Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
GUARD CUTTERS
HAVE VERY LITTLE TO Do
Although Cruising Almost Con-
stantly, They Have Received Very
Few Calls for Help.
Commanding Officer of Thetis Re
ports Rescue of informed Ger
man at Honolulu.

Coast guard cutters employed in win
ter cruising on the Atlantic coast have
had rather an uneventful time of IL
since the coming of the new year.
While they have been kept cruising
about in search of vessels in trouble
from fog. storms or from any other
cause. there have been few calls for
aid. The cutter Acushnet went to the
aid of the schooner Winchester. ashur
on the Massachusetts coast above
Sakonnet. The crew of the schooner
had been taken OFF by the shore sta
ton of the coast guard and later the
cutter will make an effort to save the
schooner. which is on the beach. The
cutters Mohawk and Seneca sailed TO
bring in the disabled Greek liner Thes-
salonika. which was abandoned at sea
a few days ago.
A report received from the
ing officer of the cutter Thetis at Homo
lulu tells of the recent rescue Of the
second officer of one of the German
ships informed at that port. The watch
on the Thetis while looking at a small
boat sailing about the harbor saw IL
suddenly overturn and sink,
the man who was in il into the water
The man was rescued and the place
where the boat sank was buoyed. The
next day it vas raised.
Derelict Is Reported.
The commanding officer of the Mer-
chants and liners steamship Toward
reports having passed a Nat bottom
vessel adrift. bottom side up. about a
mile and a quarter north of Brigantine
shoal. This, it is thought probable. Is
the scow lost from the tow of the
Washington tug Advance early In the
week. as it was being taken from New
York to Norfolk. The scow is de-
scribed as heing dangerous 10 naViea-
ton.
Practically a new ship. the coast
guard cutter Window. which In future
will be known as the Conanche. in the
coming week will have her trial trip
on the Chesapeake and shortly AFTER
ward will leave for her station at CAL
weston. The hull of the Comanche,
particularly her bow. has been remod-
eled to lit her for cruising in rough
weather on the Gulf of Mexico, ard
her furnaces have been changed from
coal to oil burners. The work of re-
modelling the hull and machinery of the
cutter was done at the repair depot at
Arundel Cove, Nd.
First Lieut.. Leonard c. Cutter, re-
tired. who died in the past week at this
city and was buried at Arlington with
full military honors, had many friends
in Washington. For several years
Lieut.. Cutter was stationed mere as
equipment officer of the old reyenue
cutter service and about three years
ago was detached and ordered to. the
cutter Windom at Galveston. While
there he developed a chronic illness
that forced his retirement from active
duty. Lieut.. Cutter was appointed a
cadet in April. 1894. a third lieutenant
in 1896. and in April. 1905. he was made
a first lieutenant. He saw service on
all stations. including Alaska and the
arctic. He also did duty for four
months in cooperation with the navy
in the war with Spain.
First Lieut.. j. T.. Derry was a visitor
to and registered at the department In
the past week.
Orders for the Week.
Orders for the week were as follows:
Capt. *. W. Perry. detached from
duty as assistant inspector at Atlantic
City. to command ~poosa.
Third Lieut.. Henry Coyle. assigned to
duty in connection with steam machin-
cry of Miami.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers b. C.
Thorn. assigned to duty in connection
with dock of Department of Miami.
Third Lieut.. f. II. Smith. detached
Apache, upon relief, TO Seminole.
Second Lieutenant of Engineers A b.
Bixby, preparatory orders to Comanche,
Galveston, Tex.