| U. S. Grant (steamer) | Grounded on San Island, Decembr 19, 1871. Gibbs, Pacific Graveyard, p. 54, 185. |
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| U. S. Grant (steamer) | Communication by steamer was opened in May, 1868, between Astoria and Ilwaco at the mouth of the Columbia, the U. S. Grant having been the pioneer on the route, which is now so well known to the thousands of seasiders who visit the ocean-beach resorts north of the Columbia. The steamer was owned and operated by Capt. J. H. D. Gray, formerly in the employ of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, and, while she did not carry so many passengers as some of her successors, she was a great convenience to the residents of that isolated section. E. W. Wright, The Alaska Purchase, Advent of Many Fine Steamers on Puget Sound, Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. New York: Antiquarian Press, Ltd., 1961., p.164. |
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| U. S. Grant (steamer) | The steamer U. S. Grant, Capt. J. H. D. Gray, while lying at the wharf at Fort Canby, December 19, 1871, was blown adrift, and before steam could be raised, or an anchor made to hold, she struck the beach and was soon knocked to pieces by the heavy sea. Captain Gray and his brother, A. W. Gray, escaped in a small boat, but the tremendous sea prevented their landing until they were nearly frozen. The steamer proved a total loss, her name-board serving as a nucleus for a large collection of similar relics now on exhibition at the Fort Canby Life Saving Station. E. W. Wright, Remarkable Trip of the 'Shoshone,' Willamette and Columbia Transportation Enterprises, Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. New York: Antiquarian Press, Ltd., 1961., p.199. |
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| U. S. Grant (steamer) | The steamer U. S. Grant, Capt. J. H. D. Gray, while lying at the wharf at Fort Canby, December 19, 1871, was blown adrift, and before steam could be raised, or an anchor made to hold, she struck the beach and was soon knocked to pieces by the heavy sea. Captain Gray and his brother, A. W. Gray, escaped in a small boat, but the tremendous sea prevented their landing until they were nearly frozen. The steamer proved a total loss, her name-board serving as a nucleus for a large collection of similar relics now on exhibition at the Fort Canby Life Saving Station. E. W. Wright, Remarkable Trip of the 'Shoshone,' Willamette and Columbia Transportation Enterprises, Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. New York: Antiquarian Press, Ltd., 1961., p.199. |
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