East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-13

father ran to the beach, only to see
the vessel drift onto the rocks with
his son aboard. The stricken father
paced anxiously up and down the
beach scanning the water and trying
to devise some way Of reaching his
sen, but he soon realized that any
effort to reach the vessel by means of
tugs or life boats would be futile and
he had to content himself in watch
ing the efforts of the life saving crew
to fire a line across the doomed YES
sell Finally he had to give up all
hope.
Those Who Perlshcd.
Those on board the illfated vessel
were: Harold Mills, 20 years old, son
Of c. j. Mills. general manager Of
local steamship company operating
Czarina enroute back to University OF
California after spending a short va
cation with his parents here. He was
the only passenger known to be on
board. All the rest were from san
Francisco C. j. Duggan, captain;
James Hughes, first officer; j. Nc
Nicholas. second officer; NJ Tilamer,
third officer; b. F. Hodges, purser
william G.. Bode. weigher; Henry
Young, chief engineer; f. r. kentrel,
first assistant engineer; ]. f. Romin-
son. second assistant engineer; g
Thompson, oiler; NJ. Quirege, COOK;
George Besate. steward; Joseph Tllos'
messman. Coal passers were f. Sousa,
A. Delladere and ]. Swerto; firemen,
OH. nrffr Ia
boa, Grunta B. Catora; seamen, j.
Anderson, A. r. Bokka, c. Mastron. a.
Ahlotedt c. Carren, NJ. Obon, A. Mag
ner and S. A. Ellerson.
Perish One by One.
Last night. watchers say, six men
were seen dashed to the mast. This
morning only four were visible, the
other two having been washed from
\ their positions Two hundred COOS
J Ray watchers stood helplessly on the
beach and saw the men loosen their
hold upon the rigging and graduaiiy
! give UP their lives to the angry sea
/ Never before in the history OF Coos
! Bay has there been such toll or llte
! In a shipwreck. The CZarina LETT
Coos Bay shortly before o'clock yes
terday afternoon for San Francisco
| on the bar she encountered terrlllo
seas and those who watched the vesse
said she encountered 63 seas before
| retting out The engines were un'
able TO fight such a battle with th'
| ocean and the big vessel was barel!
! able to get around the end OF th'
ietty. She fought her way north uh'
till necessary to pull the fires ou
from under her engines, then ancho
was dropped in the still water OUTSIDE
the breakers, but soon a gale carried
the vessel inside. The anchor now
ever held her from coming clos'
enough to be reached.
Several lines were shot az th'
steamer but she was too far out u
be reached. The surf was too heaV'
for the lfeboats to live in, but an at
tempt was made to launch sur
boat. Like a mere shell the boat wa
thrown back on the beach and cap
tain Royce of the nfesaving crew VIII
was waiting in deep water, was hurle'
back on the sand. All hope OF savihi
the Czarina from ashore was thei
gone and those on the pdhh wei
compelled to watch the men on tn
ship meet their death. Darkness clos
cd over the awful sight, when appar
entity only SIX of the crew were stll
left hanging helplessle to the tori
rigging of the rapidly founderin
steamer. When the stays on one sid
of the mast broke the victims wer
seen still clinging to the rope but al
terward dropped one by one into IN
water. Another time a member G
the crew ventured to the deck an
was washed overheard. Another VIII
l was following him met the same fat'
The doomed men clung to anythn
, that would hold them above the wa
e ter, only in the end to be dashed
. death by the waves.