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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1915)
SBSSMnr aa86tol.SR3aoaKL5S raJfa i9 .-.. 'r"-''' . g;fj3PMMivw'-ipK ALIKE YEARS AGO MOURN FOR DEAD TRANSl'OllTATION CONDITIONS 11EPI3AT AVTKK LONfl J'KltlOIJ Jlrcnlavatcr Itcllcvei Conditions on Coos liny Tea Yeiii-s Ago Hoo doo of HiUHn (Nam Tlio steamship transportation from Coos liny, has during tlio courso of time circled nround In a rather pe culiar way and liaH In sovcral ro BlCcts como back to tlio samo point whdro It somo years ngo was In. After tlio Breakwater was laid oft and tlio Santa 'Clara Was wrecked tlio plnde was In about 'tho flame condi tion that lt WaB ' ton years ago when tlicro was 0110 vessel plying be tween Coos' Hoy and Portland and San Francisco. That boat was tlio 'Alliance and now tlio Kllburn was cft in much tho samo position. Tho Alliance wnB In command of Capt. Ilartwlclc. In thoso days the Areata, Capt. Nelson, made trips liore every ten days and the Empire Ir. command of Cnpt. T. J. Macgcnn rondo Boml-occaslonal trips hero, but tho Alliance was tho main standbyc. Hack Second Time Then tho atcanior Breakwater wbb purchased and put on tho run by the Sprccklcs company and that rellovcd ' tho situation for tho Alllunco. Now after ton yoars tho Breakwater again gocB on tho run to rollovo tho F. A. Kllburn Just as sho was put on when th6 Alliance was running hero alono nnd taking caro of tho passenger business. At tho samo tlmo tho Sprccklcs pcolilo put on tho Czarina, expecting to develop tho coal mines and Bhlp coal. Tho Czarina has Blnco been wrecked. Nino VearH Ago Nino years ago tho Kllburn nml tho Breakwater wore both on tho run horo. Tho Kllburn wns going Loth north nml south nnd tho Brcnk wator was running to San Francisco only. Thon tho flroakwalor was put on tho Portland run exclusively and tho Kllburn was taken off and put on othor runs and now thoy aro both back horo. Nino years ago however tho M, F. Plant wns also running to San Francisco, but sho has senco boon wrockod under tho namo of tho Yu kon. Tlio Breakwater only recently wns taken off tho run, nnd waB to bo tak en to San FrancUco and tied up bo- cnudo sho nuodod repairs nnd could not bo operated horo by the South ern Pacific anyway after tho rail road comes In. It was not thought worth whllo to ropalr for bo short a tlmo. Owned Hold Vessels Tho wrecking or tho Santa Clara c mined the pnrchnyo of tho Broakwa- tor by tho NoYth" Pacific Steamship Company to tnko her place. This company aiau uwiih mu iwjuuuhu. u In something of n coincidence that tlio noanoko and tho Breakwator wcro built by tho samo marine archi tect nnd for tho samo company on tlio Atlantic coaBt. They woro do- nlgnod by John Itoach & Son, who In their tlmo woro famous bulldorn. Poth boatn wero built for nnd own ed by tho Old Dominion Company of tho Atlantic coast. Wan Speedy Steamer Tlio Breakwater whon sho was flist turned out was ouo of tho most speedy boats on tho Atlantic count nnd was built for tho purposo of carrying ponchos from tho Chcsn jpcako Bay to tho Now York markets to compoto with tho rail transporta tion. Lntor Hho was bought by tho United Fruit Company wiib ufed in tlio Central American trado and still Inter was purchased by tho Sprcck lcs company to put on tlio Coos Bay run. Hoodoo of Santa Clam Tho Santa Clara has been somo tiling of hoodoo boat as sho has four tlmos boon close to wrecking prev ious to hor flnnl dlsuBtor at Coos Bay, In 1007 whllo on tho run botwoun Foattlo nnd Alaska porta tho Santa Clara sprang a leak off Capo Flat tery and had to put back to port. Tho water gained over tho pumps and tho vosjol wns only just able to get back In time. Struck on Bar On April 13, ID 10 tho Santa Clara btruek tho Humboldt bar whllo pass ing out from Eureka. Tho Gl pus Bcngors and UT crow wero saved and v tlio' vessel waB finally towed Into Eureka with the water flush with hor decks. On Sopt. 7, 11)11, whllo oulorlng Guidon Gate through the north chan nel bIio b trunk n rock off Point Bo nitn in a heavy fog. Sho sent out n wireless for help nnd was towed irto port and wag boachod to koep lior from sinking entirely. IIiih Beached (ho Kd When the Santa Clara wnB launch od her hack war. broken and alio had to bey repalrod before alio was over usod. Tho notion of tho waves In tho CEltKMONIES HEIil) LAST EVE- NINO IX UNION SERVICE Hundreds Gather to Pay Last Re sitcctM to tho Ixjst or tho III fntcd Santa Clara. Coromonlos befitting tho dead of tho Ill-fated Santa Clara wero held In a union servico last evening at tho Orphoum Theater. Thero gath- orod h'undreds of persons to pay their last respectfl to thoso unfor tunato pcoplo who perished almost within tho gates of tho harbor. Mayor Allen spoke brlofly to outline tho tragedy that has Itappendd and ho wns followed by tho Row Father McUcvitt, tho Rev. J, S. Stubble field and tho Row Mr, Foskott. Mu sic was furnished by a union choir of vcflccs, u quartat fr.om tho Epis copal Church, tho choir of St. Mon ica's Church nnd solos by Mrs. R. E. Miller and Mrs. F. E. Conway. Addresses (liven "Wo aro gathered horo to express our sympathies to tho aurvlvorB and our deep Borrow for tho dead," atat cd Mayor Allen. In a 10-mlnuto address tho Row Father II. J. McDovltt took for tho tltlo tho Latin Baying "Post tonebras Bporo lucoito," which translated 1st "After tho Darkness I hopo for Light," and for his test tho words of Joromlah, tho Prophet: "O all you who pass by tho way attend and boo if thero is any sorrow like unto my Borrow," applied to tho passion and death of Christ, tho re deomcr of tho world. "CI08O your eyes," ho requested of the audlonco, "for n few minutes and regard tho darkness that comes to us from closing tho windows of tho soul as symbolical of tho awful sorrow that enshrouds us when our loved ones aro taken from us by dentil. . "O, Lord Cod Almlghtl Ib thero no way out of this dreadful dark iicss which Is oura tonight In tho fearful calamity that has bofallon us? Open your eyes, dear chlldron of God, and behold tho light beyond tho darkness, bohold tho Imago (it Jesuit Christ cruclfcd." Tells of Ciuclflv Tho Rev. Father McDovltt hold aloft a beautiful crucifix and said: "Christ cructflod is tho supromo fountain hend of consolation when ciuol death robs us of our loved oiios. 'Ho Is tho resurrection and tho life.' " And tho speaker roforrod to tho touching Incident of when Mrs. Dunn, ono of thoso lost, gavo a cru cifix to her bou Raymond, Baying: "Tnko this. It will protect you." llo nald: ''Tho sacred memories Unit cluster around thnt llttlo crucifix may they help this boy during life.' Speaks on Safety First. "Safety First" was tho fitting topic of tho Row Mr. Foskott, of tho Baptist Church: "It may oo yoars, or It may bo a mnttor of hours only till again wo nro sum moned by tho S. O, S. call of n stricken ship," ho said. "Lot ub seo that such calls do not como from almost within our harbor and let us not rest until our life-saving sta tlniB aro proporly locntod, nro prop erly mnnucd and proporly oqulppnd for real Borvico. "A safo chauuol to tho sea for cur shipping, nnd good roads to tho ah ore aro strategic points that will largoly prevent Biich disasters of tho futuro and make It almost Impossi ble for tdilps and pnssongors to bo lost almost within sight of their homes. Couhl Have Prevented. In tho oponlng of his address Mr. Foskott said: "Thero nro certain definite Ideas In tho minds of nil that Book expression at this time. Wo would bo uutruo to our trust as citizens If wo did not glvo thorn utterance. Thoy can bo Hummed up In three wordB, protection, preven tion mid preparedness, "Tho ship was not unseaworthy nor tho captain and crow unfaithful. No, No tho troublo does not llo there. From ovory lip Issues tho words: "It might hnvo boon pio vonted.' This echoes with infinite sadness from tho hearts that nclto for tho loved ones lost," And ho quoted from "The Wreck of tho Hesperus," on Norman's voo. "This was not ut tho doorway of a great harbor," continued tho speak or, "No power or skill of man can prevent such disasters. Our cvto horo Is qulto different. Reefs va danxoroua us that of Norman's .voo lie Just outsde the pathway of iv ory ship coining Into this harbor. But tho hand and skill of moil ran build tho mighty Jetty to turn oack tho crashing sea." Draws Moral I.inmhi "Moral Lessons of tho Dlsast-n" was tho topic usod by tho Rev. Stab- God dooms It good for humanity to learn. If wo do not ourselves loarn from dlsitstor wo. Volfld bo morfe stupid than tho beasts of tho forest or tho plants of tho garden." Ho then illustrated his point tb show how animals lenru nfter ono exper ience and how oven plants, taken to now cUmntes, adapt themselves to the new conditions. fltiiml Against Danger His first lesson wns the import ance of making safe tho places of danger. In the beginning God told mnn to subdue thd earth and h.ivo dominance over It, nnd tho Becond lesson wns tho valuo of human kindness ns n Christian virtue, well Illustrnted with the story of the Good Samaritan. Paul said: "Bear yo ono another's burdens nnd so fulfill tho law of God." Tho Row Mr. Stubbleflo'.J continued: "Thoro Jb not n person who saw thoso dead bodies lying thoro that did not feel a desire within hlmsolf to bo of somo old or that ho could havo been." In closing, tho entire nudlonco stood nnd sang "Nearer My God to Thee." MANY GO JO WRECK BEACH IS CROWDED ANDT.OOT STILIj PLENTIFUL SUNDAY hold I . It mil nf 1in limit in firiirr il u it "- and, -ashore, .jttjlioro,, ,yhji .broached, U pro?cll to be'ihWaVscB. A man RESENT STATEMENT LOCAL MEN SAV DR. DAVJS MIS REPRESENTED FACTS first heavy atorin will leave but H(4 1 llofloUl. llo quoted from tho lust tlr of tho ill fntod vowol whon sho I nPtor of tho Acts of tho Apostles ., .meied against tho rocks, nd I w,lorol vx tohl of tho shipwreck t.iin will mi1 lii tlin mini ii mint whnro I .noma. tho scboonor Marconi was battorod to pices somo yoars ago. Havo your LKTTI3R heads, bill heads, etc., prtutoY si" TIIE TIMES office, "There aro 50 voraes glvon over to tho description, Tho story is not of historical valuo; It thoroforo must bo of tho greatest ethical value. "Tho story contains a lesson that Man Quoted In Portland Moreover Failed to Pay or Even Thank tho Driver Much rcsontmont Is felt becauso of n statement mado by Dr. F. R. Davis, of Ralnlor, Washington, when ho reached Portland nnd which locnl peoplo Btato 1b very unfair nnd mlBrcprcsontB tho facts. In tho Sunday Orogoulan Mr. Davis Is quot ed ns saying that It was at least two hours boforo tho llfc-savors np poarod and then thnt thoy camo only ono by ono with heavy ropo and that whllo It was 4:30 when tho bont Btruek it wnB after dark bo foro tho Ilfo savors appeared. Says Pcoplo Morbid The nrtlclo goes on to say: "Mr. Davis doclnrod that whon ho got nehoro no ono on tho shoro soomed to I'onllzo tho gravity of what was happening, or olso woro temporarily stunned, for It was half an hour boforo nnyono thought of making a tiro or taking much thought of thoso who woro llnblo to die of exposure. "Dr. Davis Bays that with two othor men ho started for tho near est tolephono station, It miles awny, and when thoy got to tho road thoy mot four or flvo automobiles, tho drivers nil refusing to hood tho call for aid. 'They seemed to bo morbidly curious and rofusod to tnko ub to town, whero wo would havo been able to ninko provision for thoso who nooded It nnd woro not nblo to caro for thomsolvos,' declared Dr. Davis. Accuses tlio Pcoplo "Flnnlly, ho said, tho mnchlno of tho Soulhorn Pnclflo Company camo and took a carload of persons back to town. Thlrtoon porsoiiB woro car ried on tho first trip nnd tho mn chlno mndo tho 28-mllo round-trip thrco times thnt night. "Dr. Davis declared thnt It seem ed for n whllo ns If thoro woro uolthor sympathy nor nsslstnnco for nny of tho survivors nnd blames those who might hnvo holpod, nnd didn't, for bolng "morbidly curious." Tho Real Facts. Tho Incident of Dr. Davis com ing from tho wreck in an auto nro qulto dlfforont when hoard from lo cal pcoplo. In tho first plnco thoro was no Southern Pacific auto at tho beach. Tho mnchlno ho mado tho trip In was n Gorst & King mnchlno nnd was drlvon by Claudo Tucker, who, togothor with a number of other Coos Bay men, who wero thoro are willing to glvo affidavits as to tho facts tho way tnoy Btato them. Urged to llo Taken Tucker says that Dr. Davis came to him with two traveling men and wnutod to bo taken to a tolophouo, Ho represented that ovoryono of tho survivors who wanted to bo moved had been tnken away. Tucker said ho would not go until he had first seen whether they woro others who needed to bo moved. Davis urged him to go anyway, giving assur- auco that thero wero no others. Tucker investigated and found oloven moro survivors who wantod to get to tho city. Tho Maraljflold mon willingly gavo up riding In tho nuto In order thnt tho survivors could bo moved and said thoy would wait and walk to town later, If necessary. Failed to Pay Fare. Tuckor then took all tho 14 sur vivors to tho cities. Davis did not want to stop when tho tolephono at South Slough was reached, buf wont on to North Bend and thero with him, two companions got out and Tucker says ho nolthor thanked nor paid for tho trip. Tucker thinks that when all tho autos wero doing all thoy could, Davis was rather sniall in going to Portland and making tho statement At Low Tide pcoplo Walk to Sldo or Ship Dryshod Evoryono Tunis "Plrnto" All day long boats of all shapes and sizes and machine nfter mn chlno took paBsengcra to tho scene of tho wrecked Santa Clarn. Tho boats put In at tho South Inlet brldgo; tho nutos wallowed thrpugh seas of mud that left many of thoip stuck by tho waysldo in uttor holp lossnoss. Late In the nfternoon pi rates from everywhere clambored aboard tho wreck and dumped tons of stuff out of tho hold. All nlong tho beach In dozens of llttlo camps woro piled sacks of wot 1 flour taken from tho wreck and waves. Makeshift ennvns covorlngs protcctod hams and slabs of bacon. boxes of canned goods nnd 101 othor things from tho rain that camo down in frequent Bhowors. Over ench pllo huddled tho mombcrs of varloiiB families, tho men away on tho ship or In tho breakers after moro and from tlmo to tlmo they Camo back to the family circles bearing now trophies which wcro added to tho rapidly growing piles. Anything 'is Salvaged Ono group had a caso of lard, two or thrco heavy waBh bowls from staterooms, half a dozen bed springs, sovernl pieces of bacon, cans of preserves, dlBbes, a few chairs and somo 50 Hacks of flour. Othor groups had fared better; somo not bo well. Tho beach waB crowded with sightseers. Not until four o'clock did tho first vanguard got on board and thereafter dozens mado tho trip. Tho water went so low that men nml womon in hundreds woro stand ing dry shod alongside tho ship nnd not moro than 20 fcot nway. Tho ship Is thought to havo washed in shoro somo dlstnnco sluco last Tues day night. About tho Bhlp tho water swirls like a mill rnco and hero and thoro it Is deep, over a person's head, a fact that necessitates tho "monkey like" uso of tho ropes to climb aboard without getting n ducking. Work is OiWml.ed Tho first man awnm for tho lad dor over tho sldo. Dozens of lines woro put out nnd soon tho organ ized gangs wero at worn ii mo booty. Every ono wanted a share nnd ovoryono that could got nbonrd camo back with something. . Old Lndy nt Work. Ono old lady, clnd in a long wont oft bearing a box on His flhoul dor Ho stopped, broke It open nnd found It full of wet matches. Another had a box of bottlod nm monla. Another group camo nway with almost two dozen autonfobilo robes. Several nuto Urea wcro pal vaged and It Is said thero nro still a cbuplo of motorcycles In tho nfter- hold. Delivers Package at Wreck Somo of tho parcels post wns found yesterday, but It Is said tho Wolls-Fargo still lies burled. On Saturday Miss EtholRcG30 was on tho beach whjri somh ono camo up with n packrtgo-nhd. Fprosonled it to her. It wbb from off tho Snntn Clara and had her namo on tho out side. It contained thrco dresses, two of which wore, utterly rulnedl, Boforo dark It bogan' raining a steady down pour and hundreds of peoplo slopped through mud oVcr their, nnklo tops In tho dnrk to tho boats at the South Inlet bridge, whero they had to wait until al most nlno o'clock for tho tldo to raise. Tho Standard and tho IIopo wcro stuck In tho mud for some time. Illiio Rldgo Tigers Thero This morning about in or 20 Bluo Rldgo Tigers wont to tho sccno or the wreck to tako in the slghtB and to do a llttlo salvaging on their own account. ct Off Machines .Among tho goods taken off yes terday was a number of typowrltors, somo cash registers, somo motor cycles and bicycles. Thcso nro said to havo been prnctlcnlly without damngo except that thoy will havo to bo taken apart and cleaned and oiled Immedlntoly boforo tho salt water starts daiuago from rust. - ... it....i. At low water yesterday Dan Kont Ing, who was at tho bench, Bald that ono could walk within 20 fcot of the Santn Clara. Part of 'tho original doop holo had filled with sand. At high tide yesterday tho seas woro breaking clear over tho cabin of tho Santa Clara. Sho seomed to swing nB If sho was on n pivot, making many bollovo that thoro Is a big rock undorncath tho hull, Hnvo New Scheme In getting stuff off yesterday, the pirates woro using ropes. Ono would stand on tho beach with ono end of tho ropo nnd tho partner nboard would tie It to a packago nnd hcavo It overboard. ' Tho ono on tho beach would pull It In. About 200 such teams nnd lines wero working. VERZON AUTO LINE to EMPIRE AND SOUTH Loavo Bttay Corner, Mnrshflold 10:00 n. m. 0 2:00 p. fe. v,v C:iC p. m. Always on Time, Mnrshflold Phono 298. SCOUGH Lcavo Empire. 8:1B a. m. 12:00 noon G P. m. T. VERZON, Proprietor. Empire Phone bh, t i & - Paget Sound Bridge Dredging to. Dams, Bridges, Buildings. General Construe COMPLETE PLANTS FOR HARBOR WORT Our Coos Bay office has available for Oreaon Cmii work the Dredge "Seattle" the most powerful, host equipped nnd most thorough!; nwfc. twenty-Inch liydmullo dredge Ir. Tnclflo wuteri n Main office, Seattle, Washington. Coos Bay office, ,?i Marshfield, Oregon. 0GEAN BEACH AUTO LINE GorHt & Klnir. Lcnvo Mnrhhflcld t 7 n. i.( ami returning leaving from Umpire tt' 8 n. in. Loavo Mnndifiold nt 11 n.in. and returning 1ko South' Hlotigii nt J- p. '" jnhu i'liunimiMii iu -i p. ni. and rctnrnlv . Lcnvo Mnrhhflcld nt leave South Hlotigii nt (I p. m. Abstracts ron UKiiiAur.E ahstkaots ok. T4tlb ash ih)maiioj AHOUT r COOS BAY REAL ESTATE, See TITLE GUARANTEE & ABSTRACT CO, Inc. MAH8HPIELD AND COQUIIJiE CIT1', OKHGON GF.NKRAL AGENTS, EASTSIDE AN!) PENOSTttOKEN'8 ADDITIO! AGKNTfl FOU CANADIAN PACIFIC ItAIIiKOAD LAND! TIENltY SENG8TAOKEN, MANAQKK GRAVEL" coat and wltlijji Bhawl wound nhout' hor bonnet 'ami brought In under her chin, persisted In being at tho front. Sho wns ono of tho onrllest at tho side of tho ship and mndo eoveral trips bnck and forth In tho water. Sovoral girls walkod through tho water as though thoy woro strol ling down tho dry beach. Tho Mussel llcef group seomed to bo tho best organized and salvaged sovoral hundred dollars worth of stuff, which Ihov nlnccd In their I cabin on tho hill near tho beach. Somo worked In tho hold shoving up plunder to others on deck, whllo still moro woro on tho smuts nnd dragged tho things nway to safety. Ship Mny Last Days. Tho ship may last for days yet. Tho ontlro nfter end swings free In tho heavy breakers at high tldo ami seems ready to go to pices any minute. Tho saloon Is Bwopt as clean as a platter. The piano was brought ashore yesterday after sev eral parties through tho cabin had tried to play "What nro tho Wild Waves Saving?" with all tho koys a heavy bass. A Hugo Witches' Droiv. , Tho forohold is an indescribable mass of lionrds, crudo oil, dirty water and boxes. It looks like somo glgnutle witches' brow, well stirred with n husky magic wand. In tho mess men sweated and tolled In their wot clothes. On man slipped and went clear over his head and enra In heavy oil. Everyono was smeared with It. Out of the aftor hold camo sacks, trees from somo nursory and still moro boxes, though beforo long the men will havo reached their limit and will havo to waft for tho waves to break up tho Vessel beforo get ting much more. Teams Cart Off Plunder. Teams, and wagons wero backed up to within a fow feet of tho wreck yesterday and goods rapidly woro hauled away. Ono man used a cart and a team of oxen. Ouo group thought thoy had a barrel of whiskey and tolled for an that ho did. Ever) body Offered Help As a matter of fact everything possible was done for tho survivors. Thoro was much heroic work nnd many peoplo worked faithfully In tho rain and darkness in tholr ef forts to help tho Injured and wreck ed peoplo. All woro ready to as sist and twenty autos were broken down In tho nttemiit to get to and from tho wreck. Hnvo your programs printed at Tlio TlnioH office. Wo nro now proparod to furnish GRAVEL In any, nntlwi from pllo In our yard or In carload lots, nt following ;'l; From pllo on ground, J2.?C por yard. oanoad lots, taken from care, $2,00 ; jitl, Itetnll Department. C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co, Opposite Post-Offlco. . Wwie & i I GIFTS M FJLJrO WITH A GNALITY THOUGHTFUL people begin considering their Christmas gifts and the loved'. ones they want-to remember long in advance. , s They plan gifts that have their personality in them, Perhaps it is a picture, a bit of lace, a pieee of em broidery, jewelry, some bead work, an odd bit o furnishings. . ;j. They make the gift in whole or in part, themselves- And now is the time to select the needeo materials i y . J'T Suggestions sodh as yoia seek wmm toe foood f ram timnie to time in tfch cotamims of The Coos Bay Timmes K 4 .