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HUSBANDS HAVE RIGHT
TO PICK OUT HOME

The decree was granted on tho
ground on non support.
by the decision OF tho higher fri
burial u n definitely decided that
the wife may not choose where the
family ia 70 live. but must follow
her husband provided he treats
her kindly and furnishes adequate
supporir
The evidence showed that Wianer
had offered the wife . home with
him in Mexico. but she had refused
10 leave Detroit
Allegations Of cruelty were made
also
Mrs. Wisner made a sensation In
court when she appeared on the
stand, her beauty creating pro.
found impression She Is now visit.
inig relatives IN Washington.
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EAGLES TO RAISE
MONEY NEEDED

!, is practically certain that the
next annual convention OF the Fra.
leruai Order Of Eagies wili come to
Seattle In 1905 While 90 definite
action had been taken a. yet b. the
business inca aud commercial
bodies a plan has hcsn quietly dis
cusaed BY prominent Eagles thai
viii insure che coming o. the con
veution ia any event,
A. q iasi reaoaFrc ii q suegcsfsa
that Home American levy graau,
aled assessment pf $40 each on the
regular members. which viii raisa
approximately Fao.oo0 There IL
also a certainty. IL Is URGED. lhat
many 81 the local business men
members ~ che order wfii aHtsfribe
from xi0e 10 81 600 each. aud nIgh
this la yiew q Is said 10 b. certain
that Seattle will nent year have the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23
UNDEsIRABLES SHIPPED TO TACOMA

Insisting that the atmosphere OF
Seattle WAS entirely too pleasant
for their health. chief OF Police
Wappenstein this afternoon gave
William Thompson and Charles Ne
Arthur. two coiored gentlemen not
very popular With the police their
walking papers and shifted the bur
den Of looking out for the two
dusky gentlemen upon the authori.
ties Of Tacoma
Both men were arrested by De
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23
ILLICIT LOVE ENDS IN
MURDER

LOS ANGELES, Cal. July Ca
Geo. Bennett. a prominent electrl-
cal contractor. was shot and killed
while visiting hia sweetheart last
night Estollc Corwoll has admit.
tod the shooting She lived five
years with Bennett as hts wife. She
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escorted to the Cecil and Butler
hotels
The drlll team OF PeraltA camp.
No 1913. Berkeley. Cal, is conf
dent that n WIN carry home the
prize in the competitive contest,
which takes place Thursday. from
the fact that the mascot. Miss II.
Edith Prentice. accompanied the
team.
This morning a reception TO del
ceaies and visitors was held Al the
Butler hotel.
All members Of The order Will
attend the formal dedication Of the
new han Of Seattle camp. No. GO.
az SIS Spring II.
The auditorium. which was for.
merry the 81 Francis hall has
been entirely remodeled for the
Woodmen. and Is the finest hall
the order has on the coast
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TO BUILD RAILROAD TO
NOME FROM HAINES

SkAGWAf. Alaska. July sc
y Wsnn.Johuaon. eho has returned
from ~ extended trip 70 Ney York
and Washington IN the interests
% a proleciing company. has ~.
cured a franchise Through Alaskan
territory from the federal govern.
ment aud q charter from The ca.
nadiau government for the build
inK Of railroad from Halnes
through the Aiaek and the head.
waters Of tho White river country
60 Fairbanks and thence to Nome.
The junction II she two compa.
ulea. necessary to form the inter.
national system. VIII be about the
head ~ white river and will tap
that mineral belt a. a mileage u
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Washington Waterway company. OF
which Councilman VIII ~. Parry
was an officer This $500 was
paid In the form Of q check given
by Hans Peterson, q contractor for
tho Queen City Contracting com.
pany. Mr.. Peterson presented the
check TO the grand jury, but was
unable TO explain who received the
money which it represented. lie
explained that he was advised to
draw IL by Mr.. Parry, and after
drawing 1t placed Il on the desk
OF Eugene Semple, president OF tho
waterway company When 1t was
returned 80 him cancelled Il con.
tanned the Endorsements Of Mr.. Par
ry, MIR. Semple, Andrew Heinrich,
another officer OF the company w.
u. lBilly) White. a notorious POI
litlcal fixer and w. j. tBniyl
Grambs. purchasing agent and pc.
liiical fixer for the Seattle Electric
Continued on page 80
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leaN than a21 miles from Halnea. or
100 milea less from the Naahoafti
Than any other road that has 40 far
been protected. While a careful
rucoguiEance Of the proposed route
has been made in the interest u
the company regular survey will
be Initiated this season.
The read wisl tap the Porrunlne
placer and the Rainy Hollow copper
districts At a distance 81 mile and
q half and run through the richest
placer and copper fields Of the Al.
SEX aud white liver districts. Much
development work "a already in
progress al along the proposed
route. aud u ie expected that the
road vii be a pesycr from the start
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BOW df she stream schooner Wheths
er or NOT the rpetd 81 eithrr veasnl
eas Stacked g. immaier.al. Tor the
crash OF the vessels vas terrific
The Columbia. an iron vessel. bore
the brnnt of the impact. and her
iron plates cracked aud d gnsh
seven feet across tbs forward 1AfCh
allowed The water free inEress al
s xrea. velocity
81 q Peterson. q sailor aboard
the Coiumbia. wns Ga watch an the
furecaatie iie could ses the lights
~ the San Pedro some hundred
yards aeay he save nuflce Of this
fact In a shout 90 hl1 snnerlora on
fhs bridge What they asa be does
not know. but ne any rate the Col
amhiM shot acfo2a tEr n2tA IT the
San Peafo he says that signals
aere exchanged between the ees-
EHis. 6ui there vas hardly tifae
enough % alacken speed ur make
any Preparation 70 meet the lnex.
liable disaster
Passengers ray that the collision
occurred AZ hair past Il. o. shers.
ab0nts
Scene Relieving Collision.
Immediately the collision took
place alarms acre sounded through.
u1t the Columbia aHd paaaenaefa
werr aroused from their barfha.
Lifc boats and lie RATS were
quickly swung out from their
davits and lowered Mhen filled
Nith passengers IL IL estimated
thar Il was eleven minutes after the
collision that the Columbia sank
BY this time many boats werr OF
from the doomed craft and those
SIN hanging BY aha davita wera
carried down wigh their occupants
lu them Many passengers are stat
Cd to have not even left their
ataterooms Mothers rushed fran.
tleallF about the deeka ef the steam.
81. apparently crazy. trying % find
their loved ones. They went down
o. else we're bodily placed aboard
the life boass and their children
lost
Two hours after the wreck the
Fog lifted aud cold settled down
iauy suffered from exposure and
many Of those died before being
placed aboard the rescue steamers
The steamer Roanoke was the
first vessel to arrive on the scene
She was en- route from Portland
to Frisco. She took many 0f the
survivors aboard and headed for
Frisco. She was met b. the George
W Elder and the survivors for the
most part we're placed aboard the
Elder and sent 10 Eureka. The
dead were kept aboard the Roam
oko and brought to this city.
The San Pedro was taken in tow
81 the Elder and taken 10 Eureka
The Columbia lies submerged IN
deep water.
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honor Of acting a. hest Tor The gath.
crinK 81 the birds.
he Seattle Chamber - Com.
merce committee viii take 90 the
question Of = fund Ia the immediate
future and nothing viii b. known
definitely until after that meeting
Ia view 81 the advautageee which
4 ls assured ths holding Of the con.
Vsuiiou here viii mean for Seattle
prominent Eagles % this clty BE-.
lieFs that the business men win en-.
ter heartily into the wcrk 70 fAias
the necessary fund to care for fho
big ERghefinK
A there viii BE- fourteen monfha
in which 20 procure tbs money for
ne fund i is urged that ths qnes.
t0u of AZ aaNsHament upon the
lodge memters In this city wili noe
involve any hardship. should The
levy deemed ne easary
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the dining room table against her
and struck her with his clenched
fist
She also charges that on July G
he threw a dish of mutton stew IN
her face. also an onion and a cab.
baEc dish.
Mrs. 5witzer Requests the custody
OF the i've minor children of the
marriage, ranging from one to six.
teen years OF age. Switzer was
hrat arrested on complaint Of HIS
wife. who az that time said he had
threatened 10 KIN her. lie Is also
wanted In Spokane on an embeE
element charge
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23

At O'Clock this morning fire
broke out Ia the stock room Of tho
chemistry laboratory IN the base,
mcnf Of the Administration hall AZ
the state university In q few min.
ates the entire building was full Of
smoke. which made fighting the
bIasa difficult.
The fire was caused by a leak
In a ran 81 phosphorus A. soon
as che gAs came Ia contact with air
4 hlaxed up Some daring Young
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23
PUT DYNAMITE ON TRACK

SAN FRANCISCO. July 23.-
Walter aud Eugene Buckbart. bro.
Tiers. and Howard Gauhtz. three
boys. are under arrest at the city
prison charged with placing dyna-
mite on the tracks OF the United
railways The three lads confessed
the crime TO tho police.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23

DETROIT. July o. The Mich.
igan supreme court has set aside
the decree o. divorce recently
granted TO Mrs. Anna Eliza Wisner.
granddaughter 81 Ex-Governor Den.
nlson of Ohio. from Ralph y Wis.
uef. son nf the late George \. Wis.
uer. President Hoogcyelfs nominee
on the deep water Ways commits.
national fame Mrs Wlsner's faith.
or IL a prominent lawyer In Denver
Young WiEner was M one time a
Detroit lawyer Later he entered
tho mining business and r. now IN
charge OF the Santa Brlgda Gold
Mining company Of Mexico. draw
Ing q salary Of $3.50 n month
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WIFE OF PRISONER SEEKING DIVORCE

Troshies are heaning thick and
fast upon the head Of Herbert c.
swisEtr. now IN The county jail.
Ills wife. Susan ]. switser TODAY
filed petition for divorce and
judge Griffin issued an order al.
recflug the Washington Trust Co
and The american Savings Bank
a Trust Co 10 pay all money held
by them into the office Of the
county clerk. subject to the order
Of the court
Mrs. Swltaer alleges cruelty
oharglng that on May l.. 1907. he
pinned har 20 the vail. pushing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23
COLUMBIA VICTIMS NOW SAID TO
NUMBER NOT MORE THAN FIFTY-SIX
Wife OF ZIMMERMAN OF
GOLD BAR AMONG LOST

In the list OF names OF those
missing IN the steamship Columbia
disaster are those 81 a Puget sound
ZIMMERMAN nad his family.
otto y Lewis. mentioned a. hnv.
ma been lost together with his wife
daughter aud son. formerly owned
and operated the Gold liar Lumber
company AZ Gold nar. Ia snohamlnh
county A year ago he sold out for
saVv,VVV and vent 60 southern Cal
ltofnla where he bought fine
nome Al Pasadena There he ex.
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tectiyes T. Ryan and McClurg upon
ORDERS OF the chief Of police. They
are said 90 be ex-convicts from Ore
gon. and IN the opinion OF the au.
thorities here are OF the class now
popularity known as undesirable
citizens"
The suspects were photographed
for the rogues' gallery this morn
ing and later IN the day were placed
on a steamer for Tacoma. with
strict admonition 20 keep going.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23
HEAD CAMP OF WOODMEN
BEGINS WORK TOMORROW

The ninth nesnlon Of the head
camp af the W0odmen Of the World
Of the Pacific Jurisdiction will be
formally opened tomorrow morn
ing NJ the Grand Opera house Chas
A. Reynolds. chairman Of the head
camp entertainment committee
viii preHide The address OF wei
come viii be made by Sen samuel
u Piles. aud Head Consul Boak viii
respond An interesting program
has been prepared. aud the meeting
viii be open TO the public.
Last night the California deiera-
ton arrived IN Seattle. headed by
the two crack drill teams Of Borke
Icy and San Francisco. The dele.
cation, consisting OF more than a
hundred Woodmen. was met by a
large number of local Woodmon.
aud headed by Wagner's band. was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23
SIMON ANSWERS CHARGES
OF over LENlEMCY

There was only one perfect man
on earth. and he was crucified. 2
said Acting Police Judge Ralph
Simon today n answer to criticisms
OF his actions IA police cases dis
posed Of yesterday. wherein police
officers alleged that the court had
been too lenient
4 do not care 20 enter into any
newspaper controversy and there
Is really nothing for ME 10 say 10
this case, continued Judge Simon.
\ am on this bench 10 do my duty
as I see H. None OF as are per.
feet and any man Is apt TO make
mistakes II they wish % find per
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feciion they must 20 above. do
not know where II exists here"
As a result Of complaints made
by the officers that Judge simon
has dealt too lightly with prisoners
they had arraigned Chief Of Police
Wappcnstein last evening gave an
Interview IN which be announced
that unless there was some i'm
proyement he would request Judge
Gordon to return and resume the
bench which he occupies regularly.
Judge Gordon left last week for a
months vacation in the mountains.
Chief Wappenstein consulted Act
Ing Mayor Burnett this morning In
regard 70 the complaints against
Simon.
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RAID by MOD
10y United press.l

HoPKiNsVlLLE. Ky, July "a
one hundred nlght riders surround
ed the home 81 stephen Mosely. a
farmer, az o'clock this morning,
aud rlddlod the house with bullets.
Moaoly was shot IN the face. ear
and hand. Ills wifcn eye WAS
also pierced The wire screen Ut
the door was shot out by bul.
let's In all the raiders fired 100
shots. The riders then carried
Mogcly from the house and warned
him 10 quit talking
Mosely has been a strong anti
tobacco AAMoelallnn man.
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nav FlvE.sroRY HOTEL

Plans for o five-story hotel build.
ing. 10 be built by Charles Donald.
son. are Ia tho hands OF Assistant
Building Inspector Carroll. The
building will be located az 1919
Summit av., between East Pike and
East Union. The coat Of construo.
ton will be about $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23

Tho steamer Sonoma. from San
Francisco. arrived al Victoria al
$50 O'Clock this morning and al
9 O'Clock left for Seattle The heav.
Test fog that has been on the Vie.
toria coast for a long time was
spread over tho water today. and
in order 10 prevent accidents boats
made slow time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23
MRS. WARWICK is
GIVEN AUTO

The automobile which. together
wlth fhe pretty afenoFfapher vas
the cause ~ tho much talked %
case of Warwick Va Warwick. ~
sEain ii cnnff.
N tbs divorce complaint since
dssmlseed n was alleged that the
automobile was owned By War.
wick and that u was found stand
ting "a front 81 the pretty steuog
rapDtfH residence "a an hour Nhen
resprctable merchants and chauf.
feart ought 20 be ia the land OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23
SEATTLE MAN TELLS OF
EXPERIENCE ON COLUMBIA

From William Hardin Ldcas. Of
Seattle. principal Of the Ross
schools. comes one Of the most
Eraphic descriptions Of the terri.
bic scenes following the striking Of
the Columbia. Prof Lucas waa
among those saved and taken 10
hhFtka lie Jumped. fresh the
steamer iuat as Il was about Is
aink beneath the surface aud after
swimming about Tor time sue.
eeeaed ~ climbing aboard a life
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raft from which he was afterwards
picked up. To newspaper CORE.
spoadenta Ia Eureka yesterday
Prof. Lucas made the following
statement.
A. nearly ~ ! can learn from
those who did not lose their
watches, the collision occurred a.
about fifteen minutes after mid.
night The shock was hardly 10.
tiecatlc, bat ! heard the crash and
lCuntlnued on page -
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returned as the unanimous action
Of the Jury.
IN this installment Of his nara
tive OF machine politics In King
county Mr. Smith recalls this dra.
matte incident in the grand lury's
deliberations and tells also Of the
efforts Of the jury to get informa.
ton regarding the $4,000 put up 70
fix the council for the lease Of the
Lake Washington pumping plant 10
the Queen City Contracting COM
pany, an effort which was fore.
stalled by action Of the supreme
court OF the state.
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pocted 20 live permanently and en-.
Joy the fortune he won from the
forests of Puget sound after many
yeafa Of struggling.
IL u supposed that the family
were returning 20 the Sound by
way OF the Columbia river for a
visit among old friends aud took
passage on The Inflated Columbia.
Late advicoa say that Mr. Lewis
has reached Eureka alive on a raft
With che body OF Mrs Lewis. who
Il II presumed. died from exposure
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23

Nod During a preliminary hearing
Warwick flied an affidavit that be
did not own the automobile. but
rented II, paying the rental IN tea
and coffee.
This morning papers we're nlod
indicating that Warwick. as q peace
Offering assigned his interest IN
The automobile 20 Mrs Warwick
Mrs Warwick obtained an order
from Judge Griffin directing The
Novelty Repair Works. now IN pos
session ~ II. 10 deliver Il 10 her
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on JOE SMITH.

Without the assistance OF an able.
vigorous and willing prosecuting Of.
ficer the grand jury was sadly hand.
lcapped, but IL entered into the
spirit Of lbs work with yigor. deter.
minatiOn and no small display of
ability II threshed out the ques.
ton Of criminal law breaking by
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23
TO SUPPORT ZONES.

NORTH YAKIMA. July "a. Con
SfosHnan Jones IL advised by the
president and secretary OF the nolc
elheuf Spokane that Tive club has
unanimously Endorsed him for sen
atof aud pledges him II unanimous
support The club is composed oi
yonng men who served IA the Span
iah war and Philippine inaurroc
tion aud numbers about 400 mem
bora.
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SENSATION CREATED. AT
BOISE BY RICHARDSON


4 TOXIC, July 20 Tho ex. 4
= emperor Of Korea viii be re- 4
4 moved 10 the interior Minis. 4
4 ter faynshi expressed 20 The 4
= press men his strong deter 4
= mlnation to solve The Hitua =
= ton. The Toxic senior states. 4
= man and his csbineters have 4
4 held a conference.
4 49, 49, ktt 4
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shot Bennett, fearing he intended
10 desert her
Her statement has caused con.
aternation, az the two we're suppoa.
ed 10 have been legally married.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23
GAMES ARE WANTED.

Tho Mount Baker PARK baseball
team challenges. through The star
any tesm whose members range
from ~ % i6 years ~ age. Oscar
kfie@ East 80. viii make arrange.
mania for games.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23
RATE UNcoNaTlTUrioMAL

AsHEVlLLE. n G.. July ga
Federal Judge pfitchard has dis
charged Ticket Agents Wood and
Wilson of the Southern railway on
habeaa corpus proceedings and de-.
clared The penalty clause Of the
neW rate hili unconstitutional
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-23
lord" HARRINGTON Is
GRANTED RESPITE

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. July %
COY Folk has granted Lord"
harrington, under death sentence
ao.day respite 10 August u. lie
was TO hang July zG.
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EUREkA. Cal. July s3--la .
lea, which landed a. Shelter Cove
last night we're the bodies % Mrs.
LeNis. o. Pasadena. an unknoWn
ran. ard the following survivors;
sc. kflever, Prescott, i1sa Jacob
knro. Coid~afrr kas.s Armand
cadofesfe. New Bedford. Mass. !;
David pcsten, fireman. celamaias
Charles Mccoy, oiicf, Columbia. D.
s. McsIpirs. WATERMAN, Columbia;
Emll Mann. ssllsr Columbia; Paul
tslaner. agarsernastee. calumblas
Mm. Ls0is, Pasadena; Edwin Wal.
In. san Franeisc0 Mrs. Winkel.
bieek, pepoiaf Bluff; Mrs. W. n.
lnQallA Oakland; Blanche Muasef.
Salt Lske: Rghy Cooper. Fayefte.
Va; Michael Hconsan, San Fran.
cisco, ard 0. ~ Grahari. Portland.
up 10 rscn no additional bodies
e. Survivors had been found
The steamer Geo. W. Elder left
hsre thin forenoon for Portland
with = majority Of tire survivors
SAN FRANCISCO. July e9.-rhs
steamer ponera. frunn Eureka. ar
rived tAls foreneon ~ith a number
u me sursivors, Including ore
ueman. aboard.
Mifh barely enoaah clothing 90
cover thsir beaics. ~ members Of
ne ereN o. ihe Columbia. ard Mra.
Ollie Lsi5eil, q san Frareiaco. one
- the few N4ren EJrsivor2. a..
rived an ibs pemcna Al showed
traces e their terrible experiences.
Mrs. Lisdeil was w1Ht az TIRE wharf
y tee rsn. VINO Nsrt Bitterly as
re stepped ~ tHe boat. she
walksd WITH Great aiffsealty. Raw.
ina been bruised in naking her 60.
cape from her staseroom 10 the
seek.
Jchn Smith. enc % the frernsn.
zane II Ntth a broken arm. Smith
Nss working n the fire room when
ire crash care. but hs aucceedrd
In MAKING his way up the ecfn.
panlcfNay 70 the deck. The vessel
uas striking rapidly, ard Smith
jumped into the ocean a. the water
began % pour over ire deck. While
solng ac~r ne tifack against tire
sios Of the vessel, breaking his
arm.
John Rcss. another fireman. 70
siding n ssn Francisco. alnc canse
cown CT the Pomouz. Ne vas the
f.fst man 70 get into TIRE llfehoai.
Y. hseersncn, raeasbay, also Of
ms city, escaped By means Of .
ife pressrves.
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san FRANCISCO. luis "a As
reports come IN from Enfnha the
ieas o. life II the terrible wreck "
ne Columbia and San Pedro Which
occurred Saturday midnight eft
shelter Cove. iIs miles north %
here. diminishea and IL Is now esti.
Maied that about T4 found waGery
graves IN one Of the worst marine
disasters o. recent years.
On account OF the wires being
Gown yesterday and not c0slng 40
eatii late lass night The first rc.
poiis sent oui indicated that from
lvg 70 If0 lives were lost. bat the
seo v. Elder which arrived az
Eureka yesterday morning took 20
nat port many who we're supposed
2 have been lost.
one o. the reasons why the iiHt
q SURVIVOR ia greater lg that
the boilerf 81 the Columbia expiod.
= While enc wae sinking and This
eoaniefacted the suction and saved
hany q those who would nocea ar.
~ have been drawn down
Capt ooran Goes Down.
CAPT D0ran. master Of the Col
amoia vent down Wifh his steamer
and With him also vent many Of
~ brave crew who stuck 10 their
postH IN the hour ~ danger and
iaoorsd 10 save those placed lR
psfiL Capt UOran had often said
that u bis ship sent down be
would not De among the list Of sur.
Fifors. Hia last words az the big
steamer took her final plunge be.
Asalh the blue waters Of the Pacific
we're. Good bye; God bless you
~ mad been misty and foTBy but
= me time Of the disaster the
weather had cleared 90 someW bat.
sac after the collision the
steamer San Pedro could De seen
Nhere she had drifled away q quar-.
asf Of mile That some poor navi.
taung was done and that the lives
syat are upon the head Of some one
generally conceded. II is said
mat the San Pedro was under a
eioM bell. and the Columbia. ac.
evfuing % the testimony OF pas.
sfnbefs was going at fun speed
y swanson. sailor OF the san
Fedro. was az the wheel Saturday
night when the fatal collision OF.
cured
Columbia Is Blamed.
N biz report 10 Sailors Agent