Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-04
STEAMSHIPS LOST on Tla1s COAST.

= STEAhBHIPS LOST Oh THl9 00A8T.
We compile from q san Ffadc;sco en-
change the following list bf stsamskips
lost on this coast sincs ths year fo5l:
The steam propeller Sen Gsel1 was
wrecked, January 26th, 1852, at Hum
bolt Bay. The vessel was total loss.
but the crew and passengers were saved.
Propeller Gen. Warren was losss January
Both, 1859 lat the mouth Of the Colum-
bia river; out Of fifty-two on board only
ten were saved. In 1852 the propeller
Bishop ran on q rock between Duxbury
Reef and Point Bonita, and foundeFed.
Grew and passengers saved, but the
steamship wes q completa, lossg De-
cemher 26th, 1854, the steamahip
Soudts,7aey. sprang q. leak some fifty
miles below Cape Flattery. She was
beached. The steamship America
while off Crescent City, caught. ifd and
was consumed to the water line. Car
go. passengers and crew all saved.
The steamship Major z5mpkins was
wrecked of Vancouver Island, Febru-
ary 25th, 1866. Cargoiand vessel lost,
but crew and passengers. excepting
lady, were saved. Propeller Fire FVy
while engaged in towing on the Colnm-
bia river Bar sprang a leak and sunk,
sinking in three fathoms Of water. The
Captain, Purser, Engineer, and q deck
hand were drowned. In the fall, OF
1858 the steamer Sea Bird was destroyed
by fire on che Sound. Crew and pas-
sengers all saved. On June 9th, 1868,
u. s. steamship Laurence ran on
sunken rock in Shadewell's Passage
Officers and men were rescued by the
steamer Otto. On October 21st, 1886,
the N. p. Z. Co.'s steamship Del .Norte
was wrecked at the entrance of Pointers
Pass. Vessel total loss, but crew and
passengers saved. Thes steamship
Northerner was wrecked on the rocks
near Cape Mendoeino. January 9Th 1860.
The vessel was a total lossa Forty per-
sons were drowned. The steamship
Brother. Janathan ran on hidden,frock
off st. Georges Point, July 31st, 1856.
The vessel was a total loss. A slarge
number of passengers lost their lives.
In 1865 the Russian propeller Norrioh
was lost off Point Reyes. Vessel % to-
tal ioSS, Uut cIcW uuO pdeoenSoib Moio
rescued AT the same place. on nApril
10th, 1866, the steamship L4aboxdlsere
was lost.ei Vessel a total losa. Grew
and passengers, except one, were saved.
The NJ. p. 4. Cos steamship Actire was
lost among the reefs of Shelton Cove.
Crew, passengers and part of the cargo
saved, but the vessel proved total loss.
The o. s. s. Co.'S steamship George s.
Wright was lost about January 9th,
1873, near the northern end of fs,Yan-
couver's Island. All on board were lost
The vessel proved total loss. Tho
iron built steamship Prince Albert was
the next vessel lost. On June 18th,
1876, u. s. steamship Snranac ran on
the Mid Channel rock in Seymours Mar
rows. Vessel was total loss, but off,
Gers and men we're all saved. The
steamship Etrstpot ran ashore at Are
mas. The vessel proved a total loss.
Excepting q lady and her two children
the passengers were saved as were the
crew. last ia the list coues saei sFissti-
1ic that foundered at sea, forty miles off
Cape Flattery. The vessel and all on
board, save one passenger and oDeaof
the crew, were lost. sse% f.aa