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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1907. ONLY FEW ALIVE PORTLAND AGENTS ROYAL WORCESTER CORSETS Link Cuff Buttons for 49c MEN'S LINK CUFF BUTTONS, gold filled, a fine assortment of patterns, all new designs. Regular Coe qualities Special today, si Q pair ; xJC WOMEN'S BROOCHES, in Oriental designs and colors, worth up to 40c each J Special at jIOC 65 c Photo. Frames for 45c FRENCH GOLD-PLATE FINISH, or in oxidized silver, many shapes and designs to choose from. Worth 65c each Special now at.. TriJC CRYSTAL TOP HATPINS, brilliantly cut crystal tops, metal backs, and strong pins, ' O O 30c values Special 44C r Nearly All on Board Steamer Berlin Washed Off by Waves. WE SELL SEWING MACHINES AT ONE-HALF TRUST PRICES '.AST EFFORTS AT RESCUE WRECKED SHI 199th FRIDAY ECONOMY SALE ' Orcat Vessel Ashore on Hook of Hoi I land and Broken In Two. j Sole Snrvlvor's Thrill- i ing Story. tONTjOX. Feb. 21. The worst disaster f for many years hi the history of the busy ; rross-channel traffic between England and I the continent occurred during a violent ; pale shortly before B o'clock this morn 'Jng. when the Rotterdam mail steamer "Berlin, from Harwich to Hook of Hol ! land, having satisfactorily weathered the hurricane, was wrecked as she was enter- ing port. Altogether 143 persons are either dead nr clinging hopelessly to the wreck. The J terrific seas broke upon the steamer with such awful suddenness that attempts ' to save life appear to have been utterly ' liopeleFS. Late tonight It Is reported that ; a few survivors were clinging to the wreck, but as the heroic efforts all day ' of Uie lifeboat crews had failed to reach I them, little hope that they will be saved temalns. Story Told in Bulletins. i The story' of the disaster is told with : dramatic intenseness by the following brief messages reaching Harwich from 1 the agent of the Great Eastern Railway ; Company at Hook of Holland. The first ; message, received at 6:30 this morning, , follows: i "The Merlin is stranded at the north pier. Her position Is very dangerous. There is a heavy gale blowing. Tugs and lifeboats are going out to her assist ; ance." The second message, at 7:30. says: f "The position of the Berlin is still dan- gerous. The heavy gale Is still blowing. We have tried to take off the passengers ' with tugboats and lifeboats, but without J success up to the present time.-' The third message, timed 7:52, said: "The Berlin has broken in two and , probably will prove a total loss. Her crew are still on, board: IJfeboats and tug boats are trying to save the passengers." I.o.-t With All on Board. The fourth message came through the .: J-ondon office of the railway company. It was timed 9:lo A. SI., and said: "It is Impossible to save the passengers. The poop of the ship is under water." At 10:36 o'clock came the fifth and last ? message: "The Berlin is a total loss with all her . crew and passengers. Nobody has been a-escued." J The cause has not yet been assigned , for the disaster and it probably never - will be known how the steamer came to ' miss the channel. It is conjectured that , some derangement of the engines or ; steering gear may have rendered the ves ; sel uncontrollable. Captain Precious has a good record of 14 years' service. No Americans on Board. The list of passengers was lost and ;. all the names of those who were on board have not yet been learned, but . as far as has been ascertained there ;. were no Americans among them. A terrific southwest Kale was blnwine . Inshore, and drove the steamer on a sand i , bank close to the northern jetty as she I : was trying to enter the new waterway. Heavy seas quickly pounded the vessel ' to pieces. She broke In two, her fore- part sinking immediately, while the ! doomed passengers and crew clustered i upon the afterpart. Handful Hold on the the IajSt. The afterpart of the wrecked steamer ' aeems to be firmly imbedded In the sand j.bank. During high water, at the height of the storm, the waves shut off all view of the wreck, which led to the belief that ' no trace of the Berlin had been left. The f receding tide, however, revealed the re i mains of her stern, with a handful of ; eurvivors. J Tugs and lifeboats, when the alarm was : first sounded, promptly put out to the J assistance of the Berlin, but the violence of the gale and heavy seas made It im ) possible to approach the wreck, and the : helpless lifesavers saw the steamer break ' up and the crew and passengers washed away without being able to render the t slightest assistance. One man. an i Kngllshman. was saved. He was uneon j sclous when taken out, of the water, and had not regained consciousness when he I was carried to a hotel in the neighbor j hood, i Lifeboat F'ung Back to Shore. , The lifeboat Captain Jansen. which ; has a recor.l of 33S lives saved, made i desperate efforts all day to reach the J wreck and rescue any possible sur , vlvor. Many times the lifeboat and its tug were flung- back on the shore. Three times communication with the : Berlin was established, but each time the Itreboat parted her anchor and hawser and was swept away. Once she was within ton yards of the boat and the crew could hear the cries of survivors clinging to the stern of the boiler. The boiling sea, however, made a nearer approach impossible and the lifeboat was compelled to put back. Vain Efforts to Revive. Many doctors are waiting on the shore here and have made attempts to resuscitate every one of the 33 bodies o far washed ashore, but their efforts have been fruitless. As fast as the bodies are gathered they are sent to the dock yard of the Holland American Line, which has been trans formed into a mortuary chapel. Catholic priests are performing the last offices of the dead. One priest went out on board a tug. Another sought permission to go out in the lifeboat, but was re fused. According to stories related by eye witnesses, the Berlin took the channel entrance correctly and was making her way between the piers when suddenly ehe was seen to turn around, as though her engines had stopped, and a moment later was dashed against the jetty. Story or Kole Survivor. Captain Parkinson, who appears to be the sole survivor, was on his way to Amsterdam, to Join his vessel. Myrmidon, to bring her back to Liverpool. .Describ ing the disaster, he said the night was the most terrible of all his experience. Never had he seen such weather before. So terrific was the gale that he remained all night completely dressed on deck. The Berlin already was near the north pier and the passengers, many of whom had not gone below, were beginning to breath easily again after the terrible crossing, when the ship struck with a violent shock, then suddenly the boat 4roke in twain. Captain Parkinson 'urrtsd to the bridge to offer Captain Brings a Glorious Day for.Shrewd Shoppers, a day crowded full of values that border on the sensational, bargains so brilliant that they are beyond the greatest efforts that our competitors may put forth and every item offered is of the sterling quality that has made this great store fa imous How About This Good Linen Spec9 1? It's a special on .pattern Tablecloths, of fine Scotch loom damask, the best-wearing linens pos sible to produce. There are three patterns in the lot that we are placing on sale for this special. They come in fleur de lis, chrysanthemum and holly de signs, and there are two sizes. One is 2x2y2 yards in size, and sells If O QO for, special ip xSO The other is a good large one, 2x3 d O yfQ jards, and the price is '. .V0ri7 Hats Worth to $15 For $1.98 A final clearing effort in the millinery section. Fine Ihess Hats, made of rich velvet or felt, trimmed with wings, quills and ribbons; quite a large num ber to choose from, and they are worth to f lo.OO each. Today, your choice, only TAM O'SHANTERS, just the thing for misses' school wear; come in broadcloth and serge; spe cial today. ONE-FOURTH LESS THAN 1 U REGULAR . V4 $1.98 Terrific 1- Day Drive in Suits, $5, $9.85,$12.75 In all there are about six hundred suits in this lot. There are suits of all kinds long or short-coat styles, tight-Jitting or half-fitting backs, plain colored materials, fancy plaids and mixtures. Some are without collars, some have velvet' collars and some have collars of the same material as the suit. Coats are trimmed with straps and buttons, and skirts are xostly in the popular plaited style. Among these suits are values up to $42.50, and there is not one in the lot that's worth less than $15. For quick choos ing, we've divided them into three lots, and each lot will be on a separate rack. Every size is to be found in the assort ment, tho not all sizes are in each lot. LOT ONE Worth from $15.00 to $22.00 $ 5.00 LOT TWO Worth from $22.50 to $35.00 $ 9.85 LOT THREE-Worth from $37.50 to $42.50 .$12.75 Save on These Smallware Specials Swansdown Powder Puffs,, large Star Safety Razor, regular $2 val- 10c Dressing Combs, special, size, regularly 40c each; ue, special $1.35 each 7 spe(',al ' 25 SCISSORS, nickel-plated, 6 and Skirt Markers, for marking skirts Hair Brushes, regularly 50c each; 7-mch. special 30 round bottom, special ..49tf special 30 Snap Dress Fasteners, best kind, .. . . , Writi Paper, worth 50c the J . W.ck whitlOc via.; spe- f. . special .... , 35 Bath Sponges," 'regular 20c' 'value ; Bone Hairpins, 6 in box, worth Oc Flaying Cards, with enamel backs, special 12 set special 7 worth loc pack, for.. lOtf Mirrors, hardwood back, heavy Patent "Hump" Hooks and Eyes, "Five Hundred" Score Cards, in bevel glass, size 6x8 inches, worth small size, with 1 dozen extra in- pads, worth 20c, special. . ,12 65c. special 45 visible eyes, 2 cards for 2 He re's a Tempting Ribbon Special Thousands of yards of bright, pretty Ribbon in one stupendous sale for today's business. Quite the best sale of Ribbons that you'll have the oppor tunity to attend this year. The lot contains miles and miles of new Dresden Ribbons, in soft taffeta finish, with edges to match, and it 's the double faced kind, too plain satin taffeta ribbon that sells regularly for 50c the yard, a six-inch width, and lots of the very smart shepherd checks, to match the new silks. Not a yard in the lot worth less than 35c, and lots of it worth 50c. All day today, choice: 25cthYard Iron Beds at $11.25 WHITE ENAMELED IRON BEDS-Hrass trimmed, with continuous posts and cluster rod filling. Worth $15.00 each ; special 1 1 OC today fi 1 1 .40 WHITE WOOL BLANKETS, full size, come with pink or blue borders; regular $7.5(1 f O the pair; special Men's 65c Nightshirts 39c MEN'S NIGHTSHIRTS, made of medium-weight outing flannel, in neat stripes, pink or blue; well made; regular 65c value; OQ special J BOYS' V-NECK SWEATERS, in navy, gray, cardinal and white; some button down front and some plain; they are wool sweaters and worth $1.25 each ; spe- ft O cial today s 4 C MEN'S GOLF SHIRTS A good showing of patterns; have cuffs attached, and they are the regu lar $1.50 quality. Nearly all sizes; special for to- 97 C MEN'S FANCY HOSE, in the newest effects, splendid Spring patterns, to wear with low shoes; . regular 35c grade, spe- f cial for today, the pitir. . vJ Plenty of Friday Hourly Shoe Sales A Grand Silk Bargain We've a splendid new lot of superb Louisine Silks, some of the pret tiest ever woven. They come 27 inches wide, in the newest plaids, stripes and checks. They are just the right thing for the construction of smart shirtwaists and shirtwaist suits. We have about 2430 yards for distribution today, and tho this is a regular $1.25 quality, Q j the special price is, yard OC REMEMBER, THIS IS THE LEADING SILK STORE OF THE CITY, "YES, OF THE COAST, AND THIS SEASON WE HAVE THE GRANDEST ASSORTMENT TO SHOW YOU THAT WE'VE EVER HAD. WATCH FOR THE LARGE AD. NOVELTY TAILOR SUITINGS, 56 inches wide, specially adapted for the making of smart Spring costumes, come in handsome color com binations, in checks, stripes and invisible plaids, it's a regular $1.75 quality, and for two davs it sells at f A t the yard p 1 iy NEW DRESS GOODS ARE COMING EVERY DAY, TOO, AND THE SUNDAY AD. WILL BE OF CONSIDERABLE INTEREST TO WOMEN WHO WOULD KEEP POSTED ON WHAT'S CORRECT IN FABRICS. Showing of New Handbags WOMEN'S LEATHER HANDBAGS, in the newest leathers and color ings. Come in black and brown and a large variety of shapes and sizes; have the new flat-stitched leather handles. They are indeed worm a peep, ana trie prices are very low, running Irom hoe each to Jfl.uU, $l.o, $2.2o and up to PATENT-LEATHER BELTS, "Buster Brown" style- shipuient, just in; now watch them go, for the price is only $3.00 35c -a new FROM 8 TO 9 A. M. INFANTS' BLACK SHOES,, in lace or button style; come in patent or plain kid leathers, un usually pretty designs; sizes 2 to 6, without heel. fQf Special at, the pair rrC Sizes 3 to 8, have spring 7Q heel. Special, one hour.. FROM 9 TO 10 A. M. WOMEN'S SHOES, made of fine kid and box calf leathers, with extension soles and patent leather tips, blucher or regular cut. Worth to $3.00- 0 1 QO one hour npl.ZIO FROM 10 TO 11 A. M. WOMEN'S SHOES AND OX FORDS, in a great many styles, patent and plain kid leathers, light or heavy soles, a fine assort ment of styles. Worth O 1 Q to $4 the paii: 1 hour. . FROM 11 TO 12 A. M. MEN'S HIGH CUT BOOTS, in 10 and 12-inch styles; come in black or tan, have full double sole that runs thru to heel, viscolized. Worth to $6 the pair A A.Q one hour TSXI FROM 12 TO 1 P. M. WOMEN'S COMFORT JULIETS, made in three styles, with low heel, medium heel or rubber heel, soft leather top. Regular values to $l.o pair Special for one hour. $1.29 FROM 1 TO 2 P. M. MEN'S SHOES, in 10 styles; come . in patent leather or dull leathers, new lasts and styles, and qualities worth to $4 QO pair Special, 1 hourV''0 FROM 2 TO 3 P. M. WOMEN'S SHOES, the very best makes, made by such houses as Laird, Schober & Co. and other equally good concerns; come in patent or dull leathers, button or lace. Regularly worth to $6.00 the pair Special for Q OQ one hour pOOZ7 FROM 3 TO 4 P. M. WOMEN'S TAN SHOES, in lace or button, welt or turn soles, a splendid assortment - to choose from, and these are shoes that regularly sell at $5 O J Q pair one hour, special. J 7 FROM 4 TO 5 P. M. GIRLS' SHOES, made in button or lace style, and with light or heavv extension soles; sizes 5 to 8, sell for $1.19; 8V to 11, for $1.39, and 11 to 2, 1 J ?Q for only pl,Oy FROM 5 TO 6 P. M. BOYS' SHOES, in many styles and a good assortment of leath ers; sizes 9i2 to 13, special at $1.39 ; 1 to 2, for $1.69, and from 2 to 5V2t 1 OQ for only .... I. Oi7 Some Bargains in Third Floor China arid Housefurnishing Department Sauce Pans, blue and white enameled, with white enameled covers, 7-quart size, regularly worth $1.50 each Special ....... $1.00 Same in 8-quart size, regularly worth $1.75 Special $1.18 Same in 10-quart size, regularlv worth $2.00, for $1.35 1- qt. Teapots, of blue and white enameled ware, regularly worth 85c Special today 50tf 2- quart size, worth $1, for 60 Wire Egg Whips, Spe cial 2tf Scrubbing Brushes, 15c ones 10 Mission Clocks 12-inch Mission Clocks, good time keepers, and a grade regularly worth $235 each Special today $1.75 Each Galvanized Water Pails 15 Butter Knives Silver-plated Butter Knives, good and heavy plate, a qual ity regularly sold at 50c each Special for today 35 Cents Each Shirred Egg Pans, with handle, regularly worth 30c Special .... 20 5-q.uart Pans, deep and seamless, regularly 63c each Special 40 Towel Bars, three-arm, nickeled. adjustable, worth 30c Sp'1..2l0 Family Scales, weigh 24 lbs. by ounces, with brass dial and brass scoop, worth $1.!)0 each Special .... 1.50 Muffin Pans, hvy. tin, 9-hoIe, worth 25c each Special ....... 19 Biscuit Cutters, worth 3c, for 2 Can Openers Special, each Wire Soap Savers Special 6 Half Dozen Knitwear Snaps WOMEN'S VESTS, plain white WOMEN'S HOSE, fast black cot woven cotton, with high neck and ton grounds, with boots embroid long sleeves neatly made and ered in aS8orted colors. ll0se lhat tZrte. t... 25C se regularly at 50c the WOMEN'S VESTS, white Swiss I""1 OC ribbed cotton, low neck, sleeve- WOMEN'S HOSE, fast black cot less style. Worth 35c O Cg-, to". seamless, foot and fashioned each Special 4JC ankle, made with double sole. WOMEN'S VESTS, white lisle, Regular 35c value r q high neck, long or short sleeves, Special fc5C knee - length pants to match. Worth 25c, 3oc and 50e t O CHILDREN'S HOSE are selling Special, garment Ol at very special prices today. : ' ' I I I Precious help, but just as he put his foot on the ladder he saw the Captain and the pilot swept away by the seas. . Sights Move Him to Tears. Of what followed Captain Parkinson cannot frive a clear account. When he recovered himself he was in the water, surrounded by floating timbers. One of these he seized and succeeded in keep ing himself afloat until he saw a life boat. His cry for help was heard and he was picked up and brought ashore. He was taken to Hook station and removed thence to a hotel. He was in the icy, storm-lashed waters for about one hour. Captain Parkinson was almost in tears as he recited what he had seen before being swept away by the waves. On the foredeck of the Berlin at the moment of the disaster there were about 100 persons, all of whom were hurled Jnto the sea. While Captain Parkinson was in the water, he heard all around him the stifled cries of the drowning. He was con stantly swept against floating corpses and estimates that he must have encoun tered 20 bodies in this way. Little Hope for Survivors. It is feared that the last vestige of the wreck will completely disappear tonight and there is little hope of rescuing the survivors, if there are any on board. Mail bags from the Berlin have been picked up by fishermen. In addition, two dispatch bags addressed to the American Ambassadors at Berlin and Copenhagen have been washed -ashore with their seals intact. Troops have been detailed to pa trol the coast to insure the safety of pieces of mail that may be washed ashore. Arthur Herbert, one of t he King's nii sseiiRers. who was journeying to the Continent, also was lost. The Berlin left Harwich at 1 o'clock last night upon the arrival of the Ion- don train with the greater number of passengers who subsequently lost their lives. The steamer should have reached Hook of Holland at 6 o'clock this morn ing, and would have then proceeded to Rotterdam. The steamer apparently struck about amidship, as her forepart broke oft and sank Immediately. ' while her afterpart could be seen for a considerable time afterward. The -waterway in which the disaster occurred is a new one, upon the side Of which is the pier and railroad sta tion. The steamer must have been within a few yards of tying up after her rough passage when she was overtaken by the disaster. Land was but a few. yards away, and except in the roughest wea ther those on board the Berlin could have been rescued without difficulty, especially as the waterway is navigable, at all tides. Names of Passengers Lost. The Berlin was a steel steamer, only 12 years old, and popular with travelers to the North of Europe. In Summer she usually was crowded with passengers, but at this time of the year her averaee was about as it was lost night, the num- J Der being equally divided between first and second class. One of the inspectors of the railroad who saw the steamer off at the Liverpool-street station said last night that there were more first-class than second class passengers, most of them being com mercial men or else inhabitants of the Continent returning home from business trips to Great Britain. Much difficulty is being experienced in obtaining the names of the passengers, as the tickets were purchased from many agents in Lon don and other cities. The only names the company can be sure of are those of pas sengers who secured reserved berths. The members of the crew, numbering 50, were mostly Englishmen from Harwich. The officials were: Captain Precious, First Officer Morsley, Second Officer J. Watt, Chief Engineer Bennant. The Great Eastern Railway Company this afternoon was able to issue a list of 48 passengers, including 19 members of the Mannheim Opera Company, who had booked berths In advance. It is pointed out. however, that some of these may not have sailed, owing to the stormy wea ther. . With thj& exception of the mem bers of the Mannheim Opera Company, there were only four women and two children among the passengers, the other travelers being chiefly business men. STILL SOME ALIVE OX WRECK Hope of Rescue Returns Noted Opera Singers Drowned. LONDON, Feb. 21. At an early hour this morning the Great Eastern Railway Company received a dispatch from the authorities at Hook of Holland, saying: "Up to the present time only one pas senger, Patterson (Captain Parkinson) has been saved. There are still some people alive on the wreck and we hope to rescue them tonight." Among the drowned are Fraulein Schoen of the Mannheim Opera Company, who last week sang the Wagnerian parts Elsa and Elizabeth at Covent Garden; M. Orlio, baritone of Amsterdam, and Madames Stellmach and Memmler. who sang minor parts, and Fraeulein Gobel of the Court Theater at Dresden, who acted as leader of the chorus during the Covent Garden season. Bryie Arrives in Waliingloii. WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. James Bryce. the new Ambassador from Great Britain, arrived hrre today. He was accompanied by Mrs. Bryce. FRANK Fii'iARS IS KILLED FRACTURES SKULL IN FALLING DOWN STONE STEPS. Actor Often Seen on Portland Stage Meets Sadden Death In New York. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Frank McVicars, an actor who had been playing at the Havre Theater in this city, was found dead today in the areaway leading to the basement of the Hotel Rivoli. His skull had been fractured, presumably by a fall from the stone steps leading up to the first floor on. the outside of the building. The police are investigating. McVicars was about 40 years old and had been playing the leading part in "The Man of the Hour" company at the Savoy. He came to New York from San Francisco shortly after the tire in that city. He was well-known to theater goers on the Pacific Coast from Vancou ver to Los Angeles, playing In stock com panies In all the large cities. Frank McVicars was well-known In Portland, having played here on several occasions. Three years ago he was a member of the Baker Stock Company, where he was very popular. More re cently he has been in stock in San Fran cisco and Los Angeles. He was a man of fine physique, being in fact of almost gluantlc proportions, and had a heart proportionately large. He must have been about 40 years of age at the time of his death. Missoula Linemen Strike. MISSOULA, Mont., Feb. 21. .Because the company failed to answer their reguest for an increase from $3.25 to $4 per day, the linemen employed toy the local ex change of the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company, quit work this morning. The common laborers also went on a strike on the failure of the company to grant them an increase of 50 cents per day. One Singer Took Another Route. ROTTERDAM, Feb. 21. Herr Dennlger, a member of the Mannheim Ojjera Com pany, who has arrived by way of Antwerp, says that 33 of the company were on the wrecked steamer Berlin. Dennlger was too late to catch the Berlin, and came upon the Antwerp boat. The agents of the wrecked steamer Berlin say that, although thev are not positive regarding the number, they believe the vessel carried 120 passengers and a crew of 60 men and officers. London haa ROOO streets, which it rosts nearly! i.0uo.0ihi a year to fcnep In ordr. 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