The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 2, 1901, Page 1

hd Call, VOLUME XCI-NO, 2. y SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1901. LOSS OF LIFE CAUSED BY THE SINKING OF FERRYBOAT SAN RAF — 8 THE fog-covered waters of San Francisco bay did not gather in @ rich harvest Saturday nig other was washed ashore yesterday morning at Angel Island and the third has not been seen. Over at Angel Island soldiers doing sentry duty found the body of W. G. Crandall early yesterday mornis to date. PONTIFIGAL EDICT A5 T0 PRILIPPINES Pope Leo Will Settle the Ecclesiastical Diffi- culties. Mgr. Sbaretti Will Go at Once to Manila as Apostolic Delegate. Will Have Plenary Powers in the Islands to Carry Out the Policy Soon to Be Outlined by His Holiness. SRl e S Special Dispatch to The Call. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. L—Advices from Rome state that in a few days Pope Leo ue a pontfical bull which will settlement of the the Philip- ry out its provi- 1, former Bishop once to Manila Ities in from Rome as lic Delegate in suc- | to maintain free transit across the isth- | This is the opinion of high officials Me: pelle, who will re-|mus. Within nine days we have recap- | based upon information they have re- s see in New Orleans tured Colon and have killed or taken pris- | ceived. Ity expected that Minister Con- The document bly be about s . o i | e docume prn}'}a ¥y be about | oners the troops which occupied that ger, in concert with his colleagues of the i 10,000 words lo will be drafted in | fort.” | | constitution. It to the hier- d specifically Iy a Archbishop of | . PRICE FIVE CENTS. ALBAN ADMITS 3 NOT ENDED Commander of Colom- bian Troops Hopes to Crush Liberals. | Declares He Can Keep Up Free Transit Without Aid of Foreigners. “ Bocas del Toro Believed to Have Been | | Taken by the Insurgents, and a | British Warship Hastens to That Port. Special Dispatch to The Call. PEAGE. POLICY Fails to Stop Importa- tion of Munitions of War. International Action Must Be Taken to Prevent Further Hostilities. Celestiale Remember Their Tempo- | rary Success at Tientsin, and With More Arms Would Renew' At- tacks on Foreigners. Special Dispatch to The Call. | COLON, Dec. 1.—The Call correspondent | obtained an interview with General Car- | los Alban, Governor of the Department | of Panama and commander of the mili- tary and naval forces of the isthmus, re- garding the situation. When General Alban was asked if he could now maintain free transit on the isthmus, he replied: “Colombia does not require foreign ald “Are you satisfied with the terms of the | treaty executed in Colon?” was asked. | “Yes; the terms are the same as those arranged in July of last year, when the revolutionists surrendered at Panama. I| must say, however, that many of those CALL BUREAU, 1406 G street, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. l—International action looking to the prohibition of the importation into China of munitions of war and all material for the manufacture thereof must be taken, if the peace of the world is not to be disturbed by another outbréak in the Celestial Empire. diplomatic corps in Peking, will make earnest representations to Prince Ching and Yuan Shih Kai, with a view to com- pelling the Chinese Government to stop importing munitions of war or materigl to be used in connection with their manu- CHI S HT W1 INSURRECTIOE | CARRYING T LIAM G. CRANDALL MEETS A HERO'S DEATH IN THE WRECK EL NOT GREAT it when the San Rafael went to the bottom. So far the loss of life is estimated at three—two men and a boy. One body may be on the boat, an- ;g. Crandall died a hero’s death. He sacrificed his life for others. George Treadway, his chest crushed when the Sausalito rammed the San Rafael, was carried to the upper deck, crying out. “For God’s sake, don’t leave me!”" as the steamer sank beneath the waters. The third victim, Cyrus A. Waller, 5 years old, is mourned as lost. That is the roster of the dead up s S — Needs of the Islands, 5 the bull will treat of |Same rebels have again taken up arms a e church in the | 8ainst the Colombian Government.” | e second of the dfscip-| ~DO you consider the isthmian revolu- islands and in the | tion entirely at an end?” facture. Remember Temporary Successes. The Chinese have mot forgotten the| | linary the is third of exiy there. In accordance with his judgment on the reports presented him of these con- | ditions the Pope will order the holding | of a provincia in Manila, at| which the canonical laws and diocesan regulations enact the Ecumenical | 1g conditions of the church | to by d a new tem aries and ways will prob- Will Have Plenary Powers. Delegate Sbaretti, new Apostoiic trict application of the by the Pope in this buil of the Philippines and the provincial coun- ummons and over which he | the Pope’s name. Nozelada will leave for Ma- (ever triumph. ‘Will Crush the Liberals. “Not vet,” replied General Alban, em- phatically. ““There are still several bands of insurgents in the interior of -the De- partment of Panama. These bands will soon be crushed. “‘One of the revolutionary generals on the isthmus—Domingo Diaz—has already When the Liberal party render. It is now believed that Bocas del Toro is in the hands of the revolutionists. The British cruiser Tribunedeft port to- day for Bocas del Toro to protect British The engines of the Colombian warship General Pinzon are now being cleaned, as the engineer declared that he would not be responsible for any accident. When the British cruiser Tribune returns to this port the General Pinzon will be ready to | proceed to Bocas del Toro, if it is neces- temporary successes they achieved, first {in driving back to Tientsin the for- | eign column under command of Vice Ad- | miral Seymour, and in holding the native | city of Tientsin, and they believe that if | well armed they will in another war with | the hated foreigners have a better chance | of success. To prevent rearmament and the resumption of hostllities against the Archbishops and Bishops of | been defeated. We are now going to de-| West, the foreign Ministers in Peking In- Rome ~ in 1899, | feat the other insurgent general, Belis- | certed in the peace protocol a provision the Philip- | cario Parras, who capitulated last year. ‘requirlng China to stop the importation local needs “Diaz had a strong personal following. | of munitions of war and materials for the |So has Parras. This condition of af- } manufacture thereof for a period of two and regular, will | fairs clearly shows what the Colombian | years, and it was further provided that , but new sem- |nation bas in prospect should Liberals |the prohibition should continue for two additional years if the powers deemed it The United States is in a somewhat em- | barrassing position in this matter, owing to the fact that the President has no authority to prevent shipment by Amer- used in the manufacture of rifles and ammunition, because these materials are also employed for other purposes. It Is | probable that the President and Secretary | Hay will seriously consider the advisa- | bility of securing legislation under which | the importation of arms to China, at | 1east, can be stopped. Where Blame Lies. when the ferry boat San Rafael was ripped open by the Sausa- lito is not as great as was at first feared. So far the reports show but few lives lost. The awe and terror of it all have largely passed away and people are now wondering that the lished for their education. | governed Colombia there were fifteen rev- | necessary. shops of e sees, ns olutions in twenty years.” Instead of enforcing this provision of . the nam | ok v % i et S R i e S Bosas 3a] Toro Taken. the protocol, China has eagerly opened P > hret i 2 . . . but four or five| News has reached Colon that a commit- | "€ POTts to foreign munitions of war and W ll D t S d H . fed. To these 1at- | tee of imeurments several days awo de. | Material for the manufacture thereof. 1 etermine urrenders 1s ar s or men trained manded that Bocas del Toro should sur- May Secure Legislation. Lifz to Save Others. yT0. o e Smmme® phemiy:] 100E0 there. The Tribune will return |ican merchants of war munitions to 5 ads A iy delegate | O Tuesday and will report the situation China. Certainly they could not be HE loss of life caused by the HE body of Willlam G. Crandall; Bt it Roe Erind s | B8 nca, Aol T stopped from sending to China materials heavy fog on Saturday night secretary of the Long Syrup Re- fining Company, was found to- day among the rocks on the shore of Angel Island. Crandall per- ished in the bay disaster. The discovery of tife remains was made by a soldier on guard at the quar- antine station shortly after 10 o’clock yes- of the new year, and | " | death st is(so emall, e terday morning. When Coroner Eden of ~ gl snf 2 ’;‘,'bl‘_ ;mh‘h“‘" The prefect of Colon and others who | GAy DECORATIONS AT PEKING,| Underneath the waters lies the fll- <% | Marin County reached the scene the iden- Rev Dr. Bo vmfr; el iy o - | have been imprisoned by the Liberals re- | g 5k * | fated boat, the exact location of which THREE VICTIMS OF THE WRECK OF THE SAN RAFAEL, WHICH tification was made complete. Maven,, Conn., Wk e suiine Sasercrs | T2 0 Cilon (his svpuing. | Chinese Preparing for the Return of | is not yet known. Little of the burled WAS CARRYING MORE THAN 20 PASSENGERS SATURDAY NIGHT Crandall, when found, wore a lfe-pre- g been with him also dur- settlement of the prop- | r questions in Cuba. | SAYS THE WAR IS OVER. Alban’s Chief of Staff Scores the Pan- ama Railroad Company. ! PANAMA, Dec. 1.—To the Editor of The Call: The revolutionists have been com- pletely routed. Their officers and men are coming in every ¥ to surrender. A commission of Liberals has left to obtain the surrender of General Diaz, com- nander of the gevolutionary forces. There is considerable indignation against the Papama Rafilroad Company for hav- ing given transportation to the revolu- Colonel Barrera, who led the force of insurgents in the field against General Alban’s troops, has been found in the bushes in 2 wounded condition. He will receive his freedom and medical care in Colon. Troops Go to Interior. The Government will send troops into the interior of the deparffment to-morrow to operate against General Parras, whose insurgent force General Alban is anxious to crush. . In an interview General Toliaco, com- mander of the Colombian warship Gen- eral Pinzon, says the surrender of Colon was a burlesque. He declares that with- in twenty-four hours of the armistice the Liberals secreted the best arms and left worthless rifies. He says this is shown the Royal Family. PEKING, Dec. 2.+Prince Ching has in- | formed the Ministers of the foreign powers | that, owing to the fatigue of the Dowager | Empress, resulting from her travels, the | 1ast stage of the imperial court's journey | has been postponed for one week. Great preparations are being made here for the reception of the royal party. All | the palaces and temples have been re- | painted and rebuflt. The foreign residents | of Peking never have seen these bulld- ings looking so imposing as now. Upon the day of the reception the route | followed by the royal cortege will be lined | with Manchu bannermen and elaborate ceremonies will be observed. The condition of Peking has improved San Rafael will be of any future value except as wreckage. Her bollers were practically condemned, but her engines were good. As to the hull the general opinion is that it was water-logged. Ac- cording to law both Captain McKenzle of the San Rafael and Captain Tribble of the Sausalito will be obliged to file reports with the United States Inspectors of Steam Vessels. This will be done this morning and it is just possible that the | investigation will be Legun this afternoon, Already the captains are talking about their whistles and their signals. Some sort of a conflict is sure to develop. During the morning Captains Roach and Whitelaw, master hands in drawing wrecks from the deep, interviewed Cap- WHEN SHE WAS SUNK BY THE SAUSALITO. gt fael's crew behaved with commendable spirit.” The women on board were like- ‘wise comparatively cool under the cir- cumstances. Two small boats were found yesterday, one off Point Bonita, picked up by the steam schooner Westport, and the other adrift oft Union-street wharf. In the lat- ter were found ‘a pair of ladies’ gloves, two bonnets and a pair of garters. ‘While some of the passengers were fran- tic and torrj asunder with fear two women of San Rafael, Mrs. and Miss ‘Wilson, divested themselves of all their outer clothing, preparatory to a long ALt fifteen minutes that elapsed from crash to submergence. They picked up Tread- way, who was pinioned by a heavy piece of wood as the bow of the San Rafael broke into the restaurant. Treadway’s chest was crushed. Brown and Scouler carried him to the upper deck, where they laid him out on the floor. All around the boat were crying, fear-stricken women and children. To these they turned their attentlons, and so hard did they work that they had barely time to save themselves. As they felt the boat sink from under them the dying cries of Treadway rang out. “For God’'s sake, poys, don’t leave server. He was coatless and his body bore no marks of injury. He evidently drifted beyond the call of help after he had sac~ fificed personal safety and time in the work of rescuing others and dled of sheer exhaustion in the water. How long the unfortunate man lived after the San Ra- fael sank from human vision and the Sau- salito steamed away for San Francisco with its load of rescuers and panie- stricken survivors will never be told. Crandall died a hero. He gave his own life in saving those of weak women and helpless children. Instead of scrambling aboard the vessel that had survived terrible force of the collision he remai behind on the sinking ship, rendering ser- vice every minute of the time until the tionary troops that captured Colon, and |immensely and good discipline is matn- | tain Tribble in order to get the location"| swim, if the worst came to the worst. | mel” he shouted. It was t0o late. He went | 185t passenger had left the sinking ferry- for afterward having refused to carry |DY the nature of the wounds of the Gov- | tained among the European troops sta- | of the sunken boat. They will drag for | Both are expert swimmers and they said | down with the ship. boat. Then he gave heed to his own troops or mobilize the force of the Co- | €rnment soldiers. tioned here. her to-day. The impression current | that they had made up their minds to| And so the tales come in from all sides. | Safety. Fourteen revolutionists boarded a train A among bay mariners condemns the San lombian Government, according ‘to con. | e R breast the waves toward the shore if the | Acts of bravery there were in plenty, and | Lingered Too Long on San Rafael. tract. There 15 no proof that the insur. | fOF this port yesterday to surrender. They | SEVERELY PUNISH OFFENDERS. | p,¢ael for any future sea service. boat sank before other. escape or rescue | although the crash brough panic at first | But Crandall had lingered too long. The gents used any force to compel the rail- | Were il and said they did not wish to con- | Chinese Officials Manifest Desire to| The Sausalito was pretty badly dam-| Was possible. Mrs. and Miss Wilson | when this passed away ‘every rational |rescue ship went away and left him to road to cafry their troops to Colon. tinue the fight. Many of the bodies of dead Protect Foreigners. aged from the collision. Her bow was | climbed on to the Sausalito finally, their | method of life-saving was tried. The | his fate In the dark waters. He floated, soldfers, = General Alban has triumphed completely found along the rallroad have been cremated. PEKING, Dec. 1.—Chinese officials have shattered to such an extent that during clothes in their arms. crew, a little slow to act at first, worked sustained by the life-preserver he wore, and the Government is securely estab- ! severely punished all offenders agatngt | the Service yesterday she ran as a single- | The last to leave the San Rafael were | Well in the heat of action. Boats were |and there is little probability that he died ished in Colon and Panama. Peace is| The Governmentis confident that the re-[F775° % PV (B & P 7 Bam“y‘;‘mct ender, backing out of the slips and turn- | Captain McKenzle and Chief Officer Joln- | lowered from both the San Rafael and | immediately. He may have endured for -d. Business men in Colon have re- bellion on the isthmus will soon be ing round very much after the manner | Son. As Johnson was making a step from | Sausalito by order. One slight incident ened their stores, which were closed during the rule of the Liberals. It ie accepted by all that the war is &t an end on the isthmus. Commanders | of foreign warships acted in a neutral | manner GENERAL H. 0. JEFFRIES, Chief of General Alban’s Staff. Story of Turkish Mutiny Denied. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. L—The re- yort of a mutiny of Turkish troops in El iedaz, Arabia, and .the occupation by the rebels of the grand mosque at Jedd-h.l published inthe United States is officially declared to Ye a ridiculous invention, 1 stamped out. TROOPS OF THE SULTAN CLOSE IN ON BANDITS CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 1.—Official reports received here from Mush are to the effect that Andranik, a leader of Ar- menian bandits, has again accupled an Ar- menian monastery in the nighborhood of Mush, where he and his forces are sur- rounded for a second time by Turkish troops. Fresh Turkish outrages in Armenia are reported from the Mush, Sassoum and Bitlis districts. on the demeaneor of the people. The Chi- nese officlals now manifest an increased desire to cultivate personal relations with the diplomatic corps. The settlement of claims between the local officials and the missionaries, not included in the general indemnity, has been arranged. Payments on these claims amount to 5,000,000 taels. In an edict the Dowager Empress has authorized the instruction of foreign sciences in Chinese schools. The policy of Sir Robert Hart, coljector of imperial maritime customs, in the mat- ter of the disputed points of the tariff, J1s to deal generously with the jmportars, | of the boat that now lies submerged. ‘Would Try the Deep. Now that the heat of the excitement and the nervous strain of those who were a part and parcel of the wreckage incidents have abated, men, women and even the children remember those things which were blank to them on Saturday night. The reports conflict as to the be- havior of the passengers. Panic certain- 1y did hold its sway for a time. That more lives were not lost is credited to the action of the crew. All who survived the the sinking boat toward the Sausalito he felt his footing go as she sank from sight. The water swirled round him and the suction pulled him downward. “For God's sake, help me!” he cried. Dennis Gor- man, supervising engineer, was standing on the Sausalito’s outer railing. Leaning out over the water he gave Johnson a hand. Johnson was saved. George Treadway, one of the waiters, suffered agony and torture and went down with the San Rafael. W. Brown, a bartender on the boat,and W. Scouler of wreck are of a mind that the San Ra- the Willilam Morgan Company played the part of life-savers throughout the trying of lack of coolness on the part of the former vessel's crew is told by the first mate. The men were lowering a small boat and had forgot to put in the rain plugs. Without them the boat would stay up but a very short time. A strident order quickly adjusted the error. Throughout Marin County yesterday there was a feeling of unrest. The tele- graph and telephone operators had more thgn their share of work. From one end ofthe county to the other inquiries were made all day long. Information was sought from police officers, Morgue and | private. citizens. To all the small loss of lite is looked upon as a miracle. hours of awful suspenve berore the end came, too exhausted to raise an outery that would bring him aid. The brave secretary commenced his la- bors of rescue a few seconds after the ves- sels came together. He left the side of his traveling companion, William Mersfelder, and quickly learning tne nature of the injury sustained by the San Rafael, rushed to the upper cabins, where the women and children were. He led the way to where the cabins touched and where the transfer of human freight was being made. He turned again and again to the Continued on Page Two.