The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-13

and Louis Cox The result Of the meeting
will be the vigilant search OF the coast
where the bodies are Supposed 70 he, In
conjunction with the residents Of the
island
Mr. Bafiey Gaszsrt, In calling the meet
Ing 10 order. stated that they had met 70
eevise sorse plan b. which to sAow the re-
st<c. Of the citizens 20 their Deceased
friends He thought st proper that the
meeting should set in harmony with the
bar association, which had held 3 meeting
in the afternoon and had decided 20 hold
MEMORIAL service sunday at the ArmoTy.
lie suggested that thev should do some
thing 81 once in accord with their feelings.
Mayor Moran thought that the first and
most important thing was 70 get the
bo.fies- He suggested and urged that the
citizens send one or two light draft steam
ers 10 the scene of the drowning fully
equipped with men, 10 search along the
shores for the bodies
Mr.. T. A Strout stated that they were
doing, SO present. great deal 70 hud the
bodies. The reward Of $40 for each had
stimulated the ranchers and woodsmen to
stilrt in on the hunt. aud the shore was
being thoroughly secured.
70 give his views about the Inducements
and the probahle place at which the bodies
would be carried. lie was willing % be one
Of the party TO start out In search for the
bodies.
5earge B. Adair also rendered his SER
vices IS one Of the search party. He
thought that they should not let up
mement on the search until success
crowned their eifo.ts.
Mr.. J. r. Pratt stated that the people In
tie vicinity Of The accident could tell very
nearly where the current would carry the
bodies. He thought ii would be better 70
90 down on a regular boat aad patrol the
hsFach thoroughly. a boat would be OF no
special good. except to carry the searchers
from one place 70 another, but IS the
~bOdies were surely within comparatively
short distance Of the place where the boat
was found there would be no great need Of
special steamer he said that the residents
OF the island took a great interest in the
search. AMI the only thing for the citizens
e. do vas 70 send down a few men from
here az a time and encourage he scarchers
there. This could be kept up continuously
b9 having alternate parties, each party &c
spend day or two a. time In the search.
Major j. r. Hayden agreed with Mr..
Pra;t's plans. he inquired as 10 the time
that the bodies usually saved under water.
II was ascerrained thg.t thirteen DAYS was
the earliest time In which bodies had been
known 70 rise a. or near this point, and
thirty or forty days was the average The
depth OF wafer where the drowning is sup
posed 10 have taken place was estimated at
thirty sAth0ms
Nar j. w Edwards wanted To be counted
as one OF the search party volunteers
Upon melton Il was voted that Mr.. Pratt
should have charge of the search party.
aud the following PERSONS at once put down
their names a. anxious to aid In the search
Captain Hatfield, George b. Adair z. A.
strout, Josiah Collins IT,. ]. A. Edwards
O. H. Kittinger. G. II. Preston, g. V. z.
Lansing and g. II. Hebron Afterwards
this number was increased at the bar asso-
citation committee meeting by the names
OF Colonel Haines. j. b. Metcalf Judge
Hanford and John Leary. Mr.. Pratt n 10
notify those whom be wishes to start with
him, and they VIII take the boat at II 80
o'clock tonight for Coupeville, Oak Harbor
and utsalady.
The following committee Was appointed
by the chair to confer and act in eonjune-
ton With the bar association committees:
W. E. Bailey, Robert Moran. F. A.
Twitchell, A. u. Stewart and Captain Hat
field. This committee win assist in the
arrangements for the memorial services at
the Armory Sunday. which il was the sense
of the meeting was the eminently proper
proceeding to take
Mr.. A. b. Stewart stated that DR..
Minors family we're expecting relatives
from the East and were anxious that they
should arrive before the memorial services
took place. Afterwards II was learned
that Mrs. DIR. Minor WIS perfectly suited
on the arrangements for the Sunday serv-
ices. and that IL was not necessary TO wait
for the arrival of the friends of the family.