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

use for us to wait the: on elevator. 1 “hold. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1901. THRILLING TALES TOLD BY THE SURVIVORS BRAVELY BATTLES FOR LIFE Miss Mundell Barely Escapes Death in the Wreck. Remains Afloat in Icy Water for Twenty Minutes. Sees Little Girl Fall Into the Bay and Disappear. ROBABLY of all those who were rescued from the sinking ferry- boat no one had more thrilling adventures or a narrower es- cape from death than Miss Es- ther Mundell of San Rafael. With her mother and little sis- ter Marguerite, she wa 2 when Her first thought was sister to escape from the lly pushed into the water from row railing of the upper deck of an Rafael. She remained in the near as she can judge, twenty minutes, and then succeeded in climbing back on board the San Rafael. Just as the boat took her final plunge Miss Mun- dell d again into the water and suc- ing a hold on a lifeboat. , however, did not end e San Rafael was disappear- ath the waves the flagstaff fell. struck Miss Mundell a gla ng almost precipitated her again e icy water. the lifeboat Miss Mundell believes nat she witnessed the drowning of a lit- The girl, whose name is not also clinging to the lifeboat. lowered from the deck of the pe w afael. She grasped the line and rawn up when she let go and into the water. Miss Mun- ear at the surface. The miss- d wore her hair parted in the d hangs in braids down her Girl Breaks Open the Case. Miss Mundell's story of the collision and he ev that followed is very vivid. When the shock came mother y little sister ship's cabin, reading. We all to the case where the life kept and I broke the my hands. A gentle- t know helped us to ers. he men ‘were were keep their self-controi, telling there was no danger. After h0 women realized just what had hap- ved as much self-control children were the only to a few feet away, If went below to see e there was of escape in that I saw the water bubbling the hole in the side and con- once that the boat was doomed Rafael, through which the passen- ng taken aboard the Sausa- a de crowd about the boie #nd I thought that it would be little . We again went the upper deck to where mother was. nost as soon as I reached her the ves- 1 deeper in the water, going with a motion similar to that of an cannot imagine how it was that all fhose who were down waiting to be taken aboard the lito escaped when the boat settled. Escape Through Broken Window. n order to get free of the San Ra- broke through the windows at the using my hands to push out the s. Vhen we got outside there w a very narrow railing for us to As I was endeavbring to make long the side of the boat some one pushed me overboard. I gave up ail hope of ever being rescued and com- menced to think that my time had come. My mother and little sister succeeded in crawling through the window at the stern of the San Rafael and got hold of a life boat which was still fastened to the deck, with a canvas stretched across its top. As the San Rafael sank this life boat broke loose from its fastenings. My mother and sister still clung to it, but because of the canvas which was stretched over its top their hold was very precarious. “The life boal fioated near me and for & time I was in grave danger of being crushed between it and the deck of the sinking ferryboat. My mother gave me her hand and by clinging to it I was able to keep above water. My mother tried to pull me aboard the life boat, but when I saw she could not T swam the best I could with the assistance of the life preserver back to the SBan Rafael or at least to the very small part of her that was still afloat. When I reached the sinking bost I do not think there was any one left aboard her and so I was the last person to leave her. By standing on the upper deck of the vessel I was able to leap over and catch hold of the rim of the life boat. I secured my hold "just as my mother was being drawn on board the Sausalito. “It was at this time that the flagpole of the San Rafael came down and almost knocked me again into the water. It #truck me a glancing blow or el it would certainly have loosened my feeble By this time I was benumbed by the chilly water. Child Falls From Rope. “While I was clinging to the life boat I saw & woman and a little girl also hold- ing on to it. T judged that the woman was the little girl's mother. A rope was thrown from the Sausalito and the little girl took hold of it. As the men were drawing her up the child’s strength must have given out, as she let go her hold and sank at once into the water. I do not think that she arose to the surface, at leagt I @id not see her. Soon after that a rope, smooth and slippery, was thrown to me. ‘It was with the greatest difficuity that I retained my hold until I reached the deck of the Sausalito. I was almost overjoyed when I found my mother and sister safe. “During the whole dreadful accident surprisingly little excitement was dis- played. Captain McKenzie acted in the most commendable manner. While the passengers were being taken aboard the Sausalito through the opening in the BSan Rafael's side Captain McKenzie re- quested that the ladies and children be cared for first. I am not sure that his request was entirely obeyed. The en- gines of the doomed vessel made a most fearful noise and I dreaded every mo- ment that there would be an explosion.” The young lady who passed through all sible While she was cling- | | | to the opening in the side of the | In the excitement she was | Marguerite | e women and requesting | s this thrilling experience spent yesterday with her mother, Mrs. W. R. Mundell, and her litfle sister, at the home of a friend on Oak street. Both the mother and the older daughter have several pain- ful bruises. The hands of both were in- jured by the rope with which they were drawn aboard the Sausalito. el esiscein JHOREE REFUSES TO BE SAVED FROM DROWNING He Goes Bravely to the Bottom of the Bay With the San Rafael. The familiar old sorrel horse used for many years for hauling baggage on and off the San Rafael went down with that ill-fated vessel Saturday night, and if it is possible for an animal to commit sui- cide this one certainly went to its doom with the deliberate intention of not sur- viving the disaster. When Captain McKenzie saw the great- er part of his passengers in safety on | board the Sausalito after the collision he thought of the old horse hitched to a ring in the wall near the left paddle box. He ran down stairs and entered the lower passageway, which was then submgrged, untied the animal. He attempted to ead the horse to the rear of the boat which was then free from water. The animal was perfectly calm and appar- ently unmoved by the scenes of excite- ment and panic which were being en- acted on every side. When Captain Me- Kenzie sought to guide the horse to a point where the instinct of self-preserva- tion might prompt it to struggle in its own behalf the equine refused to stir. The boat was settling rapidly, and after one or two ineffectual attempts to coax the horse away from danger It was abandoned to its fate. The last seen of the animal was when he was struggling for a firmer foothold in the rush of wa- ters which 2 moment later engulfed it. Among the pets on the San Rafael which are missing is a tabby known as Flossie. When the vessel went down a in the water. He drew it into the boat and it was taken aboard the Sausalito. The feline appeared to be greatly dis- tressed and went about the Sausalito mewing piteously. When the ferryboat drew into the slip Flossie disappeared and has not been seen since. The cat was born and raised on the San Rafael, and the belief is that it is searching the ship- ping on the front in the hope of finding its old home and meeting its feline asso- ciates, all of which* perished in the wreck. ' @ iieiieiimie il @ PEMOVAL OF GOVERNOR MURPHY NOT PROBABLE Arizona Executive Will Serve the Balance of His Term Without Hindrance. , PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 1.—A special to the Republican from Washington says: ““The fight for the removal of Governor Murphy seems to be confined to personal opponents of it in Arizona. No echo of it is heard in Washington. No charges have been filed, and it is the intention of the administration to have him serve out his term. “‘Governor Murphy's commission is dat- ed to expire on December 14, 1902, This commission is held to be an original ap- pointment and has nothing to do with pre- vious commissions or the term of office of the men who held them. The recent fight against Murphy is looked upon by officials here as a closed incident, to be revived only in the case of future devel- opments. As the Governor does not de- sire a reappointment, the President will find some other man. Colonel Brodie prob- ably stands the best chance at the end of Murphy's term, though the matter is far from being definitely disposed of.” QUEEN WILHELMINA’S AIDE-DE-CAMP WOUNDED Major Von Tote Badly Injured in a Duel With the Consort, Prince Henry. AMSTERDAM, Dec. 1.—The statement that Queen Wilhelmina's aid de camp, Major von Tote, is suffering from peri- tonitis and from the effects of a duel fought with the consort, Prince Henry, is confirmed. The assertion that Queen Wilhelmina's recent illness was caused by a premature birth is also confirmed. Protest Against Tariff Bill. BERLIN, Dec. 1.—The socialistic peti- tion against the tariff bill has received nearly 2,500,000 signatures. The Berlin Politische Correspondent, which often re- flects the intimate views of the Govern- ment, admits that the friends of the bijl in the Reichstag have grown pessimistic as to its prospects. Much deubt is ex- pressed regarding the outcome of this proposed tariffiylegisiation. passenger in a boat saw a cat swimming | ticipants and eye-witnesses. on the part of the survivors. piece of work. RESCUERS TO THE FORE S the hours pass since the San Rafacl had her side opened by the bow of the Sausalito and was sunk in the bay stories of rescues more or less heroic in character are told by par- The very nature of the collision cn.d the circumstances under which the boat gradually di:appeared_ n the water precluded the possibility of a great and general herm.fm Nevertheless, there were many in- stances of genuine bravery and from many tongues come stories of the bravery of both men and women. ing hand was outstretched with the result that more than one life was saved which otherwise would have been lost. and quick action that prevented drowning in many cases. but a singlé act of great self-sacrifice is on record. - While devoid of spectacular and sensational heroism the small loss of life is in itself a sufficient testimony of useful labor executed with a sure hand. The rescuers, and there were many of them, did a noble Here and there a help- It was coolness So far CHIEF OFFICER JOHNSON OF THE SAN RAFAEL IS HAULED ABOARD THE SAUSALITO BY SUPERVISING ENGINEER DENNIS GORMAN JUST AS THE BOAT SANK FROM SIGHT. JOHNSON WAS THE LAST MAN TO LEAVE THE BOAT, AND BUT FOR HIS FRIEND'S ASSISTANCE WOULD HAVE PERISHED IN THE BAY. AUSALITO, Dec. 1—Sausalito awoke this morning still labor- ing under the strain of anxiety endured since the news of the bay disaster reached here. All who were. known to have been on the sunken ship had not yet been ac- counted for and the bellef that many firesides were to be rendered cheerless by the work of the treacherous fog created a general feeling of suspense. All night long telégraph and telephone operators sat at the posts of duty, deluged by mes- sages of inquiry from both sides of the bay. Crowds of anxious people lingered about to make themselves acquainted with every particle of information od- tainable and many were obliged to walit for hours. At daybreak the dense fog commenced to lift. It revealed a condition of abso- lute calm on the bay and disclosed to view several ships that had left San Francisco ocean-bound, but which had sought anchorage, fearful to proceed. At first it was belleved that some of these vessels had come in from the ocean and had lost their bearings in the thick mist, but small boats that spoke them learned otherwise. Passengers Receive Welcome. About 8:30 the whistle of the ferryboat Sauealito sounded and a rush was made for the slip. The Sausalito steamed up cautiously, displaying battered woodwork and a badly smashed rudder as a result of the collision. Her passengers were be- sleged by the anxious and they were obliged to-tell all they knew of the dis- aster and of the missing. From the time of the boat's arrival people com- menced to return to their homes, relieved of the terrible mental strain they had been forced to undergo. Some of the supposed lost stepped from the deck and were greeted with cries of joy from those who sought them. These passengers gave information of others and brought SELECTS LORD DUDLEY FOR VICEROY OF IRELAND Lord Cadogan Will Remain in Dublin Until After the Visit of the King. DUBLIN, Dec. 1.—TIt is now almost cer- tain that Lord Dudley will succeed Lord Cadogan as Viceroy of Ireland. It will be a very popular appointment. This puts an end to the rumor that the Duke of Marlborough would recelve the post. it is said that the King has asked Lord Cadogan to stay on in Dublin until after his visit with the Queen in April next. As far as The Call correspondent can make out at present the following ar- rangements have been made: The King and Queen and their suite will be the guests of Lord and Lady Cadogan at Dublin castle for three days. Afterward | sheir Majesties will go on a visit to Lord and Lady Londonderry at Mount Stew- art, then to Barons court as the guests of the Duke and Duchess of Abercorn, and probnblfluto Linsmore castle for a visit to the ke and Duchess of Devon- shire, and then back to the Viceregal | lodge, Dublin, for two days. % SAUSALITO RESIDENTS EAGERLY AWAIT : RETURN OF SAN RAFAEL PASSENGERS assurances that the loss of life had not been so terrible as at first supposed. Slowly word was received by relatives and friends and with each message that gave assurance of safety faces bright- ened. It was not until late in the afternoon, howevecr, that every one except the three known to have perished had been ac- counted for. About the last of those who were In the wreck arrived on the late afternoon boats. One who was given up for lost by his relatives here until he stepped from the boat was Hiram R. Bloomer, a landscape artist, whose studio, is at 508 Battery street, San Francisco. Patrick Ryan, paying teller in the Hi- bernia Bank, who resides in the Alta Mira Villa, was also thought to have sunk to a watery grave, but came to his home about noon. Storles of heroism and adventure were told and retold at every hand. Accounts were given with more accuracy than marked those of last night, and a clear 1dea of just what happened now prevalls. However, there is little to add to the gen- eral description of the wreck. Acts of Heroism. Among those whose herolc acts were not told of until to-day were Willlam Mersfelder, G. England and Willlam ‘Westwater. All these men remained in the water, swimming about and dragging the struggling passengers to boats or within the reach of lifelines. The bravery of William Brown, a bartender on the ili- fated boat, was also recounted. Brown remained on board assisting the weaker, and left with Captain McKenzie and Mate Johnson. Young Gus Poly, who has Jjust passed his fourteenth year, tells the story of Mrs. Kingsley, who is reported missing. Poly waited for the lady until the last moment at the San Francisco ferry, then went aboard aloné. He is certain Mrs. Kingsley was not on the boat. Some time ago Charles Kingsley, L e e e T B S SR AOACM MM SO M SRR WEST AFRICAN MERCHANTS PUNISHED FOR CRUELTY Heavy Sentences Meted Out to Thres Offenders Who Inhumanely Tor- tured Negroes. BERLIN, Dec. 1.—A private dispatch recelved from Cameroons, West Africa, says that a merchant named Wittenberg has been ‘sentenced to five years in the penitentiary there for impaling a negro on a ramrod. A merchant named Kelt- neich has also been sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for pouring petroleum on a negro’s hands and then sattlng him on fire. Another merchant named Haeslop has been sentenced to eight months Yn jail for destroying the eye of a negro chief with a whip. —_— Train No. 5 Derailed. SACRAMENTO, Dec, 1—Train No. 5, westbound, ran off the track this morn- the ing near Truckee. Six cars left rails. No one was inju; a well-known racing man and husband of the lady, died, and since then she has been subject to spells of melancholy and expressing indifference as to whatever fate might befall her. Yesterday she took her two little children from friends in Oakland and placed them in Notre Dame Convent, San Francisco. She was to have returned here on the San Rafael, but no message has since been received from her. A story that a woman answering her de- scription leaped to death from an Oak- land ferry-boat has caused her friends some anxiety. Young Poly made his es- cape by smashing a window and climbing to the deck of the Sausalito. Some of the passengers speak of the ut- ter worthlessness of the tule life-pre- servers. In some cases they are said to have sustained the weight of the strug- ling passengers, and in others they . be- came a burden. The fact that plugs had not been properly placed in the lifeboats is also a subject for condemnation. The first boat that touched the water was rendered useless and nearly caused the drowning of its occupants, and it is sald that the aperture in another was plug- ged by a sailor's hand. The crews come in for a goodly share of praise, how- ever, although most, of the work of life saving was done by the passengers them- selves. Superintendent E. H. Shoemaker of the North Pacific Coast line worked all day and personally supervised the bay traffic. The Sausalito made her landing on time on most of her trips and the trains ran according to schedule, so that there was little interruption to traffic. Captain Me- Kenzie of the vessel now deep in the bay assumed command of the Sausalito dur- ing the day and Captain Tribble remained in conference with the superintendent. Shoemaker made a statement. He ex- pressed great regret that the accident had occurred, but placed it in the ranks of the inevitable. He is certain of the cau- tion taken by each captain and holds neither responsible. Shoemaker sald: CHINESE RAISING FUND TO FIGHT EXCLUSION ACT Representative of the Six Companies Is Working Among His Coun- trymen in Pittsburg. ° PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 1.—Chinamen of Pittsburg and surrounding towns will make every effort to prevent the enact- ment at the next Session of Congress of the Chinese exclusion act. Que Wong Leo of Ban Francisco, a representative of the Six Companies, who has been in the city several days, présided at a meeting to-day which was attended by over 400 |"Chinese. After the meeting a leading Chinese said his countrymen in this dis- trict would contribute §20,000 to the cause. In about ten days meetings will be held all over the district by Six Companies representatives, with the object of having every Chinese contribute $2) to the fund. —_—— Statuary and Lamps. posed that a broken rail to leave the track. Westbound were delayed several hours. We have a select line of moderate iced statuary and fine lamps—exclusive esigns and best values in the city. San- born, Vail & Co., 741 Market street ® — Many of Those Who Were Supposed to Have Been Lost Put in an Appearance and Receive a Joyful Welcome. “The company always exerts the ut- most caution in the handling of traffic. Its employes are known for their reliabil- ity and their service has been often tried in extreme cases. We place the blame on no person. It was one of these unfor- tunate accidents which might occur at any time despite the precaution taken to avert it. I do not think that the public, knowing the condition of the atmosphere and the detalls of the collision, thinks differently to us. Both vessels made the trip from their slips under less than half speed, feeling their way along as they proceeded. The engines were worked all the way with a lever. This could not have been done had the vessels been go- ing at their accustomed rate of speed. The lever works the same as the reverse piston and each stroke represents a revo- lution. “We fix the loss of the San Rafael to the company at $80,000. She was an old boat and about to be refitted with a new set of engines.” F. A. Robbins, manager of the Paper Can and Package Can Company, who was badly bruised about the legs, was brought home this afternoon in an ambulance from the Lick House, San Francisco, where he was taken after the accident. Robbins’ injuries are extremely painful, but not serious. The Sausalito on her last trip to-night arrived about eight minutes late. She came through a dense fog, described by the captain as being almost as heavy as that of last night. . George Treadwell, walter on the San Rafael, who perished, has resided in Sau- salito for some time. His wife and son are at present in S8an Francisco. From the last accounts that can be obtained Tread- well was caught In the crash and injured by splintering timbers. He was hurried to the upper deck so that he could make his escape, but probably went into the water and the severity of his injuries pre- vented him from making a struggle for life. He was 55 years of age. e e SRR RS BELIEVES TRANSFPORT WRIGHT MAY BE SAVED General Smith Cables for the Aid of a Powerful Tug and Divers. MANILA, Dec. 1.—General Smith has cabled Quartermaster General Humphrey that he belleves the United States Army transport Wright, formerly cailled the Bay State, which struck an uncharted roek last week at the entrance of San Ja- cinto harbor and sank in fifteen feet of water, may be saved with the aid of a powerful tug and divers. General Smith is of the opinion that the Wright struck on rocks which had been recently cast up by a volcanic disturbance. s b s s Heavy Cotton Shipments. PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. 1.—The ex- TTcADAMS AIDS THE ENGINEER RailroadEmploye Goes to His Friend’s As- sistance. Breaks Window Open and Permits Him to Escape. A Jones of the Ill-Fated San Rafael Crawls to Freedom. AMES McADAMS, a boilermaker in the employ of the North Pacific Coast Railroad Company, s among the passengers on the Sau- salito Saturday evening. He tells the following interesting story the rescue of Engineer Jones the San Rafael: “When the collision occurred I was the bow of the Sausalito. We struck San Rafael on the starboard side, er ing in the restaurant. Near this cated the room of Engineer Jone friend of mine. Knowing that would be lost, and desirous of saving it possible, I secured a wooden bar broke the window of his room. I ately thereafter three men through and were assisted on board tr Sausalito. The fourth man was Jon He was injured about the head and blee ing freely. I think at least twenty peo- ple made their escape through the broken window. T ;Y “Many people jumped overboar think some of these were drowned. T excitement was intense, and the wonder is that more lives were not lost. It was an experience I will not forget in hurry.” fiws 'HIS‘LIF'E T0 SAVE OTHERS Continued From Page One. cabin to direct the excited to safety. He dragged down bundles of life-preservers and fastened them on passengers and wherever help was wanted he was found. Crandall's friends passed him several times and urged him to board the Sausa- Hto. All of them saw him for the last time engaged in his mission of mercy and left him when their protestations and en- treaties failed. To all who warned him to care for his own safety and escape while there was still time, Crandall made the same reply. He was determined to re- main until there was no further use for his assistance. Lower and lower the port side of the San Rafael dipped in the water as the flood poured in through the zap- ing break half plugged by the Sausalito’s bow: Remained Until Boats Parted. But Crandall stayed, and when a watery gap intervened between the two vessels on account of the dipping position of one, he passed the belated passengers to a gang plank. The last of the survivors saw him -still ‘at work on the steamer. All they knew afterward was that he was not _aboard the Sausalito when she came to San Francisco and when he did not re- port to his home in this city the bellef that he was lost grew stronger. All morning word from the missing man was eagerly awaited at the Crandall home. His relatives seemed loth to abandon hope until the news of the finding of his body was received. The people of Sausa- lito, where he is favorably known and highly respected, shared the same anxiety and the verification that he was among the list of victims of the disaster spread a shadow of gloom over the little town. Coroner Eden left San Rafael as soon as the discovery of the remains was re- ported to him. He visited the place where the body was discovered and, placing it aboard a launch, steamed for Tiburon ferry. From there the body was shipped to San Rafael, where an inquest will be held. Leaves Wife, Daughter and Brother. Crandall was about 55 years of age. His wife and daughter, Mrs. Thomas Mil- ton of San Francisco, survive him. His brother, George B. Crandall, is connected with Wells, Fargo & Co. ‘The deceased had held the position with the syrup company for a number of years and was an old and tried employe. His reputation in social and domestic life was the same as in business, sterling, honest and humane. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made. McCue May Lose His Ear, James McCue, the Corte Madera horse- man who was injured in the bay collision Saturday night, is still confined to his cot in the Emergency Hospital with a broken arm and rib and lacerated ear. There is danger that McCue will lose his ear, as symptoms of gangrene have de- veloped. Should they become more pro- nounced amputation of the aural appen- dage must ensue. Mrs. E. Spencer of San Rafael, a sur- vivor of the disastd®, who was treated at the hospital for submersion, left the institution for her home yesterday, none «re worse for her excitin experience. Upon leaving she thanked the attendants for their efforts in her behalf. B Guard at McKinley Vault Reduced. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1L—The detach- ‘ment of troops assigned to the duty of, guarding the vault cqntaining the. re- apains of the late Presfdent McKinley, 1 . the West Lawn cemetery, Canton, O, has been reduced to flve nen-commis- sioned officers and forty privates, under command of Lieutenant ~Willlam Ash- bridge, Thirteenth Infantry. The remainder of the guard has been sent to the post at Fort Wayne, Mich. Diseases Positively Cured by New DR. COTTINGHAR'S Methoa Regular_graduate and expert on EAR, NOSE, THROAT and LUNG DISZASES, portatien of cotton to the Orient by way of Puget Sound during the past few years has made a_wonderful increase and No- vember has been a record breaker in that line. . According to the customs house records here shipments amounted to 14,000 bales of cotton, valued at $800,000. 204 Sutter Straet, NW. Cor. of Kearay Hours, 9-12 a. m.; 1-3 and /-8 p. m. 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