"The Dora Bluhm left Coos Bay for San Pedro Wednesday, May 18, 1910, and had fair weather until the morning of May 25, when she ran into a heavy gale and made slow progress until 8 o'clock p.m. when Captain Johnson was relieved by the mate. Captain Johnson states that he gave the mate his course and bearings at 8 o'clock p.m. at which time a heavy gale was blowing and a mist, or near to rain made a close look out necessary. "Captain Johnson states that 8:45 p.m. he heard the mate order the helmsman to keep her off, and immediately went on deck to see what the trouble was. "According to his official report he found the schooner close to the breakers and beyond control, as the gale had increased in violence. The schooner was so close in to the breaker line, that all that was left to be done was take to the boats. "When she struck, Captain Johnson let go both anchors but they could not stand the strain, and the schooner went on the reef broadside on, breaking up immediately. One man was washed overboard while the small boat was in the surf, but caught the painter, and was hauled on board escaping death by a hairsbreadth. "For sixteen hours the eight members of the crew managed to keep the small boat from swamping, and were finally picked up by Capt. Alec Smith of the schooner Santa Rosa Island, and brought to San Pedro arriving here early this morning" (San Pedro Daily News 27 May 1910).

The wreck report filed by Oscar Johnson the same day gives the locality of the wreck as the "South point of Santa Rosa Island," while other newspaper accounts state that the vessel wrecked on either the southern or western side of the island. Since Captain Johnson could not fix his position accurately in the darkness and rain, there is understandable uncertainty about the location of the wreck. Some sources place Dora Bluhm near Bee Rock, off Santa Rosa Island. Morris & Lima