2881. [magic lantern glass slide) S.S. Princess May wrecked on Sentinel Island, Alaska, on August 5, 1910.
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2881. [magic lantern glass slide) S.S. Princess May wrecked on Sentinel Island, Alaska, on August 5, 1910.
2881. [magic lantern glass slide) S.S. Princess May wrecked on Sentinel Island, Alaska, on August 5, 1910. The Princess May was part of a fleet of passenger and freight haulers operated by the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company along the West Coast of North America. She was built in 1888 and measured 249 feet long. She was steaming at full speed in the early morning in heavy fog, southbound from Skagway, Alaska, when she stranded on the island’s rocky outcrop on August 5, 1910, within full view of the lighthouse on the island. The lifeboats were lowered and some 80 passengers and the 68-member were safely evacuated to the island. When the tide went out and the ship was left high and dry, as it appears in the classic picture snapped by W. H. Case. The Princess May was salvaged about a month later by Captain W. H. Logan and his salvage tug Santa Cruz, from Seattle. Logan managed to get the steamer lighted and re-floated during high tide. Slide measures 3 ¼” x 4” and presents a superb, clear image. (F). $38.