The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 29, 1904, Page 1

Partly cloudy AR e el FBE i THE WEATHER. Forecast made at San Fran- | cisco for thirty | midnight, Pebruary 29: San Francisco and vicinity— Monday; west wind. G. . WILLSOX, Tocal Porecaster. O STERNGHP 01 IPINESE WRSHIPS BEEIN B hours emding lgns | California—"Sag Harbor.” ] Central—*“A Break for Liberty.” | Columbia — “The 0Old Eome- Chutes—Vaundeville. Fischer's—“Roly-Poly.” | Grand—“Hills of California.” | Orphenm—Vandeville. Tivoli—"The Gypsy Baron.” SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 29, 1904. PRICE FIVE CEN CEN AT SEA AND FOURTEEN PERSONS PERISH OKADE OF THE HARBOR OF VLA DIVOSTOM o - - — = = - * —_—— B PASSENGERS AND CREW FIGHT THE FIRE. FLEET MENACES SIBERIAN STRONGHOLD. i Grgas= e | ——————— . | Fire broke out on the steamer Queen, bound from San Francisco for Puget Sound | LONDON, Feb. 29.---:Dladivostok has been blockaded by a Japanese fleet since ports, early Saturday morning, and fourteen lives were lost. ~The women and children | Thursday, according to a Daily Mail dispatch from Hakodate, which adds that in- were lowered in the boats and remained under the lee of the vessel until the crew, ably | coming steamships report Russian cruisers on the east coast of Kinkwasan, in the assisted by the male passengers, extinguished the fire. Four of the pantrymen were | bay of Sendai, Japan. Japanese warships have been reported in the vicinity of burned to death in their bunks while the other fatalties were caused by the capsizing of | Uladivostok, but this report of a blockade, although considered probable, has not | @ boat. That more lives were not sacrificed is due in a great measure io the coolness | been confirmed from other sources. Land fighting has occurred in Northern Korea of the captain. The steamer is now docked at Seattle. The passengers all speak in the | between Russian cavalry on the one side and Japanese and Korean troops on the | highest terms of the good work performed by Captain Cousins and his men. | other. Reports from two sources state that the Japanese were repulsed. ‘ -~ _— — = Bl e na i e TR A ) - 2 Sy e i G [V S B R ok e prgresite <8 @ @K Frm Carrmw N 7 COLIRS? LIST OF THOSE IWWHO PERISHED THROUGH FIRE | 4 | MIss \1‘\::' :‘I'l’l‘;? R. Cle- \ff-m | \ll'(l' ”l‘!"l“\ ADAMS Seat- ‘fl'fi/m E tle, Was - D. E. NEWBERRY ) H. BUCKLEY e ae A + DECKHANDS A. NILSON J. NELSON B. FRUTAS FIREMEN PETER NUHN M. FLYNN WAITERS. W. HEINEMAN — RAYMOND. M. SOMERS ‘ H. DOUGLAS A. DONNELLY. P : Passenger Gives Due Praise to Crew of Vessel. S IR TOWNSEND, Wash,, Hit thern Com- PORT Fe _N. 2B —( ) was a pas- ager, n to say that n a cool-headed n command of 1, dashing out on er part of the n smoke. c later i A few| the red flames were | ILL-FATED V ONE OF WHO WA WHO WAS DROW NYING HER TO HE ED AND HER BROTHER HOME IN WASHINGTON. 7 f Lifeboats Are Launched With Women| and Children While Crew Fights the Flames. Special Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE., Wash.,, Feb. 28 — Fire swept the steamship Queen, homewardbound.off Tillamook lightearly Saturday morn- ing,and fourteen liveswere lost. Ten who died were members of the crew, burned at their posts or drowned while they sought to save women and children from the flames and waves. Rare hero- ismon the partof Captain Cousins and his men prevented the most terrible sea disaster of vears and brought the vessel into port yes- terday afternoon, her aiter parts a mass of charred wood and twisted steel. B Continued on Page 2, Column 5, | I Continued on Page 2, Columns 2 and 3. Fight Made to Save Steamer. . SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 28—Captain N. E. Cousins of the steamship Queen modestly declines to take any of the glory, which his brave and prompt work deserve. He says that the honor and praise should go to a well-drilled crew which promptly obeved every command and to the passengers who rendered able assist- ance at a time when death was staring them in the faces. Continued on Page 2, Columns 5 and 6. | L I | | Captain Cousins Tells of the Heroic| RUSSIAN ! CAVALRY ATTACKS JAPANESE EngagementIs Fought in Northern Korea and Beth Sides Claim the Victory. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 28.—A dispatch received here from Liaoyang and dated February 28 say¥ that Chinese on the Yalu River report that an advance guard of Russian cavalry which has penetrated Korea for a distance of about 200 versts across the river had an encounter with a detachment of Japanese and that the Japanese were compelled to retreat and fled, leaving their horses, which were seized by Cossacks. General Linevitch dispatched cavalry and a body of infantry in pursuit and with an order to occupy Northern Korea. An official dispatch received from Major General Pflug, Viceroy Alexieff's chief of staff, which is dated February 28, says: “The night of February 27 passed quietly at Port Arthur. The enemy’s squadron keeps in sight of the city. Reports are coming in of movements of Chinese troops west of the Liao River and, according to rumors, about 10,000 Chinese troops under Gen eral Ma are on the road between Tungchun and Chaojan. The military guard on the Sinmingtu railroad has been reinforced, from forty to sixty Chinese s sidiers having been placed at each station. Our mounted troops have enteréd Korea and the atts- tude of the population is friendly toward us.” SEOUL, Feb. 28 —Korean soldiers on the Hamgyeng froa- Continued on Page 3, Columns 2 and 3