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THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY j, 1907. THE MORNING ASTORIAN latablUM il7 Published Dtily Except Monday by rik J. & dxllimgxs coxFunr. SUBSCBIPTIOM KATH. try mtu, pw year...... j&y oarriei, par anonta........ . .17.00 . .00 WXXXXT ASTORIA. ,, mail, per jw, ia adTtnc. .!. Interrd a trcond-olM matter July SO. 1W. at UM postoffle at Astoria. Ur pm, aalrUkaA of Contra of Mare&t, 187 ty-Onbn tor the dattwraw of Ta Mom awaatoaitf SotstM raktaet Man of ma b and b aoatal card or IhrMurltltaletaoM. 1AT trraflalarKf ttt a 7lMarvonidioU ooVaorlpabiaMioaw, , i fi TSUtPPOXli MAW Mi. ' Ufflalal malal paper "of ftaUofteoamty and CttyofitorU. : f tb ) WEATHER. f Oregon, WtAtogton, Idsho fairand continued warm. SCIENCE AND NIGGARDLINESS. "Wlenever a good thing come out of the realm of scienee the world com mends it and the .wealthy are le:t to buy it and apply it, the poor man con tenting himself with mild appreciation and decided longing. When the new marvel is of a character to benefit it is presumed that all concerns to whom the handling of humanity in bulk is a mat ter of business, will be the first to im press the safeguard into service to make additional money and certain reputation thereby. But there are cheap people among the rich, especialy among the corporate rich, and to this niggardliness in high places is frequently due, as in the case of the lamented Columbia, immense sacrifices of life and property, the price paid in this instance ov syndicated cheese-paring, being 72 human lives; a very costly con tribution to the hide-bound spirit that refuses to put the best of everything in operation for a generous public that ungrudgingly pays the last limit of traffic-tolls, expecting to receive that safe and certain transportation to which it is entitled. The Portland-San Francisco steamship line is an important enough link in the transportation system of this coast to entitle its patrons to the finest ship that float, and to their rightful hand ling and equipment under all circum stances and at all times. The line is almost famous for its sacrifices of life and property and the day has arrived for the introduction of a larger and safer administration, and a. more gen erous deal with the people who have cast so much, and so dear a price, into the salt seas, as mens tribute to the reckless indifference thai denies value-received U all The old Columbia was a popular car rier in tbis service simply because she was in the hands of a man who always did his utmost for the safety and comfort of his passengers; but no man, be he ever so wi-e and affable, can supply every phase of safety, comfort able as be may make his people; his owners must see to that. The P. 4 S. F. boats should be built on the latest and bett models with all the agencies for safety, such as collision bulkheads, wire less plants and every minor device known to maritime service, no matter what the cost; and an outraged coast public is going to demand a radical change and is going to get it. The ves sels that follow the Columbia on this, run have got to possess some inherent, quality of modern safety, aside from the mere care taken by their command ers. Dividends and deaths, as a policy, is about played out, and much If ex pected of the company by Tray of irp-to-date end reliable service. V" THB ATHLETIC GIRL. """""" Miss Maybelle Watson, the 16-year-old heroine of the ill-fated Columbia, is at once a lesion, and a type, well worth the study of men and women who have the good of humanity at heart. This child, health', hearty, vigorous, athletically trained, and a fine swimmer was afloat, for nearly two hours at the scene of the wreck, supported by a cork life preserver, on a midnight sea, under circumstances .-ufficicnt to drive any or dinary human distraught, and eame through the remarkable stre s happily and sueoessfullv, AND WHAT IS MORE BROUGHT A FEMJW-WOMAX THROUGH IT ALL BY SHEER MAIN STRENGTH AND EXTRAORDINARY PLUCK, the woman's cork jacket having been put on in a way that made it a menace instead of a help, and requiring the constant aid of the girl to keep the eldes woman afloat. Both were finally picked up and taken ashore, and when they reached sources of aid, only the in sistant demands of the young girl made . the physicians keep on with their efforts to revive the exhausted woman she had saved, until her stricken faculties were restored, It is not only a wonderful story of human courage nobly periormeil, but it strike right at the root of the neee sitv for athletic training for gitl. It i 1 incontestable proof of the mgn vaiue 01 , dri I net . and a uetutmsirauwn ui what n be done for the x to make ttain self-reliant, brave and helpful, in stead of fragile, nwi ami awoiuiei) dependent iu moment of overwhelming trial. It a kwson to every parent w reads of the deed and an inspimuun to every healthy youngster m tiie wnu- At such tremendous emergencies uw hov. their hand full: far too full. 1 to ,iive all the succor that is needed where there U a hot of wukliiijss, ami one Mich spunky, capable girt as this can do, sor herself and a many more as circumstance will permit, thus reducing the demand on the men. A strong body usually carries a set of nerves to luatdi, ami lierres ar what everyone need at mnmentd of ereai otril: and one fine equipment, of that kind help wonderful ly to restore otbm more or ie nat tered in the shock. H la' hard to con ceive of anything more inspiring than strong and devoted woman struggling with a manifest duty at such a crisis aid doing it successfully; such a sight mfist fewify tne broken nerve at one almost at death" "door, j And, that our rirla n be maile into just sues splendid creatures an fhUy in the main, go without sayingi.it iemanas,no more w. a sacrifice in money, time, or other ex penditure, than the sheer, wasteful and negative training in insipid thing that is the rule generally throughout Ammo. We cannot speak by the card, but we venture the assertion that Mis Watson has other and daintier accomplishments to grace her life and home, than this one beautiful quality ot womaniy orav prv ..in,! atpHillL' strength. At all events she is 4he heroine, par excellence? of tnis ureartim recoru 01 msHsiei, mm should be honored everlastingly. 0 LIFE'S LITTLE THINGS. The little things of life lead on to the victories and the tragedies that glorify, or darken exbtance. A fleeting lie paves the way nor a larger falsehood, and the greater untruth plunges the utterer into inextricable shame and trouble, involv ing the conscience, character and career and often leaviua a stain ineradicable even after years of faultless living; a oitiful theft, oas-ina undetected, lead on to indulgence fraught with tremen dous reaction, and makes easy and swiu the damning descent to levels un dreamt of. Astoria, has a case in point, of recent development, wherein a bright young couple, with an intant child, settled here to make a home; the hustand hold ing a responsible clerkship, the pretty young wife maintaining the quiet little rented home, and both winning friends on all sides. Temptation thrust itself in the way of the husband at a social gathering; a ilumond ring of large valiio .lisanneared : the wife was made cognizant of the husband's peril, and loyally covered his guilt, until the mo ment of exposure wa brought by the police, when he took over the whole weight a:' the thini? and confessed; the law was placated, in deference to the youth of the pair and a minor tine was paid by friends, the young culprit leaving the citv. for Portland; from 0 . whence the young wife was driven a few days later, with her baby, to escape the cowardice and ingratitude of her brutal young husband and forced to tlee to the lowest coast home a: her parents, and the tragedy may not yet be fulfilled. So much for a He and a melts THE ELDER ARRIVES (Continued from Page 1) that he did not abandon his vessel but was taken off against his wi-h. LIST OF SURVIVORS ON BOARD STEAMER ELDER. Miss Minnie Buxton, Portland. H. Robinson, Alameda, Cal. 1 J, Brotherton, Muskogee, L T. A. J. Biegel, Portland, Or. Peart Beebe, Portland. Eva Booker, Franklin, Ky. J. W. Biggs and wife, Bloomingfon, 111. Mary E. Cox, Elwood, Ind. Wm. Clodt, Seattle. JL W. Crader, Portland. R. H. Ernest, Oakland. J. P. Eccles, Portland. ' Phil E. Goslinsky, San Francisco. Hetty Goldjen, Manitowoc, VTit. Mabel Geiger, Peoria, I1L Harriet Green, Cleveland, 0. William Harding Lucas, Seattle. Frank Hager, Johnstown, Pa. Geo. L. Hoodenpyl, McMinnville, Tenn. Q. E. Hill, Santa Anna. Mrs. J. A. Johnson, San Francisco. Ethel Johnson, San FranciBco. C. R Johnson, San Francisco. P. M. Janney, Portland. E IL Janney, Fred KnoppBuffalo, N. Y. Henry Kunst, Merced, Cal. Fred Knepp, Buffalo, N. Y. A. Grant Kline and wife, Sanger, Cal Beit Lippon and wife, San Francisco Joseph Le Roy, Denver. Carrie Martin, Eugene, Or. Mamie McKennon, Waco, Tex. T. H. Meyer, San Francisco. C. C.' May hew, Enid, Okla. It. Otto, Denver. J. C. Orr, Schuyler, Neb. Wm. Pinney, Chicago. Clyde C. Rolandj Spokane. Fred Rogers Enid, Okla. W. L. Smith, Vancouver, B. C. H. Scholhorn, Portland. Mrs. Shouldice, San Francisco. . Mm, H. C. Shaw, Stocktoih Florence Thompson, Youngtown, O. W. II. Trmdale, Utcullcld, IU. Mrs. J. M. TUomvn, Napa, Cak Frank Malo, Sau FTaneisco... J. A. Runnwy, Portland. F. AMauldiiu Atori. Olaf IVarson, Spokane. Thomas Russell, Portland. Dwight Omner, Lead, 8. P. Xln. 0. H. Katmiui. San Krnejro. Helen Chmvhley, Portland. 1 .1. Kwer, Portland. ,!c l a mi. Chew Mock, Oakland. A. Schoher, Denver, Charles A. Bean, San Diego. Julia Malik, Manitowoc. A. C. Woodward, Oakland. Maybelle Watson, Berkeley,, Mr. William C Dodson, PortUnd. Mary Walter, Minneapolia ' J. WiWsdtley, Louis. ! - J' 1 1 1' ' AS TOLD BY THE SURVIVORS. A Son's Heroism. Mi. J. A Johnson, accompanied by her eon, C. R, and daughter Ethel, ar rived, , this morning on the George W. Klder .Mrs, Johnson, a sweet ifaced motherly woman, small of itAture, ami nnet, gave an Interesting account of her experiem. ("I do not know hovr it hapiK'ned,"' she said, HA"k" others" who wn talk better." When pressed ifor a rei-ital of her experienced, said: hl know nothing after the boat lifted and threw me in the water. I felt myself going down down. I felt myself grasped and ki.ew no more until I found myself on a life tm't with niv son beside me. We were picked up by a life boat and later the Elder sighted us and we were taken aboard. I afterward learned that my son was beside me when I was thrown into the se and sieied me. He retained his hold on me and although injured managed to get me to the life raft. My aughter Ethel was separated from us and we did not know if she survived. She was brought to the Elder iu an other boat and now we are all together again, lew families aboard me uoitim- Ina but have lost part, but we are all here. Mrs. Johnson received injuries to her head but does not know how. Her son carries his har.d In bandages, having ruptured the tendons in his hand; Ethel is all right. For a beautiful piece of filial love and heroism the experience of this family is a striking example. Mrs. Shouldice. of 510 Fulton street, San Francisco, was thrown in the water when tike steamer went down but was picked up by a life boat and carried to the Sau Pedro. Mrs. Shouldice speaks highly of the treatment of the otlicerg and crew of the San Pedro and ays that not less than 50 people were rescued by that steamer. Miss Mary E. Cox of Klwood, Ind.. was asleep and curiously enough was dreaming of being on a trip and that the vessel was pulling up to the dock. Felt the shock although sleeping and in ler tr.am thought it was the boat trikiiiff a''iiint the dock. A lady from the adjoining staicivom cnllerl to her that the vessel had struck u rock, she put on a life preserve? a..d placed tueui on three la.lici. bin, had ilept in a shirt waist suit and was fairly comfort able. She reached the deck jti-t in time to stp into a life boat and with a full boatload of people was carried to the San Pedro. Miss Cox speaks highly of the treatment of the officers and crew of the San Pedro who did all in their power to rescue t. 1 unfortunate. Whe.i Miss Cox was told that there was made a statement in San Francisco that, the San Pedro refused to take pai-sengers she said: "Surely that must be a mistake. When we approached the vessel we asked if we could come aboard ai.d were an swered, 'Yes, but we are not going to lai-t long; we mav last an hour and we may last a day; we think that you are safer in the boat, but .come aboard if you wish.' This I heard so I cannot understand why it would lie said that we were refused help." Jay Bretherton of Muskogee, I. T., was in the stateroom with two room mates and heard the hurrying steps on the deck. He paid no attention while hi roommates went out on deck. He was about to go to sleep again when he wss informed that the captain had ordered all on deck, "I thought that something was doing then, and I hurried to the deck. The first thing that met my gaze was Captain Rigger fastening on a life preserver. I then went back and secured my pocketbook and a life preserver ard when I reached deck I was nearly washed overboard by a swell caused by the careening of the vessel. I was soon in the water and was entangled in the rigging but soon freed myself and swam away from the ship. Fortunately I ifound a door on which I secured a place and was picked up by the San Pedro." Mr. lire thertom showed the Astorian reporter his watch which had stopped at 12:25, the moment he struck the water. He also mentioned that when he left the vessel a dog was aWid, fastened, but he afterward faw the dog in a life boat which was afterward picked up by the Eldefc Mr. Bretherton was very enthusiastic over the treatment accorded the people bv those aboard the San Pedro. Com mon humanity asserted itself In the mis fortune and everyone did his or her best for the comfort and sa'ely of otheM. J. P. Eccles, of Portland, gave a very clear and calm statement of the con ditions as they affected him. Mr. Eccles v In Room 21, Berth 1 on the saloon deck. About one minute, a near as lie emild compute the time, befr the col lision, he awoke, as If by divine Inter vention. He felt the jar which apiied to him If it wan the boat sliding along the piling of dock at which h was to laud. He did not think much o: the matter but concluded to take no ohsnces. The gentleman In the next Iwrth wa awakened hut the hoy in the lower berth seemed to t In a tram. He was dued and seemed to Uk no Interest In hi muToimdiugs. Mr. Kvele hurriedly dressed hlin-elt' in shirt and uint ami put on hU low shoe as they went on quicker. He then hurried to tlie deck and walked toward the bow on the starboard sll. When he reached a point near the Imw-e pipes he looked over the side and saw a gaping hols largl enough to permit of the passing of a huggy. Every time the boat careened lie could He volumes of water rushing into-the vessel and hear the slash of It in the hold. He walked to the bow and crossed to the port side and then pro ceeded toward the stern. At the first stateroom he secured a Uf preserver and reached the point where life boat No. 0 was being cut away. Mr. C. A. Krfistiiiait and Mis Helen Chuivhley jumped eight 'Vet into the ame boat after arguing as to whether they should leave the ship and Mr. Eccles followed in the next lurch of the vessel. Tills boat contained 20 people and picked up six other. Mr. Kccle said that the quickest and coolest action in danger that hs ever saw was that of A. L. Ursen and S. Peterson, two of the seamen of th Columbia, who noting that the roies at tached to the stern of the life boat had licfome fouled and that the boat was In imminent danger of being crushed by the steamer in tiunini; on her nl.le and quickly jumped to the rows ami with a sharp knife cut the rope iiv a twinkling. Had this not been done the bout would have been crushed like an egg shell anil JO lives ltt. All this time the vessel was turning on her side ami they had handy time to shove clear when the ponderous mass of steel like a mountain fell on its side exposing the open hatchet lik.) huge windows. They stayed all night in the open boat picking up four women and two mtx Every one in the boat behaved splen didly taking things philosophically un til they were picked up by the Elder In the morning. It was reported that the third officer was in this boat, but this is denied In Mr. Eccles who stated that Larsvn and Peterson were the ones to whom wa i ne the saving of these lives, Mr. Kccle was particularly clear in slating ids movements a difference of opinion liad been expri-ed a to which side of 'lie steamer was struck. Thomas Russell, of Astoria, ami well known in the city, gives the following account of hi experiences He was just coming up tfrom the fireroom when he heard the whistle 0: the Sail lVdcM close it hand. He put his head out of a port hole and saw the school er coming and he sta. ed at the port till the ships stuiek. 11a went to his room, put what money he hod in his pm'kets. The first assist ant engineer then called for all water tenders to go below. Hus-cll's partner, Al Anderson, went and was drowned as also did !eorje Alexinde,'. Russell wei.t on deck and to the port side. He could not find a life preserver. However, he stn.ied at the rail till the vessel went down and was curried down hiin-elf by the suction. When he came up be seized hold of a bucket rack which wn the only thing liandv 11 id was finally pulled onto a raft, where he lay for six hours and froze. Then a boat came along and took them off the raft. There was an old gentleman on the raft who died just as lie was being 'put ir.to the boat. He was 1 puted to he. a rich Culifornuin. Russell savs he was so full of salt water they could not get It out of him mid that coupled with the exposure caused his death. The boat took them to the Elder and she took them to Eureka. As the ship was going down uiptain i;oran had his hand on the lanyard of the whistle. He said "good bye, and God bless vou. I have done all I could." Russell picked up a little dog which is still sai'e aboard the Elder. Mrs. William Dodson. of Portland, said she was determined to save herself or die. , She caught the dangling end of a davitt fall, swung herself 15 feet Into a boat. Just as she struck another woman weiirliinir 170 nouiuls landed riirht on top of her and between the two they nearly stove in the noai. Another Story From a Survivor, H. Schollbron. of Bagdad, Cal., says he was in his bunk. He jumped out when we impact came ana men col lected all the life belts he could, which he distributed on the starboard side. He went over the port without a life belt and rode the rail till It was level with the water. 'He then swam for two hours. He says ho believed nil the people on the star-board side were lost, lie saw ninny life belts covered with blood. He Ihinks in the vessel's sudden lurch os she sank she struck ft number of people and brained them. Kcnouoron says that before he left tlie vessel lie looked over the side and saw a hole big enough to drive a team throiign. Anothet Statement. H. Robinson of Alameda says he was on deck and dressed before the accident, Ho saw the San Pedro from 200 to 300 feet away and heard them whistling back and forth. He was non-plussed at th time and did not know what to do and dually the vessel struck. Inline- llately they slewed round and were heek by jowl for a moment tad Iteu they drifted apart till thsra wtl h.ilf a mile Iwtweeu them. Mr. Robin- n coulj sea tl San lVdm't light alt the (line, lis said that the seafaring uiau mi the Columbia told him Captain I torn n went in Uliect opposition to th Igiul given. J. Grant Kline, who occupied berth 50 with his wife, say ha wss up before the cmsh cam, lie buttoned a life belt on his wife and took her on deck, IU ays the San Pedro whistled twice and then the Columbia gave her th right of wy mr Kline alo that there was no watch on the Columbia which was going at tremendous speed. Thar mut, he an), bv hecu some misun- lcrtii!idlit between the bridge slid th engine room after the signals were giv en a the. Columbia seemed to swerv right across th bows of th San Pedro. Kline ami hi wife climbed to the upper deck and jumped into the water right alongside a boat, Into which Kline put III wife, II himself got caught In torn wreckage but was eventually pulled aboard. A they moved off one of th raas broke snd threw a great many peo pW into the water, 1 Host Chiw Mock Was Rescued. W. II. truesdale, Utehtteld, III., slates that he gt on a life raft when the steamer foundered and they soon pulled alsWd a wotnair and UttW later a man. Some time titer they picked up ( hew Mock, a Chinese from Astoria. They kept picking nji survivors until they had nine abotrd the raft. Soon a boat came along and th two women were transferred to It as being lightly clad, one woman having only a kimons ovttr her nightdress, their suffering would be lessened. 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