 Some of the cattle was taken aboard by two small steamers, "SS Argyle" and "SS Grand Lake", that came by, but the rest had to be lowered from the steamer on to the ground.Most of the livestock was successfully transferred to the mainland by July 18, however, about 200 to 300 heads climbed the hills and escaped into the wild, wandering around the island for several months after the disaster.Due to the fact that the ship was badly damaged at the bottom, she was quickly abandoned and the salvage operation instead concentrated on stripping off as much valuable equipment as possible from the steamer.