Evening star., 1914-07-26
Quick Trip to Stranded Vessel.

After running ashore in Trappe creek,
Nd. an appeal was sent to the cutter
Apache by the schooner Sweet. Capt. H.
Hurley, TO help her out of trouble. The
Apache was at Baltimore when the re-
quest for assistance came, but she
made a quick trip to the stranded yes
sci, which was found well out on mud
flats.
The water was shoal in Trappe
creek. and before Capt Gamble of the
Apache would start work he had the
water about the vessel sounded out and
buoyed so he could tell where he could
take his vessel. The floating of the
schooner was soon accomplished after
line was gotten to her, and she was
taken to deep water
In reporting the work Capt Gamble
states that the master of the Sweet was
very appreciative of the aid given the
vessel.
Finds Three-Master Ashore.
AS the launch Vigilant. attached to
the cutter Mackinac on duty at the
entrance to the 500 canal. was doing
boarding duty in the St. Marys river.
Mich, she found the three-masted
schooner Edward NJ. SkeeI ashore in
Rober bay. The master of the vessel
requested assistance. and the Vigilant.
with two other power boats. made at
tempts to float her. but without sue
Mackinac and reported the matter.
First Lieut. Wheeler. commanding the
Mackinac. headed his vessel for the
stranded schooner and soon after
reaching her had her off the shoal and
in deep water. For this service the
master Of the schooner expressed his
appreciation.
The cutter Winona on duty at the
Biloxi, Miss, yacht races last week, was
able to aid two racing craft that were
in trouble. The launch Pathfinder broke
down IN one of the races and the racing
sloop Swan capsized Launches from
the cutter went to the aid of the dis
abled vessels and took them and those
aboard 10 place of safety.
Trouble with her engine disabled the
launch Thistle in the Savannah river
and she was drifting ashore ON dan
Serous ledge when a launch from the
Winona went to her assistance and
took her to Savannah, where she was
sale and where repairs can be made.
Along Chicago Lake Front.
Cruising along the Chicago lake front
early in the past week. the little cutter
Patrol found the launch Blue Bell, with
several persons aboard. unable 10 navi-
gate on account of engine trouble. At
the request of the owner of the Blue
Bell she vas taken to safe mooring
and placed out of danger
While not directly giving aid to ves-
sells in trouble the blowing UP of a
large mass of timbers by the cutter
Mohawk prevented accidents from ves-
sells striking the obstruction, which
was in the path of navigation along
the Long Island shore.
From about six weeks duty with the
heet OF revenue cutter service vessels
dong patrol duty in Bering sea the
cutter Unalga, the last addition to the
revenue cutter service fleet in the Pa
clhc, Is due at Seattle today. The
Cnalga left Unalaska Saturday last
and seven eight days are required
to make the trip from Alaskan waters
TO north Pacific ports The Unalga
will remain on the Pacific coast and
VIII take up cruising duty.
Cutter as Floating Court.
The cutter McCulloch, which is doing
duty the floating court in Alaskan
waters this season. has sailed with
Judge Brown OF the United States dis
uict court for the Alaska district and
with the court officials aboard and is
visiting the coast villages in Alaska
hearing cases, both civil and criminal
The cutter will be about six weeks OF
her justice dispensing cruise and or
it's completion will return to San Fran
cisco for duty on the California coast t
The cutters Manning, Tahoma anG
Bear are still in Alaskan waters doing
patrol duty in the vicinity of seal is
lands, and it will be some time in Sep
tember before they come south
1t is probable that the cutter Bear will
remain in the far north until the close
of navigation, when all commercial |
vessels come south and Alaska is left
to the cold and isolation for several
months. as far as visits from vessels
ara concerned