Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
Gutter BEAR IS TO CO
AGAIN TO FAR NORTH
Itinerary Calls for Visits to Settle
ments Above the Arctic
Circle.
Coast Guard Vessel Reports Show
That Calls for Help Are
Still Made.

Many successful voyages TO the iSolat
| ed settlements in Alaska. north of the
arctic circle. have been made by the old
| coast guard cutter Bear, and she is not
this year to be deprived of the honor OF
being the arctic ship of the coast guard
fleet
II had been proposed. owing 10 the ex
tensive repairs needed by the Bear. 10
send the Manning on the annual trip 70
the American settlements in the vicinity
Of Point Barrow. on the northernmost
end of Alaska. but the repairs 10 the ola
ship We're finished in time for her 10
make The cruise and the Bear has sailed
from San Francisco for Alaskan waters
enroute 10 the arctic. Many of the set
Elements the Bear will visit on the cruise
are only visited by an occasional whaling
ship and by the Bear once year to bring
news from the outside world. The cut
ter will be about a month on the trip.
Saved Woman's Life.
A report received from First Lieut.. Wal
ter A. Wiley of the coast guard cutter
Golden Gate, stationed at San Francisco,
gives credit to John Behrsin. a seaman
on the cutter, for having saved the life
of a woman Seaman Behrsin heard the
woman fall into the water from pier al
San Francisco and went to her aid
With difficulty he succeeded in bringing
her back to a point where she could be
ift ed out OF the water The woman re-
covered in a few minutes and left the
pier without giving her name.
Bound from San Francisco to New
York. the Boston owned steamship Peter
H. Crowel the Barnegat coast guard
reports. struck on a shoal off Barnegat.
but fortunately did not ground hard.
With the rising tide she was able to back
off the shoal apparently unframed and
resumed her voyage to New York The
coast guardSnen were ready to go TO the
a id of the ship, but their assistance was
not needed.
Tuesday, May II, is the date set for
the examination of keepers OF coast
guard stations who desire to become
superintendent in the service. EN-
aminations will be held in eight or ten
ports on the Atlantic and gulf coasts
and the great lakes. and thirty-two
keepers will present themselves Tor
cies to be filed. three on the Atlantic
and gulf and one on the lakes. Only
keepers of stations on the Atlantic
and gulf will be eligible to appoint
ment in that district. and lake keeper
will get the lake district appointment.
Sent to Aid Steamer.
Early in the week the steamship
CuIverweu went ashore of Southport,
n. c., and the coast guardsmen at that
point went to the aid Of the ship. The
cutter Seminole also was ordered by
radio to go to her aid and did SO.
Nothing further having been heard
from the coast guardsmen regarding
the ship, it is thought she was foated
uninjured.
A report received from Capt. F. G.
Dodge, commanding the cutter Man
ming at Sitka, Alaska, gives an &C
count Of the drowning of Seaman En-
glemann, one of the crew of the Man
ming With two companions Engle-
mann had gone duck hunting In
skiff. The boat upset and the three
men were thrown into the water
overturned skiff while the others swan
| to a small island short distance
away. They had but reached 1t when
Englemann was heard to call for help.
he sank. The deceased was born in
Dresden. Germany. in 1890. and had
taken out his first papers for natural
iZatiOn.
Change in Ice Patrol.
Having completed her tour of duty
in the north Atlantic ice fields. the
cutter Miami has returned to Halifax
for stores and fuel, while the cutter
seneca Keeps "dtCH VI lhc iSe III II llHS
down from Baff1n bay and the shores
Of Greenland. Notices regarding the
position and drift of dangerous ice is
sent out at regular intervals by radio
from the Seneca. About the middle of
this week the Miami will leave Hall
fax for the ice fields to relieve the
Seneca and to put In two weeks among
the drifting bergs.
First Lieut. of Engineers ". c. Myers
was visitor to the department in the
past week.
Orders for the week are as follows:
First Lieut.. T. G. Crapster. to Itasca
for temporary duty.
First Lieut.. of Engineers H. p
schoenborn, to Itasca for temporary
duty.
Third Lieut. ]. H. Frost. temporarily
detached Window. to Pamlioo for tenn
porary duty
Second Lieut.. of Engineers w. c.
Maglathlin. preparatory orders to
Arcata.
Second Lieut.. Of Engineers A. H. Blk
by, relieved from further treatment,
Marine Hospital. San Francisco, grant
ed six months sick leave.