The Devastating SS Pacific Tragedy

On the night of November 4th, 1875 the paddle steamer SS Pacific, launched September 24, 1850, collided with the schooner Orpheus southwest of Cape Flattery, Washington. Despite the relatively minor collision, the Pacific sank in minutes. It remains one of the deadliest disasters in the history of the west coast of the United States. Check out the Big Old Boats store: https://www.bigoldboats.com Join our crew over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BigOldBoats Become a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUM0WOtnJVCmNUFkNGd-rGA/join Listen to the episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4OODXSoiLKZn9xMOhL5qfZ?si=-FJkKpQySVaJGkyEfBACyg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigoldboats TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bigoldboat Music: Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/hdulva Artlist: https://artlist.io/referral/8ff991fd-ffa7-4e57-9cd4-d36d2b77403e Sources: Great Shipwrecks of the Pacific Coast by Robert C. Belyk https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/15/ss-pacific-shipwreck-found-crew-gold https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hundreds-died-when-this-steamship-sank-in-the-pacific-northwest-in-1875-with-gold-worth-millions-on-board-180985928/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempts_to_build_a_canal_across_Nicaragua#/media/File:Nicaragua_canal_proposals_-_de.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Pacific_(1850)#/media/File:Sonar_Image_of_Suspected_Sidewheel_Steamship_Pacific_'s_Paddle_Wheels.png https://www.newspapers.com/image/733599841/ Chapters: 00:00 SS Pacific 3:36 Chapter 1: Trial and Error 11:26 Chapter 2: The Graveyard of the Pacific 17:38 Chapter 3: Henry Jelly 24:52 Chapter 4: Neil Henly 31:24 Chapter 5: Orpheus Disclaimer: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you. Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue providing free high-quality historical content.