Northern Light · loss of life
Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 299–300 · No. 28
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- Item 2: the words '(gas.)' and 'gas' are written near the item numbers for 2-5, along with check marks.
- Item 13: There's a stamp 'LOSS OF LIFE' over and below the text for item 13.
- Item 21: There's a check mark ('v') written.
- Item 25: A stamp 'LOSS OF LIFE' is below the text.
- The text for items 27-30 is written across the item boxes as a single paragraph.
- The number 29 is written in the left margin.
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Form header
- Running number
- 28
- Filed at
- Collection District No. 28, Port of San Francisco, Cal.
- Received
- RECEIVED AUG 7 1919 C.G. · 7 Aug 1919
- Vessel name written at top
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- Other numbers
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- Stamps on the form
- LOSS OF LIFERIVERS
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Northern Light · St., Am.
- 6 · Official number
- 206613
- 3 · Tonnage
- 8 net. 12 gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- 11 years
- 5 · Port registered
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San Francisco, Cal. (gas.) v. 4. c. v. 5. San Francisco, Cal v. 6. 206613. 7. J B. Bo, 1456 - 83rd Avenue Oakland Cal 8. J. B. Bo, ________. 9. San Francisco, Cal., July 28/19 10. Sonoma Creek, Cal 11… - 7 · Master and residence
- J. B. Bo, 1456 - 83rd Avenue Oakland Cal
- 8 · Owner and residence
- J. B. Bo,
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- Thursday, July 31/19 6:30 A.M.
- 24 · Locality
- Camp no. 5 Landing, Sonoma Creek, Cal.
- 9–10 · Voyage
- San Francisco, Cal., July 28/19 → Sonoma Creek, Cal.
- 27 · Weather
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- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lostCheck scan
- no passengers, 1 crew, J. B. Bo, 39, Norway (U S Citizen) ? persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- —
13 · Names of persons lost
- J. B. Bo
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
drowning
26 · Cause, as written
unknown
Signature
- Signed by
- Ala Bo · Brother of owner
- Company or by
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- Date signed
- Aug 1st 1919
- Place
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- Thursday, July 31/19 6:30 A.M.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- Wood St. "Northern Light", Am.
- 3 · Tonnage
- 8 net. 12 gross
- 4 · Age or year built
- 11 years
- 5 · Port registered
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San Francisco, Cal. (gas.) v. 4. c. v. 5. San Francisco, Cal v. 6. 206613. 7. J B. Bo, 1456 - 83rd Avenue Oakland Cal 8. J. B. Bo, ________. 9. San Francisco, Cal., July 28/19 10. Sonoma Creek, Cal 11… - 6 · Official number
- 206613.
- 7 · Master and residence
- J. B. Bo, 1456 - 83rd Avenue Oakland Cal
- 8 · Owner and residence
- J. B. Bo,
- 9 · Sailed from
- San Francisco, Cal., July 28/19
- 10 · Bound for
- Sonoma Creek, Cal.
- 11 · Passengers
- none.
- 12 · Crew
- 1
- 13 · Persons lostCheck scan
- J. B. Bo, 39, Norway (U S Citizen) ?
- 14 · Value of vessel
- —
- 15 · Value of cargo
- —
- 16 · Cargo
- none
- 17 · Deck load
- no
- 18 · Overladen
- no
- 19 · Cargo weight
- —
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- none
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- v
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
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- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
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- 24 · Locality
- Camp no. 5 Landing, Sonoma Creek, Cal.
- 25 · Nature of casualty
- drowning
- 26 · Cause
- unknown
- 27 · Weather
- —
- 28 · Measures taken
- No particulars of accident known as no other person was on board. I only know that this man is missing body has not been recovered
- 29 · Assistance
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- 30 · Remarks
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