The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-07-23
COL UMBlA SINKS IN 8 MINUTES
WHEN STRUCK BY SAN PEDRO
Tossed In Sea For Hours Before Being Rescued
MANY Heroic Oeeds-FauIty Navga-
tiOn The Cause

der was given him when the 10 kn.
sighed the Columbia. 10 pnt tie
wheel hard To port This carried the
san Pedro seaward, apparently ont III
the way Of the approaching vessel.
Short toets from whistles of both yfs
sells warned the shippers. The Ce
lumhia was on the n ast aile. Ap
lparently bo;h vessels we're proceeding
LAT tull speed II all had gone we'll, the
ESan Pedro would have cleared the CO
Ilnmbta. but il is evident that Inc or
dsr 70 'pnt wheel hard to starboard
was given on the Columbia This
sent her direc IN across the bow III
the steam schooner Whether the
speed each vessel was slackca II
immaterfal, for the crash Of the We.
sells was terrific. The Columbia. an
iron vessel lore the brnnt of the i'm
ract and her iro9 plates gst i CASH
seven fee dcross the forward ha ch
and allowed the water free ingress at
4 great veocity.
:. G Patte son, q sailor aboarl tsp
"olumh'a, was on watch on tho fore.
castle n91 said he could see the light
.of the San Pedro some hundreds a
Yards away He gave notice Of thls
fact IN shout 10 his Supporters On
the bridge What they did he doaa
not ksnw but the Columbia shot
acros he path Of the San Pc lov. HE
says that signals were exch.nge lie,
tween 10th vessels. hut there was
barely time enough 10 slaoken speed
nr make any preparation 10 maet the
Inevitable dlsaater. Passea1cgs NV
the collision occurred at 1870 0r
the eahouts. that II had been missy
and foggy, but at the time OF TIE dls
astcr the weather had cleared some.
what and after the collision the
steamer San Pedro could he seen
where she had arifted awaY quarter
~ milo That some poor navigation
wa. made and that the lives lost are
IN the head Of some one Is generally
conceded. 1t Is said the San Pedro
was un1er slow bell and fha Ca'um-
bia. according to testimony cf passen
gers, was going at full speed II is
rad she was headed west when the
collision occurred and one passeuger
stated the Columbia c.osse1 the bow
of the San rcdro
r. Hawse. thira officer Of the
Columbia. said he was In his room at
the time Of the wreck and he noted
the shock and heard the alarm gIver.
He makes the official sta ement that
the Columbia foated II minutes after
the San Pedro struck her. Officer
liawse tolls of the heroic rescue OF
vcman by Miss Mabelle Wa son of
Berkeley Cal Miss Watson was In
me Of the small boats with about
'wcnty passepge ind crew Tho
boat capsized when the ship went I'M
Yer and they ali went down Only
lozen who had on life preserves
came ~. Miss Watson had been in
the water 30 minutes when young
woman appealed 10 her for helm. The
foung woman had put he life pre-.
servers On wrong and could not keep
her head above water. Miss WatsoI
Akei some one o holp. bat all re-.
used She held the girls head above
water for almost two hours The
,irl was unconscious most Of the time
When officer Hawse approached IN
BAT and asked Mis- Waisa { give him
.cr hand SO that be could help her In.
DE refused assistance until they had
fitted the unconscious companions on
ioarI When the two girls were taken
ln board Of The san Pedro be doctors
aid Miss Wats1n's comDarion was
Ieyond recovery. but they worfe1
ard and the Young woman is now Ell
sight Miss Watson is iG years OH.
Following Is the list ~ missing. ~
.hom probably at least City are sa-eI
long tho coast
lin Auicn. Miss Anna a Fe--
or. Mrs u Andersoa. ". ]. Bach.
Ian. F Butler and wife. Miss Anna
'ahlcn. Miss Gertrude Butlerr. Mrs
Fcnson Mrs Jane Rest. Mrs. Jane
.esf. Ais A BE nsi. Miss Clara Ca
enter Miss Ruby Cooper. J. W. Car
entor Chew Mock. Miss Lena
'ooner Mrs A. :. Cornell Mrs. r. n.
rra1. Marion CLASSIFY. Miss A. B.
'orueI. l. Clssshr and wife. Seven
'ia- zby J. G. Durham. L. l. Drake.
Mn T. l. Drake p s Drake.
Irs K. caeaiia. " Graham. Mrs A.
.rav N=z blanche Gordon. Fax
June MIS- s Haun L. s Hi1. G n.
.errineon. Hiss X Hlvlea Mrs .v.
/ I-rsfs. F. = kfeFer Miss Grace
Kellar Miss EHe Keilaf. Mrs. g.
/. Kelar. Miss Aiala p. kei-ar. & C.