Evening star., 1915-01-03
CRAFT IN PERIL SAVED
BY THE Cutter TASCA
Abandoned Schooner, Lumber Laden,
Is Christmas Gift to
Her Owners.
Work Of Government Rescue Crews
in Various Sections Of the
Ocean Area.

To the cutter Itasca, doing duty
under the command of Capt. Chiswell
on the Norfolk station, belongs the
credit of being the first vessel of the
service this season to bring in an
abandoned vessel for the owners.
About ten days ago the three-masted
schooner Warren Adams. bound from
Charleston to Philadelphia with lum-
Der. was caught in heavy gale off the
Virginia coast and was soon dismasted
and waterlogged. her cargo Of dry
lumber keeping her afoat. A passing
them to New York.
Report was made of the abandoned
vessel in the path Of shipping and the
1tasca started in search of the wreck
and was fortunate in quickly locating
It, The getting of tow line on the
hulk full Of water and towing her to
Hampton roads was a difficult task.
but was finally accomplished and the
schooner will be turned over to her
owners. The vessel was uninsured,
and. according to report. represents the
sole wealth of three owners at jack
sonville. Fla. The saving of the craft
was fine Christmas present for them.
Saves Man From Drowning.
A report received from First Lieut..
Leon c. Covell of this city, command
ing the cutter Snohomish, on duty on
Neah bay. Washington. credits Third
Lieut.. F. A. Zecheuschler of the
Snohomish with having saved a man
from drowning at Seattle. Lieut..
Lecheuschler was on a wharf waiting
for boat to take him aboard his snip
when he heard noise under the wharf
and call for help was heard. He
jumped into a boat and padded out
and the man, who was struggling to
keep af1oat, was dragged into the boat.
Seeing that he was almost dead. Lieut..
Zecheuschler endeavored to paddle to
the Snohomish, lying some distance
away. Owing to winds and cross cur
rents he was making but slow progress
when he was observed from the cutter
and a boat was sent to his aid. The
man, who gave his name as J. E. Hob
son of Garibaldi, Wash, was taken
care of aboard the cutter until he was
strong enough to go ashore. But for
would surely have been drowned.
Other Incidents Noted.
Part Of the headgear of the schooner
Dorothy Palmer. lost when the vessel
was in collision with a steamship off
Cape Cod. several days ago. drifted
about in the path of navigation until
the cutter Gresham. from the Boston
station, went in search of it and, taking
II aboard. carried it into port, The
Dorothy Palmer had previously been
brought into Boston in tow of the steam
er with which she had been in collision,
with flying jtbboom and bow spirit gone
and 1t was these timbers the Gresham
picked up.
In response to an appeal for assist
ance the cutter Pamlico, on the North
Carolina sound station. went to the aid
OF the ram schooner Agnes s. Quillan,
which was aground near Croatan light
house, Croatan sound. 1t was found.
however, that she was leaking so badly
as to make it unsafe to pull her into
deeper water. The master of the schoon-
er was taken to Elizabeth City to make
arrangements for the saving of his ves-
future salvage operations.
Several weeks ago the cutter Apache
carried two modern six-pounder rapid
fire guns from the naval ordnance
foundry here to Norfolk to be substi-
tuted for those now forming the bat
terry of the cutter PamIico They were
at Norfolk placed on the cutter Seminole
and it was planned to have the Pamlico
and Seminole meet at Beaufort. where
the transfer of the guns could be made,
The movements of the cutters, however,
have so arranged themselves that they
have not yet succeeded in meeting to
make the transfer. 1t is now proposed