1894 — Oct 25, last comm. from WA seal schooner George E. White, Unalaska, AK, lost– 15

–15 Alaskashipwreck.com. Alaska Shipwrecks. “Alaska Shipwrecks 1800-1899.”
–15 Alaskashipwreck.com. Alaska Shipwrecks. “Alaska Shipwreck A – Z.” “M”

Narrative Information

Alaskashipwreck.com: “1894…George R White…SC [south-central area]…61 Foot…Sealing Schooner…15 [lost…0 [saved].” (Alaska Shipwrecks. “Alaska Shipwrecks 1800-1899.”

Alaskashipwreck.com: “George R White (1894). The 61 foot sealing schooner George R White departed Seattle July 4, 1894 with a crew of 15 men and never returned. The vessel was owned by Paul Polson of LaConner, Washington. She was last heard from in the form of a letter October 25, 1894 out of Unalaska expressing Captain Wheeler’s intention to follow the seal herds south to the tropics and back north in the spring. The George R White was wrongly reported lost during the Great Easter Storm of 1895 when she was mistaken for the sealing schooner C G White. The C G White was lost off of the south end of Kodiak Island near Tugidak Island. It is possible the George R White was lost in the same storm but no evidence of her disappearance ever surfaced. Crewmembers reported to have been lost with the George R White were master J L Wheeler, mate Steve Baretech, cook M Butler, hunter Edward Pomeroy, hunter Andrew Danielson, hunter Justin Chenowith, seaman Richard Redmond, seaman C. Morris, seaman C. Brandt, seaman Louis A Burrell, seaman John Harrison, seaman Chris Swanson, seaman Robert Baxter, seaman Henry Parker and cabin boy James Carton.

“Mapping and Location: Unknown.

“Additional Information: Tonnage 37.6 Gross 35.72 Net, Length 61.2, Breadth 18.4, Depth 6.3, Built 1890 at Port Madison, ON 86084.

“Sources: 1. Merchant Vessels of the U S (1894) Pg 129, 2. Sacramento Record-Union (May 4, 1895) “Disaster at Sea” Pg 1, 3. The Morning Oregonian (August 21, 1895) “A Schooner Missing” Pg 3.” (Alaska Shipwrecks. “Alaska Shipwrecks A – Z.”)

Newspaper

May 4, 1895: “Port Townsend, Wash., May 4….The schooner George R. White cleared from this port July 24, 1893, for a cruise in the North Pacific ocean and Bering sea. Her crew was signed by United States Shipping Commissioner Burns and was as follows: Master L. Wheeler, Mate Steve Bretch, Cook Butler, hunters, Edward Pomeroy, Andrew Danielson, Justin Chenoweth; seamen, Richard Redmond, C. Morris, Louis A. Burrell, John Harrison, Chris Swanson, Robert Baxter, Henry Parker, Cabin Boy James Carton.” (Newark Daily Advocate, OH. “Steamer Wrecked.” 5-4-1895, p. 1.)

Sources

Alaskashipwreck.com. Alaska Shipwrecks. “Alaska Shipwrecks 1800-1899.” Accessed 11-10-2021 at: https://alaskashipwreck.com/alaska-shipwrecks-1729-2012/alaska-shipwrecks-1800-1899/

Alaskashipwreck.com. Alaska Shipwrecks. “Alaska Shipwrecks A – Z.” Accessed 11-10
-2021 at: https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-g/

Newark Daily Advocate, OH. “Steamer Wrecked.” 5-4-1895, p. 1. Accessed 11-10-2021 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/newark-daily-advocate-may-04-1895-p-1/