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The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-03
To Punish the Guilty.

The federal government. the state, the county and the city will search for the causes of the disaster. They will seek to determine who was guilty of negligence and to punish those respon- sible
 Who is to blame?" is the question to which the combined authorities will seek the answer The chief points to be settled are:
 Was the Eastland overcrowded? If so, who is to blame?
 Was its water ballast out of adjust ment? If so, who Is to blame? !?
 Was the carrying capacity of the Eastland Overrated by inspectors of the federal government? If so, who is to blame?
 Was the hull of the death ship mod eled on lines that gave it stability? If not, who is to blame for granting it a permit to sail in the excursion trade?
 The last of these inquiries is consid- cred by many to be the most impor- tant.
 Wonder grows that a ship with the checkered record of the Eastland, known from one end of the great lakes 10 the other as q hoodoo craft. should nave been allowed to retain license
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-03
Found His Daughters Body.

Fred Swigert a city fireman, worked three hours lifting bodies from the hold. Then diver passed up the body of little girl, her tlimsy dress q pitt ful, clinging shroud.
 Swigert placed the little body on a stretcher and then, looking closely at the drawn features, gasped and fell
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-03
Efforts to Save Women.

William Raphael, manager of a con- mission house, leaped into the river and was swimming to the dock with two women when fat man, his face livid green from fear, clutched the dress of one woman Raphael kicked him in the face, but in the struggle the man and one woman drowned
 A. w. Perkins, an express driver, who had just been excused from duty, had put on his bathing suit under his street clothes, preparatory to day at the beach. He saw the Eastland top pie over. Shedding his outer garments, he plunged and grasped two women, but was forced to release one. He saved the other. He immediately plunged back into the river and brought out two girls.
 Immediately following the disaster the American Express company put the entire wagon and motor service at the disposal of the rescue workers.
 S. S. Mattocks of the American com pany, with another man whose name was not learned did valiant rescue work in an unusual way. They threw T boatload of blanks to the struggling victims and afterward picked up many who had thus kept atloat.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-03
HORROR ONLY EQUALED }
 BY TITANIC DISASTER IN 1912 ] Survivors Tell Thrilling Stories With Safety Few Feet Away
 of Heroic Work of Trapped Victims Died
 ReScuerS. Without Chance.
" yITH the possible exception of

" yITH the possible exception of A/ the Titanic disaster the loss wv on the steamship Eastland, which capsized in the Chi eayo river and carried about 1.40o souls .a dootb was the greatest in modern timrs When the Titanic sank after striking an iceberg in the middle of the Atlantic 1595 persons died. The fact thot the Eastland was so near the shore in the narrow Chicago river makes the horrible loss of life in the catastrophe all the more appalling.
 The following table shows the loss of life in great marine disasters since 1850:
 Lives Date Vessel and place. lost. ISa-Griffth. burned on Lake Erie.... 2oO 1Sl-OgdensburR. collision on Lake
 Erie ...,..-....'...'..... ioo 1&4-City of Glasgow, midocean...... 4o' 1&7-Central America, gulf of Mex
 icO ..........-....... .................. AZ ,SS-Austrla. mid-Atlantic ............. 470 1S9-Pomena Irish coast. t............... H3 l&O-Lady Flgiu. Lake Mlchigan...... B7 1S1S-Atautic. off Halifax. o4I K4-C Cospatrck. mid-Atlantic 46o Y75-Schiner. off Scllly islands......... 33l Y7G-Great Queensland. mid-Pacific... 569 lS7S-Sphnx. Cape St. Elie.............. 800 S1S-Prncess Alice. River Thames. TOO .lSS--Navarre. near Chrlstiansand. .... 745 l&l-Utopia. off Gibraltar. ..............~~ 574 1S94-Norge North Atlantic. ............ 600 lNS-B -Bourgogne. off Havre............. S7l l9Oi-Goneral Slocum. East river...... 1,066 lsl2-Titauic. North Atlantic......... l.595 -Kickemaru coast of Japan...... 1000 -Volturno, North Atlantic IS5 1gl4-Empress of Ireland. St. Law
 renee ...........,.............. 1,02i 9l5-Lusitlua, coast of Ireland. .... l. 200
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-03

succession of sharp barbed hooks, were nearly dragged into the water. A div CT was sent to investigate. When he again reached the deck of the tug and had unlocked he looked at the crew of draggers and smiled
 You boobs," he said, you had the Eastlands piano on your line"
 To the shoreward lay two of the Eastland's lifeboats, one of them half filled to her gunwales with water The boat itself was strewn with preservers, not one of which had served the duty for which 1t was intended
 Inspectors Were Warned.
 United States harbor inspectors were warned of the condition of the steam ship Eastland by John Devereaux York, a naval architect, on Aug. g., 1913.
 "I stated in letter to them," said MT. York, "that the .Eastland was not a safe boat. She was extremely dan gerous. She had thirty eight foot beam, for which all laws of steamboat construction require at least forty inch keel. The Eastland had no keel at all
 There was no coal passer in the hold who was not aware of the danger The fact that none of them was found in the glory hold after she turned over showed that There was narrow sealing ladder leading up from that hold, and twenty men worked there.
 Tt would take twenty men at least twenty minutes to get out, climbing this narrow ladder. But they were all out when the ship listed''
 President Wilson, at Cornish, N. H., was so deeply affected by the catas- trophe that he telegraphed instructions for thorough, searching and complete investigation by the department of commerce. He directed that nothing be left undone to fix the responsibility
 One of the sad necessities in connec- tion with the great loss of life was the large number of grave diggers that were required at all of the cemeteries in Chicago
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-03
Lone Man Saves Twenty.

Edward Atkin, foreman of the R. R. Anderson company, also proved him self hero in q modest way. He found small boat under the Clark street bridge atld rescued twenty persons. Three insensible women he brought out were restored by pulmotors
 Courage and presence of mind saved the life of Mrs. Walter Hubbard. "I had presence of mind to hold my breath when l was thrown into the river" she said, My head felt as if it would burst, but l realized that my life de pended upon retaining my senses fought until 1 got from under a sofa Chat had fallen on me. Then prayed oh, 1 prayed, but kept my eyes open and my senses alert. Presently some one threw me life preserver, and man leaning from somewhere hooked me with his umbrella and l was saved"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-03

pssas unconscious across the body. It was his own daughter.
 G. \. Pritchard saved his wife and son by supporting them on deck chairs While he swan. "I could feel dozens of living persons churning the water under me-" he said. One woman grasped my legs, but the bodies of oth- CTS pushed her away, else I should have perished."
 Il was on the starboard side waving to my brother" said Charles Carol, one of the survivors. 'I felt the boat listing and saw chairs, tables and bag gage sliding across the deck The band was playing Dublin Bay but stopped suddenly as the musicians and their in- struments went crashing toward the port rail-
 ''I and a girl friend took grip on the starboard rail. Then over she went, and we were hanging about if teen feet above the water I lifted the girl up on the hull, which was now horizontal. l climbed up myself and helped man named Campbell
 "A few feet away an old lady was hanging with one hand and supporting to the rescue in lifeboat a few min utes after the Eastland capsized. All he got was boatload of dead. One of the bodies was that of blue eyed, golden haired little girl, who looked to be about nine years old. A battered valise was clutched in one of the childs hands.
 Family In Three Disasters.
 Another chapter in the grim tragedy that has run through the Plamondon family of Chicago was added in the Eastland horror. The Hateful chro- nology:
 lroquis Theater Eire.-Charlotte Pla- mondon. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Charles A. Plamondon, seated in box A, immediately under the spot where the curtain first blazed out, rescued in state of collapse after loss of furs and purse
 Lusitania Disaster. - Mir. and Mrs. Charles A. Plamondon drowned: bod les recovered and returned to Chicago for burial
 EaStland Disaster.-E. K. Plamon. don. 1923 Jackson boulevard, cousin of Charles A. Plamondon, his wife and two daughters, Irene, seventeen years old, and Mary. eighteen years old; Mir Plamondon's brother, Ambrose, and the latters son and daughter-in-law, Mir. and Mrs. w. l. Plamondon, 4135 Indiana avenue
 All were thrown into the water. and all were rescued. Two daughters of F. K. Pamondon were sent to St. Lukc's hospital.
 After the Eastand turned over F. K Plamondon seized one of his daughters and got to a place of safety. Ambrose rescued the other daughter and Mrs E. K plamondon. w. I. plamondon reached the shore with his wife, sus taining nothing more serious than a soaking and the attendant shock from fright.
 Two younger daughters of F. K plamondon, Geneyieve and Ethel, were at first reported to have been with the party and to have lost their lives They decided not to take them at the last moment. and the two children were playing at home at the time the boat plunged the other members of the family into the water.
 The PlamondonS, who recently at tended the double funeral of Mir. and Mrs. Charles A Plamondon, boarded the Eastland in the morning for the lake trip. Mrs. Plamondon is report ed to have expressed some uneasiness as the big crowd pushed on to the Ill fated boat, but her husband reaSsured her
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-03

The customary force at the average cemetery consisted of a handful of men and had to be augmented many cient number to dig graves for the hundreds of victims of the river catas- trOphe.
 Ablebodied men out of employment applied at the cemeteries and thus in- sured a sufficient force for digging the graves
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
MESA VERDE PROPHETS.
Indians Who ForetoId Our Wet Sum
mer Now Say that We Shall Have
Long Cold Winter.

The season so far verifies the
weather predictions of the Indians who
occasionally visit the Mesa Verde Ma
tional Park in southwestern Colorado
for trading purposes, but who never
stay an hour longer than is necessary
because Of their dread of the little
people" whom they believe still in
habit, in spirit form. the prehistoric
cliff dwellings that have made the
Mancos Valley famous the world over.
Last fall the Mesa Verde prairie dogs
deserted their villages for new ones
and the Indians have been shaking
their heads over it all winter. Rain,
much rain" they say; rain all sum-
mer." So far they seem to have pre-
dicted right.
And now they are again shaking
their heads. Cold. much cold" they
say; bad winter coming" And why ?
Because this summer game has been
unusually plentiful on the Mesa Verde.
Deer are more frequently seen than
for years. Rabbits and hares are so
numerous one can scarcely go about
without seeing them in large num-
bers. Coyotes and mountain lions
are also unusually plentiful. which
may be explained by the abundance Of
the small game on which they live.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
so. PACIFIC TO
APPEAL FIR 0 N
COURT DECISION

Los Angeles, Cal. Aug. 10.-An ap-
peal to both the United States circuit
court of appeals and the United States
supreme court was in preparation to-
day by attorneys for the Southern Pa
cific Co. from a decree rendered here
yesterday in the United States dis
trict court by Judge Robert S. Bean
of Oregon restoring to the public do
main more than 500 acres of oil
lands in Kern county. Millions are said
to have been produced in petroleum
from the property. which is situated in
one of the heaviest oil producing Sec
lions of the state.
The decision settles on it's merits
one of the original land suits brought
by the government against the rail-
road 1t was Instituted five years ago
after similar suits had been disposed
of on a demurrer. Patents issued to
the railroad company in December.
1904, covering the Elk Hills proper
ties. were cancelled by the decree. The
following trust deeds also were de-
clared BY the court nul1 and void: One
to the Central Trust Co. of New York.
of Sept IS, 1898 a supplemental deed
Of Aug. Is. 1898: another to the Equit-
able Trust Co of New York of Jan
8. 1905, and still another to Homer S.
King and James X. Wilson, surviving
trustees Of a group in whose favor a
deed was executed April /, 1875.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
OF
THE BR AZILIAN
MINISTER GOING
FROM VERA CRUZ

Long Branch. n. j.. Aug f1o-Dom,c,o
"a CANA. the Brazilian ambassador ia
Tue United States. whose summer emhas.
ss Is located here. authorized the state.
i"eht today that Jose cardoso De Olive.
Ha' the Brazilian minister n Mex,c,
wy was leaving there a, this time chilly
" MORN the Washington government
anu Fan-American diplomats on the gan.
s'ai situation in Mexico.
The impression given ~ W. A..,
was that the Brazilian minister Was not
cong from Carranza but that his dc.
azure was the result of an ARRANGEMENT
aue several weeks ago whereby the
was to leave If conditions be-
.s,t u"oearaole, Senior Cardosa HIM
80. mas feit at times the pinch of hun
49,. ana MS feeble health has been i'm
80 W the burden and strain of his
VIA caring for American interests
TIN, The minister has several time. been
,a.v sn authority by hi. government to
49, mexico City, bu, each tim. hos
se'efreu to continue serv,n. ~. I-n,+aa
~ \. s, ms departure at this time is said
,p. se que however, no, only to the fac,
, 40. ne thought he could ass;s, tho psn
W. n conferees, but that he feared
..,s .afranza occupation Of tho c,r;,,,
.nish' not last long and tho. ...r,. a'
!, ' imn nlisn. again be interrupted m.k,n.
" get to Vera Cruz.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
RICHMOND

The Ladies' Aid Of the Congregational
church will meet with Mrs. Frank Duren
Wednesday afternoon. All are cordially
invited to attend. II
: Miss Mildred Duren left Monday for
Peaks Island, where she will spend the
next 10 days with friends from skowhe-
gan.
Charles d. Newell was business Wis
itor in Bath Tuesday. making the trip
bp motorboat. He was accompanied by
Frank Howe and friend.
Harry Hagar OF Philadelphia. who has
been visiting friends in town for few
days, left Monday for Capitol Island.
where he will spend the remainder OF
his vacation.
Mrs. F. f. Preble returned Tuesday
from a weeks visit with friends in Port
land.
Mrs. George Moody of Cedar Grove was
visitor in town Tuesday.
A number from Richmond attended the
dance at Cedar Grove Tuesday night.
Porroy's orchestra of this town fur
nished the music.
Mrs. w. ]. Layton left Tuesday for No
va Scotia, where she will spend a few
weeks vacation at the home Of her
mother.
A social dance will be held at the
Richmond Opera house Thursday eve
ming.
Nettie Lewis is spending the week with
her grandparents at the Richmond camp
ground.
Alfred Small Of Gardiner was bust
ness visitor in town Monday
Miss Maude Kimball. who has been the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Kimball
for the past two weeks, has returned to
Boothbay Harbor.
A telephone has recently been install
ed in the residence of Edward Bullock
DEPUTY sheriff. Number 1911.
Walter Michigan left Monday for For'
Fairfield, where he will do concrete work
for that town for the next few weeks.
The lawn party which was to be held
at the home of Frank Alexander on the
Lansdon road was postponed on the con-
dition Of the grounds due to the wet
weather.
Rev. S. ". Browne returned to Old
Orchard after attending the funeral Of
the late A. W. Smith
Mrs. S. NJ Preble and Mrs. Roy c. Har.
low were in Portland Monday on bust
ness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
EMPLOYEES IN 2
CHEMICAL PLANTS
GET MORE WAGES

Gary, Ind, Aug. 10.-Employes OF the
AETNA Chemical Co. and the Aetna Elk
plosive Co. Of New York. which oper-
ate plants at Aetna, suburb OF Gary.
.Thebes, ILL.,. and Ishpeming. Mich,h
have been granted wage increases OF
50 per cent, it was announced today.
According to the announcement OF the
companies the employees will be grant
ed further increase of 50 per cent. If
the European war lasts beyond Decem-
Der of this year.
Effective Aug. l, the employees were
given a voluntary INCREASE Of 10 per
cent. in wages and a similar monthly
increase will be made for Ave months.
If at the end of that period, the war
still permits, and the experiment is
success, monthly advances will con-
tinue until June /, 1915, when the work
ers will be receiving 100 percent in
crease over today's wages.
Several thousand men will share in
the increases.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
MEXICANS STEAL
AMERICAN STOCK
AND AID ASKED

Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 10.-A vigilance
committee has been formed among the
ranchers on the American side of the
border in the San Rafael valley, 25
miles east of here, to maintain day
and night guard over their stock
against raids by Mexicans soldiers.
During the last week it is said 500
head of cattle and horses have been
driven across the line into Mexican
territory The ranchers have also made
an appeal for protection to the United
States military authorities.
The forces under General Gales in
vesting Nogales are camped at Santa
Cruz. IA miles from San Rafael. The
continuance of the attack on Nogales
NAV be delayed another week because
of the difficulty in repairing railroad
bridges.
c. P. Clark and J. King, American
aviators attached to the Villa garrison,
were severely injured yesterday when
An aeroplane which they were testing,
fell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
BELIEVE SYSTEM OF
ROBB|NG EXPRESS co,
HAS Been UNCOVERED

Chicago. Aug. 1o.-With three men I'M
der arrest here, one of whom is said to
have confessed, detectives for the Wells
Fargo Express Co. claim to have uncov-
cred a system Of thefts through which
the company has been robbed of mer-
chandise totalling nearly 100000 within
the last II years.
The men under arrest are Frank Will
son. who is alleged to have disposed of
the stolen goods; Benjamin Watkins, an
employee Of the express company. and a
man known to the police only as the
mysterious man. who is said to have
travelled under as many as % aliases.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
DRESDEN

Mrs. Sarah Sheldon. who has been
the guest of DR.. D. W. Sheldon at Stet-
son, arrived home Sunday. coming by
automobile She was accompanied by
her son, Dr. Sheldon and family. also
Prof NJ. Grover.
j. H. Mayors took a party Of friends
down river Sunday in his launch the
Eagle.
Miss Mildred Thomas Of Middleboro.
Mass, who has been the guest OF Miss
H. L. Sheldon, returned Monday.
Mrs. Walter Babb Of Lynn, Mass. is
visiting at Mrs. Caroline Choate's.
New guests are arriving daily at
Hotels Ashley and Densmore.
A social dance, weather permitting,
will be held Wednesday evening at
Pownalboro hall. Music by Mayors Or
chestra.
Mrs. Cora Gahan entertained and
organized the Soap Club Saturday aft
ernoon. A dainty luncheon was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bailey Of Mont
sweas were Sunday guests at the lat
ters home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
CHELSEA

Mrs. Edna Searles and two children
of Bar Harbor are guests Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Morgan Of
Randolph and Mrs. Clarence Morgan
Of Gardiner were Sunday guests Of
George Morgan. Sr.
J. Frank Lee and friend wer Sum.
day callers at Arthur Trask's.
William Foy of Scarsdale. n. r.
who has been a guest at the home OF
W. K. Thompson. left on the Sunday
night boat for Massachusetts,. where
he expects to spend few weeks be-
fore returning to Yale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Malaney and
two children were Sunday guests Of
Whitefield friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angie Fowles were
Sunday guests Of their daughter, Mrs.
Ruth Thompson. !,
Miss Grace Powers was recent
guest of Miss Bernice Watson. y
Mrs. E. NJ. Gilman. who has been
the guest of Mrs. w. X. Thompson,
has gone to Augusta for an indeh-
mite stay.
Miss Pearl Clark Of Randolph spent
the past week at her home on the
Whitef1eld road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace WEIGH and
child Of Manchester were Sunday
guests Of their sister, Mrs. Mary Har-
ris.
Clifford Golfer of Augusta was call
ing on friends here Sunday.
Nathan Mason and family visited
relatives in Alma Sunday.
Arthur Rurnham Of Gardiner was
at S. S. Harris Sunday.
Miss Rosamond Cole Of Augusta 10
the guest of her grandfather ,Theo-
dore Hayes.
Hiram Hayes and Mrs. Grace
Hinckley were callers Sunday at The
odore Hayes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
REGISTRATION
CERTIFICATES
FOR SAILORS IN
BRITISH WATERS

Washington, Aug. 1o.-Certiticates of
registration will be issued to American
seamen now in British waters in lieu of
the passports now required by British
law for ships crews as we'll as travellers.
Orders were cabled to consuls in Eng
land today as passports can be issued
only in Washington and can be obtained
by mail or personal applications. AS the
British order requires only adequate
identification, the certificates bearing
photographs are expected to suffice.
State department officials in American
ports have been instructed to warn sea
captains of the new British order ana
aid applicants to obtain necessary identi-
fication.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-11
SECOND SESSION OF
sACADAHOC COUNTY
PROBATE COURT

Bath. Me. Aug. 1o.-(SpeciaD.-Cy-
eus ". Longley, the veteran register OF
/ sasadahoc county court of probate,
was confined to his home today by ILL
ness. Considerable important business
was transacted. however, at the Sec
end session of the August term, lodge
EJames S. Lowell passing upon the fol-
buing much of which related to the
upper END of the county:
4 Administrations granted-Estate of
Jane NJ Jordan, late of Bowdoinham,
William D. Hutchins Of Augusta APP
| pointed administrator.
Will hled-George Lobbe, late of
fepsham Marie Louise Lobbe eXecu-
| ,rx named.
Guardian appointed-George Girdham
Ainley of Cambridge, Mass. appointed
guardian Of Leslie Girdham Ainley,
George Henry Ainley and Marion Hill
der Ainley. minors.
Petition for Observation-Disclosures of
Bradford Simpson, late of Richmond
. ty Frank c. Simpson, administrator.
Inventory filed-Estate of Warren w.
Geud, late OF Topsham by Alice S.
Geud executrix; estate of George B.
| Moody of Richmond. F. 3. Peabody,
| guardian.
Accouns filed-First account of Flora
sarbird Weymouth, administrators of
lie estate Of Frank Starbird. late of
ssvdoin: first and final account of
Able P. Powers. Administrative of the
ssase Of Elias H. Powers. late of Bow
ddnham; first and final account Of
Emma W. Colburn, executrix Of the
estate Of Charles D. Colburn, late OF
Richmond
Accounts ailowed-First and final &C,
count Of Galen G. Blethen. administra
9or C. I. a., estate of Ann K. Blethen
lte OF Bath; first and final account oil
Wise S. Fuller, administrative d. b
estate Of Elizabeth E. Fuller, late OF
9TH: supplementary account of 10.
p NJ. Trott, administrator estate OF
~ Ann Trott, late Of Richmond.