TIIE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAN. PORTLAND, DECEMBER 21, 1919.
CSLOB
STERN
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One Lifeboat Launched; 15
Men Have Wild Ride.
THREE OUT OF 38 SURVIVE
Four Bodies Washed Ashore; Three
Are Identified Those Aft oa
Ship Had Xo Chance.
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between 25 and 30, about 5 feet 10
inches tall, -with dark brown hair.
His body was found about a mile
farther north of the boat, he having
evidently started from the scene in
that direction.
Captain Sawyer tonight is lying in
the Bandon hospital, suffering from
a fractured rib, severe bruises and
the effects of exposure, and awaiting
his wife, summoned by telegraph
from Portland last night.
Captain Describes Crash.
ine captain, whose condition is
improved tonight, had a clearer
memory of the tragedy Thursday.
He stated that he was on his way
to the bridge when the vessel struck.
First Officer Reese was on watch.
William Merkel first gave the alarm
reporting a rock alongside. The
mate hauled the' ship out and it
aboard. The beach is still being pa
trolled.
Earl Dooley was a member of the
steward's department, he said. He
Joined the crew at Linn ton several
The steamer broke in two
ve minutes after she struck
ford reef In the darkness and
tog, according to. Dooley, at about
o'clock Thursday evening;. The fire
men, engineers, cooks, waiters and
most of the sailors were" in that sec
tion or the vessel which foundered.
Re said. The wireless had no oppor
tunity to send out S. O. S. calls for
help.
Two Mn Picked Up.
The ten men who launched the life
boat were on the part of the steamer
which remained afloat. They drifted
all Thursday night and it was not un
til Friday morning that they picked
up two other members of the crew
who had been drifting about on a
large plank. The cold and wind made
suffering Intense. There was no
water in the lifeboat and only a few
sea biscuits.
Two of the men aboard this boat,
according to information reaching
here, died from exposure Friday. Last
night the other ten occupants of the
lifeboat tried to make a landing in
the surf near the mouth of the
Whisky Run river, four miles north
of Bandon. Only three survived. The
others of the crew are believed to
have been lost when the Chanslor
submerged.
The steamers Johanna Smith, Olsen,
City of Topeka. Rose City and Ad
miral Schley today were searching
the waters in the vicinity of Bandon
and Cape Blanco for other possible
survivors. A heavy fog and choppy
sea. made it difficult.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. Most of
the members of the steamer Chan
slor's crew registered from San Fran
cisco and ordered their mail sent in
care of their union headquarters iere,
officials of the Associated Oil com
psfny said today. It was known that
W. H. Reese, first mate, lived in
Alameda: Thomas Seymour, chief en
gineer, in Oakland; W. Jordhay, third
assistant engineer, in Berkeley, and
Emerson Tombaugh. wireless opera
tor, in Los AngeleB.
PROBE OF ARRESTS
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Ifj MEXICO QRD
RED
Lansing Urged to Act in Case
of U. S. Bluejackets.
DANIELS TELLS DETAILS
i LUMBER OUTPUT FALLING
struck one rock on the. port quarter CAR SHORTAGE FORCES MORE
and another with the starboard bow.
Thirteen men were In the lifeboat
when it left the ship. . The boat drift
ed about for some time looking for
more men, but none were found. On
Friday afternoon they found two men
floating on 1 the gang plank. They
were taken aboard, making 15 In the
boat when it. attempted to land on
the beach.
Among them were Boatswain
Ffautysch, Officers Reese, Norton and
Rose. Steward F. Cashen, Waiter C.
Conley, Quartermaster A. Hal? .e and
Hugh Drysdale.
One vessel was sighted Friday aft
ernoon by the lifeboat. It was passing
north about two miles away. The
lifeboat burned a flare but the vessel
paid no attention. The lifeboat was
well equipped with air tanks, water,
and a sail. The sail could not be
used on account of the strong wind.
Someone knocked the plug from the
water barrel in the excitement and
the water was lost.
The Chansellor had no cargo. Among
the personal effects belonging to the
crew was about $4000 in money.
The ship's cat was locked in the
captain's cabin.
The four bodies so far recovered
were washed ashore four miles nor.th
ef Bandon, where the lifeboat at
tempted to land. They are being
brought to Bandon.
Captain Sawyer, when asked as to
the cause of the wreck, stated that
the ship was caught in a strong cur
rent that took It out of its course five
miles. The rain and mist were so
heavy that the rock was not ob
served by the watch until too late. At
noon, on Thursday the ship had been
on its course. Telling of the accident,
Captain Sawyer said: "When she
struck the rock the vessel seemed to
part in the center. The bow rested
on the rock, but the stern half drop
ped down and disappeared in the
water. None of the men in the en
gine room had a chance to escape
Only those in the forward part of the
vessel were able to reach the lifeboat
which put afv-ay with IS men, among
MILLS TO CLOSE.
Sales Managers Reject Attractive
Business; Week" Production
65 Per Cent of Normal.
In the face of an unprecedented de
mand for lumber the shortage of cars
has forced numerous mills in western
Oregon and western Washington to
close, according to the weekly report
of the West Coast Lumbermen's as
sociation; and production., conse
quently, has greatly diminished. . Not
knowing when they will be able to
make shipments, sales managers are
rejecting what otherwise would be at
tractive business, it is stated.
With more business in sight than
ever before offered in the history of
tne industry, the mills were prepared
to operate at a maximum capacity
inrough the winter and had arranged
to reduce their usual holiday vaca
tion periods to shortest possible dura
tion.
Thus far none of the mills in Port
land has closed on accounj of the car
Bnunage, aimougn tnat tact and the
recent cold weather caused a consid
erable slowing down of production.
Production last week was only 65
per cent of normal. 'or 52.222.S55 feet.
As other mills are being added to the
long list of Idle plants nearly every
day. production this week doubtless
win be even lower. Inasmuch as none
' me mil is now are able to give any
reasonable Assurance of earl v da
livery, many have withdrawn from
tne market entirely. The 124 mills
represented by the weekly report ac
cepieu oniy 3D.S4U, uuu leet or new
business for rail delivery a total of
llgs cars.
Even this comparatively small vol
ume was 4.770,000 feet, or 159 cars in
excess or the lumber actually shinned
uy accepting ie.639.264 feet for do
mestic cargo shipment, 3,301,000 feet
for export and 2.718.868 feet for local
them First Officer Reese. Second Of- I dI1very the mills brought the total
ficer Norton and Third Officer Rose wk up to 68,
nd Frank Cashen, steward. ieet a small fraction more
man mey cut. xne total unfilled rail
oraers now aggregate 1S.S94 cars, or
371.820,000 feet, at these 124 mills
alone. Some of the mills have orders
enough on their books to run them
steadily until spring.
Tacoma Pilot Comments on
Loss of J. A. Chanslor.
Captain Thomas Grant Tell of the
Dangerous Contrary Current.
Landing Attempt Futile.
"It was darK. but we could see the
Cape Blanco light. At first we rowed
In toward phore, thinking we might
find protection behind the rocks, but
soon realised the futility of this, so
pulied out away from the danger.
All night long we fired rockets In
hope of attracting attention. Friday
morning we found ourselves several
miles off shore to the north. We
rowed up and down the coast in the
hope of being sighted by a passing
vessel, but failed to see any.
"Toward evening I noticed that the
men were dropping off one by one
of exposure. They had been working
continuously for 24 hours, bending
very effort to keep the lifeboat from
becoming swamped by the mountain
ous waves. It was gradually ap
proaching darkness, and I was sure
that to stay out another night meant
death, so we decided to take a chance
on reaching shore through the break
era.
. . "We rowed along the coast until
we could see along the shore line a
stretch on the beach that looked most
favorable. We must have passed the
entrance to Bandon harbor within
half mile or so, but could see nothing
because of the weather.
Boat Is Sent Flying.
"When we got to the first line of
breakers we headed straight for the
beach. An enormous breaker Btruck
the boat and sent it flying through
the air, end over end. We were all
tinripd out. Every man was equip-
du,leU waaf terHHc?1"' Breakers STEVENSON RITES HELD
continually broke over our heads and
Two Americans Said to Have Been
in Mazatlan Jail Six Weeks
Without Trial.
WASHINGTON; Dec. 20. Further
inquiry into the arrest and detention j
at Mazatlan. Mexico, of two American
bluejackets who were taken into cus- :
tody last November 12. after a fight !
wUh a Mexican, has been ordered by
the state department.
In making the announcement today
officials said the American consul at
Mazatlan had been ordered to investi
gate when the men were first ar
rested and that as l.e had not re
ported to the contrary it had been
assumed that the men's rights were
being protected. The men are H. V.
Leonard and H. O. Martin.
The state department's decision to
make additional Inquiry followed the
receipt of a communication today
from Secretary of the Isavy Daniels
urging that the state department
'take appropriate action" to secure
the release or prompt trial of the two
bluejackets. -
A report from the commander of
the scout patrol boat Pockomoko, to
which the two men were attached,
also was transmitted to Secretary
Lansing, showing that the men had
been nearly , six weeks without trial,
enduring hardship. Including insuffi
cient food, despite efforts of . their
commanders and the American consul
to persuade the Mexican authorities
to release them.
Danlrla Vrgea Action.
The navy department's announce
ment follows:
The navy department is In receipt
of a letter from the commanding of
ficer IT. R. S. Pocomoko. S. P. No.
265, through the commander. United
States submarine base. San Pedro
Cal., which reports the arrest and
detention by the civil authorities at
Mazatlan. Sinaloa. Mexico, of Harry
V. Leonard, machinist's mate, second
class, and Harry O. Martin, fireman,
first class. This letter, which was
forwarded from San Pedro under date
of December 8. is signed by George
E. Henning, boatswain, U. S. N., and
gives details of the arrest and Im
prisonment of the two members of
the crew.
"The secretary of the navy has sent
a copy of the letter to the secretary
of state, with the request that appro
priate action be taken by your de
partment to the end that these men
may avail themselves of the good of
flees of the consul or other accredited
representatives of this government
during their trial and that their re
lease after prompt and legal action
may be assured and their return to
naval Jurisdiction effected as soon as
possible.
Men Fall to Report.
Reporting the Incident, Boatswain
Henning said:
"While in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mex
ico, on November 12, 1919, the men
were granted liberty, to expire mid
night, November 12. 1919. Upon ex
piration of the above liberty the men
failed to report to the ship.
"Inquiries being made. It was ascer
tained that these men were arrested
and detained by the civil authorities
charged with assault and battery
against a Mexican.
"Every effort was made Vy the for
mer commanding officer, also the
American consul. Mr. Chapman, to ob
tain their release. Both men were un
tiring in their efforts.
"While these men were imprisoned
our men and the consul visited them.
found out that they were not fur
nished with bed clothing of any sort,
also that their food was entirely in
sufficient. Bed clothing was fur
nished them by the ship, also two
meals a day furnished by the ship.
The American consul took them sandwiches.
A small contribution from the crew
was given the consul for their suste
nance if they got out and until they
can be sent back to . the United
States."
TACOMA, Wash, Dec 20. (Spe
cial.) Speaking of th. loss of
the tanker J. A. -Chanslor. Captain
Thomas Grant, pilot of the Osaka
Shosen Kaisha vessels, recalls a num
ber of years ago while pilot for a
French line running here he made
the trip in one of the vessels as far
south as San Francisco during the
winter. One night he was so uneasy
that he could. not sleep, and finally
got up and took a look around. He
could easily make out the lights of
.Empire City. He rushed to the officers
on watch and told them they were
going on the beach. The course of
the ship was swung from southeast
erly to southwest before she cleared
the rocks. An investigation, showed
the vessel had been put off her course
on account of contrary currents.
It is held by local mariners that
this is what happened to the tanker.
In the confusion it was only an ele
ment of luck that anyone came out
alive.
"As I dragged myself out of the
water I was so weak that I could
nardly move. I crawled to a drift
log where I thought I would be
safe from the surf and digging a
hole In the sand I laid down to rest.
I fell asleep and must have slept an
hour or more. When I awoke it was
terribly cold. It was raining and
blowing and I knew that it meant
death to remain there.
"I saw a light and started out for
it. It took several hours to reach
the Bandon lighthouse, where I found
help.
The engineers of the Chanslor, all
of whom were in the aft part of the
vessel and had no chance of escape
were Thomas C. Moore, chief; Fred
rick r.awcliff. first assistant; Francis
Jackson, second assistant; W. Jord
hay, third assistant.
Men Without Water.
The men In the lifeboat were with
out water, according to Earl Dooley. original plan, leaving for tireat Brit-
Officers for Universal Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Ninety-
two per cent of the temporary offi
cers discharged recently from the
army have gone on record as favoring
universal military training. An offi
cial canvass of 2000 officers gave 1868
affirmative votes, against 132 unfa
vorable.
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One band of 150 wolves was seen chas
ing deer on Skowi Arm, it was said.
Timber Wolves Kill Deer.
ANCHOTtAOE, Alaska, , Nov. 14.
(By .Mail.) Timber wolves are de
stroying deer in large numbers on
Prince of Wales island, according to
Incinerated Remains of Woman
to Be Taken to England.
Funeral' services were held yester
day at the Portland crematorium for
Mrs. Florence H. Stevenson, who died
from sleeping sickness Wednesday at
St. Vincent s hospital. She was born
in England September 3, 1886. and
came to this country ten years ago,
mavlng to Portland the following
year and making her home at 659
East Thirty-second street North.
Mrs. Stevenson is survived by her
husband, Fred A. Stevenson, an em
ploye in the O. W. R. & N. commis
sary department, ana a son, Oswald,
13 years old." Her mother and three
sisters, Ethel, Dorothy and Mabel,
live in England.
Simple funeral services were con
ducted by Rev. A. A. Morrison and the
Incinerated remains will be taken to
England. Mrs. Stevenson and her
family had Intended going to England
shortly for a visit to her home. The
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two miles north of Cape Blanco, and
about 14 miles south of Bandon. This
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WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 20.
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