Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-28
WINTERS WORK AHEAD
Of COAST GUARD SHIPS
Beginning Wednesday They Will Be
Kept on the Move Until ~
Spring.

Commencing next Wednesday morning
the vessels Of the United States coast
guard service will begin winter cruising.
and. except for the time 1t will be neces-
sary for the cutters to be in port for
supplies. they will be kept constantly
moving over their territory on the lookout
for vessels in trouble. and ready at once
to go to the assistance of any vessel that
may call for aid. The cruising vessels
will be the cutters Ossipee and Andres
coggin on the Maine coast. Gresham and
Acushnet on the Massachusetts, coast and
Mohawk and Seneca in the vicinity Of
New York and south along the Atlantic
coast to the Delaware Onondaga on the
Virginia and northern part of North
Carolina, Apache on esapeake bay and
its tributaries. Pamlico on the inland
waters of North Carolina, Seminole and
Yamacraw on the south Atlantic coast
and Itasca at Porto Rico.
Tug Helpless in Gale.
In q storm on Lake Erie the tug Henry
e. Gillikin and barge D. P. Armour
parted company when the towline broke
The barge anchored. and as tho tug
to get alongside hsr a rope
became fouled in the propeller. This
made the tug helpless and sent it drift
ing before the gale. Meanwhile the barge
was suffering severely from the heavy
seas, and the coast guard crew from the
Erie station took off the men on it. They
then went to the drifting tug and took
off her crew. The tug drfted ashore
near PresQue Island. and the cutter Morrel
was called upon to float 1t. After hard
effort this was done just before tho COM
Ing of another heavy gale that would
surely have destroyed the vessel. The
barge went to pieces az she lay at anchor
and sank.
The schooner Mlnola, lumber-laden
from Bangor, Me, to Neponset. became
and the men from the Gloucester coast
guard station went to the aid Of the dis
tressed vessel. Using all skill, the
schooner. with decks awash, was towed
into Gloucester by the power boat at
tached to the station, and both vessel
and crew were saved. the telegram re-
ceived at the Treasury Department an
nounceS.
To Aid of Barge.
The men of the Lewes, Del. coast
guard station have also been doing good
work Word was received that the barge
Cassie was in trouble thirty miles out
to sea. off Delaware breakwater. The
men from the station went to her aid
in a power boat. Aboard the barge were
found six persons, including the wife of
the master and they were glad to see
aid coming.
The windlass of the barge had fouled
and her anchor could not be raised, but
the cOaStguaTGSnlen unfdnRIAd The
snarl and brought the barge and all
aboard in safety to the breakwater.
During the winter cruising time the
shore stations will take active part in
aiding vessels. other than stranded
ones, which they have always looked
after
A telegram from the commanding Of
hcer of the cutter Pamlico announces
n. C.. from Baltimore last Frida,
morning. The Pamlico had been at
the Arundel cove Md. depot receiving
a general overhauling for winter serv-
ice, and left there in the latter part of
the past week for her station. The
trip was made by way Of the Lake
Druumond canal
On the arrival of the cutter Itasca
at San Juan. Porto Rico. Monday. the
cutter Seminole. which had been doing
duty on the station. left for her regu-
lar station at Wilmington, N c., to
take up winter cruising work The
Seminole. was due to arrive at Will
mington last night
From several months cruising duty
in Alaskan waters and in the Arctic.
the cutter Bear arrived at Seattle la st
Sunday. and after a stay of d day went
to San Francisco. where she will be
stationed throughout the winter The
Bear will do cruising duty on the San
Francisco coast.
Disabled Vessel Saved.
A successful search was made by the
cutter Seneca for the disabled steam
ship Blackjack. which became disabled
at sea on her way to New York. The
cutter took the disa bled vessel in tow
and brought her to Tompkinsville,
N Y.
Nash, Captain of Engineers D. F. Y.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers
A. F.. Patterson and First Lieut. ]. F.
hotel were visitors to the department
the past week.
orders for the week We're as follows
Capt. Horace B. West. commissioned
senior captain. to rank as such from
November 9. 1915. vice Senior Capt
John F. Wild, retired.
Third Lieut.. F. J. German, to resume
duty on Pamlico
Capt. B. H. Camden. orders of 18th
amended. to proceed Immediately to
Boston and assume command OF Ores
ham.
Senior Capt. Horace B. West, to com
mand eastern division
Capt S. B. Winram. to command
leave en- route.
Third Lieut.. H. NJ. Carr. to duty in
with steam machinery of
Mohawk.
Third Lieutenant of Engineers C. A.
Beckley. to duty in connection with
deck department Of Mohawk
First Lieut.. II. r. Searles, to McCul-
loch: leave en- route.
Third Lieut.. c. E. Anstett, to resume
duty on Androscoggtn: leave en- route