THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER. 21, 1914.
BODY
OF
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TV0 MILLION MEN
A Most!: UiniTuii.Tuial
IN
SURVIVOR DESCRIBES HIS THRILLING EXPERIENCE IN MOUNTAINOUS WAVES
FIGHT IN TERRIBLE
WEATHER IN GALICIA
Third Great Battle of the War
in Austrian Territory Takes
Many Lives.
PICKED UP ON BEACH
VICTIM OF DISASTER
Description Given of Body
Found With Life Preserver
of Leggett on It.
(Continued From Page One.)
bow in Portland aire the eole survivors
of a ship's company of 74
Poelman, who iu only 23 years old.
Is none the worse for his terrible ex
perience. He complains a little of a
"deadness" in his chest nd arms, but
otherwise pronounces himself perfect
ly fit. This numbness Is not to be
wondered at considering that he
hugged two railroad ties to his bosom
like brothers for eight hours. A few
abrasions on the, backs of his hands
are the only outward evidences of bis
fearful struggle for life.
Poelman was quartered in the stern
of the ship and was thrown Into the
water from the vessel's poop deck.
Farrell, on the other rand, was forward
on the Leggett s bridge. These differ
ent points of view gave each a differ
ent angle on the disaster. Poelman
knows little, of what happened for
ward, his experience being confined to
the little group of passengers and
sailors at the extreme rear of the
vessej,
Was tying la Bonk.
"I was lying in my bunk fully
dressed, about 2 o'clock Friday after
noon," said Poelman this morning, "be
cause it was rough, rainy and miser
. able on deck. We were going slowly
through a fierce storm. A sailor cams
down Ln the cabin and told us to put
on life-preservers and come on deck.
There must have been 20 of us Con
cregated on the poop deck.
"Althounh th dackload of lumber
had been jettisoned, the Leggett bad
a heavy list to starboard. I clung to
the rail and waited. Boon an attempt
was made to lower a boat on the side
nearest the water, it being impossible
to do so from the port side. I was
ordered to get in the boat and I did.
bat there was a great deal of dlffl
cuity in getting the. boat off and it
was pulled up again. I jumped out.
getting back on the deck.
I did not get in the second time.
snd when the boat was lowered again
it capsized Immediately. The occu-
pacts came up black with the oil that
floated on top of the water. There
was no way to help them and they
drowned before our eyes.
"Captain Maro was with us on the I
poop deck, having come back from I
the bridge. I think, to direct the work
of getUng the passengers off. The
Leggett had her head'-into the storm
and her engines were running. I
looked down through one of the ven
tilators and could see the water ris
ing ln the dining saloon.
Engines Kept Going.
"The engines must have kept going
until the water reached them.
"Beside me, clinging to the rail, was
my partner, Henry von Huizen. I
saw one man climb over the vassel's
sice tnrougn a port noie Dactc into tne
cabin. There was no excitement in
our part of the ship. The women, ap
parently Mexicans, were a little loath
to climb into the lifeboat, but that
was all
"Suddenly there was a blast of the
whistles, the engines stopped and the
Leggett plunged her nose into the sea
and the deck jiemed to sink under me.
I lost.tny hold on the rail and found
myself floating in the water. I was
on my back, but managed to clutch
a railroad tie and then another. With
a small stick of wood placed beneath
them I held thero- together and clung
on for dear life, my body thrown
across the little raft There were peo
ple all around me. but I never saw
my partner again. The rest drifted J
away. Long after it became dark 1 1
heard someone crying, but It seemed
a long distance away. ,
"Not for a moment did I lose con
sciousness, but naturally I lost all
sens of the time of day. It seemed
to me I bobbed up and down In the
tempestuous sea for days.
as Steamer's XUglit.
Then I saw the lights of the Back.
I shouted and shouted and it seemed
that those aboard would never bear
me. The steamer circled around and
came as close to me as that car track
(Indicating the distance between tne
doorway of the Imperial and the
Broadway tracks).
"A rope was thrown. It fell square
across me, I couldn't do anything with
it however, without leting go my ties.
and then I was a little numb. I did
not know what to do, but a man
Jumped off the Buck and tied the line
around me first and then around hlm-
self. We were both hauled aboard to
gether. I found out afterwards that
he was the ship's quartermaster.
"They put me in a bunk and gava
me dry clothes. The men on the Buck
-..were very kind, coming in to see me.
asking me how I felt, just as If I was
ln my own home. Yes, they were
awfully kind.1
Poelman told his story stolidly, slow
ly, in imperfect English, for he is a I
Hollander who has been on this con
tinent but three years. Bnt when he
spoke of the Buck he was visibly af
fected. His little sentence. "They were
kind," told more than a page of high-
sounding words.
poelman, with his partner, von
Huizen. was on his way to Hanf ord
Cel., to work. He had been employed
on a farm on Whldby island. A glance
at his solid frame Is sufficient to
comprehend why he was able to cling
-on the ties so long.
. "I don't think 1 11 go to California
now," said ho this morning. "In
stead, I shall go back to my borne
In southern Alberta. My folks are
there and they will be glad to see me I
-again.
Poelman was met last night by
ueorge m. MCHriae, a Portland attor
ney, who represents the Hicks,
tiauptman Lumber company, owners
01 tne J-eggett. McBride will care foi
him during his stay ln Portland and
see that he gets back to Alberta.
Poelman was the center of a curi
ous orowd part of the morning in
front of the imperial, but tore him-1
Foot Ailments
Successfully Treated
By Graduate
Surfceon-Chiro podlst
Journal Building
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Top Ties from deck of Ill-fated
Francis Leggett, ' drifting ashore
between Neah-Kah-Nie mountain
and Nehalem .Tlver, (Photo by
Blain Hallock.)
Bottom George Poelman, one of
two survivors who, clinging to
ties, was tossed by sea for eight
hours before being rescued.
self away to get some new clothes,
his suit having been ruined by water
and oil. He lost a satchel and a
blanket roll.
THOUSANDS OF TIES
AND WRECKAGE OF
SHIP COME ASHORE
Thousands of ties, liberally inter
mixed with other wreckage, and form
ing a solid stream acres in extent, com
ing from the scene of the wreck of the
Fr and 8 H. Leggett, was washed up on
Manzanita Beach, at the foot of Neah
Kah-N1 mountain, north of Nehalem
Day- yesteroay aiternoon.
That the wreckage came from the
Ieggett disaster was made certain by
the fact that ln the center of the mass
were both of the wooden name plates
of the vessel lost, and several water-
logged lite preservers from the ship,
At 11 o ciock yesterday morning,
Blaine Hallock, a cottager, whose home
is in Portland, was standing on an
eminence back of the -beach looking
out to sea through grlasses. He saw far
to the southwest a black patch, which
an hour- later resolved itself into the
mass of wreckage. It seemed to be
floating due north.
On the ebb tide late in the after
noon, the stuff began coming ln on the
beach. For hours then, the water was
covered with the timbers that mainly
constituted the Leggett's cargo. Pieces
Odd thing about this Prince Albert to
bacco you get on mighty familiar
speaking terms, with it by the time
you've smoked half a pipeful or a joy
roll cigarette. Just kind of built that
way! It's so easy to get acquainted with,
even tobacco-shy folks go-to-it natural
and easy, because it's so gentle-ft&e
Mo) UN"
Men all over the nation went to P. A.
as natural as falling off a log. Because J
it's a revelation in smokings.
And you get this: Five years ago
Prince Albert blew into town unknown,
unsung! Today it has caused three
men to smoke a pipe where one smoked
beforeright smart testimony that here
is tobacco that will tickle your
palate most! Get that listen
into your system for what ails
your smokappetite !
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of deck railing, ship furniture and
smashed lifeboats were in the drift.
The nameplates were secured by S.
G. Reed, proprietor of the Neah-Kah-Nie
Tavern. A sharp lookout for
bodies or for persons who might be
clinging to wreckage was kept. The
beach was strewn for two miles with
the stuff, and much of It went on by
to the north. According to Mr. , Hal
lock, who arrived In Portland this
looming, great masses of the wreckage
were still coming in at dark last night.
Japs Play M. S. F. Tie Game.
The Meiji University baseball team,
a touring Japanese organization,
played a 3 to 3 tie game with the
Here's the whol
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the Ha
Uona
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Meier & Frank club yesterday. The
speed of the Japanese surprised the
local players.
Leabo Report Due,
Salem, Or., Sept. 21. The report on
the books of T. M. Leabo of Portland,
who resigned as secretary of the state
harbor board las March, will be made
tomorrow to Governor West, it was an
nounced today. Last March the board
demanded and received Leabos resig
nation and Isaao Rumer was appoint
ed in his place. Af ter his resignation,
Governor West caused an investigation
to be made of his accounts.
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You ought to know that P. A. couldn't bite
tongues if it wanted to, because it is made by a
patented process that removes the bite and the
parch, leaving 0r you just delightful flavor
and fragrance. Now, get all that down right
pat! But you'll know it by heart as soon as
you get chummy with
Jtoew
joy smoke
Albert U otd in toppy
7 A Prince
for cigarette smoker); tidy red tins, 10c; also in
handsome pound and half -pound humidors,
REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.
Winston-Salem, N. C
(ill elaiuftmniJor
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Petrograd, Sept. 21. Two million
men were fighting in Galicia today.
The battle was the third general en
gagement on Austrian soil since the
war began.
The first was the eight days en
counter which preceded the Russian
capture of Lemberg, the Galcian pro
vincial capital. The second was the
nine days' fight about Rawa Ruska.
Today opened with the Russians,
strongly reinforced, driving General
Dankl and his Austrian army back-
ward and with the czar's siege guns"
directing a heavy fire upon the strong
hold of Przemysl, on the River San,
which was replying furiously.
Sossians Bombard Austrian,
Advices from the front did not say
definitely whether or not fighting was
still in progress at Jaroalav, another
of the San fortresses some distance
northward of Przemysl.
AX latest accounts the Russians
were bombarding the former's de
fenses, bnt this was Sunday, and since
then. It was learned, the Austrians
have' abandoned their Jaroslav
Preemysl line for one from Cracow
to PrzemysL It was thought possible,
however, that a garrison was left, to
delay the Russians as much as pos
sible.
Casualties on both sides, bat -espe
cially among the Austrians. were enor
mous; official dispatches stated.
A drizzle of sleet and cold rain was
reported, causing great hardships
among the troops and rendering the
roads so heavy that the retreating
Austrians were compelled to abandon
much artillery and transport equip
ment.
It was stated that Sunday General
Woirsch's second German landwehr
corps, which was sent to help the Aus
trians, but suffered a severe defeat.
was beaten a second time near Sando-
mlr, in the south of Russian Poland.
Born Evacuated City.
Vienna, via Rome, Sept. 20. (Cen
sored) "Our battle lino m Galicia,"
announced the war office here today.
"has never been stronger than at pres
ent.
"The front now- extends from
Przemysl to Cracow. Fighting is in
progress. The Austrians retreated
slightly to this line to gain the ad
vantage of stronger positions.
, "The evacution of Jarolav waa de
liberate, the city . having lost its
strategic value. The city was burned
before being abandoned."
General Dankl. whom the Russians
professed to have cut off from the
main Austrian force, really retreated.
according to the war office, as a
purely strategic maneuver. 'As a mat
ter of fact, a telegram from him stated
that his forces were fighting a nu
merically superior Russian body to a
standstill.
Dankl is operating in conjunction
wim r icia Marsnai von uorzenaorrx.
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Surprisingly Low Prices Made by the Manufacturers
on Reliable Pianos. Time Honored Standard Makes
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CHICKERING PIANOS
The price of the Chickering is standard the
world over, but owing to our special arrangements
with the manufacturers, we have also a ' special
proposition to offer on the Chickering.
America's oldest established,
piano in regular uprights, in player piano models,
and m beautiful baby and parlor grands, can now
be had at a price that will prove a real surprise.
An offer that has never been made to any piano
purchaser neretoiore, and limited to only a few of -these
time-honored, time-tried and world-renowned
pianos.
A Sale of Kimballs
We want to call particular at
tention to about fifty of the very
finest Kimball pianos ever shown
in this city.
No finer Kimballs have- ever
been here. Thousands of Kim
balls have been sold by us in the
past We are now offering these
splendid Kimball pianos for sale
at less than actual dealer's bill
ing, for the reason that these in
struments have been taken back
by us from several dealers for
whose trade they were too ex
pensive, and we have already re
ceived a portion of our cost from
these dealers.
It would jeopardize the manu
facturer's interest elsewhere
were we to openly publish the
sale prices of these Kimballs.
But we wish to state frankly that
we are selling these Kimballs for
less and on easier terms of pay
ment than we have ever offered
Kimball pianos since we com
menced business here. We are
selling them on a new" forty
months' payment plan. Think of
it, over three years to pay for a
Kimball piano 1 Cheaper than
renting one, and at a price less
than dealers pay.
A very fine assortment of mod
ern Kimball player pianos also
included in this offer, and a beau
tiful selection of music rolls is
supplied free with each Kimball
player piano sold.
Baby Upright for Fastidi
ous Musicians
A suoerb exhibit of Baby Up
rights on the third floor will at
tract the attention of every dis
criminating music lover. Just
the thing for a cozy parlor or in
apartments. Of daintiest case de
sign, most exquisite finish, the
sweetest toned, and also the most
durable pianos that have ever
been offered by the House ot
Eilers. .
And last, but not least, the long-waited-for Auto
piano Baby Grands! A carload of these, superb
Grands has now arrived. In tone quality and as
Baby Grand Pianos, each instrument represents pef
fection. All the exclusive and wonderful Autopiano
features, the flexible striking finger, the automatic
guiding device, five-point motor, the selector but
ton, etc, are all to be found in this Player Piano
Money Back Guarantees
This sale as above is now in
progress (store open till 9 P. M.)
at Eilers Music House, Eilers
Building, Alder street at Broad
way." If everyone in this city
The Nation's Largest - , . '
EILERS BUILDING, BROADWAY AT ALDER i
During thi great aale our store will be open in the evening until 9 o'clock.
Ellsworth, Barnes and Davey, Authorized Representatives of the Manufacturers
-y - . y - - ' .
f iR i lis w mi if n mi
i iw i rait in m t
b As previously stated, the manufacturers make these low sale
prices. They pay all of the expenses of the present sale, under
an agreement that we order of them, for immediate shipment, three
pianos for every two sold.
This institution is now a regular Piano Exhibition. A. piano
for every purpose and to suit any purse. It is simply an impossi
bility to publish anywhere near a comprehensive list of instruments
as priced in this sale. But come and see.
New York's
all of the Nation
established leader.
and very best
tiful Circassian
etc- etc
Be sure and see
let us tell you
T! Superb latest Player Pianos .fi j
lL with free music rolls included Xr
Superb latest Player Pianos,
with free music rolls included
in thi eal at
.
price.
These, too, are Included m the
price sacrifice. In fact, nothing
is reserved. The little beaaties
are priced at only $345 for the
regular $525 styles, and the plain
er models are $12 and $27 less.
Sold now on the new 40 months'
payment plan. Bring or mail a
deposit of $5.
Necessity Knows No Law
While business eanditions every
where are speedily resuming nor
mal, it is well known that fin
ished pianos in large quantities
have accumulated in all of the
nation's piano factories. With a
well-founded faith that the near
future will verify, Eileri Music
House has agreed to take the
surplus of seven leading piano
manufacturers, under a special
agreement, as above, and that
these manufacturers assume ail
expense of disposing of every in
strument in the establishment
now.
The factory's representatives,
now here, do not care for profit
Their purpose is to have these
pianos immediately' out of the
way, and commence shipping the
surplus.
The Autopiano Baby Grand
Baby Grand, and
nor even $1250, but in this
will only be $965, with $30
fancier cases, and $60 more
The Eilers liberal payment
superb little Autopiano Baby
See and try that acme of
the Autopiano Baby Grand.
could but realize what a money
saving oportunity this really is ail
would be o!d out in less than a
week's time.
Those living out of town should
take a trip to Portland and make
Superb
New
pin special de-
tism Mi&Mon,
Adams, Chip
pendale, etc., all
included m the
Great Emergen
cy Factory Sur
plus Sale now
in progress at
THE SOHMER
proudest achievement in hiehest
Pianos
grade piano making. The Sohmer is used by nearly
s best Music Houses as their
The Sohmer can now be had in many styles of
beautiful upright oianos. eleeram mahotranv. beau
walnut, mottled English walnut,
The Sohmer also has a standard and established
price, but a few of these instruments will be sold
in this emergency and surplus sale, though the low
prices cannot be advertised for obvious reasons.
the beautiful Sohmer pianos and
the present low price.
imno. .
""i"i-.fcuciiicu reduction in
Hence this oportunity, this
most unusual price offering,
which will never come again be
cause conditions which have com
bined to make this undertaking
necessary can never again arise.
Please bear in mind that the
largest and finest assortment in
the -W est four floors full of"
brand new instruments, nothing
shop worn, nothing second-hand,
all regular high-quality stock is
included in this genuine sacrifice.
nearly all being sold at manufac
turers cost some for even less.
Excellent new warranted pianos,
onry $118; many for $98; finest
$550 and1 $600 pianos, $333 and
$315.
Payments arranged to suit any
customer's convenience; some
pianos for only $1 a week, others
$5 a month, $6 a month or $8 a
month; latest and best metal tube
player pianos, with free music
rolls service included, "at corre
sponding reductions; payments
$10 a month; some for $2 a week.
There is no home in Oregon
now that cannot have choice
piano, but quick action is neces
sary. .
the price i
s not $1750, nor $1500,
sale these instruments
additional for slightly
for the very fanciest,
plan applies tothese
Grands as to all others.
sweet-toned loveliness,
selection at once. Telegrams tell-,
ing, to hold certain styles till let
ters can arrive with deposit will
be honored for 36 hours . only
Every transaction, great' or small,
is protected by the E. M. H.
money-back guarantee. - ' .