Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-07-25

fic Coast Steamship company's pas
senger steamer Pomona arrived II
San Francisco from Eureka ut 1898,
Tuesday morning. bringing from the
latter place one Of the surviving pas
sengers OF the wrecked steamer I
umbla and the 32 members Of the
4 Columbia's crew who were. saved ou
OF her total complement of 50.
The passenger is Miss A. 1.eldell OI
this city.
II Is hoped now that the loss oI
life will not be so heavy as at frs
reported. The exact number will moi
be known until complete accounts are
brought In from Bryceland and Shelter
Cove.
Il Is known that OF 1888 passengers
reported by the company as sailing On
the Columbia. 81 were saved by tn
Geo. W. Elder, which towed the San
Pedro into Eureka.
There were 80 In the crew OF the
Columbia and OF these % were on the
Elder. Reports from Shelter Cove an
nounce the arrival OF one boat with
is more passengers and crew, leav'
| ing the total death roll at SO.
30 far only one boat has arrived at
| Shelter Cove, although four were re-
ported there. II is said that before
+ the steamer sank six OF her boats
/ had been launched together with three
Elifs RATS. These have yet to he heard
from and II Is expected that steamers
passing up and down the coast Will
succeed in picking them up with their
1living freight. That so many escape
| 10 accredited. strange to say. to the
[ fact that the explosion Of the boiler
when the steamer was sinking, coun'
Iteracted the tremendous suction anC
saved a lot Of people who were In
/ the water from being drawn into the
vortex and down with the wreckage.
Not Q few Of the passengers Oh
board the Columbia were teachers and
their friends who had been attending
| the National Educational association
lin Los Angeles. Many Of these have
been rescued and were among the
arrivals on board the Geo. W. Elder.
On Sunday evening there was an
affecting scene on board the Elder
when the rescued passengers gathered
In the social hall and divine services
were held by the Rev DR.. Frank Tai
mage. Kneeling on the floor the pas
sengers joined in offering thanks -
the Almighty for their deliverance. 1t
was q touching spectacle while men
aud women, with bruised faces and
limbs In strange clothes supplied by
1.-The passengers and crew Of the Elder,
sang Nearer. My God. TO Thee" and
Rock Of Ages."
Eureka. Cal, July 23.-Only one boat
from the wrecked steamer Columbl'
| landed at Shelter Cove. and not three.
according to the first reports which
were received here. The persons In
! Il were taken to Bryceland and from
there to Gurberville, In the southern
end Of this county. where Wednesday
those who have no relatives here.
brought by the steamer Elder. will 60
overland to San Francisco. IN the boat
which reached the shore ut Shelter
Cove were the bodies Of Mrs Lewis IT
. Pasadena, who was drowned and al uli'
known dead man, presumed to be O
sailor. Their bodies reached this city
Monday night on a special train. The
survivors In the boat were:
B. B. Kriever of Prescott. Iowa;
Jacob Kuro, Coldwater. Kan; Armand
'Cadorette, New Bedford, Mass; David
Boston, fireman on Columbia; Charles
mccoy, oiler on Columbia; d. s. Nc
Alpine, Waterman on Columbia; Emil
Mann. sailor on Columbia: Paul Hin
,ner, quartermaster on Columbia; Mr.
Lewis of Pasadena. CAL: Edwin Wal
lin. San Francisco; Mrs. Winkleblock
Dunn, Poplar Bluff. NO.; Mrs.. W. h.
ANGELS, Oakland, CAL; Miss Blanche
W. Musser, Salt Lake City; Miss Ruby
Cooper, Fayette, NO.; Michael Rod
man, San Francisco; B. W. Graham
! Portland, Ore.