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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1911)
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This afternoon, the Saginaw 4 Is being towed up tho Day to a thn Smith company's dock by I the Glenner and tho Hcdondo. Owing to her deck bolng partly under water, and tho heavy tent, It was necessary to tho Hcdondo and Gleaner to both keep lines aboard tho Snglnaw to steer her. Tho Saginaw Is drawing about tweuty-ono feot of water. ' The Saginaw was llnnlly benched on tho Enstsldo of tho channel oppuilto tho Mnrket street dock. The steam schooner Saginaw with CnjiU Kntfold nnd twonty-Blx men aboard, wiib towed Into Coos liny at noon today In a sinking condition by tho stenmer Itedoudo. Tho Snglnuw was In very had condition and Capt. KofTold was preparing to beach his vessel when tho Hcdondo canio to the rescue. The saving of tho Saglnnw was lit tle short of miraculous and Is an other of tho mysteries of tho sea. Ever hIiico yesterday afternoon, she had been at the point of sinking nnd all night long Dipt. KofTold mid Capt. Will .Mngee of the Itedondo woro fearful Hint she might go down be fore the fog would lift sulllclontly (or the Itedoudo to bring lior Into Coos ll.iv. HnuVver. Capt. KofTold and his en tire crew remained aboard heav ing our the deck cargo to save lior. Tliree hundred tons of asphaltum wee thrown overboard. I'vcnthlng was In roudluoMs for the transfer of tho crew on a 'mo ment's notice to tho Itedondo whloh k t a lliip on tho crlipled vessel and ri'ii)ali.ed ns close snfoty ponnlttod. .Struck ISlniico HeeL The Saginaw sailed from Snn Francisco Tuesday for Portland. Sho carried a deck load of three hundred tons of asphnltiim. and llvo hundred tons of cement nnd ono hundred nnd fifty tops of general merchandise In her hold. Sho was bucking a strong north ern wind and kept In pretty closo. Yesterday forenoon, tho Nnnn Smith, Cam 11, V Olson, "passed hor. About oon, j1(i,vy os g0 Jn n)1(, B00n afterwards she struck on n submerg ed rock In ttie Capt Blanco reof. Cnp,t. Koffold succeeded In gottlng hor off but tho hold began to nil rapidly. Tho pumps woro not equal to It and soon it was seen that It was only the quesUou of a fow hours until tho Ares would bo extinguished. Distress whistles woro constantly blown nnd a little after 4 o'clock the steamer Itedondo, which crossed out from Coos Bay about noon, re sponded. Immediately Capt.Mageogot a Hne aboard her nnd started rapidly for Coos Bay, hoping to possibly get 'n before night fall. He roallzod that at tho rate tho Saginaw wns flll lnS. it might be only a few hours until she would sink. By wireless, Capt. Magee sent to Coos .Bay for a tug and the Gleaner hlch was in port started out. Just as she reached the1 bar, a heavy fog tamo in and tho Gleaner had to turn hack. Meanwhile Capt. Mageo had got Just ott the bar, but tho fog became dense that ho dared not enter. Ho turned to sea far enough to 'Insure, safety and by wireless, asked, that the life-savers come out "to stand by anUld Jn tre transfer of the SagJ Ws crew lfj emergency demanded The life-Bavers remained along- W I LONG FLIGHT AVIATOlt REACHES NEW YORK ON AlltSHIP TRIP FROM ST. LOUIS TIMS AFTERNOON MAKES FAST FINISH. By Associated Press to tho Coou Bay Times) NEW YOItK, Aug. 25 Harry At wood ended his long record-breaking (light from St. Louis when ho landed nl Governor's Island at 2:38 o'clock this afternoon. Atwood flow to town from Newark, n distance of about :i0 miles, In 15 minutes. Ho followed tho river's course, flying most of , tho time llfty to ono hundred feot above tho water. Thousands of people flocked to the .city roofs and cheored tho aviator. Whistles of Htenmshlps and all manner of water crafts Joined In tho noisy welcome, Atwood planned to laud at Sheep head Bay and may fly there later. Ofllclally his trip ended at Governor'; Islnnd. WINS MEDAL Annual W. C. T. U. Matron Contest In Marshfield Last Evening. Mrs. Besslo Brown Snvngo last oveulng won tho nnnunl W. C. T. U. matron .Medal contest nttho .Marsh Held Baptist church. There was a largo nttendnnco and tho meeting wns most successful. .Miss Bobbins told In brief or tho Interesting things sho hud to show tonight when sho will deliver lior lecture on ".Manila" A girl lu na tive Phlllppluo dress A model of tho native house Weapons of war faro Woudorful women fabrics and works of art In ombroldurles and many curios collected during hor stay in tho Islands. Complete detallod report of meet ing will nppear I if Saturdays Times. sldo nnd aboard tho Itedoudo ull night. As soou as tho Snglnaw camo to standstill, alio filled less slowly and when tho deck load wns sacrldced sho lift hersolf considerably out of tho water. As soon as tho fog lifted this morning. Capt. Magoo started In with hor nnd did so without trouble. Cant. Cornw.il! with tho Gleanor put to son this morning and stood by ns tho Rodondo camo lu with hor in tow. Tho llfo savers wore ulso standing by. Is New Vessel. The Snglnaw Is a now vessel. She was built nt Hoqulam, Washington, in 1907. She was owned and operat ed by W. II. Wood of San Francisco. She Is 191 feot long, 39 foot width, nnd 14 feet depth, being slightly larger than tho Redondo. Sho has a grosB tonnngo of 880 tons. It Is presumed that tho Redondo will get seventy-five per cent of tho value of tho ship and cargo for sav ing her. Second Ono Saved. The Saginaw makes the second vessel that Capt. Magee and the Re dondo have saved in a fow weeks. A couplo of weeks ago ho plpked up tho Johan- Poulsen Just outside or San Francisco and towed her back. REMEMBER Band's BANDON EXCURSION "LEAVES Marshfield at 7:80 sharp 8UXBAY morning. ma DOINGS at BANDON Sun day, AUGUST 27. Take advantage o! CIIEAP EXCURSION rate. Tick ets for sale at the Busy Corner. ' 'DERBY' ' Thru Its flavor wpn Its favor. M TWENTY-FIVE ARE BIXTV OTHERS INJURED NEAR MANCHESTER, X. Y., THIS AFT ERNOON MAXV G. A. It. VETE. ItAXS IX DISASTER. By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay Times) MANCHESTER, N. Y., Aug. 25. Twenty-five persons wero killed nnd about sixty others hurt lato today when passenger train No. 4 on tho Lehigh Valley railroad Jumped tho track here. Two cars rolled down the embankment GO feet In holght nnd It wns In thoso cars tho greatest mortality occurred. The wreck was due to defective rails. Tho engine nnd two conches passed over the bad ;t at- VM POINT Coroner Wilson Decides Auto Disaster Was Purely Accidental. Coroner F. K. Wilson hns return ed from Myrtle Point whore ho wont to Investigate tho automobile acci dent which resulted in tho death of Mrs. Stevenson nnd tho Injury of Bovernl otliurs tho night boforo Inst. After Investigating It ns thoroughly us ho could, ho decided that nn In quest was unnecessary. Tho only question that arose In Mr. Wilson's mind during Ills Investiga tion wns whether Driver Plorco had gone to sleep for tho fraction of n second, bolng worn and woary from his forty-eight hours work. Myrtlo Point pooplo who know Plorco well, Mr. Wilson says, aro unanimous in declaring him to bo n most careful and able unto driver. Pierce's Injuries woro not ns hc voro ns first roported nnd after h recovered from tho shock ho was able to bo up and around. MIsb .lones or Coqulllo Is also got tlng ulong nlcoly. Mr. Courtrlght nnd tho members or his family bub tnlned only slight. Injuries. Mrs. Stovonson was so badly crush ed under tho auto that Interment will have to take plnco at once. MAXV SERIOUSLY HURT WHEN SPEEDING AUTOS THROW TIRES HERR AND HUGHES WIN CUPS. By Associated Press to tha Coos Bay Times) ELGIN, 111.. Aug. 2G. Two acci dents marred tho nuto road races hero today. F. E. Radona, mechani cian for John Ralmoy, driver of a Clno machine, sustained a broken ankle when his car burst a tiro and shot Into n tree. Rnlmoy was un hurt. Half nn hour later Frtd Ro blllards of tho Stavor car of Chi cago throw a tire and his car smash ed Into a telograph polo which was cut In two. Both pilot and assistant escaped Injury. Donald Herr, driving a National, won tho Illinois cup for a dlstanco ol 203.(55 miles, his time bolng 3:50: 35. Charles Morz was second and Rupert Joffklns third. Hugh Hughes avoraglng C3.4 miles an hour for 1C9.4C miles won the Kane County cup, his time being 1:57; 21. W. F. Barnes was sec ond and W. II. Poarco third. ANOTHER AUTO ACCIDENT Losing control or his automobile, brakes while descending a dangerou3 grade iu the vicinity or Sheep Camp, about 35 miles west of Roseburg. on tho Marshfield stage road iate Tues day, the driver or an automobile oc cupied by George Koblhagen. or Roseburg, and R, L. Thompson, wire and daughter, or Portland, purnosely steered the machine lotp an embank ment to save the Jives of his palpng ers. The autpmoljlle'overturne and, the passengers jere more or lessen Jured. The " machine Js said to be wrecked. Roseburg Review, NO UK ACCIDENTS AT ELGIN DACES KILLED IN WREGKIFIVE KILLED AND spot without accident, but when tho diner car Btruck the defective rails they spread and tho last two conches woro thrown from the track. Tho train was rorty minutes late and was running rust, being hauled by two powerful engines, In nn effort to make up lost time. Several persons In tho diner car were killed but the largest portion of the dend wero In tho last two cars. Many veterans returning from tho brand Army en campment at Rochester wero on the train. Several trains bearing nurses nnd doctors wero rushed hero from different points. At 1:45, twenty two bodies had been tnken from the .wreck. Most of tho victims wero old men' and women. . WEST TO SPEAK DEI Public Reception to Chief Exe cutive at Masonic Opera House Saturday Night Gov. Oswald West, who has been hunting In Curry county, taking In tho Agnto Carnival there and tho Curry county teachers' Instltuto, and also tl'o Bandon Carnival, will return to Marshfield tomorrow noon ror n couplo or days stay. Hugh McLaln, J. D. McNoll and other local men tqday arranged for a public welcome to bo oxtonaou to tho Chief Executive tomorrow night nt tho Masonic Opera House. Gov. West will bo Invited to address tho gathering on "Good Bonds" nnd "PrlBon Reforms," two llvo topics of tho day In Oregon. Mayor Strnw will probably preside at tho mooting. Gov. West will probably remain here until Monday morning and Snt urdny afternoon and Sunday will be the guests of his many porsonnl friends on tho Bay. It is expected that Stnto Superin tendent Aldormnn, Stnto Gnmo Wnr don Finloy and otherB who nro In tho govornor'B party will, return horo with him.. Starts at 3 o'clock In the Morning to Kill Deer on a Bet. PORT ORFORD, Ore., Aug. 24. Gov. Oswald West arrived lu Port Orford Tuesday ovenlng to fill his nppointmont at tho Teachers' Instl tuto hero. Ho wns accompanied from Bandon by Stovo Galller and E. E. Oakos, making the run In Mr. Oakes' auto In four hours. W. II. Moredlth, socretury of the Commercial Club, and n delegation of Port Orford boosters mot tho governor nnd his party nnd escorted them to the hotel where tho. governor held nn Informal reception ror thoso who had assem bled to greet him. The venison which Supt. Alderman and Dr. White and party hnd ngreed to have tor tho gov ernor's dinner was not there, so a hunting llcenso was promptly order ed, and with Tom Carey- as guide, tile governor started ror the moun tains at 3 o'clock this morning de termined to "show" tho other offi cials what a state executlvo can do. Superintendent Alderman challenged the governor to bet him a new hat that ho wouldn't kill a deer, which was promptly accepted by his excel lency, and ho agreed to bo back In town by noon, when he will address tho Teachers', Institute, attend the Agate CarnlvnL, witness- tho battlo or Battle Rock In the ovenlng, and attend a banquet to bo given in his honor by tbp Port Orford Commer cial club. It is said here by old timers, .that Qoverwr AYest is the first, governor who, has ever been, In Port Orford, one of the oldest and most historic towns in the state, GOV. WEST IT , PORT ORFORD HURT IN ROSEBURG ACCENT TO FIND COST OF BOULEVARD Citizens Meeting Discusses Proposition and Requests Action by Council. At a meeting nt tho city ball last evening of pnrtles Interested In for warding tho proposed boulevard sys tem, n motion requesting the Mursh (lold city council to engngo F. K. Get tlns to cstlmnto tho cost of acquiring tho property that must bo bought and also to estimate the cost of putting In a mnendnm or hard Biirfaco drive way on the routo wns adoptcll. TIiIb will bo taken up at tho next meet ing of tho city council. Tho meeting was not largely at tended: Threo of tho membors of tho council, Messrs. Albrecht, Pow ers nnd Snvngo wero unnblo to bo present but tho other membors and Mnyor Straw woro: J. W. Bennett, .1 II. Flnnngnn, Jny Lawyer, John Klor nan, M. C Horton, U. T. Street, F. K. Gcttlns nnd n number of othorH woro nlso present. As hns been stated, tho plnn wns ror tho city to acquire a strip of land 200 feet wldo north nnd south along tho present city limit lino on the west from where tho Coqulllo road crosses Coal Bank Inlet to tho north haund ary of Marshflold where tho North Bond council Is to take hold of tho proposition nnd carry It to the Pony Inlet brldgo. Also to secure a strip of In ml 200 or 400 foot wldo extend lug from the western city limit line wostorly to n point at or near Tar heel Point. Messrs. Lawyer and Klornnn Btnt cd that thoy would bo willing to cede to the city a strip through their property of Biifllclcnt width to muko a nice boulevard on condition that tho city Improvo tho rondwny In tho uenr future. Mr. Lawyer thought that 200 feot wldo wns probably moro thnn would bo required or moro than the city would keep up In nice con dltlon. Also ho stated that owing to his company only having n strip 227 feet wide along tho North and South rond, thoy could not vory woll bo ox pocted to glvo 100 feet of It for rond purpnsos. Somoono wanted to know what tho city was uxpocted to do In return forlt .Mr. Lnwyor suggested thnt thoy at least ought to put In n mnendam roadway. A countor proposition to put In a plank rondwny 24 root wldo wns declared accoptublo by Mr. Klor nan but Mr. Lawyer Bald that ho would prefer to wait a llttlo while and got a pormunont and bottor road way. J. W. Bonnott also opposed plank' Ing and favored tho hard surfaco road. Ho snld that tnoro was a ques tlon In his mind ns to whethor the city had tho right to go out or tho city limits and expend money for building or acquiring streets nnd roads. Someone assured him that City Attornoy Gobs bolloved thpv could. Finnlly Mr. Bonnott stated that If tho city would Improvo tho highway, ho ami Mr. Flanagan would glvo a strip 100 feot wide through their property If the others would do so. However, In regard to the east and west boulevard, he wanted It plncqd far enough south ho said so that it would not Interfere with his "colon baccllll" at tho waterworks reser voir. C. J. Hlllstrom also owns somo of tho property affected and said ho would bo willing to donnto his share qf the highway providing the city put in a road or street that was equal to the value of tho property. Another property owner near Mr. Hlllstrom owns a strip 3G6 feet long und 120 feot of which all but a strip twenty feet wldo would be tak.on by tho pro posed highway. It was stated that somo way would have to be. found to reimburse him for it. Messrs, M. C. Horton and R. T. Street Insisted that the boulevards FIDE ARE Umpqua River Bridge Collapses With Twelve Men Re pairing It. SIXTEEN MILES NORTHWEST OF TOWN Peter McFarland of Curry County One of Dead No Warning of Disaster1 (Special to Tho Times.) ROSEBURG, Ore., Aug. 2C Tho Umpqua River brldgo, about slxteon miles north west or Roseburg, col- lapsed about 4 o'clock yesterday art ernoon, killing five Instantly nnd se riously Injuring nvo other workmon who wero repairing tho structure. Tho dend: WM. BE LIEU of RoBOburg, single, nged 27. GEARY BROWN, Roseburg, slnglo, nged 27. WM. GARDINER, Roseburg, ngod 29, single. WM. ACUSTA KELLER, DouglnB county, nged 45, leaves daughter and divorced wife. PETER McFARLAN of Curry county, nged 40. Nothing known of relatives. Tho Injured: brokon. Glen Wilson, Wilbur, thigh brokon:. Honry Van Hynlug of Umpqua valley, leg broken. Roy Wilson, Wilbur, bnck Injured' nnd ribs fractured. Kl Thornton , .Oakland, bruised nnd hack Injured. Frank Gilliam, Winchester, cut on forehead. All of tho dead had their skulls' crushed oxcopt Brown whoso nock' was broken. w No Warning to Men. Tho brldgo was built twenty-ono yours ngo, but was rebuilt later. Tho mnlu span wns 330 feot long nnd was about fifty feot above tho water of tho main strenm of tho Umpqua rlv or whloh it HpniiH. Tho structure was bolng replnuked under tho supervi sion of Superintendent Field who bus chnrgc or brldgo ror tho county com missioners. Tho men had beou at work several dnyB hut had not touoh ed tho girders. It wns not Biipposed thnt the glrdeis woro deroctlvo. Superintendent Field wns on routo back to tho work rrom Rosohurg when tho ncoldent occurred, reaching tho scono nbout rorty minutes nrter tho collapso. At tho sreno or tho nccldont tho rlvor vnrioB n depth rrom ton to thirty reet. All or tho dentliB woro duo to Injuries, not drowning. An Inquest Is In progress todny. should bo nt lenst 200 feot wide. R. A. Copplo snld that unless It was 200 feot wldo, ho did not think tho city could afford to spond much mon ey towards securing IU Mr. Fergu son held tho samo view. Tom Coko doubted whether tho city In lta pro sent condition would be warrantod In going to much of nn oxponso to wnrds getting It. Finnlly Mr. Bennett mado a mo tion that tho city council bo request ed to hlro Mr. Gottins to mnko esti mates of tho cost or putting In' vari ous kinds or n road nnd also to as certain how much or tho right of way that the property owners would cede without cost. This he said would enable tho council to have something definite to docldo upon.. M. C. Horton seconded It nnd when ' Mayor Straw who acted as chairman of the meeting put tho motion, it was carried unanimously. CHANGE MADE AGAIN, NEW ORLEANS. La., Aug. 24. An unconfirmed report has reached hero from Bluoflelds that President Adolfo Diaz has relinquished tho- presidency tp General Mena. REMEMBER Band's BANDON EXCURSION LEAVES Marshflold at 7:.IO sharp SUNDAY morning. "lOLLOW tho BAND to BANDON SUNDAY, August 27.