Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
Picks UP Disabled Launch.

Picks UP Disa bled Launch.
\ report received from the cutter
Winnisimmit, at Boston. tells of pick
ing up. in Boston bay. the disabled
launch of the U. S. S. Chicago, with
eighteen men from the ship aboard.
The men had started out for a cruise
to the many islands that dot the en-
trance to Boston harbor. when the en-
CINE of their launch baked and re-
fused to work. When the Winnisimmit
saw the launch the men were endea-
voring to paddle along with oars The
launch was taken in tow and placed
alongside the Chicago, lying in Boston
harbor.
Abandoned in bad plight, full of
water and with masts gone. the Ameri-
can schooner NJ. A. Achorn was picked
up in the Gulf of Mexico by the cutter
Miami, and towed into Key West, to be
turned over to its owners When the
report that the Achorn was in trouble
was received by the Miami it was
stated a steamer was lying nearby, and
it is supposed the crew of the vessel
are now safe aboard the steamer and
will be heard from later.
Two young men were saved from
spending an uncomforta BILE night on an
island in the vicinity of Seattle, Wash,
by the men on the little cutter Arcata.
The young men, c. V. Carson of Seat
tie and f. d. McClelland of Olympia,
had started out on trip in a sailboat
They did not return at reasonable
hour. and heavy squall having arisen
while they were out the father of Car
son appealed to the comma nding officer
of the Arcata to go in search of them
The Arcata cruised over the waters on
which they were supposed to have
sailed. and seeing a fire ashore went
to it and found the boys. They had
been caught in the storm and had lost
the mast and sci from their boat, but
succeeded in reaching the island. They
were taken home aboard the Arcata.
Activities Elsewhere.
Bound from Vera Cruz del Sur to
New York, the schooner Alice B. Phil
lips of New Haven went ashore on a
reef near Key West. The cutter Miami
went to her aid, succeeded in floating
her and took her to Key West.
Responding to 3 request for aid, the
cutter Apache went to the assistance
of the schooner Hattie Estelle of Bal
timore. which was ashore in a creek in
lower Maryland The task of floating
her was a difficult one, but she was
finally worked into deep water practi-
cally unframed.
The Miami has gone to the assistance
of steamship, reported to be the Mil
ia oni of Genoa, ashore on Ajax reef on
the Florida coast. If possible, the
coast guard will get her afoat
To take part in demonstration in
honor of Lewis Cass. the cutter Morrell
has gone to Mackinac Island Mich Her
crew will take part in the land parade.
and the cutter will fire salutes, as re-
quested by the officials in charge of the
function.
Having aboard the new cadets. as
we'll as the old ones from the Coast
Guard Academy at New London, the
cutter Itasca is on cruise of instruc-
ton along the New. England coast.
Boston, Portland and New York will
tl,o
Hudson to West Point. She will re-
turn to New London in the latter part
of the coming month.
Personal Notes.
Second Lieut.. J. S. Baylis and Third
Lieut.. c. II. Abel have been ordered
before a coast guard court aboard the
cutter Tuscarora at Milwaukee, on ac-
| count of the grounding of the Tuscarora
| in Lake Michigan several weeks ago.
| First Lieut.. J. L. AIahr, First Lieut..
of Engineers E. NJ. Green and Second
Lieut.. of Engineers F. H. Young were
visitors to the department in the past
! week.
| Orders for the week are as follows:
Capt. Commandant +. T. Bertholf, to
i San Francisco and Seattle, Wash, on
| official business, granted fifteen days
| leave en- route.
| Capt. J. c. Cantwell, detached from
the McCulloch upon arrival at San
| Francisco, to Pamlico.
| Capt. p. l.. Reed. to resume command
| of the McCulloch upon arrival of that
| vessel at San Francisco.
First Lieut.. of Engineers T. c. Law
| ton. deta ched from Golden Gate, upon
| relief to Unaisa.
| First Lieut.. OF Engineers G. c. Nc
| MILAN, detached from Unaiga. at ex-
| piration of leave TO Golden Gate.
| Second Lieut. of Engineers H. c.
I, Roach. detached from Yamacraw, at
| expiration OF leave, TO Androscogsin.
| capt. w. W. Joynes. detached from
| the PamIco and ordered home to be
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