Newspaper clippings - Boats and boating - transcript.
Date
1875
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UNKNOWN
Abstract
"...Greatest Marine Tragedy in history of state by which Vessel and lives were lost. ..One hundred and sixty-two people were on the Brother Jonathan when it sank after striking a reef ten miles northwest of Crescent City on July 31, 1865, and only 16 of them reached the shore safely. Among the many prominent people who went down on the Brother Jonathan were A. G. Henry of Yamhill county who was returning from Washington D. C. with his commissioner of Governor of Washington territory and who was an old friend of President Lincoln; William Logan of The Dalles, Indian Agent on the Warm spring reservation; Brig. General George Wright, U. S. A. commander of the department of the Columbia and many other army officers; / Supt. of Indian affairs Huntington told Elkins that Logan went down with $10,000 in greenbacks of Indian funds on his body."
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22 page typed transcription, created by Click Relander.