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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-01

Continued from raEe onsl
the people dashed IN the rigging
ana ara on the hurricane deck.
Was there any discussion among
The officers Of the Queen az 10
launching boatsF"
Yea sir Captain Cousins CON.
fetfed as "a the ACCESSIBILITY OF get
uuE boats out la the sea
What conclusions ava you come
to-.
W deemed Il tmposuihis. a. !,
boat would have been smashed
asalnat the sides n the Queen be.
fore the oars we're out"
Could you ten whether the Val.
vneia HAD broken Ia two -
We eoaid see that the maats were
standing
was there any attempt to Sc, the
heats uutr"
We bad them dashed out 10 the
raii after l~avink Victoria
We're the seas breaking
Yes. STIR
foa had no authority 10 Iawer
the beats"
Ne. sir I WAS not in command Z"
hla Yuu leave before the Topeka
saw the wreck
I do noi knew The wreck had
not been seem nm the Queen for is
minutes Wa we're standing IN ~
fathatus % water
10 you know personally. 81 the
ability - these captains On the
Queen of whom Yuu speak
NsH. cir. I have known Captain
Cexs for years
You have been In command Of
steamers sailing On the raoifieY'
Yes. sir
why did not the Qusen ntay
longer 81 thr aeene % the wreck p
I 10 NOT know from MP own
knowledge I heard the oe,fsf faf the
Queen a. pick up her passengers and
praeesd on the voyage"
Yau Eot your information a. 20
the scene ~ the wreck frosn car
manah bY siEmataF~
~Ysa hir We headed fos seahird
rneks. where ws thought ihs wreck
iay, and Captain tanElsy discovered
the stranded steamer on che shore.
Then ~ st6pg.~a and hauled IN and
discovered the passengers Jet hang
inE IN tbs sigxiuE~
How FAR could fuu SEQ that day p
At times Eanfe distance Thsn
Il weaid go foEsy and yoa couid 40,
sc very far"
Had you been Ia command n
the Queea. 50 yuu think you could
have dome uaorw Zoe the ahirefef "a
Valencia than captain causiusf@
No. slr. ID not IL uas she
universal opinion % those salksd
with that nothing could be done A
smaller boat could have gotten oat-
~tfoN high were the seas break
ing
Net hard outside. but from deep
water 20 shore ! should judge they
would break frnsn 20 20 IS fest
At fhta iuncfuEe Captains uesehs
located the arrne ~ the Nfess Def
iulieiY uuon the chart aa haif way
between seahira rocks and Car
manah
Captain Wallace Langley. a mas
ter mariner. was the next witness on
the stand. BE had followed she sea
FOR IS years lie had been engaged
AZ captain - me british tug Lorne
for years and had put Ia four years
a. navigator on the west coast ~
vancouver island lie had once
done surf work within SEQ yards u
. here the Valencia had been lost,
"a here b. once bought a wreck and
took out the gear through the surf
II had been too rough 20 use boats
sCaaid anything have been done.
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Witness took charge Of the first
itfshoat which came ashore On Tur-
lie island
Hancock Insisted farthef that an
she NE saving APPARATUS on the
Valencia was ln excellent shape. ~
had bean the custom. he sala. to hold
life drills on the eampanY.n steam
sfa ancg a week
On the raft which left The ship
Hammock said they had much tfou :.
Ole IN even getting ten people 90
neest the appliance. which was con
aifuetsf 10 hnid y people They had
no trouble IN making hsadsay with
their oars When they landed one
man was dead and only four wore
ahls 70 MAKE their say on the beach
They found no Inhabitants on the
leland and we're picked up - a pass.
iuE Indian in = eanor.
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ALL FOLLOW
&c R M A NY

BERLIN. Feb THE foreign
office declares that Germany has
gained the upper hand ia tho Al
geairaa conference All powers cx-
eept thoso bound by special agree
Hient have come over 20 Germany
position. and Frances isolation IN
he conference Is complete.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-01

HOPE ran high uhsn The steam
SAP Queen hove In sight u vas
Aen that everybody believed that
81 would BE- rescued When she
~ without lowering a boat Or
sho0siag a line aboard We ali sK-
experienced the keenest disappoiut-
msnt ! cannot understand why the
cneeu left us IN our helplessuesa II
z. Pharo ordered her 90 proceed
% ssn Fraurisco. why was such an
order Issued ? ls q human soul worth
49, than a cargo fn my Judgment
ne Queen could have lowered life
boats and saved many people
7 never examined the tule pre-
aefysFs I DO uof know whether
tasy are superior 20 clipped cord
o. Dot ara not expert on the
qaeafldn and cannot and VII not
EiFa any opinion.
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PARDON
GRANTED
MILLER

WASHINGTON. Feb. i-secre.
tary honaparte has approved the
recommendation OF Superintendent
sands OF the naval academy. FOR the
pardon OF Mldshlpman Miller. of
kentucky, who was convicted 81
haning.
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The wreck was one OF thuss uu-
fortunate occurrences that mar The
lives af many people. A. soon a.
have given my testimony TO the
board Of inquiry ! will get down 20
work a. assistant city supeFintend-
emf Of schools. AZ far a. the pres
snt Investigation f. concerned ]
believe that there should be a rigia
federal inquiry into the affair. with
a view 20 placing the protection or
human life on the highest possible
basis"
Mr.. Bunker vas driven 20 tho Sc
attic Aathlatic club this morning
when he stepped from the Princes
Bsatriee. re viii make the club
bls homo until he can secure ar-
commodati0ns nearer TO the scene
81 his duties
Superintendent +. d. Cooper ae-
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Il am unable understand why the Queen lief, when /,
vas possible majority OF those drowned Nhv
M Pharo order the Queen proceed to San Franeseop
Il = cargo more precious than human lfep
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-01
ANOTHER FIRE
IN PANAMA

PANAMA. Feb Fire this
morning destroyed - buildings in
Guiding the ConcOrdla hotel and Is
stores. Loss IL estimated at $780,
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while the wreck worked terrible personal loss my sole
aest in throwing the searehght of publicity upon the Incl
ens Of the catastrophe make il safe Tor the travelling
puhis in the future"
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No Orders Given.

The Nhlsncia Vas Hated 70 star.
Board witness aalt. bat vas nat foli 4.
thE The sea sas not breaking on
the deck very bad
There was 80 attempt made 10
set the people cut % shls smashed
boat and abe waa lowered TO the
water with her human freight
There esre no orders given - lower
away aud he dit not know Why they
had done "a. lie insisted that there
NaH not enough confusion Co nils.
ennatfne any orders that might haV.
beef given. The boat started 10
smash - quickly that some one
yelled 20 loose the faila.
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STATEMENTS BY FRANK F. BUNKER

rInspeetors Of Hus and Boilers Whitney and Turner in
s.<,isatng the Valencia wreckp Who are they 20 eonaet
AIS nvesug atom There should be rigid Investigation bv
Isaefa board OF inquiry"
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WASHINGTON. u. C.. Feb. Il
The quartermanter general this
morning was Informed by supcrln
tandent nevni Of the transport aeFv
Ice at San Francisco that he cx.
poets the Meade will BE- ready to sail
within a week or two.
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oomnanled Mr. Bunker ON the trip
from Victoria.
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There lack OF organized discipline on the valenel
,,len she struck the rocks"
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BUNKER NOW
IN SEATTLE

uaooARp FROM HIS TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. ED.
ucAToR ARRIVES TO TAKE UP HIS DUTIES
STANDS BY ALL HIS CHARGES AND WANTS A
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION
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la your Judgment with the applis
aneea au the QuesnY'
Heats could have gone Ia from the
Queen to9tho wreck. but could nsi
have pulled cut against the wift
then blowing"
'liow ala tho raft come oout.
thenf"
u was more like wrockaRo"
smaller tushoat could have
heeh gotten IN there. qou could
have handled q better"
Did the Queen so as close as she
could. safely
No, 40 not think 80, but We did
what We thought hes. AZ the time.
We had hoped that one OF the Tug
wosld go Ia first. We we're also
waiting Go inform the tug Csar of
the exact location 81 the wreck, 30
had to run cut Ia intercept her.
aliow close we're YOU az the timer
About thtee=fourtha OF a mile. l
should Judge.
DO you think the Csar went In
rs fpr aa paaaiblea"
M sir They didn't 40 In close
enough TO see the people
DO you think an ordinary life
boat could have come out from the
Valencia with passengers as well 80
the crew."
she might but the chances would
have been against her"
What about a llfo.aaving sta
tionf"
I am perfectly satisfied that she
could have rendered assistance
You Do not know about the
equipment Of the aaivorr'
No sir"
s Hancock. who was chief cook Of
the Valencia and said he vas la bed
AZ the time Of the accident. he
heard captain Johnson sive orders
to swing the lifebaata. but heard no
orders 60 lower them away aud he
vas positive that M such orders had
been given subsequently from any
~ the other officers 90 Do So.
According a. the witness there
had been life drill GA the Valencia
on the previous voyage 10 the sound
The reason there were - many OF
the crew new ta the ship Wa be-
cause the craft had been taid up fpf
SOME time previously At san Fran.
elsea.
Witness had taken part tn iondiag
the lifeboatH. without any orders
lie thought the people took 60 the
beats on their own volltian. Ne
knew further that some one belong
Ing to the ship had tried 10 keep the
people back. bat he did not rrcak,
uise whe VAS dning Ho AZ this titne
he Vas standing BY hts boat. No. a.
ieeated amidships This beat was
- full - passengers. he continued.
that u Was smashed against the side
Of tho nhip lie ala not think that
this boat had been dashed % the
rail- and was positive az to ths
others.
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% those on ne raft a.. Wilson
Jumped overheard. and a ST.. Peters
afterwards followed suit. One who
died they thFsu overheard and ar
ter settling 90 the Island a afs KING
~ went Violently insane. Thlrd A.
slatant Nelson lost his senses and
died about 3 o.eiaek Wallace. an-
other passenger on the raft. also
died. The three bodies we're made
fast 70 the raft one man named
counora. walter. became mad and
wau lost ln the brush.
Later Hancock went back 20 the
island and found him.
II the boats had been left 90 the
aaNits until the merit morning. VII.
ness Insisted, ali the paasensrta
could have been saved lie iunpAl
from the Valencia With a tuIlc no.
raft
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Mike Stone Witness.

Mike Stone. a passenger on tho
Valencia. was the third witness to-
DAY. He was asleep when the yo7-
eel struck Witness could not speak
nor understand the English LAM
ruaRe. 30 his hearing was postponed
uun an interpreter could be OBJ
taIuad
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Saw n s~ampsd.

On Tuesday. he said. the SEA was
pretty rough. AMI on "wednesday
became worse. lie did not think "a
boat nom the Queen or Toprka
could have reached the Valsne6n
The officers 81 the doomed ship. Ne
aaid. had made no criticisms - he
failure 10 set IN boats The rnaser
gers on the steamer however. had
refused 20 80 on HE raft brcauAc
they expected sueeor 90 reach them
from the ships standing outside The
tulie liferaft had been washed over.
board on tho first night Witness
said he had seen the tulis iifrbait
used IN the wreck Of tho steamship
IT Paul lie said the one he wore
had held him up.
on further examination Hancock
said he saw boat No. NNamped
lie explained that the rear fan had
been cut. but by whom he did not
know The officers and crew on the
Valencia. he Insisted. had done
everything possible Tor the comfort
Of the passengers. on Tuesday the
officers were trying 10 find out who
had lowered the Hfeboats the night
before.
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INVESTIGATION

lconiInasa from rage onsl
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-22
TO cops

The date for the mental examina-
ton for patrolmen has been officially
announced by the members of the
Municipal Civil Service Commission.
1t will be held Wednesday,, Septem-
Der ~, and in order to accommodate
the 1900 candidates on that same
day, the Grand Central Palace, at
F~orty-third street and Lexington
avenue, and the civil service exam
ination rooms, at 81 Lafayette street,
formerly Elm street, corner of Leon
ard, will be used for that purpose.
At the present time there are only
$50 names remaining on the eligi-
Bile list and this list will be exhaust
ed before the new list can be made
known. The new list will be ready
before January /, so that should
General Bingham get his a%ppropria-
ton for 1000 more men, the civil
service board can supply him with
a list at once. Tho several candi-
dates from here are working hard
for the coming examination.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-22

WANT %TNCREASES.

John H. .O'Brien, Mayor Nc
Clellan's political proxy and fire
commissioners, sent a written request
to the Board of Estimate yesterday
for an increase of $1,000, 900 in the
appropriation for the fire department
for next year. The commissioners
expenditures for the current year
will exceed last years by moro than
a million, SO it will cost the city ST.
600, 600 more per annum for fire pro-
lection than. it ever did before
O'Brien became commissioner.
Commissioner Ellison, of the wat
ter department, has likewise asked
for an additional million for current
expenses. This. despite the fact that
the cost of street lighting has been
reduced more than 80 per cent. as a
result of The Americans fight. Street
lighting is the largest item in the de-
partment's budget.
One of the items in commissioner
O'Brien's estimate is $4,000 for a
superintendent Of Telegraph Bureau,
a position the commissioner abolish
ed recently to get rid, it is said, of a
civil service employee who had be-
come familiar with the commission
er's relations with a private fire
alarm corporation, which is trying to
get a $4,000, 600 contract.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-22
EXAMS.

A new examination for firemen has
been announced for the fall. The
Municipal Civil Service Commission
has fixed September 10 as the date
when it will begin to issue applica-
tons. No date has been set for the
physical examination. The new rules
regarding entrance to the fire de-
partment give so per cent. for
strength and development, and so
per cent. for the mental examination.
The mental test will be a common
sense examination consisting of four
subjects: City government, city in
formation, memory test and arith-
metic. The fire department is par
ticularly in need of men of good
physical strength, and the rules have
been so modified that in the event of
an applicant receiving IS per cent. or
in the medical and physical ex-
animation and who receives IS in
the mental examination. the name
of the applicant will be placed on the
eligible register. This action is due
to Chief Croker, who complained
that the civil service did not give
preference to the calibre of men he
wanted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-22
TOTTENVILLE.


About 1900 schol children, mostly
from thes chools of the east shore of
the island, went to Grant City yester-
day morning. where they were the
guests of Daniel T. Cornell, presi-
dent of the Staetn Island Board of
Trade and Transportation. A most
inspiring sight was that when they
marched through the streets of Sta
pleton, each carrying a small Amer
lean flag, en- route for the depot,
where two special trains conveyed
them to Midland Park. Accompany
ing the children was a guard of hon
or composed of several hundred bus
mess and professional men and sew
eral hundred ladies, the latter to
look after the welfare of the chill
dren.
Arriving at the park baseball and
other games were INDUCED in and a
bountiful dinner, with plenty of ice
cream, cake and lemonade, was
served during the day. The little
ones returned to their homes early
in the evening, when a pyrotechnic
display was given by the residents
and business people.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-22
SOUTH AHBOY.
VETERANS MEET.

Tuesday afternoon. as Justice Mas
on was sitting in his office. 4. p,
Baker, n blind veteran who belonged
to Company F., Second Minnesota
Volunteers. during the ward Of 6l.
and who is nov visiting at Samuel
Lockers, came in. conducted by Mr..
Locker. for the purpose Of getting
his pension voucher executed before
the justice. After the business W
attended to, as the Justice is ala
war veteran, the commenced IT, -
of some OF the "reminiscences OF the
war.
As they were talking, among other
things mentioned, the justice re-
mraked that one of the incidents
most vivid in his mind was the shoot
ing of a deserter at Hasford Court
House. With some excitement and
to the surprise of the justice, Baker
exclaimed. Il was one of the squad
that shot that man." and he fully de-
scribed the position and the position
in which he held his hands. The
justice belonged to a Jersey regiment
and had looked upon the face that
stood in the firing squad and again
in forty-three years after met face
to face.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-22
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. Fred Mic and daughter, from
Yonkers, n. y. are visiting Mrs. Jo-
seph Jackson, Jr., of Broadway.
Mrs. willard Ingraham and son
Arthur are visiting friends at Gran
bury.
Mr.. Il. G. Ginglen has returned
home after a two weeks vacation al
st. Louis.
Mrs. Symnes lngraham and son
of First street, have returned home
after a two weeks visit at Delaware
Water Gap.
Miss Helen Clarke, of Elizabeth
is visiting her grandfather in Bor
dentown avenue.
Miss Rita Griggs, of New Bruins.
wick, spent Monday with Miss Lizzie
Selover of First street. Is.
Mr.. Daniel Newman's little girl is
quite sick at their home in Mechan-
icsville.
Contractor Brown is building a
new dwelling in Sayreville township
for Mr.. Maginsen just beyond the
borough limits, near Mr.. Harry DAY.
ISIS residence.
Contractor Mum is building a res
idence for Mr.. Thumhart at Maxville
in the borough of South Amboy.
1t is reported that Mr.. William
Masterson, of the Colonial, formerly
Amboy House, on David street, has
been absent for several days and his
whereabouts a mystery to family and
friends.
Captain James Margerum, of
Princeton, brother-in-law of George
Apologize. an ice dealer in South
Amboy. who is out in his steam yacht
for a two weeks cruise, is now lying
out in the bay opposite the Amboys.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-22
CHARGEs HER UNCLE.

Charles Miller, thirty-three year
old, a Russian. who is employed as
a firemen, was arrested by Police
Captain Shire and Officer John
Lynch, of the eightieth sub precinct
station. on the complaint Of Leonora
Grickch, nineteen years old, also a
Russian, who is his niece, and with
whom he lived in Railroad avenue.
Leonora, who has not been in this
country very long, cannot speak Eng
lish, but told her grave story through
an interpreter. Miller was taken to
the second district court in Stapleton
before Magistrate Marsh and ar
raigned on a charge of assault. He
was locked up in the Richmond
county Jail in default of $500 bail
for further examination tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-22
TOTTENMLLE.


Women screamed and men rushed
forward when a swift tide caused the
Staten Island f%erryboat Queens to
crash into the piling at the end of
her slip at South Ferry yesterday.
On the starboard side of the boat
eight feet of oak timber and steel
was ripped OFF.
There was Il swift west tide run
ming and as the Queens neared the
Slip a quick turn of the boat caused
her to dash against the piles and for
n couple of minutes to careen to the
port side.
The big ferryboat was crowded
with business men and women on
their way to Manhattan. Many of
the passengers were thrown from
their seats but no one was seriously
injured.
The Queens was taken back to
Staten Island, where she was care
fully gone over in an effort to ascer-
tain her actual damage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-22

COUNCIL MEETING.


FircmcG Came in for a Lite TIT
Monday Nioht.
The borough council held us semi
monthly meeting Monday night u
the council chamber at borough hati'
The meeting was tamer than the one
OF two weeks ago. though towards
the end the fire department came IN
for a little drenching. councilman
Bryan held The nozzle straight NJ the
boys for what he considered an uh.
fair proceeding, when at a special
meeting held a few days ago the nre
boys seated some nifty old men LOT
membership without consulting tne
fire committee of council, or making
public announcement Of their inten-
lions.
Mr.. Bryan said that there are a
number OF men who would IKE 10
enlist in the department and thesc
should have had somc knowledge OF
the meeting, in order to present thelr
applications. Mr.. Bryan added that
he had no objection whatever 20 the
names submitted and would vote lor
the entire list as presented.
Foreman Charles Morris. VINO was
seated on all fours in q corner OF the
room, jumped TO his feet and in a
very spirited manncr assured the
eouncil that the iremen had acted
within their rights, and the names
presented were regularly elected.
The council" concluded Mr.. Morris,
"can do as II likes about the list.
You can adopt or reject it. don't
how soo l get out OF the de-
partment."
The applause that followed Mr..
Morris remarks showed plainly that
the fire boys had the support of the
majority present.
Mr.. Bryan then moved to accept
the list presented, which was carried
unanimously.
The budget for the fiscal year is
mn aS followS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-22
RETuRN FROM VISIT.

John Perkins wife and child, who
have been visiting the Rev. A. Fl.
Mason of Pavilion, in the Genesee
Valley, New York, have returned
home. On their return they stopped
at Wilkes-Barre Pa, the home of
Mr.. Perkins. They claim to have
had an enjoyable time during their
weeks absence. This part of the
state Of New York is the great salt
mininm district of the state; they
mine the salt in huge blocks weigh
ing a ton or more to the block. Ma
tives of italy are chiefly engaged in
the mining business.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-22
HE GAVE BAIL.

James r. Quade of SaYfeville
township on Saturday made COM
plant before Justice Mason of Aug
ust Klett and Edward Posinsky for
stealing an injector whistle and 9th
er parts of the maqhinery of his
boat, the Taylor, WHILE lying at the
dock ut sayreville Klett was brought
before the Justice Monday and gave
bail for his appearance at the Sep
TENDER term Of Court. Rosinsky is
still at large.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-22
A THRILLING RESCIrE-

May Olsen, Lena List, Bert Taylor
and Harry Arenson had a very mar
row escape from being drowned on
Monday night. They had been out
fishing all that day and were return
ing home. They were about to make
a landing at the dock at the foot of
Johnson avenu when the boat up
set, throwing them all into the water.
They were rescued by several young
men on the dock who refused to give
their names, and were brought to
shore, none the wore for the eXper-
fence. All express themselves CRATE
full to those who saved their lives.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-22
LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Bessie Nance has returned to
her home in Station venue after a
visit with Miss Luella Roy, in Little
Silver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Androvett
have returned home after a pleasant
visit with relatives in Brooklyn.
The Misses Gladys and Estelle
Wonder, of Brooklyn, are visiting
their aunt, Mrs. Emil Jost, in Wood
vale avenue.
Mrs. S. G. Benjamin and daughter
Margaret are spending a vacation at
GAINESVILLE, in the Catskilfs.
Mrs. Albert Vroom, of Excelsior
avenue, is at Mt. Tabor, where she
expects to remain for about three
weeks.
Miss Edith Nance, of Amboy ave-
nue.. returned last week from a visit
with friends in Brooklyn.