Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-14

include any case where the person could
nave saved himself. though then are
many of these. Three hundre. and
thirty-three persons were actually sawed
from drowning.
In those same years the cutter were
responsible for fines amounting $71s,-
Vn. Imposed on ships which ha been
caught violating the laws OF thesea-
Vessels salved represented total
value OF SEQ 81 600 and $50 erelicts
were destroyed.
Among the unusual adventures hat the
cutters constantly encounter is he case
OF the schooner Blanche H. Rir or the
Charleston lighthouse
The cutter Miami was proceetng south
when she saw the schooner fling the
signal OF distress. The ma.stt OF the
Blanche Il. Ping Informed the oicer who
cane on board that he had a desperate
criminal on board He explaint that he
had the man ironed and gurds were
standing over him armed with lubs. The
rest of the crew, affected the in
subordtnation of the man in ons. were
on the verge of mutiny.
Without word the officer ent to the
place where the burly sailor VS. chained.
He ordered the man released. He didn't
attempt to draw gun-mery told the
prisoner to follow him. Al the man
who had disorganized a Who'll crew went
with him meekly. He knewvhat would
happen to him IL he didn't. The ofilcer
crew and when he left the aster Of the
schooner that individual exessed conf
dence that he would not ear another
word out OF his men. He dn't either
An example of the unqueioning obedi
ence Of the service-whio means that
no excuses are expected found in the
rescue of the steamship Monhegan OF
Portland. Me-. by the cter Woodbury.
commanded by Randolph tidgely.
The distress signals othe Monhegan
were picked up by wireIe. and the Wood
bury, as the nearest cuer. was ordered
to her assistance. At tt time the Wood
bury had a smashed ruler and its COM
plete repair meant seval more days in
port. All attempts to X the permanent
rudder We're at once abandoned and a
temporary steering g.r was rugged up
by the crew.
With this treacher.s continuance the
Woodbury. drove for into smashing
storm and headed fothe Monhegan. Six
inch hawsers were cached and the cut
ter started on her lag trip back to port
Had the Woodbury. steering gear given
way when she rea.ed the Monhegan it
is probable that 18th ships would have
been wrecked.
The service giys assistance on land
as well as at seq There was the case
last July at Setle. Wash, when the
cutter Snohomis fought two fires. one
in a Single fa.ory and one in can
merry. The ere drove closer to the
flames than ay of the members of
the local fire apartment dared to go
and kept her jumps driving streams OF
water more pwerful than those Of the
regular firemn. The first fire wss that
in the shingl factory at Port Angeles.
This factoryis on the river front and
is difficult f access from tbs land.
The Snohomsh opened her pumps after
the fire WIS we'll under way And
she kept thm going steadily Until well
into the ni;ht, when the fire vas pro-
nounced will under control
At that tine the alarm came fom the
Manhattan Canning Company. located
without pod except what Guild be
snatched on the run, the me turned
their attention to the secondhre and
after nile hours hard work scceeded
in subdling it.
The rescue of the torpedo bat War
rington by the Onondaga urer Capt
D. F. A. De Otte was s'ctacular
piece Of work. The torpedo,oat was
wrecked in a gale and. beca,e OF her
peculiar construction. was ost difh-
cult to save. A small boat as driven
to her and her crew saved.
Besides the splendid worl which IL
done in the rescue of cre' and the
Of ships, the revne cutter
service accomplishes ar immense
amount of missionary wo through
the Islands of the nortIest- Inc
natives there have come tresard the
revenue cutter service a sort OF
guardian which will prote'them from
all harm. Food. medical >ention and
are distributed tsunerers IN
the far north.