Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-07-26
STEAMERS collide
100 LIVES LOST

/ FeQrO OH the meu0OclnO coast, one
hundred passengers lost their lives Sat-
urday night.
The Columbia was sunk and lies sub
merged in the deep waters of Shelter
Cove.
Captain Doran, master of the Column
bia, stayed with his vessel and is
among those lost
The collision occurred at midnight
when sll on board save the lookout and
officers ON the bridge were asleep in
their berths.
The Columbia was steaming north
at an easy rate, having left here at
noon Saturday.
Suddenly out of the fog doomed the
dark hulk of the schooner San Pedro.
south bound, which was evidently out
Of her course.
Whistles were blown and frantic
efforts made by the helmsmen Of each
vessel to avert the collision, but they
were OF no avail
The San Pedro struck the steamer on
the port bow tearing an immense hole
in her side, through which the water
rushed in great volume.
Alarms were sounded throughout the
passenger ship and the terrified passen-
gers scrambled from their staterooms
in an effort to escape from the doomed
aid the life-savers.
The vessel sank within five minutes
of the time of the collision.
A life raft was launched with num-
Der Of passengers on board, but only a
few of the number aboard were saved.
One hunderd lives were lost.
The steamer Roanoke, carrying a |
of the dead and some of the
rescued, reached here at 6:15 Monday
morning, bringing the fisrt news Of the
disaster.
The dead were conveyed to the NOR
que.
Shelter Cove, where the collision &C.
CURED, is 179 miles up the coast.
A life raft bearing a number of the |
survivors is being towed to this port
by the Daisy Mitchell.
The San Pedro is beinging towed to
Eureka by the steamer George w.
Elder.
The Columbia was a steel vessel of |
1746 tons and was 800 feet long, 38 |
feet beam and 14.5 in depth. She car
ried crew of "a men under Captain
P. A. Doran, who had been master of |
the vessel for the past five years.
The ship was built at Chester. Pa.
in 1880 and was owned by the San
Francisco and Portland Steamship
company.
During the earthquake and fire the
Columbia was lying at the drydock of
the Union ironworks and the shock
some of her blocks with the
result that the vessel oaptsized.
But she was entirely refitted and
when she left here Saturday she car
ried full list of passengers--about
300.
The San Pedro was commanded by
Captain Hansen and is wooden vessel
If 318 tone. She is 1866 feet long, 81
'eet beam and 10 feet deep.
A later report from Portland esti-
mates that between 20 and 80 persons
ost their lives in the steamer wreck.
That there was blunder in navigation
s the opinion of some of the survivors.
The boiler of the Columbia blew up
is she was sinking. She lies in deep
water and is total loss. The nearest
place of any size is Eureka, Cal.
The list of dead and unaccounted for
S sent from that place. There is
Snown to be number unaccounted for
who are possibly at Shelter Cove, hay
ng reached there in RATS and boats.
Reports say there were 249 persons on
he Columbia.
The place of the disaster was off the
aumbolt-Mendocino county line.
The vessel which sank off Shelter
Cove on the California coast was rated
summer home by many Portlanders,
Who annually made trips to San Fran
'isco in this palstial floating hotel.
The list of passengers on the sunken
Vessel is almost half comprised of Port
and people or persons coming here to
DIN relatives, which makes the blow
vi the harder ON this city.
AS near as can be learned some rs
PERSONS lost their lives in the wreck.
The captain of the Columbia often
made the statement that in the event
4 serious disaster ovetaking a vessel
n his charge he would never be seen
live again unless every soul on board
vas saved, which would indicate that
he heroic seaman went down with his
essel.
The steamship Columbia has been on
he run between Portland and San l
Francisco for 81 years. having left the {
Bay city on the first voyage to PORT I
and on July 90. 1880. This is the first {
nishap she has ever experienced while I
n route between the two ports (