Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-02
SAVE LIFE AT SEA-.
FIGHT FIRE ASHORE
Revenue Cutters Have Their
Hands Full Of Rescue Work
Everywhere.
ALGONQUIN, At PORTO RICO,
PUTS OUT WHARF FLAMES
Manhattan Saves Man From Over
turned sloop-Canoe Upset-Help'
les. Schooner in Alaskan Waters.

Renorts Of assistance rendered py YES
- tha revenue cutter service re-
ceiyed at the division OF the service
treasury Department. in the past week
telI Of lives saved, vessels hoateo aiteF
strandfne and Of assistance given oy
men from q revenue cutter In putelhs
Ant what promised to be serious nFe
ashore
The reports come from Alaska, PORTO
Rico and the Atlantic coast 1roHl MAS
sachusetts to Savannah. To the cutter
Manhattan, at New York. and the onon-
daga, at Norfolk, belong credit OF saw
ing life.
Tho Manhattan was caught in heavy
Nov off Long Beach life-saving station.
In the midst Of a storm an overturned
sloop was made out through the RAIN
and hying spray. Several persons were
seen clinging to 1t.
Power Boat First to Aid.
launch from the cutter was sent to
their aid at once. Before the service
launch reached the vessel q big power
boat dashed in and took on all put one
man. This man the power boat was
unable. to reach.
The Manhattan's launch rescued MIN
in the nick Of time. He was taken TO TO
was exhausted. The cutter tnen LOOK
the overturned sloop In tow ana CAREY
it into harbor and landed the rescued
man.
While the cutter Onondaga was lying
at anchor In Norfolk harbor cries Tor
help were heard over the water. The
launch and dinghy were AZ once sent
out. and found q man clinging 70 an
overturned canoe. He was taken aboard
the launch and carried to the cutter,
where he was taken care or
Tiki 1<l atSH
water. Later the man, who refused to
give his name, and the canoe were
taken TO the United states Marine Hos
pital grounds and put ashore.
Fire at San Juan.
water front at San Juan. Porto Rico,
near the plant Of the West India OIL
Company as the cutter Algonquin lay
at anchor there Piled near the burning
building were cases filled with gaso-
line. These had caught hre, and the
flames threatened to spread.
FIrehghters from the Algonquin were
sent ashore and gave material aid to
the San Juan fremen. The flames were
extinguished after several hours hard
work.
A letter Of thanks from the superin-
tendent Of the oil company to the com.
manding officer Of the Algonquin ac-
fire and the part played by the men
OF the revenue cutter.
A report from Capt Gamble. COM
chesapeske ne tells Of pioins up the the
United States lighthouse tender Wood
bipe on Chesapeake bay disabled on ac-
count Of engine trouble, and Of towing
master. The woodbine was in no par
ticular danger, but was totally un-
manageable.
from the Commanding onicer Of the cut
ter Yamacraw tells OF picking UP q
derelict lighter that had broken away
from its mornings at Savannah and
ping. The lighter was full Of water
and was unwieldy. 1t was taken to q
safe mooring and made fast, where it
was out of the way Of vessels passing
on the river.
Schooner Fast Ashore.
AS the cutter Pamlico was cruising
on the Neuse river she found the
schooner Edwin and Maude, a well
known Washington trader. ashore on
Parsons point. The bow Of the
schooner was in shoal water. At her
stern the water was deep enough to
float her.
A line was sent to the schooner
After some little trouble the vessel was
noated. AS she was unframed she
then continued her trip to Baltimore
with lumber.
The cutter Acushnet. on the Vineyard
and Nantucket sounds station, had q
busy time of it. First, she fioated a
fishing schooner ashore on Nantucket
Then she went to the aid OF a schooner
which had stranded on the shoals. She
had hardly gotten this vessel afioat
and returned to Woods Hole when she
was sent to the aid of another fishing
schooner which had gone aground
No report of this work has yet been
received at the department. fnforma-
ton concerning the rescues came to
the division of the service in brief teIe-
grams from the commanding officer Of
The northern Atlantic division
Away up in Alaskan waters the cut
ter Tahomas was appealed to by the
master of the American schooner
Charles Brown to TOW his vessel, in no
condition to sail, from Kings Cove Ia
COON to Uralaska. Instructions were
asked of the commanding officer of
the Boring sea feet. None coming. the
Tahoma started from Kings Cove with
the vessel in tow. She was stopped
en- route by a wireless message. hut
later returned and completed the trim
10 Kodiak with the schooner.