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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2015
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JOHN BOYLE FIGHTS BACK
uring and after the Astoria Fire of July 2, 1883, the 1903
Oregon Historical Quarterly Volume 4 reports that drunk-
en looters and revelers ran amok, so a group of local citizens
created “the committee” to help the police restore order — by
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After successfully routing the owners of a saloon who
wouldn’t obey the mayor’s
curfew, the committee decid-
ed to drive out the “disrepu-
table characters” in the seedy
part of town, Swilltown,
and gave them 24 hours to
leave. Gambler John Boyle,
a known “bad man,” refused
to go, so the committee forcefully ensured that he did.
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later sued them in Circuit Court for $25,000 in damages (almost
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him in jail; that they pretended to try him, and sentenced him
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gagged, and taken from the jail during the following night, onto
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by the information that he was to be hanged, and then to receive
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As if that wasn’t enough, he was put on his knees, sworn
to silence, and brought back to jail. The next morning he was
taken, in irons, and put on the steamboat to Portland. No, Boyle
didn’t get $25,000, but the jury did award him $1,000 (about
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being the usual individual contribution,” according to the Quar-
terly.
Their job done, the committee disbanded and the incident
was all but forgotten, except as a footnote in Astoria’s history.
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viation history, and history mystery fans take note: The Interna-
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returned pretty much empty-handed in their ongoing investigation for
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TIGHAR believes she and her pilot, Fred Noonan, were off
course and landed on Nikumaroro. One reason is the “Bevington
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debris — believed with a fair degree of certainty to be a patch that
replaced one of her navigational windows — was recovered from the
roud grandmother Cathie Dietz of Warrenton wrote LVODQGLQKWWSWLQ\XUOFRPDHSDUW
to the Ear about her rapping grandsons, Donavon
One of the mission’s goals was to do an underwater study to try to
and Riley Campbell, and their friend, Caleb Phillips. ¿QGWKHZUHFNDJHRI(DUKDUW¶VSODQH,WLVDVVXPHGVKHODQGHGRQWKH
Donavon, who graduated from Warrenton High School, reef where the Bevington object was spotted, but that the plane was
lives in Phoenix now and performs as Papa Don. Both gradually pushed off the reef by the wind and waves. A 2012 expedi-
Riley (aka E-White DQG &DOHE DND Cap ZKR ZLOO EH tion spotted an anomaly in underwater sonar images taken at 600 feet,
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their own lyrics and performing. All three are pictured.
Although the underwater Remote Operated Vehicle failed, a jer-
Cathie was especially excited to travel to Phoenix, ry-rigged camera managed to capture some images near the anomaly.
Ariz., to watch the trio rap June 15 at Bar Smith as part On land, where temperatures exceeded 100 degrees, they were able
of the seventh Get Money Stop Hatin’ (GMSH tour. to verify where Earhart and Noonan would not likely have camped as
Donavon, who had been invited by the promoter to per- castaways, and fear most of the shoreline where they may have been
form, wanted his brother to rap with him, Cathie told the has washed away.
Ear. “I am very proud of the boys, and so impressed that
Final results from this expedition are expected by the end of sum-
Donavon wanted to share the spotlight with his brother mer. No matter what they are, Ric Gillespie, executive director of
TIGHAR, told Discovery, “we believe we are on the path to conclu-
and Caleb.”
“The three of us have a very strong passion for music!” sively solving the mystery of the Earhart disappearance.”
Riley told the Ear. “We’re making a name for ourselves
and becoming known as FAF, or Fresh & Fantastic, when
working as a group. We do everything independently, with
only the support of our friends and family. We did our
first show in Phoenix ... It was a lot of fun, as well as a
great learning experience for all of us. We plan to keep
progressing and get better and better over time until we
eventually become known worldwide!”
“At least that’s the plan,” he added.
“The show was fabulous,” Cathie reported. “The boys
sang and covered the stage with dance movements, the
eter Marsh was visiting Seattle recently, and happened to crowd cheered and gave them a standing ovation. As soon
see the old Astoria pilot boat, the Chinook, at the Kvichak as they left the stage they were approached by three pro-
Marine IndustriesERDW\DUGZZZNYLFKDNFRPZKHUHLWZDV ducers.”
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Perhaps they’ll become known sooner, rather than
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Kvichak Marine Industries for the Columbia River Bar Pilots,”
Carol Reid, marketing manager at Kvichak told the Ear. “It is
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“... In 2013, the CRBP felt that it was time to replace the
tremely rare orange-brown split-colored lobster has been
Chinook with a new pilot boat. They traded the Chinook in and
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placed an order for the Astoria. When Astoria was delivered
The critter, which was brought to the Pine Point Fisherman’s
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Co-Op last week by an unknown lobsterman, is pictured in pho-
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tos by Yoon S. Byun/Portland Press Herald via AP.
nook, the vessel was repowered, repainted, serviced and certi-
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Pictured, courtesy of Kvichak, the reborn pilot boat being
only the albino lobster is rarer, at 1in 100 million.
launched in Canada, and inset, the Chinook in Astoria.
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“The lobster in question is even more rare than the traditional
least,” Peter observed.
split-colored lobster, which is split down the middle in color.
The one found in a tank at the co-op last week has ... a body that
is all brown ... Also, most split lobsters have male and female
sex organs, but this one is all female.”
No, a pot of boiling water is not in her future — eventually,
she’ll go to the Maine Aquarium.
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Fortunately, the extreme wave height was only at the
beginning of the event, which was set off by millions of
cubic yards of dirt, loosened by an earthquake, plunging
3,000 feet into the inlet on the east end of the bay.
By the time the wave reached Howard Ulrich and his
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boat, the Edrie, it was about 150 feet high. The pair are
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surfers and sailors, but on North Coast beaches, a wader can my first thought.”
become a swimmer as fast as a sneaker wave can knock you
“He threw me a life preserver and said, ‘Son, start
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“After I lost a friend in a preventable drowning accident,” Miraculously, they crested the wave, made it to the other
Tom Agapiades, founder of Kingii, said, “I developed Kingii side, and were washed back into the bay unharmed.
as a way to promote the importance of water safety and, hope-
“God what an awful sight,” Howard recalled, “... Some-
fully, end this type of tragedy once and for all.”
thing like the end of the world.”
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ewcomers to Astoria,” Jeff Daly noted about his photo of a
mama gull and her chick, an unusual sighting. “On top of one
of the old pilings one egg has hatched, and still one to go, as the mother
is always watching for a crow just waiting to swoop in for breakfast.”
According to the NatureMapping Program (http://tinyurl.com/
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nest when they are 10 weeks or older. Weird larus occidentalis factoid:
Gulls will steal milk from lactating female seals while they’re lying on
their backs, sleeping on the beach.
COMMUNITY NOTES
SATURDAY
Lower Columbia R/C Society
— 8:30 a.m., back room at Uptown
Cafe, 1639 S.E. Ensign Lane, War-
renton. Local Academy of Model
Aeronautics (AMA) chartered radio
control model aircraft club meets for
breakfast and business. All model
aircraft enthusiasts are welcome.
For information, call 503-458-5196
or 503-325-0608.
Angora Hiking Club — noon,
91935 Ridge Road, Warrenton.
Potluck at the Sefrens’ house. For
information, call Johns and Marion
Sefren at 503-861-3133.
Pug Socializing Club — 1
p.m., Carruthers Park, Warrenton.
For pugs and their owners. For
information, call Dave Kinney at
415-827-5190. Join online at http://
tinyurl.com/socialpugs
Columbia Northwestern Mod-
el Railroading Club — 1 p.m., in
Hammond. Group runs trains on
HO-scale layout. For information,
call Don Carter at 503-325-0757.
SUNDAY
National Alliance on Mental
Illness (NAMI) Support Group
— 2 to 3:30 p.m., Seaside Public
Library, 1131 Broadway. Family to
Family Support Group, for anyone
with friend or loved one suffer-
ing from a serious brain (mental)
illness. For information, contact
Myra Kero at 503-738-6165, or
k7erowood@q.com, or go to
www.nami.org
Line Dancing — 5:30 to 8 p.m.,
Seaside American Legion, 1315
Broadway. For information, call
503-738-5111. No cost; suggested
$5 tip to the instructor.
MONDAY
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested do-
nation $3 for those older than 60;
$6.75 for those younger than 60.
For information, call Michelle Lew-
is at 503-861-4200.
Columbia Senior Diners —
11:30 a.m., Peace Lutheran Church
(lower level), 565 12th St. Cost is
$5. For information, or to have a
meal delivered, call 503-325-9693.
Warrenton Senior Lunch Pro-
gram — noon, Warrenton Commu-
nity Center, 170 S.W. Third St. Sug-
gested donation of $5 for seniors
and $7 for those younger than 60.
For information, or to volunteer, call
503-861-3502 Monday or Thursday.
Newcomers welcome. Bring non-
perishable food donation. For infor-
mation, call Janet King at 360-665-
3005.
Knochlers Pinochle Group —
1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community
Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside.
Cost is $1 per regular session per
person. Players with highest and
second highest scores split the
prize. Game is designed for play-
ers 55 and older, but all ages are
welcome.
Astoria Rotary Club — noon,
second Àoor of the Astoria Elks
Lodge, 453 11th St. Guests always
welcome. For information, go to
www.AstoriaRotary.org
Seaside Lions Club — 5 p.m.,
West Lake Restaurant & Lounge,
1480 S. Roosevelt Drive, Seaside.
For information, call 503-738-7693.
Parkinson’s Support Group
— 1 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church
library, 565 12th St. For informa-
tion, call 503-338-8469 or 503-440-
1970.
Line Dancing for Seniors — 6
to 7:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center,
temporarily located at 1555 W. Marine
Drive in the old Astoria Yacht Club.
For information, call 503-325-3231.
Peninsula Quilt Guild — 1
p.m., Peninsula Church Center,
5000 N Place, Seaview, Wash.
Tobacco Free Coalition of
Clatsop County — 9 to 10:30 a.m.,
TUESDAY
Clatsop County Health and Hu-
man Services, 820 Exchange St.
Anyone interested in tobacco use
prevention and education wel-
come. For information, call Ste-
ven Blakesley at 503-325-8500 or
Alissa Dorman at 503-325-4321,
ext. 5758.
Do Nothing Club — 10 a.m.
to noon, 24002 U St., Ocean Park,
Wash. Men’s group. For informa-
tion, call Jack McBride at 360-665-
2721.
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested do-
nation of $3 for those older than 60;
$6.75 for those younger than 60.
For information, call Michelle Lew-
is at 503-861-4200.
Columbia Senior Diners —
11:30 a.m., Peace Lutheran Church
(lower level), 565 12th St. The cost
is $5. For information, or to have
a meal delivered, call 503-325-
9693.
Astoria Lions Club — noon,
Astoria Elks Lodge, 453 11th
St. Prospective members wel-
come. For information, contact
Charlene Larsen at 503-325-
0590.
Warrenton Kiwanis Club —
noon, Doogers Seafood and Grill,
103 U.S. Highway 101, Warrenton.
For information, call Darlene War-
ren at 503-861-2672.
Line Dancing for Seniors —
1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Astoria Senior
Center, temporarily located at 1555
W. Marine Drive in the old Astoria
Yacht Club. For information, call
503-325-3231.
Warrenton Alzheimer’s Sup-
port Group — 2 to 3:30 p.m., 2002
S.E. Chokeberry Ave., Warren-
ton. Support and information about
Alzheimer’s disease. For informa-
tion, call Grace Bruseth 503-738-
6412.
See NOTES, Page 2B