Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-07-25
FEW MORE ARE FOUND
List of Missing in Columbia Disaster
Decreases Slowly.
THREE UNACCoUNTED FOR
Company Arranges to Send Bodies Of
Victims Home.
DR.. AND MRS. PAUL ARE SAFE
Columbus Dentist and Wife Notify
Friends Of Arrival at Frisco.
DR.. AND MRS. PAUL ARE SAL
STEAMER ELDER AT ASTORIA
Pathetic and Curious Scenes at the
Dock ns Rescued Persons Are
Landed - List of the
Passengers.

SAN FRANCISCO, July H-But few
changes have been made In the lists of
lost and saved of the steamer Columbia
published yesterday. The steamer Of
ncials have been informed that Chew Mock
Of Oakland, a Chinese frst class traveller.
reported missing. was among the saved.
The company has announced that the
bodies Of the victims were being held by
the coroner at Eureka pending orders from
friends and relatives to have them shipped
TO this city and Portland. The bodies
OF eastern passengers will be sent by
both routes.
revised list of the passengers shows
1S saved and seventy seven missing. OF
the officers and crew forty were saved and
sixteen are missing. This makes a total
of ninety-three unaccounted for.
Survivors at Astoria.
ASTORIA, Ore, July A,-All night long
sn eager throng awaited on the docks for
the arrival of the steamer George w. Elder,
which had on board many Of the survivors
OF the Inflated Columbia, which was sunk
in collision with the steamer schooner
san Pedro near Shelter Cove, Cal, early
Sunday morning. Hundreds of people,
relatives, friends OF the survivors, came
from Portland and various towns in Oregon
and Washington to greet their loved ones.
Patiently they waited on the docks through
out the night, hudded in groups, with their
faces illumined with happiness and chatting
happily of the reunion of the morrow.
The scene, however, was not without
Its sorrow. Here and there an expectant
wife, loving father, a brother or a sister,
hoping against hope, sat huddled and dis
consulate They were awaiting news of
the missing, perhaps of the dead. 1t was
the presence of the bereaved that held the
throngs in check, and here and there some
man or woman more thoughtful of the
rest endeavored to console the poor folk,
whose eyes scanned the sea so anxiously
p for a glimpse of the Elder
At last the lookout at Hammond tele-
phoned in that the Elder was off the bar
and at 4:t5 o'clock another message came
that the watchers began to pace up and
down the pier nervously scanning the
harbor to catch a glimpse of the steamer.
Cheers Greet Boat. -t
When at last the Elder finally was dis
cerned in the glow of early morning there
was cheer after cheer Hundreds Of peo-
pie from all parts Of the city were added
to the expectant crowds Long before the
Elder was within shot people on the
socks began a fusillade of questions, but
4 was useless.
1t was not long. however before people
on the dock recognized, or thought they
could recognize, their loved ones and the
excitement grew more tense and demon
Itrative. The scene on the Elder was per-
Aaps more animated. Crowds of eager peo-
pie were gathered on the docks and long
row Of happy faces shown over the rail-
Hats were waved and the cheers of the
rescued mingled with the watchers on
shore.
Shouts of greeting went back and forth
as the Elder came to its dock and cries of
How are your" and Are you all right7"
and punctuated now and then with the cry
f a mother or father appealing for news
OF loved ones.
There were pitiful scenes when Il was
learned that the Elder had picked up none
Of the Columbias lifeboats or RATS All
hops had departed for some and they
slipped away from the merry makers to
hide their sorrow as best they might. II
was only too true-the Elder had not
sighted any OF the missing RATS or boats
and had picked up none OF the victims
after leaving Eureka.
Curious Crowd Came Ashore,
As the gsngplank of the Elder was
swung out on the dock there was a mad
rush to get on board the vessel but Cap
tain Jessen, reluctant as he was to re-
strain the union OF the passengers and
friends and relatives on shore, was obliged
to maintain discipline, When an was
ready the survivors were permitted to 20
ashore 1t was a curious crowd that
lhronged down the gang plank Attired in
all sorts of misht garments, the passen-
gers presented an odd appearance. There
were some who had fitted out IN Eureka.
but It was not difhcult TO recognize the
survivors OF the Columbia disaster. The
scene upon the dock was almost beyond
words Every possible demonstration of
Joy was spent and the huggins and kiss
Ing continued for many minutes. Some few
were overcome by the excitement Of the
meeting and some tainted, hut were soon
revived. Some Of the rescued were car
ried on their feet by friends.
They were taken care of by others and
made welcome by the good people Of AS
toria. Flowers were distributed and hot
coffee and other good things were there
for those who needed them.
List of Survivors ON Elder.
Following is a list of the survivors OF
the steamer Columbia who were taken on
board the steamer Elder on Sunday after
The Columbia had been struck by the
steamer San Pedro at Shelter Cove. Cal
The Elder arrived this morning;
T. w. II. Truesdale. Richheld, H.; II.
r. Ewart, Oklahoma City, Old; r. Robin
son, Alameda William Pinney, Chicago;
J, b. Myers, San Francisco; Frank Mario,
san ETanciscoi l. L. Nm, Santa Ana
Fred Knapp, BUFFALO. y. r; A. c, Wood
Portland; Miss Florence Thompson,
Youngstown, o.; Fred Rogers. Enid, Okl.;
{. r, Mayhem. Enid Okl Phil Goslitsky,
san Francisco; Joe Rumlev. Portland; F.
a Mauldin, Astoria; OLAF Jefferson.
Spokane; Pearl Beebe, Portland Dwight
south Broderiok; c. r. Johnson. South
Frederick; Ethel Johnson. South Broderick;
Grant Killing and wife. Sanger Cal
Mrs {, A. Eastman. San Francisco; Helen
Sh9Tehley, Portland; George Hoodenpy
MeMnnvile, Tenn; p Levers Portland
and Maybelle Watson, Berkeley. Cal;
A Schober, Denver; J. W. Riggs and Wife
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