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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1904)
t PAGE EIGHT. SHE MORNING ASTORIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1904. DEATH COMES FROM A FALL Andrew Johnson is Fatally In jured by Losing His Balance on Saloon Stairway. OPERATION PROVES FUTILE Fall Fractures Base of Skull and Causes Hemorrhage of . Brain, and Mau Dies Unconscious. Andrew Johnson, one of the men from the Columbia river lightship. Is lying at St Mary s hospital In a criti cal condition aa the result of a fall at an early hour yesterday morning. There is little chance that the man will recover. Johnson had been ashore enjoying his vacation. On Monday night he be came Intoxicated, and, while descend ing a stairway at the Waldorf saloon, a Astor street, fell, striking on his head. Employes of the house cared, for the man, whose condition was re garded as not at all serious, but dur ing the afternoon the matter was re ported to the authorities. Dr. Pilking ton was called and at once had John son removed to St Mary's hospital. The physician's examination of the nan was rather unsatisfactory, as it was Impossible to determine the exact extent of the injury. Johnson's condi tion was alarming about 3 o'clock, and Br. Pilkington considered that the only chance to save his life would be through an operation. He therefore removed a portion of the skull, which showed that there had been a hemor rhage of an artery in the brain. The front of the head was badly bruised, and the base of the skull fractured. Dr. Pilkington was assisted by Dr. Tattle, the marine surgeon here, and everything possible was done to save he man's life. At the hospital last evening It was stated that Johnson was very weak, and that there was little probability he would survive. When Dr. Pilkington was called, the aafertanate man was gasping for breath and seemed then to be dying. "There can be no question a te the: manner la which Johnson came to he Injured," Mid Dr. Pilkington, talk tag with a press representative yea terdar afternoon. "When he fell be track oa Us head, braising the front ef the akuM and fracturing the skull at the base. There is no suspicion of fait play. When I examined the man he seemed te be dying, and I regarded aa operation as the only possible means of saving his life. However, the nature of Ms injury is such that it is ectrecaelr unlikely he wUl recover. Dr. Tattle and nsyself" removed a quantity f Mood treat the ruptared artery, relieving the sufferer somewhat, bat he . was se badly hurt that 'he wlU prtbnbir aat regain censoieasneas." Johnson la aaite well knew a in this itf, where he bad resided far a um ber ef years. TAKES ELDER'S RUN. Costa Rica Will Make San Fra noise Trip for a Time. Portland, June 14. The steamship George W. Elder arrived In port at o'clock this morning on her last voy age here for a time, as she la to go on the drydock for a general over hauling after reaching . San Franctscb again, and her place Is to be taken by the American steamer Costa Rica, which the Oregon Railway & Naviga tion Company has chartered from the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. The Costa Rica is somewhat smaller than Elkins Saw Sea Serpent Passenger on the Oeo. W. Elder Relates Peculiar Happenings on the Broad Pacific. Grand fj iis I in Underwear Sale the Elder, but It la a good carrier for her slse. Captain George Conway, su perlntendent of water lines, stated to day that be did not know Just how long the Elder would be absent from the run, as that would depend entire ly upon the amount of repairs found necessary and to the extent of the re novations contemplated. The Columbia Is now In good shape again after having been at the Bay months, and it la the Intention of the O. R. & N. to place the Elder In the best of condition. She was seven hours Itae In arriving, having been held back by strong northwest winds. She had 1200 tons of general cargo and a large passenger list The long shoremen are giving her good dispatch, and despite her late arrival the vessel will get away on time. The Costa Rica was launched In 1891 at Chester, Pa., where she was built by the Delaware River Company. She Is a steel screw steamer of 1783 gross tons and of 1167 tons net register. The craft has two decsk. besides a saloon deck, and Is equipped with an electric lighting plant She Is 221.5 feet in length, has a boom of 38 feet and 19.3 feet depth of bold. The Elder Is of 1707 gross tons and 1224 tons net reg ister. She Is 250 feet in length and has a beam of 38.5 feet, with 21 feet depth of hold. ASLEEP IN OFFICE. Johnson Died Last Night. At It: 45 last night Johnson suc cumbed. He never regained censdouB aeae after failing down the stairway. Fallowing the eperatlon he grew gmd naUr weaker and last night passed away. George Selber Held in Jail Pending In vestigation. Seattle, June 14. George Selber, who said he was once a street car man, but who is now out of employment, was found in the office of D. J. Gardner In the Starr-Boyd building yesterday aft ernoon. He was locked up In the city Jail until an Investigation of his con duct can be made. Gardner sent his son to his office yesterday on an errand. The boy re turned and told his father that an an known man was aaleep in a chair In the room. Gardner than went to the office himself and found Selbert. He forced the Intruder ta walk with him te the police station. No specific charge has yet been plaaed against the prisoner. Gardner says be left the door locked when he went home Saturday. On the steamer George W. Elder. l. t . V ' - 1 . . . . wimn rnveu Monaay. mere was a man who said his name was O. H. El kins, and that he was going to the northward from hla noma In San An tonio, From the tal which he told many were lead to believe that his name waa Munchaussen and that he was going aoutht Elkins disembarked In Astoria long enough to do a hurry-up stunt In an Ice cream soda Joint While he waa sipping the soda he delivered himself of the tale. kikina nad seen a sea serpent He was unfortunately the only person aboard the Elder who saw the ser pent and therefore his "really true" story cannot be verified. Elkins stated that the first night out from San Fran Cisco he waa leaning against the rail This much of his story is easily be lieved. Many a passenger has leaned against the rail during the first night out from Frisco. But while Elkins was leaning against the rail he heard a peculiar moaning to starboard. El kins looked and what he saw frote his blood in his veins. He saw a sea serpent 100 feet long. He had great ears and a forked tongue, from which Issued a peculiar odor. He thrashed the waves with his body, which waa covered with horns and scales, Hla mouth looked like the entrance to the St Louis world's fulr. Elkins awears that this description Is true. The worst part of It la that Elkins was so horrified that he could not call the crew to quarters to show them. When asked what particular brand of dope he had served out to seasick ; passengers, the captain of the Elder 'stated that it waa the usual brand. (Therefore Elkins hallucination must have come from other source. But then he la from San Antonio! We have boon fortunate enough to iocure a large quantity of the FAMOUS BAKER MUSLIN UN D B RW BAR , at prico much under the market and place thorn on mh an stated. Only at OUR 8T0UE do you have an opportunity of getting garments of this kind at thorn prices. You pay only for the material at THIS SALE, wo throw in the labor of making the garments, lliew prices sro such as only stores handling largo quantities can make. Don't wait too long, a few days at the most will clean them out. ' SALE COMMENCES MONDAY, JUNE 13th STABBED ON 8TREET CAR. Odd Fellows at Walla Walla. Walla Walla, Jane 14. The three Odd Fellows' lodges in tbls eity gave a reception te LaF. A. Shaw, who waa reoently eleoted grand maater of the order In the state of Washington. A bant. MS tanbra of order met at the Odd Fellowes temple and then proceeded te the residenee of Mr. Shaw. Then, headed by a Dana, iney marohed back to the temple, where the reception was held. A banquet waa served, aver whteh Mwla L. Brunton presided. During the evening speeches were made by a large number ef the members of the order. EYE pi? r. 46 1 STRAIN IS the meat common cause of those nerveas headaches that roar doctor does' not reach. Dizziness, dartiog pains in the eve-balls or temples, smarting or burning sensation, the eyes become red and lids inlamsd, quivering of lidi and jerkiDg ot muscles in sod around the eves. Do you ever have dark spots float ing before your eyes? Does the sun , and wind hurt them? Do you have a sleepy feeling and desire to olose the eyes when reading? Blurring of vision er lines and letters running together? It yon feel my of these distresiiine symptoms, have your eve examined and see whttt comfort and relief you will find when properly fitted with glasses. KATHERINE WADE, Graduate Optician. AT THE OWL DRUG STORE. Assault and Battery Case Presents Serious Aspects. Brooklyn. June 14. Francis De Sa ba ta waa this morning held for ex amination la the Flatbush court on a charge of stabbing Chauncey Garrett. In the baak with a pocket knife. Jo seph De Sabatn waa also held for ex amination on a charge of striking Gar rett on the face. The alleged aataults occurred last night at 7: t o'clock oa a Smith street car, oa Coney Island avenue, near Reaves place. Garrett claims that he waa standing oa the running board of the ear when she defendants attacked aha without any provocation. t4 M E? it ik-JI m ptrtu n wt m at tt wtwi ffww n as ( r tat fw - - Lot! i, fc MATT fs Lot2" I I 13 lymlmmi 4mM tU rwl nm m Milt muey, t mi mm f, tti, iMmMt. Ill j M mm I MmI a? atevt fetor?. Tat a ar inraa a aa unaml a i m. man at tna "BEE HIVE," Astoria, Oregon MINERS DISCHARGED. use on They Took a Lay -Off Union Day. ' Salt Lake, Jane 14. Twe auadred miners employed la the adnea at Bing- M tatlea from here, were dis charged today, in oaeeauenoe of tak ing a lay-off oa the miners' union day, the lit. The Deaert News atatea that mlae owners ef Bingham, Park City and Trintlo oaaapa have reached aa aaderetandiag by whleh they propose to rid the cam pa ef undesirable men, and the Diagbaai inoldent ls the ini tial step. ARM TORN OFF. Brooklyn Boy Sufferer From Shooking Accident. Broklya, June 14. Charles Kenmer, 14 years old, while grinding coffee at 265 Broadway, Manhattan, had his arm caught In the belting of the machine. His right arm was torn off and his left arm was broken. He was taken to the Hudson Street hospital. Vladivostok Squadron Out Takle, June II. (1:10 a. m.) The Vladivostok aQuadroa reported to be la the Koreaa straits. Firing has been heard aa Tssno Shi ma, a small Inland lying off to the southwest of Hoaafala Island. It ta is possible that aa engagement ta progressing. On Two-Thirds Rations. Loadoa, June 14. The Chefoo cor reapeadeat of the Times says that the Rassiaa f areas at Pert Arthur are on twe-UMrds ration. Rumors Unconfirmed. , . , St. Petersburg, June 14. A dispatch from Mukden says that rumors of an assault oa Port Arthad have not been eonflrmed. Two Killed in Exxplosion. San Francisco. June 14. By the ac cidental explosion of a charge of blast ing powder in the Potrero yesterday, two men were killed, a third seriously and a fourth slightly hurt. The men killed were Michael Griffin and An drew Quinn. Fires Nesr Clenwood. Forest Grove, Ore., June 14. A shin- ble mill, about ten miles beyond Glen- wood, together with a house and con tents, owned by J. M. Hamblln Sc Sons, valued at about $1000, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday. The fire Is raging In the timber near the mill and the report has reached here that the school house in that vicinity Is expected to burn up. The" property destroyed was not Insured. ' A. V. ALLE N Headquarters for rail Jar Weather Indioations. Portland, June 14. For Oregon: Wednesday, generally fair. Mason Jars, pints, per dozen ,, ,, 60o Mason Jars, quarts, per dozen ,70o. Mason Jars, half-gallons, per dozen 95o Jar Rubbers, per dozen...).'.. Jar Caps, per dozen ALSO WIDE-MOUTH JARS AND JELLY GLASSES. .60 and 10o ,.....30o i .. Hands Over Decision. -Rome, June 14. 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