The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-12
Picked Up Adrift With a Corpse Aboard
Thirteen Men Missing.

NEWPORT, Or, Dec. 1.-THE wreck of the
steamer Maggie Ross, bound from Coos bay to
San Francisco, was tewed into Yaquiua bay this
morning by the steamer Willamette Valley
which picked her up ten miles south of here.
On board the Maggie Ross tile dead body of a
man was found, sitting at the table and bent
forward SO that his nose was fattened. Both
knees were the table and his watch, silver
one, was smashed. The force of the water had
evidently knocked him down and crushed the
timbers in upon him. Heavy timbers had to be
chopped away TO release his body His name is
III. c. Annensen and he was the steward. His
address was $50 Howard street, San Fran
cisco, where his wife now lives. On
his person were found a letter from
his brother, living at % Cobblsstone road, Den
mark park, London receipt for attorneys fees
paid to J. Coffee, San Francisco attorney and
q receipt from the Cooks and Walters Union OF
San Francisco. lie had been recently married
and had fallen heir to about 5000 worth oil
property in England. He is five feet nine inches
high, weight about l6o pounds has light-brown
hair, sandy moustache, and looks to be about 80
S5 years OF age.
The ill-fated steamer now lies at Yaquins
City. Her cabin was swept away fore aud aft
her smokestRck Is hanging over her side, and
her forecastle WAS swept away. The steamers
steering gear was also carried away Soon after
the Willamette Valley passed the mouth OF Sins
law river yesterday she came upon
the disabled steamer and at once took
her in tow. The Maggie Ross carried
coal and lumber, but her cargo on this
trip was mostly of cedar lumber She was re.
ported from Coos bay on Monday and left that
port on the afternoon of that day. Captain Mar
shall was her master, and her engineers name
was McAnuery, who formerly was employed on
the steamer iaquina City, running from this
city TO san Francisco. She evidently became
disabled soon alter leaving port, and was left at
the mercy OF the waves.
The small boats OF the steamer we're missing
snd il is believed they were taken by the crew,
which numbered thirteen hands, and that they
We're lost while trying TO make shore.
The Maggie Ross was a steamer of about 300
tons, with carrying capacity of 500 tons She
had been coas.iug for years and is well known
in shipping circles She was owned by and con-
signed TO the Golden Gate Lumber COMPANY OF
san Francisco. This is not the first experience
OF the Maggie Ross. Once before she was stuc I
on Coos bay bar and had to jettison consider
able portion of her cargo. Another time she
was towed ia from sea by the steamer Emily in
disabled condition.
san FRANCISCO. Dec 10. H. Greengald.
president OF the Golden Gate Lu mber CoInpany
said this afternoon:
Ny opinion is that the Maggie Ross was caught
IN tae trough 81 the sea and that the waves
washed over her completely submerClne her
and carrying away the captain. crew houses
smokc-stsok and boats and that The men were
drowned IL the raging waters. The crew mum.
bered fourteen. ali toid. Csptsin Marshall was
a skiltGit seaman, and handled the vessel yery
successfully. Eesi idcs him there was Chief o Onicel
Taylor. Chef Engineer II. ". McAnncrv and II
G. Auuensea, the cook. Then there was the sec.
DAD T3sie. aEothe engineer, two nreInen, five
hands before the mast and a cabin boy.
The recent storm along the Coast was a very
heavy one. On Wednesday night the steamer
Araso arrived from COOS bay and reported a
stormy passage At the same time she left the
steamers Maggie Ross and Arcata started. bu,
nothing was heard Of the Ross until today. The
Arcatg arrived late this afternoon.