The San Francisco call., 1909-12-07
COAST SCHOONER
MAJESTIC ASHORE
Furious Storm Drives Vessel to
Destruction on Rocks Be-
low Point Sur
Crew of Nine Men Battle With
Elements and Escape by
Scaling Cliff

The steam schooner Majestic. Cap
tain z. Keegan, was driven ashore
Saturday night at Pfeifrers point, eight
miles below Point Sur. The captain
and his crew of nine men reached shore
safely. The vessel, which was bound
from Redondo to this port in ballast,
will probably prove a total loss.
Captain Keegan left his crew in a
rsnchhouse near the scene of the wreck
and proceeded to Monterey. whence
he sent a report of the wreck. The Ma
jestis received the full force OF Satur-
day nights tempest and Captain Kee-
gan's efforts to keep his vessel well
of shore We're rendered unavailing on
account Of the strong westerly set of the
wind. This, combined with the fact that
the Majestic had shed a propeller blade
on the trip from Puget sound, left the
vessel at the mercy Of the elements
The storm showed no quarter. Wind
and sea proved too strong a combina-
ton for the crippled coaster and at
midnight the Majestic was tossed on
the rocks at the foot of a perpendicular
cliff
NATE PLUNGES OFF CLIFF
At daylight boat carrying q line
succeeded in reaching the shore, but
it was nearly four hours later before
the crew was landed. First Mate
Trainor while climbing up the face
of the cIiff. slipped and fell into the
sea, 20 feet below. He was rescued
by the sailors. who risked their lives
in saving him.
The seas later carried the schooner
beyond the cliff and the derelict now
lies far up on the sandy beach so
badly dana ged that in Captain Kee-
gan's opinion the Majestic has made its
last voyage.
Captain Keegan is a young man, we'll
known on this coast and bearing a good
reputation as a careful, skillful sea-
man.
The Majestic was built at Raymond.
Wash, in 1908. and is owned by Ira
J. Harmon of this city. The vessel
had wooden hull and was of 449 tons
net register.
The revenue cutter McCulloch, which
left here to render assistance to the
stranded steamer Excelsior. which was
blown ashore at Moss landing, visited
the scene of the Majestic wreck. but
could do nothing. Captain Daniels
reported the steamer high and dry
and said that even If the bottom was
not damaged, ii would require several
powerful tugs to move the vessel. He
reported further that the rudder had
been carried away and that the vessel
was full Of water.
EXCELSIOR TOwED INTO PORT
The steamer Excelsior, which broke
its moorings and was driven ashore at
Moss landing and later was pulled off
by the tug Navigator, arrived here last
evening in tow OF the Navigator, and
viii be drydocked today for survey.
The British ship Celtic Chief, from
Hamburg, went ashore yesterday in the
entrance to Honolulu harbor. The yes
sci is in dangerous position and
strenuous efforts are being made to
drag her off The Celtic Chief is an
iron vessel of 1,7se tons and is owned
by the Celtic Chief shipping COM
pany of Liverpool, Eng.
The steam schooners Del Norte and
Navarro, which left here December
for Crescent City, arrived off that port
early December 3 and are still outside,
unable TO get in on account of the
weather, which at that point shows no
signs of moderating.