When a sailing ship found itself in trouble in the legendary “graveyard of ships,” there was nothing left to do but count the bodies. But every now and then, a vessel would slip out of the icy grip of the bar to sail on. Here are a few such stories. (Columbia River Bar, Clatsop County; 1880s) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1508c.escape-from-columbia-bar-352.html)