The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-09-21
SHIPS SINK WITH CREWS
IN HONGKONG BAY AND MA
NY HOMES DEMOLISHED.


Lost-Harbor Filled With
Junks which Are Capsized
aud Native Sailors
Perish-Other
News.
Hongkong, Sept. 1S.-At least a
thousand were drowned in ty.
phoon which struck this city at 2
o'clock this morning. Immense
damage was done to shipping. many
vessels were wrecked and great loss
of life following all along the China
shore. Thousands of houses were
demolished, burying many in their
ruins. Hordes of natives are with
out shelter. All business In the
city is suspended.
The storm lasted two hours and
came suddenly, without warning.
The disaster is the worst in the his
tory OF the city. Scores of vessels
were swamped and beaten against
their piels, crashing and MASKING
both boats and piers. The count
less junks and the native crews
were drowned like rats in a trap.
The American sailing vessel 2.
Hitchcock is among the vessels
ashore. It Is understood that six
steamers foundered in the harbor.
Nearly every vessel which was lost
went down with all hands aboard.
Among the vessels wrecked, is the
Canadian Pacific steamer Montea-
gle, the German steamer Johanne,
the British steamer San Cheung
and Fatsban. Of the latter three
all the crews were drowned. The
Fatshan belonged to the Hongkong,
Canton and Macao company. The
purser and mate alone escaped.
Tbs French torpedo boat was
sunk aud a number of the crew
are missing. Several Europeans
we're drowned. The property dam
age will reach millions.
The British steamer Wingchai
has been identified among the wreck
age. The German steamers Signal,
Petrarch and Emmaluyken are
ashore and the Prinz Baldemar
badly damaged.
| Seattle, Sept. 1S.-In answer to
the question az to whe ther or no,
she was willing to undergo punihs-
ment for the murder of George
Mitchell, Mrs. Maud Hurt Crefeld
made the following reply to the al
ienist examining her this morning:
Il am anxious to ray the penalty
Of the law. | would be glad to give
up my life for the murder of Geo.
Mitchell. I have fulfilled the pur.
pose for which God placed me In
this world and I care not what hap
pens 10 me-"
Mrs Creffeld's testimony was as
follows:
"After the killing of my husband
I was so disturbed that I could not
receive message from God. After
I prayed I entered into a state of
prayer that God might witness to
me what I should do. When I be-
came composed, it was witnessed
Though my spirit that it was the
will of God that I should kill Geo.
Mitchell. [ feared that my desires
and not the will of God was spaak-
ing to me, so l again entered into a
state of prayes. Again Gods word
came to me that l should kill Geo.
Mitchell. There could be no mis-
take that it was Gods will.
. my husbanu's spirit also spoke
to me telling me it was his wish as
we'll as that of God that I should
avenge his death.
i. II was to fulfill the word of God
: that I would be subjected to the
: penalty of mans law. But then ]
never considered the laws of men
: when the will of God has been
' made known to me-"
After making this statement the
! medical com mission inquired If shs
had been commanded by God Il
. kill George Mitchell, why she lie
Esther Mitchell do the Staying
She said: "It was Gods will tha
;. she should do the staying"
- The examination of Mrs. Crefiel(
closed at noon. Esther Mitchell Il
3 being examined this afternoon.
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