Evening star., 1914-04-13
Revenue Cutter Service

l\CVClluC oullSl OCl WIG
lhouSh the winter cruising work 81
the vessels of the evcnue cutter serN-
ice closed nearly two weeks ago the
cutters are still being called upon 10
give aid to vessels ia Il ouh!c. ami are
ready ct any time to 80 to the aid of
the mariner in distress.
In tire past week the r2m schooner
Grace G. Bennett stranded on i;ohaoke I
marshes. at the north entrance 20
Pamico sound y. C. When the c"'n-
1nandiag officer of the cutter lanllico
VAS notified the cutie. at once went !"
tho assistance of the Bennett and aitGf
4 few minutes work succeeded III pull
ING her into deep water Tie vessel
then resumed her interrupted trip TO
Washington. y G.. at which point. il IS
said, She VII load for this city
Taking advantage Of the coming of
high tides on the North Caroline coast
the cutter Seminole returned to the
stranded about two weeks ago at Little
River inlet. \. g., and succeeded ~
getting hei atioat When the vessel
first Vent ashore the Seminole spent
several days in the vicinity of the
stranded vessel. but the tides We're 50
low that little could be done to aid he-
IN getting OF the beach The coming OF
hiSh spring tides made ii possible to
float the Moore.
orders have been sent the Glitter Ga;na-
cTaw, on the Savannah station. to &C 10
and make a search for Big naval
target which is drifting about off the
South Carolina coast. The target was
sighted in the past week by steamship
and i IS regarded rs rather dangerous
obstruction to navigation. The Iama-
locating
get will tow it into port. as il is stated
that ;he government authorities value IL
at soD.ul,
L took the cutter Onondasa four days
10 Tow the rudderlcss steamship Herman
! Frasch 10 miles from off cape Hatteras
TO Cape Henry, where the steamship was
turned over to a big tug to b" taken 70
Siipyard for repairs. The report of Capt
ChiswcH. commanding the Onondaga,
States that $50 fathoms of heavy haWser
were used as a drag behind the steamer,
but even with this She waved so DadlS
1T times as almost to turn completely
around. During the entire trip the Winu
blew a heavy gale and this made 'he
task all the slower and more difhcult.
During the height of the gale the tow
ing hau ser parted and the steamer en-
deavored to go ahead under her own
steam. depending upon the drag oehind
her to keep her steady on her course.
The vessel could not be handled in this
hawser was gotten to the Frasch and she
| was brought into the Chesapeake
Reports from the commanding officers
of cutters regarding the assistance rem
dered vessels in trouble in the closing week
of the cruising season are still being re-
ceived at the department. According 10
a report from the commandant of the
cutter Acushnet. the last work she did
on her winter cruise was to pick up the
two-Inasted schooner Fannie Belle At
wood of Boston, disabled Off Caskata
beach. Nantucket Island. and at the re
quest of the master of the vessel she was
taken into Vineyard Haven. The cutter
Guide, at New York. and the cutter
Scout at Seattle, both report having
picked up power boats disabled, which
were taken to places of safety.
F., Wednesday next the cutter 1tasca,
which has been doing duty throughout
the winter on the New York station In
been rebuilt at Arundel cove. will ar
rive at Arundel cove and will transfer
her officers and crew to the Gresham.
The Gresham will then so to New York
to dock and have her hull under water
cleaned and painted and on the compile
ton OF this work will resume duty on
her station The Itasca will be over
hauled and made ready to take the cadets
from the school of instruction, at New
London. Conn. on their annual practice
cruise. the itinerary for which will be ar
ranged shortly.
In preparation for taking up service as
one of the patrol boats in the ice zone in
the north Atlantic. in order to send out
radio warnings to the Atlantic liners OF
dangerous ice and how 20 avoid 1t, the
cutter Miami has arrived at Halifax.
Within the next day or two she will sail
for the ice zone to relieve the cutter
Seneca which will go to Halifax for coal
and stores. The Seneca and Miami will
alternate upon the ice patrol as long as
| there is dangerous ice in the north At
lantc along the lane of transa tlantic
shipping
Preparatory to going to Alaskan
waters the old cutter Bear has been Or
dered from San Diego, Cal, to San Fran
cisco to take aboard supplies and stores
for the cvoyage. She will follow the cut
ter Unalga into Bering sea. The Unalga
is scheduled to leave San Francisco We'd
| nesday next and she will be the first
vessel to go into Alaskan waters this
spring.
Boatswain Michael T. McGraw died
recently at Fort Stanton. \. NJ. He
joined the cutter Manning, at Boston.
| He served continuously on that ship,
and was aboard her while she was doing
duty with the navy in the Spanish
eral naval engagements. He was
popular with his shipmates. and had the
respect of his superior officers
Orders for the week are as follows:
First Lieutenant of Engineers H. L.
Boyd, detached from duty as fleet en-
gineer. northern division. and assigned
| to duty as fleet engineer, Bering sea
| feet.
Second Lieut.. James Pine, detached
Seminole April IS to Patrol.
Constructor ]. G. Walton, ordered to