The San Francisco call., 1906-11-23
T He steamer Lurne. carrying many passengers. is
rammed by the steamer Cascades in Columbia and
sinks in three minutes Passengers their berth at the
tme but all rescued and taken aboard the Cascades
Passenger-Laden Steamer
Sunk in the Columbia
LurLine Rammed BY Cascade, but
All on Board Are Rescued

PORTLAND. Ore. Nov. 22.-The
steamer Cascades rammed the steamer
Lurline at 3:45 o'clock this morning
off Rainier, sending the latter boat to
the bottom of the Columbia in three
minutes. The Lurline carried a large
number of passengers, who were in
their berths at the time of the collision,
but all were saved by the other steam
er The Cascades. after having the in
juries TO her own bow repaired, returned
TO Portland this afternoon.
DETROIT. Nov. 22.-The Anchor
Package Freight steamer Conemaugh,
upbound, with a valuable cargo Of
package freight. is ashore on Point
Pelee, in Lake Erie, pounding hard. and
filled with water. The Conemaugh
went on the point late last night during
the gale. The crew. of twenty-five
men was rescued by the life-saving
crew of Point Pelee
Tonight it is reported that the cap
tain of the life-saving crew at Point
Pelee has sighted three barges at
anchor in Lake Erie, below Point Pelee.
The Clint is believed to be one of the
three, the other two being thought to
be the barges Melvina and Spademan,
cast away by the steamer K Martin
when she ran into Amherstburg yester-
day for shelter.
MARQUETTE, Mich. Nov. 22.-with
her rudder gone, her upper works
washed away and her crew missing,
the steamer Panama of the Davidson
feet was found beached today on Min
eral Reef Point, fourteen miles west
of Ontonagon. The wreck lies on an
uninhabited stretch of coast, the near
est settlement being Iron River, many
miles away.
The wreck was discovered today by
the crew of the tug Tramp.
The Panama's tow barge Matanzas
was cast away yesterday when the two
vessels were laboring in the big storm
that swept the lakes. More fortunate
than the steamer, the Mantazas kept
afioat until today, when she was sight
ed near Ontonagon and towed safely
into port The Panama is said TO be
damaged 10 such an extent that it will
be impossible to float her again.
SANDUSKY, Ohio. Nov. 2e.-The
barge Athens, in tow of the steamer
Pratt. went down in Lake Erie in the
storm last night. The captain and SIX
Of the men were probably drowned.
TORONTO. Ont, Nov. 22.-The steam
barge Resolution. from Erie, Pa, TO
Toronto sprang a leak here early to-
day and sank. The crew put on In
two boats. One containing five men
reached the shore safely, while the sec
ond was swamped, her six occupants
being drowned.
LOST WITH ALL on BOARD
QUEBEC, Nov. PA vessel sup
posed TO be the bark Magda has been
lost on Red Island Reef with all on
board. She carried a crew of fourteen
men.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 22.-The
steamer Haverford from Liverpool, fog
bound inside the Delaware breakwater
since Sunday, reached her wharf today.
On Tuesday night a free-for-all fight
broke out among the 900 steerage pas
sengers. Stewards who tried to quell
the excitement were roughly handled
and q panic prevailed until six Of the
ringleaders were arrested and placed in
irons They were turned over to the
United States authorities here.
SEATTLE, Nov. 22.-The steamship
Olympia, which arrived in port today
from San Francisco, reports the death
by drowning of Second Officer Oruill
Peterson who was washed overheard
and lost during the trip from San Fran
cisco. A succession of heavy gales were
encountered and on November 16 Peter
son was swept from the port rail and
was never seen again. Captain Cros
KEY says that he warned Peterson not
to approach the rail without rope,
but the advice was not needed.
While off Grays Harbor the Olympia
sighted the Bangor in distress.