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More of the Extremely Interesting ...Confessions of a Trained Nurse... WILL APPEAR IN The Sunday Call Next Sunday VOLUME CVL— XO. 175. RESCUERS FALL EXHAUSTED FROM HEROIC LABORS Desperate Fight to Save Buried Miners Continues With Al« most Superhuman Zeal Diggers Working Night and Day at Cherry Believe Entombed Men Are Still Alive Dead Bodies Are Abandoned to Forestall Death of Living From Starvation [Specicl Dispatch to The Call] CHERRY. 111.. Nov. 21. — A fight for the lives of more than 100 miners Tvho werp entombed over a weeTc &j?o in the St. Paul mine disaster is be inp made tonight., A force of 50 men Is working desperately to dig through a caveln in the second vein of the mine. Behind this barricade it Is believed the entombed miners are struggling for life, battling asrainst hunger and thirst. . Rescue Spurs Workmen The rescu*> of the 20 miners yesterday j lias spurred the workmen on to almost superhuman efforts. All day and all niglit th<\v worked in eight hour shifts to dislodge hundreds of tonfe of earth and stone tliat is Mocking the passage way to the imprisoned miners. Several members of the rescue party worked until they fell over in exhaustion and : had to be carried from the mine. j The belief 5s growing stronger that ' the entombed men are alive, although it is feared they may be dying of starva- ; tlon and thirst. Several members of the rtseue party are certain th«-y have heard signals from the east end of the tunnel, where the miners are supposed to be imprisoned. Such is the anxiety of the rescuers to reach the dying miners that a number of tiem went on a strike this afternoon because one of the foremen refused to permit them to enter one of the tunnels leading to the oast chamber. They re turned to work later when it was ex plained to them that the air tunnel con nined black damp, a deadly poison. Deadly Damp Threatens All efforts to drive this poisonous air Irom the tunnel have been. futile, and the rescue party will have to depend on digging through the cavein. All day long the wives and children of the unfortunate miner 6 stood about the main shaft of the mine pleading \u25a0with the rescuers who entered the tun nels to renew their efforts. They stood shivering in the cold," waiting and hop ing for the news that some men had been found alive. ""I know they are alive," sobbed one woman. "My man is down there. God •will save him." The members of the rescue party who staggered from the mouth of the pit .were surrounded instantly and a babel of questions hurled at them. "W9 can see the bodies. There are piles of them. They're dead; all dead," •was the reply of the first, and those •who followed gave no more cheering answers. ' • "But they could be living back there; they could be alive, Tom, couldn't they?" came a voice from the group, about one. Heart Rending Scenes "No chance," began the miner; then paused as he saw the trembling hands of the old man who had pressed to his side. "Why, sure, didn't the others come out?" was the quick reply. "Don't you worry, he'll be up soon." Among those who clung throughout the day to the belief that additional rescues of living men are probable is Richard Xewsam, president of the Illi nois board of- mine inspectors. "Scotchmen are the most resourceful miners in the world," he said, /'and there are 22 of them down there, dead or alive. I can see no reason why they Fltould not have found some refuge, just as did those who came up yester day. But eight days have passed and "we must hurry if they are not to perish of thirst and starvation. Every thing possible to hurry on the work of exploration is being done." Others hold this same view — that haste alone can save the miners if any are imprisoned alive. , Each hour that passes now is looked upon by the watchers as making the chances of escape pitifully less. "The men they brought up" could not have lived more than a few hours long er," said one despairing woman. "If j tliey don't come up today they'll come up dead." . Fire Causes Alarm A fire in the mine early in the day caused sbme uneasiness. The blaze started In the second vein within- 60 feet of the main shaft. Chicago firemen •entered the mine and extinguished the flames within a short time. Little dam age wafe" done beyond stopping the •work of the rescuing party. While a number of bodies- were brought to the surface during the day, raising the total- of , rescued dead to £9, more than 5# bodies were left lying in- the tunnels below^ The rescuers brought out only those bodtes that were in the way, as every effort .was Con tin ucd on Pa cc 2, . Column 6 The San Francisco Call. INDEX OF THE - SAN FRANCISCO CALL'S NEWS TODAY TELEPHOXE KEArA 86 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1909 WEATHER CONDITIONS ' YESTERDAY— CIoudy; west wind; trace of rain; maximum temperature, 62; minimum, SC. FORECAST FOR TODAY— Showers; brisk ?outu wind. Page 11 EDITORtAL The Standard oil decision. Paffe 4 Tbe ethDolofty of naturalization. Page 4 Zelaj-a laughs at diplomacy. Page 4 Treasury promotes Bpcculatlon. Page 4 Bold 9 year old hunter. annrd to teeth, leaves home en route to Africa and I>d<iy by way of Mill Valley. Page 12 Maude Odelle, wife of Adolph F. Hagemann. wealthy mine owner, returns to stage. I'apre 3 Aged domestic attempts suicide when accused by employer of stealing 90 cents. Page 1 2 Returning consul says Cblna will soon be cov ered by network of railroads and urges American participation In loans. Page 5 Thief entering through skylight plunders FlU more street fur store. Pace 12 Laborer run down and leg broken by automo bile. Page 12 Battle waged, against Spanish nomenclature by Richmond residents. Page 12 Women in charge of booth at St. Charles parish fair plan entertainment. Page 12 Churches hold special Thanksgiving serv ices and prepare for nnion services next Thursday. Page 5 Clara college > professor called father of aviation. Page 5 SUBURBAN "Jack th« Hugger" operates in Berke ley. Page 6 » Captain of detectives declares general public more responsible for crime tlian are the evil doers. Page (I Berkeley Rugby team loses to Oakland police by score of one arrest to "rough house." Page a Echo of football show scandal nearly disrupts Berkeley Junior day program. Page 6 Women of Alameda district federation pre pare to welcome d'legates at annnal conven tion.' Page O Many churches bold Thanksgiving services; nnion services ' arranged for Thanksgiving; day. Page t( COAST ' Heroism of officers prevented serious panic on burned sblp. Page 1 .Alma Bell's witness.- Richardson, accused of perjury and bw alleged affinity summoned to testify for state. Page 3 EASTERN Rescuers fall exhausted at scene of Cherry mine disaster. Pnge 1 Nicaragua to face demand by United States government for reparation for outrage on Amrri casv Page I Rockefeller refuses to comment on decision a?afnct Standard oil, but counsel dissolu tion was ordered. .Page.l John Jacob Astor's yacht safe in San Joan harbor. "Ai'Zf't Page 1 New designs made for -postal cards which will be supplied by government printing office. Page 3 Report of Isthmian commission shows satisfac tory progress on Panama canal. . Page 3 FOREIGN B. BJornson, Norwegian novelist, dying of ar terial malady in Paris. Page 3 " Castro's hand Is felt In unrest throughout Venezuela. '-.' \- '\u25a0_ \u25a0 Page 3 Budget vote of houße of lords expected to raise question of peers' rule at British gen erar election. Page 3 Viceroy of Chi LI and of fleers punished for c&tclHßsness at funeral of dowager empress of China. Page 3 SPORTS Burns so«eerites defeat Independents; Thistles beat Caledonians; Vampires win from the Bar barians. Page 7 Polo season auspiciously opened on Talomar field at Burliogame. Page 7 Automobile dealers await "mud plug" endur ance test planned for bad' weather. .'Page s Small flelds and bush performers on second day's card at Emeryville. Page 7 St. Mary's predicted to win Santa Clara game by very narrow margin. Page 11 St. Ignatius Eugby team loses to Santa Clara day scholars, 3 to 0. Page 7 Ad Wolgast makes good, showing at his Ing camp at /Ocean beach. - . Page 7 Santa Clara high school confident of defeating Lowell for championship.*—^ .Page ft Marksmen at Shell Mounfl make good at Thanksgiving turkey shoot. Page 7 Presidio golf club wins first half Vf home and home match over Claremoßt. PageH Vallejo high footballers defeat .Santa Rosa high, 5 to 0. PageS Fighting Dick Hyland signs to fight Cyclone Thompson at Kansas City. Page 10 "Spltball". Strlcklett severs connection with Brooklyn for California league. Page lo Football's death 'toll for season Just ending is 35 dead at*t 216 hurt. Page 8 " Santa Clara Rngbyltes knock oft heavy practice for Thanksgiving day game. Page 8 button, Demarext and other billiard - cracks meet tonight In balk line tourney. Page 1* MARINE \u25a0 Japanese - liner Chlyo Maru, after lone delay outside in the fog, comes Into port from the orient with many paei-cngcrs and a cargo which Includes raw silk valued at $2,000,000. Puge 11 AMERICAN DISCOVERS RECORDS OF CORTEZ Student's Researches Discredit Work of Mexican Historians ~ [Special D'upatch to The Call] MEXICO CITY, Mex., Nov. 21.— Charles C. Gordon, a young student from Cincinnati,' O-, has Just discovered the proofs to a contention which will probably change some of the inferences of history as laid down by Motley and Parkman. He has found unpublished records. of the death In Mexico of Hernando Cor tez and an attest to' his will, written' by his close friends, ' which\ gives the man ner of his death and' says it occurred in Mexico. Gordon says Cortez returned to > this country from Spain in 1550 and .died shortly after, while history.- cays \he died in' Seville just before sailing; for Mexico.- Gordon says the explorer's bones are interred at the temple d'Jesus, in Mexico city, and will;' take the matter "before President Diaz -und seek to have them disinterred. ' and buried*. in state. ', ' Historians. of : Mexico, have gone ; over his proofs with Gordon and Uhey-.bay that they are valid," , ' *. ' " "'^ SAN ERANCISeO. MONDAY, NOVEMBER:? 22,^ 1909. NICARAGUA T0 FACE DEMAND BY UNCLE SAM Secretary Knox Indicates Rep* aration Must Be Made for Outrage on Americans 1 Transport Buffalo Ordered to Panama/ Whence Marines May Be Taken to Corinto WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.— Following a conference with the president at . the White House tonight pn~ the Nicaraguan situation Secretary of State Knox authorized the following statement: \ Certain Representations of - fact which have been made tit the state department concerning the . Grocc and Cannon rase are verified by Inquiries that have been made. Thin , government will at once pre pare n demand on the Xlearagruan grovernment for- reparation \ for the ' death of these two men. For two hours tonight President Taft conferred with Secretary Knox on the Nicaraguan situation. The was accompanied by Henry. M. Hoyt, counselor for the state department. Knox previously conferred with Assist ant Secretary Huntington Wilson. Transport Sent to Panama It was announced that neither the secretary nor the White House would discuss in any way the pending diffi culty with Nicaragua and the presi dent and Knox'refused flatly to make any comment on their talk. The sec retary carried a formidable . array of papers to the White House and Coun selor Hoyt also carried a bulging port folio. ;;C i: The only other event of importance today was the dispatch of orders to the transport Buffalo, on duty on the Pa cific coast, to sail at once for. Panama. The navy department's instructions to the commander of the Buffalo were clear and explicit and the vessel was expected to sail tonight from Pitchi linque bay, California' r ,.~r Protection for Americans' This ordering of the Buffalo south on hurry .jjpjschedule is taken to .mean that this government is making Veady; to throw a column of United States ma rines into the Nicaraguan turmoil for the protection' of American lives" and property. While the 500 marines are scattered generally over the canal zone, they can be concentrated by means of the' rail road quickly in Panama, where there are military stores and supplies. Any expedition, against Nicaragua in which the marines figure would be un dertaken on the Pacific coast of the isthmus. Landing Place for Marines The Buffalo wouldNand the men at Corinto, .40 miles from Managua, The authorities tonight insist that the dispatch of the Buffalo is not to be ac cepted as meaning an expedition is to be launched against the Zelaya govern ment, but that the vessel is ordered south to be in readiness should occasion suddenly arise. The .Buffalo carries six guns,, is of 6,888 tons burden and her engines de velop 3,600 horsepower. The vessel will be driven at top speed to Panama, where on her arrival her commander has been instructed to report immediately to Washington. 2^elaya's Men Join Estrada BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, Nov. 21 (By wireless viaColon).— -One hundred men of Zelaya's troops, .with rifles, came into General Estrada's camp at El Salto last night 'and surrendered. They were, in" a starving condition and poorly clad. The men said that the rest ' of Zelaya's forces in the Rama district have little or nothing to eat and were anxious to join General Estrada. Cruisers Prepare to Sail ,\ PHILADELPHIA, Nov. > 21.— Active preparations are being made at the Philadelphia navy yard, for the sailing of the cruisers Dixie and Prairie. The latter is expected to sail for Panama Thanksgiving day with 400 marines. : Rumors were current at the yard.to day that both vessels were scheduled for Nicaragua, but the authorities could not confirm these reports. Preparations are also being made to prepare the battleships in the ; yard rf or their cruise, which, is expected to .. be gin about December 1. • " JIM JEFFRIES IN AUTO: .THAT RUNS OVER WOMAN Car Raced at Rapid Rate ;by Noted Driver [Special* Dispatch to , The Call]- * i AKR.ON, 0., NOV.Y2I.— While ;-"joy riding" with Fred Work, v the noted autoist, James J. Jeffries; his manager, Sam : Berger, and : a party 'of friends ran'down Mrs. Lithia^Rotzel early this morning. 'The- big racing car struck the woman while going at a rapid rate and : hurled her to the pavement.: .;•_ She was carried to^a nearby -home, where '_ it * was found " that . she \u25a0 was* se verely injured.; The. wheels apparentiy "passed over; her ankles and I wrists and her back 'was. hurt. Two' doctors 'now have her. in:charge. - . *r J . > ll Jeffries, was: hurried, from -the , scene of the -accident 'as' .rapidly* as 'possible, ,rto.*av"oj[d'inotoriety;- his -manager "'said. \u25a0^Policemen \u25a0 are Investigating * the V case, pjut^H^is ; not'^llkely^th'atTarrests'^wlll •follow, "•-'-. : \u25a0 \u25a0•' 'H "-'\u25a0 v"-— -U^_ REBEL AGAINST RULE OF CZAR IN SMART SET Three Hundred Members of Society Form New Club to Manage Dances Organizers Object to Formality Required at Greenway and Alexander Functions SOCIAL PRICE j LIST Per, Season Ned Greenway Mrs. Alexander Insurgents (3 Dances) (2 Dance*)' (7 Dances) Men ... .$12.00 Men : . . . .$12.00 Men . . . . .SB.OO Women.. slo.oo Women.. .SB.OO Women. ..$2.50 Per Dance Men .....$4.00 Men .....$6.00 Men .....$0.85 W0men.. .53.33 W0men. ..54.00 Women ..$0.35 Per Couple $7.33 $10.00 $1.20 Revolt' and insurrection, open, organ ized and stern, Is sweeping through the dorhinion of social affairs. A wave of mutiny hurls itself against the throne of Ned Greenway. Insurgent forces snap fingers of disdain in the face of the accepted order of things. And dear old Granny Grundy, moaning piteously, watches her children fighting, power less to settle the disputes or bring to a peaceable understanding the jarring factions. For, wearied of the multi tude of formalities and conventions with which the despotic Greenway has hedged, himself, ; more than 300 mem bersof society have-banded themselves into a new club, known as the Presidio Terrace club, with the direct and avowed intention'of bringing back, to San Francisco society the spirit of San Francisco of 'old; of ridding themselves of the, yoke of eastern mannerisms. Map showing where' the steamship St. Croix was. burned off Point Dume, where the passengers landed on the beach \u25a0 at the mouth of Zuni canyon, and the rough: route; they were compelled to traverse to, reach Santa Monica . Leading the movement are Mrs. Edwin Newhall, Mrs. Robert B.Postlethwaite, Mrs. E. B. Bullard.. Mrs. J. K. Wilson, Mrs. Bernard Faymonville and Mrs. Gaillard Stoney. Leaders Opposed to Czar ,: . • There has been revolt against Green way ever ( since Greenway's increasing years. demanded a complete social sub servience from -his "followers. Leader after leader" was pitted against the czar, but with disastrous results lor themselves.. It was not until Mrs. C. O. Alexander appeared on the scene that the throne was shaken. .[ Such, however, was her management, skill and ability that single handed she fought the re doubtable; Ned and :in the midst of prophecies of defeat succeeded in seat ing, herself upon a throne of her own making, but none the less secure for that reason. • ; : Then It was seen that Greenway was "not impregnable. The breach was ef fected. And right upon the heels ,of the Alexander revolution comes \u25a0 an other, more drastic in form and openly arid pointedly antagonistic to the dic tums of \u25a0 Greenway. In fact, the new organization* has gone to; the extreme heretical standpoint of buying other than Greenway champagnes. Revolt Against Formality The revolt is both against Greenway and Mrs. ; Alexander and against the increasing formalities with which their social functions are being surrounded. Copying from the east, these ' two lead ers, it is .said; are mose 'eastern than the easterners. Their . functions j'are rigid, stern, unbending, ; say. the ladies of \u0084;the Presidio .terrace club. The swing, snap" and vim •of • San Francisco of .old 'and beloved; memory t is depart ing,' and they contend -, that enjoyment is lost : .in entertaining; and- friendship in formality; ."-. •;..., : Speaking of the new movement x one of the leaders declared that \u25a0 the pur pose' was " to * make a ; society, affair where one :"cbuld. have real ".pleasure. , . .'."'."Each season,"- she, said, t. "we see more'and more formality and less solid enjoyment. \u25a0 Our- intention is ,to J revert back to the spirit of old San, Francisco" and '\u25a0 to •' try ;'• to . bring r , back the : times wheii; f ormallty.guarded the enjoyment of the; evening but did 'not domlnate'it. No Dances for Profit ;•.; > "There~is ; no effort » on ,;our part;to make i these '/dances ' for profit, and \ve~find that we can , give dances : in every way ; as ; lavish ; as^ the Greenway or.Alcxande^affa|rs;for^i:jo\a^^ 7. The >, first | step *jof 3.the" Presidio > club; Continued \u25a0 on Page- 2) Columns 4 and ' S WRECK SURVIVORS SAFE TAKEN TO LOS ANGELES Mrs.' C. Albert Verain of Stockton, who was overcome by shock ; ond exposure in the St. Croix disaster ASTOR'S YACHT IN SAN JUAN HARBOR Missing .Vessel, With Million aire on Board, Declared to Be Safe iri : Porto Rico -WJLLEMSTAD, Curacao, Nov. 21 — John 'Jacob- Astor's steam' yacht Nour mahar was safe in, theT harbor of San Juan, P. R., November 15, according to the report' brought here by the Red IX liner Caracas - today. The Caracas' re ports that.the Nourmahal arrived at San Juan November 14 and -.that -it; was there .the, next day. ....'• :'..-• . Yacht's "Safety Assured' : .WASHINGTON, Nov. '.Vl.-^A wireless message-reached the-United States 'rev enue cutter today stating that John). Jacob ""Astor's*' yacht," ; the -Nour mahal, has- been discovered riding in .; c \u25a0 \u25a0 - \u25a0 . - ' ' \u25a0 * - - ' • safety inside the harbor of .; San Juan, P.; R.i Captain Worth C. Roos, ,in" com-, mand 'of 'service* '.was' so. "satisfied with • its. 'genujneness that- he sent, a wireless dispatch . to - the > revenue -cutter Yamacraw,- searching, in -West Indian waters f or . the missing yacht; to return at' once.- : ' -\ v \u25a0 " ' ;., • : : News Welcomed ; by Friends; . ; ; NE"V. YORK, \Sov. 2K— News /from Willemstad,. Curacao, today that .Colo nel ; John Vacob Astor's yacht.^Nour mahal L was " safe at San - Juan, P. - R., November 15,' i coming on- the heels of last^ night's . alarming report that a derelict sighted north' of Cuba- might be the Astori yacht, was ; welcome" to his) friends and relatives, who \u25a0 had ex perienced unusual" anxiety here since the - West Mndian; region , was r cut /oft* from ". communication • by . the "hurricane two ? weeks. ago. : ... - \u25a0 . ' :•«\u25a0 \u25a0 The \u25a0- news was -sent to Douglas Rob inson N and f Nicholas Bidaie, trusteesf'of the Astor estate, and -Biddle promptly filed ; messages with" the 'wireless and cable : companies Astor, .-whli sailed'; for .^Europe.; Wednesday jon*',the tusitania,^ soon 1 after _!: obtaining ;aTdi^ vorce. -. ,- Vt- ''-- > ; ".:\u25a0'>• "; - " ' Yaruma May^Cioito^Pieces; <i PARIS; Nov. 21.-^A,I ; dispatch 'from FunchaK" Madeira," saystEugene iHlggiha andihis .friends; arriyed{therei well.. His yachO.Var iJnariWhich^went (ashoreX can not' beT approached, as seas >re" breaking .overUtiVjSvv'-; ' •;'•. •;: '.'• 'y' " : .' v^— r--^ X O. J M theatrical v. Gonim^r.l IN NE\\i : n : 'l-^ i &'''^ "the call Sporting 'CAN NOT COMMMENT' SAYS ROCKEFELLER Standard Oil Counsel, However, Denies Decision Ordered Dis solution or Company CLEVELAND,^., Nov. : 2 1.— V1 simply can not comment on the'decisloir'of the United States circuit court 'on the gov ernment's complaint against the Stand ard, oil company,"^ said John»D.-Rocke feller at* church today.* V," . ' . ; "I amno '.longer- actively ; connected wlth^the management^of .: the company, 'and it .would be improper for nie.to en ter into a'discussion of^ the' matter." Rockefeller^ who ; has -been ill, is re covering, rapidly. •\u25a0 : ; \u25a0-. ••- \u25a0 - Only "TheoVetical Victory" NEW YORK, Nov. ,21.— llortlmer F. Elliott, general counselifor the Standard oil in ; commenting": today on the decision against the company, hand ed down yesterday by the United' States circuit court, said: . : .. ,^T have- seen,what.;purports to'?be the text of the decreerhandedfdown : .by the United* States "circuit' court -yesterday. The company will take ah appeal"imme diately;to the -United States supreme court and; will 'cheerfully 11 abide -by the verdictof the highest court.ln the. land, whatever It may be.' .. -"The decree does not order a dissolu tion -of the Standard oil company; that is a misunderstanding.; What the decree orders; as. l now. understand: it, is that the company shall distribute among its stock holders. 'of whom there; are ap proximately 5,000. its holdings in stock of- subsidiary companies. -This distribu tion; I further understand, is ordered to be effected on a pro rata basis of appor tionment—that is to say, heaviest hold ers of Standard oil stock would receive a' proportional nuhiberof aha?es^in"the stock • of . subsidiary companies." ; ; Henry -Wellman,* who represented the attorney ; general * ; of * Missouri ; In that state's"', suit » againsV the 1 Standard oil company, and conducted ;the examina tion \u25a0\u25a0in- New York; of the officers of the company,; takes; a view, similar-to-- that expressed by "Elliott^ He-sums ; up : 'the situation as;-"a^ theoretical victory," ._ PRICE FIVE CENTS. PASS NIGHT ON ROCKY BEACH Wet and Famished Throng From the St. Croix Huddle Around Bonfire WOMEN BRAVE DURING THRILLING EXPERIENCE Company Is Scored for Failure to Send Aid to Destitute Passengers SHIPS OFFICERS PRAISED FOR HEROISM DISPLAYED [Special Dispatch to The Call] LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21.— Wet, hungry and injured, the 105 pas sengers and 67 members of the crew of the North Pacific steamship St. Croix, which burned off Point Dume, 18 miles up the coast from Santa Monica, last night, were brought into Los Angeles this after noon. Many have gone to their homes and others, overcome by hunger and exposure, are being cared for at the city receiving hospital. The steam ship company did nothing in getting provisions or water to the place of landing or in taking the sufferers from the bleak Zuni canyon, where they landed. All were brought here this after noon from San^a Monica on transpor tation furnished by a suburban trolley line after the police department and sympathetic residents of Santa Monica had furnished the food which broke a fast that for some had stretched through 36 hours and supplied cloth ing to clothe and warm their weary bodies. The " survivors had walked, rode i. and made their way to Santa Monica as best they could from the isolated landing place. Woman in Hospital ' T : }' One woman, Mrs. L. A. Wallace of Berkeley, remains at the beach city in a hospital with her 6 months old baby. Mrs. Wallace was severely injured about the legs when an eye bolt securing a davit rope broke and the boat she was in plunged bow first into the sea. She and the baby, with the 14 other occupants of the boat, were thrown into- the water, but were rescued by her husband and two other men, who dived from the upper works of the burning vessel. Herbert, the 6 year old son of Charles Vellbaum of, 26 Flood avenue, San Francisco, was saved at the same time by Edward Norris, a ship's quartermaster, aided by Mrs. Grace Thomas, wife of a racing man of Victoria, B. C, who proved her self a heroine. "I lost the ship, but thank God I did not lose a life," Is what Captain Fred Warner said as he stepped from a San Francisco Call automobile In Pier ave nue, Santa Monica, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Company Is Scored f "Shameful!" 13 what . every man, woman and child who paid for pas3aga on the steamer said' about the com pany that left them Injured and suffer ing on a bleak shore within 12 miles of a car line that would have taken them into Los Angeles. It was a pitiful sight, under the bright starlight, when the fog lifted over the small canyon leading down to the bight where Jthe landing was made. The group of castaways, drenched and fatigued, after a four hours' pull In search of a landing, huddled In the chapparal. There were women and, babes "among them and some had coma from their berths partly clothed. They had been subjected to the racking strain of a fire at sea and had had no food since morning. „ It was 12:45 o'clock when , the first boat wla lowered. It was 5:30 o'clock when the first landing was made. There was no telegraph or telephone ; available. The only beacon light for the sufferers huddled on the beach was the burning torch at sea from which they hartf escaped. Wrong Men for Aid Captain Warner sent Purser J. S. Ford and Chief Engineer Charles Lows to walk to Santa Monica and notify the company that 172 of the passengers and crew were helpless, their baggaso lost, some of them penniless, with no provisions or water. The two found a hotel and went to bed and had not been heard . from when the last of the tired • sufferers from the wreck - wer » taken from the Malibu ranch yester , day afternoon. ..The. story of the real hardship* Is the story of the night, but hard as the ; trials were there was no complaint.' The first call for aid waJ answered by a rancher, J. U. Henry, who 'saw the glare of the burning steamer from, his. ranch, 15 miles from Point Dume, off' which the steamer lay, Henr^ > tiflFl