The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-24
81 STILL UN-
ACCOUNTED FOR
Life Boat From Columbia Arrives
At Shelter Cove With
10 Survivors.
OFFICERS MAKE STATEMENTS
Three Officers of Ill-Fated Vessel
Give Their Version Under
Oath.
OFFICERS MAKE STATEMENTS
(By the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-Six-
teen names were added today to the
list of the survivors of the Colum-
bia-San Pedro collision. These six
teen passengers were in boat which
landed at Shelter Cove. The boat
also contained two dead bodies, that
of Mrs. o. A. Lewis of Pasadena
California, and an unknown man,
presumably a sailor The list of
survivors now includes $50 names
out of a reported total of 257 per-
sons on board. Three dead bodies
have been recovered Ninety-seven
persons are unaccounted for. Those
added to the list of survivors today
were:
b. b. Keiver of Prescott, Iowa.
Jacob Kuro, Coldwater, Kansas.
Armand Cardorette, New Bedford
Mass.
o. A. Lewis, Pasadena, California
Edwin Wallin, San Francisco.
Mrs. Winkteblock Dunn, Poplar
Bluff, Missouri.
Mrs. w. H. Angels, Oakland, Cali
fornia.
Miss Blanche w. Musser, Salt
Lake, Utah.
Miss Ruby Cooper, Fayette, Mis-
souri,
Michael Rodman, San Francisco.
B. w. Graham, Portland, Oregon
Crew of Columbia:
David Bostock, fireman.
Charles Mccoy, oiler.
ID. s. McAlpin, watchman.
Emil Mann, sailor.
Paul Hinner, quartermaster.
These cabin passengers are miss
ing:
Mrs. r. Anderson, Franklin Aulif
w. J. Bachman, Miss Alma Bahlen
Mrs j. Benson, Miss A. Bernal. Mrs
Jane e. Best, Gertrude Butler, w. E
Butler, Mrs. w. e. Butler, Mrs. r.
b. Cannon, Miss Clara Carpenter, )
w. Carpenter, L. Clasby, Mrs. L.
Clasby, Marion Clasby, Steven Clas.
by, Miss A. B. Cornell, Mrs. A. F.
Cornell l.. L. Drake Jr., ]. c. Dur.
ham, Mrs. X. Fagalde, Miss Mobe
Gerter, Mrs. Blanche R. Gordon
Mrs. A. Gray, Mrs. A. Happ, G. H
Harrington, Miss X. Haden, L. =
Hill, Miss Alma B. Kellar, Miss Er
fie B. Kellar, Miss Grace F. Kellar
Mrs. G. A. Kellar, Florence Lewis
J. X. Coung, e. l.. Liggett, Ray Lew.
is, Mrs. B. Lippman, Lewis Malkus
Mrs. Lewis Malkus, Julia Matek, l.
Nero, John b. McFayden, Miss Mar
garet McKearney, Chew Mock. Miss
Louise G. Make, Miss Nellie A. Make
Miss Mary Parsons, J. E. Paul, Mrs
]. e. Paul, Miss Frances Schroeder
Miss Cora Schum, Miss Sarah Schum
G. A. Smith, Mrs. William Soules
George Sparks, j. d. Springer, Miss
Elsie May Stone, Miss A. s. Todd. w
&c. Todd, Miss B. Wallace, Miss Edna
Wallace, Mrs. s. Waller, William
Waller, Miss w. White, G. +. Wilson
C. A. Wilson, Mrs. c. A. Winslow
Mrs. H. P. Winters, Roland Winters
Miss II. Wright, Miss Lena Cooper
Total, 72.
Steerage passengers missing:
Frank Ginue, M. Mayo, G. W. Mer
rill, John Miller, j. Premus. K. Silva
Mrs. e. Silva, A. Spieler, p. Viants
Total, g.
Officers and crew missing:
P. A. Doran, captain; w. f. Whit
ney, first officer; c. H. Christensen
quartermaster; H. G. Dupree, frs
assistant engineer; Max Claus, sec
ond assistant engineer; c. Peterson
seaman; w. r. Anderson, water
Ed. Largin, oiler; j. Madison, oiler
"A. DCHHtlucI, DdhCl iohh L. A%t
Wis, second cook; e. r. Drayer, pan
tryman; J. G. Alley, waiter; X. J
Alley, waiter; A. L. Blocker, waiter
Three of the officers of the Colum
bia, who arrived here today on the
steamer Pomona, made statements
under oath to Inspectors of Hull!
and Boilers Bolles and Bulger. Sec
ond Officer Richard Agerupp said:
"About 12 O'Clock midnight Satur
day, July 20, l relieved First Officer
w. F. Whitney on the bridge of thu
Columbia, being 6S miles to thu
north of Point Arena by the Ship
log, and steering northwest three
fourths north by pilot house com
pass. Captain Doran was also on thu
bridge, as the weather was foggy
but he went down to his room fol
about two minutes; then he returned
to the bridge again.
about 1915 a. m. Sunday
heard whistle on the starboard bOv
and l reported to the captain, whit
said he had heard it too. We KEEP
our whistle going regularly and 81
did the other steamer. The sount
apparently still came from the star
board bow, which proved later to b'
the case, for about 1920 we saw th'
other steamers headlight and he
red side light about two points OF
the starboard bow. We were goinl
full speed ahead, as shown by the in
dicator on the bridge. The captain
ordered me to blow two blasts
While blowing the second blast tn
other steamer answered with on
blast. The captain then ordered tn
engineer full speed astern.' His or
der was answered from the engin
room and the captain himself blew
three whistles. Soon after the steam
er collided with the Columbia ant
struck her about thirty feet from tn
stern on the starboard side. Thi
was about 1922 as / looked at tn