The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-24

are you doing, mani and told the
other steamer to stand by us, as she
was loaded with lumber.
Captain Doran whistled down to
the engine room but got no answer,
so he sent down to the engineer on
watch to learn If the ship was max
ing any water. I went down to the
engine room and asked the first as
sistant engineer, M. Burpee, If there
was any water there. He said there
was not. Returning to the bridge,
I reported to the captain. Just then
the watchman came on the bridge
and reported water streaming in for
ward.
1.-The first officer came on the
bridge and the captain ordered him
to take the bridge and me to take off
the head covers and get the boats
ready for hosting. By this time the
ship listed to starboard and started
to go down by the head. Several
men were by this time getting the
boats over. The captain ordered to
cut the after life RATS adrift. While
doing this l heard the whistle below
and looking around saw the bridge
nearly under water. | saw there was
no time to spare and SO | threw a
life buoy overheard and jumped over
the stern into the sea. AS I struck
the water the Columbia disappeared
and the suction brought me down
with it, l got to the surface and
about 80 minutes later was picked
up in number ten boat by one of the
quartermasters."
Report of Officer Hawse.
In his report Third Officer Robert
nawse tells of the rescue of num-
her of passengers and takes occasion
to praise some women who were in
his boat, while he condemns the ac-
tion of the men survivors who were
with him.
when l was aroused by the shock
of the collision" says Hawse, 81
rushed on deck and heard Captain
Doran give orders to lower the boats
on the lee side, at the same time
shouting, Women and children first.
II hurried to the lee side and low
cred boat number six l directed the
loading of the boat and when we
pulled away there were fifteen per-
| Pedro and placed the passengers
VI.
of the collision we passed many RATS
and could have filled the boat at
once, but were afraid they would
swamp us and decided to pick up the
isolated men and women who were
struggling as best they could on
pieces of wreckage and with life pre-
servers. We took four women and
six men In the boat. One of the
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deliriOus. We again went to the San
Pedro, but they refused to take any
more people aboard, saying the YES
sci was crowded. Even though /
urged them owing to the condition
of the women, my request was not
granted.
81 made the women as comforta-
BILE as could by covering them with
sail. My only trouble was with the
delirious woman. The other three
behaved finely. l have nothing but
the highest praise for the women
who were with me and nothing but
the lowest contempt for the men who
would do nothing to make more
bearable the condition of the women.
I'VE rowed around until daylight
and l had made arrangements with
the captain of the San Pedro to take
two of the women aboard. / planned
to sail ashore and summon assist
ance, but by that time the George W
Elder came in sight and we were
taken aboard"
Chief Engineer jackson.
Chief Engineer John F. Jackson
was asleep when the vessel struck
In his report he says he was aroused
by the shock and that he hurried to
the engine room to learn conditions
down there. He states that up to
the time the San Pedro was sighted
the Columbia was going full speed
but that the order was promptly
given full astern."
Jackson says that the boilers did
not explode, as the whistle was blow
ing when the Columbia went down
and that the electric lights were
burning until the vessel passed Out
Of sight.