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THE MORNING. OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1907.
FAULT OF RULES
SAYS CAPT. SCOTT
One Government Regulation
Has Already Caused Three
Wrecks.
THE OLD RULES SUPERIOR
Kecent Revision Forbidding Vessels
to Give Passing Signals in a
Fog May Be Remote Cause
of Columbia Disaster.
l B. GOVERNMENT PILOT RULE
T WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED
J THE WRECK.
t Rule 111- The signals for pass-
1ng by the blowing of the . whis
T tie. shall be given and answered
I by pilots in compliance with these
rules, not only when meeting "head
!and head," or nearly so, but at all
times when the steam vessels are
In slftht of each other, when passing
or meeting at a distance within
half a mile of each other, when
passing or meeting at a distance
within half a mile of each other,
and whether passing to starboard or
port.
The whistle signals provided in
the rules for steam vessels, meet- '
Ing, passing, or overtaking, are
nerer to be used except when steam
ers are in sight of each other and
the course and position of each can
be determined in the daytime by a
sight of the vessel Itself, or by night
by seeing Us signal lights. In fog,
mist, falling snow or heavy rain
storms, when vessels cannot see each
other, fog signals only must be
given.
That the United gtatee Government pilot
rules and regulations had more to do with
the wreck of the Columbia than any
other thing, -is th,e opinion qf Captain
U. B. Scott, president of the Oregon and
Washington 8team Navigation Company.
Captain Scott is an old-time and well
known maritime captain. ' He said yes
terday: "The present pilot regulations are
enough to wreck any vessel if she fol
lows them long enough: . Up to three
year! ago they were about as good as is
practicable to have rules on paper, but
then the one In regard to vessels passing
in a fog were invented, evidently by a
man who never saw more than a pall of
water at any one time in his life. Under
the old rule, when two vessels heard
each other through the fog they could
pignal to each other, each to keep to the
right or to the left, to use landsmen
terms. Then they passed all right, or
at least could keep away from each other.
Jfo Way to Avoid Wrecks.
"Under this new rule, in force for the
past three years, all vessels in a fog can
do is to Bound the fog signal till they
see each other. In a very heavy fog this
is some times not over ten feet away,
especially at night, and then it is too
late to do anything but to smash right
into each other and go to the bottom,
Just as the San Pedro and the Columbia
did. Even if both ships have their engines
still, does not better matters under some
circumstances, say when there is a wind,
tide, or currents to make vessels ram
each other In spite of motionless engines.
"This rule caused three collisions in
one fog on Puget Sound two years ago.
Our ship, the City of Everett was pulling
out of Seattle for Everet In the fog and
we hit tjne West Seattle ferry-boat,
although neither boat could see its own
Jackstaff. that is from the wheel to the
how of the boat, all either of us could
rlo was to sound our fog signals till we
hit. The ships never came in clear signt
of each other till they hit. Cost us J350,
that rule did, right then and there; while
If we had violated It and prevented the
collision we would have been subjected to
heavy penalties.
"And my boat here on the river, the
Telegraph hit the Lurline. I think It was,
just the same way last Summer. There
will be collisions and wrecks in the fog
just as bad as this one of the Columbia
until the rule is changed. The real mean
ing of the rule is 'be wrecked or be fined.'
You may quote me as saying that prob
nhly that one rule had more to do with
the San Pedro-Colnmbla wreck than any
other one thing."
Captain Scott referred to rule IX, which
says that in a fog no passing signals
phall be given till vessels sight each other.
This rule is printed a; the head of this
article.
RECEIPTS SHOW INCREASE
Local Postofflce Does Large ' Busi
ness in July.
Receipts for July in the Portland
Postofflce show a large gain over the
corresponding month last year. Post
master Minto said yesterday that the
receipts up to Wednesday night had
already exceeded those for the entire
month of July last year. The gain
will be at least 16 per cent, and prob
ably more.
Mr. Minto received instructions yes
terday that the regulations of the De
partment will permit of messages be
ing written on both sides of Govern
ment postal cards, after August 1.
The left one-third of the side that
bears the address may be used for
communications as well as the back
of the card. The address and the mes
sage, however, must be separated by
a line. Just as In the case of private
cards, on the face of which writing,
besides the address, has been permit
ted for some time.
The Department already has an
nounced that the schedule of steamers
currying the foreign mail of the United
States will be sent to individuals or
firms for $1 a year, or 10 cents a copy.
These schedules are Issued each month
but up to this time have been sent
only to the different postoffices.
RIOT OVER THREE BEERS
Cafe Proprietor and Many Waiters
Pursue Absconding Guest.
Loungers at the corner of Sixth and
Washington streets had visions of an
other "Pink Domino" burglar last night,
when a little fellow, with a golf cap on
his head dashed out of the' Quelle Res
taurant and ran breathlessly up Sixth
street, pursued by a small army of white
aproned waiters, with the "Baron"
Schlenk. proprietor of the Quelle bring
ing up the rear. The fellow was over
hauled at the corner of Washington
street by one of ,the waitere, and held
till the "Baron" arrived. Then, sur
rounded by the crowd of waiters and
curiosity seekers, with the "Baron" in
the lead, the fellow was escorted back to
the restaurant.
Sheriff Stevens and Detective Patrick'
Maher, of the District Attorney's office,
who happened to be at Schiller's corner,
hastened to the place. But the trouble
was soon adjusted, for it developed that
the little fellow, whose name could not
be learned, had bought three beers and
while the waiter was not looking.' had
slipped out. When brought back, he
paid for his beer and sneaked out of the
side door.
Tricks," a Spaniel, Is
Among Survivors
Confined" to steerage and Tied by
Heavy Chain, Little Dog Makes
His Escape.
gg-T RICKS," a'little spaniel belonging
I to Joseph Rumley, of Spokane,
survived the wreck of the Columbia, but
Just how the dog effected his escape is
a matter that is causing no end of per
plexity. Tricks was confined to the steerage and
was held by a heavy chain which the lit
tle dog could not possibly have broken.
LIST OF SURVIVORS
One Hundred and Twenty
five Passengers Saved. '
MOST CAME TO PORTLAND
Inspectors' Hearing Will Determine
Responsibility for Baggage Lost
in the Wreck Statement of
Steamship Company.
A revised and verified list of all Co
lumbia survivors reported to rjate. was
compiled yesterday by the San Fran
cisco & Portland Steamship Company,
which operated the steamer. Thte list
shows the names of 125 passengers,
and includes all who have reached
West, tH. B. ' C. San Francisco.
West, Mrs. B. C. San Francisco.
Wlnklebeck, A.. Popular Bluffs. Mo
Winklebeck. Mrs. A., ropular Bluffs, Mo.
Returned to San Francisco.
The following returned from Eureka
to San Francisco after being taken
ashore by the George W. Elder: H. S.
Allen, by train: Ottillie Lidellt, by
steamer Pomona; E. G. Townsend,
North Yakima, Wash., by train; W.
F, Williams, by train.
Left Elder at Astoria.
Those leaving the Elder at Astoria
and coming to Portland by train were:
Mrs. W. C. Dodson, Potrland; Miss
Florence Thompson. Youngstown, O.;
Miss Maybelle Watson, Berkeley, Cal.;
Bert Lippman and Mrs. Bert Lippman,
Portland; Miss Nannie McLennan,
Waco, Texas; A. G. Biegel, Portland.
Movements' Xot Recorded.
Those whose movements are not re
corded after being put ashore at
Eureka, are: Mrs. W. H. Angels, Oak
land; Armand Cardorette, New Bed
ford, Mass.; Ruby Cooper, Fayette,
Mo.; B. W. Graham, Portland; Michael
Rodman, San Francisco; Edwin Wal
lln, San Francisco; B. B. Kriever, Pres
cott, la.; Jacob Kuro, Coldwater, Kan.;
Mls Blanche W. Musser, Salt Lake
City. . 1
City Flag at Half-Mast.
By order of Mayor Lane, the flag on
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THE GEORGE W. ELDER TOWING CRIPPLED SAW PEDRO TO EUREKA AFTER COLLISION WITH
COLUMBIA. .
This picture shows the George W. Elder towing the crippled San Pedro into Eureka after the fatal
collision with the Columbia. Before passing a line to the San Pedro, the Elder's commander. Captain
Jessen, transferred all persons except a few seamen aboard his vessel. The San Pedro is shown with a
heavy list to starboard. The hold is flooded aft, she is sadly waterlogged, and she is all but ready to go
to the bottom., She was gotten to Eureka in this condition with difficulty.
It is known that he was in this cage
when the collision occurred.
Did someone in the steerage pause to
loosen the Imprisoned dog? This is the
question survivors are asking. That
such was the case appears to be the only
solution of the mystery attaching itself
to Tricks' escape.
Rumley was too busy struggling for his
own life to give any thought to his hap
less dog at the hour of the wreck. He
got out of his berth too late for the life
boats and was among those to be drawn
down in the maelstrom of the sinking
vessel. With no life-preserver, stunned
by blows from wreckage, his chance of
escape was not any too great.
"I did not even have tims to put on a
stitch of clothing when I learned the ship
was sinking," he said yesterday after
noon while aboard the Elder, en route to
Portland. '
"I got on deck just as the ship dipped
down. I thought it was the end for the
sinking vessel drew me under twice and
held me till I was all but choked. As
luck would have it, though, I got clear
of the wreckage and being a good swim
mer, kept afloat with the aid of floating
timbers."
For three hours Mr. Rumley was In the
water and it was during this time that
Tricks appeared, like a phantom.
"The first I knew of him he was
scratching my 1jack trying to get up on
me out of the water. It was all I could
do to keep afloat myself and I fought
him off. ' He managed to get on a board
and later one of the officers of the San
Pedro took him 'off. I was picked up
about the same time.
Tricks was among the passengers on the
Elder yesterday and posed for his photo
graph along with the other survivors.
He played about the decks and was pet
ted by every one. There were other dogs
and several cats on the vessel, but
Tricks, who seemingly had the smallest
chance, was the one survivor.
CONCERT ATCITY PARK
Band Will "Play Attractive Pro
gramme, Oommencng at 8 o'clock.
Director Dei Caprio has arranged an at
tractive programme for tonight's band
concert, which will be given at the City
Park, commencing at 8 o'clock. The
schedule for the concerts hereafter will
be: Sunday afternoon. City Park; Tues
day night, Holladay Park; Wednesday
night,; Plaza; Thursday night, Holladay
Park; Friday night, City Park. Tonight's
programme will be:
Grand March. "Alda" ......Verdi
Overture, "Die Inneahrtun's Giuck" . . Suppe
Intermezzo Waltz, "Naila" Delibes
"Dance of the Hours" Ponchielli
Dance Selections from Opera "Airlele".Bach
Intermission.
Fantasia. "The Dying Poet" Golteschalk
Maxourka, "La Czigane Hungarian" . Gamme
"Love in Idleness" Macbeth
"Concert Polonnaise" BetssiR
March, "Trailing me Trail" Spauldlne
Sig. A. DeCaprio, Director.
Close Mill for Improvements.
OREGON CITY, Or., July 25. (Spe
cial.) The woolen mills have been
forced to discontinue operations be
cause of the substitution of the head
works in the basin at Willamette
Falls. The headworks were torn out
at noon today and concrete will be in
stalled, the work being completed
about August 5, when the mills will
resume operations. The city water
plant is being operated with, an elec
tric motor.
If Baby Is Cutting- Teeth
Be sure and use that old well-tried remedj.
Mrs. Wlnalow's Soothing Syrup, for children
teething. It soothes the child, softens the
(urns, allays pain, colic and diarrhoea.
It's money in men's pockets to dress
well; the small things tell. Robinson &
Co.'s special sale. 2i9 Washington st.
.Portland, Eureka and San Francisco to
date. Other survivors may possibly ap
pear but are not looked for.
The local office of the company, 248
Washington street, was besieged by
survivors, yesterday, making inquiries
as to responsibility for lost effects.
It was announced that no action look
ing to settlement of baggage claims
would be taken pending the report of
the board of Inquiry which .will seek
to fix the, blame for the disaster, if
possible. Those living at distant
points, however, are to be supplied with
new transportation at once, it was
stated, so that survivors may return
to their homes by rail, provided their
tickets were lost in the water. The
company's list of survivors is as fol
lows: Arrived In Portland on the Elder.
Austin, B. C. Elks City, Idaho. '
Beahm, Charles H-, San Diego, Cal.
Beebe. Pearl. Portland.
Booker, Eva, Franklin, Ky.
Brotherton, J., Muskogee, I. T.
Buxton, Minnie.
Casner, Dwight, Lead. S. D.
Ohurchley. Helen, Portland. -
Cox. Mary E-, Elwood, lnd.
Crader, A. W., Portland.
Eastman. Mrs. C. A., San Francisco.
Eccles. Joseph P.. Portland.
Elvers, A. L., Portland.
fewart, R. H.. Oklahoma.
Gelger, Mabel. Peoria, Hi.
Goldjen, Hetty, Manitowoc, Wis.
Gordon. Effie, San Francisco.
Goslinsky, Phil, San Francisco.
Griese, Emma, Cleveland. O.
Hager, Frank C, Johnstown, P.
Hill, L. E.. Santa Anna. i'al.
Hoodenpyl, George L., McMinnville, Tenn.
Janney, E. H., Portland.
.lanney, p. M-. Portland.
Johnson, Mrs. J. A., San Francisco.
Johnson, C. A.. San Francisco.
Johnson, Ethel, San Francisco.
Kline, J. Grant ganger, Cal.
Kline, Mrs. J. Grant. Sanger, Cat-
Klortl, W., Seattle, Wash.
Knop. Fred. Buffalo.
Knust, Henry, Merced, Cal.
Lann, Joe, Berkeley, Cal. '
I.eroy, Jess, Denver.
Lucas. William Hardin. Seattle.
Malo. Frank. San Francisco.
Mauldin, , Astoria. Or.
Matek. Julia, Manitowoc. Wis.
Mahew, C. C, Enid. Okla.
Meyers. J. H-, San Francisco.
Mock, Chew. Oakland.
Orr, J. C.. Schuyler. Neb.
Otto, H.. Denver.
Pearson, Olaf, Spokane.
Pinney, William, Chicago.
Rlggs. J. W.. Bloomington, Til.
Rlggs. Mrs. J. W.. Bloomington, 111.
Robinson. R-. Alameda, Cal.
Rogers, Fred, Enid; Okla.
Rowland. Clyde C. Spokane.
Rumley, Joe, Portland.
Russell, Thomas. Portland.
Rodman. Michael, San Francisco.
Schollhorn. H., Portland.
Schober. A., Denver, Colo.
ShoulUlce. Miss A.
Silva. Emll, Aberdeen.
Smith. W. Portland. ,
Thompson, Miss A. M.. Napa. Cal.
Truesdale. W. H.. Richfield. 111.
Walter, Mary. Minneapolis, Minn.
Watson. Alice M. '
Woodward. A. C., Oakland.
Wallin,. Edwin, San Francisco.
Remained at Eureka.
'Aheson, Anna.
Ashford, Phil.
Cannon, Stella. Pan Francisco.
Cannon, Louis, San Francisco.
Clark, J. J., Jacksonville, Tenn.
dark. Mrs. J. J.. Jacksonville. Tenn.
Cornell, Bob, San Diego.
Copeland, Mrs. F-, Oakland.
Decker, H. H.. Seattle.
Decker, Mrs. H. H.. Seattle.
Drake. Mrs. F. 8., Portland.
Fitzgerald. Miss A. B-, Los Angeles.
Hanson, Lulu, Minneapolis.
Ingells, W. H., Oakland. ' .
Ingles. Hazel, Oakland.
Kavanaugh, J. F., San Francisco.
Kllner. H. S.
Leggett. Mrs., Kansas.
Lehan. May, San Francisco.
Martin. Carrie, Eugene.
Martlndale, C. H.. Guthrie. Okla.
Martindale, Mrs. C. H., Guthrie, Okla.
Meyer, I C. San Francisco.
Osterberg. Alma. Cleveland, O.
Paine, Mrs. J'. E., Columbus, Neb. N
Paine. Dr. J. E.. Columbus, Neb.
Rockwell, E. Guthrie. Okla.
Rockwell. Mrs. E-. Guthrie, Okla.
Roger, Sarah A-
Khaw. Mrs. H. C, Stockton. Cal.
Smith, Fred.
Sparks, Madera, Fort Smith, Ark.
Smith, J. R.
Smith. Mrs. J. R.
Wablberg. H. C. Portland
Wahlberg, Mrs. H- C., Portland.
the City Hall was uisplayed at half
mast yesterday out of respect to the
memory of the Portland people who
perished in the Golumbia disaster. "Any
ship's officer who will do down to his
death as Captain Doran did is a hero,"
said the Mayor yesterday, "and ought
to be honored by some outward recog
nition of his bravery and loyalty."
WILSON TO .VISIT CITY
Secretary of Agriculture Now at
Wenatetiee, Wash.
James Wilson, Secretary (f the De
partment of Agriculture, is to be the
next member of the President's cabinet
to visit Portland. Mr. Wilson is now
at Wenatchee, Wash., investigating the
work of his department in that section,
and it is not definitely known when
he will arrive in this city. On that
account the programme of entertain
ment in his honor has not been decided
upon by the Commercial Club, which
is considering the matter.
Portland seems likely to become well
acquainted with most of the Presi
dent's cabinet this Summer. It is re
ported that Secretary Metcalf, of the
Navy, is on his way to Portland, and
wil' visit Seattle and Tacoma before
returning to Washington. . The Com
mercial Club will arrange for Mr. Met
calf's reception when definite advice
as to the date of his arrival is re
ceived. Much interest attaches to the forth
coming visit of Secretary of War Taft,
on account of his wide popularity and
his presidential candidacy. Secretary
and Mrs. Taft will arrive in Portland
September 5 and will remain two days.
Mr., Taft Is to make a trip to the Phil
ippines. TWENTY-FOUR ELIGIBLES
Many Would-Be Firemen Pass Civil
Service Examination.
Of the 31 applicants for positions .as
drivers, hosemen and truckmen in the
City Fire Department, 24 succeeded tn
passing the civil service examinations.
The Department is badly in need of
men and places will.be found lor an
the eltgtbles. The new men will be
sent to the new fire houses, Hose Com
pany No. 4. at Sellwood. engine No.
13, at Grand avenue and Holladay, and
engine No. 14, at Highland. Following
are the men who were successful in
the examinations:
C. V. Eyston, W. L. Robertson, Ed
win P. Slestreen, Charles Abbott, R.
G. Boos. W. A. West, Frank C. Medham,
G. W. Griffin, S. E. Moser. J. L. Dun
can. Gus V. Banks, John Frette, Joseph
O. Denzel, Walter S. Walling, William
A. -Smith, A. A. Cooper, C. P. Potter, E.
J. Charborian, John Lennox, James S.
Bann, Thomas Clark, Ernest L.
Likes, Frank J. Lust, John F. Ambrose.
Furlong Lectured In Court.
Leo Furlong, charged with contribut
ing to the delinquency of a minor,
pleaded guilty before Judge Frazer
yesterday, and was sentenced to one
year in the County Jail. He was
paroled during good behavior, after
having been severely reprimanded by
the Judge, and given to understand
that the first time he is found in a
saloon or committing - any unlawful
act he will be sent to Kelly's Butte.
Furlong wa the leader of a gang of
Alblna toughs who made an assault
on a Japanese on July 4.
RISER FOK SOUVENIR PHOTOS.
Northwest Sceaery Imperial Hotel.
The Beginning of The Achesbn
Company's Business
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We want about $50,000 to increase
our Manuf acturing of Garment De
partment and install our Grocery
Department. The company pays
10 interest semi-annually together
with a discount of 10 on goods
purchased. Think of seven years'
building up and ask yourself, is he
worthy of. additional capital under
these terms of interest and discount,
to expand his business? Go and see,
the store, find out his volume of
business, as I have, then you cer
tainly will invest in his stock. He
wants to grow, and will. His new
home is a credit to the city. Call
and see him and talk with him at
the Store of the J. M. Acheson Co.,
between Morrison and Alder on
Fifth street, or, if you choose to
have further particulars, on
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Wlhyte Evan
'7 Chamber of Commerce