Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-02
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE

| Vessels of the revenue cutter service
doing duty in Alaskan waters and the
| far north Atlantic are busy. accordns
| to kilograms received at the division
| of the service Treasury Department, in
various lines Of work assigned them.
/ The Manning recently went Cnalaska.
| where there is n big herd of reindeer
! and took aboard number of the an
| imals to be transferred to other parts
| Of the Aleutian Islands. where they viii
| be of service to the natives who depend
| upon the reindeer for aid in many ways.
| The McCulIoch. with the floating court
aboard In cruising to the various coast
ports in Alaska, where cases civil and
criminal are being heard. Last reports
received from her announced her arrival
at Unalaska. and from there she is sched-
uled to go to Dillingham;. The cutter
will be two or three weeks longer on
her justice dispensing cruise.
Heavy ice still prevents the cutter Bear
from reaching Wrangel Island to rescue
the of the Steffenson expedition
who are marooned there. a dispatch from
the cutter announces Aboard the Bear
are Capt. Bartlett and Teller and
Shields members of the expedition, who
made their way overland to civilization
in Alaska to get aid.
A message from the cutter Seneca, en-
ployed in ice and current observation
work in the north Atlantic. reports all
aboard the ship WELL but makes no ref
erence to the work she is doing or what
has been so far accomplished. 1t is
probable the Seneca will remain in the
far north Atlantic for several weeks.
until the coming of reezing weather in
the high ATTITUDES.
Patrol duty in connection with the
ceremonies incidental to the opening of
the Cape Cod canal were performed in
the past week at Wingsneck Mass, by
the cutter Gresham from Boston and the
cutter Acushnet from the Martnas Vine
yard sound station.
To clean boiler and for such repairs
as she may need the cutter Winona is
out of service on her station on the gulf
Several days will be required to complete
the work on the vessel and she will then
return to service. Work is being pushed
on the repairs to the cutter Seminole
at the Arundel Cove depot. and the yes
sci will be ready for service part of
the patrol fleet at the yacht races for
the Americas cup in September next
Specified tons for the new cutters re-
Gently authorized by Congress have been
completed and are now being printed and
bids for their construction will be asked
for shortly. The officers of the service
are anxious to get the vessels built and
ready for duty as soon as possible. as
they are badly needed on the stations for
which they are designed. They will both
be modern craft, tit for cruising in any
weather.
Capt P. H. Cberroth who was recalled
from the command of the cutter McCul-
loch in Alaskan waters by the serious
illness of his wife in Philadelphia and
who made record time in getting from
Alaska to her bedside. is in the city and
was visitor to the department in the
past week.
Orders for the week are as follows:
Cadet Engineer /. $. Van Hammer. de-
tached from the Gresham and ordered to
the Onondaga.
Second Lieut.. r. IL Boutwell, is grant,
ed thirty days leave of absence.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers r. r.
Fitch is granted Thirdly days leave Of
absence.