1919 — Dec 18, Steamer J.A. Chanslor hits rocks in fog, sinks off Cape Blanco, OR—37-38

— 47 Galveston Daily News, TX. “In Passing of Another Eventful Year…,” 1 Jan 1920, 16.
— 38 Berman, Bruce D. Encyclopedia of American Shipwrecks. 1972, p. 213.
— 38 U.S. Steamboat-Inspection Service. Annual Report…1920, p. 16.
— 37 Grover, David H. The Unforgiving Coast. 2002, pp. 147 and 154.
— 37 Oakland Tribune, CA. “Shipwreck One of Worst Since Janeiro’s Loss…” 8-30-1929, D3.
— 36 Marshall . Oregon Shipwrecks. 1984, p. 27. (May not have included would-be rescuer.)

Narrative Information

Galveston Daily News: “Oil tank steamer Chanslor wrecked off Bandon, Ore.: forty-seven seamen lost.” (Galveston Daily News, TX. “In Passing of Another Eventful Year…,” 1 Jan 1920, 16.)

US SIS: “On December 18, 1919, the steamer J.A. Chanslor struck the rocks near Cape Blanco, Oreg., and was wrecked with a loss of 38 lives, the vessel becoming a total loss. The J. A. Chanslor was voyaging from Portland, Oreg., to San Francisco, Calif., when she struck the rocks, broke in two, and sank.” (US Steamboat-Inspection Service. Annual Report…1920, p. 16.)

Sources

Berman, Bruce D. Encyclopedia of American Shipwrecks. Boston: Mariners Press Inc., 1972.

Galveston Daily News, TX. “In Passing of Another Eventful Year, Its History,” 1-1-1920, 16. Accessed at: http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FullPagePdfViewer.aspx?img=42334478

Grover, David H. The Unforgiving Coast: Maritime Disasters of the Pacific Northwest. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2002,

Marshall, Don. Oregon Shipwrecks. Portland, OR: Binford & Mort Publishing, 1984.

Oakland Tribune, CA. “Shipwreck One of Worst Since Janeiro’s Loss, 1901.” 8-30-1929, D3. At: http://www.newspaperarchive.com/FullPagePdfViewer.aspx?img=105413307

United States Steamboat-Inspection Service. Annual Report of the Supervising Inspector General, Steamboat-Inspection Service to the Secretary of Commerce for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1920. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1920. Digitized by Google. Accessed at: http://books.google.com/books?id=oafNAAAAMAAJ