Sunday, November 8, 2009

101 Ways, Part 108: Perished With 41 Other Persons

For a brief intro to the "101 Ways to Say 'Died'" series, click here.

Now that I've gone beyond 101, I feel that I can include entries that didn't make the cut the first time around. This one was too close to #21: Perished in a Storm.

JACOB JOHNSON, JUN.
who perished with 41 other
persons in Columbia River
Oregon on the night of
Jan. 31, 1852.
by the wrecking of the
Steamer Gen. Warren.
AEt. 32 yrs. 9 mos.

The General Warren ran aground in the Graveyard of the Pacific — the treacherous coast between Tilamook Bay and Vancouver Island. The captain sent a boat for help, but by the time rescuers arrived, 42 people, including Jacob Johnson of Brunswick, Maine, were dead. Some of the bodies were recovered, but I have not found any evidence that Johnson's was among them.

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