Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-22
NEWPORT


Flag Day was patriotically OBJ
served by the people of Newport.
AT two o'clock P. M. the citizens
met Mt the city park where the
raising of the flag was to take
place. A new liberty pole had
Just been raised and as the flag
vas drawn to the mast head the
choir led by Elmer Patrick sang
The Star Spangled Banner,
the audience earnestly joining
In. This aroused and touched
the hearts of Everyone present.
America" was also sung with
the same enthusiasm and pa
trfoic spirit. The flag drill by
thirteen little girls dressed in
white was very fine. Every mo-
ton and maneuver was precise
and in time with the must,
showing the children had been
carefully drilled by Miss Durand
one of the teachers in the public
school. The address was given
by Hon. r. A. Bensell in his
usual earnest and patriotic man
ner. Mr.. Bensell is always at
his best when it comes to speak
ing Of his country and his coun-
ry's flag. Paul Blacks Fife
and Drum Corps kept the spirits
OF the people alive by their
splendid patriotic music. Mr.. ].
H. Anderson's Cadet boys were
ON hand with their guns and
soldiers uniforms. They were
well drilled and performed their
parts like real soldiers. Every
motion and maneuyer were per-
feet They added much interest
to the days celebration. Their
names are Kenneth Foster, Bud
dy Belt, Lee Brady, Willie Ar
matige, Nicoli Anderson, Charlie
Hunt and Lamont Freeland, the
ages running from ten to twelve
years.
Sunday morning at 2:30 A. M.
Skipper George Hasvig crossed
the bay from tie Newport side
with the launch Mud Hen to the
South Beach tramway to get a
party who had attended a dance
over there, consisting of Miss
Florence Gray, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. l.. Gray of Newport,
Harry Smith, son of one of the
keepers of Yaguina Head Light
House; and Baron Smith of
Portland. The fog was dense
and on returning the tide run
ming out very swiftly, the Mud
Hen drifted down stream very
rapidly and when opposite the
boat house. below Newport, Cap
tain Harwig touched the lower
saHaspit that juts out into the
bay and mistook this for the up
per sandspit where the boats
formerly landed and here the
Captain started to cross over to
Newport but the boat soon drift
ed down and struck the rocky
spur jutting out from the South
Jetty with such force as to tear
the plank off her bottom and
She commenced to leak. She
was then near the red light and
close to the bar. It was a criti-
Cal moment. II she went on the
bar the boat would sink and all
aboard her would be drowned,
but quick as thought and with a
steel nerve and a cool head the
Sapsain took the inch and d
quarter hawser and tied II
around his waist, jumped into
the breakers that were running
pretty high and swan over 10C
feet to the Jetty and pulled the
boat up to the rocks and took
the passengers off without theil
feet getting wet. The captain
said the passengers were as COO
as cucumbers. This was a her.
ole act and but few men could
have performed 1t, amid thu
roaring surf with a heavy rope
around his body and in a darl
and foggy night. The captair
surely deserves Carnagie Med
al When the Mud Hen frs
struck the spur of rocks tn,
whistle was blown and the Coas
Guard Crew under Captain
johnson went to the rescue In :
row boat instead Of the powe'
boat SO they coasted along tn,
south shore, found the passesn
gers and Capt. Harvig and tool
them to Newport. safe ant
sound. The Mud Hen sank ant
the schooner Mirene towed hei
TO the Copeland dock where sh,
Is now on the ways being re
paired. =
AT the annual school meet
ing held Monday in the Higf
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