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The Washington Herald., January 02, 1919, page 1, column 4 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045433/1919-01-02/ed-... "The American transport Northern Pacific, with a cargo of human freight. 2.481 soldiers, many of them wounded, is sandbound in "ships' graveyard" off Fire Island, tonight, the plaything of the seas. Two lines have been placed aboard the ship and arrangements have been made to remove the passengers and crew in a breeches buoy should demand arise. Six destroyers and a transport of the United States Navy are standing by, to meet any emergency." The Seattle star., January 01, 1919, page 1, column 7 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87093407/1919-01-01/ed-... describes the situation more fully.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Northern_Pacific_(1914)

The sun., January 12, 1919, Section 3 Pictorial Magazine, Image 28 published a very similar photo chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1919-01-12/ed-... S. also photo and article "20 VESSELS RUSHED TO STRANDED SHIP" in The evening world., January 02, 1919, City Edition, Image 2 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1919-01-02/ed-... and The evening world., January 03, 1919, City Edition, Image 3 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030193/1919-01-03/ed-... The caption of this photo is apparently mistaken, since the Great northern would be the sister ship: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Northern_(1914)

Thanks for pointing out the naming error of the ship. We will make a note in the catalog records.

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Great Northern was a passenger ship built at Philadelphia by William Cramp & Sons under supervision of the Great Northern Pacific Steam Ship Company for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Company, itself a joint venture of the Great Northern Railway and Northern Pacific Railway. Great Northern, along with sister ship Northern Pacific, were built to provide a passenger and freight link by sea between the northern transcontinental rail lines via the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway terminal at Astoria, Oregon and San Francisco beginning in spring of 1915. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Northern_(1914)

guess that explains that lack of lifeboats, it's never too far from shore (?).

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Thanks Seuss., for locating a previous Bain photo of this ship. We'll add that information to this photo's catalog record.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Northern_Pacific_(1914)

254 Taken From Transport Before Night Ends Work; By Means Of A Ferry Line Wounded Reach Shore From Northern Pacific. Three Lifeboats Capsize Soldiers Drenched In Icy Water, But No One Is Injured By Mishaps. Those On Board All Safe Hospital And Private Homes Of Bay Shore Ready To Care For All The Rescued. Men In No Danger. 254 Taken From Stranded Ship Ready For The Rescue. Bonfires On The Beach. Indian Trooper Capsized. query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A02E3DC1231E433A...

The ship was the USS Northern Pacific and the date was 1 January 1919.