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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTEND. SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1811. blames mm FOR EXPLOSION AT ESTACADA PLAtiT William Pittman, Proprietor of Murderous Engine, Believes Someone Emptied Boiler; Death List Now Seven. . v ... - .f.;-r"-v . sincerely believe that the explosion of our donkey engine, which resulted In th - death , of ' my brother and -six - others, thle morning, was the result of a dastardly ploi. to do us damage for --hen-r-loft-the-eniclne last - night it was in perfect condition and the bollers-i contained plenty or waier. ;,i am Royig "to try to prove it and if I. can, I'll avenge the death of my brother and our work men." . - - - ' - This statement was made yesterday afttrnoon by William Pittman. brother - of James pittman- who-waskilled1tt - River ; mill early yesterday morning, V when a donkey engine used by the Fltt '..'.. man Bros.,, in hauling logs from the Clackamas river to' the; mill, exploded -, with such force that, all the' crew .of i . eight men, with v onev xcepuon, was killed and' the 3000-pound boiler hurled Jnto the air, alighting J00' yards from the site of the explosion after knocking off top of trees in Its fllghttP''1'--' .That other, bodies may be found In , . the woods in the vicinity of the explo sion, is the belief of employes of the ?,. mill, a possibility itstrengthrned by--the fact that the last of the victims found yesterday afternoon was not located for five hours after the explosion and for the additional reason that Bo far it has been impossible to check up the list of men, for James Pittman, who was killed, " was timekeeper on their work and his books had not beenposted when the ex plosion occurred. .-, . ! ; Three Had Just Seported. ' ... Three of the men who were killed appeared on the work for the first time 7 yesterday morning. The one man who U able to. tell any of the details of the accident is HJalmer Nuqulst who re i ported this -morning to take the posi tion of fireman. He had not started to , work when the explosion happened, and the men who were standing beside him ' were torn to shreds while his Injuries are only minor. He was thrown into - the mud and when he recovered was al most strangled by . the water in which he had been lying. i The one unidentified man died at the last night. He was not able to give his name. - His - tongue was split, his Jaw broken and his lower lip torn off. uudj.ku av v.ov o (.JOCK nuquisc is unable to explain the cause of the accident. He states tlit when he reported for work the fire was burning briskly and Pittman was working about the machinery. The last he knew, Pittman .was at ..the water gauge, when he noticed that there was no water in the" boiler and the next minute the explosion that shook the surrounding country fame, And he knew no more until he realized that he was strangling. i, Cold Water Sato Empty Boiler. Beyond doubt, the accident occurred .through the injection of cold water into' . a hot empty boiler. According to Will lam Pittman's version, tho water was let out some time last night by so a one with a grievance either against the Pittman brothers or against some mem ber of the crew, for the boiler had' never previously given any trouble, and it was in good shape last night. The dead: - , ' Jamt-s Pittman, member of Pittman contracting firm; 24 years old; resided' nt Boring; survived by three brothers, William, John and Frank, and two sis ters, Mrs. L. H. Harris of Gaston and Mrs. jCtiarles -Palmer of Boring The . X. O. O. F. will take , charge of the body. Funeral a Sandy tomorrow. . Richard White, 36 years old; lived at Sandy; the I. O. O. F. will take charge of remains funeral will be at Sandy tomorrow. . . s, ,., .. M. A. Kronenberger. 27 years of age; homo at Black Duck. Minn.; was Odd Fellow and Mason; had worked four days for Pittman Brothers. J. C. Fisher, 38 years old; lived with parents In Sellwood. R. W. Smith, 18 years old, whistle boy; It is believed he had relatives in Portland. , George Watson, 28 years old; noth ing known of relatives, as he took new position yesterday morning. Unidentified man, died at Good Sa maritan ; hospital at 6:30 o'clock last night: about 35 years old. v ., Two Annates More Safety. The explosion occurred while the crew was awaiting the ,7 o'clock whistle, which never blew. In minutes more all but the fireman, engineer and whis tle boy would, have been out of danger. iwo narrow escapes were expert ciiucu ujr nay riamiiion ana John uiautson, Dotn or whom would have oeen at tne side of the Ill-fated engine . had It not been that their lunches, which "are always prepared for them, were late in being put up. For that reason they wer a t ewHiundred-feet-dlstant when the end came. .. - Parts of clothing, hats, two watches, knives and dinner buckets were found several hundred feet frorrf the. nrin. The bodIs of tha. dead, men were! . rnghtr ully mangled. : Legs and . arms ! wr torn irom tne Doaiea and two men , were completely dismembered. Robert Watson reached the " River mill his pital alive, but died immediately on be .ing taken Into1 the emergency room. Dootor Happena to Be Bear. As soon as the report of the acci dent was heard. Dr. R. p. James, who - M located at the works where the Port land Railway, Light & Power company - Is installing the new dam, was called to attend the injured, ''After dressing Nuqulst's woulds, he' started to Port land on aspecialtranmada .upof an . electric engine and a caboose with the - One unidentified man. w He was met at - a station midway between Portland and Estacada where Dr. Norden, relieved him, of his charge. . As soon as word of the accident reached Portland, Claim - Agent Boyn Y t0I the Portland Railways Light & . . Powder company, which controls the , mills where the accident happened, pre . pared a special .car, and coffins rwere sent. U ;-'''-i.'J:f Coroner Fox of Oregon City was ' called to attend to the details and he , arrived on the scene at 2:30 o'clock. An inquest: was held there to deter mine the cause for the explosion. ' , The coroner's Jury this afternoon re . turned a verdict, holding: . "The deceased came to their death by an explosion caused by low water and ' .- 'po safety valve." - ' " i i in .i ff he tnqotrr-ee the-cauee-of the? rH plosion disclosed that there was no safety valve on the , engine and that William Pittman, one of the Pittman 1 Bros, Was on his way to Portland! to 'purchase a safety valvfc when the ex plosion occurred.. . ;- ' The Investigation has also disclosed VELASQUEZ ; PAIRING .WORTH HALF A MILLION A photograph of Velasquei's famous painting of Philip IV of. Spain, believed to have been losV but recently reported in the possession of Charles R..W11 : Hams, who arrived 'in New York to add the masterpiece to the art collec tlpn of J. Pierpont Morgan, the multi-millionaire. The painting is said to ' be worth nearly a half million dollars. The Velasques portrait of Philip IV,' which was painted at Fraga in 1644. was discovered last November in the castle of Schwarsau," Austria, owned by Prince Ellas of Bourbon-Parma. r- For- a-long 4ime it had been beUevedthat the portraHLwraaliLtheDulwloh gallery in England, but some months ago 8enor Bureute.-the most famous expert on the- works of- Velasquea, 4ecided that the Dulwich painting was only a copy by Del Mazo. He has, however, stated that the one found in ' Austria is the original. Williams was obliged to pay an extra duty of 12000 when it was discovered that he had the portrait In his possession. W TJIolmar Kiirmlat who started the Tnre lu ine poller jreBioruny uiuiuiub, has never before been employed on a' steam - engine and knew little of its operation. Nuquist in a. sworn statement today claimed that he accepted the position of fireman Friday night when told that the job was the only position opea and ,ie claimed that he only took the place because he had been out of work 10 long that he was destitute and hungry and wanted the first thing he could fincL. - TELEPHONE RATES TOO. HIGH, ALLEGE FARMERS (RimwIoI Dlinntrli to The Journal.) Eugene, Or., March 4. At a meeting of the tisers of the farmers' telephone line in Lane county held here this aft ernoon It wis voted to sever connections with the Pacific States company on ac count of alleged excessive charges and to establish an Independent central 'sta tion in Eugene. A committee consisting of G'. McPherson of Springfield. Ole. Holderson and C. E. S warts of Eugene, was appointed to interview the busi ness men of Eugene in regard to sup porting the new switchboard. : The Farmers fompany owns lines running into &ugene ana is cnargea ior Bwucn ing privileges through the central sta tion of the Pacific company. The com pany has been raising rates lately, the farmers declaring that tney cannot af ford to pay under the new rate. . SECRET TRIAL PLANNED FOR SLAYER OF PRINCESS " (United Prets Lted Wlre.l Rome, March 48urgeone today ex tracted . the bullet from the skull of Lieutenant Paterno, Who shot himself after having killed Countess Ciulla dl Trlgona in a local hotel, and his recov ery is practically assured. - To prevent details - of the scandal reaching the public, efforts will be made to have Paterno's trial held be hind closed doors. - Some Special PFano Bargains ( ., r. , , .. We have a number ,o.f slightly used pianos taken in exchange for, player pianos that we want to close out at once. ' Thire are some of the best known makes among thci ' lot' and the prices will range from $165 up. They ate all in first class condition and can be bought on very easy terms. Come in tomorrow and look them overUWe also have some specials in player . pianos. One at $400 Jand : another at $450, at $10 per month. They ; play both 88. ' and 65 note music. Don t overlook these. . , Pianos for rent, ' Fine piano tuning. HovenaenPiah ,106 Fifth Street, next to Perkins Hotel VACATION OF MONTH FOR POSTOFFICE MEN IN EFFECT NEXT YEAR 4 Postofflce employes in Port- 4 land as well as everywhere else In-- the country can look 1 for- 4 ward to a 30 days' vacation after this year.. The new postal bill, which has become a law, gives a month's vacation to all postofflce 4 employes. This change ' in the regulations will necessitate the complete rearrangement of all vacations. The law goes into ef- 4 feet July 1, 1911. Another change in the postal regulations made by the new law is that extending the maxi- mum work In six days of 48 hours to clerks as well as car- Tiers. Carriers have worked Sunder the 48 hour rule for some 4 years. Placing the clerks under 4 the rule may delay the delivery 41 4 of mall Slightly In some In- 4 stances. 4 DEPARTMENT ASSERTS ' BARRY NOT ON TRIAL United Prew Leased Wlre.t Washington', March 4. Reports cur rent that a secret court martial of Ad miral Edwgrd B. Barry, recently in com mand of the Pacific squadron, was be ing conducted at either Bremerton or the Mare Island navy yard are denied by the navy department. Barry, is is stated, is no longer under the jurisdiction of the navy since his dismissal, and can not be Interrogated. French Premier May Lecture. (United Frets Leaned Wire.) Paris, March 4 Former Premier Aristlde Brland, who resigned ; of flee this week, was today offered $60,000 for 75 lectures in Europe and in the United States and South America. He probably will accept, .'-y, .i New, Hillsboro National Has - All: Home Talent" ar' , . Stockholders. ' The Hillsboro National ' bank. Hills boro Or.; opened for. business yester day following a general reception held In thebank offices Friday afternoon. ' The banking company was organised December 12, 110, with capital stock of 160,000. The officers are W. H. Weh rungf president; Dr. S. T. Llnklater, vice president, and D.' Kuratlf, cashier. - The directors are J. C. Hare,, H. T. Bag ley,: E. Kuratll, J. C. Kuratli. Mrs. M. U. wehrung and u. A. wenrung. ;The bank Is essentially a Waahtngton county instltitlon. " W. H. Wehmng, the president.-was born in-Washington county.-' He is the son of Henry Weh rung, a wealthy pioneer farmer. For years Mr. Wehrung was engaged In the general" mercantile business in Hills boro. He served as state senator from Washington county from 1 9 00 to 1904. Dr; Llnklater, the vice president, has practiced medfclnr tnrWashington coun ty.for more than 13 years. David Kur atli served in thesavings department of the Oregon Trust, Portland. He re signed a position as chief deputy sher iff Of "Washington county to become cashier of the new bank. . ; Mrs. W. C. Wehrung, one of the board of directors, is the wife of Henry Weh rung and mother of the president, W. H. Wehrung. ' She has been In Washington county since 1848.' G. A. Wehrung, an other "director, is the brother of the president. He was born in Washing ton cotfnty,. H. T. Bagley another di rector, has resided In Washington coun ty since 1886. He is now mayor of Hillsboro. J. C. Hare, owner of the Hillsboro Lumber company, and son of the late W. D. Hare, famous Oregon pio neer, is another director. E, I. Kuratli, director, was an officer of Washington county for years.-At' present he is in the real estate and loan business. He Is a brother of Cashier Kuratli and son of J. C. Kuratli, wealthy farmer, who completes the board, . . ) Woodmen to Celebrate, Hillsboro, Or.. March 4. The Wood men of the World will hold a big "pow wow tonignt at tne Hartramph rink in this - city, Portland Woodmen-have chartered cars and will be out In force. Delegations from the various camps of this county will also be present It Is reported that, about 80 candidates will be initiated. The Hillsboro band will lead the parade and a public drill will be given by the visiting degree teams. IHE for your inspection. Our offerings are distinctively different, and possess that elegance and style which is so necessary for Fashion Exhibit of Ladies' and Misses' Spring Suits and Coats on the third floor Take the elevator OH MI. SINAI STAFF James Roeenfeld. Word has been received by the fam ily of Arthur Rosenfeld Of this city that "Jimmy," as he was familiarly known by friends here, has been appointed to a position on the corps of medical at tendanta at Mt Slnal hospital, New Talk. Mr. Rosenfeld will graduate from Jolins Hopkins university, of Baltimore. Mtl., this spring,., receiving the degree of M. D. He passed third in a list of 65 applicants fior tne much coveted positions in the famous Gotham hos pital. The young doctor has many friends and classmates in Portland, who will be greatlypleased tqlearn of his success: He was formerly a student at Stanford university. , A pair of window fasteners placed on the under side will hold together an ex tension table not equipped with locking devices. Fashion Exhibit of i 1 1 - ' 1 1 .. I I w 'I if I .: . .: t -:.:. Spring Attire whicfi we have prepared for the elite of Port land is now open, and ready the gentleman Leading i Morrison REM EVEBUII OFDRAVSASSURED Attorney General Asks War Department to Consider -. , People's Rights. Portland has found an unexpected friend In Attorney General Wlckersham, who, according to a letter received by United States Attorney McCourt yes terday," hae aeked" thr war department to come to the rescue of those - who have to use toe Willamette river bridges and to arrange evening hours for keep ing the draws closed. The letter Says Mr Wlckersham has called -t he-attention oMhewar-depar ment to the hardship worked upon the people of Portland by having draws opened at all hours upon . response to boat signals amTsuggestfng that closed periods during the morning and evening be arranged. It Is considered probable fhat the department at Washington will commu nicate at ence with Major Ucindoe or the United States engineers, who Is in charge of river improvement work here, and request him to arrange a satis factory schedule for evening closing of the drawbridges as well as for morning. If this is done the troubles of bridge users will practically be n over. The morning hours arranged by the war de partment and the county court have proved satisfactory In avoiding unusual delays while the westbound rush is on and if similar arrangements can be made for the evening the sorrows of the East Siders will be. fewer. . 'Prosecutions already begun against the members of the county commis sioners' court by United States Attor ney McCourt wilt not be dropped be cause of the new move by the attorney general. They will be brought to trial for violating the navigation regulations. FOREST GROVE FAIR GROUNDS LAID OUT . Forest Grove, Or., March 4. Lumber is being hauled to the grounds of the Washington County Agricultural & Live stock association, east of this city, to be used in the erection 01 barns and stables. The race track is practically completed, and as soon as the stables are builtJiotseLwIll be quartered there and trained preparatory to the spring and summer meets. The - grounds Tf the association contain a. fine grove of trees, and it is the intention of the management to improve them so that county fairs and celebrations may be held in connection with tht race meets. Men's ssssMwwwBessaswBsB"P Clothier at Fourth - . --m Menu, BOIIIHIi! One Bound to Get Elks Here, -Other to See Them Prop- - erly Entertained. Portland lodge No. 141, B. P. O. Elks, has two exalted . rulers Just now, one elect and one almost past. Notwithstand ing that be will soon be succeeded by Councilman K. K. Kubll. Exalted Ruler Ray Apperson saya that in getting out of the exalted ruler's harness he does not intend to leave behind any of his enthusiasm in the campaign to - bring ' the 1912 grand lodge to Portland while ' MrJCnblljayaJiaia: going, to spend " some of his most valuable time and ' energy not only in getting the Elks to Portland, but in planning their-enter- 1 talnmnt after-they are heye. -,: ' "We'll get the 113 grand lodge for -4 Portland there are no (fs or ands about r It" is Ray Apperson's promise. V " " "We'll give them the time of their lives when they get here or go broke ,! trying." asserts Councilman Kubll. " 1 All the exalted ruler-elect's influence ' Is being-used to awakenthelty aut hor- ities to the magnitude of the conven- ' tlon, so that Illumination and special features and other things the city can " provide will be forthcoming bountifully. ' with, tne entertainment fund nearlna completion the Convention committee teams are working with new effective- ness. They intend to make snecial nrntr. 1 ress this week. In finishing hfs service " as treasurer of the committee, W. O. vsn ucnuyver reported yesterday that he had taken In a total of 848.866.Eo in 1- actual pledges, which added to 326,-Q0O'' Elks- pledge, makes 173,855.60. Later ' In the day it was reported that the Per kins hotel had pledged 8600, the estate of H. W. Corbett 1100, r Arthur W. Chanoe 16, and Hermann Wis of Astoria 110. This brings the total np to the very respectable amount of $74, 680.60 and a good many of the pledges made have not been reported. . Beginning Monday, Sol Blumauer will s serve as treasurer of the convention ' committee and Henry E. Reed will con- 1 tinue as secretary and general optimist. ' It is hoped the entertainment fund will t be completed with a hurrah before March 16. - , . . Dunsmulr Gets Jadgrnent. h ', San Francisco. March 4. Judgment for 3102,600 was obtained here today by James Dunsmulr. son of the late premier of British Columbia, from R. Dunsmulr Sons A Co. Dunsmulr claimed that he was due this amount for parson al loans made to the company. 1 1 i r v. i V