Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-07-24

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 2S--The Pacific
Coast Steamship compsuys passenger
steamer Pomona arrived in San Francisco
from Eureka at 1880 this morning, bringing
from the latter place one OF the surviving
passengers OF the wrecked steamer Co
lumbia and the thirty-two members Of the
Columba's crew, who were saved out OF
its total complement Of fifty y-nine.
The passenger is Miss A. Leidell of this
city.
The following is a fun list OF the surviv-
ing members of the Columbias crew, with
the exception Of Purser j. E. Byrnes, who
were brought to this city today by the
Pacific coast steamer Pomona from Eureka.
Mr. Byrnes remained at Eureka in the in
terest Of the Portland-San Francisco Steam
ship company:
b. Agerup, second officer; r. NJ S. Hawse.
third officer; +. Norris, boatswan; G.. Nc
Kay, carpenter; w. Curran and j, Lind
Gustafson, A Larson and S. Peterson sea-
men; j. Y. Jackson, chiet engineer; II, =.
Thomas, third assistant engineer; w. Lewis
and j. q. Porter. oilers; c. Eastwood, ].
Ross and j. Swift tiremen; F. Funk, stew
chief cook: w. Tetzen, mess man; j. Car
roll c. Murphy, c. Stanley, L. s. Cate. Il
rera, j. White. walters.
No Bodies ON Board.
The Pacific Coast company's dock at
the foot 81 Broadway was crowded with
people when the high black hull of the
Pomona hove in sight around the bend in
the water front. The first comment was
the watchers was, "She brings no bodies
for the flag at her stern rail was flying
at the masthead. The starboard rail of
the Pomona was black with passengers
and here and there among them as tho
vessel ran alongside the wharf could be
discerned members OF the Inflated Col
umbia's crew, whom the crowd upon tho
dock picked out by the nondescript clothing
they wore. An erroneous report had been
spread that the Pomona brought num-
Der OF the Columbias passengers and this
in part accounts for the throng of eager
men and women assembled upon the dock.
When the gangplank was hoisted to the
Bomona's deck officers of the Pacific Coast
company had difficulty in restraining people
from clamoring aboard.
The crowd was made to stand back and
kept lane open while the Pomonas pas
sengers came ashore. Each was stopped
at the foot Of the gangplank and asked ex-
citedly:
Were you passenger upon the Col
umba?"
S"As
with one exception the answer was NO."
The exception was Miss Leidell. Clothed
from head to foot I'm a dark brown ulster
and her features hidden by a brown veil
tied over her hat and under her chin, she
came falteringly down the plank and made
her way uncertainty through the crowd
! She held her handkerchief TO her face as
she walked and when asked by newspaper
men for recital of her experiences, she
broke into tears and turned, shaking her
/ head
81 don't want to say anything. don't
want to talk" she murmured
! Captain Swanson OF the Pomona came
down from the bridge to the gang plank
/ head after his passengers and after the
Columbas crew had landed. Though sixty
hours had elapsed since the midnNht hor-
ror of the Mendocino coast, and though
he had played no part in the scenes follow
ing, his emotion was such that tears filled
his eyes again and again as he spoke for a
brief moment or two with The newspaper
men
Il don't know that / can add anything
70 the accounts already given" said Can
tain Swanson. Il asked several officers OF
the Columbia crew for a statement lust
how the collision occurred and what fol-
lowed 1t, but they said they were not at
liberty to talk until after they had re-
ported to the company officials here in San
/ Francisco OF course. / did not want to
press them.
Many Are In Hospitals.
THE Pomona left Eureka at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon with one passenger
and thirty-two OF the survivors OF the Co
lum reached Eureka from Shelter Cove.
did not have an opportunity to learn their
names. Purser Byrnes OF the lost ship re-
mained at Eureka by orders OF his COM
pany He has sent many Of the survivors
north to Portland upon the steamer George
W. Elder, which rescued eighty or ninety
men and women and took them to Eureka
to which point II towed the water-logged
San Pedro. Many Of the survivors who
remain in Eureka are being cared for in
hospitals They are suffering from ex-
posure, shock and grief. No one who be-
longed to me was on board the Columbia,
but had many friends and acquaintances
among the men and officers Of the crew -
His voice choking and his eyes dimmed
with tears Captain Swanson turned away.
Purser Brown Of the Pomona furnished
a lyist Of the members Of the Columbia :
crew brought to this city by his vessel.
He showed a list of the surviving passen.
gers taken 70 Eureka, exclusive OF those
who reached there hour before the
sailing Of the Pomona, which had beeh
personally secured and certified by Purser
Byrnes. II comprised l07 names and
tailed with the list reported in these
dispatches last night. Mr Brown said he
was authOritatively informed at Eureka
that seventeen members OF the steward Z
department, ten men OF the engineer de-
partment and ten OF the deck crew. 4
total Of thirty-seven, were saved
Among the Columbia's survivors, brought
by the Pomona is Il. Peterson Of Brig
ham city Utah. lie was waiter. Tho
! Pomona brought ten deck hands, seven
engine room men ana thirteen stewards
and walters, all saved from the Columbia
Paul Hinner. a quartermaster on the
Columbia, was In charge OF a raft bear
ing four women and eleven men EhleS