Went ashore on Island during dense fog. There was a strong current setting to southward. Moderate North West Wind and Dark. Vessel struck hard and fast before the island was seen. Vessel became a total loss before assistance arrived. Wreck Report

The American bark Cassandra Adams, one of the fastest clippers ever built in the Northwest, struck a reef near Destruction Island during a dense fog at 8:15 A.M., August 16th. She was en route from San Francisco to Tacoma in charge of Capt. F. F. Knacke, who succeeded Captain Gatter on this trip. The bark was set on the reef by a strong southerly current, and the island was not sighted until she was hard and fast. It was impossible to save anything from the wreck, which was soon knocked to pieces by the heavy sea. The vessel was owned by the Tacoma Mill Company, who had purchased her a few months before for one-third of her original cost. Wright