; : , rT ,. in., PRICE FIVE CENTS.
' . PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1911.
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GREAT SOUTHERN
.PLANS EXTENSION
Line to Run From Dufur
to Juniper Flats.
.COST WILL BE $1,000,000
Work Announced to Begin
Within 60 Days.
OBJECTIVE TERRITORY RICK
' Railway Owned by Portland and
The, Dalles Men When length
ened to Open' Tp Timber
and Wheat Country.
Extension of the (Treat Southern Rail
read from Dufur, lt present terminus,
to the west end of Juniper Flats. 40
miles south of Dufcr. at an approximate
expense of 11000,000 will be made before
the end of the present year.
Surveys have been completed, plans
bare been made and bids for the con
struction work have ' been called for.
Actual operations will start before the
end of May.
The proposed extension Is about 40
mile long and will tap one of he heav
iest timbered belts In the state after
passing- through a territory that Is rich
in agricultural resources. The country
In some places Is very rugged, but engi
neers figure that the new piece of road
can be built at an average expenditure
of :5.000 per mile. A number of Port
land engineering and construction firms
who Intend to submit bids for the work
have had men on the ground to estimate
the cost.
Koad Is Independent.
The Great Southern Railroad Is entire
ly Independent from any 'of the big ays
terns. Local capital built the present
line from The Dalles to Dufur three
years ago and Its operation since Its
completion haa paid a good return on the
Investment. The Meier & Frank Com
pany 1 heavily interested In the enter
prise and together with John Helmrich.
of The Dalles, own virtually all of the
stock. The company recently was re
organized with John Helmrich. Sr.. pres
ident; Julius Meier, vice-president: John
Helmrich. Jr.. general manager and
treasurer, and George W. Joseph, secre
tary. Although rough estimates of t-e stand
ing timber adjacent to the new piece of
road have been made, the country never
has been fully explored and Its real
wealth win not be known nntll after
the railroad penetrates It. Mr. Helmrich.
general manager of the , road, however,
unqualifiedly makes the assertion that
there la enough timber there, to operate
a train or 100 cars every day for 50
years. While the timber resources are
the heaviest at the present time, agri
culture is expected to form an Important
Item of freight after the country de
velops. Timber Resources Undeveloped.
Even though a number of sawmills
have operated In the affected section for
several years, the timber resources) have
not swn materially developed. Eight
small logging roads have been built In
this territory as an aid In transporting
the timber to the outside world. These
will be connected with the Great South
ern. The mills themselves will be In
creased In capacit-. Others will be
erected. Most of the wooded regions are
owned by private individuals, there be
ing few If any big holdings In the dis
trict. The road !a standard gauge and well
constructed. From The Dalles to Dufur
It follows a gradually ascending graoe.
After leaving The Dalles It runs almost
due east for about 12 miles then turns
south, touching Boyd and Dufur and
paralleling the new Oregon Trunk and
the Deschutes line- of the O.-W., R. 4
jr. Co- While the Great Southern Is
about 300 feet above the Deschutes lines.
the others are down in the valley at tne
edge of the river. In conducting the
Oregon Trunk many supplies were hauled
over the Great Southern to Dufur and
then taken by wagon to destination.
Road Runs Southerly.
The newextenslon will take a souther
ly direction after leaving Dufur and will
approach . the bluff overlooking the Des
chutes River, near Shearar's Bridge.
From there It will operate west, passing
through Friend, a small logging town,
near which It enters Tygh Valley, al
ready famed as a fertile region in which
both timber and agricultural opportuni
ties are abundant. The present survey
follows the general course of Tygh
Creek and provides for a terminus at
Wamie, also a logging town, approxi
mately 40 miles by this route from Du
fur. We expect to have dirt flying on the
new road in less than 60 days," said
Julius Meier, vice-president of the com
pany, and one of the heaviest stock
holders, last night. "We have asked for
bids on tho work, and expect to let a
contract befOBe the end of the month."
The completion of this line will bring
all the Dufur Valley and most of the
Tygh Valley Into direct connection with
Portland, giving quick mail, freight and
passenger service lnt 'that region. It
will aid to a great degree in developing
the agricultural possibilities of the eeun
trv and In populating the fertile acres
that hava remained Idle la pwt years.
BONES OF GIANTS
UNCOVERED IN CAVE
,
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY FINDS
PREHISTORIC REMAINS.
Human Jawbone, and Arm Bones
Chiseled Out of Rook, Which
Holds Mastodon. Tusts.
GEORGETOWN. CaU April 10. (Spe
cial.) That human giants once Inhabited
this portion of Eldorado County Is being
proved by work that Is being prosecuted
by men in the employ of the University
of California. Just how big these giants
were will soon be known, as enough
bones will be assembled shortly to make
accurate measurements possible.
Th. i.nitromitv h&H lust resumed its
work of exploring the Hawver Cave near
Cool, this county, and bones of psehis
toric animals and human beings are be
ing brought out dally. The bones are
. , . jt i , h rhlseled out of.
peiriueu nun " ,t
the cement-like stratum In which they
are imbedded. During the last
explorers have brought, out the tusks of
a mastodon, an Immense human jawbone
and arm bones that must nave -
of a prehistoric giant.
. .h- runt nla.ce. which.
1 nis cave u - - ,
was purchased by the Mountain Quarries
Company, and the railroad to these quar
ries will touch very near me cv ' " ,
ls owned by the University jf California.
STORM MAY DELAY WAGES
lighthouse Keeper Cannot Be
Reached trf Take Official Oath.
v.. wn an assistant keeper
'assigned to duty at the Destruction
Island lighthouse who. may have a
weary term of service before he col
lects wages from Uncle Sam. as , It in
provided in the regulation, that before
an employe of the Bureau of Light
houses can be paid he must take the
oath of allegiance and in advance of
T-etr.rii he must be
on duty. The assistant was conveyed
to his post last week, dui
. -i ...Vn - blow came up
renoer uum -
and It was Impossible to reach the sta-
" An Incident Is talked of In the local
...i i vi..h turn men were sent. to
it..u. and It was planned
to take thetn to Unalaska after they
had seen a few days" service.
hefore a notary ana
take the oath. One succeeded In mak
ing the Journey, but tne otner w in
vented by reason of storms. The ten
der stood by until her coa! supply ran
v. . .. ,k- headed for Portland.
Another attempt the following season
resulted as berore -a?
....it. in the man belntr given
an opportunity to take the oath, he was
not paid until tnere wore
wages due. "
DUST 'FLIES AT 'PRISON
Governor Finds Guards' Rooms Un
tidy and Cleanup Begins.
o.TTvr nr Anrtl 10. (Special.)
Small " dust . clouds at the penitentiary
today are coupled witn a visii.
that Institution by Governor West yes
terday, when he called the attention of
the officials to the fact that some of the
,.nivri hv the auards were of
very untidy appearance and dutrt seemed
to be lingering strongly auuuv
n-v.- mnr went to the Institution
ostensibly to Investigate the question of
improvements sancuonea oy mo
lature. but during his visit took occasion
carefully to inspect the rooms occupied
by the guards.
It is declared by some that carpets. on
a few of the rooms have not been re
moved and cleaned since Superintendent
James took charge eight years ago. This
doea not remain as a fact today, however,
as a general cleaning Is reported since
the visit of the Governor Sunday.
30,000 VOLTS END LIFE
Wet Mortar Carries Current to
Workmen, on X arrow Ledge.
SEATTLE. Wash., April 10. (Special.)
One man was Instantly killed and 10
narrowly escaped death at 4 o'clock this
afternoon when Harry Glllis, a metal
worker, 21 years old, leaned against an
iron cornice on the top of the Goon
Dip building In new Chinatown, which
had come into contact with a SO.OOO-volt
wire of the municipal lighting plant.
Ten masons were standing along the
top of the wall laying brick about ES
feet away from GiUis. The current
passed through GiUis' body to the cor
nice and the men's wet mortar completed
a circuit. They were all thrown from
their feet by the shock, but none fell
from the narrow ledge on, which they
stood. .
Dazed and only partly conscious, they
were rescued from their perilous posi
tions by fellow-employes.
MRS..W. L ELKINS TO WED
Widow of Millionaire Will Marry
Philadelphia Lawyer.
PHILADELPHIA. Psl, April 10. An
nouncement of the engagement of Mrs.
Kate Felton Elklns, widow of the late
William. I Elklns, Jr.. of Philadelphia,
to William Delaware Nellson, a.proml-.
nent attorney, club and society man,of
this city, was made today. No date
has been set for .the m-edding.-
Mrs. Elklna, whose husband was a
son of William I Elklns, the Phila
delphia traction magnate, and who be
came a widow nine years ago. Is 'a
daughter of ex-United States Senator
Charles N. Felton. of California. Since
her widowhood, Mrs. Elklns has been
spending much of her time asad and
with her father in California. xAt pres
ent she la visiting friends In this cltr.
BULLETS WHIZ
v CHICAGO STREETS
Labor Union Factions
'Have Gun-Fights.
STREETCARS IN BATTLE ZONE
No Casualties' Result From
Teamsters' War, However.
POLICE .SEEK SLUGGLIS
While No Guns Are Fired in Plumb
ers - Steamfltters' Controversy, j
Man Is Pounded - Fitter
Offer Reward for Bad Men.
CHICAGO, April 10. (Special.) Chi
cago's streets were converted into ver
Uable battlegrounds today while rival
factions of labor unions emptied re
volvers at each other from behind bar
ricades, telegraph poles and letter
boxes. Streetcars filled with men and
women and children passed through
the fire sone as bullets. whistled across
the street. One man took refuge by
the end of a car while he emptied a
revolver at the "enemy."
The worst battle occurred at West
Eighteenth and South Clark streets, be
tween rival factions of teamsters near
the barns of the H. J. Heinz Company.
Five men. representing the Chicago
Teamsters' Union, and an equal number
representing the International Brother
hood of Teamsters, met near the barns
as the men employed by the company
were taking out their teams. One fac
tion hid behind the steel girders of the
viaduct across- the tracks of the Rock
Island Railroad, only showing their
heads above the "breastworks," while
they shot at their rivals, who were not
so well protected, on the other side of
the street.
Streetcars Are Halted.
' V
Motormen and conductors on Went
worth avenue and HalBtead-street cars,
fearing for their lives and those of
their passengers, halted after the first
fusillade' of shots, and for several min
utes traffic was Interrupted.
When the police arrived, eye wit
nesses skid that one man actively en
gaged In the , shooting stepped on a
streetcar, while another hung his re
volver ln a belt Inside his coat (in
front) and waited until the police
"searched" him. The policemen felt his
hip pockets and not finding a revolver,
he was allowed to go.
In the plumbers'-steamfltters' war no
shooting was reported during the day.
the only attack recorded being made on
Eugene Kelley, a union steamfitter, who
was hit over the head with a revolver
In the hands of a member of the
plumber faction. ' ,
$1500 Rewards Out.
Rewards approximating $1500 were
offered by the Steamfltters' Union at its
meeting- tonight Tor the arrest and con-
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INDEX TO TODAFS NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 48
degrees; minimum. 33 degrees.
TODAY'S Showers and warmer; south to
wtst winds.
Foreign.
Irene Osgood, novellt. who Is American
wife of Englishman, wants divorce, de
crying International marriages. Page S.
Republican outbreak occurs In Spain and oc
cupation of Portugal Is threatened.
Pajfi 8.
Mexican rebela try to take Zacatecaa, tm.
f are repulsed In street f lghu Page - .
Politics.
Mayor McCarthy, of San Francisco, organises
clubs to securo re-election. Page 3.
Domestic
Remains of giants found In cave in Cali
fornia. Page 1.
Labor union factions battle and bullets
whfx on Chicago street. Page 1.
Tom L. Johnson, slngle-taxer and 3-cent
fare advocate, dies at Cleveland. Pago I.
Mrs. Blanche Powell tells remarkable story
of relations with Powell and Chtsnoim.
P"" 3- . ....
Man and girl In Los Angeles death pact still
alive despite serious wounds. Page 8.
Lumbermen granted rehearing by Governor
Hay. . Page 6.
Frank W. Kettenbach. Lewlston banker,
must stand trial. Page 7.
Bend shares In rush of colonists: now seeks
to increase trade facilities. Page 18
Oovernor West's demand causes tilt with
J. E. Morrison, of Deschutes irrigation
.scheme. . Page 1.
Sport.
Williams sure Roadsters will finish season
belter than Beavers. Page 8.
Portland fans eagerly await result of series
between Beavers and Oakland. Page s.
All-Alaska sweepstake dog race nearlng end.
Page .
Pacific Northwest.
Twenty persons perish when little Vancouver
Island steamer founders. Pago 1.
AliWka land fraud case now uj to United
States Supreme Court. Page 8.
Roosevelt. visiting Sand Point, Idaho, for
first time in 25 years, finds thriving town
has grown on his old trail. Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Hill stocks and St. Paul-advance because of
Minnesota rate case decision. Page 21.
S. M. Meara refuses to serve on Port of
Portland commission. Page 20.
New clip Yakima wool selling at low prices.
Page 21.
Wheat higher at Chicago on crop report.
Page lit.
rnrtland and Vicinity.
Oregon United Evangelical Church confer
ence makes appointments. Page 20.
Bnrglars blow open safe in Mace's market
and steal S14U0. Page 14.
Chamber of Commerce urges all Oregon
commercial bodies to aid movement to
open Warm Springs Indian Reservation
to settlement. Page 14.
Ciurt denies right of Inman-Poulsen Lumber
Company to private ownership of streets
near plant. Page 14. -
Great Southern Railroad to extend line 40
miles beyond Dufur, tapping rich sec
tion. Page 1.
Former owners of Vanderbllt orchard at
Hood River sue purchasers for $33,000
said to be due. Page 12.
Ge'o?ge B. Cellars. "!ouncilman-at-Large. an
nounces himself as candidate to succeed,
himself. Page 14.
Colonist rush enormous in closing days of
low rate period. Page 12.
Lombard and Werlein arrange to debate
tissue of campaign. Page 12.
Four councilmen candidates In tilt over vote
to Increase pay of 33 city employes.
Page 15.
Representative of Chicago bond buyers ap
peals to Council Committee for return of
check held by the city. Page 10.
Mary carpenters go en strike for closed
shop and S4 for eight-hour day. Page 4.
Ex-Gdernor Folk, of Missouri, says Demo
crats will elect next President. Page 6.
Vnusual weather for April is reported from
all sections of state. Page IS.
LOCKELf. CARS ARE TABOO
Salem Council Scores Street Kail
way Company for Action.
SALEM. Or.. April 10. (Special.)
Following an article In The Oregonlan
today that a woman, who had been
locked In a New Park-street car of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany with a "colored man, had demanded
that she be released, an ordinance was
Introduced In the City Council tonight
and Immediately passed, prohibiting
streetcar companies from locking the
doors of their cars. 9
Manager Rollin K. Page, who has
charge of the local affairs of the com
pany, attempted to address the Council,
but he was refused the floor.
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LAST FIGHT LOST
Stormy Petrel of Cleve
land Is Dead.
YEAR'S ILLNESS GOMES TO END
He Fought for-Single Tax and
Three-Cent Car Fare.
POLITICAL FIGHT HIS JOY
Beginning as Boy In Traction Of
fice, Johnson Became Owner of
Street Railways, Member of
Congress and Mayor.
r-TvvpT.ivn. Anrll 10. Tom Lv John-
Mn Representative from the 21st
Ohio district, four times Mayor of Cleve
land, champion of 3-cent street rau
ram and Ieadlnsr idvocate of the
single tax theory of the late Henry
George, died hero at 8:4o o ciock to
night, after a long Illness. He was 57
years old.
Mr. Johnson had been Ul ior mor
than, a year, but his condition was not
thought serious until he suffered a re
lonca nn urodneHdav. March 15. He had
been gaining strength ever since he
came home after spending tne aummer
on Nantucket Island.
On Saturday night, March 11, he left
his apartments and attended a ban
quet of the Xisl Prius Club, an organ
isation nf Cleveland lawyers. He re
mained there Until 2 A. M. Sunday,
and when he returned to his home he
complained of not feeling well.
lie Was Stormy Petrel. " .
The following Wednesday his condi
tion was such that he was obliged to
go to bed. From that day to the time
. hi. ri.,ih TiIm onnditlon was srrave.
though several times he rallied. Despite
the fact that he realized mat ne nan
not inner to live, he was cheerful and
optimistic- almost to the last.
Tom L. Johnson once reierrea iu iinu
in a mihiir address as "a stormy
petrel," and this metaphor aptly de
scribed him and Indicated tne course oi
his careet. From the time he entered
the offices of a Louisville street railway
company as a boy of 15 until nis ae
ur mr a. fifth term as Mayor of Cleve
land on November 2, 1909. he was ever
in the center of some storm, political
or financial. He often said It was thus
that he enjoyed himself best.
Johnson was born in Georgetown,
Ky..-July 18, 1S54. He was christened
Thomas Loftln, but he always preferred
to call himself Tom L., and so he was
i hnvhnnil Y?a started work
AilUWll . . v. . . j " j . - -
In a Louisville traction office, and, when
still a youth, secured, surncient nacn
Ing and bought a controlling Interest
In the Indianapolis Street Railway.
Ho Boosts Single Tax.
In the '80s, with his brother,' Albert,
he came .to Cleveland and became in
terested in the streetcar systems here
(Concluded on Page 2.)
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WEST HAS CLASH
WITH MORRISON
GOVERNOR DEMANDS GUARAN
TY FOR IRRIGATION OF LAND.
Morrison Calls Demand Reflection
on Integrity and Leaves Board
Meetins In Huff.
SALiair. Or.,-April 10. (Special.) A
split between Governor West and J. B.
Morrison, manager of the Deschutes
Valley Land Company, occurred at a
meeting of the Desert Land Board to
day, when the Governor insisted that
the company should establish a guar
antee trust fund of approximately
J100.000 to insure the completion of
the project for the protection of the
settlers. The project includes 31,000
acres and Is located near La Pine.
The tilt became so animated that
Morrison left the room. Morrison ob
jected to tne suggestion of the Gov
ernor, saying that it was a reflection
on his Integrity. The Governor denied
this, stating that hie pnly object In
demanding such a guarantee fund was
as a cold-blooded proposition to pro
tect the people who have been invest
ing their money In the project.
'X'nder the law," stated the Governor
after the meeting, "the land is not
supposed to be sold until water is on It.
This has been avoided by selling op
tions. To live up to the Bpirit as well
as to the letter of the law, I am anxious
to see a guarantee fund established to
insure the completion of the project.".
Members of the Board state that the
difficulty will undoubtedly be settled
when the Board visits the project on
its tour of the Irrigation works In the
state. "
TRAIN HITSIUGE BOULDER
Southern Pacific Overland Barely
Escapes Tumble, Into Lake.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., April 10. (Spe
cial.) Word was received here from
Truckee today that the eastbound
overland passenger train. No. 4. of the
Southern Pacific, while going at a
speed of 25 miles an hour Saturday
night, struck a three-ton boulder In
rounding a curve In a snowshed at
Lakeview, where the track winds
around the precipitous side of a moun
tain at the foot of which Is Donner
Lake.
No one was injured and the track
was not damaged, but both locomotives
pulling the train were badly damaged
and rendered useless, being sent back to
Sacramento shops today. All the steps
on one side of the coaches were torn
off. Other engines were sent out from
Truckee and took the train on to
Sparks after a dejay of four hours. '
Th. hnniHiiF which caused the trou
ble had tumbled from the mountain side
after a trackwalker had passea ana
h.fnr. No. 4 arrived. It took out
several posts supporting the snowsheds.
The locomotives crashed into it anu
shoved It to one side, but not far
enough to miss the coaches. Had the
track been damaged the train might
have been thrown into the lake.
CO-EDS BEST STUDENTS
At Washington University Majority
of Failures Are 31en.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Se
attle, April 10. (Special.) It has been
repeatedly said that the co-ed is a rank
failure as a student. This can be re
futed at the university, for, according
to Registrar Stone, the women are far
superior in scholastic standing. To sub
stantiate this fact Mr. Stone has com
piled the necessary statistics to show
that the women are better students than
their colleagues.
Of the total enrollment at the uni
versity, 42.61 per cent are women 'tu
dents. Of the 55 students that were
dropped from colleges last semester, ow
ing to deficiency In college work, only
nine were women, giving them a large
margin for better scholarship. After the
examination period had passed and the
standings were computed It was found
that 111 were placed on probation. As
In the former case a smai. proportion
of these were women, 27. Mr. Stone has
also found that women receive a smaller
number of the monthly conditions by a
large majority.
After the classes have been thinned
out the last two years of the college
course show the men and worn are
more equal as to college standing.
IOWA IS BOUND TO ELECT
Joint Session All Night May Break
, Senatorial Deadlock.
PES MOINES, la., April 10. That
there will be a joint session of the Leg
islature Tuesday night to ballot the
entire night In an effort to elect a
United States Senator, provided there
Is no election on the 63d joint ballot at
noon tomorrow, practlcaly was decided
tonight.
The decision to hold a night session
was reached tonight after a caucus of
the supporters of Judge Deemer, who,
with the Democrats, hitherto have pre
vented any but the compulsory ballot
at noon each day. Deemer's support
ers declared tonight that It was proba
ble they would agree to a Joint session
tomorrow night if an election were
not obtained at noon.
MONEY BACKS UP PROMISE
Mayoralty Candidate Pnts Up $2400
.' Forfeit for Dry Sunday.
ALTON,-nU AprTTTo. Stephen Craw
ford, candidate for Mayor of Alton, to-dai-
deposited $2400 In an Alton bank
as a pledge of good faith In case of
election to-the office if he fails t.i close
uinniu on Sunday, as he declares in his
' platform he will dx, ... .
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SCORE PERISH AS
. SHIP GOES DOWfl
Squall Founders Tiny
Canadian Steamer.
PORTLAND GIRL AMONG DEAD
2 Sisters, Victims of Wreck-,
Had Brothers in Portland.
MOTHER AND BABE DROWN
Many on Shore, Powerless to Aid,
See Ship's Company Clinging to
Decks as Wooden. Vessel Sinks
Off Vancouver Island,
VICTIM'S BROTHER HERE.
Dispatches from Victoria. B. Cl
early this morning stats that the
Misses Fenwlck, lost in the wreck
o the Iroquois, were sisters of Ed
win T. Fenwlck, 898 East Everett
street, and Frank Fenwlck, 11 East
Fifty-second street, Portland.-.. The
second Fenwlck girl drowned, whose
Christian name was not given In the
earlier dispatches, la said to be Mary
Fenwlck, who has been making her
home with her brother Frank In
Portland.
Neither of the Fenwlcks could be
reached this morning. Frank Fen
wlck Is a fruitgrower and spends
much of his time out of town, at his
ranch. Edwin T. Fenwlck Is em
ployed as statistician by the Port
land Railway, Light 4 Power Com-
'pany, and is prominent In the local
cricket club.
VICTORIA. B. C, April 10. When the
little wooden steamer Iroquois, plying
between Sidney, Vancouver Island, and
the islands of the Crulf of Georgia, waa
capsized soon after leaving Sidney thla
morning, probably 20 lives were lost.
It Is not likely that the exact number
who perished will ever be known. Four
passengers and seven members of the
crew were saved and six members of
the crew and probably It passenger
were drowned.
Following Is a partial list of the
dead:
' Passengers:
Mrs. Houston and child.
John Bryden.
Miss Isabel Fenwlck and her sister, of
Victoria.
Profhet.
Jan Bactaren, an Austrian.
P. McPhillips, of Ross Ruabon, "Wales.
Crew:
A. Olsen, fireman.
Herbert Hart nail, steward.
D. N. Davidson, deckhand.
A. O. Munro, purser. 11
Two Chinese cooks. ' '
Four Passengers Saved.
Following Is a list of the savedr
Passengers:
H. S. Moss, Victoria.
John Bennett, laborer bound for Heni
der Island.
Miss Marguerite Barton, schoolteacher,
Victoria.
H. J. Hartnail. the steward's brother.
Crew:
Captain A. A. Sears, master.
J. Ibister, mate. V
Thompson, engineer. '
, M. Phillips, deckhand.
Two Indians and one half-breed.
The bodies of aJl the known dead have
been recovered except those of Mrs.
Houston and her son, the sister of Miss
Isabel Fenwlck, and D. N. Davidson, a
deckhand. The Misses Fenwlck had
brothers in Portland, Or. s
Today's disaster was in some respecta
a duplicate of the loss of the steamer
Sechelt off Beechey head, Vancouver
Island. March 24. 1911. with 26 Uvea.
The Iroquois was struck by a squall
when- a mile from shore between Coal
Island and Roberts' Point.
Mother and Babe Drown.
Four persons with life buoys drifted
ashore almost In the last stage of ex
haustion, but all were resuscitated.
They were Miss- Barton, Moss, II. J.
Hartnell and Bennett. Purser Munroa
was among the drowned, being found
floating on a bale of hay encircled with
a life belt. Mrs. Houston and child
were also drowned.
When the Iroquois foundered, part of
the upper works were left above water
and people ashore could see the survi
vors clinging to that portion of the
wreck. The swirl of the waters soon
tore off the house and the water soon
covered the wreckage and people strug
gling for their lives. Of the bodies
which drifted ashore, many were
equipped with life belts. A number of
launches put off for the scene, but were
unable to get near the wreck.
The first of the survivors to be landed
was Captain Sears, of the wrecked
boat, who, with the chief engineer and
an Indian belonging to the crew, land
ed on Armstrong Point.
Penned in the deckhouse of the boat,
five or six women screamed In their
terror while the sea broke In. Most of
the women went down" in the wreck.
One elderly woman was seen helplessly
lying on the cushions of the saloon
seat. Two others were beating against
the glass of the saloon windows when
the survivors clambored out to struggle
up the side to the deck. . ,
Harry Hartnail. brother of the ,
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