The record-union., 1892-10-28
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
PORTLAND, Oct. "a collision oc-
Cured on the Columbia River about
twenty miles below this city this morn
ing between the steamboats, Iraida and
lone, which ply on the;lower river. Otto
Peters, passenger, jumped overheard
and was drowned and several persons
were injured.
The fog was so dense that one could not
see a dozen rods ahead
The Iralda left La Camas this morning
! at O'Clock, with the usual passenger and
freight traffic. The lone left Portland
early this morning, bound for La Canas.
There seems to have been no lack of sig
mailing, as the passengers on both boats
agree in testifying that whistles were
| blown as frequently as the occasion
seemed to require.
Several passengers of the Iralda were
standing on the forward deck. when sud-
denly an object loomed up directly in
front of them. Some one shouted, ''Run
back for your lite,'' and those on deck
turned and started for the stern of the
vessel. In an instant, however. the lone
crashed into them on the port bow, and
the shock threw everyone down on the
deck. Otto Peters heard the warning cry
TO run, and looked up to see what was the
matter lie saw the sharp bow of the
steamer headed straight for where he was
standing and approaching at rapid rate
of speed. He hesitated for a moment,
then suddenly awakening to the neces-
sity for action, he gave shout and
jumped overheard. He was not seen
again until his lifeless body was recov-
cred.
When the crash came both vessels made
fast to one another. The passengers of
the Iralda were transferred to the lone,
and then a hasty examination of the ex-
| tent of the catastrophe was made. The
lone was uninjured. The gunwales and
upper left hand side of the Iralda were
torn away, and it was evident that she
had sustained serious damage. Ii was
decided to beach her on the Shore and
the lone returned to Portland with the
passengers.
Several passengers were injured by
flying splinters, but none were hurt
seriously. One passenger was thrown fiat
on his face, and his nose broken. United
States Marshal l.. I. BARN, who was on
board the lralda, had his arm and hand
badly bruised.
Mr.. BARN, who considers his escape
from death as almost miraculous in re-
lating his story Of the accident, said: at
is the biggest wonder i'll the world that
our boat was not cut in two. Neither
pilots saw the other steamer till they al
most met. The officers of both vessels
acted bravely, and no blame can be at
tached to them. The accident was due to
the fog"
Peters was resident of Deer Island.
near KalamO, and carried on a large fish
ing business.
WRECK OF THE sPINNEY.
Fort Ross, Oct. 27.-The ship Joseph
S. Spinney was sighted yesterday morn
ing about five miles south of here. She
was some distance from shore when first
seen and was supposed to be becalmed
and anchored out. 1t was noticed later
that she had changed her position and
was drifting toward the rocky beach,
which she reached about l o'clock yester-
day afternoon. All this time it was sup
posed the crew was on board. When the
place was reached no crew or cleW Of
them could be obtained. Had it been
known that she was abandoned it would
have been easy to have boarded her and
dropped her anchors, which were hang
ing over her side. Her sails were partly
set. She is now i'll among the rocks and
will soon break up. Very little of her
cargo has come ashore yet.