The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-14
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The stcMner senator = Complete Wreck
-Feafful seens in the Willamette
River Death and Destruction
strewn Broadcast over the
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y Never within the recoliection' oi1E
our Oldest citizens was the clty "a
Portland thrown into such snnuen /
and intense fever Of excitement, ,'EG,H ~
burst forth like thunderoolt, snaK-
ing this city and East Portland 70 +
their foundations In the hurry ana
clamor Of excited thousands'Me nave
succeeded In ascertaining az az loilows;
Yesterday afternoon atx'5p Q CLOCK
thestealner Senator, plying patween
this city and Oregon Clty, ai1er ,rer
ceiying on board about aeventy-nye
tons OF f1ei9ht ANA q Awenty-hve
passengers, cast on iron her uocKs
at the lowergenda'oi the .city, nno
steamed up past the CITY lIonp. p Ar
rangements had been made ZOE ner
to land at the foot OF Alder streeu. 70
receive on board a number o. nm
migrants and cons'uefsDie i. Z, irelgnv.
She passed up the middle q t1e river
md was making the tnrn on me 1927
Of Morrison street 70 come alongsloe
the dock, when hlsslng oi steam
was followed. nya tremenoous "a,
plosinn, shaking tins city ana Hast
FortlRndl ike a fearful enrlnquane,
causing everybody to rnsnl lnoo lne
streeis1 FOR Q lew seconus INC scene
was enshrouded IN . cloud oi stean
| when far above eall rose the Piol
house and forward poruons o. 9ne
cabin and eye witnesses p aver tnau
! Captain Dan McGiii was aisoi sOn Diown
with 1T to the helgnta OF IVY iSeo;
! Thelwind earned away the ciouu .,
steam, revealing the most ieariui
wreck welhaSe lever seem FROM .
4 point q few feet att the smokesVack
| the cabinlwas blown to atoms: ~
ing on the wreck and struggling IN
the water We're q numDerloi men anu
4 childrens wlslle IN the after caoin "a
dies0with their children cnnRlnB 70 70
them ran upIand down, screaming 70
be saEedgaaThee steamer Vancouver
; lying notmore than .nity yards away,
/ with steam up ready to,oepart, wen, !,
to the rescue, while dozens. OF smaii
\ boats appeared upon the river, as y
Ehy magic, hurrying toward the scene
The wreck wasLg drifting down tne
4 stream and rapidly SINKING. II,
Ina tewminntes thoaMomenl ano
children on tho boat and those upon
the wreck and an the water were res re,
lcued and taken 70 the dock. Inc
steamer ad Vancouver 2 followed tn'
wreck as she, foated down. attempt
rhing To haul her clear OF the b33nti
1 along thedockss The steamer I'm
ma HayNardg lying at the O.nS.f sN
r Compans's dock, caught her. iul
I asternp bnt letting go the stern hne
2 swung around, clearing her wllhou
o damage. From here she was towe'
+ across itouAhel railroad wharf ant
hauled partially yashore, 'neing aimes
Z under whter. Duringithis7ume par
\ tiesiwere At work onIthewreclf search
4 ing for bodies Whenlshe had beel
oil hauled ont at tile east hide the Wree
n, as far as possible was examined, nu
they succeeded only-in reaouing on
& chinamnnyNTho was far beneath %
i timbera, waist-deep ~ the water
4 Captain, Mackie, Of the John ~, 9IeI
d phens, was the gentleman VINO hauI
,s led him TO the surtaceuninlured. y
bodies had been found up 70
is o'cloch last pighha7'Ihe following,
ID the LIST of missing as taT as aseel
U tained Captain Dan SiccGlll, W.
Nj has q wifo ana Child ~ oregon Slt,' ~,
" George Warner, fireman; Joseph h'
ceyspurserg whose writings haye a
81 pearad in the OFerfanq lHaniil.ty. B!
I'D hte; James Smith, q ,deck7hqnd N
lRl Cosgtove, . decE-hand; John Groy y ss
10 lew . deck-nand; ana Ofiaus DecI
man, q passenger, who mas q W.
m md child living aF the lhea 1iOus
'llflt is thought -shat a.. numner
passengers have pershed. lhe 70
as lowing ls q Jist Of tho injured partIe
Up Felix Evans, being IA the pilot ho71u q
3 escaped with an arm broken IN "
lplaees and otherwise injured; M
" Convey, q deck-haDd 4 severely prnis'
Y, about the head and back badly TOR
e Grit Jones, tho steward, Yas ccrlig,
" cd between the timbers, inlurlng hi
NJ inwafdly, and had both iegs severe
" scaldedA4will probably die; ~.
y LyoP, edeekrhand,l slightly, lnlpre
~ John Leary, mate, slightly inlnre
" John wilkinson, slightly inluree
lg James Carr, youth eight years ol
no in dangerous condition, having
en arm broken IN two placea and y
" his head cut open bya flying inissil
y. Chael Grant, q deck-handj bad
~. =, scalded and eollar-Pope broken
TIC WoOdn doCk hand. nIlOntlV IflluTe