Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-18
COAST GUARD VESSELS
HAVE HURRY-UP WEEK
More Calls for Help Than in Win
ter Height of Cruising
Season.
Ships on Fire Far From Port Afford
Some Hard Problems in Res
cue Work.

Though 1t has been a half month
since the cruising season of the yes
! sells of the coast guard ended. the cut
tiers in the past week were more busy
| than they were at any time during
the cruising season. The winter was
devoid of storms OF any great inten-
sity. but snce the opening OF this
month several have swept the coast
that have left plenty of work for the
cutters in their trail.
Reports received at the headquarters
of the coast guard. Ire sury Depart
ment, from the commanding officers of
cutters tell of efforts made to tow q
burning schooner to a point where sho
would not be menace to navigation.
and of the vessel sinking as she was
being lowed: of vessels stranding and
being a total loss and of other work In
saving life and property on the seas.
The story told by the comman ding
officer of the cutter Yamacraw Of the
search made for the dereltct schooner
Lizzie B. Wiley. Of her being found in
flames and of the efforts made to tow
ashore would make a good plot for a
movie" thriller After the Yamacraw
had cruised two days In search OF the
| derelict she was fin lily located by her
horizon.
Found Her in Flames.
The Yamacraw went to her and found
her In flames. The stern end Of the
vessel had burned away and the flames
were eating up the forward part OF
the ship. Efforts to extinguish the are
with streams from the fire pumps on
the Acushnet were unavai'ing A line
was made fast to the burning wreck
nd the Yamacraw started for the
North Carolina coast with 1t.
Wind and seas became heavier and In
the middle Of the night the towline
broke. While preparations were being
made to get another one to the wreck
it began to go to pieces and finally
found of the Wiley was one mast
showing above the water. This was
DESTROYED With explosives, and when
the Yamacraw left the wreck there
was ninety feet of water over 1t.
Reports received at the coast guard
headquarters tell Of two other burning
vessels out in the Atlantic about SO
miles off shore One of them is the
schooner William Thomas Moore, a
vessel well known on Ch"sapeake bay
On the Woods Hole tMass) station
the cutter Acushnet has had a busy
week of 1t. having had several calls for
diu Alter size HOdteu the ScHOOHcT
H Walford from the shoals at Fall
mouth she went to the aid of the
schooner George F Klinck, ashore on
Hawes shoal The cutter made several
efforts to float the vessel. but without
success. and 1t is doubtful if she can
be saved. Wreckers from New York
have taken charge of the Klinck and
will endeavor to save her.
Unable to Save Schooner.
The Acushnet was also called to the
aid of the schooner Roger Drury.
ashore on the south side of Chappa-
quiddick Island, Nantucket sound, but
could do nothing to save the vessel.
which had filled with water and will
probably be a total loss. Her master
and crew landed in the boats from the
vessel. The Drury was loa.ed with
laths and was bound from St. John.
n. B.. to New York.
Reports received from the command
ing officer of the cutter Mohawk state
that a derelict had been blown up by
the cutter off the New Jersey coast and
that she is now searching for another
wreck reported in the path of coastwiss
bound vessels
To relieve the cutter Seneca, on. ice
patrol duty in the north Atlantic, the
cutter Miami has sailed from Halifax for
the patti olling grounds. 1t is expected she
day and the latter vessel will return to
Halifax for fuel and stores. At the end
of two weeks she will return to patrol
duty and the Seneca will come into port
for supplies.
Capt. Commandant Bertholf and Chief
Engineer McAlister are in New York in
with the selection of site for
a new coast guard stat on at Seagate.
Orders for the Week.
Orders for the week are as follows:
Third Lieut. C. C. Won Paulsen, relieved
from engineering duty upon detachment
Third Lieut.. F. A. Zscheuschler
Second Lieutenant Of Engineers ]. F.
Hahn, preparatory orders to McCulloch.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers c. p.
Kendall, detached Bear upon arrival
Seattle. to Snohomish. temporary duty.
Third Lieut.. F. A. Zscheuschler. de-
tached Snohomish, to Bear upon arrival
Bear Seattle.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers p. B.
Eaton. detached Snohomish, upon relief.
to Bear
Acting Masters Mate T. Winstrup,
detached Guthrie, to tempo
cary duty New York division.