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VOLUME III
LA GRANDE. OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE 16 1904
NUAStR 19
LA
GRAND
TERRIBLE SCENES
ON BURNING BOAT
Scores of Children Sucked Down By
Whirlpool of Hell Gate Many
Others Burned.
n (Soeeial to lb ObwtTtr)
. New York, Jane 16 One of Um
y moat appalling disaster Id the history
ol New York , tragio in iM immensity
drymatio in ill episodes and deeply
pathetio in the tender f a of Ibe moat
of its viotimi, took ' place today in
East river at the entrance to Long
Inland Hound within a abort diatanee
of New York ahore within sight of
thousands of peraona toe majority o
whom were powerless to minimiie the
extent of the catastrophe.
. BURNED TO WA.TEB8 EDGE
By burning to the waters edge ol
the Blocum a three decker exoarsion
' steamer, the largeet in these watera
more than 809 peraona, the mjirity
of whom were women and "i ilrn
were burned to death or d.'nt i.y
jumping oTorbisrd or bei if'tbroari
tnto the whirlpools by th lureriing
vessel and fr.n'..-i-usu of tha nuio
Btricken pBsenB,er8.: , , v -i
Approximately 6'iO bodies hve hn
recovered and are now being tans')
the morguea ol B.'l evue hospital sort
Harlem, '. .
Divera are Hill busy at a late hoar
takio&bodi from the hi Id nl the
' vessel whioh 'hey nay ia orok-d with
the remain "I human bodiea while
the bodiea of tcoree why luted or
were thrown into the r i bave not
boen recovered. !
THE Nil M BE It ABOARD
It is variouely animated there were
between 1600 and 2500 peiaona on
board the General Slooum when aha
, left the pier at Third meet Eaat river
though he Knickerbocker iteamabip
company waioh owes the. Blocum of-
noially statea the nnmber waa 837 be
ing only one third the vessels eapaeity
It ia thought however, there were aev-
e'ral hundred children in arms for
' ' whioh farea are not usually charged
on thane tripe.
FIRE STARTS
At the extreme eastern end of Bam-
.. dalle Inland there ia a stretch of water
known at sunken meadows. At tbia
point just aa the crowda were watch'
ins the iraily decorated steamer from
ehoro a. fire ia said to have broken out
In tbe lunoh room on the forward
deck . tbe overturning of
not of grease. Tbe wind waa bigb and
all efforts to aubdue the fire were futile
THE BOAT 18 BEACHED
At 13th atreet there are several lum
ber yards and oil tanks end as Cap
tain William Vansohaiok, in command
of the General riloeum started to turn
biii vests! toward shore there ha was
warned that it would set fire ,to tbe
lumber and oil so be changed hie
course for North Brothers Island where
tbe burned boat waa be obed. Bbe
"r sank near this place at M:S0 o'olook
this afternoon two booraaud 26 mtn
. utes after the Bre Waa first discovered.
MANY JUMP OVERBOARD
in
NEWLIN DRUG CO.
The
Ia the meantime tbe prsaengers bad
keeoeaa panle atrioken and tbose who
were not oaugbt tip by the flames
rushed to tbe rear ol tbe vessel end
hundreds Jumped overboard into tbe
swiftly running waters.
LIFE PRESERVERS NO GOOD
The life preservers were too securely
fastened to their holdings to be avail
able and stones are told of the frantic
efforts made by atrong men to shut
them loose bat even if tbey oould
have been torn (town they were too
high op for the obildred to reaoh
'. It ia also alleged that oo attempt
was made to get out tbe Bre aparatus
at Ibe Brat cry ol "fire" though Cap
tain Vanesbaiek saya be immediately
rang tbe bells for tbe getting out of
tbe apparatus Aooording to sever il
statements no attempt was made to
lower Ibe ore life rafts
DRAMATIC RAOE ,
Theraoeto North Brother Island
waa borribiy dramatic It waa made
lie the flames, wbiob bad been fao
d into fury by a atrong bead wind
were consuming hundreds of peraona
ol and young and while women and
ohildren who bad jumped ovot board
were being lashed by the channel
whirlpools against tbe ehanuel side,
Tbe women and ohildren were
orowd-i
ad together on tbe burrioane deck
whioh aoon burned away and fell . and
it ia believed that most . of those ou
tbisdeek were burned Tbe alter rail
gave way and the paasengsia wbo bad
crowded againat It were puabed into
tbe river, Mothers and ohildren be-
oame separated and frantically sought
each other wbiie in several oases
father and mothers gathering their
ohildren together jumped with them
into the water. Little ohildren hold
ing each other by the band jumped to
gether and afterward a ere found clasp.
ad in eaob others arms. It is alleged
that men fought with women to ee
oape resulting in the trampling under
foot of scores of the ohildren.
TO THE RESCUE
During her flame enveloped run t
North Brothers Island tbe Genera1
Sloeum'a whistles kept blowing for
assistance but before tbe whistles be
gan to blow several tugs, the oaptains
of wbiob hal teen the outbreak of Are
tatted after tbe vessel joined by
yachts while row boats put out from
bora -
Tbe number of these or fts con
stantly grew and not tbe least drama
tiofnoident of tbe oatastrophy wen
tbe efforta of people on these boats t
rese'oe those wbo bad jumped over
board from the burning vesssl.
THRILLING RE90UF
The quo crowded to the rails o
tbe tugs and oaugbt up drowning per
sona as tbey wete borne by oo tbe our
rent. Ttaeee were many th.-illing rat-
one by Ibis ineane. Captain Van
HHIIIHHIHIIll t'TT I
FOR WARM WEATHER
' It will be well to keep in tniud these dsye that
we have 8 yery satisfactory line of books and light
summer reading matter.
Suitable reading is the safest and most profit
able form of hot weather diversion. The late
publications are here; you can find just what you
like The prlco is light whether tbe literature is
heavy or light Never possible before to get eo
much reading for so little cost. ,
arbaikaud bia two pilots, Edward
Veowert and Edward M Weaver have
been arrested.
MORE BODIF9 RECOVERED
New York, June 16 At one o clock
this morning aooording tu a statement
issued by Ooroner O'Gorman 48$ bod
ies have been recovered. Tugs are ar
riving hourly with bodies from North
Brotbera Island.
At two o'olook the ooroner announc
ed (be total rroovered aa 185. Deputy
Ooroner Danlington aairi that probab
ly bundreda of corpses are still tn the
wrecked hull o' the Slocuiu.
MARRIED
One of the happiest and most charm
ing weddings of tbe season waa the
marriage of Miss Florence Louise Bates
to Mr Gilbert Ferguam Boreman,
both of Park City Ulah. Tbe uup
Mala were aolemnlztd Wednesday even
ing at tbe home ol Dr and Mrs Rich
ardson, tne lattr a sister of tbe bride.
Tbe nerem iv i performed by the
Rtv Bard '-j. it 'ha parish in Walla
Walla an I ) npany of witni-eid
nlfttivex hi;i i.ds, Prom au arch
wiy bewten th" reception ba'l an1
drawiii : rom , tag festoons nl
smtlax i id 'in I -, arranged ar
tislicilly b u v o . f pretty flower
and jotted pa in-. T lie ceremony wa
very b?nnlif il it i l impressive. Thf
Epiaoojia' ktv w s .ranted out in
detail. Diring l' e rtading solt music
was rend. i'd on ibe piano. Mr
Riohardson faux in an impressivi
manner "O Promise Me." The bride'
party folded tue drawing room jii"
at the app iinttd time to the strain
of Louengren played by Mrs. Wooden
Berry, .-'
Rev Bard advanoed folluwi-d close 1 .
by the groom where he reoeived tli
bride at tbe alter wbo was given ii
marriage by her brother in law Mr 1
M Clark Master Frank Clark oarrbi
the ring on a silver tray. During th
ceremony and while corgratulatio' -
were extended Mrs Berry played sol.l'
Mendeleobu's wedding maroh
Tbe bride waa most oarminKly ut
tired in a gown of white silk ciepu de
Ohine trimmed in pearls and carried
a beautiful prayer book bound in old
ivory. . .. .
' Tbe rooms were beautifully decorat
ed the drawing room in pink loseseud
smilax, toe reception ball in Biide'a
roses and smilax, while the dinning
oom waa exquisite in red and green
roses being used in profusion The
table arrange uent was unique in lis
dfooration in the center was a lmge
block of ice in whioh were fr zan fruit
and rosts, on ibe top of this wss a
lurge out Klaus biwl of berries, long
sprays ol smilax txtended Irom the
ohandeliera In tbe oorners of tbe table
Oaqdles shaded witb red wero in much
evidence lending their softening rays
ro add to the liar ony o! the scene
Mrs Richard on presided at the wed
ding supper assisted by tbe MUses
Lula Gulling, Ada West and Iva Long
Aftei tbe delioacya bad been served
the oompanions were chaimingly en
tertaoied by instrumental musio by
Mrs Woodard Berry aud Vocal ai.los
by the Rev Bard, ai'd Mrs Richardson.
Mt and Mra Boreman were tlio re
cipiantsol many beantilol gilts, tbey
reoeived many telegram from friends
extending oongratulftcions from Salt
Lake Oily , Ogden and Park City Mr
and Mrs Boremtn will make aa ex-t-nderi
tour through the East visiting
READING.
8t Louis, Cbiego,'-NewYiirk , and
Bostou. Tbey will be at borne Aug
ust,! Park Oily Utah.
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Rusticating
President Joseph fiuii.b. head .of
tbe Mormon oburcb in Silt Like City,
who was in attendance at quarterly
ooofeieiiee ol i.atter-Day Ualnia in La
Grande, Saturday aud Sunday is now
at P'rry, six niiles from hen , witb tbe
O W Nibley family rusticate for ftw
days. He intends going to Portland
before returning so Salt Late' City.
President Smith waa accompanied by
Apostle Seymour B Young, a relative
of Brigbam Youug. ... ,,; '",, . '"'
WERE REPULSED
VITH HEAVY LOSS
Japs Attack Russian Position ' With Disastrous
Results Three Japanese Squadrons
v Entirely Wiped Out
Tokto Juue 16 Although It is rum.
oied tbeJapaUose squadron overtook
and engaged the Vladivostok fquad-
ron oh! iki lslend, it is extremely im
probable there bee been an engage
ment. A etorm acoampanled by a
heavy ruin which swept over tl.e sea in
tbe neighborhood of. Tsu Island yi a
terday hid tlio movements pi the Rus
sian vessels. . One Japanese a. outing
vessel is lep rted to buve got in touch
vrith tbe Russian squadiou aud to have
fo. lowed it. It piobably" lost the Rua
s ans nhen night came on.v Tbe indl
o .tir na are the Rmsian squadron Is
moving- eaa ward. ' This Inoreasea
oliancea for au o, on sea i-ngngement.
The Japune.o are pursuing, keenly
eager for a tight ' ' V
"Later a section of tbe RusBlan
oavalry march Ing In the direction ot
tafan C'hou and Lun Koo discovered
on Its right Utuik a great force of Jap
anese cavalry. An engagement en
sued, and according to the ' latest dis-
patchea the fighting la proceeding all
along tbe line, the Japanese having
reoeived reinforcement from Vafangow
consisting ot three infantry 'divisions
with artillery and cavalry,"
VLAD1V08T0CK., ATTACK v
Tokio June 16-The Vladivostock
squadron evidently attacked the Jap
anese transports : Hitachi and Sado
yesterday off Ikl Maud., The details
of the attack bave not boen received
here. ' .". "
For Jude Parker
JaoKson miBB June in iue ueum -
cratlc state convenllon today instruct -
ea ror juuge rr.r iu. .u l"''-"-
tial nominee.
Hot Springs, Ark., June 16- The
Ark., June 16-The
demonatio state convention today in
structed for Judge Parker the prea'.den ;
lial candidate. " ' : '
For A Cannery
J L MiKinnle, the well Known mill
er and farmer while In Ib's oity this
morning stated that among . the im
portant induetries thut should be
started In La l.rnnrto nns a cannery,
and his years of exporifiice In horti
culture in tills vulloy ia such aa carry
weight. :,. - ,
Mr McKinnis Blabs that we grow
as good pears, plumliB, cher ios.blaok
b rries, raspberrieB, currents, soote-
berries, pea and beans as grow any
where and a oauncry .-would be the
meuns of furnishing A msiket which
only remains to lie opened "y suoli an
ent-rrpri-e. ' .
Jolli 8 rtaulil ho niul' from our
KPiiles tbnt ure uot shi iible. In 'act
we bare quantities of the raw materi I
to keep a cannery buay for months
each year. 1 he e Is no quOHtion but
what a rannery will lie erected here
some time but f the ruutt.r was taken
! up by our commercial club it would be
secured nodoubt sooner thnn if we
wait until it conies ot lis ow.i aooirJ
He Was Relieved
Capt. Bam While returned from Un
ion to lay, wb -rn he baa hren in at'
tondtuce upon Cir.ruit Court. Ill
jubilant and lo ik but littla the worse
for bis ilefeaU In fact, lhe(;aitsin ia re
ported aa havlns said tb the Old not
realize what it n to be relieve ) of
such a r aponsibility as he has bei-r)
under fir a numiier of years. baker
City 11 raid.
Biikr-rCity June lB-Depoly Sheril
Jesse Know retur, ed Tursday nbh
from lloutii.gion where be went
at tbe instance ot tl.e Cooks and Wait'
LATE DETAILS
OF DISASTER
New York Juue W Laden
witb i
thousand excursionists, mostly women
and ohildren, tbe big steamer General
loeum caught Bra in the waters .ol
Hell Gate today, and betw an KO and
600 people perished in tbe flames or
were drowned. I is impossible to
more tban estimate the lost if life.
The disaster is tbe nost appalling
that hat ever occurred In i New York
Harbor and ii made more distressing
by the faot that most ol those who
lost their lives were aomen or fhild
I ren Ol tender years. .
STILL FIGHTING
Liao Yang June 16 --The battle at
Vafangow lasted till 8 o'ctOck yester
day evening. The Japanese in tre
mendous force attnoked the Russian
position, but were lepulsid with ter
rible li ss It is tepo ted ih ee squad'
rona or .lai ai es -arag one were arjso-
. . ... . ..... . 1
inte v winea one ana hixet men uhu
tured The Russian es waB 811 men
Ac ordlng to the' latest reports tbe
Russian tro pa aere at tack I g the Jap
anese this morning
are not olitiilLab'e. '
The , tloulur.
:
.tt (Hpeu.al to Ot'eMvirl ' . ,
London; Jiiu 16 A dispatch to the
Express from Tokio dated yisierday
says toe news has been reoeived there
hut nut f ffioially published of a great
Japanese viotory neat Fuobou on tbe
railway 70 miles north of Port Artbnr
Tbe Russians it ia added were over
whelmed lent a thousand men left all
their guns on tbe Held and retreated
in disorder. ;
The Gbroniole correspondent at
Tokio cables tha same news adding tbe
Bussians to tbe number ol 7 ,000 men
are now in full flight toward Tshi
Ohalo and Kalobon. 1
ers Union of this city to Investigate
the chubs of the death of tbe man Buttle
found in a box var a short distau a out
of Uuntintnn e-rly last Snnrlay morn
ing and broujrlit to this clt where an
inquest wis h Id over tl.e roi ai h
Mr. Buow says that absolnt ly oo
ulna hn h,.n iliutnv .rcvl. TH.r. !
- !t, , u, ani. i i.
1 ,, ,Msy ,n hvgiJ Kni tb Hni g
of his bodv wrinod in a bi robe
enl some color to the theory, h
none of tba Hvltv men of B.k. r oitv
., h ( l tad h, . ....
or is aterv in stsiions one ami the
Union has decided to . continue the i
Vustigatton. -
A FORTY
FOOT FALL
OR& N Bridge Car
penter- at Meacham
Siidped From a High
Bridge.
; Meaihsm June 10 Albert Bwan
oo, i brirts;' carpenter working for
.be O R 4 N, fell from tbe ntw bigo
iridge, Ni 165, tw miles west of
Uesobnm yesterday afternoon and Is
now at the Pendlaion bopial at tbe
piint ol dealb aa Ibe result of bis In
juries. -11 '
, Tbe man wss working on Ibe top Of
he bridge, and In walking around
mssed his looting or stepped on a
oose plank In he scsffoldlog and wee
burlni to the ground, a distance of 40
est an iking ths limbers of tbe bridge
in bis tall and bounding from brace to
braoe until he atrook .be ea-tb.
: The unconscious man waspioked op
by his fellow workman and oared lor
to i Idlest of their ability nntil the
midnight train earns abng, when ha
was placed upon It and sent to Ibe hos
pital. . , .
: Swanson's light thigh was broken,
his skull was fractured badly at tba
ease and Ms teeth were knocked
by bia ehin atriklng tbe timbers in bia
falL Ha also receirad atbst seriously
lojurtea, oas thssffrats ot wbla iil a
though Ibatba will die. ; :
THE STATE
NORMAL
Eastern Oregon State
Normal at Weston b
in a Thriving Condi
tion. '
I
J W Boriber, president of the board
of regents ot too Ea-tera Oregon Btata
Normal a hiolat W -srog retur ed thla
moral g from Waatoa where he want
to preside over tha annual meeting at
the board. The board si acted o (Boers
and teeohera for tha ensuing year.
Mr Berlber states that tha past year
baa been a tonal amooeeeful one twd
that tha future seem b ight. Whi e
the board waa In session ths asoMl
graduating exercises took - alaee. ' The
graduating alaas oonatetad ot leri yoang
ladles, not a single young maa a- pear
Ing. Thoie graduatin were: v Delta
Wall, KaUKtrkpatriok, LBell Bead.
Unlee L Bamaa, Joyce L Rl ruck,
Alma V Garnett, Mable Crafutt, Jennie
Hetterley, Ella M Wall, As aee Boll-
fin. b . .' !
Robert O French, was re-elect d
pneldeut of the arbool for enaultic
-n- -sr i
niuN. n na i-n..M.it .tw.'
. . - . - -
nlmnl ' II. R fl In.. .
edaa one of tbe faculty, and MUa
Marguerite Toneof Portland, was ati.
d matroa of tbe girls' hall for the
onmlnirvaar
CLOSING OCT SALE
For th next thirty day I offer my otir stock of good, in- ;
eluding drcsg goodi, trimming, ihirt waiitt, skirts, hoiiery,
shoe, millinary ia faot CTarything ia my line
AT COST
An invitation is zUnded to
prioea whathar yod buy or not.
R W LEtnghlin & Co
$3.00
L dire', Geiillfinen's and clii'
dreu's Shoen, You art invited to
Cull and examine my Hock whelher
you buy or net.
Win: Miller Bro
Aro preparing to snore their office to No. 11,07 Adams
Avenue Foley-Eoeoh Bruldlog, grwrund flor -where
they will have the fine and moat modern suite of ol
fioes in the city.
Tbey will be better prepared than ever lo take
of everything in the line ol 1
Real Estate
INBURANCE
Mortgage lubaiis
out!
The elfotloa of the rant at toe fao- .
atty waa ashmrj nntli aoaaa anbee-
4 uat meatir f of the board.
J W Boriber waa re -elected praaklanli'
of tha board ot reiteaU: P4 Woftb-;
iDgton ot Fortune teentarr, and J, at ;
Kilgora, . trssunrer. The eieoutlve
eosamitteo ot tta board, a poo whieh
6 voltes meat ot tha work, - waa ap
oolnted yswtarday by tbe areetileat,
and eotiaiata ot R Aleiasxiar, eftalrmaat
WlllUm Blakley and H M Jpaxoa of
Baker dry. , i j v
Tbeeonduot f tbe school and tta
work for tbe past y sv bavsj baeo n
tlrely aatltaoto y to tbe boaad, aa it
ahowu by Ibelr actfou. In ro eteotitsj
Praeldenl o4 Mrs French to their old
plao s for another year. Tbe grade
ot aobolxrj ip in be Waatoa aeboolia :
reonji.lted y tb state departna t M
rank wi b tut of anv edu atiooal , In
atitnrlon of a Ike naiura in tbe tt.tta
or ouUlde, - . '
SOMMER HOUSE
Belllaetar . N nls 4 Sowe f how
waiter Wa act - Bpnkaaa
VHarUka , Roeeba 8
HBnul , heel
Geo H ralrbrntbar Fortlansl
Frank Jenalng Boiaa
Jaa Moat - New York '
H Hpragae walla walla
TbosCarswall Pawnee III
Roht McFaggart - y do
G 0 Porter BoUt
R Murtaa - .Portland
M I. Leoy N Y
K Trsoaptesi Pcrtlsnd
B E Waaner do '
SASlMklea do
R-v O Row Bk r nd so Ij unce
0 Roi a City are I ci y tbe gaee a
of Mr and XreJJU rr, -
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ma IO ABnBil niiM.-al COmBX-IM
" H 'IS" '. IIW VI. MS U :
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Budh of the wesmm i-
', W'U bd l? ,hV
'"Dure" "
iJnneHM, , . .
tha public to oomc in and Jearo ,:
La Grande s
New Shoe store
Ia now open ;
buJmss with
nd tein'y ftt
touip'ele lit
M STUBBLEFIELD.
Next door to J M Berrys.
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