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VOL. XLVI.-NO 14,547.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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OFFICERS
STORY OF
C0LU1IA
Captain Doran Stayed
At Post and Went
Down With Ship.
CARED FOR OTHERS' LIVES
Ordered Boats and Rafts Out
Immediately After
Collision.
WOMEN ARE BRAVEST OF ALL
Hawse Expresses Contempt
for Selfishness of'Men.
BOILERS DID NOT EXPLODE
Chief Engineer, Says Steamer Went
Down With Whistle Blowing.
San Pedro's Officers Give
Their Version of Disaster.
ELDER IX PORTLAND AT NOON.
ASTORIA, July 24 (Special.) At
3 o'clock this morning a telegraphic
report from North Head was received
stating that the steamer Elder, bear
ing survivors trom the wreck of the
Columbia, had not been sighted off
the bar. With a clear moonlit sea
a range of 20 miles could be secured
from the North Head, and no vessels
were in sight. The steamer Is hard
ly expected In before daybreak.
Several Purtlanders, having rela
tives or friends aboard who escaped
drowning In the wreck, arrived here
on the late train and have spent the
night on the waterfront watching
for the Elder, which was expected
shortly after midnight on the night
tide. ,
The steamer left Eureka Monday at
7:15 and evidently is proceeding leis
urely. She should be in Astoria by
6 A. M. at the latest, and ought to
reach her dock at Portland by noon
today.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13. Three of
the officers of the Columbia, who arrived
here today on the steamer Pomona, made
a statement under oath to Inspectors of
Boilers and Hulls Bul1e and Bulger, re
garding the collision with the San Pedro.
Second .Officer Richard Agerupp said:
"At J2 o'clork midnight. Saturday, July
. I relieved First Officer W. rf. Whit
ney on the bridge of the Columbia, being
68 miles to the north of Point Arena by
the ship's loir and steering N. W. 3-4 N.
by pilot-house compass. Captain Doran
was also on the bridge, as the weather
was foggy, but he' went down to his
room for about two minutes; then he re
turned to the bridge again.
"About 12:15 A. M. Sunday I heard a
whistle on the starboard bow and I re
ported to the captain, who said he had
heard it. too. We kept our whistle going
regularly, and so did the other steamer.
The sound apparently still came from the
starboard bow, which proved later to be
the case, for about 12:20 we saw the other
steamer's headlight and her red side
light, about two points on the starboard
bow. WTe were going full speed ahead,
as shown by the Indicator on the bridge.
The captain ordered me to blow two
blasts. While blowing the second blast,
the. other steamer answered with one
blast. The captain then ordered the en
gineer: 'Full speed astern." His order
was answered from the englneroom and
the captain himself blew three whistles.
Soon after the steamer collided with the
Columbia and struck her about 30 feet
from the stem, on the starboard side.
This was about 12:22, as I looked at the
clock.
"Captain Doran shouted: 'What are
you doing, man?' and told the other
steamer to stand by us, as she was
loaded with lumber.
Captain Orders Boats Ont.
"Captain Doran whistled down to the
englneroom, but got no answer; so he
sent down to the engineer on watch to
learn if the ship was making any water.
I went down to the englneroom and
asked the first assistant engineer, M.
Burpee, if there was any water there. He
aid there was not. Returning to the
bridge. I reported to the captain. Just
then the watchman came on the bridge
and reported water streaming in forward.
"The first officer came on the bridge
and the Captain ordered him to take the
bridge and me to take oft the head covers
and get the boats ready for hoisting. By
this time the ship listed to starboard and
started to go down by the head.. Several
men were by this time getting the boats
over. The Captain ordered me to cut the
after liferafts adrift. While doing this, I
heard the whistle blow and, looking
round, siiW the bridge nearly under water.
I saw there was no time to spare, so I
threw a lifebuoy overboard and jumped
over the stern .nto the sea. As I struck
the water, the Columbia disappeared and
the suction took me down with it. v I
got to the surface and about 30 minutes
later was picked up in No. 1 boat of the
quartermaster's." '
Praises Women, Despises Men.
The report of Third Officer Robert
Hawse tells of the rescue of a number of
passengers and takes occasion to praise
some women who were in his boat, while
he condemns the action 'of the men sur
vivors who were with him. He says:
"When I was aroused by the shock
of the collision, I rushed on deck and
heard Captain Doran give orders to
lower the boats on the lee side, at
the same time shbutlng: 'Women and
children first.' I hurried to the lee
side and lowered boat six. I directed
the loading of the boat and, when we
pulled away, there were 15 persons
MOTHER OF TELEGRAM CITY
EDITOR I.OST IN WRECK
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The Late Mrs. R. B. Cannon.
R. D. Cannon, city editor of The
Evening Telegram, received a mes
sage last night from his brother,
L. O. Cannon, at Eureka, announc
ing that their mother, Mrs. R. B.
Cannyi, was lost In the wreck. She
was past 70 years of age. The mes
sage stated that Miss Stella Cannon,
their sister, who was also a passen
ger, was suffering severely from the
shock and that they will return to
San Francisco their home as soon
as she Is able to travel. The party
was coming to visit R. D. Cannon and
family in Portland.
in it We rowed to the San Pedro
and placed the passengers aboard.
Upon returning to the 1 scene of the
collision, .we. passed, .many rafts " and
could have filled the boat at once,
but were afraid .they would swamp us
and decided to pick up the isolated
men and women who were struggling
as best they could on pieces of wreck
age and with life preservers. We took
four women and six men In the boat.
One of the women was but slightly
clad and delirious.
Turned Back by San Pedro.
"We again went to the San Pedro,
but they refused to take any more
people aboard, saying the vessel was
crowded. Even though I urged them,
"wing to the condition of the woman,
my request was not granted. I made
the women as. comfortable as I could
by covering them with a sail.. My only
trouble was with the delirious woman.
The other three behaved fine.
"I have nothing but , the highest
praise for the -women who were with
me and nothing but the lowest con
tempt for tho men who would do
nothing to make more bearable the
condition of the women.
"We rowed around until daylight
and I had made arrangements with the
captain of the San Pedro to take two
of the women aboard. I planned to
sail ashore and summon assistance, but
by that time the George W. Elder came
in sight and we were taken aboard."
Chief Knglneer John F. Jackson
was asleep when tho vessel struck. In
his report he says he was aroused by
the shock and that he hurried to the
engine room to learn conditions down
there. He states that up to the time
the San Pedro was sighted the Colum
bia was going full speed, but that the
order was promptly given, "Full
astern." Mr. Jackson says that the
boiler did not explode, as the whistle
was blowing when the Columbia went
down and that the electric lights were
burning until the vessel passed out
of sight.
SAN PEDRO BLEW WHISTLE
First Officer of Steam Schooner
Gives His Version.
EUREKA, Cal.. July 23. From Ben
Hendrlekson, first mate on the- San Pe
dro, who was on the bridge at the time
of the accident, the following version of
how the collision and wreck occurred has
been obtained:
"It was about 10 or 15 minutes past 12
o'clock Sunday morning when the look
out, E. Sodberg, told me that there was
a whistle ahead on the port bow, and I
ported the helm a couple of points. As
the sound came nearer, I told the man
at the wheel to port the helm again. I
continued to sound the fog signal. The
approaching vessel answered the fog sig
nal. Then came two blasts of the Co
lumbia's whistle.
"When I saw the lights on the Colum
bia, I gave four rapid blasts of the whis
CM
tle, that is the danger signal. The en
gine was stopped before I sounded the
danger signal, because I give the en
gineer two bells to stop before giving the
four whistles. The Columbia was cross
ing the San Pedro's bow. The San Pedro
struck the Columbia on the starboard
side about 25 or 30 feet from the bow.
"The Columbia was not very far away
when I first saw her lights, and when I
Concluded on Pi 4-4
FATE OF MANY IS
STILL IN DOUBT
Elder Due Today With
Wreck Survivors.
SORROW IN PORTLAND HOMES
Relatives Still Waiting for
News of Loved Ones.
HOPE NOW FADING FAST
Little Prospect Remains That Pas
sengers Not Hitherto Reported
Will Be Heard From Boats
Xot Accounted For.
, Soul-grinding uncertainty still hangs
over Portland concerning the steamer
Columbia that lies at the bottom of
the Pacific. The veil will be lifted
some time today, when one of the res
cue ships, the George W. Elder, bear
ing a number of the shipwrecked pas
sengers and crew lands at Martin's
dock at the foot of Seventeenth street.
Just who are on board is not definitely
known. ,
The first 'obscure reports that the
Columbia had gone down with all on
board threw a gloom over the city and
wrung hearts in many a Portland
home. But later dispatches brought
with them a wave of Joy that out of
256 passengers and crew known to be
on board, 161. were safe with the pos
sibility that among the 95 still miss
ing some may yet be rescued. Several
boats and life rafts have not yet been
heard from and may still be afloat or
may have landed on some remote point
of the California coast or have been
picked up by passing vessels.
The total dead list will perhaps never
be definitely known, but all hope for
some loved one need not be given up
for several days yet. Some are almost
known to be among the eternal
sleepers of the sea. No hope is held
that Captain Doran Is alive. The fact
that even one man, woman or child
died with the Columbia Is taken by
those who know the man to be proof
indisputable that Captain Doran and
First Officer W. H. Whitney went down
with their ship. Survivors who reached
San Francisco yesterday all tell of the
calm facing of duty and sure death by
Captain Doran.
Awaits Tidings of Husband.
The griefstricken wife of First Of
ficer Whitney was a pathetic figure at
the office of the Associated Press,
where ehe hovered nearly the entire
day anxiouslj' awaiting for tidings of
her brave husband..
Mrs. Whitney received a letter from
her husbandon Monday morning which
was written at San Francisco before the
vessel sailed on the northern voyage,
which proved to be her last, in which
Whitney mentioned that on the down
trip the steamer had lost a propeller
blade, and that he hooped nothing would
happen on the up voyage, seeming to
LIST
Sixteen More Found Alive Latest List of Missing. -
SAX FRANCISCO, July 23. Sixteen names were. added today to the list of survivors , of the Columbla-San
Pedro collision. These 16 passengers were In a boat which landed at Shelter Cove. The boat also con
tained two dead bodies that of Mrs. O. A. Lewis, of Pasadena, Cal., and an unknown man. presumably a
sailor.
The list of survivors now include 163 names out of a reported total of 257 persons on board. Three
'dead bodies have been recovered.
Ninety-seven persons are unaccounted for. ...
ADDED LIST OF SPKVIVORS.
Those added to the list of survivors today were:
B. B. KRIEVER, Prescott, la.
JACOB KURO, Coldwater. Kan.
ARMAND CARDORETTE. New
Bedford, Mass.
O. A. LEWrIS, Pasadena, Cal.
DAVID BOSTON, fireman.
MRS. R. ANDERSON
W. J. BACHMAN
MISS ALMA BAHL.EN
MRS. J. BENSON
MISS A. EERN'AL
MRS. JANET E. BEST
GERTRUDE BUTLER
W. E. BUTLER
MRS. W. E. BUTLER
MRS. R. B. CANNON
MISS CLARA CARPEN
TER J. W. CARPENTER
L. CLASBT
MRS. L. CLASBT
MARION CLASBT
STEVEN CLASnY
MISS A B. CORNELL
FRANK GIUNE
,'M. MATO
P. A. DORAN. Captain.
W. F. WHITNEY, First Of
ficer. C. CHRISTENSEN, Quar
termaster. H. C. DUPREE. First A-
indicate that he had a premonition of
disaster.
First Officer Whitney bore a splendid
reputation as a seaman. He was a de
voted admirer of Captain Doran, and
died with him. In the capacity of a
subordinate officer, Mr. Whitney had
been through two wrecks before the
catastrophe overtook the Columbia. He
was a man noted for his courage and
for the excellent manner In which he
discharged his duties as second In com
mand of the steamer. Survivors say
he was on the bridge with Captain
Doran when the Columbia sank.
As it is almost certain that many
of the passengers did not escape from
the vessel before, she went to the bot
tom, Mrs. Whitney has almost given
up hope of ever seeing Irer brave hus
band again. To add to her sorrow she
does not know whether her little 5-year-old
girl was on board with her
husband or not. Mr. , Whitney said
on leaving that he might bring her
home with him from San Francisco.
As no child, so far as known, was
PORTLAND MAN IS SAVED FROM
WRECK.
K. W. Graham.
"Brlceland, Humboldt County, Cal..
July 23. (Shenk and Graham, 125
Front street, Portland, Or.) All
right. "Will be home soon as possi
ble. R. "W. Graham;" is the text of
a telegram that brought Joy unutter
able to a woman Mrs. R. W. Gra
ham at her home, 403 East Burn
side street. When the press dis
patches came telling of the wreck,
Mrs. Graham's neighbors formed a
plan to keep the news from her till
something definite was known of the
fate of Mr. Graham. By -various
pretexts all papers were kept out of
her sight, and the first she knew of
htt husband's escap from disaster
was the telegram from Mr. Graham
saying that he was safe. Mr. Gra
ham Is a member of the firm of
Shenk' Graham. B rice land Is a
small lumber camp some miles Inland
from Shelter Cove.
saved, Mrs. Whitney's little one, it is
feared, is probably with her father.
No Tidings of Mrs. Souls.
No tidings were received yesterday
of Mrs. Wliiiam H. Souls, wife of the
waterfront reporter of The Oregonlan.
She was' not at Eureka among sur
vivors there, and the only hope that
seems left is that she may have been
on one of the boats still unaccounted
for. Hope for her has practically
been abandoned. Mrs. Souls was a
daughter of Mrs. Sarah C. Vanhorn,
of Portland, and a native of Washing
ton County. She was a niece of Dr. C.
W. Cornelius, who is now In the East,
having gone as a delegate of the Port
land lodge to the national convention
(Concluded on Page 5.)"
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OF SURVIVORS AND MISSING
EDWIN WALJJN. San Francisco.
MRS. WISKLEBLOCK. DUNN, Poplar
Bluff. Mo.
MRS. W. H. ANGELS, Oakland, Cal.
MISS RUBY COOPER. Fayette, Mo.
CREW OF -COLUMBIA SURVIVORS.
CHARLES M'COY. oiler. D. S. M'ALPIN, watchman.
PAUL HTNNER, Quartermaster.
CABIX PASSENGERS MISSING.
MRS. A. F. CORNELL
L- L. DRAKE, JR.
J. C. DURHAM, Kane. Pa.
MRS. K. FAGALDE
MISS MABEL GEKTER
MRS. BLANCHE R. GOR
DON MRS. A. GRAY
MRS. A. HAPP
C. H. HARRINGTON
MISS K. HAYDEN
L. E. HILL
MISS ALMA B. KELLAR
MISS EFFIE B. KELLAR
MISS GRACE F. KELLAR
MRS. Q. A. KELLAB
FLORENCE LEWIS
E. LIGGETT
RAY LEWIS
MRS. B. LIPPMAN
LEWIS MALKUS .
MRS. LEWIS MALKUS
JULIA MATTES
L. MERO
JOHN B. M'FADYEN
MISS MARGARET
M' KEARNEY
CHEW MOCH .
MISS LOUISE O. NAKE
MISS NELLIE A. NAKE
MISS MARY PARSONS
J. E. PAUL
MRS. J. E. PAUL
MISS FRANCES SCHROE-
. DER
MISS CORA SCHULL,
MISS SARAH SCHULL
G. A.- SMITH
MRS. WILLIAM SOULS
GEORGE SPARKS v
STEERAGE PASSENGERS MISSING.
C. W. MERRILL
JOHN MILLER ' '
J. PREMU8
E. SILVA
MRS. E. SILVA
A. SPIELER
OFFICERS AND CREW MISSING.
' slstant Engineer. . ALEXANDER,
MAX CLAUS. Second As- tender.
sistartt Engineer. ED LARK1N. oll.r.
C. PETERSEN, seaman.
W. T. ANDERSON, water
tender.
J. M ADDISON, oiler.
A. SCHNEIDER, baker.
FRANK D. DAVIS, second
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FOR GREAT CHIME
Richardson Does Not
Spare Assassin.
CALLS HIM PINKERTON TOOL
Used to Implicate Federation
Officials in Deeds.
PARTY TO THE CONSPIRACY
Haywood's. Lawyer Says That, After
Killing Steunenberg Through
Love of Spectacular, Assassin
Schemes to Hang Haywood.
BOISE, Idaho, July 23. Forsaking
the theory of vengeance as Orchard's
motive for the murder of ex-Governor
Steunenberg. E. F. Richardson argued
that Orchard was in the employ of the
Plnkerton detective agency when he
killed Steunenberg and that the mur
der was a part of a conspiracy to
hang Haywood.
This sudden departure was followed
by a tremendous denunciation of Cap
tain James McParland and the Pinker
tons and passionate vituperation of
Orchard, Governbr Gooding, of Idaho,
Senator Borah and Governor Peabody.
of Colorado; In fact, all whp have acted
on the side of the prosecution of Hay
wood came In for a share of Richard
son's peroration. i
Mr. Richardson, having spoken for
nearly nine hours, wound up by plead
ing with the Jury not to convict Hay
wood on the testimony of the self
confessed criminal. Orchard, whose tes
timony, he said, had not been corrob
orated by any testimony standing by
Itself and unsupported by Orchard, to
connect Haywood with any conspiracy
to commit crime. Mr. Richardson
charged the Plnkerton detective agency
with a systematic plot to secure the
conviction of Haywood, Moyer and Pet
tlbone as a means to the desired exter
mination of the Western Federation of
Miners.
Clarence Darrow will commence his
argument in Haywood's behalf when
court meets tomorrow morning. It is
expected that he will require two days
to close for the defense.
Glory in Spectacular Crime.
Orchard was painted as a man who fan
cied there was glory In spectacular crime.
Day after day, opportunity was had by
him to kill Governor Steunenberg in com
parative safety to himself, but rather
than shoot a man whose giant stature,
the attorney said, offered a target as "big
as the side of a barn door," Orchard
planted a bomb and planned the deed so
that it might attract the greatest amount
of attention.
Mr. Richardson maintained the theory
that private malice on account of the loss
of the Hercules mines actuated Orchard.
He condemned as absurd Orchard's story
that the Federation instigated his crimes
MISS BLANCHE W. MUSSER. Salt
Lake Utah.
MICHAEL RODMAN, San Fran
cisco. B. W. GRAHAM. Portland, Or.
EMIL MANN, sailor.
J. D. SPRINGER
MISS ELSIE MAYSTONE
MISS A. S. TODD
W. C. TODD
FRANKLIN ULF. Kane,
Pa.
MISS B. WALLACE
MISS EDNA WALLACE
MRS. 8. WALLER
WILLIAM WALLER
MISS W. WHITE
G. F. WILSON
C. A. WINSLOW
MRS. C. A. WINSLOW
MRS. H. P. WINTERS
ROLAND WINTERS
MISS H. WRIGHT
J. K. YOUNO
MISS LENA COOPER
Total, 71.
B. VIANTS
Total, 9.
cook.
E. R. DRATER, pantry
man. J. G. ALLEY, waiter.
R. J. ALLEY, waiter.
A. L. BLOCKER, waiter.
MANIA
and asked the jury not to put a halter
around Haywood's neck at the behest of
the Mineowners' Association. He denied
there was an iota of evidence against
Jack Slmpklns and attributed the latter's
flight to fear iborn of his experience in
the bullpen.
Orchard's Mania to Kill.
In resuming his argument at the open
ing of the morning session, Mr. Richard
son said Orchard's story of placing a
bomb in Denver for Governor Peabody
had not been corroborated, nor had there
been any explanation of the abandonment
of the attempts on Mr. Peabody, Judges
Goddard and Gabbert, General Sherman
Bell and I. J. Hearne. If the inner cir
cle had marked these men for death
would It so easily have been deterred,
asked Mr. Richardson, who continued:
"When you consider all the testimony
in this case, I think you will reach with
me the conclusion that this man Orchard
was possessed of a mania to go out and
kill. ' Sometimes his lust was greatur
than at others, and so it was that some-
VANCOUVER BOY IS AMONG THE
RESCUED.
Wilson L. Smith.
Among the survivors of the Co
lumbia wreck whose safe arrival Is
reported from Eureka is Wilson L.
Slr.Ith, or Vancouver, Wash., the son
of W. D. Smith, a prominent con
tractor of that city. - Wilson Smith
hac" been on a visit to friends In San
Francisco, and was returning In the
Columbia from his vacation trip.
The young man has many acquaint-,
ances In Portland, as well as Van
couver, and the news of his safety
was a great relief to his friends and
relatives.
times he was strong in his purpose and
sometimes wavered. His testimony shows
a desultory, maniacal method of pursuing
the victims selected for death for some
fancied grievance against himself and
perhaps the organization to which he be
longed. Why, gentlemen, even Vaughn,
the Insurance agent, .who traveled witlf
Orchard, slept with him. and knew him
as well as anybody could!, tells you that
Orchard's talk at times made him think
the man was 'bughouse.' "
Xo Fixed Price for Crime.
He characterized as absurd Orchard's
statement that no fixed amount was to
be paid him for his crimes. He then de
clared this testimony disproved Mr. Haw
ley's opening statement that there was a
fixed scale of prices for crime. He called
Mr. Peabody's evidence meager and ridi
culed Orchard's story of being ordered
to "get" David H. Mof fa tt, i president of
the First National Bank of Denver, say
ing the federation banked with him and
Haywood was a frequent visitor to that
bank. Then Mr. Richardson exclaimed:
"Think of that, men, and yet this crea
ture, covered with the slime of his past
crimes, comes here and would have you
believe that Haywood was planning to
commit murder of a man to whom he
was Intrusting the funds of the organiza
tion of whjoh he was secretary-treasurer
upon David H. Moffatt, with whom he
was on terms of almost intimate friend
ship. Everything connected t with this
matter gives the He to Orchard's mon
strous story."
He pointed out how easy It would have
been to kill Sherman Bell, against whom
the federation had most cause for resent
ment. Not even Orchard could testify to
an attempt on Bulkley Wells. Orchard
had lugged In all the attempts at crlnre
he had been hired to make for the purpose
of inflaming the minds of the jurors.
Mr.' Richardson enlarged on Steunen
berg's Immense stature as making him a
shining mark, and his long drives over
the plains to sheep camps as affording
ample opportunity to shoot him safely.
but Orchard had a mania for spectacular
crime. Mr. Richardson said Orchard
seemed to order his movements so as to
direct suspicion to himself, then appar
ently abandoned his mission not that he
had cold feet, for Orchard had no feel
ing of any sort. The attorney exclaimed:
"He sat there and told his story remorse
lessly, without a word of compassion for
any of his victims. I tell you there was
working In that maniacal mind the propo
sition of glutting his desire with the kill
ing of Steunenberg. But he wavered and
went away to Portland, only to return
later and accomplish his purpose when
the fires were fanned into a brighter
flame."
Slmpklns Inveigled to Caldwell.
He explained Slmpklns' visit to Cald
well by saying the latter was inveigled
off the train at Caldwell for a day or two
by Orchard, and after the crime was
committed fled to cover to preserve his
liberty, having showed memories of the
days spent in the bullpen.
Referring to Orchard's poverty just
prior to the killing of Steunenberg, Mr.
Richardson said this gave the lie to the
theory that the federation hired him to
commit crime and that he could get
money whenever he desired. Had Slmp
klns desired to kill Steunenberg he nad
plenty of opportunity before Orchard ar
rived. Mr. Richardson continued his argu
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
RAGES
VICTOR A
Fierce Flames Destroy
'. Five Blocks.
PROPERTY LOSS IS $250,000
Estimated That Seventy-five
Buildings Are Burned.
WATER PRESSURE IS POOR
Many Narrow Escapes Krom Death
by Those Who Wonted to Go
Back for Belongings, but
No Deaths Result. N
VICTORIA, B. C. July 23. The greatest
fire in Victoria's history occurred this
afternoon, destroying five blocks and
many detached buildings, and involving
a loss of J25O.000. Starting in the unused
boiler shop of the defunct Albion works,
the fire wiped out the shacks of the ten
derloin. From Store street to Quadra,
four blocks eastward, and between Her
ald and Chatham and Pioneer streets,
scarcely anything escaped.
The poor pressure of water greatly han
dicapped the firemen,, who, aided by the
soldiers of thjp garrison and a host of
volunteers, fought desperately, pulling
down many buildings in the path of the
fire, which was brought under control at
7 P. M. Dynamite was brought in auto
mobiles to blow up buildings, but Fire
Chief Watson would not use It. Men,
women and children were hurriedly carry
ing out their belongings from the houses
In the threatened district.
Many Narrow Escapes.
In many instances the furniture brought
to the street was burned before convey
ances could be secured to carry it away.
Several narrow escapes took place. The
women, who wanted to get back Into
burning buildings to save their valuables
were dragged out by firemen as the roof
fell In. One woman on Green street be
came crazed and tried to rush back Into
a burning building, being prevented by a
policeman, who grabbed her and hurried
her struggling from the scene.
No One Asked for Shelter.
The number of houses burned In the
destructive firo here this afternoon is
placed at 75 and the Insurance at
about 135.000. The total loss is esti
mated at $250,000. No casualties are
reported. The police secured blankets
and tents for t ioso rendered homeless,
but not one application for shelter w3
received tonight, all those burned out
being sheltered by friends and at the
hotels. The tenderloin was almost
completely wiped out and three
churches were destroyed, the other
buildings lost being residences.
Mrs. Sage Gives to Syracuse.
NEW YORK, July 23 Mrs. Russell
Sage has sent her check for JlOO.noo to
Chancellor J. R. Day, as a gift to the
Teachers' College of Syracuse University.
This college occupies 14 acres of land and
a large castle of Norman style of archi
tecture adjoining the campus, which was
the home of Mrs. Sage In her childhood.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 77
degrees; minimum, 58.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
Portland and Vicinity.
Chief Grltzmacher declares shoot! nic of Ol--
on by policemen unjustifiable. Page 11. t
"Wreck causes 'sorrow In Portland homs. :
Page 1.
Notable wrecks of the Portland-San Fran
cisco run. Psa:e 4.
Order f losing- Alblna saloons recalled; was
based on error. Page 10.
Prominent educators read papers at teach
ers' institute. Page 10.
Mllwaukle people will ask Railroad Com
mission for 5-cent fare. Page 12.
J. M. Carpenter and son and A. I. Car
penter travel by automobile front Los
Angeles to Portland. Page 10.
H ports.
State tennis tourney opens. Page 7.
Portland beats I-os Angeles, 4 to 2. Page T.
Ht earner Columbia Pinaster.
Officers ,of Columbia and San Pedro tell how
It happened. Page 1.
Women praised for bravery; men object of
contempt. Page 3.
Latest list of missing; additional list of
survivors. Page 1.
Steamer Pomona carries survivor of Co
lumbia to San Francisco; stories of dis
aster. Page 4.
National.
Japanese put embargo on coal exports.
Page 3.
Politics.
Secretary Taft to tour West and counteract
effect of Fairbanks' tour. Page 3.
Domestic.
New York merchant shoots former employ.
Page 2.
Roosevelt's bulldog bites man and is ban
ished from White House. Page 2.
Heat and floods cause misery In East.
Page e. :
Cool-headed man stops stampede In flooded
tunnel and saves workmen. Page 4.
Pacific Coast.
Harrlman withdraws engineers from Oregon
& Washington Road to open up coal
.fields. Page 6.
Fire docs $2o0,000 damage In Victoria, B. C.
Pago 1.
Richardson finishes argument in Haywood
case. Page 1.
San Francisco grafters tell price paid for
votes. Page 2.