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New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
THE LOSS OF THE OREGON
CLEAR EXPLANATION OF TIE ACCIDENT

TIE SUPPOSED SCHOONER PROBABLY Az iIoN
Observation-Disclosures OF TIE OFFICERS.
To me ERttor o. me Tri buHe.
SIR: On first reading the conclusion drawn
from the sta.emouts OF tho oic'r, and crow oi inc
Oregon ia that tho collision was uravodabe' ana INC
schooner NJ il WIS schooner solely to hiaA' uu' d
careful consideration OF the stcmeHt of the cm'i "''
leads one 10 believe that collision was the result o
moor sramanshlp and iu igmrnt on the part o '"''
ucrr which In fact. might De called the rl'o o' ~
port helm" British seanen are notci Tor the oo"'''''
use of this port nclm" when approa 'hins oth'r V'''''
80 much so that an Admiral IN the Enih'h Navy re-
viewing the loss Of the VILE du H1yrc caused py 'r cor
sio1 with an English ship, stated n Ietter u i"'
Lam on Times that a large majority OF Britl'h scan'n
tuklf tney put their helm aport ani have spy glass
updcr their arm. they en- run down any snip w.
cordiur TO act OF Parliament. Strong lhughaS' To USE
hut fuy borne ont by the records Of collisions peWc'h
English and other vessels The cAiet oihter st'o0'
" the proximity Of another vessel
ne mint on the port bow" Now, IN plotting the rea-
tive Of the vessels the course 'cero "y
the O,-on is the only we have. - W. or ao'ut
WiyS Tho published account gives W. - =. nut ~
the compass "a ways read from north or south 80 many
degrees east or wrs, assume the course nave given
"a correcD. wind ". w. We have the following con
dons sec figure u. representing tho Oregon the
schooner.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
R1DICAL rRMPER4ACE MEASURE.
HOW THE IOWA PRoHBITIoSISTS MAY PUT DOWN
NTIsANCEs-ClARk's BILL.

NUISANCES-CIABk'S BILL.
ST. PAUL, Mich, March 2l (Speciah. 1.-The
Iowa Senate yesterday passed Clars Prohibition BILL
which PROBABLY is the most radical temperance measure
ever enacted country. The act Is known ~ the
Additional Penalties bill, and the main points are As
follows:
Actions to enjOn nusances under the PROHIBITION law
shall ne brought the Of the state by the District
or County Attorney OF the proper court In case he re-
fuses any citizen Gi the comfy may do The general
reput alton OF the place shall be admissible rs evidence
The court in session the Judge in vacation. snail grant
Temporary Injunction without bond. Whoever il con
,cted of kec ing nuisance under the Prohibition law
shall be- fined not than ~ 900 less than $500,
and the person shall not have opportunity TO purge
himself II the existence OF the nuisance be established
it shall be abated under the Judgment of the court by
selling and removing all removable property within the
building and by securely closing the same III the
property of defendant is not used homestead f0F
one yea unless released provided tho owner
may secure the opening OF tue building by hlng bond
the value OF the property ana giving satisfactory eHI
deuce that the nuisance shall bo abattd III All proottu
tons under tue state prohibition laws the nndDs OF
such uquoTs IN the possession Ol any one not legally
authorized 10 sell the same As In private dWo.!mE
shall be prssumptiye evidence that the Same were Kept
for illegal sale. \ second conviction IL punlSlaolt py
term of not than three months more than three
Transporting prohipiCi H. uOrs upon tonNl'uon 7d oo
fined 800 tor each offence and Commtted 10 al unu
such ue Is paid refusal to brand correctly or MAKE
known the contents of any package or falsely making
me same with the intention - COucra! thc content
shall be- punished 10y fine Oi 500 and costs Ohio"r'
shall nave the lower to break open aud examine any
packages The property, except the homestead ol any
person convicted uno the provisions OF this act shall b
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New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
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Although the weight OF testimony Is in favor of the
vessel beng schooner with which the Oregon came III
ed hanging To the steamer and 80 faf none pcked
up indicating sailing vessel leads one to think wa.
small IRON steamer. probably collier. with fore and
aft sails set such vessel having no bowsprt would
be very apt to make a fracture such a. mas Deell
described and the chances are that whatever Ae rig oi
the weasel she lies at the bottom Of the Atlantic
idea OF stopping the engines oi the
Oregon the instant he e proximity OF another YES
sci to have entered the mind OF the chief ohcrr
lie saw vessel dld not Know now sh' was Hcd",mT'
used his night glasses To ascertain; knowing Iu
well hat II the vessel seen WAS under sail. IL was
absolutely necessary for him to know now 'he wa,
standing could follow the "rule OF the road
yet he sings out hard port and keeps his ship al tu
Passing from the moment of collision the succeeding
hours, what was done 10 save the OREGON An9out%!S
nothing. That the ship seriously, II not fatally,
injured must have soon been apparent tho crew state
lie the engines at half speed Que hour and hai
after the collision Yet the snip allowed to SINK
more han fifteen nes from the shore. The beach was
visible fifteen mlles from the deck OF the OrtsO 80
we must assume that the ship - farther from
na shore tban snc was when the collision occurred
What strange apathy must nave come over the cAptu
dIrng that short hour an half" when minute
was 40 valuable the ship not "beIched and no
attempt made to list her -; flowing the water ont
port boilers letting her port anchor and chain 60
by ruuanythng in fact. mat would tend TO st her
starboar overlooked IL t. easy 10 crcl'c aier
danger has passed aud one IL safe ana on on
Shore and what should have been done but surely
the captain chief officers selected because they
were supposed TO pls-eas the very quancAlous Luat
woud lead prompt and energetic action III times ol
great peril want OF these qualifications unhis them Tor
their posts and 1t IA presumed they had shown the
their hut aa, here when most ncehe
missing. The CuuArd Line mas Deeh holcu
for the safety with which its ships py between this
country and England. To retain II thoy viii nave 70
ndopt different standard I'm selecting officers 10 take
charge SHIPS fro that they now have II was sim
PLY pTOyideutal that no one was lost Had the accdeht
occurred mid ocean the loss OF life would have becn
frlghfu with TO tie waerght compartments
the differ cwhat the numOar open to the
that three, at most we're nrdhe snip
should brought safely into port That she was
not can accounted for only two ways: one that
the bukheads weak and could not stand the pres
m c0mp1TUs m were open The iirst of these oyds
agent will probably Indignantly deny. SO are forced
TO concnde that gales open and as noble shp
as ever oatcd went to from sheer misman-
agement. LAfLkI'
'Ne,p- York March 90, 1sSG.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
so NEWS FROM THE WEIGHING VESSELS.

AT the Office Of the Merritt WrechinS Com
many Yesterday one Of the officials said that no word
had been received from the wrackns vessels now al WORK
recovering WrecAa.e from the Oregon ana lie kht"
nothing more oi them than hti been lGa-'h'd III .Lc
ueW,paucr. They were probably SIM at anchor lH tAe
Great ruuth Bay awaiting Idyuraolt Wrath, anu i
smooth sea to make another trip To the wreck OF tHo
orcrnn Ie niiu. o the schooner that Ia col l-'ou
vim her Is s unknown and the boat wIch was picked
up by the hshlu- smack Henry Moran hau any
,,tn ite or.r,u,r ~ mas not been identified Tho boat
when Is now Wing m railroad dock a sandy HOOK :
twenty feet lpn-, six feet sA lh'hcs NIdo anu "'o"'
thirty inches deep ....t...
Ibc Cty of Chicago. wIlch arrived here YESTERDAY
w. uyrrlur beci-c of the thick To-. CAph'h NdAiH'
her commander SAYS tuat 1T . 30 Friday morning, "hle
the bar. he SAW puotbOdt 'h MS NN3e.
Yuirirrb0W, bu hc dd not stop because he wabei To
,,ch tur tide. After aucborIng he sgnahed Tor pl'
ami Pilnt-bnat came aIuu g>ide some scar trp@
men corutcd on this statement ia view OF one OF t1c
tIeorr. regarding the oregon disaster namely uaI
mat steamer in an attempt T. avoid an unae-rd'r pIo
ot within rance OF collision with thr schooner
which, il IS supposed. OF her officers misooA lor
,tf.t-
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

NOT BTRANGE THAT THE OREGON WAS SUNK.
To the EdttOr ~ The Trtbune.
SIR: People wonder that such magnificent
and powerful the oregon should be crushed
40 easily and that the life should BE great
on such "A wcll-managed line. The oregon was about
$50 feet long by about 81 feet wide. Mako the total
length Of your journal from top bottom represent the
length OF the steamer. haf inch of the width OF one
Of your columns Will exactly represent tho width or
beam the ship then the thickness Of the paper repre-
seuts almost exactly the comparative thickness OF the
iron OF which steamers built Look at the form aud
comparative thickness, and yOu will not wonder
tnAt, struck the beam. they are 80 helpless.
Ten ia the full average that large steamers carry
TNeuty!riVe boat - the capacity In mod
crate sea that can carried safely. Ordinarily. in
trips fuseasou trips the average OF passen-
gers ana crew would be about 300 for fayOrte ships.
what will become % the 10 the capacity OF the
boats II such collision the last should occur in mid
oceau The overpus would not In many rest quiet
while the boats being filled. u.
Nftc- York, March =, lSSG.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
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Tn this the course Of the schooner is assumed to be
correct as one of the lookout states, g. III
Am instant saw her side ghis" To see the side hghts
the observer mast be directly ahead Of the vessel th"Ve
her Iuass in one IL both vessels hold their course
collision would ensue bat the angie OF collision
would be small the head booms Of the schooner recei'
ing the first shock and acting in measure as Tenders
youl tend to swing the alongside OF each 0ther
without serious injury to the steamer. But note til
the chief licrr states he "put the helm hird apOr
which borne odt by the statement OF tao qdarerns-
ter that the order came hard aport" tBJth oihcer
and quar- erasr however. state ii was at the instant
OF collision the latter qualifying his remark by aldh=
"I brought the wheel around and she an'worcl
uromptly") Now, but thirty seconds elapsed troG
the time the order was given. the steamer would travel
IN That time t tine rate speed she - reported TO nave
gone eighteen KNOBS hour. about 900 feet 1t Is con-
celcI by the captain that the ship would turn IN abo'
800 feet therefore the ship had swung considerably
before the collision occurred indicated by the dotted
lines Figure d. and the accident would be- clearly ac-
counted for
Eu assuming any other for the schooner do
the conditions changel Emphatically no! lld the
schooucr been heading the uorthTard than thr
a.sumed course i becomes equally a. bad, Il nos Wor-r
for the in gneut and seamanship OF the chief officer
for IN such case the schooner wOuiI have been cross
inc c how OF iuc steamer and the proper order "ond
hive bren hard atarDodrd." thu, passing Under the
stern OF the schooner QndIcdLcl by dOtted lines Figure
I'D.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
AN NcIpENr on KEckLEss sEAMANsn1r.

To the EdttOr Of The frtbHne.
SIR: Your editorial this morning on the
sinking OF the Oregon" reminded OF incident in
my own experience to meeting Of steamers and
sailing vessels the seas
In January, 1851, was of tho coast OF Brazil In the
Paul Jones' ullrigsel ship OF about 200 bound
homewari from Manila to New-YorL II clear
night bright starlight. but moon. The was
smooth the wind light aud sailing before the
wind with all sails at the rate Of about four knots
hour. About oclock just after the watch was
changed the captain the mate and two passengers, Of
whom one, were sitting on the poopdeck talking.
when the lookout called "a light Oh the port bow" We
all looked and the lights OF steamer about two or
miles distant course nearly at right angles TO
our own The mate Immediately looked to 500 II our
lights burning clearly and ordered tho man at the
wheel to keep the ship carefully on her course The
nearer but did not change her course IN
the least and passed bows at full speed only
few hundred feet distant, when very shgh change IL
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

berc,urss would have brought her under our stern Ill
place o. absolute safcty for both vessels ,.to, ~
What Jaw that night gave NE an cAr INV
what before mat had been TO me ino&pncaDIc-mioII no
n c.liision brwccn n steamer aud sailing vcs'ffn
could ros'i.S happen H,ry on slllnt par Of wind
woud have increased The speed ot the ia,I DD
c snip ana Inc -: amer together at the po o, luO ILL.,
,r-cctiun of thc.r courses II the .hp Hiu i - The
I .,' ~, M r M ain rit 70 tr the story ant hNrily
ruol. Of thc " o,c TO show what ship II was II l9
steamer hlI arrived at the pon hrs ho F.st F, WoI, %
collision between the VILE du IIayre and the L"ch Earn
with Tho ADDITIONAL chance that tne snip WoH' h"'o
har The steamer haI passed the talk was. Of conr'",
ah21i ta' rro shave she .aI nS, re-,ec nIs
Ne,r-l orr, M.icn lG l>0b. H"Hl' u Ai''
TO KEEP WATER AWAY FROM THE FURNACES
To me EdiIor nj The Trtb"R".
SIR: Aprcp0s OF the Oregon casualty allow
me TO call youl attention to feature At least probable
feature Of the case To which hnd no reference made III
any of the Nrw.York dulrs. Between ia" st'Kers "e
partmeut and the eueinc-room on modern steamships
there a low narrow pas-a.cwhy, IRON bo"hl' con-
Meeting the eugue-r1om with the furnaces on most II
not on ALL steamships this is the only means ot com
mun,cotion directly between the two com
partments and the difficulty has always
been to keep the one compartment free OF water
when In collision. 1ne Hamburg steamer P"mmeianl
some year, was struc; amid ,hips by Wei7h nArA
time because when the cn-uc-rOOm tc tue water was
communicated through the narrow pas'"@e nchuour'
to the stpkrhOc the trcs wcro put out ana tls ae'
SPACE (,uglue aui lire room ia the centre OI H SUI
being iui! o water the vessel could not retain slhIrut
bnuynncy to h. cp aUat, although all the "dkHt"uS III
the ship were ID. fine Ortrr and none gave way ,...
Not long after the P0mmerInia disaster was a1odil
called NY attention to what ne caItu
new patent, or door at cach ehu OF tne
narrow pASsage. 80 constructed as 10 c"S'
against the pas, gc Tho Object of these COorS WhlCh
acted nike a y.lVc wJS, in cd-r the vessel Si"UIu '
strnck ,luIshlps say In the cngineo m to keep The
WA, er rom lowing In;o the stokers apartment Inc
pressure OF IN" water the compartment HIH, HI'd
would hold the door Gar against the opening ot me pas
saeewAy and door would thus act a7 dn adI'Iy",
lmlkucad II Is not Likely that the oregon Ne9'ci oI
coluparitivcly recent cnusructOu was without SOD
coutryauce of this sort, sud IT would 10 interesting 10
know why !! proved OF benefit n h'r case IL ""
not yet appear the paper accounts rkacy Wht
the oregon was struck; possibly the schOoh'' DroNe
MO bnth the tuIuc and fire compartments a. NFtt''
holes are SAID nave been made 10 her 'lc In auch
cast oI course, the Iroa v~lv"-loor' cJHh no nav
alcd hr-. tHN> \. IoiilE't HeHa" > i''''''''7'
BaFimDrc March l., 1~~6.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
.c.NrnA1-.srAHE. AGAIN ELyEN.ED

WAsH!NcTov, March 2l SgcciGt.-Socrotary
Lamar has rendered decision reversing the oe'loh "i
Commissioner parks denying application ioT sur
vcv Of the Tres Aaos lraut uOu deposit therefor OS
the claimant Gcoree I'M Howard He directs that
survey be mad, Of ten square lgccs OF anG On the Sah
Pedro River Arizona Territory. In this C"mnis-
siorer sparks uo; only decided the survey should not be
made lut refused appeal and the case was taken u
Ic SECRETARY ol CcrtioraTi. Ihis decision NttuY re-
vnl.s 50 lin,h ol Commissioner Sp.rk-s crcu ar oI
Juue p. l~>I approved ny Secretary Lamar; a III
hints surveys OF utivatc land claims upon dcp'.t'
1hs case was argued orally before Assistant Sccirt"S
,gks hy x-As.i.tant Commissioner l.. HARRISON oi INC
General Land Office.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
TO INSPECT AMERICAN HARBoRS

PHILADELPHIA, March 2l lSpecidb.-M. {.
Rosseau y French engineer. arrived IN tho city this
afternoon inspect the river aud harbor improvements
and report his observations that tho Information eau Do
used upon similar work the French ccasI. lho lh-
spectlon will begin tomorrow, after which NJ kosseau
Will visit New York
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

which was referred Mr. Hewitts bill to carry lno 'co
the provisions Of the commercial rclty with MeAico'
VIII rep,r; adversely upon that measure lnA SI" III
comm tee con st. o. Mps,rs. Mills. Naybnry Gh Iis
ok TIE "a as uil was reported % the House il .le
,,t Cou,r.s. bv ths Ways and II ans Conh'irP u',
WAS known at the time that majority oi thc Cuui'''0
WAS actually yppesed to 70.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
MRS. G. 5 LozIER WRITES TO Mr.. LDMUNDs.
OPPOSITION OF TIE WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARTY 10
HIS MORMON MEASURES.


OPPOSITION OF TIE WOMAN SUFFRAGE Party 10
HIS MORMON MEASURES.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-ln a letter written
last February TO member OF the Woman Suffrage party
Senator + lpunds said: "If you and your associates
understood The state Of things in Utah. am sure you
would support instead of opposing the provision to re-
eye the women Of Utah from the degradation OF voting
ms their Mormon masters require / have 80 lar re-
eeived not a word Of opposition from any Iehu!e
woman in that Territory. aud the state OF the IA" j.
sueL that il is lmpractlcaDle TO dlsrdDcAse Mormon
xomen Without including the Gentle women Mrs.
Dr Cemcuce s Lozier chairman of the New York state
Committee of the Woman suffrage Party. has written
long open letter in reply Mr. Elmunds. She speaks
of the Edmunds Jaw a. the latest assault on Ameri
car liberty" Holding that the first wives of poygamous
mepu tan are not responsible for their husbands taking
additional wives Mrs LOzier argues that Senator I'd
mund, and his "cOnicdetates are guilty OF a pc
cuIIarv wicked and unjust crime III dlstranchlslhG
them adds: You seek 10 dlslfdnchISe INC -d'I-
mon women who engaged III pOlygauly ana al so
fhe women who are rot MOrmOns Whatever may De
said in defence OF the law yOu have already procured
which unicts this heavy penalty thousands or men
and without that jury thai which Is ther CON
sttutioual right effort To nnlc TINS olous
uiShmcut thousands OF uuqnestlOnaDH Innocent
women Is unpardOnabe. The right Of suffrage belongs
10 those women GOdglyen right OF thelf nature
and as "A legal right 1t las vested IN them ny sixteen
years possession and use ii cannon ne ulsiurueU WIN
1ut A fragrant breach of settled principles OF law Mrs
IoZer does not agree with single statement maze Dy
Mr. EdmuHds the letter quoted above she expresses
the opinion that Mr.. Edmunds 10 TOO ignorant OF IA"
and Justice TO be NJ for SENATOR tells MIN thdV INC
s.Wontulaol o! America" would be against MIN II a
antate for the Presidency. and declares that he Is
O and puulSh thOusdudS OF pure
women for the crime OF being women
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

election for major OF tho 2d Regiment resulted In tho
choice OF j. Bddlo Porter member of tho City Troop
Mr. Porter has the reputation OF having been born
aOldleIl.
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

II d.. uossin OF course that the vessels would have
met bow on (which would undoubtedly have sunk
tine .cnOJuc but the chances that the steamer
would have cleared her Ihe action Of the ruidcr ON
vessel Il not clearly understood rs II sIond ne ny
spafarlug men, They assume That the bow or the N>N"
describes au arc of circle Will" ia fact the bow acts IS
a pivot uuorc less hHc.D ana the stern Il sWnns
around The faster ship moves through the water thc
quicker the rudlr Even II were shown that the
steamer and steering dlimel lricalIy OPP
posiie courses bat to pass very close I" cdch
other il would be possible for collision TO taKr phc'
by simply placing the helm VI the steamer hard "a
mort" lust before the vessels meet; the stern o te
ste amor would be thrown directly III the pain oi the
schooner ttlgIe IItl
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22
7Uc Dyt7H or CHARLES E. rProN.

The death of Charles f. Upton, eX-presidcnt
OF the CITY Bank OF Rochester, who found dead IN
his room at Powers's Hotel. Rochester, on Saturday
morning. ana Is suspected OF having committed suicide
caused great shock to his friends here. His family,
who live at No AZ Eas Eighty thirdst. were prosraed
with grief yesterday aud unable 10 give any luIor
nation AT the time OF failure OF the Rochester CITY
Bank December 20. lsS2. Mr. Upton was partner ln
the firm OF Daken * Co.. No Exchange Court G. w w.
being e o partner. Mr. Upton also
treasurer Western NewYsrk Protest ant Episcopal
Diocese and had is funds bank He lost F3JOOOO
Of the banks money IN oil speculation and pulled down
with It tue private banking OF William e. Moore,
Victor, " Y.
RESVLT or A NATIONAL GUARD ELECTION
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

,na second year. COmpurslNeB UlVlAi actS to'' 20
third year During these perois iel'q t
,he entries are sold TO hOuost'Ni or otuei - W -
s,cb mice "A the land may command ilcnN. cnN.-i. ~
sSootr,fv of entries under this law are pultLS
+or suecui.tive purposes. The Gtilcu'tulal i"l' 90,
hong r,r! !,y taken uV. The most NdlUanl' az, |'>
SSo Is,t even IN the TeryitCr most remote ii" "
densclv = pnlaIed portions of the tni1n. az" ".',o
.ccupcd Under The present plc-culpti"n h'iues
ord furnrr culture laws one pU"Sch may o'"iho ~
cwner of - acrrs Of the public domain ana ",'r &
several Jaws authorizing Tie dsposal oi ,o
,uhlir laous-S-ricutura timber ana lnlhc'a l'.' .
g., I.r,r can acQuiie title ir'm Inc HoV'tIlhHt W
Iob ores As the timber culture anu lfe'cHP',@" @
arts nre fbe ones used for fraudulent pu'l"'rN ,,
,To,ssr Ia lay toe axe at Tie root anu TOP 80, ,I
cItoprt.sr AuV person who wants lana ior h"i' van
Gel ii under the hOucs;edd cot, 49,, ,,,,,o,,.v
eSsnator blph thinks that there will he no dluc!.'
I'm securing ia. repeal Of o.r acts. liS COM, tI
RS :, iced 10 amend desert lana act a. ot,
Inv... Restricting the right 60 Idr'u"Sc iano =" ,,
tIo act 1, citizens Of the CHte3 states ava 20 ,,
section @. .lui. Requiring aciu resIIehce anu 49,
f,ns for l.roi Oi five years from Tue u5te " en-.
f,royi,lfuv IralnsI aiCHdi % or inc lh"1' 7'"''
lar iu an respects ~ me case %
iH,n,s cad entry. Requiring thAt al easl olc-
6oif of o ca.m shall be actually laiinc9 h ot-.h
water upon IL Within five years from Tue "a'e VI ''o
'g9cs, pr1ysions Mr Do'pA says. viii prevent the
10 cx,>tl,c l4w ana thoRct when SO Imend'd VIII s
ON account az the amount 0i a'io whlch may pc
prde, lis provisions, INDUCE to some extent lho hJIO
mont and reclamation Of desert lands
'ipr VaUse Committee yesterday discussed these gus
tie aud while 10 did not reach conclusion III az
rcsur,t, similar that OF the Senate committee tueio
is "A sua Tan ial agreement
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

THE MEXICAN TR EATN BILL.
WASHINGTON, March II (Speciab.-It is un-
erstood that the subcommittee OF Ways and Means. to
New-York tribune., 1886-03-22

RESULT or NATIONAL GUARD ELECTION
PHILADELPHIA. March y Especial. AN