Chehalis Cross facts for kids
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The monument in 2013
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| Coordinates | 49°17′58″N 123°07′08″W / 49.2994°N 123.1190°W |
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| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Type | Memorial |
| Dedicated to | Eight people who died when the tugboat Chehalis sank off Stanley Park |
The Chehalis Cross, also known as the Chehalis Monument, is a special memorial in Vancouver, British Columbia. It's a type of monument called a Celtic cross. This cross remembers eight people who lost their lives when a tugboat named Chehalis sank. The monument is located west of Brockton Point in Stanley Park.
What Happened to the Chehalis?
The Chehalis was a wooden steamship, about 59 feet long. It belonged to the Union S.S. Company of Vancouver. On July 21, 1906, at around 2 p.m., the Chehalis sank.
This happened after it crashed into a much larger ship. The other ship was the Princess Victoria, a 300-foot steamship owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway. Eight of the 15 people on board the Chehalis died in the accident.
Rescue and Investigation
The seven people who survived were saved by the person who worked at the nearby Brockton Point lighthouse.
The Chehalis had been rented to take passengers to British Columbia's northern coast. It had just left North Vancouver on a clear day. The ship was passing Brockton Point as it headed out of Burrard Inlet.
The Princess Victoria had left the Canadian Pacific Railway dock in Vancouver. It was carrying 219 passengers. Before the crash, the Princess Victoria changed its path to avoid a small boat. Sadly, it then collided with the Chehalis. An official investigation later found that the Princess Victoria was responsible for the collision.
