Evening star., 1915-05-16
UNCLE SANS CUTTERS
GIVE AID TO VESSELS
One Ship Destroyed by Gasoline Fire
Notes Of Coast Guard
Service.

11Ve reports telling OF aid given by
coast guard cutters to vessels in dis
tress have been received in the past
week at the headquarters of the coast
guard. Treasury Department. In each
instance assistance was given promptly
and except in one case resulted in the
saving Of the vessel in trouble and in
that case no human power could have
prevented the crafts destruction. The
loss OF tho vessel occurred in Porto
RICO and was caused by a gasoline fire
aboard the Dutch steamer Argo.
Though firefghters from the crew of
the cutter Algonquin were aboard the
ship with fire extinguishers a few min
utes after the fire started and water
was poured into the vessel for many
hours the flames from the burning gas
oline could not be checked. To save
shipping and docks at San Juan the
burning steamer was towed away from
tho city and beached. She was totally
destroyed.
Stranded Vessel Saved.
Up on Lake Michigan, near Ludington
Mich. the steamer Marion of Chicago
went aground and the cutter Tuscarora
finally pulled the stranded vessel into
deep water and she proceeded to Lud-
ington under her own steam
AS the cutter Woodbury. was lying at
Portland, Me-. a fire was observed
aboard the schooner Emma w. Day
Detachments from the crew of the cut
ter went to the vessel and aided the
Portland fire department to extinguish
the flames. The vessel was consider
ably damaged.
In the st. Marys river, Mich, near
Point Aux Pins light station. col
lision occurred between the large pow
er boat Nipissing and the steamer
Ionic in which the former was SO bad
ly damaged that she waterlogged. The
cutter Mackinac and a launch 21 D,
which works with the cutter, went to
the aid of the Nipissing and the launch
took her in tow and beached her to
prevent her going down in deep
water.
From out on Puget sound comes re-
port of the work done by the coast
guard launch Scout in an endeavor to
locate the mate of the steamer Elf
who had mysteriously disappeared
from the vessel. The men from the
cutter searched a raft of logs the Ell
was towing and explored the shores
along the route of the steamer. but nc
trace of the missing man was found.
Schooner in Trouble.
4nS cutter w OOuDuTy has gone
Portland to Cross Island, on the Maine
| coast, to aid the schooner C. w. Dex-
ter, reported in trouble there. If pos
sible the vessel will be brought into
port.
Bound on her cruise to the American
settlements on the Arctic ocean in the
vicinity of Point Barrow, the cutter
Bear, which arrived at Seattle May g.
left there on the 18th. The Bear will
spend about a month in the far north
beyond the Arctic circle.
A telegram received from the com
manding officer of the cutter Andros-
coggin, doing duty a hospital ship
with the fishing fleet, states that she
was somewhat damaged above the wa
ter line when the schooner Doane of
Parrisboro, N. S., fouled her. The dam
age is of such nature as not to in
terfere with her continuing her serv-
ice with the fishing fleet until the close
Of the season.
Will Conduct Examination.
board consisting of Capt. c. E.
johnson, First Lieut.. c. w. Cairnes and
First Lieut.. H. H. Wolf has been ap-
w. Dempwolf for promotion.
Second Lieut. R. c. Weightman, on
leave of absence. is spending his holi-
day with his parents in this city.
Orders for the week as follows:
Second Lieut.. w. c. Maglathlin. de-
tached Yamacraw May II, to Arcata
granted fifty days leave en- route.
Second Lieut.. James Fine, detached
OpondaR ga Nav "a to academy