The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01
STRIKES A REEF
OFF MENDOCINO
ANDGOESDOWN
Steam Schooner WinnebagO,
With 100000 Feet of Lum-
Der a Total Wreck
Captain TreanOr, Vile, Children
and Crew of q Reach
Shore in Boats

The steam schooner Winnebago, Cap
tain william Treanor. bound from
Everett TO San Diego, via this port,
rurdled a reef of the Mendocino coast
early-. yesterday morning and now lies
under the shadow Of the Point Arena
lighthouse in i've fathoms of water.
almost completely submerged and
total wreck The captain. his wife and
four children and the crew of % es-
capped In two boats and landed safely.
They left Point Arena last night for
this city on the steamer Sea Foam.
The Winnebago, which was valued at
$500 900, was insured for S120, 900. Cap
tain A. +. Pillsbury. representing the
Marine underwriters association; Cap
tain Louis Turner Of the Firemen's
Fund insurance company, and Fred A
Gardner. LlOyd's surveyor, left for the
scene Of the wreck yesterday on the
steamer Pomo-
STRIKES DURING NO.
TIE Winnebago lr@s a steel vessel
and one OF the largest steam schooners
on this coast. II left Everett July p
with about 1900 600 feet Of lumber II
was cropping its way through a dense
fog when the accident occurred. Wash
rock is the name by which the reef is
klowp and the Winnebago must have
been steaming at q fairly good speed,
Tor il ripped its way over the reef.
dived into the deep water beyond and
gradually settled in five fathoms. Be
fore settling, however, the WinnebagO
listed heavily and jettisoned the deck
load Relieved from this weight, the
doomed coaster righted. glided on a
little further and sank. From the
rapiaity with which the vessel filled II
is believed that the greater part Of the
bottom was ripped open.
REACH SHORE IN BOATS
The sea fortunately was smooth and
little difficulty was experienced in get
ting all hands into the two small boats
that were launched when the steamer
began 10 settle. The captain and his
family are said TO have saved the most
valuable of their personal effects. The
boats made a landing without difficulty
near the Point Arena lighthouse, from
which the wreck lies northeast about
400 feet. Only the bridge is above
water and the most the underwriters
hope TO save is part of the cargo
OF the 100000 insurance only about
$4,000 is placed ia this city, and along
california street yesterday could be
heard a quiet ehuckle at the expense of
the British underwriters. who, not IN
local EDuOlIlOnS. naQ maze
z lower rate than the local underwriters
thought the risk justified, and viii now
have to pay on a risk that could have
all been placed here without any diff
Guilty.
BRITISH MAKE LOW RATE
The British underwriters made
low rate" said a well known insurance
man, "on the strength of the vessel
having steel hull. If they had under
stood conditions Of the trade in which
the Winnebago piled they would have
appreciated why we made the rate
higher on that account"
The WinnebagO was built at St
Claire, Mich. in 1903, and was a vessel
OF I .065 gross tons, 200 feet long, 80
feet in beam and 1877 feet deep. 1t was
owned in this city by the Coast ship
ping company. of which DR.. d. J. oliver
is president
In addition to Captain Treanor and
his family. there were on board Mate
Neii Mcleod, Second Mate T. Mackin-
tosh. Chief Engineer James Howell and
two assistant engineers, Cook James
Harrison and an assistant cook, three
fremen, two oilers and 10 sailors.