Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21
Revenue Cutter Service

Reports Of assistance rendered vessels
In distress and Of work done in the
moval of derelicts from the paths Of
navigation have in the past week been
received at the Treasury Department
from the commanding officers of the lit
tie cutter Guide, stationed at Port Town
send, Wash: the cutter Seneca. at Hail.
fax. Nova Scotia, and the cutter Mo-
hawk, at New York. The Guide while
cruising on Washington sound. state of
Washington, found the British schooner
Ocean River ashore on Thompson point.
Orcas Island. The vessel was full Of
water. but she was finally pumped out
and foated and was turned over to a
power boat to be taken into a safe har-
Dor.
While she was lying at Halifax, Nova
Scotia. preparing to take up her trick
on ice patrol cruising service the men on
the cutter Seneca saw a small sloop cap
size some distance from the ship. A
power launch was at once sent to the
aid Of the people aboard the sloop but
before the launch reached them they
had been picked up by a passing boat.
The Seneca's boat picked up the cap
sized sloop and lowed 1t ashore.
In response to orders from the COM
mandant Of the New York division the
cutter Mohawk searched for and found
dangerous obstruction to navigation,
the bottom Of an old scow with heavy
weight attached and floating one end
up of Fire Island. 1t was taken in
shore until 1t grounded in forty-two feet
Of water. Efforts were made to destroy
1t with guncotton mines, and two were
exploded. Little damage was done the
obstruction and after placing a danger
signal on 1t the cutter returned to New
York to procure more mines with which
to complete the work of destruction.
Orders to patrol the course of the
Columbia Yacht Club. on the occasion OF
the regatta to be given by the club al
Chicago. July 10, were last week sent the
commanding officer of the cutter Tus-
carora stationed at Milwaukee The COM
handing ofncer of the New York divi-
sion has been instructed to detail such
officers and vessels as may be needed prop
erly to patrol the course of the regatta
to be held on the Hackensack river. y. j.,
by the Rosedale Boat Club. July A. next
The cutters Acushnet. y. ohawk and Gresh-
am were In service at New London FRI
day. patroiling the course of the Yale
Harvard boat races. Capt. W. T. v.
Jacobs was in charge of the course. with
Second Lieut.. j. L. Ahern and Third
Lieut.. ]. F. Farley. jr. to assist him.
With the cadets from the school of in
Structfon aboard, the cutter 1tasca has in
the past week completed a visit to Nor
folk. has made cruise out to sea and
back again, and is now at the Delaware
breAkwater. where she arrived yesterday.
She is scheduled to leave there today for
a trip Of several hundred miles off shore
to reach her next port Of call. New York,
June o. She will remain five days at
New York
Silver medals sent Gunners F. W. Sar-
now and Karl Johansen. Coxswain A. A.
Bergman and Seaman A. NJ. Holman, by
the British government. for heroic work
in saving the crew of the British schoon-
er 8. A. Fownes, when she was lost
on Pollock rip. Nantucket shoals. Mass,
December 16. 1910, have been received at
the department and sent to the men. At
that time they were serving aboard the
cutter Gresham. under the command of
Capt. P. H. Cherroth, who was awarded
gold watch which he has not vet re-
ceived. There Is bill now before Con-
gress to allow the officer to accept from
the British government the mark Of
recognition Of his skill and heroism.
The cutters Yamacraw at Port Royal
naval station and the Androscoggin al
Little Chobegan on the Maine coast are
giving their crews practice with small
arms as required by the regulations OF
the service.
Capt. Commandant E. +. Berthoif has
returned from an o-.icial visit to New
desk in the Treasury Department
Orders for the week are as follows:
Second Lieutenant of Engineers II. b.
Robinson, granted twenty-one days ex-
tension Of leave of absence.
First Lieutenant Of Engineers r. Il.
Wright. granted ten days leave OF aD-
sence
First Lieutenant OF Engineers Il. K.
Wright. directed to supervise repairs 10
quarantine launch Neptune, Philadelphia.
Third Lieutenant of Engineers Il. {.
Thorn, granted thirty days leave of alb
sence upon the return of the Miami to
Baltimore.
Second Lieut.. c. II. Jones. granted
thirty days leave. beginning July =.
Senior Capt D. P. Foley. Capt. W. y.
E. Jacobs and First Lieut.. B. II. Cam
den. appointed a board to examine and
rate the papers of candidates for cadet.
Capt. G. L. Garden. detached from the
Seminole and ordered home to await or
ders.
First Lieut.. II. E. Rideout. granted
ninety days sick leave
Second Lieutenant of Engineers II. r.
Johnson, granted forty days leave of alb
sence, beginning June q.
Capt. c. E. Johnston. ordered to Wash
ingfon, d. c., for consultation.
Senior Capt ]. F. Wild. granted sixty
DAYS leave, beginning July is.
Capt. B. l.. Reid. ordered to New York.
July 10, for temporary duty as command
ing officer New York division.