Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-14
Crew Of Steamer Czarina
Ashore at Entrance of Coos
Bay Go Down to Death IN
Boiling Breakers,
BRAVE MEN PERISH
IN SIGHT OF SAFETY
After CIinging to Icy Rigging
for Twenty-fouT Hours Un-
fortunates Die in Attempt to
Swim Ashore.

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel
MarshTied, Ore. Jan l3A-Another
tragedy of the sea has been written
in the record of marine disaster on
the grim north Pacific coast through
the loss of the iron steamship Czarina
yesterday afternoon on the north spit
of the Coos Bay bar with a loss of
thirty lives
solitary survivor, Harry Kentzel,
first assistant engineer of the wrecked
vessel is the only living testimonial TO
heroic efforts made by the United
States life-saving crew and citizens Of
Marshfeld to MD the doomed ships
company.
Kentzel's escape last night is won
derful story OF mans endurance and
physical strength When the ship
piled on the rocks with six or seven
others he took to the rigging of the
foremast Sea after sea smashed over
the vessel the decks were awash and
wreckage was floating about sud
denly a tremendous sen swept the ship
and Kentze and his companions were
washed from THEN places kentzel
was swept toward land but time and
again was carried out TO sea by the
shifting currents. He managed to get
hold of a piece Of timber and was
slowly driven sharewarl A he ne4leA
the beach he could see the rescuers,
Then consciousness left him ana he
knew nothing more until he came To
on the beach beside big fire Ho
had been brought back to life again
after several hours vigorous treat
ment He is in the hands of physi-
clans and tonight is on the road TO re-
covery He lives in San Francisco
When darkness fell last night 1t was
believed that all on board the vessel
were lost The boiling combcrs dashed
over the vessel and it seemed that no
one could survive through the terri
Bile night. But when the first glcam
of day came those on the beach dis
cerncd six forms in the rigging Of the
only remaining riast and hope was re-
newcd that the day would bring their
rescue. But the gale showed no sign
of abating. Suddenly one of the men
dropped into tho sea. soon another
surrendered and thcn "a third was seen
TO fan into the water x little latrr
and the Watchers on shore saw the
last fight Of brave men facing death
As if by agreement they began TO rid
themselves Of their heavy clothing
and then together sprang into the
boiling sea They we're not seen
again
The identity Of the seXtct who sur
vivcd the terrible night never win be
known definitely but it is believed
they were: Captain G. J. Duggan of
San Francisco; Second Mate John Me-
Nichols. san Francisco, First Officer
James Hughes. san Francisco Harold
Mills the only passenger, son of Gen
eral Manager {. J. Mills of the South
ern Pacific company in Marshfield
and two sailors.
The Czarina left here yesterday att
ernoon in the face of a storm, bound
Tor san Francisco She had braved
many gale and her commander APP
parently saw no reason FOR delaying
her departure. He wished to take adj
vantage of the tide and steamed slow
Is down the bay toward the bar, Few
of Mills young friends and friends of
the crew remaining on the wharf TO
witness her passage over the bar
which was breaking badly sudden
~ series of great seas struck her,
she hitched about badly but continued
TO fight her way on toward the open
sea. Then something happened. What
y was win never he known. The YES
sci appeared to stop and sea after sDa
struck her, some waves piling over her
decks. Then she began to drift rap
idly toward the ugly north spit.
II is probable that something went
wrong with her rudder IS she seemcd
to be beyond control Then her an
chor was dropped but it would not
hold, and with her rudder our Of COM
mission and big seas pounding her.
the inevitable happened She struck
the spit and there she hung.
News Of the disaster spread rapidly
and in a few minutes the beach was
lined with people The life-saFing
crew was notified and tug boat sent
ont. but no boat could approach near
the vessel and keep afloat. The life
saving crew made several attempts to
fire life lines over The steamer. but
an fell short. When darkness fcll vir-
tually all hope that any of those on
board would be saved was abandoned
Patrol parties were organized and
beaeons We're lighted 10 guide and en-
courage the doomed men. All night
the fires were kept blazing and little
groups OF three or four patrolied the
peach watching every bit ul wreckage
igat dritted toward shore and scan
iling the dark waters in the hope of