Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02
COAST Guard CUTTERS
FAVORED BY WEATHER
Few Severe Storms Past Season and
Calls for Aid Not
Numerous.
Five Surfmen Are Retired From
Service. Three on Account Of
Physical Disability.

Though the number of vessels saved
from destruction in winter storms and
the value of the marine property res
cued by the coast guard cutters in the
cruising season just closed may not
be as large as those of past winter
seasons, 1t was on account of lack of
opportunity. 1t can be said to the
credit of the officers and crews Of the
cutters that no opportunity to aid ves-
sells in distress was neglected. but
calls for aid were fewer IN number
in the past four months than in pre-
vioas cruising seasons. This is largely
due to the few severe storms and the
ability of vessels on the coast to avoid
trouble. Most of the big schooners.
that took chances OF bad weather, are
in the off-shore trade. and the barges
and small schooners sought harbor On
the first signs of bad weather, so that
storms had little upon which to prey.
This made the cruising season just
over a. most quiet one.
Liner Alamo Picked Up.
In the closing week of the season the
cutter Onondaga, at Norfolk, received
notice that the Mallory liner Alamo.
from Galveston. was in trouble, out in
the Atlantic. A start was made at
once for the position of the vessel,
whose radio outfit kept the cutter in
formed as to her location, and March
"a she was picked up The ship had
lost her rudder, but otherwise was in
good condition. To remedy this the
onondasa was lowed by the Alamo and,
steering the disabled ship in this man
ner. New York harbor was reached.
The Alamo was there taken in charge
by tug which had been sent to meet
her
AS the cutter Yamacraw was lying at
Savannah. one night recently. cries for
help were heard. Hfeboat and crew
were sent from the cutter and the
cries were finally located coming
from under a wharf. One of the crew
of the cutter with a lifebelt jumped
overheard and swan under the wharf
and found a man in rowboat. caught
so that he could not get out. He had
gone under the wharf on low tide
and had gone to sleep. When the tide
came hack it caught the boat against
stringer and the wharf platform.
causing it to list until water came into
it. This woke up the man and he
yelled Justify for aid. which came from
the cutter. The boat was rescued and
the man sent away rejoicing. The
Iamacraw has gone to the aid of the
steam yacht Satellite. reported at the
southern end of St Lucia with boiler
trouble and helpless.
McCulloch Goes to Honolulu.
Owing to the development of dan
gerous crack in the shaft of the cutter
Thetis the cutter MeCulloch has been
ordered TO Honolulu. where the Thetis
is stationed. to tow that vessel to San
francisco. On the arrival of the Thetis
at the California port she will be
placed out of commission and her Off
GERS and crew assigned to other ships.
Later another cutter will be assigned
to the Honolulu station.
1t will be April 10 before the L. S S.
Jarvis is ready to relieve the cutter
hasca on neutrality duty At San Juan,
Porto Rico. ON being relieved the Itasca
vii! at once sail for the service depot
at Arundel Cove. Md, to fit out for car
Tying the cadets from the New London
academy on the annual cruise of in
atruction. The cutter, with the cadets
aboard. will sail from New London early
in June.
After having been cleaned. painted
and overhauled the coast guard cutter
fasca was unlocked at the New York
pavy yard and yesterday sailed for
Halifax on her way to the north At
lantic to take up ice patrol service in
connection with the cutter Seneca.
Omc1al Orders Issued.
= BY reason of having reached the age
Of sixtyfour years. Surfman Stokley
Johnson, Two-MiIe Beach station, fifth
district. and Pulaski 4. Bennett Ma
peague station, fourth district retire
April and April s. respectively
No. ! Surfman Jabez W CrowelI and
Surfman Lemuel e. Mullett, Old Harbor
station, second district. and Surfma n
Manuel Francis, Highland station sec
ond district. retired for physical dis
ability. March 81
AiacIInist George r Hartman ap-
pointed 4 Warranted machinist March
81. warrant to date from February 3,
1916
Orders for The week were as follows;
Second Lieutenant Of Engineers c. J,
Curtiss. resignation accepted, effective
March 80.
Third Lieutenant OF Engineers G. A.
Bechley. assigned to duty as Junior line
offcer OF Mohawk
First Lieutenant of Engineers W C.
Myers, detached from the Guthrie upon
relief, placed on waiting orders
First Lieutenant of Engineers &. G.
NcMll!an,i detached temporarily from
Golden Gate and assigned to temporary
duty Mcculloch.
Second Lieutenant Of Engineers G. E
Sagden. detached from Androscoggin. to
Pensacola, Fla, for instruction in avia-
ton.
instant revoked: detached from Onon-
daga to Pensacola, Fla. for instruction
In aviation.