Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-13
81 LIVES LOST
BY SHIPWRECK
STEAMER BEATEN TO PIECES
OFF COOS BAY
COMPANY MANAGER SEES SON
LEFT TO DROWN
Entire Crew of Craft czarins and One
Berkeley Student Probable VIC
Tins of Gale of
oregon
Associated Pressl

MARSHFIELD, Ore, Jan. 12.-The
Southern Pacific railroads steamer
Czarina, which left this port for San
Francisco this afternoon, lies a total
wreck on the north spit of the Coos
bay bar, and thirty-one lives are be-
/ lieved to have been sacrificed to the
elements.
Harry H. Kentzel first assistant
| engineer, was washed up on the beach
/ tonight, the sole survivor. He was
unconscious and unable to speak when
| found, and it is feared he is internally
! injured The watchers saw body
| little later, but the waves carried it
out again before they could reach it.
There appears to be no hope that any
of the crew will reach shore alive.
Harold Mills, the 20-year-old son of
c. ]. Mills of this city, manager of
the steamship company operating the
CzariTa, was the only passenger. He
was returning to his studies at the Uni
Versity of California, Berkeley, after
weeks vacation spent with his parents.
Before the ship struck Mills was
called and ran to the beach only to see
the vessel drift on to the rocks with
his son aboard. Scanning the water
and racking his brains for some way
to reach his son, the father paced the
beach with haggard face.
He soon realized that any effort to-
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would be futile, and looked on while
the life-saving crew tried to fire a line
aboard the ship. Finally he gave up all
hope, and tonight he is certain his son
is dead.
Left In Gale
The Czarina left port this afternoon
during a gale. Tremendous seas were
breaking outside the bar and heavy
seas were washing over 1t as the
steamer attempted to pass out
Suddenly those on shore, gathered to
watch the departure of the boat, We're
startled to see the Czarina sweeping
toward the north spit. Her engines
seemed to have become disabled. The
heavy seas almost enveloped the |
steamer and she drifted rapidly on to
the spit at a point about a mile above |
the jetty.
The disabled vessel pounded heavily, |
saving from side to side with great
waves breaking over her. 1t was too |
rough for tugs to approach her, and |
those on shore were compelled to stand |
idly by unable to succor the doomed
crew.
Captain Duggan of the Czarina made
an effort to stop the onward sweep
of the vessel toward the rocks. He
dropped anchors but they would not
hold, and she soon grounded. The
members of the crew crowded into
the rigging and made frantic gestures
of appeal.
The helpless onlookers watched as
they were washed overheard to their
DEATH
The crew from the life saving sta
tion launched a boat and made effort
after effort to fire life line across
the vessel from the shore. They were
unsuccessful, as the distance was too
great and the water too rough.
AS darkness closed in a few menI
were seen on board the wrecked vessel, |
which, heavily laden with coal as she
was, had settled far into the water |
The waves were washing over her at |
will. The night is a cold one and if |
there are any alive on board at this
time it is believed they cannot pos
sibly survive.
Following is the list of the crew, all
from San Francisco:
G. j. Duggan. captain; James |
Hughes, first officer; j. McNicholas, |
second officer; NJ. Tilamor, third Off |
GER; B. F.. Hodges, purser; William G. !
Bode, weigher; Henry Young, chief
engineer: H. H. Kentzel, first assist
ant engineer; ]. f. Robinson. second
assistant engineer; c. Thompson,
oiler; M. Quirege, cook; George Besate,
steward; Joseph Tilos, messman; coal
passers, F. Sousa, A. Delladora, J.
Swerio; firemen, c. Silva, NJ. Silva, j.
Martinez, f. Bilboa, Grunta B. Catora
seamen, ]. Anderson, A. B. Bokka, G.
Mastron, A. Aholtedt, C. Carren, NJ
Obon, A. Magner S. A. Ellerson.