Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1912-10-11
THE PILGRIM WRECKED

Last Saturday evening, at s:l5
o'clock. while attempGog to cross
in over the Yagcina bar the fish g
schooner Pilgrim Was capsized a, d
the crew Of five was drowned. The
crew wai composed of, Captain John
d. Mckenzie. aged 50 years, mas
ter; Claude Toner. engineer, aged
18: Tarld Teflefson. aged "a;
Michael Henry. aged 16, and Forrest
Wooster. aged IT years. Three
bodies, those Of Capt. Mckenzie,
Tarld Tellefson and Michael Henry,
were found in the hull Of the wreck
at three o'clock Sunday morning.
The bodies Of Claude Toner and
Forrest Wooster have not ccme
ashore and the beach from the
mouth of this bay to Keceta Head
is being patrotsed day and night in
the hopes of fuding the bodies.
The Pilgrim was built here by
George Walker anG recently sold to
Messrs. VIM. ToR.r. w. c. Hoefein
and Tellefs0u Bros. Of Yaquina. aad
she was riggpd Up as a fishing
schooner. A twenty-five h. D. gas
enigne supplied tbe power. The
little vessel Was Netnrning from her
third trip 10 SEA when the accident
occurred. She went ont in the morn-
ing AID had Iutsnded staying until
Sunday evening and the reason for
her returning Saturday evening will
never be known. 1fls bar was very
rough but she e'Eld have come in
safely over the regular channel but
the captain chIsc the treacherous
South Channel, which is regarded
as always danSegotas route. The
breakers were rUmDiEg mountain
high when the vessel went into
them. She weasGerrd the first
large breaker but the second one
was too much fer her and she went
over. and withia a. half hour after
capsizing she Was driven onto the
beach a mile scuah Of where she
capsized. With tire exception of
losing her mast aMi the top of the
cabin the vessel HES not damaged,
and workmen are n0w hauling her
over to the bay wbere she viii again
b, launched.
Captain bicHenne CAM here
about a month ago to take charge
OF the Pilgrin- Ae Was q native
of Nova Scotia. but bal baen re.
siding for saNe tine in Portland
prior to coming herc- His only re-
lative on this cs,Ast is a brother
living in Portland His fance, Miss
Laura WeiEle, casUe down from
Portland Monday nna took the re-
mains TO that city for burial.
Claude Tonar wNs the only Sun Of
Mr.. and M s. tFii!iata Toner Of va
Guina. He was y Bright young
man v ith a hast o trionds. He
attendef the GrrEcn Agricultural
College last yesr. where he learned
gas engineering.
dTlu ieNtlSaht rSA3 Lue NUll VI
Mr.. and Mrs. TeIief 1ellefson of
Yaquina., and vsas worthy young
man. He was barred in the New
pert cemetery M0mtay.
Mike Henry was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry OK NOrtons. For
some months past ha bad been max
ing bis home with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Chambers at Yaquina. His
body was taken houle by his father
Tuesday. where intErment was made
Forrest Wooster was the only son
of Levi Wooster cf Corvallis. For
some time the yourg man worked
as news hoy on tine Corvallis &
Eastern railroad
NOTICE.
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connections Of electric lights will
be placed on nretsS and charged
meter rates. ALI old patrons will
be placed ON meters as f st as the
company can Sc .ure and install
meters.
Oct. IL. 1872
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