The Emily Reed was a down Easter owned by a company in San Francisco, and well known in both American and Australian ports.[2] She ran aground in February 1908 off the coast of Oregon, with the loss of eight men.
History
Name
Emily Reed
Owner
Yates & Porterfield NY; Hind, Rolph and Co. San Francisco
O.D. Shelton; Daniel C Nichols; George A Baker; William Kessel
Careeredit
The Emily Reed was built by A. R. Reed, Waldoboro, Maine, for the San Franciscan firm of Hind, Rolph and Co.[3] She was launched on November 10, 1880; her first captain was O. D. Sheldon, and her first owners Yates and Porterfield of New York. On her first voyage, she transported a load of case oil from New York to Calcutta.[1]
In December 1890 or January 1891, while en route from New York to San Francisco (having departed approximately February 1890), a severe storm at sea caused the rudder head to be twisted clean off. The crew steered the ship by tackle over each quarter, eventually reaching port in Rio de Janeiro for repairs. They arrived in San Francisco 208 days later, on August 31, 1891.[4]
On July 12, 1903, the ship was carrying Tasmanian timber from Hobart to Simonstown, South Africa, when it ran into distress and was forced to stop at Lyttelton. The captain, Baker, had received a serious injury to his left arm, and there was sickness on board. The vessel was quarantined for eight days. Nine crew members were charged with disobeying orders, and the captain was charged by his crew of assault. The men were convicted, but the charges against the captain were dismissed.[8]
Wreckedit
On February 14, 1908, the ship was heading for Portland, with a cargo of coal from Newcastle, New South Wales, when she ran aground at the mouth of Nehalem River. Captain Kessell's chronometer was faulty, and he didn't realize until it was too late that he was too close to the shore. The time was a little after midnight, and the sea was too rough to attempt to swim to safety. The first mate, the ship's cook, and two more seamen jumped into a lifeboat, and appeared to be lost as soon as they hit the water. The captain therefore ordered the rest of his crew to remain on the ship until daylight. When morning came, it brought low tide, and the survivors managed to get ashore.[9] The ship's cargo of 2,100 tons of coal was washed out to sea without a trace.[10]
It was initially reported, based on the account of the captain, that eleven men were dead. Three days later, however, the lifeboat which had been thought lost was discovered by a sloop at Neah Bay, 200 miles from the wreck. The first mate and two seamen were alive but weak with thirst and hunger, and the ship's cook was dead.[9]
The wreck still lies buried beneath the sands near the city of Rockaway Beach, and is occasionally uncovered by storms.[11]
Sightingsedit
December 9, 1880; Arrived New York City, Possibly maiden voyage; Sheldon, Waldoboro, Me. In ballast to Yates & Porterfield;[12]
August 19, 1882 Arrived Kobe Japan (Hiogin) in 116 Days[13]
^"The ship Emily Reed". The Examiner (Launceston). August 1, 1903. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
^ ab"Ship Emily Reed wrecked – survivors' thrilling experiences". Barrier Miner (Broken Hill). April 6, 1908. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
^"Eleven lost on Emily Reed". The Spokesman-Review. February 15, 1908. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
^Tobias, Lori. "Shifting sands reveal 102-year-old shipwreck off Rockaway Beach". Oregon Live, December 29, 2010. Archived from the original on April 28, 2012.
^"New York Times, Marine Intelligence (Arrived – second column)"
^Japan Daily Mail August 19, 1882, Column 1 page 1031 (google books)
^The Guardian, April 27, 1883 page 4, column 6, under Liverpool Shipping
^Daily Alta California, August 25, 1885, Page 8, Column 4, Vessels on way to ... San Francisco
^Pitcairn Island as a Port of Call: A Record, 1790–2010, 2d ed., Page 60
^Sydney Morning Herald, published May 5, 1888 page 12, column 1, Telegraphic Shipping News
^The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman, The Correspondence 1886–1889, Page 366, Letter dated August 24, 1889 Camden
^"The Morning Call, San Francisco, June 2, 1890, page 6, column 5, Sea And Shore, Coal From Japan"
^The Morning Call, San Francisco, Calif, July 12, 1890, Page 6, Column 3, Movements Of Vessels
^The Morning Call, San Francisco, Calif, October 07, 1890, Page 1, Column 2, A Damaged Ship", and Page 6, Column 3 Sea And Shore
^The Morning Call, San Francisco, Calif, January 20, 1891, Page 6, Column 3, Sea And Shore
^The Morning Call, San Francisco, Calif, February 8, 1891, Page 3, Column 6, Around The Bay
^The Morning Call, San Francisco, Calif, March 19, 1891, Page 6, Column 8, Spoken
^The Morning Call, San Francisco, Calif, August 27, 1891, Page 3, Column 5, Out over 100 days
^The Morning Call, San Francisco Calif, Sept 1, 1891, Page 3, Column 1
^The Morning Call, San Francisco Calif, October 11, 1891, Page 3, Column 6, Reported Charters
^The Morning Call, San Francisco Calif, October 29, 1891, Page 6, Column 6, Shipping Notes
^The Morning Call, San Francisco, Calif March 29, 1891, Page 6, Column 6, Foreign Ports
^The Morning Call, San Francisco, Calif, July 17, 1892, Page 10, Column 8, bottom"
^The Morning Call, San Francisco Calif, July 21, 1892, Page 7, Column 2, Removals
^The Morning Call, San Francisco, Calif September 23, 1892
^The Morning Call, San Francisco, Calif, March 2, 1893, Page 3, Column 1, Clipper Line In Full Operation
^The Morning Call, San Francisco, Calif, March 28, 1893, Page6, Column 6
^The Morning Call, San Francisco, Calif, July 11, 1893, Page 9, Column 4
^New York Herald January 27, 1987 Page 12, Column 5 http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/New%20York%20NY%20Herald/New%20York%20NY%20Herald%201897/New%20York%20NY%20Herald%201897%20-%200639.pdf
^"New York Herald, January 8, 1898, Page 14, Column 3"
^The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884–1942), 29 October 1898, Page 4, Column 3, Advertisement
^New York Herald, March 10, 1899 page 14, column 2 arrivals http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/New%20York%20NY%20Herald/New%20York%20NY%20Herald%201899/New%20York%20NY%20Herald%201899%20-%201695.pdf
^The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884–1942), 25 September 1899, Page 2, Column 3
^The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884–1942), 28 September 1899, Page 3
^REPORTS FROM NATIONAL QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION STATIONS Public Health Reports Vol. 15, No. 19 (May 11, 1900), pp. 1120–1123 (Page: 1120, line 14, JSTOR: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41452321
^"State Records Authority of New South Wales: Shipping Master's Office; Passengers Arriving 1855 - 1922; NRS13278, (X268) reel 560. Transcribed by Tom Bird". Archived from the original on 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
^"San Francisco Call February 5, 1901, page 7, center top"
^"Report of the Commissioner Of Navigation, US Government Printing Office 1901, Page 346"
^[1] "Honolulu Republic, Vol II, #424, Page 1, Column 8, Judge Estee Orders That Bonds Stand"
^"New York Herald; January 5, 1902 ; Herald Cable Reports, Page 9, Column 4"
^[5] "The Mercury, April 13, 1903; Hobart Tasmania, Page 4 Column 3 (Shipping); Tasmanian timber for South Africa, Arrival of an American Ship"]
^[6] "The Mercury, Hobart Tasmania, May 20, 1903; Page 4 Column 2 (Shipping); Tasmanian timber for South Africa, Arrival of an American Ship"]
^"June 22, 1903 The Mercury; Hobart Tasmania, Page 2, Column 2; Letter to the Editor dated June 15 discussing the Emily Reed departure and complaining about taxes"
^["Bad Google Link – North Western Miller, October 11, 1905, Page 97, Column 3, Oregon mentioned charter shipment"]