
the men IN II was supposed to be drift.
ing ABOUT, but no trace OF IL could xb.
"ho- Inc men were not lost however
as they mad been picked up by a yess.,
ana taken into port. The onondaga then
returned to her station at Norfolk.
In the past week the cutter winons
went TO Biloxi. Miss, and patrolled tbe
course OF the races OF the Biloxi yach,
.iuo on its annual regatta and the cu,-
ter woodbury. did duty as an escort 10
the Portland Yacht Club on its annus,
regatta from Portland to Boston, out on
the open ocean. At this tie Of year there
aie many calls upon the vessels OF the
revenue cutter service for duty in keen-
ing open regatta courses and in takinr
par. IN marine functions OF various kinds
work OF getting the cutter Seminole in
ss' reaoiness for duty with the feet that
VIII ne used to patrol the course Of m.
lernatonal yacht races in September
| rs peins pushed. The Seminole is TO re-
ceiNe new boiler and will be nut IN
GOOD order for duty. At present the YES
rs IN a dry dock at Baltimore for
Sieanihg bottom and changes in out
board connections. but later in this ve.r
the cutter will return to the repair a.
pot al arundel Cove. The new boiierx n
20 IN tne vessel are building at Nav
YORK and will be shipped to Arundel Gov.
IN rev days. The placing OF them in
on duty at the repair depot.
Ine overhauling and naiptinc - 81.
cutter Miami. which is to 70 to tbe
azores Islands to take 'up the dutv m
hunting for and destroying dereIicts' un-
oer the International agreement made AZ
.ne recent convention in London, is well
under way at Arundel Cove and Within
the next week or two the vessel win hn
| reaoy TO start on her mission Of removing
from the Atlantic floating, but almost
submerged menaces to the safety of shin
uIng. Abandoned and waterio9eed YES.
eeis nave been known to float about for
several years before disappearing .rH
all the time they endangered sbinr,.S
tnat might run afoul of them In the dsrk.
ness or the night when they could NOT ha
mace out on the surface of the water
Shief Engineer c. A. McAllister is on
leave OF absence. which he is spending in
Capt. W. E. v. Jacobs. in eharr. NJ
personnel and operations of the service.
mas returned from an ofIlciaI visit to the
repair depot at Arundel Cove, Md
Orders to and leaves Of absence grant,
eo omcers In the service in the past week
were as follows:
Capt. B. l.. Reed. directed to report
to the captain commandant en- route to
New York
First Lieut.. P. II. Scott. directed to
take charge of Guthrie on 18th instant.
relieving Acting Masters Mate William
kendrfck during time required for the
latter to take examination.
First Lieutenant of Engineers s. NJ.
Rock. granted sick leave for twenty
eight days.
First Lieutenant Of Engineers M. n.
Usina. granted leave for sixty days. upon
arrival of Seneca at Halifax( n. 8.
Capt. F. A Lewis detached from duty
as assistant inspector Of hfe-saying serv.
ice upon receipt of order and granted
leave for thirty days.
First Lieut.. H NJ. Wolf. assigned to
duty at the department, to take effect
21st instant.
Capt. S. M. Landrey, detailed as as
sistant inspector OF tenth and eleventh
life-saving districts.
Can't g. B. Winram. granted leave fer
thirty days. to commence 4th proximo.'
Third Lieut.. Samuel Peacock granted
leave for fifteen days. to commence lIh
instant
Second Lieutenant Of Engineers N. D.
Hall. granted leave for ten days, to COM
mence 18th instant.
Capt J. H. Quinan, granted forty days
leave. to commence Goth instant
Can't D. F. A. de Otte. granted ieavs
for seven days. to commences 9th an
slant.
Capt. w. V. e. Jacobs. First Lieut.: e
W. Cairnes and First Lieut.. H. H. Woii.
amounted a board to examine ana faie
the papers of Acting Masters Mate VIII
liam Kendrick. for promotion