Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-11
JAcKtES RESCUE
WOMEN
SINKING
SQUADRON OFF LONG BEACH FOR
TEN DAYS STAY
Chain Snaps and Landing at Wharf
Gives Way, HurIlng Crowd Into
Deep Water-SeveraI Are
Crushed in Car Jam
Special to Tho Herald.


and scramble of thousands of people to
get aboard the battleships Of the first d.
vision of the Pacific fleet, which arrived
here shortly after Z o'clock this morning
from Santa Barbara and are lying OIL the
pier for ten days stay, two serious ac-
cidents occurred Quick work OF rescuers
prevented fatalities.
About 10 o'clock this morning the shore
boats Water Lily and Clara l., collided
near the Colorado the Water Lily being
cut down. She began to sink rapidly but
the three women and two men aboard
were taken on a launch from the Colo
RADIO manned by Jackies George, Smuter,
Vossler, Jacobs and Jones, and were later
transferred to the Clara L. Both boats
had come from San Pedro.
About o'clock this afternoon while a
big crowd was surging down a narrow
landing at the north end of the outer
wharf to board the launch Eagle for a
trip to the warships the heavy chain sup
porting the landing snapped and two doz-
en- men, women and children were thrown
into thirty feet of water and sank
William Schmitt, boat agent, Harry
Pedlar business man, and Assistant
Wharfinger Shallenberger fastened to the
rescue, Schmitt in skiff and the others
with life preservers. Several were pulled
ed upon the pier.
Six in Serious State
Six of them were taken into Wharfinger
Baettge's apartments where they received
attention at the hands of DR.. w. Harri-
man Jones, city health officer. s. A.
Schilling head of the Schilling Depart
ment store, procured dry clothing Tor
them Those in serious condition are:
ohn and daughter
Emma of Los Angeles.
r. M. Cooper, formerly of Bushnell, Ill.
now living at 1151 West Twentieth street,
Los Angeles
Telford and Bazel Cooper. aged 10 and
years respectively, his sons.
Mrs. E. c. Cooper, 525 Towne avenue,
Los Angeles
Little Emma Patterson and Bazel
Cooper were In a critical state when DIR.
Jones reached them. The girl was struck
en- the head by life preserver and dazed.
The boy was unconscious when carried
INTO the wharfinger's cabin. Mrs. Patter
son was painfully bruised on the arms
and legs.
In the crush of people boarding the Los
Angeles-bound cars at the Pine street
station late this afternoon dozen women
and children were knocked down when
three men fell backward from the steps
of a car. No one was badly injured.
The four vessels of the first division,
the flagship West Virginia, the Pennsyl-
yania, the Colorado and the Maryland,
left Santa Barbara at o'clock last night.
The cruise was made at slow speed ana
the vessels took their positions few
hundred yards off the pier after cir
cuitous trip which took them around
Santa Catalina island.
Pier Swarming
By o'clock the pier swarmed with
people and shortly after that hour the
Los Angeles crowds began to arrive.
The West Virginia lies little east from
the line of the pier. The Colorado, Mary
land and Pennsylvania, in the order
named, lie to the westward.
At II o'clock this morning Frank H.
Downs, mayor, DR.. L. A. Perce and J. A.
Miller president and secretary of the
chamber of commerce; c. ]. e. Taylor,
street superintendent; H. s. Kneedler and
HI. B. Brown of the Pacific Electric COM
pany; G. l.. Day and U. G. Knight went
to the flagship in the launch Music, Capt.
]. w. Russell, and Admiral James H.
Dayton, his officers and men were Of
ficially welcomed to Long Beach.
Admiral Dayton, whose courtesy and
skillfu management have won for him
the love of all his officers and men and
caused his splendid little fleet to be des-
ignated mainly as 'Daytons division"
welcomed the delegation. After DIR. Perce
had spoken words of welcome and advised
the admiral that Long Beach stood ready
to give him anything in her power, he
responded graciously.
Eve shall enjoy our stay here, I
know" said the officer I'VE will re-
main here until a week from Wednesday,
and during that time will visit the many
beauty spots and other places of in
terest
"This is an excellent place to anchor,
provided the sea is pleasant.
No Maneuvers
.During our stay here 1 think there
will be no manueuvers or drills, as there
were at Santa Barbara.
sThe only thing out of the ordinary
here will be the competitive examinations
for officers desiring promotion. Visitors
will be welcome in the afternoons"
Mr. Kneedler of the Pacific Electric
Informed Admiral Dayton that 5000 tick
ets had been placed in the local Pacific
Electric office, and that these would be
given free of charge to all jaclSies desir-
ing to go to Los Angeles. An invitation
to ride over the entire Pacific Electric
system was declined by Admiral Dayton.
Admiral .Daytons trip will probably be
arranged for next Tuesday.
This is Admiral DaYton's first visit to
southern California in fifteen years, and
then he spent just one hour in Los An
geles.
Admiral Dayton was midshipman dur
ing the civil war. During the war with
snain he became famous for his part In
the siege of San Juan. He was later put
in charge of the Porto Rican naval sta
tjoh and afterward made an extensive
tour of European waters on the Chicago.
Being made president of the board of
insnection and survey, he was ordered to
the Philippine station. In August of last
wear, upon the death of Rear Admiral