The morning call., 1890-11-12
WRECKED IN PORT.
Vessels Lost in the Bay and Vi
cinity In Early Days.
"reminiscences Of an Old Master Mariner
When and Where a Number Of 0ld-Time
Craft Met Their Fate.

A number of shipping men on Change
were yesterday discussing the loss OF the
schooners American Boy and ArgoDaut,
which occurred last week, when 0ld-timers
brought up "reminiscences of other vessels
that had been lost in this harbor and imme-
date vicinity in early days. Captain c. E.
McNear, who has been here since 1S49, gave
the following list of vessels as having been
lost in his recollection, between the years
1S49 and 1868:
The first vessel, l remember, that was
lost was the Tonquin. She went aground
on what is now called Tonquin shoals in
IS49.
In 1850 the Swedish bark Crown Princess,
while towing out of the harbor, struck on
Blossom Rock; she was run on the flats and
sunk. The same year the pllot-boat
schooner Albert Harris sunk on San Fran
cisco bar. Two other vessels also met with
disaster that year, the ship Utica AID the
bark Julia Castnet The former. which
used to be Havre packet, took fire, was
lowed over to Goat Island and sunk; the
latter capsized in the bay, drifted out to sea
bottom up and went ashore near the Seal
Rocks, becoming total loss.
LOSS OF THE ALGoMA
In 1851 the bark Algoma sprang leak in
the harbor and by orders of the Harbor
Master was taken ashore on Goat Island.
She capsized on the next flood tide. drifted
off, and went to sea bottom up. She was
good vessel, worth SIS. coo. She was i'll
volved in lawsuit, had no one on board TO
take care of her and gradually filled by her
seams drying up.
The ship Tagus was lost at the North
Head in the same year.
In 1852, the bark New England was lost
on Angel Island. In the winter of that
year iull-rsged brig drifted onto Goat
Island and went to pieces. and the ships
Aberdeen and SamOset ana the bark Viola
were lost at Fort Point. The captain did
not recollect auy vessels that were lost here
in 1858.
FOUR IN 1854.
In 1854, a small schooner called the AL
hambra sank near Rincon Point and the
captain was drowned. She had on board a
cargo of dry goods and liquors.
In that year. too, the schooner Sacra-
mentO and the British ship Jenny Lind
were lost at Fort Point, and the ship San
Francisco was lost on Point Diablo.
In 1855 the snip Golden Fleece was lost at
Fort Point and the ship Asplnwall was sunk
near Goat Island.
In 1856 the ship Chateau Palmer was lost
at Fort Point.
In 1858 the ship General Gushing was lost
at Fort Point and the ship Zenobia at the
North Heads.
On December 81, 1859, the schooner
Susanita was lost and vas supposed to have
run on the rocks at the North Heads.
The steamer Grenada was lost at Fort
Point on October -, 1860. In the same year
the scow schooner Ellen Burke sank off
Bird Island and the schooner Palestine was
sunk on the bar
THE FLYING DRAGON.
The ship Flying Dragon was lost on Janu-
airy 30, 1862. Size was coming in from sea
when she was struck by squal Sail was
anchors were let go but aid not hold. She
struck on Little Alcatfaz, filled and in few
hours disappeared.
On March 8, 1862, the ship Polynesia got
on ire in the bay and was destroyed,
number OF disasters occurred during
the year 1863 The ship Shawmut was lost
on Bird Rock.
On January % the ship MONDAY struck
on Fanny Rock now called MONDAY Rock,
slid eff and sank in forty fathOms of water.
On January Sth the ship L. W. Bailey was
lost near the Seal Rock House. Captain
Dyer, her master, and six seamen were
drowned at the time.
ALL HANDS Persisted.
The schooner Beeswing was swamped on
the bar February II, 1863, and all hands
persisted. The schooner drlfted ashore
eleven miles to the southwark of South
Head and broke up.
The pilot-boat Relief swamped on the bar
February IL, 1868, and the three men on
board persisted. A part of the hull drifted
about the bar for some time aiterward, und
the mastS and sails were picked up.
Between the years mentioned Captain Nc
Near said the following vessels sank in the
Sacramento River, but he could not remem-
Der the dates: Schooners Kate Dodge, Mary
III. Evans and the Mary Barrett