Industry barque disaster explained
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
Notes and References
- http://www.offbeatoregon.com/o1106c-joel-munson-founded-lifesaving-service.html
- Web site: 1865 – March 15-16, bark Industry grounds, breaks-up, Columbia River bar, OR –15-17 – Deadliest American Disasters and Large-Loss-of-Life Events.
- Web site: Wrecksite - Industry Barque - Bark 1862-1865 . The Wrecksite . 31 July 2022.
- Web site: Daily Alta California 30 March 1865 — California Digital Newspaper Collection .
- Web site: CONTENTdm. www.salemhistory.net.
- Book: Gaines, W. Craig. Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks. April 1, 2008. LSU Press. 9780807147894 . Google Books.
- Web site: Elleda Wilson: Industry aground. finance.yahoo.com.
- Web site: Cape Disappointment Light: the oldest functioning lighthouse on the West Coast. August 3, 2021. RANDOM Times •.
- Web site: Tired of watching mariners die, lightkeeper took action | Offbeat Oregon History | 06-19-2011 .
