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VCL. LXII. No. 102 ;
NEW BERN, N, C SUNDAY MORNING EEBRUARY 1, 1914
FIVE, CENTS FEB CC2T
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Hescue Passengers Praise
, ; Action Of Youna Man
- Frcra Oriental ' ;1
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START DYNAMO
Xraxtonllaskins Of Orien
tel Went -to His Death
With Sinking Ship ' ;
'.'4. ' ' V' II t ' :v ' . ' f' -! ' .. 1
, Haskins, of Oriental,' and whojvas
: ;f -a' member of the' crew of th$ 11
' : fated ; steamship', V Monroe,'", was
-drowned when, that vessel ;was
v rammed and -sunk early . Friday
morning while enroute from Nor
folk to- New Yrok. . '
" Oscar Perkins .whose father
. formerly lived at Oriental but
-"who now resides in ' New Bern,
rwas one of the engineers on the
"-vessel and played, the part of a
(Tiero when the crash occurred.
He was among those saved.
; Officers Give Out Statement,
in 'Norfolk, v Jan.' ' 31, --Assistant
i:jenerai ivianager c. . t-.. , raien,
;-of the Old Dominion : Steamship
-company today' gaye '.out the
.'.following statement: . ' '
'"The Monroa. left. Norfolk at
:40. an.djran intq .a,iighi fxg
"when outside of the capes, and
wasv proceeding cautiously on Tier
;.ioute .. to- New.; York, ;N blowing .a.
i fog whistle every minute "byv an
automatic time clocks .
i s "She passed, two vessels, stop-
p pmg in eaui itase- wneu sin; nearu
j their 'signa,ls.W
f b ;. "When about (half way between
' Cape Charles" lightship- and tthe
I winter quarter lightship she heard
the fog whistle of the Nantucket
f off her starboard bow.P'.Sh'e stop
1 ped and" blew two whistles; which
t Tvere responded io by theNan-
ticueL She .again 'j blew " two
j "whistles which were .'responded
; to, and immediately ( thereafter
the crash came. 1 " ' ' -' i '
V ' "The 'Nantucket was not visi
ble except immediately before the
collision, the fog being heavy
'near the water, but light above.
- "The Monroe was struck on the
i . ,. , , . v. -, ,
the distance from her, bow, the
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,i iiituiuthL jieucii n.uig iiie moil-
roe somet' ' like one third
of her width, iiiaking the sinking
of the Monroe inevitable.
! Engineer Perkins'' Quick Work
. "Captain Johnson, who had
been in the pilothouse for several
" hours, immediately gave notice
. to the steward to awaken all the
' passengers, though the passen?
gers were at that time rushing
out of their staterooms. They
were told to come at once to- the
uu. l i. jiiic uyiiuiiiu, wiiiui
was I'.cn running gave out in a
few ratucs and the vessel was
cncc-""7::"-eJ - in - 'darkness',' until
r ' r O scar ret! ins rushed
z: 1
'ted
rr-
second
two or
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Cl2 R!C2TC2
Captain Johnson, and boat No. 7
was gotten off. under , the super
vision of First i Officer JBoreley.
It was impossible" to" use boats"
2, 4, d and 8, as' they were on the
'port side and could not be, put out
because of the list, to' starboard.'
The . life-rafts, on I, the forward
deck of , the vessel floated as the
boat sank and wereJnstrumental
in saving many lives. , , 1 ,
I "Captain Johnson as soon ,as
he could get boat. No. 5 over,
took all in! who were on the star
board side except those who were
getting- in First Officer Horsley's
boat, ; No. 7, and Captain John
son's boat,. No. 5, immediately
dropped .' down to the stern 1 of
the Monroe for the purpose of
going to the port side and taking
off - the remaining- passengers on
the saloon 'deck,,-who had climbed
to- the port side on account of
its being the high side. , . As he
dropped v-. toward the . stern he
was engaged in picking up passen
gers, that had leaped: overboard,
and in a very .short time had about
35 persons in the boat, these
filJing ltso 1 that it had only about
eight inches free board. A pretty
eood sea was running and the
boat was overcrowded,, but no one
Was" lefrin'the' water" whd could
b?. found. First Officer Horsley
succeeded in lowering boat No.
7j taking all who were on the deck
and followed . the , example . of
Captain Johnson , in picking .up
those who '. were 4n . the water,
and proceeded -by the sterna to
the port side of the vessel' :.: to
rescue thosewho were ' clinging
to' the high side. r ?
Operator Kuehin Died A Hero.
There - were' notable deeds of
heroism j, by 5 assistant .Engineer
Oscar Perkins and First Wireless
Operator '-Ferdinands J. Kuehrf.
Perkins, when the inrush of water
put' out the main dynamdj and
(left the Moriroe in complete dark-:
ness, rushed below and" put to
work an emergency dynamo., ?; He
is among' the rescued. - - - ' s
. Wireless 'operator Kuehn gave
the first S. O. S.' call and after
i adjusting! a life preserver ; which
would doutbless have saved, his
... . .; , , tL.
own life,' removed this from his
body ah3 put it' on a girl Kuehu
was lost.-' His assistant R. ' L.
Etheridge, was "saved and walked
into the arms of his wife who stood
to greet him' as j the ' Nantucket
docked with v the rescued : this
afternoon. j
C. W. Poole, enroute from Gray,
Va., with his wife and two and a
half year old boy to a .visit' in
Massachusetts, had his wife, and
child washed from his arms over
the' rail of 11 the sinking i Monroe.
Poole, completely crushed, ; told
tonight the story of his great loss
and sorrow. - He will return to
his , Virginia home tomorrow. '
v ' IIarrcwir4 Scenes.
Ed. Gorman, of New York,
til J of harrow 1. scenes of women
streaming for help in the cabin
c f the Monroe. Y,VJ -j upon the
- j of the carer : if : !dng ship,
-G man met a girl v. - om he bej-
I t jump wit'a I '. i ' into ths
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II.1BTHIT CASE TO BE
iEHBD'ERE4D!.:Cfll,i
NORFOLK - 1 SOUTHERN
RAILWAY COMPANY IS
s THE DEFENDANT. f
Tomorrow morning at H o'clock
the much talked about case in
which the Government is - suing
the Norfolk ; Southern ' Railway
Company for alleged violations
ogf the River 'and Harbors Act
by: failing to . properly , attenJ
to . their bridge over Newport
; river, leading , from , Morehead
City to Beaufort, will be taken up
i United States ; Commissioner
Charles B. Hill will hear this case
in the Federal building, beginning
at 11 o'clock. Assistant' District
Attorney- Ernest M. ; Green, will
prosecute for the government and
Larry I, -Moore of the law firm
of Moore and Dunn will appear
in behalf of the defendant com
pany, y
water saved himself by grabbing
a floating ladder.
Miss Sally McCombs, a member
of the Macaria theatrical company
was in a lifeboat with a West
Indian negro, who lost his head
and grabbed Miss McCombs' hair.
He had to be beaten almost
into insensibility before he would
free the woman.
C. H. Davis told how a frenzied
negro standing upon the sinking
Monroe asked another negro for
a pocket knife, with which he
proceeded to cut his own throat
from ear to ear and then fell
into the sea. . -
Disaster For First Time.
"This is' the first time in the
history of the -Old Dominion
Line that the life of a passenger
has been lost - at sea,'! said 1 Mr.
Walker. '.'The line was organized
in 1867. Seven steamers have been
in , operation for several years,
SHIP -STORY continued.
The Monroe' was the staunchest
of the lot. She was put into ser
vice in 1903.
;'Therewas life saying equip
ment v aboard for , nearly-' double
the number of souls she carried
on this trip.' : Under the navigation
laws we are required" to have
100 per ceht equipment at'this
season of the year. We had
fully - that:' The Monroe carried
boatage for - over 300 and there
were but ' 133 persons aboard her,
all told.". ;-r V".
For a Thorough Investigation.
' Washington, Jan.. 31. A thor
ough investigation "of the cileum-
stances-resulting1 in , the 'collision
between the Nantucket and the
Monroe today was ordered by the
Department of Commerce. As
sistant Secretary Sweet instructed
steamboat " inspection ; service v to
make an exhaustive inquiry. v
The following members of the
cre( were1 lost: . v
'.' Boatswain N. Nelson. . - ,
v Quartermaster Guiles. ,' " L
Bow Lookout A. Soydin. ,
' Deck. Watchman T. Juvich." .
' Saloon watchman L. Ward. '
First Wireless Operator. Ferdi
nand J. Kuehn. !
Third Assistant Engineer Brax
ton Haskins. ' ' ' 1 , 1 ' .
White Stewardess .Mrs. Gour
ney. - ' . - -
" Colored Stewardess-. Patsy
Wallace. : ' ' "
Second Cook L White.
Third Cc k Joe BradolL .
Head Walter P. Davis.
Waiters J. Delk.'J. Martin, A.
I Y- ' :y, D. Troverbs, W. A.
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..- t!:e .ur'-ccc;nted for
f - r- ' r-: f' ) : ral d::'
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TERM
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Judge F. A. Daniels ' Is To
Preside.
CIVIL CASES FIRST
Criminal Dcket to Be Dis
posed Of Next "
-,- Week. '
,,'A two weeks'! term of . Craven
County Superior Court will con
vene in this city tomorrow morn
ing with Judge Frank A. Daniels,
of Goldsboro, presiding.
. Judge Daniels is well known
in New Bern. He was a law
partner of the lamented Charles
B. Aycock and presided over
the last term of Superior Court
held in this city. -It is usually
the case that the criminal cases
are disposed of during the first
week and the civil cases taken up
later. On this occasion this
order will be reversed, the civil
cases will be taken up tomorrow
morning and will probably con
sume the entire week.
On next Monday morning the
criminal docket will be taken
Up. There are quite a number of
cases on this docket and the entire
week also wilL prbbably be con
sumed in their- disposal. The
following cases, are. on the docket
for this week: .,
ji Monday.
West vs. Tingler Pale vs. Blades
Mason vs. Stephens; French vs
Richardson.
Tuesday.
West vs. laughinghouse, et als. ;
Parker Buggy C$.- vs. J. M. Arm
nold ; Fruit Co. vs. Ashford;
Wiggins vs. Chapman; Willis vs
Wayne; Pearson' vs. Green,
r - Wednesday.
Williams vs. Green; Lancaster vs
vs. Bland; Ashford yschrader.
. Brinn vs. Steamboat Company;
Harris vs. Mutual Aid Bahiuttg
yo, V, iron ; Works, ys, Uixoti ; State
&1.PlQVs.,-3rQwn;',;H61to';-vs.
N.'.S.Vapd : Southern. R.; R,;;Co. ;
foy pc lpock vs,t, btephens, et als.
--i'Mtii Friday. -(S
- Stanley, Admr. vs.r Edwards;
Williams vs. Tisdale.
Divorce.
Richardson vs; ( Richardson.
iT.i'iiiiscflwy
ARE IN NEW HOME
RECEPTION 'WAS ; HELD
LAST NIGHT BEAUTI
, FUL SOUVENIRS. ;
The A. T. . Willis Company are
now located in their new , home
in the Mitchell building on Middle
street and last ; night : they held
an informal reception in ; honor
of the occasion. V "
Music ' was : furnished '. by : the
Imperial Orchestra and each visi
tor was presented with a beautiful
carnation ' as ' a souvenir - of the
occasion, j Hundreds or visitors
crowded .' the store during the
day and evening ' and . each was
profuse in his and her praise of
the attractive manner in which the
interior . has been aranged and
also in which, the goods are dis-
The A; . T.!j Willis Company,
whl1 compara'f.vely a new firm,
are t pying a patronage which
is i -1 cratifyin:1. They handle
-i c ' - ive i'sa ! of vmen'si and
arcl and the
t!'.?y will find
IIIU
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SUPERIOR
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TOMonnow
BERNIAN MAKES .
HIT ON THE STAGE
CARL ARMSTRONG PRAIS
ED BY NORFOLK
NEWSPAPER.
Carl Armstrong, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Armstrong, of this
city, is winning new laurels on the
vaudeville circuit. ;Carl was seen
here a few months ago and made
a decided hit. Since that time
he has travelled extensively and
frequent , reports reaching New
Bern have been to the effect
that he was "making good." f
Last week he played at the
Academy of Music at Norfolk, Va.,
and the Ledger Dispatch of that
city has the following to say of
he and his partner: "Carlyle (Mr.
Armstrong's stage name), and
Steven, a black and tan pair, in
which the male member proved
a genuinely clever comedian and
fun maker and his tan feminine
consort the possessor of good act
ing ability and a singing voice.
With parodies, songs and patter
they kept the laughter rippling
throughout the act." J
It is probable that Carl will be
seen on a local stage some time in
the near future, .j i7$$P
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WOMAN'S CLUB CALENDAR.
February 3 : Current - Events
with Mrs. S. L. Dill, at 4 p. m
February 4: General Meeting
in Club rooms at 4 p. m. $ -I
February 5: Music in Griffin
Auditorium at 4 p. m.
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SURPRISE MARRIAGE TOOK
PLACE LAST NIGHT. l&
A marriage which came some
what as a surprise to the many
friends of the contracting parties
took place last night at the home
of the bride's parents, No. 106
Griffith street, when Miss Nannie
P. Willis became the bride of
John H.fDeppe. The ceremony
was performed in the presence of
a few relatives and friends. Mr.
and Mrs. Deppe left on the mid
night train for a honeymoon
in Northern cities.
Keith's Vaudeville
at The Athens
Tomorrow
Rogers and Borman a com
edy act Irene and Walter
Henry Singing Musical
Specialty
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Rogers and Borman.
A comedy act.
Irene and Walter Henry.
Singing .Musical speciality. ,
These acts are up to the Keith
Standard.
Our picture program " tomorrow
embraces one of the best sent over
the circuit, as follows: -.
"Tony, The Fiddler." (S. and
A. 2Reel Special Feature.) -
A tale of the Canadian borders
in ' the early eighties, containing
many adventurous and romantic
scenes and ; featuring Francis X
Bushman. . -,
-Viler Sick Father.", -One
of Lubin's roaring comedies
"The Lost Switch.".
Another ; very funny comedy;
Everybody is ; delighted with
Keith's vaudeville . We are giving
them the best that money will
secure. , , . '
Matinee daily at 3 :45, two
shows at nhht, first starts at
7:30, second rbout 9 o'clock.
No advance i.i n'. 3.
THE MEMBEOSi;;?;
pjiRflDiiinPF Tn nf
i iniiniipn ; fiinif ,
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LHuHUri.LU UtUi it
Chamber Of Commerce To B
Enlarged.
ORGANIZATION
GROWING
J.
Leon Williams Has
signed As The
Secretary.
Ke-
Tomorrow night at the Court
House there will be launched a.
movement to put the New Bern
Chamber of Commerce on am
equal foundation with commercial
orgiinizauons 01 cities ne ivai.s
leigh, Greensboro and Charlotte.
The New Bern Chamber of Com
merce has been gradually growing
in usefulness. The time has ar
rived when it should be placed
on a solid foundation so that
it can pursue its work, day after
day, unhampered by lack of fi
nances.
I trust that what I am about
to say will be considered in the
light of the fact that I have
already announced that I shaft
not be a candidate for re-election
as Secretary of the New Bern
Chamber of Commerce.
Jefferson said, "To lay down a
public charge at the proper period
is as much a duty as to have
bourne it faithfully."
I think we have noW reached
the "proper period.'-'
The time, in my mind, has come
when the Chamber of Commerce
of New Bern should have an. an
nual income large enough to
employ an expert commercial sec
retary who shall devote his entire
time to this work. It is time
that New Bern, and this vicinity
should make a "Big Noise" in
other words, Advertise.
North Carolina has as much
(if not more) to offer the home
seeker, as any State in the Union,
yet these facts are practicalljr
unknown outside of our State.
The commercial organizationshave
a great deal of hard work before
them along this line.
New Bern should not lag in
this onward march of progress.
The time has come when every
live, energetic citizen should wake
up lw iiit iavi iua.1 11c 13 living.
in the 'finest section of the cpun
try should wake up and join
the procession.
Join the Chamber of Commerce
and be an active member.
If you have an idea, give the or
ganization the benefit of it. It
will do no good buried in your
brain.
The membership campaign will
begin tomorrow night at the
Court House. Cigars and refresh
ments will be served to every
body.
. Music by the People's Concert
Band. Come out and help the '
movement to give New . Bern
one of the strongest commercial
organizations in the , State. -1
' t ; ? crwr txn f T t a Hire
Sec, Chamber of Commerce
TELEPHONE POLE BLOWS
DOWN. ; r
During . the" high - wind which
prevailed ' for a time early yes
terday .morning a telephone pole
on George street was blown down
Fortuntely n further damage
than; the destruction of the pole
was done, m
I. W. Medlin, of Durham, f n- -
erly a res! Jcnt cf t!.ls tit;', i j 1
for a viait of' a few few v