A supply box had been smashed open and its contents strewn across the ground despite being over a hundred feet above sea level. Here, there was plenty of evidence that the island had recently been hit by a massive storm. Read more about: Adventurers Vanishing act: 6 of history's most mysterious disappearancesĪfter a thorough search of the lighthouse complex turned up nothing but a set of oilskins - suggesting one of the keepers had ventured out in just his shirtsleeves - the men turned their attention to the landing platform on the west side of the island. Harvie sent another two sailors to shore and they and Moore began looking for signs of life. Returning to the eastern landing, Moore reported his findings to the captain of the Hesperus. A canary in a cage was the only sign of life. Reaching the lighthouse compound and entering the living quarters, Moore noticed that the clock on the kitchen wall had stopped, the table was set for a meal that had never been eaten and a chair had been toppled over. Three giant black birds perched on the cliffs above him cast their beady eyes on his progress. Disembarking from the Hesperus, relief lighthouse keeper Joseph Moore set off up the one hundred and sixty steep steps to the lighthouse.

Arriving at the island on Boxing Day, the ship’s captain, Jim Harvie, sounded his horn and sent up a flare, hoping to alert the three lighthouse keepers, James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and William MacArthur. The Board dispatched the lighthouse relief tender ship Hesperus to investigate.

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