Steamer Czarina Lost on Coos Bay Bar
In the storm of the second week in January the steamer Czarina foundered on the north spit of the Coos Bay bar. Harry Kentzel, the first engineer, is the sole survivor of the thirty-two souls aboard the steamer when she went down. It was a fearful storm—stronger than the ship. Another ship partially weathered that storm, the schooner San Buena Ventura, which was at last abandoned off Cape Mendocino. All the lumber was thrown overboard, masts and spars were broken, two of the sailors disabled, one insane. Still the captain was disposed to hang to the worthless vessel, until his wife threatened to jump overboard if he did not leave it. They were rescued by the Fair Haven. The gale was a fearful one, one of the strongest for years.