Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08
STORY Of SEA Wreck
| READS LIKE ROMANCE
Crew of Lost Revenue Cutter Ia
homa Had Thrilling
Experience.
Report of Board Which Investigated
Disaster Received, But Not
Made Public.

partment but it is stated it will not be
made public until after it has been re-
! Viewed BY the Secretary Of the Treasury
Accompanying the report, 1t Is stated, are
] the reports of the different officers, who
| tell of their adventures in the boats after
| leaving the sinking vessel and before
| being picked up by the rescuing ships.
which read like romances and show how
| close was death to them on numbers OF
occasions. Although but few in the de-
partment know the nature of the report,
| it is generally thought 1t Will be found
| to exonerate the officers of the ship.
Under orders from the department the
revenue cutter Window is this week pa
| trolling the course of water carnival at
Houston, Tex. and on the conclusion OF
the carnival the cutter will start on
long journey to the Chesapeake, to the
Arundel Cove depot, for thorough over
hauling. The ship is to have her hull
remodeled. so as to give her high bow
and forecastle deck and to furnish new
quarters for the warrant officers The
cutter will be at the yard for several
weeks. but when she returns to service
she will be better adapted for rough
weather cruising.
Cutters Undergoing Repairs.
cove. and at various navy yards. in
preparation for winter cruising duty,
is rapidly being completed. and the
vessels are returning to their stations,
ready for winter work when the
cruising season begins at the end of
this month. The cutter Gresham,
undergoing repairs, has been COM
pleted, and has returned to duty on
the Boston station. The cutter Mo-
| hawk. from the New York station.
Boston In place Of the Gresham, has
been relieved. and has returned to her
station at Tompkinsville. N. Y.
In the early part of this week the
cutter Seminole. from the Wilmington,
N. c.. station. which has been at the
depot at Arundel cove for several
months past, being fitted with new
boilers and having other work done
to her, will have a trial run on the
Chesapeake. and at its conclusion will
start south to take up duty on her
station. The new boiler installed in
the Seminole, and the other changes
| made in her. are expected to make her
| faster and better for rough weather
service.
Several weeks ago. while the Chesa-
peake bay cutter Apache was doing
neutrality enforcing duty at the capes
of the Chesapeake a Boston owned
steamship, in running close to the
cutter to report her name and destina-
ter. breaking the rail and damaging
the stern of the Apache. This damage
has recently been repaired and the
cutter is now ready to take up the duty
of hunting for vessels in distress dur
ing the winter cruising season.
Aid for Stranded Schooner.
But for the aid given by the cutter
| Acushnet to the American fishing
schooner Annie, ashore on the coast of
Nantucket Island, near Siasconset, it is
| more than probable the vessel would
| have been lost, pounded to pieces on
| the hard sand bar on which she was
stranded. A report received from the
commanding officer of the Acushnet
states the cutter was at Woods Hole
when the message came notifying him
of the stranding of the schooner. Full
speed was made to the scene and after
some maneuvering the schooner was
| worked into deep water. She escaped
from the sand bar uninjured, and was
able, after being released, to continue
her trip unassisted.
Capt. Joynes, commanding the cutter
Pamlico, doing duty on the inland
waters of North Carolina, in report
of hunt his ship had after a runa-
way hydroaeroplane. The aquatic fly
ing machine is owned by E. X. Ed
wards of Newbern, N. c., and it disap-
ing leave of its owner or notifying him
| of its intentions. The help of the Pam
lico was requested to find the missing
craft, and Capt Joynes consented to
assist in the search along the Neuse
| river. Launches were sent along the
banks of the stream to see if it could
| be found along the shores, but nothing
was seen of the missing plane until it
| was brought out of creek, up which
| it had gone. and where it was found by
| h0 hrnnOhf n 10 TO-
The machine was hoisted aboard the
cutter. taken back to Newbern and
turned over to its owner. to be locked
and chained to u mooring.
Promoted to Captaincy.
By the recent retirement, OH account
of having reached the age limit, of
Captain of Engineers Willis Pedrick
First Lieutenant of Engineers H. K.
Boyd IS advanced to the grade of cap
| tain of engineers, to take rank from
Capt. Boyd causes a vacancy in the
grade of first lieutenant of engineers,
and the promotion to fill the vacancy
will be announced shortly.
| Capt. P. H. Uberroth, who last week
assumed command of the cutter Semi
mole at Arundel Cove. and who will this
| week take the vessel to Wilmington,
N. c., her station, was q visitor to the
| TlOdy " Diu 6oOu-Uye "
his friends there.
Second Lieutenant Of Engineers G. w.
David and First Lieut.. s. p. Edwards.
| retired. were visitors to and registered at
the department in the past week Capt.
Commandant E. P. Bertholf, who has been
in Europe to bring his wife and daughter
home. is expected to reach New York this
week and to return to duty at the de-
partment in the latter part of the week.
| Orders for the week are as follows:
| First Lieut.. w. J. Wheeler, detached
| Winona, to Mohawk.
First Lieut. c. F. Howell. detached
Mackinac upon relief, to Itasca, grant ed
| days route.
First Lieut.. j. n. Crozier, detached
Mohawk upon relief, to Winona, granted
| leave until December l.
| Second Lieutenant of Engineers G. w.
David, detached Unalga, November 16,
to Thetis.
| Second Lieut. r. W. Dempwolf, de-
| tached Bear. to Pamlico. granted leave
| until November 80.
| Constructor J. c. Walton, ordered to
New York on official business.
| First Lieut.. T. NJ. Molloy granted ten
days leave en- route to Androscoggin.
First Lieutenant of Engineers c. A.
| Wheeler. deta ched Itasca, to Tusca rora
granted ten days leave en- route.
| Second Lieutenant of Engineers NJ. A.
Doyle detached Yamacraw, to Mohawk
granted ten days leave en- route.