[1] In December 1890 or January 1891, while en route from New York to San Francisco (having departed approximately February 1890), a severe storm at sea caused the rudder head to be twisted clean off.
The crew steered the ship by tackle over each quarter, eventually reaching port in Rio de Janeiro for repairs.
[4] Daniel C. Nichols took command of the Emily Reed in Hong Kong,[5] until in April 1900 she was sold in Tacoma, Washington, to Hind Rolf.
[6][7] On July 12, 1903, the ship was carrying Tasmanian timber from Hobart to Simonstown, South Africa, when it ran into distress and was forced to stop at Lyttelton.
[8] On February 14, 1908, the ship was heading for Portland, with a cargo of coal from Newcastle, New South Wales, when she ran aground at the mouth of Nehalem River.