The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-09
DEATH on THE BAY.


At1sD eeIeek yesssrsng efssrreoa uls &
Hfnd swept aenoep sh4 the 0ound sn6 hasbog.
osessussto4a nunbss - s0au tsnaa. onen9
ihea - - whieh were IN young men- Morris
A1amA pgsnteSs 60 e. sheig nmmbog. -.
1fUwncd nd The ofhess had nar1uu eooopea
shsss1y aeker neon NJ Adams - coupany
with Robert = Csou1ez. Edwasd Phillips. ClaF
ence Fbh1D4 Hairy 1Auu0U. md Bluaes. aD1
young boy named cfeeme, started ous lor asail
On ~ bay IN hans owned ~ cisrencs Phillips
and kooeu crozisr. An d he parry md par
Adama
~ the une q starting. ~ hAy hod ~ -
snmtd fhreasoninG sspocs, aisko1sh thsrs was
then syi6 bceese b1owfnx. me parry were 0ut
Tor pleasure nil sad had heo6kd ~ bcot n
ire diseetton 81 sn:th's cove. when fairly M
DER hcaiwsy. Nj. csoxier jokinely inquired II
al IN The bear eould swim. never oroe dreaming
OF the terrible accident in store for them
When the booD reached . pant almost d.
rsety opposite Nanning's wharf . spa$
medic breezo, verr much similar 20 .
fquAA struck he sail spd tbs men
attempted 70 IuR the boat MP Cot Of tho wind.
while endeavorsng 70 do this the bseese
sfIaeDed Into gals. apd the boat keeled over
o. her sids and dipped water. AZ almost The
asns Infant tho boom and saii struck the water
and held the host tn her iucliued poaftipn until
she rapidly filed and swamped-
The 5oone men > On realized Shat their lives
we're n danger. and resolved - make the best
OF II. They I'll thought te cling 70 the boat
Alter e tapsjsed. But when thu boot was
draesed b her 5o0pound keel beneath the sur-
lace of the agttsted wet<r and finally 70 the
fostoms the men III struck out bravely 70 swim
- bess they cou d
Mr. Crosiss. Who vas the best swimmer In the
company. kept lookout TO zee how the oshers
were setting aIonG. when he came aicnGsids
Morris Adams M CBsxief noticed thas Morris
n q p5&n in ~ Ne
Of announcement and proceeded to assist him
tAdamQ and stared with him until the poor
fellow was totally exhausted and lost hope.
crcxier then took hold Of Morris and tried to
hold him up bot The latter was IN inert weight
and u was so0n evident that he could not pos
sih!y be taken Ashore. Finally be slipped from
croziers grasp and went to the bottom to r;seno
more.
Shortly If cr M. Crox' or was forced to discon-
tinuc the steueele, . smaIl rcvboat was noticed
spproachtns. and the men in the water imme-
dia'ciy began calling to II for help. Tie boat
was strangely tar:y in coming 10 the rescue.
but naslly cAn,e mp and took in Harry Thurs-
ton. Biward PhillpA Frd Biumer sad the boy
Greene. few minutes later the sscht Edna
n. owned By Captain Jensen, hove within reach
and seseued Mr. croxfer aud Clarence Phillips
Tho rescue came none too soon. for Morris
Adams had already net his fac and the others
wers 90 Ioss exhausted they could not have
hcld out but . few minutes lonser
The survivors eli landed on Manuinss' wharf
and bore The news Of the sad death Of their COM
paulon to friends and relatives.
From the coupanlops Of Mr.. Adams e was
learned that the sail and boom were much too
large for the boa'. and having q very heavy keel
and no buoys. the measurement Of the bat Was
much mcrs diGcuit than u would otherwise
have been.
Norris + Adams Was q years Of sxe. He
was horn In New York ely and had lived In
this state fourteen years. the greater par Of
that time IN this city. He vas graduated with
the hlehest h0n0fa in the 1858 class in
the scientific course Of the Univcratsy Of wash-
tngton- He was also trrasu;er Of the Alumni
Association oi that institution. and vas honored
and respected By all who knew him. After his
graduation he took up the printing trade and
worked ieveral years IN the comp setng rooms Of
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES For the past thirteen
months he worked - composifff ON the Prees,
where he vas empioycd ~ the time Of his death. |
He was in every way one Of tie most honest, |
industrious and ambitious young men
IN Seattle. and NO ono has ever
known him but to respect and |
esteem him. Morris Adams folks reside In |
this city at Eighth and Cedar streets He Was |
the third at family Of four children. two eons
and two uxhtcrs. the others being Clarence. |
florence ard Helen. respectively. Mr.. C. z. |
Adams, the father. - . contractor. and u we'll |
to- 30.
The news Of her sons death WAS broken to |
Mrs. Adams At $50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon |
BY Harry Leland. fellow composstor and friend |
OF the dsccascd. Mira Adams WAS completely |
prestrated by the SAD message. and through |
some unknown cause she seemed to have some |
rfemonifioa Of bad tidings when Mr.. Leland |
FIRST entered the house.
Morris Adams was . member Of the Typo |
graphical Uuion. oil the members Of witch |
speak in praise for his character and in words |
Of deep regret for his unsmely fate.
Morris had planned shorty To visit the East |
Z, complete his education and surely would |
have made bis mark In the world
Efforts to ind The body have up 70 this hour |
proved unsuccessful Mr.. Adams, the father /
has offered 500 reward for I . recovery. |
Al an early hour last night. nets were stretched
a. the paint where Il WAS thousht the body /
wonld 10 washed ashore. should these means /
not succeed. &c Is intended to use giant powder |