The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-24

life-saylng crew could reach the point,
and Il was then only after hard pull
ing through a treacherous sea- John
Petersen. the boat puller, was found
hanging 10 the up-turned boat IN a
half-drowned condition, and was im-
medaiieiy picked up. Albert Johnson,
captain Of the boat, could not be found,
ard II IS believed ,bat his body las
drifted out 70 sen Immediately after
the rescue or Petersen. the cannery ten.
der Helen Scott. fran little launch,
went 70 The assistance of the crew and
towed the boat to town. The members
Of the llfe-savlng crew have nothing
but the highest praise for the -aptaln
and crew n the Helen Scott. One OF
them said last night:
Had Il not been for the plucky lit
tie Helen Scott il is doubtful II we
could have reached shore. We never
could have pulled TO town with oars.
The water was SO rough that, at times,
II was impossible 70 see more than 100
yards away. There were a number Of
tugs ana launches In the neighbOrhOOd
at the time but the Helen Scott was
the only one 10 take the risk in order
70 save the lives Of those VINO were be-
ing tossed about on the waves.
Petersen had been In the water for
fully two hours when We reached him
and he vas growing black in the
face He was more dead than alive
when we lifted him into the boat and
II was only through the hard work
OF members Of the crew that he vas
resuscitated before We reached the
Elmore cannery. where he was landed
and taken TO his home"
The members Of this crew were Cap
tain Stewart Lyman Nutter Nels Ad-
ans, n. Alf RobertOn. Alf Anderson,
Charles Thompson, Lawrence Ellison,
Clarence Boice, MyrOn Mcclure and
Corporal Larson, Of Fort Candy
Mike Peltomaa was another Of the
unfortunates who lost his life In the
storm. Paltomaa and his companion
had cast their net in the lower end
OF the bay and were about to take
it up when the gale broke out in its
greatest fury. They had decided 10
abandon the net and get TO the shore,
but no sooner had the sail been spread
than the boat capsized. The boat
puller. whose name could not be learn
ed, saved himself by olinging to the
stern Of the boat. shortly after the
accident the Fort Stevens life-saving
crew. which had been notified by the
lookout. arrived on the spot and the
struggling bOat-puller was rescued. A
search was made for the captain OF the
boat and upon suggestion Of the res
cued boat-puller a search was made in
the vicinity Of the net. 1t was soon
discovered that Pal.omaa had become
entangled in the net and was drowned
while struggling in the meshes.
Immediately after the crew had ar
rived in this city with the unfortunate
bOat-puller and his dead comrade, a
couple OF fishermen were seen clfnging
tc boat In the middle OF the stream.
The party at once went TO the rescue,
bringing the men ashore little worse
for their experience.
The third victim reported was John
Varanzang, and no report Of his nody
having been recovered was rec lived
before the hour Of going to press.
Varanzangs companion was rescued.
The missing man had been fishing on
the lower Columbia for the past ten
years He was an active member Of
the local lodge of knights Of Pythias
and the United WOrllmen. He was
about 50 years of age and leaves wife
and several children.
Late last night it was reported that
Sakri Korpela and his boat -puller,
whose name IS not known. had been
drowned during the storm. No fur
ther particulars were reported.