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TTTE STTXDAY OHEGOXTAX, rOTlTLAXD. JULY 9, 1911. " : : : . 1 , , . PASSENGERS OLD CAPTAIN TO BLAME ; Chance to Save All on Board Santa Rosa Refused, When Sea Was Yet Calm. SUPERIORS GIVE ORDERS Unman Says She Hoard Karia Snj He Wa Sorry He Pld Not Use Own Judgment Help From Shore Once Terllned. rANTA BARBARA. Cal.. July TVIth inirr waxlnsr rather than dimin ishing, the rescued rasseners of the tenner Santa Rosa who were brought here early today, after the vessel went to piece, on the rocks at Point Arsru ello. declared before leaving for the north and south this afternoon that a rlftld Investigation of the disaster would be demanded. They held the H.-inta Rosas officers responsible for the Rroundlnsr of the steamer and many declared they would testify before the Vnlt.vl States marine authorities in San Francisco that it was negligence that forced them Into a life and death battle with the breakers last night. Superior Are Accused. Captain Farla's statement In Surf to day that Third Officer Thomas was primarily responsible for the strand ing of the ship, resulted In no abate ment In the criticism of him. but in answer to contrary declarations from General Agent Dunnan. of the Pa- i ciflc Coast Steamship Company In San Francisco, many of the passengers de clared that the captain of the wrecked vessel appeared to be hampered by di rections from superior authority. "I am sorry I did not use my Judg ment Instead of taking orders from San Francisco." he is quoted as saying. Mrs. G. W. Campbell, of San Fran cisco, said today she heard Captain Faria make this remark when the Santa Rosa began breaking up and everybody aboard was In Imminent danger of death In the wind-whipped ea. Mrs. Campbell, whose husband was one of the committee that demand. ed of Captain Farla that lie put every one ashore Immediately, declared she waa standing beside the commander when he expressed the wish that he had followed his own Judgment In meeting the emergency. Breeches Buoy I I'sed. The relief train bearing the rescued 'passengers of the wrecked steamship Santa Rjpsa arrived in Santa Barbara ahortly after J:JO o'clock this morning and discharged a pitiful freight of hys terical women and balf clad, shiver ing men. Suffering and privation were written plainly on the faces of all and It will be weeks and In some cukes months before some of the victims re cover. All had been drenched to the kla In coming ashore In the breeches buoy through the high surf, and none had had anything to eat since the noon meal yesterday on board the ship except a hasty lunch and a cup of cof fee provided by the sympathetic farm ers who thronaed to the beach from their nearby homes when the vessel began to break up. , Many were too weak to leave the cars unassisted and balf a dozen had to be carried from the train on stretcn ers. Hardly one of the passengers was fully clothed. The greater part of them were wrapped In blankets. That no one will be able to tell ac curately for some time how many lives were lost was the opinion voiced this morning by three survivors, who Insist that they saw one woman swept from a life raft and drowned. These men say that many more mu-t vire lr Ished In the numeroua ups.-ts that marked the Journeys of the Lfrboa'.s to the shore. Woman Reported Drowned. So far aa has yet been ascertained, only four members of the crew the second officer, lleuson. and three sail ors were lost. Kllerjr D. Montrose, of Santa Barbara, one of the last to leave the ship, said he saw only four drowned. But on the other hand Mrs. Cora Varley. of Oakland, declared she aw one woman drown. Mrs. Varley was on a life raft and waa knocked oft by a breaker. J. Pinto, a young Italian from San Francisco, grasped her by the hair of her head and drew s her bark an the raft. Mrs. Frank Watson, also of San Francisco, lost all of her baggage. In cluding her entire wardrobe, excepting the garments which she wore, but was happy today because she had saved her canary bird. She brought the song ster safely through the surf In the hollow of her hand. Rescuer Xante Vnkuown. H K. Rosa, hla wife and son. of San Francisco, were among the rescued who reached here today. That Mrs. Ross reached shore alive Is due to the heroism of some unknown passenger who grasped her as she was sinking for the third time after she had been swept from an overturned life raft and swam with her through the breakers to safety. "I sank three times." said Mrs. Ross. It waa the life preserver which brought me to the surface each time but I was unable to battle with the Immense breakers that swept over my head. Os-r as I came to the top I saw my little bov Just aa he waa going down. I grabbed him by the hair and Just then a big. strong man raught me and helped me get ashore." Mr. Ross, although guarded In ills criticisms of the officers, said that the passengers from the first asked to be put ashore. Thev even called to a passenger train paaalng on the cliff. The train stopped, he said, but the cap tain would not allow the passengers to go ashore. "It waa quiet as a mlllpond then." Mr. Rosa went on. "and It would have beea an easy task for the crew to put us ashore. But Captain Farla said he had orders by wlrelesa from his com pany to keep the people aboard. Aid Once Declined. "The life-saving crew from a station near the point appeared on the scene rly In the day and offered assist ance, but after keeping them standing by for two hours, the captain told them they would not be needed. When actual debarkation from the ship did com mence, however, they returned and did heroic work." Among those too seriously hurt to tasva the train was Miss Jennie Wea- vej. of San Francisco. With another woman and lour tm.ar.n .hore In a net attached 10 tne snri line. Waves washed over them contin ually on their passage ti ine orwn. and all were completely exhausted when they- reached the shore and had to be cat from the net. Mrs. John Barclay, of J National MARINE CASUALTIES REPORTED OFF PACIFIC COAST SINCE BEGINNING OF 1910. . Following Is a list of marine caiualltles off the Pacific Coast since th. be ginning of IBIS: ' , -T.onn. eieamer Casarlna. wrecked on Coos Bay bar. January 12; value T..OO0. 24 lives lost. , British bark Alexander Blsck stranded neas Kahulul, January 4; cargo in sured for liso.noo: hull valued at IJO.OOO. ' Schooner Buenavsntura sbsndoned off Bogus River with lumber cvarso ai uod. at JiO.ooo. , sieam.r J. Marhoff.r burned off Taqulna B.r. M.y 18; total loss; one drowened. Steamer Arthur B foundered off Frairfr River. March vessel Mrth 110.000. nchooner Era total wreck at Altata. Mexico. April 3; loss '-,0 0 Fishing schooner Edith lost on WaaJaJt Island. May 8; valu. 'I0-000-Schooned tan:.y ashore on Bn.k Island, Alaska. March 29; four live, lo.il vslue ;i).O00i . Whaler IJssle 8renson sank May 12. off Cape Ommaney; value g-S.ooo. Schooner IX, rm Bluhm wrecked with lumber cargo off Santa Rosa Island. Cal.. May 25;" loss 121.000. ., nnn Schoonu Annie E. Bmsle stranded at Point Reyes. July 8; loss Steamer Dode stranded st Msrrow.tone Point. Puget Sound. July so; in sured for $13,000. Schooner Jsme. Rolah wrecked st Point Fan Pedro. August loss -""- Power schooner Joe Mathews lost at Golovtn. In June, and schooner Helen Johnson lost st Point Hope In July. .,., British barksntlne Helga strsnded near WalklkU Hawaiian Islands. August 11; loss 130.000. . . ... British steamer Beloarra foundered In Jervie Inlet. B. C. September 17, value 1 20.0OO. Tug Albion lost In Scow Bay. B. C. September SO; value IlT.ooo. Steamer Portland wrecked near Kstslla. Alaska. November 12: valu. fSS.Oon. British steamer Sechelt ashore at Bom-en Island. B. C: loss I20.non. Tug Sea Prince sunk In San Francisco Bay by British stesmer Grcystoke Csstle. November 18; four lives lost; loss SM.iion. Norweglsn stssmer S.Ija sunk by steamer Beaver near Point Reyes. No vember 22; vslued st 12T.1.000 and cargo at 400.000. Steamer Olympla "stranded on Hlth Island. Alaska. December 11: loss Steamer Kltssp sunk by stesmer Indianapolis at Seattle. December 14. raised. T , United Slates reveue cutter Perry totsl loss on St. Psul Island, Alaska. July 30; probable value $100,000. VKSSEIJ I.OST. BIT RECOVERED. - Another large fleet met dlstsster. but were salved, smong the most Import ant being the following: Stesmer ssnta Clara, waterlogged and nearly lost off Table Bluff, sifter strik ing Humboldt Bay bar. April 10; damage, 1.-.H.0O0. British steamer Tsrtar. turned turtle at Lund. B. C. In May; damage $2,000. Steamer Spoksne. ashore In Peril Straits. Alssks. In Juns: damage $20,000. British stesmer Princess Msy sshors on Sentinel Inland. August 2; damage. $113,000. Stesmer Thoenlx. explosion of bolilcr. off Point Arenas. August 13; three killed: damaae $40,000. Steamer Watson ashore on Waadah Island. September 1: cargo loss $30,000; repairs. $22.81. Steamer City of Fuebla strsnded near Belllngham. September 10; repairs. $S.ooo. British steamer Damara ashore at Port Point, San Francisco. October 8: damage $20.000. Steamer Shoshone struck Grsjs Harbor bar. November 12; repairs $..0Oi. Steamer Northwestern stranded on San Juan Island. December 2: repairs $3.ooo and salvage $18,000. Steamer Shna Tak struck leaving Columbia. December 31: repairs $4300. DISASTERS REPORTED IN 1911. In the dlst of disasters tor 1011 1st Steamer Lakroe abandoned at sea, January 19. when disabled and towed to Ssa FTanclsco by steamer Nann Smith. Steamer Queen afire In carso after leaving 6an Francisco, January 28; re turned to port and Ore extinguished with heavy loss. Steamer Cottage City ashore on Cape Mudge. B. C. Jsnusry 28; total loss; value $108,000. Steamer Coos Bay went ashore' at Ventura. January 28. and was towed to San Francisco for extensive repairs. . ' - . Norweglsn s'eamer Tltanla ashore on Stewart Island, Feburary $; extensive damage. British stesmer Queen Alexsndra struck leaving Columbia River. February 23. and put Into San Francisco; damage gTO.OOO. Steamer Rose City struck seawall at San Francisco. March 28; minor damage. American ship Jsbes Howes total loss In Chlgnlk Bay. Alssks, April 6: csrgo Insured for $(O.O0O: vessel not covered. Steamer Haael Dollar went ashore on Whitby Island. May 4; seriously damaged. Steamer Spokane struck In Seymour Narrows. June 29; two lost; damage and disposition not decided. avenue. San Diego, also had to be car ried from the train on arrival here, and was overcome by hysteria after ward. She had a thrilling escape on a life raft, being washed overboard sev eral times. Death LUt May Crow. . Captain Walters, of the tug Redondo. which left the Santa Rosa at & P. M.. ays It may bo possible to save some of the passengers" baggage, as he ex pected the sea to calm tonisrht- He says when be left, the Santa Rosa was twisted badly In the center portion and waves were washing over the after deck. The fore deck, however, was dry. The deckhouse was gone. Purser Carlton said tonight there were 14 still unaccounted for In the passenger lists, among them Miss H. BluetU a passenger from San FTanclsco so. Hants Rsrbara. He said, however. that many might . have landed and slipped awsy before they could be checked. He declares he Is sure the list of drowned will be lengthened. Mrs. John Barclay, a passenger. Is In the hospital, suffering from her in juries, and she may die. She. with her husband, was bound for San Diego, where they Intended to reside. All of her household effects were lost. WORK Or' SALVAGK IS BEGUN Captain Aid In Rigging Cable, but Wall for More Men. SURF. Cal.. July 8. Captain Farla. of the wrecked steamer Santa Rosa, and the survivors of his crew are still here. They rigged a cable today In preparation for the task of saving some of the cargo and baggage of the pas sengers, but efforts at salvage are de layed until the arrival of a gang of laborers tomorrow. None of the bodies of the drowned seamen haa been recovered. The sur viving seamen still assert that only tour persons were drowned. The hulk of the Santa Rosa, broken amidships, lies In the form of a broken bow. Wreckers were busy all day claiming salvage from the aea. Debris trews the shore for more than a mile. Seven women fought the breakers to day In a vain effort to drag the ship's piano from the water. . NIGHT ANGLING IS COSTLY fcl Klgln Men ray J! Each for Fishing- After Sundown. ELGIN'. Or, July Special.) Caught fishing In the Wallowa River after sundown, six Englishmen arrested by a special game warden were fined $:S each suid costs by Judge Rarnea yesterday. Those fined were Caddie Crawford, Charles Oray. Jesse Breshears. Herman Breshears. Hubs Breshears and Charles Breshears. J. Bean escaped but was raught later at La Grande and also Oned $1$. The fishermen all had licenses and did not know that fishing after aun down was contrary to law. CHILD FALLS IN WASH TUB Door, Slamming; In Babe's Knee, Knock It In Scalding Water. GRANTS PASS. Or.. July S. (Spe cial. I A screen door, slammed in Its face by a gust of wind, threw the -year-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. 8. Potts Into a tub of hot water In which Its mother was washing clothes, yesterday morning. Before the mother could res cue her child It wsa scalded from Itg heels to the back of its neck. Physicians fear that the llttla on cannot recover i 2; five lives loti EPHRATA VOTES "DRY" VICTORS CLAIM 49 WOMEN CAST BALLOTS WITH THEM. Fair Sex Was Most Active During Day and Worked With Precision of Experienced Politicians. SPOKANE. Wash.. July 8. (Special.) Ephrata. county seat of Grant, voted dry today, the drya winning the elec tion by the decisive majority of 48, the vote standing 105 to ST. Total regis tration was 195. 129 men and 68 women. Fifty-eight women voted, of whom the drys claim 49. Promptly at 9 o'clock this morning the battle of ballots began to decide whether Ephrata should return to the saloon policy. Both wets and drys were active and scoured the town and coun try for their votes. The perfect or ganization of the drya won the day. The women were active and had head quarters where halt-hourly reports were made and lists checked. They worked 1 1 h the precision of experi enced politicians. Though both sides worked hard everything waa quiet and orderly and good feeling prevailed. A few votes were challenged and the wets accept their defeat philosophically. The slxe of the majority precludes any prob ability of a contest. IMPROVEMENTS NOW PLAN State Fair Grounds to Be Paved ' From Depot to Main. Entrance. SALEM. Or.. July . (Special.) De rision has been reached by the State Board of Agriculture to place hard surface pavement at the State Fair Grounds from the depot to the main entrance. The Board will also tear down one of the old race barns and construct a new one, as well aa to repair the ad ministration building. The Board will also proceed soon to dig new wells and relay and enlarge the present pipe system. Apply Bluo-5 plaster on Monday, and the pain stops instantly. By Wednesday the whole corn loosens and cornea out. Ko pain, no goreness, no inconvenience. All because of a oft wax which separates the callous from the toe. Why do you temporize with corns i Why merely pare them or protect them? Here is a way to remove the corn, i.. J A Q v...- Ui1liAn, n nAnU Harmlessly, pamicssiy, use it. It has fifty times . nLil. 1 . lOr COnJB. lUlUK V HA., luujr . . ......... Uw simple Blue-jay plaster ends the whole trouble. Go get It now. A In the picture Is the soft BAB wax. It loosens the corn. B protects the core, stopping the pain at once. C wraps around the toe. It la narrowed to be comfortable. P Is rubber adhesive to fasten the plaster on. "D Blue-jay Corn (1) Also B!aisr learn Piasters. ifnni convinced, Bane & Black, Chicago and New York, Makers of Surgical Dressings etc MARINERS ERE WOULD CRITICISE Officers of Ul-Fated Santa Rosa Taken to Task for Wreck In South. REGULATIONS NOT HEEDED Generally Admitted That "Hugging. the-Shore" Theory Is Wrong. Explanation Given That Loco motive Light Caused Trouble. HOW PORTLAND ' MARINERS 8IZE TP SANTA ROSA WRECK. If masters of vessels p'.ylng on the paclflo Coast will lay a course ten miles off shore, there will ba no danger of going on the beach. Government statistics Indicate that there are double the number of wrecks on the Atlantic Coast that there are on the Pacific No record of an official Inquiry at the office of the local Inspectors of Hulls and Boilers shows that an accident In this district has been due to drunkenness on the part of the master of a vessel, either at sea or Inland waters. If navigators will follow regulations of the United States steamboat In spection Service, there would be no serious accident, even if they collide in a fog. , Portland mariners display a strong disinclination to criticise officers of the steamer Santa Rosa'openly for the loss of that vessel and her cargo Friday morning on the California coast, near Surf, but those familiar with Govern ment regulations unhesitatingly de clare that there is no excuse for the steamer having been four miles off her course and striking within 200 feet of shore. It is pointed out that In the first place the least excuse Is the fact that it was a clear night. The officer on watch or the quartermaster at the wheel should have discerned that the steamer was heading shoreward and was too close, even though another il lumination had been taken for the Point Arguella light. When that was discovered It is held that the master should have been awakened, but first the proximity of the vessel with the shore should have resulted in an order for her headway to be stopped. It Is generally admitted that the practice on the Coast of "hugging the shore" is wrong. Some vessels are op erated res-ularly within from ' six to eight miles from land, regardless of foggy conditions or other weather, tne aim sought being to save time between ports. Previous Accident Cited. In the case of the loss of the steam er Columbia, of the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company, lour years ago this month, when she was struck by the steam schooner San Pedro and sunk, above Eureka, the of ficial Investigation held at San Fran cisco found that the Columbia was proceeding at a high rate of speed In a fog. The regulations provide that during fogs steamers must oe unaer control at all times, traveling at a slow rate of speed and sounding fog signals at regular Intervals, so that vessels in the same vicinity Know tne wnere abouts of eaoh other and should they come together, when under slow bell It Is Insisted that the danger of serious loss would be light. As a result of the wreck of the steamer Spokane last week, marine men sav that her master disregarded traai tional precautions by attempting to pasa through the narrows against a strong ebb tide, while It has been the rule to negotiate that passage at high water slack, low water slack or riooa tide, so today she lies at Plumper Bay on the beach, completely submerged at high t'de and a hole four feet 'long In No. 1 hold, being listed about JO de grees to starboard. In many cases of wrecks passenger charge that some or all of the officers were Intoxicated, but Government re ports show that It Is seldom such a state of affairs Is proved when wit nesses are summoned before the Inves tigators. In the local district there is no record of such findings. No licenses have been revoked or temporarily sus pended for intoxication on the part of masters and it Is told that while sea faring men are credited with drinking. It is an unwritten rule that they re frain when on duty. Fog Signal System Benefit. The use of wireless has worked largely to bring aid to vessels with dispatch and two or more In the same territory can be apprised of the other's location, but in the Installation of the submarine fog signal aystem is said to be one of the best aafeguards Invented for foggy conditions, as by It steamers having the receiving apparatus can lo cate well-known stations on the Coast where the Lighthouse Department maintains vessels and know by the sound of the bell their position with reference to the direction of the sta tions, consequently whether they are heading toward shore. . Officers of the steamer Beaver evinced a deep Interest yesterday In details of the loss or the Pacific coast steam ship Company's liner Stanta Rosa, prin cipally because Second Officer E. Heu son. who lost his Hfe Friday evening, when a lifeboat of which he was In A .'.V uu iu uvwm. . k t as large a sale as any other treatment ..II.. . i rt o.t fT a imrhiin a Plasters 15c and 25c per package All Drsgllsts Sell ss tossrssm . aess. ask for sample free. " ' -Wsswrs i) j.u ,i in, iijus r I t n . ir mis Mr .'ViT- r ,1 1 , S. " A !i 4 I. fc - l J' m m -- J -m"-Jg-J- " . .. . Exhibition Instruments Admired by Thousands During Our Grand Opening Days, Must Be Sold Be fore Next Saturday These Prices Will Do It. A wonderfully figured Bengal mahogany case Schumann upright, surely worth $525, now for $387. An elegant Exhibition design Kimball piano, a $623 style, will go for less than $400. There is one splendid genuine Chickering upright in richest mot tled mahogany ever seen, a very massive case, genuine mission de sign, quarter-sawed oak, hand-made Decker player piano, and also two baby grands, all to go at corre sponding reductions. $496 will buy one of the best ma hogany case player pianos, accom panied with an elegant selection of music rolls and a cabinet to contain the same a piano for which alone, charge swamped, drowning; three sea men beside the mate, was on the Beav er In the same capacity when she was brought around the Horn, she being then In command of Captain Kidston. George Southgate. steward of the Beaver, said yesterday that he had sailed with Captain J. O. Farla, master of the Santa Rosa, and that among sea faring men he waa regarded a capable officer. At the time the ship- struck he waa asleep, it being 3 o'clock Friday morning and the weather clear. As the vessel was four miles off her course considerable speculation haa been In dulged In Portland as to the reason for a different course being steered by the quartermaster than was laid out by the skipper, and the only explanation received is that the man at the wheel mistook a stron locomotive headlight. v. v t 127 FT t' -" " -' ' - s Ml ?7 or " m mm u Semi-Annual Sale of te: BLOCK i Clothes Your new Summer Suit is waiting for you at these actual re ductions every size, style and material: All $25 fancy SUITS. . .$17.75 All $30 fancy SUITS. ... ?21.75 All $35 fancy SUITS. . .$25.75 All $40 fancy SUITS. . .$29.75 All $45 fancy SUITS. . .$29.75 - Ctf sT C C VeF U V- i i. Beautiful Exhibition ij swr.r5.."WKiSJK-: I t " - ... i J. y without music and cabinet, $630 would be asked elsewhere. See also several very latest player pianos of the very highest priced type aud of most lavish con struction, for which it is the custom for ordinary dealers to charge $1000 and $1100; these are here for $S15, $752 and less. - Then there are also several of the regular $330 and $250 pianos that still may be had at $193 and $143, respectively, and this will then close out each and every one of the pianos included in the wonderful grand opening exhibit which at tracted so much favorable comment upon every side. As to terms of payment. Wo shall sell at this time any of these instruments on our 24 months' ot being used off the mouth of Honda Creek, six miles south of Surf, for the Point Arguella light. BIG CROWD SEES KENTON Itealty Board Conducts Two-Steamer Excursion to Suburb. More than 100 real estate dealers and property owners went on an excursion on the steamers Eva and Dlx on the Willamette River and up Columbia Slough as far as Kenton yesterday. The trip was conducted by the Portland Realty Board. The excursionists stopped at JCenton and inspected the works of the Pacific On All Blue and Black Suits Dusters, Auto Coats, run ires v.--;.- '".'"- "l".a' M If illlSk I - 1 f r t 1 J"- ." J , il ' . ' T3" " f From vchual rhohoorepk V- Kj "Where You Get the Best." yj y jPianosat i At Reduced Prices! ' t . ' .:,. : - '. -". -. '. : . even our three years' extended pay ment plan, at the absolute cash sale price. . The superb player pianos and baby grands will be sold for $15 a month, aud there will he some for as little as $12 and f6r $10 monthly. We shall let- you have a very good, new, warranted, serviceable upright piano for payments of $5 a month, and the fancier styles may be had for $li and $8 monthly. Special to purchasers of player pianos. A splendid music cabinet, containing an exquisite collection of the best of music rolls, will be given free wit h every player piano purchased during this sale. Inves tigate this. It means a great deal. Kilers Music House, now in our new building, Seventh and Alder. v 1 " IS- Coast Safe & Vault Company. On ac count of the delay in getting started, many of the excursionists returned to the i-ity on street cars. Tho water in the sloush was hlslt and the steamers made the trip easily. H. W. Fries, chairman of the entertain ment committee of the Realty Board, distinguished himself as pilot on the Lix. The excursionists were served with cigars and light refreshments. This is the third outing given by thtS Portland Realty Board this Summer. OREGON CITY BOAT. ave Taylor-St. nock daily 8 A. M. and 1 P. M. Sunday Specials Leave 9 A. M., 12 M. and 3 P. M. Round trip 4oC. On Washington Near ana on A l l rousers. ana tuxeao ou i 1 III ill