Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-24
DORAN'S FAREWELL,
"GOD BLESS YOU"
CoIumbia's Captain Went Down
With His Ship.
MANY STORIES OF HEROISM
Crew Worked Well and Without Any
Panic.
BLAME FOR THE ACCIDENT
Said to Rest on the Officers of the
Lost Vessel-She Steered to
Her Own Death.
BLAME FOR THE ACCIDENT

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24-But few
changes have been made in the lists of
lost and saved of the steamer Columbia
published yesterday. The steamer officials
have been informed that Chew Mock of
Oakland, a Chinese first-class traveller, who
was reported missing was among the
saved
Miss B. Musser was also found to be
among those saved instead of missing as
at first reported.
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 remains of
eastern passengers will be sent home b!
both routes
A revised list OF the passengers shows 1OS
saved and seventy-seven missing OF the
officers and crew, forty were saved and six
teen are missing. This makes total of
ninety-three unaccounted for.
Bravery of a Girl
Many stories OF heroism and self-sacrifice
relieve the grim story of the Columbias
loss.
r. Hawse, third officer of the Columbia.
said he was in his room at the time O. the
wreck. and he noted the shock and heard
the alarm given He makes the official
statement that the Columbia foated eleven
minutes after the San Pedro struck her
Officer Hawse tells of the heroic rescue of
lady passenger by Maybelle Watson, who
resides In Berkeley, Cal. Miss Watson was
In one of the small boats with about twenty
or the passengers and crew. The boat cap
slz>d when the ship went under and tney
all went down. Only about ten or twelve
VINO had on life-preservers came up. Miss
watson mad been In the water thirty min
utes when young woman appealed to her
for help The young lady had put her life
Preserver on wrong, and could not keep her
head above water Miss Watson asked
some one to help her. but they all refused
She held the girls head above water for
almost TWO hours. The girl was unconscious
most OF the time. When Officer Hawse ap-
proached In boat and asked Miss Watson
to give him her hand so that he could help
her In. she refused assistance until they
Hited her unconscious companion on board
When the two girls were taken on hoard
the San Pedro the doctors said that NIiss
Watson's companion was beyond recovery
but when they learned of the heroic effort
or Miss Watson to save her they worked
haro, and the young lady revived and is now
all right. Miss Watson Is only sixteen years
of age.
Captain Goes to His Death.
Miss NJ. Leidell. the first woman sur
vivor to reach San Francisco. said:
When the crash occurred l got ont Of
my stateroom. Every one was excited
every one except the captain He stood
on the bridge, his arms extended begging
the passengers TO be cool. The crew stood
al the boats, cutting away at the lines
that held them. There was no chance TO
lower them. All who could piled into the
poats' Lots OF people jumped over the
aide trying to climb onto bits Of wood
which were floating in the water ana
not have time TO think. I ran to the aide
There under the side was a raft There
was NOBODY on IT. 1 Jumped and struck
on the raft Other women got onto II also
Some orawled from the water. Others
jumped from the boat
She said a woman with child in her
arms followed. but fell into the water and
both were drowned. Just before the GO
lunbia went down Miss LeidelI said Cant
Doran tied down the whistle cord and
throwing his hands up cried out, "C,ooShv'
Goa bless you"
Went Down Bow First.
Then the Columbia went down. bow
hrst- The raft drifted around and water
washed over US. TWO women and a little
child were washed off and I never saw
them again. One woman was left Her
hold was weak. She begged me n boIn
her. I tried to hold her on. but w,s toa
weak. She died before my eyes oh r
can't forget that! I'll never forget ,ba.r
She drowned and I could not help her
Who she was don't know. Now and then
i got a glimpse Of another raft or boat
We got some pieces of wood after a while
and uset them for oars and finally, it
must have been hours afterward, we
climbed on the San Pedro. 1t was a ter
rible climb up her side.
Men helped, but felt so cold and weak
! never thought I would get over II. The
waves kept striking over u.s. We were
dripping wet, and It was cold. On the
San Pedro we were sitting on two little
barrow pieces Of lumber. Suddenly a
wave carried away the lumber we were
sitting on.
I'VE managed to stay on the ship, how
ever; but there were some who got that
TAR VINO got no further. for, without any