East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-25

The following gruesome record Is
supplied by the Portland Oregonfan
and clipped from it's last issue;
The following list includes the prin-
cipal wrecks of steamers which have
occurred along the coast from San
Francisco northward in the last go
years. 1t shows the astonishing toaI
of nearly 1900 lives lost In addition
to this nearly 500 lives have been lost
in wrecks of sailing vessels.
1S52-January 29-General War
rem, from Portland to San Francisco.
Sprung leak off Columbia river,
and in returning struck on Clatsop
Spit. Forty lives lost.
1S65-July 3O-Brother Jonathan
Loft San Francisco in overloaded con-
dition and foundered a few miles
north of Crescent City. One hundred
and ofty-fve lives lost and 19 saved.
1S6O-January 5-Northerner, from
san Francisco to Portland. Struck
on Blunts Reef and pounded to pieces
Thirty eight lost.
lS72-About January 25-George S.
Wright, from Kluvock, Alaska, for
Portland. Supposed to have been
wrecked on east coast of Vancouver
island and crew and passengers mur-
dered by Indians. Thirty-two lost.
No survivors.
1S75-November Pacific, from
Victoria for San Francisco. Struck
by American ship Orpheus, in colli-
sion, in Straits, near Flattery, and
sank in a few minutes. Two hun
dred and sixty lives lost and but two
saved.
April Is, 1S79-Great Republic,
from San Francisco for Portland.
Struck on Sand island inside the
river and broke up three days later.
I Eleven lost in trying to escape by
4 capsizing of boat.
July 23, 1S75-Eastport, from Coos
Bay for San Francisco. Struck reef
near Point Arena. Three lives lost.
April 20, 1SS3-British steamer
Grappler, from Victoria for Alaska
Burned off Vancouver island. Eighty
4 nine lost.
4 May 12, 1SS9-Alaskan, from Port
n land for San Francisco. Foundered
y off Cape Blanco. Thirty lives lost
u Survivors brought to Portland b,
steamer Columbia.
3 March II, 1SS9-Beda. from
D Hampton. Wash, for San Francisco
Foundered off Cape Perpetua, Marcl
8 II. Eleven lost.
December I, 1s94-Keeweenah
- from Nanaimo for San francisco
. Formdered off Cape F'1attery. Thirt
. one lost. No survivors.
. December 7, 1S94-Montserra'
. from Comox for San Francisco
Foundered off Cape Flattery. Thirt
10 lost. No survivors.
IS February IA, 1S9S-Clara Nevada
u from Juneau for Seattle. Destroye
by explosion in Lynn Canal. sevent
" lost. No survivors.
y 1SSS-City of Chester. Sank in col
at lision in San Francisco. Thirtee
lost.
a February 22, 1901-City of RI
10. Janeiro, from Hongkong for Sa
a Francisco. Struck rock enterin
n San Francisco harbor in fog. Or
hundred and ninety-three lost.
IL August Is, 1901-Islander, fro
IS, Vancouver for Alaska. Struck a roc
nd off Douglas island. Sixty lost.
*, December 2, 19O1-Mattewan. fro
,s- Tacoma for San Francisco. Fou
dered off Cape Flattery. Thirty-or
n lost.
nj January 1, 1902-Walla Wall
ng from Puget Sound for San Francisc
,as Was struck in collision with Il
liza French bark Max off Cape Mend
tie cino. Forty-seven lost.
October 10, 1903-South Portlan
,b Foundered off Bandon while en- rou
in from Portland to San Francisf
le- Twenty-Five lives lost.
ef. January 9, 1904-Clallam, fro
re. Victoria for Port Townsend Fou
os. dered In the Straits of Fuca. FIT
cal four lost.
sy- January 2, 190s-Valencia, frc
San Francisco for Puget Sour
Wrecked on the west coast OF va
couyer island. One hundred a
ON
thirty-nine lost.
November is, 19O8-Dix. from
for w., ..,,
attle for Port Blakely. Was stru
In collision with steamer Jeanie
sung near Alki Point. Forty-ni
lost.
July 22-Columbia, from San Fra
ems cisco for Portland. In collision
ght Shelter Cove. Between rs and
the lives lost.
the The British sloop-of-war Cond