The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, January 13, 1910, EVENING EDITION, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextiiimirniiTtMTfc CTMrtfWMMBBBT "" . - jjrtft i?jfi i fWi gi&&&2b&! THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON JHURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1910 EVENING EDITION imwuuiiwm , miii i ii i ii j.-. K..,. THipjipiipjpppQlip- WWyWP.wtllBWifWW'y iMB W y" M QO Oij AN INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED EVERY EVHNING TBXOUPT SUNDAY, AND WEEKLY BY THE COOS BAY TIMSS PUBU9NING COMPANY. M. C. WALONBT .. , Editor and Publisher BAN E. MALONBY .... News Editor i i -a .... .m... SUBSCRIPTION ' RATES. t In 'Adrnnec. ' r nAiliY. One year ... i ' t $5.06 h' 7nr aot In advance $G.OO Kz months ?2.B0 I.vss than C months, por month 60 By carrier, por month , &u WEEKLY.,, (J ,j . j , ., , , One year .....'.. ; .-. ..'. .. i ....'....'. .1 .. . . 11.50 The Coos Bay Tunes represents a consolidation of The Dally Coast Mall and The Coos Diy Advertiser. The Coast Mail was the tlrst dally established on Coos Bay and The Coos Bay Tirae3 Is Its Immediate successor. Entered at tho postofllco at Murshfleld, Oregon, for transmission through the mails as second class mall matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE BrjigEiwm tffrTJi'W""'"""""' THE CZARINA D UMB AND DAZED by the dread- struggled 'against the beating break f ul disaster at her gateway, ers until ho was within one hundred Coos Bay stands grief-stricken before tho world today. The loss of the -Czarina and the scoro aud a half of human lives hur ried to eternity marks the greatest tragedy In the history of this com munity. n Always appalling In their Im mensity and mystery, the tragedies of the sea acquire an intensified' sig nificance when they touch 'tho cur- 'rent of our daily lives and seem a part of our Immediate- existence. Vainly groping after Infinite mean ings wo cry: "Why should such a ter rible event as this bo necessary; Why should old ocean's toll of human llfo bo exacted so summarily?" Tho old, old question which will never be answered until the veil of our mortal vision be rent by Immortality, and wo see, not as now, darkly, but face to face In tho presence of such a sorrow that carries Its message of grief to many homes and many cities now cold and impotent are words. None hut thoso who have sat In tho shadow of such a terrlblo tragedy can jiistly weigh its Immensity and woe. The wdakness and helplessness of man's puny efforts before the fear ful fprcos of nature in action uncon trolled were never more vividly por trayed than in this tragic event. To tho scores assembled on tho beach, the scene was one of heait wringing torture. There in the gathering grey twilight of a January ovonlng within easy reach but unable to ren der any assistance, they watched silent and helpless (is the members of the crow one after nnothor went down to death In tho angry waves that sang their sad dirge of victory over each passing llfo. Thoso who have gono down Into tho valley of the 'shadow and stood for months by tho side of a loved one, as hope after hopo drops away as tho potals of a ilowor, know tho anguish of that awful moment but there is a preparedness that lessons tho grlof of final parting. Hero, however, with tho sudden shock of tho lightnings flash, strong nion In tho 'virility of lusty manhood woro carried Into eternity within Bight of scores of anxious but help less watchors unnblo to do might to save. Ono strong and sturdy Rcninnn Geo. Harmon of Ohio Sees Danger In Increased Cost of Living. Tty Associated Press.) COLlMiil'S. Obio, Jan. 12, Gov ernor Uainion sunt to the legislature H PHED FOOD RAPPED wlit'ii It ei :n 1 ioIhv a niPasuge Co. i-1 i uint i in H u ( c (if r joJ- BtllfH 'id I 1 . I II nf 1 , I ' i- tlve net it n -,i, i that lews 'ia t by Cougriss iniy be respoa. ' ' n a met no f r ih troupe. TIME OF COOS COUNTY. M?iiMyvBgmaiBWTre CITY OP MARSHFIELD. TRAGEDY. feet of Victor WIckman, one of the llfo saving crew, who had heroically gone out at the end of a lino as far as the waves would lot him. Scores watched hoping and praying that he might bo saved but when within thirty yards of the lifo saver ho sank to rise no more. Another perch ed on a piece of floating wreckage drifted shoreward waving his arms in token of his courage and hope, but suddenly a mighty wave swept him to eternity and his sign of hope be came a fluttering farewell to those on shore. The final act in this terrible sea tragedy was most awful and awe- SOme. Six men Including Capt. Dug- gan and Harrold MIllIs, who had cung aU nght long t0 the 3mge re malning mast, dropped off to their death, in sight of tho watchers on the shore,, ,Flrst t,wo fell exhausted and then three of their companions, with (hope of assistance abandoned, evi- jdontly took their last chance and 'stripping their clothes leaped into the sea. That they were nearly ex hausted and adopted this as their only chance was evident from the fact that a little later the last surviv ing member dropped helpless and ex hausted into the breakers that lolled over tho wrecked vessel. It Is evi dent that chilled and weakened by their all night vigil they could hot live long In tho chilly and angry waters. Poet nor artist has evor been able to portray death In colors of bright ness and beauty. Bryant, in the "Hymn of Death," could not make tho subject beautiful. No bronze or marble shaft, no splendor of ancient or modern tombs and no play of Im mortal genius can adorn the momory of such an cvont in a way to rob it of its blttorness and horror. Time only can bring Its resignation. Tho death of Harold Millis, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Millis, brings the tragedy close to the homes and hearts of the people of Coos Bay. While tho feeling of sympathy wells up In all hearts for nil who may be bei caved by this terrible- affair to tho heart-broken father and mother, grieved by tho loss of an only son, the hearts of nil on Coos Bay go out today. When they have drained tho cup may tho pcaco that passoth all understanding come to them from One who cares for tho sparrow ns It falls. PURDY STILL ACTIVE. Sajs Ho Will lU'Hiiiuo Work On Oak land Lino In Spring. W. W. Purdy of the Oakland Tide water Railway says thnt his project Is far from dead and that just as soon as tho weathor will permit, nct lvo operations will bo resumed. Ono of tho olllclals of the lino died sever al wooks ago and this delayed him, tho organization having to be chang ed somewhat. Mr. Purdy says that his only con nection with tho Pnolflo Oity projoot Is that he has bean engaged 'to sur vey the pruposetl harbor aud make an Mtlinnt of what it will cot to cut tle channel from the ,? to Lake I hill 3 ' T'i 151 ST palpat FLOUR ft, 70 at " V M S. "DON lUMIItO" Perfection of Clair Hiuua goods. THIRTY LOST. . 1IH OZARIKA (Continued from page 1.) tho men, If fate decreed they ba tout ed aBhore, beforo the ebb tide would carry them out. Wreckage was com ing In constantly and oTery pisoe was closely scanned but the effort was without reward. , Bandon Crow Come. Yesterday afternoon, tho Bandon life saving crew was sent for and immediately started overland for Coos Bay. The Bandon bar was too rough for any vessel to get out there and tho overland trip was tho only way for the life savers to reach here. The object In getting the Bandon life savers was to furnish assistance in the struggle to get aid to the men aboard the Czarina In case they were able to remain there until late today. The members, of the local crew under the strain were tiring and it was thought the Bandon men would be of valuable aid in the later hours of the battle with tho sea. Sent For Aid. Last evening, Capt. Boies of the life saving station, wired San Fran cisco to have tho Revenue cutter Manning sent here as quickly as pos sible. The Manning is a very speedy craft and will probably reach here late today If she got out of San Fran cisco soon as was expected. Capt. Boies thought there might be a pos sibility of some of tho men remaining on the Czarina for hours and know ing (that as long as the storm con tinued there was no chance of ranch ing her from shore, though the Man ning might work in close enough to take some of the men off. Men Dropped Off. Accoidlng to some who were watching the disaster from shore, just before dusk, some of the men apparently overcome by exhaustion dropped from the rigging to the deck or Into the sea. Those in the lower rigging were fearfully buffeted by the breakers and the strain of hang ing on, coupled with the chill of the water must have been terrific. Storm, Still Prevails. Even until the last man had been claimed from the ill-fated Czarina, the storm prevailed and compelled tho life-savers and others on the beach to be helpless witnesses of the disaster. With terrific seas pound ing the vessel and churning the water into a seething foam, no life boat could possibly remain afloat. From the moment, the Czarina signalled distress when tho terrific sea hit her as she went on the South Spit until the last, the life savers and scores of others kept watch, ready the moment the . sea might relent to rush to tho survivors aid. For a time late last night, It was thought tho sea was calming so that a life boat might get out soon, but this morning it was still too rough and choppy. During tho fore noon, It qulted considerably, the storm swinging to another direction. Cniiso Unknown. Unless First Assistant Engineer Kentzell, the only one saved, Is able to shod some light on it, tho detrt'3 of tho causes of tho disaster will noer be known. When tho Czarina got on the spit yestorday, she blow tho distress signal after great many heavy sens hit her and -swept away the bridge. It 'was too late to turn back as to turn would havo undoubtedly meant tho Czarina "turning turtle." , When they reached tho ond of the Jotty, she apparently stopped for a moinont as though something was disabled. Soon, she was swung in-1 ward by the rapid succession of seas that hit her and was carried into the breakers. Even then, she succeeded In working out to tho last row of breakers whero apparently she an chored. The tldo was ebbing but tho storm was beating In so furiously that tho obb was of no ndvantage. Gradually, she was swung around broadside and then she was picked up by each succeeding sea and toss ed back Into the breakers whero sho soon struck fast and tho last the Inst chance was gone. This version is partly surmises of those who witnessed tho disaster. Stories of it differ but tho above 's more generally occoptod than the others. j AMt W. F. Miller said that he! oouM say but little concerning tli9 disaster or Us cause ai ho or no one else knew However, judging from the reports hereoeived, he said ha believed that t Srst sen shifted her cargo and disabled her steering gear. That the engines were not entirely mmtismmm YOU WILL HAVE TO HUR.R.Y x , SIZES ON SHOES ARE NOW BEING BROKEN. 1-3 OFF ON ALL CLOTHING INCLUDING THE FAMOUS ALFRED B E lM A Ml N SUITS AND RAIN COATS AS LONG AS THE-SALE ON SHOES -CONTINUES. ALL HATS (STETSON'S) AND ALL FURNISHINGS AT CUT PRICES. IS MONEY H MARSHFIELD Yj Steamer Arago and Wetmore Lost Where Czarina Is On North Spit. The Czarina is lying almost in the identical spot that marked two other disasters of years ajo, the wrecking of the coal oarrler, Wetrnora, bound south frdm Seattle and the Arago, bound from Coos Bay to San Fran eiaeo. Tho Arago wreck was the last of the two' occurring in October 1896 and sixteen lives were lost. She was caught In the storm golne out and struck on the end of the Jetty and was swept on the North Spit. Sevoral years previous to the Ara go wreck, the Wetmore ;got caught in a storm and driven on shore. A big" whale-back of about 3,000 tons she carried a full cargo of coal. Just the 'date of her loss and the number of lives lost Is not recalled by many. Had she veered a point or two, she would have probab'y have been driven safe in over the Coos Bay bar. Memoir of Only Coos Bay Vic tim of Disaster Cast Up By the Sea. This forenoon tho trunk of Harold Millis,, was tossed up on tho beach and was brought to Marshfleld by Dr. J. T. McCormac on the Dixie shortly afternoon. The loss of Mr. Millis son Is an awful blow to the many friends of the family on the Bay. He was about twenty-six years old and was just completing the engineering course at the University of California. Ho came hero a week ago last Friday to spend the latter part of his holiday vuuuuuu wim ma iiiwtjius. ne was hastening back to Berkeley to direct ' a concert which the University of California band of which ho was the leader, was to give there Friday night. He was quite well-known here through holiday vacations spent with his parents here. He and his sister, Miss Mable Clare Millis, are the only children, Mr. Millis hastened to the scene early yesterday afternoon and re mained there until the last ono dis appeared from tho mast this forenoon. Until then, ho had hopes of at least his only son being saved. Ho be lieves that tho last one to be gather ed in by the seas wns his son. disabled was shown by tho fact that tho Czarina worked out some after being carried into the breakers the first time. Xiinn Smith In. Tho Nann Smith crossed in short ly before 12 o'clock today. Soon nft or arriving off tho lmr pnntnin ri son ran up as near tho h,Min n pos'bIe and waited for a chance to dr o:npt'ilng. However, ths storm j wt too terrific to permit him to get! near enough to get a line to the men. I He reraaiueU uear the breakers from I T:30 until the last man had dUap- ') ared frnni Vq n.no i.i..i .! was thoso on shore. ' IP pfif fiir or isiif niL S SIirRlr l!r Ira I fl r lu uuull US ISIS E Sf1,S L u nin nntuftu LBSiUSIJfi I to MILLIS' TRUNK THY TO SETTLE TALKS Elks Place Antlers On Five New Members of the Order. The Marshfleld Elks lodge last night Initiated five new members Into tha myitarie of the order'. It was planned to have a rip roaring time but news of the wreck of the Czarina put a damper on the evening and the exercises were conducted very quiet ly. X Uttla banquet followed at whloh toma impromptu speeches were made. The following wore tho' candidates who were taken into membership: C. E. Hullng of Myrtle Point. C. L. Bender of Myrtle Point. Thomas D. Guerln of Myrtle Point. D. M. Kenp of Myrtle Point. Geo. Hartley of Coqillle. Government Officials to Medi ate Between Switchmen and Railroads. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. A strike of the switchmen employed on the western railroads operating out of Chicago Is probably dependent on a conference begun today in the of fices of the Interstate Cqmmerce Commission. Negotiations between the switchmen and the railroads fail ed and It was agreed that the mat ter be referred to Chairman Knapp and Labor Commissioner Neill as mediators under tho Erdman Act. The mediator's began their effort to day by bringing the parties to the controversy together. The switch "i ueiuium an increase in wages changes in working conditions and In hours of labor. $100 RE.WARD, $100. lpIrhntWfh',0ri,b,".?',,,er Wl,lbe PleC! thnt srlcncp IniK hunt. i,i , ,' .'" , staco-i. n (J thut is Tnt.rrh irni. no -.... Cure 1 tl, onlj posWvo cure now knoun to ' : ;, ?. s.1:?1; www- .&" " a to,,. - JiLJ.U.o':.. V, ?ftsU requires a constitutional iMUj.aotlnKulrcrtlv upon tho blood and inn. c m. i surf-teen of tho sMem, thereby dctrovme thef mulatto,! rf the dlH-xfce, n d" clylni tho Tho proprietor have so much faith In Its cu . atlve pov e-s that they o for O-ie Hundr. d Pol- f i .1? !v raT ih,lt " faIU ,0 curc- Bond for ll'tof testlmonfal') AbmV ',f1,'ENEYA('0.,Toledo O. PpW!va'lilnigjrUt8.7Sc. """ family rills or ouMlpntton, IM..HTHI narrr" tihii hi in FOR SALE TENTS, PACK SAD DLE, NEW AND SECOND-HAND GOODS OF ALL KINDS. 180 BROADWAY, 2D-HAND STORE. L. J. POST Contractor und Ituildcr EIrI teen years' experience has tausht uj a mollo-MfltkeourtlmeniK "s.k rignt? Pticci Cdmhim will i . . ol k'ti South Swi v i 1 1 'I ci r. Cash For C. F. MclSEORGE 178 Broadway Soutli, aiiu-shfleld jgWlWmiisHLJJiSttjfcM ) f Ytftmt??ttttmftttt.ttwt Mfrrt,Mmww 4 Is ( CASH ONLY . COQUILLE tt ' o --'----tt--a-tt-::-x:--q TWO Lots on Broadway ?1,100 Two 60-foot lota la South Marshfleld. Good Bay view, $l.uuu. 6-Room house and 50 foot corner lot on graded street, $1.450., Now houso cIobo In, and 50 foot lot. t Good Bay view, Will pay 15 to 20 per cent Interest On tho Investment. Price, J1.S00. $350 Cash and monthly pay- . menU in balance. I. S. KAUFMAN & CO (Across from Chamber of Com- merce,) -r-K-K--K-a----U-K-a ------ tr - Cook With Gas I Cook With Gas Cook With Gas COOS BAY GAS & ELECTRIC CO. COMMON SENSE TALK This is the time of the year when you should be careful of your health. A good way to contract sickness Is to stand over a steaming wash tub all daj'. Avoid this by sending us your laundry. It won't cost nfuch. There is not a family on Coos Bay but can afford to have at least a part of their WEsbh e done. Our prices Are Right. Phono in your order. Our wagon goes everywhere. MARSHFIEIiD HAND AND STEAM LAUNDRY. a-tt-a-a-n-H-a-a-n-a-H-a-tt- ;! Doane's Transfer $ We do all kinds of transfer work. Trunks and baggage a specialty. Good covered wagon, everything kept dry, meet all boats and trains dally. Good and prompt service guaranteed Give us a trial. PHONE Sl-J or 273-X. ? -n-n-R-K--a-::-n-:t-K-B-:j-n HS2S2ScS2SHS2SH5E5HSHSSHiru5a53i3 STEAMER FAV0RI fE fij Two trips dally, between liandon and C, Comillle connecting with all Miwshfleld trains, ivl Leaves Dandon . .0:15 n.ni. Ljj ,1:20 p.m. S .0:irtvm. j .4:00 p.m. rO !. Runilou ltes Coquille. lavtM Coquille KJ Traveler leaving Marthflold m the n " miirnltiK reach Handon at noon. People ff l, on I oqulUe river can spend over three Lr, pJ honrsln Markhlleld anil reach home khe f" JQ same day. Jj fjj COQUILLK RIVKR TRANS- S K PORTATION CO. S pg?cpt???-ir-Sprpt.T-)St?(;nq?cpc7 i LIPS THAT CARESS A STO GlE, SHALL NEVER TOUCH .MINE -I SMOKE Hides F&nFIBIf iraBi a i I t: t n i :: i a i i n :': i a u a a :': i a a a i a - teTTt. Tk-..A- I M