Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-07-23
OVER HUNDRED DROWN.
Dreadful Disaster Occurred In
Pacific Ocean.
SCHOONER SINKS STEAMER
Columbia. Bound From San Francisco
to Portland. Cut In Two by the Sar
Pedso and Goes Down With All but
Moui Eighty Persons

Wsan Francisco. July 22.-The steam.
Or Columbia. bound from this port 10
Portland. colllded with the schooner
San Pedro off Shelter Cove, Medicine
county. There was a heavy bay at
the time. and the San Pedro. which
was heavy loaded with lumber struck
the Columbia on her low with such
terrible force that she was cut down
10 the water and sank In about five
minutes. About 100 people went down
with the Columbia. and the rest. mum.
boring about eighty. were saved by
cllnging on TO the San Pedro. from
which vessel they we're rescued some
hours later by the steamer Roanoke.
Captain r. A. Doran OF ;he Columbia
went down with his vessel The San
Pedro was picked up by the steamer
George ". Eldor and towed 10 Eureka
The Columbia was an iron screw
steamer OF 2.722 tons register. She
was built In 1880 by J. Roach & Son at
Chester. Pa. and owned by the San
Francisco and Portland Steamship
company She was 3OS4 feet long
3S.5 beam and 23.2 draught
The San Pedro was wooden
steamer OF i56 tons register. built in
1889 at Aberdeen. Wash. She was
1881 feet long. "a feet beam and l22
feet draught
Al noon Monday n was reported
that $50 went down with the Columbia.
The collision occurred at midnight
when all on board save the lookout
and officer on the bridge. were asleep
in their berth. The Columbia was
steaming north at an easy rate. having
left here at noon Saturday Suddenly
out OF the fog loomed the dark hulk
OF the San Pedro. southbound. which
evidently was out OF her course
Whistles were blown and frantic ef
forts made by helmsman Of each vessel
20 avert a collision. but 10 no avail
The San Pedro struck the Columbia in
her port bow. causing n hole in her
side through which the water rushed
IN great volume Alarms were
sounded throughout the passengership
and the terrified passengers scrambled
from staterooms IN an effort 10 os~7pe
from the doomed vessel. but The no
was too short TO put on liic savers
The life raft was launche with
number OF passengers on board. but
only n few Of the entire number on
board were saved.
The steamer Roanoke, carrying a
number OF the dead and some OF the
rescued passengers reached here at
6:l5 Monday morning. bringing the
frs; news Of the disaster. The dead
were conveyed 10 the morgue.
Shelter Cove. where the awful COLL.
sion occurred. Is l79 miles up the coast.
A number OF survivors on the life
raft are being towed 10 this port by
the Dalsey Mitchell.
During the earthquake and fire the
Columbia was lying at the dry dock of
the Union Iron works and the shock
loosened some OF her blocks, with the
result the vessel capsized. but she
was entirely refitted. and when she
left on her last trip she carried a full
list OF passengers.
The San Pedro. commanded by Cap
tain Sansen. was recently sold TO the
Eastern and Western Lumber com
pany.
The steamer Roanoke spoke the
steamer George w Elder and the lat
ter had on board eighty-eighs passen'
gers and crew from the Columbia.
taken off the steamer San Pedro. The
San Pedro was damaged considerably
forward. Her main mast is gone and
foremast sprung. her cargo gone and
she Is in a waterlogged condition.
The Roanoke picked up a body sup
posed 10 be Edward Butler and
brought Il to this city.
According to J. G. Flynn, a passen'
ger on the Columbia. every woman on
board was lost.
aRInGE FALLS IN WATER.