Industry barque disaster
Industry was a barque that grounded trying to enter the Columbia River in 1865. Numerous people died.[1][2]
The ship was built in 1862.[3] The vessel departed from San Francisco[4] February 23, 1865, hit storms, and later ran aground after waiting for a pilot to escort it into mouth of the Columbia River on March 15. Seventeen people died and seven survived. A survivor carved the number of dead and survivors on Shark Rock.[5][6] The lighthouse keeper at Cape Disappointment had no boat suitable to rescue survivors.[7][8][9]
Rescuers from Fort Cape Disappointment tried to reach survivors.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.offbeatoregon.com/o1106c-joel-munson-founded-lifesaving-service.html
- ^ "1865 – March 15-16, bark Industry grounds, breaks-up, Columbia River bar, OR –15-17 – Deadliest American Disasters and Large-Loss-of-Life Events".
- ^ "Wrecksite - Industry Barque - Bark 1862-1865". The Wrecksite. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Daily Alta California 30 March 1865 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".
- ^ "CONTENTdm". www.salemhistory.net.
- ^ Gaines, W. Craig (April 1, 2008). Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807147894 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Elleda Wilson: Industry aground". finance.yahoo.com.
- ^ "Cape Disappointment Light: the oldest functioning lighthouse on the West Coast". RANDOM Times •. August 3, 2021.
- ^ "Tired of watching mariners die, lightkeeper took action | Offbeat Oregon History | 06-19-2011".