The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-12


suffered during the past three days By the
f=nssllss and friends d DR.. r. T.
Minor. Mr. O. Morris Halier and
Mr. Louis Cox have bssn terminated
b. the sad assurance Of disaster.
Those who went 20 search have found
tsaaes. indeed bat sally such a. have con
frrnsd tlsslf worst approximations. and they
are nov ressrning with the sad report that
there Is no hope and that further search
4onld b useless. There remains no
doubt thai chs boats In which Or.
NInor and bis companions attempted 20
cross from slanwos,d 70 wildly island on
Monday Of last sect. to1ndered ia the
channel and that tie three hapless gentle
saan persisted In the waters Of the Sound.
There are incidents 30 contrary to the
common order Of evsnts, 80 removed from
sne realm Of the probable and the expected.
10 violent 10 every human idea of fitness
and - shocking % esssy sensibilisy. that
The Imagination halis and. refusing 70 follow
sI.s Judgement. declines 10 co eeive Whist
the mind still knows 10 be true. So IL il
IN thss nd husinass--ths truth IL not to be
Questioned. but Il seems Too unnecessary,
100 hard. 100 terribly srael to be indeed
the Truth. These three--so familiar 10 this
community. 30 connected With every cur
<xnt Interest. 50 fixed In every local and
and domestic relationship. present and fu.
cure. 80 lassly AMONG US that the echoes Of
their familiar spesoh may be recalled
&C hare gone Gus In health aud gaiety for
holiday. and now 10 be as the shadows OF
yesterday. 10 have passed, not only into
tie mysteries OF death, bat a. Il we're. TO
have vanished bodily from the face Of the
sarth--ss IL one Of those melancholy won-
asrs Which recall 70 as TIA, we are. indeed,
p dssams are made OF.
There has been, We believe. no man
among Us 80 generally beloved as DR..
Minor. Ills nature was al the kindost and
ssnslsst. and Il gave the tone 10 bis lie.
lie vas The child Of missionaries. aud his
inheritance vas love for mankind. 1t
was The warmth Of human sympathy that
maas hin choose the profession Of the
doctor aud which made hlm eminent ia
his work IL was his human in.
sersst. his interest in pe5pie IS
brethren. that made him take
wAFn. interest and an active part in all
pnbssc affairs. pr Minors lite. thus
guided aaa regulated n seops and detail.
was sun Of stirring interest As volan.
sxer be vas a gallant sOlaleg during the
war AZ sesenisae agent ot the Smith.
sonsan Institution be was daring explorer
81 Alaskan stiAs swsnsy years ago: Is
msaieal practitioner IN she cary days Of
Puget soaaa be LED slAiAarsouss hszaraoas.
snnst useful career. In later years lie has
been easier with him. Lshors. talents.
goodness ef heart aad ssse brought sastF
sass sewarls. Iswoald he rregansssen -
sse mere han spssk 81 bis exceptionally
happy domestic relationships, Rat this
VAS not all. Besides the eouaiosss ARD govs
q beautiful hose ll'e, IA sdalsioa 20 ,ae
rewards q professional distinction. III
Minor snIoyed psenssnsnce in oonnse-
ssou Nth political ard rational affairs
act cSmss.on 50 mes ai tie medical pro-
ssssson. lie vas al al ssn,es participant
and an adviser IN national and state posi-
stes, served ssr<aseiiy in shs highest psi.
lions ID tge Republican ossAn lEatiens. and
mas farSihis ard popular Fogls ca speaker.
In che hard work ot IOeal political Affairs
pg. Minor was especially sesi-sAcFlhesue
ne servea ~ mayer q rOFt Townsend, ~
eeatsv as snayas q Seattle. aud 3arias .hss
rAst saaa mer vas = mssness e Shs state
constitutional eonxsAHoa These several
srasas. accepted In every instance tor he
csA!sc rAsnes than his osa g0ea. Il i
rsedAsss 20 say were NEST heaeFahgs dis
sh.rnsa. And this soe.l ban. phssss bert
w.s wsFsn wish hUnss tsesiag; sh0 care
"A. earliest strsagsh q sae cause ei hls
Country: wao. a. an explorer asa maa q
.cs.nee. sxNndsd ths boundaries * asgA2n
knewsessxss Mo. - : physician, sAaSsesi
- uwhten AunsAn scattering; xho. -