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Accounts of the sinking of the S.S. Umatilla on Feb. 9, 1884: holograph, addressed to Samuel Crawford, editor of the Seattle
Post Intelligencer, 1884.
BANC MSS 90/194 pLOCAL
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Title:
Accounts of the sinking of the S.S. Umatilla on Feb. 9, 1884: holograph: addressed to Samuel Crawford, editor of the Seattle Post Intelligencer, 1884Creator/Contributor:
Crawford, Samuel., creatorCreator/Contributor:
Greenbeat, E M.Creator/Contributor:
Hanlon, William.Date:
1884 (issued)Subject:
n-ca-bcUmatilla (Ship)
Shipwrecks -- British Columbia -- Vancouver Island
Note:
1 item housed in box with 90/191 through 90/206.
The ship was under the command of Capt. Frank Worth of San Francisco. E. M. Greenbeat was the 2nd officer of the vessel and
was in charge of one of the boats that took the crew to shore. William Hanlon was one of two crew members who remained on
the ship and were successful in having it towed to Esquimalt Bay, where it sank. Accounts of the vessel's sinking may also
be found in the San Francisco Chronicle of Tuesday, February 12, 1884 (p. 5) and February 13, 1884 (p. 4).
Physical Description:
2 items (in 1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 90/194 pLOCAL