Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-13
STORM WRECKS
OCEAN STEAMER
Most of Passengers and Grew Lose
Lives i'm Disaster

MARShFIELD. Ore. Jan. 10
Lashed to the mast OF the steamer
Czarina the last OF the passengers
aboard the vessel when she left Coos
Bay for San Francisco yesterday.
were sighted this morning at day
Hight, btu are believed to be beyond
the reach of the Iifesaving crew.
Whether they are alive or not is
question. but 1t is believed that three
survived the terrible experience OF
the night.
The steamer Nan Smith. from San
Francisco, is trying to get to the
wrecked vessel. but It is doubtful II
she can render any assistance as
heavy sea is running. 1t Is believed
that strapped to tho mast are Cap
tain Dugan. Harold Hills, Second
Mate Nichols, Purser Hedges. The
Temperature Is at zero and the cold
is intense. Captain Olson OF the
Nan Smith is one OF she bravest men
on the Pacific and he will reach tho
stranded vessel II possible and leave
nothing undone to rescue those still
alive, but 1t Is not expected that any
Of the 80 persons aboard will be res
cued alive.
Story of the Wreck.
MARSHFIELD. Gre, Jan. Ia
The Southern Pacific Railroad COM
pany's steamer Czarina, which left
this port yesterday afternoon for San
Francisco, is a total wreck on the
north spit of the Coos bay bar and
81 lives are believed to have been
sacrificed to the elements.
List of Passengers.
Those on board the Inflated vessel
were:
Harold Mills. 20 years old, son OF
q. J, Mills, general manager OF the
local steamship company operating
the Czarina. on his way to the Uni
yersity OF California. after spending
a short vacation with his parents
here and believed to be the only pas
senger on board; G. J, Duggan, cap
tain; James Hughes. first officer; j.
NJ. Nicholas, second officer; NJ. Tilla.
mer, third officer: b. r. Hodges, pur-
ser; William @. Bode. Weigher;
Henry Young, chief engineer; r. e.
Kentrell, first assistant engineer; j.
+. Robinson, second assistant engin-
Ger; c. Thompson, oiler: NJ Quirege
cook; George Besate, steward; Jos.
eph Tilos messman; coal passers
Sousa, A. Dellerado and j Sweerie;
firemen, c. Silva, NJ. Silva. J. Mari.
men. F. Billsoa. Grunta b. Catora
) seamen. J. Anderson, A. b. Boka, C.
! Mastron A. Ahlotedt. c. Carrena, NJ
, obon. A. Wagner ana s. A. ElIerson
, started Out In Gale.
The steamer left this port In tn,
afternoon during a gale The seai
were breaking outsiue the bar and
heavy seas were washing over 1t al
the Czarina attempted to pass GU
into the ocean. Suddenly those OF
shore who had gathered 10 watch tn,
: departure OF the boat were startled
to see the Czarina sweeping towart
the North spit. Her engines SCENE,
: to have become disabled The heav!
d seas seemed almost to envelope tn,
steamer and she drifted rapidly ont
the spit at a point about a mill
above the tetty
Rescue Impossible.
There was no way to reach tn
u disabled vessel and she poundet
heavily. swaylng from side to sid
y with great waves breaking over her
p II was too rough for tugboats to ap
, proach her and those on shore wer
u compelled TO stand Idly by, unabl
e TO succor the doomed crew and tn
q one passenger, Harold Mills
z Captain Duggan Of the CEarin
C made an effort to stop The onwar
sweep of the vessel toward IN
rocks. He dropped anchor. but
, would not hold and she soon VIA
b grounded The members OF the crer
; crowded into the rigging and mad
4 frantic gestures of appeal. but tn
A. fates were against mem, and frol
time to time one or more of IN
- men were washed overheard to thel
- death.
n The crew from the lifesaying Sta
,. ton launched their boat but wer
!, unable to reach the wreck. The
!. made effort after effort to iire