Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-22
STEAMER CUT DOWN;
EIGHT SCORE LOST,
EIGHTY ARE SAVED
Disastrous Collision Off the
Pacific Coast.
CRASH CAME IN THE NIGHT
Schooner San Pedro Sunk the Columbia
in Deep Water.
DETAILS ARE VERY SCANTY
Captain of the Doomed Vessel Stuck to
His Post and Was Drowned
With the Rest.
CRASH CAME IN THE NIGHT
Schooner San Pedro Sunk the Columbia
in Deep Water.
ARE VERY SCANTY
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July
22.-One hundred lives are re-
ported to have been lost in what is
said to have been one of the worst
, marine disasters off the northern
California coast in many years, as
the result of collision between the
coast steamships Columbia and San
Pedro.
Much excitement prevailed in
shipping circles on receipt of the
news, and tugs were sent to the
coast where the survivors of the
wreck are landed. 1t is said great
suffering is being endured by those
OF the victims who escaped death.
The Columbia, loaded with a
large party of excursionists, was
rammed and sunk instantly. Less
than half of her passengers were
rescued. Capt. P. A. Doran of the
Columbia remained on the bridge
of the sinking vessel and went
down with her.
San Pedro struck the steamer in 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 pas
sengers scrambled from their staterooms in
an effort to escape from the doomed YES
sci.
But the time was too short to aid the life
savers. The vessel sank within five min
utes OF the time of the collision. The life
raft was launched with number of the
passengers on board. but only few of the
entire number board were saved. One
hundred lives were lost.
Bringing in the Survivors.
The steamer Roanoke, carrying a number
of the dead, and some of the rescued pas
sengeIs. reached here at 6:1o this morning,
bringing the first news of the disaster. The
dead were conveyed to the morgue.
Chelter Cove, where the collision oc-
CURED. Is 179 miles up the coast
A life raft bearing d number of the sur
vivors is being towed to this port by the
Daisy Mitchell. The San Pedro is being
towed to Eureka by the steamer George ".
Elder.
Eighty Were Saved.
gers and crew of the Columbia were saved,
and that 40 were drowned including Capt.
Doran.
The steamer Roanoke spoke the steamer
George w. Elder. and the latter had
board So passengers and the crew of the
Columbia which were taken OFF the
steamer San Pedro. The steamer San
Pedro had her stem gone and was damaged
considerably forward. Her main mast was
gone and foremost Strung, her cargo was
gone and she was in waterlogged condi-
ton. The Elder was trying TO tow her to
Eureka, but was making slow progress The
Roanoke picked up a body supposed to be
Edward Butler and Brought it here to this
city.
Both Big Vessels.
The steamer Columbia was a steel vessel
of l. TAG tons, and was 300 feet in length
SS5 feet beam, and IA feet In depth She
carried crew OF seventy-fCur men under
Capt. L. A. Doran, who had been master
of the vessel for the past five years. The
vessel was built at Chester, Pa, in 1850,
and was owned by the San Francisco and
Portland Steamship Company. During the
earthquake and fire the Columbia was lying
at the dry dock of the Union Iron Works,
and the shock loos ened some of her blocks,
with the result that the vessel was cap
when she left here Saturday she carried
full list of passengers-about 800.
The San Pedro was comma nded by Capt.
Hansen, and is a wooden vessel of 3lS
tons. She is 166 feet long, 81 feet beam and
~ feet deep. She was built in San Fran
cisco IN 1902 for the j. r. Haney K Sons
Company, and was recently sold to the
Eastern and Western Lumber Company
The merchants exchange in this city has
been besieged by anxious relatives and
friends of the Columbia passengers since
Sarly morning. Few women have called but
scores of men. some of them weeping OPEN
ly are passing in and out or standing about
the corridors waiting for news.
one OF the most distressing features Of the
accident is that up TO this hour III o'clock
there is complete ignorance of the drowned
ard the names of the survivors.
Miss Florence Thompson of Johnston.
Ohio, and Miss Eva Brooker of Franklin,
Ky, are among those lost.
rninmbia's Sailing List.
passengers sailed from San
steamer Columbia July 20:
and wife, Lewis Malkus
florence Lewis, a. l.. Biegel
Mr.. Mauldin, Mr. A. Shober
l.. Keever ]. c. Orr, f. Z.
T.. Rockwell, ]. w. Riggs
ID. McFadyen. ]. A. Smith,
tiers, Sarah Schult. Mrs X.
lllen, Miss Clara Carpenter
Make b. w. Graham, Mrs.
s. o. S. Lewis, w. ].
Butler and wife. l..
Wilson, II. w. Ingalls,
Altabahen w E. Town
gers, L. o. Cannon, Mrs. s.