Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-30
DRILL OF LIFE-SAV|NG
CREW IS BIG FEATURE
Summer Visitors at Newport Greatly
Appreciate Rare Sight and Mar
vel at Crews Skill
EXCURSION OF SUNDAY IS
LARGEST FOR THIS SEASON,
Record Breaking Crowd Helps to Make
Things Interesting at Popular
Pacific Beach
By Lamar Tooze.

Newport as summer resort IS the reg
ular weekly drill of the U. s. life saw
ing crew. Each Wednesday the crew
have a beach drill on the jetty beach
and a capsize drill on the bay.
These drills furnish a rare sight to
summer visitors, due to the fact that
there are but IA stations on the Pacific
Coast and only three or four on the
Oregon coast.
The Newport crew, consisting of
Captain Charles D. Stuart, Joseph
Briggs, Crosby Matthews, William AL.
len, Rich Chatterton, August Blattner,
l.. F. Going, Beryl King and Anton
GustafsOn, is considered to be one of
the best on this coast. During a prac.
tice drill recently, Acting Captain
Gustafson established a record when
he dropped line over cable connect
ing the masts of the schooner Ahwane-
da at a distance of 1000 feet. Captain
Stuart has been in the service for near.
ly 80 years and was formerly captain
at the Columbia river station.
The station is located in the old
lighthouse on the north entrance to
the harbor and is one of the many
places of interest in this vicinity. Last
Sunday the crew made a landing
through the surf in front of the Nicolai
Hotel for the benefit of the excursion.
lists to this beach.
Last week Mrs. Rockey E. Mason,
of Albany entertained the following
guests at the Mason cottage, Nye
Beach; Miss Florence Bennett, of San
Francisco; Miss Eva Corbett and Mrs.
Il. j. Stratamay, Of Chicago; Mrs. p.
A. Young, Miss Flora Mason, Miss Eva
Simpson, Harry Morton, Harry Haw,
kins and Robert Roberts, of Albany;
c. W. Ferris, Philip Van de Kar and
Richard Mullen, of Portland.
The excursion to this beach last
Sunday was the largest of the season.
Over 800 people from Portland Salem
and other cities in the valley passed
the day at the seaside. Three trains
were required to handle the increased
crowds.
j, Z. Grove, manager of the Hotel
Marion of Salem, and AL Mayors, a
business man of that city, motored
overland to Newport Thursday for a
few days vacation. Mrs. Grove came
by train and joined her husband Thurs.
day evening.
j. Mason, of Tacoma, has left New.
port after spending short vacation at
this beach.
Miss Lille Miller, of Pioneer, was
an incoming passenger Friday.
G. L, Saunders and family, Of Eu.
gene, are among the campers at Nye
Beach.
Cleveland and Willard Bliss arrived
the middle of the week from Gresham
for short visit to this beach as
guests of the Newport House.
Sam Mum, with the Oregon. Wash.
ington Railroad & Navigation Com.
ipany, and family are at Nye Beach
for the remainder of the season.
j, NJ. Chappell, of Salem, registered
at the Kelly Saturday,
Thomas j, Van Anker, of Portland,
accompanied by his wife, arrived in
Newport Thursday and are enjoying an
outing at Nye Beach.
Lyle r.. Bigbce, of Albany, was an
arrival on Friday night S boat Mr.
Bigbec is recovering from an accident
which occurred to him few weeks
ago,
Dr. and Mrs, l., W, Guiss, of Wood.
hurn' Me occupying their cottage at
| Nyc Beach for the season.
MIR, and Mrs, John Brown left last
week for their home in Doca, Nevada
after passing few days at Nye Beach
at the Bradshaw.
Miss Edna h, Barstow arrived Al
the Osbuu Friday from Salem for a
visit.
Dr. w. b, Wallace, formerly mayor
of Albany is in Newport for an out.
ing
| George Stenger Of Portland is listed
among the guests at the Abbey.
Mrs, r. A, Pfeil, of salem. is regis.
tered at the Bradshaw.
Miss Violet Graham, of Ottawa, Can,
ada, is a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. F.
Roberts at the Roberts cottage at Nyc
Beach.
Frank Morrison and family, of sa,
lem, are included among the summer
residents at Nye Beach.
f. c. Pate and wife, Of Albany, ar,
rived on Saturdays boat and regis
tered at the Nicolal.
Mrs, j. Hutehings and daughter
Myrtle, Of Nowberg, were among tho
weeks arrivals at Nye Beach.
] H. A. Dunbar, Of the BOO.A.Kelly