The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-14
1EATH or clpT. Sd. lIBBY.
HE Was for Thirty Years q Resi-
dent of Puget sornd.
sisetch efAn EventfaI C.reer-Ope or
she Rest Kzewn Sssamboat-
nsen I'm she Northwest

AZ sb0zt 10 o'clock yesterday s.ornSxE
CzpEaln sysyznus %. Libby E&s4esl xeee-
fully away Is his residence. No In Nest
street. nsar Vine. fn fhsx city. HIS spirit.
Ike ftaf % FeggDtys, went ouz with the
ebli tide, which A. sbonf tee fsEse he died
has reached the lowest p0irt The old
csl'sa5n had been dyiag ali gaigaf, and
when the supreme raoneas came Sc wgx
hardly percepkible 70 the friends anG rela-
tIves who watched * his bedside Taas
PASSED away 0ze Of the eldest and best
kuswn captains and pilots On the sonnd-
The great exp&nse Of waters kuuwa IS
PuEes s0sznd was 10 CAPTAIN Iihby a. a.
optn book. and he knew every rock, fniet,
bay. shcal AID depth as she average man
kn4,sFs the letters OF the alphabet a great
sigh wIn 60 up FROM mis- friends Il the
nesFs Of the death Of Captain Libby. rs 10
kEsiw hlra was 10 lore him for his raaay
virtues
Captain Libby was bora At Cape Eliza
beta, Maine. on February ls. IsZ7, and was
consequently little over e years OF age
AZ the tinae Of bis death As sooa e. be
was able he served a1 extended appresa-
fseesh4p Ia keAraeusniss, Ia fishing vessels
OF the rugged coast OF Maine. Abous the
TIME yGDng Libby reached his majority
news came OF the discovery Of gold liz
talifoTniz. and he shipped "a second mate
OF 9 Beet clipper ship and sailed around
Cape Horn ia company vita many other
arsuuantz bound for the land of cold.
Esrly Ia the year 1873 the youthful arxo-
Faut reached san Francisco. and shortly
tnsrsaftef left for the mines. and was
fairy successful 81 gold digger Salt
water was one Of Mr. Lshsyss seskpesses.
a. nc Tsyer could bear to be Tar away from
tne smell Of II Es0d SO be soon ahansaoaed
Tue pick and rocker and returned 20 san
ffallesscDs where he engaged IL the pile
drtt1ag and wharf bHiIGing business.
While here Mr. Libby was faesn Der of
Tie vigilance committee and aided in pat
Jog down the iawless gang, which for
uEsss murdered, robbed and com mittee
0iEsT crimes With sIapunify. as fhes were
backed up and protected BY corrupt jfl-
dietary As an active mem Der Of the vigil
lailee CON rnlftee Mr. Libby assisted Ia the
hanging OF Whitaker Gud Mckenzie and
Cora aIsa Casey The result wss that san
fsaae5sc0 soon became y desirable plaee
Tor ESacsa6ie and iaw abiding citixens 10
reside IN.
Ia 1865 there came the Fraser river cola
mining excitement AMI thousands sold out
AL tiseir belongings 20 so 70 what was
thD1ghgro be the rev Fl Dorado Among
those who LEFT san Francisco was Mr.
IApeFs y ho got as far as WkateuGz. Ii waS
then the custom Of those hound for Fae
Fraser river mines 80 e0Re Oh the steamer
q tar IS Ahatcon aud then 10 90 over the
Old government trail ~ the gold direinvx
on the river. Is. libby. hearing bad r.
ports from Inc gold mites when he arrived
AZ Nhate0In. remained and went
into The wEsrf- building aud pase-slrivIag
bnsifsss there The aTst wharf for rho
landing Of ocean stesEleTs was constructed
81 hsn there. lie also built the first large
wlsafyes at Port Aadisoa. seattle ana other
poi.ss Gu the SOUND. This business Was
successfully followed until ISL
Il vas then that Capt. Libby embarked
IN fne steamboat business. The small side
wheel steamboat DeshAway Was purchased
and Mr.. Libby operated this vessel success
rally until ists. Then ar. Libby built the
steamer J. y. Libby AZ Ttsaiady The yes
sci wss launched On Christmas day is6s,
but was not run until the esrly part OF
Isa- This steamer was run BY Mr.. Libby
for <foat eight years In 1871 Capt. libby
! y<br oaf OF business for himself anu
Entered theempioy OF the Starr Brothers,
who taeE owned the steamers North Pa
csfic, Ida and Isabel. The Starr Brothers
subsequently sold their business 10 the D.
X, * y. Co. Mr.. Libby remained in
the employ Of the starr Brothers until
1878. when he eutered the employ of the
Puget sound Mil Company as master OF
the Gioliah. This tug hc commanded fer
4 period q y Year,, or up 10 lss5. The
Gollsn was engaged coufautiy during that
period IN towing vessels ia and out OF the
The sound and 10 the various points 10
Gated thereon Since that time he has
been employed by the Pacific Coast steam
ship Company az pilot until year since.
Then he TOOK command of the tag
Tacoma for the Tacoma Mn Company.
This steamer he ran until he was taken
down with the Illness which ended la bis
! death.
Capt Libby wss married IN lss9 IN san
francisco 20 hts present wife. No ehif.
dren we're born 70 him. bat years ago he
adopted !. q. Libby Ia WHOM he had Ils
greatest confidence and for whom he sus-
Iain@n the utmost affection Besides his
wife and adopted sou he leaves 4 NEPHEW.
EfrDeF D. iAss5y, 10 m0nra his iass. TIE
cst&te, which consists principals OF MS
residence al No 26a2 West street, IS valued
at sl5.ec0.
On March Is Captain Libby came home
slek With afhesama or disease Of the heart,
complicated Win general aTterial troubles
lie saik slowly bat surely, aud dssuife the
best medical efforts 10 save his life he died
quietly as aAoSe stated az 80 o'clock yes
.erslay morning
Captain Libby m0gcti 10 seattle with his
family IN lst0. and located GA what Is now
the corner Of James and SecoHd streets.
Before he erected his house. which was
his horne fer many years. he had 10 clear
away the trees from the land. The house
which ne erected there still stands
Captain Libby was kind aud generous
man md, In fact, was too free-handed to
ever accumulate great deal To those
who asked or were in need he never rs-
fused relief. Many now living can testify
10 his great charity and splendid good fell
lowshir.
The funeral viii take place TO day At the
? o'clock from the Methodist Protestant
church. Rev. J. r. Damon aud Rev
Clark Davis will oflieiase during the ser