The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-02
TWO WERE DROWNED.
Sad Accident to a Party of Six
C0l0red Men.
OVERTURNED IN HOODS CANAL
While Making Landing From the Delta
Their Beat was swamped and
Only Four Escaped

Lincoln Low. table waiter az the Rainier
hotel, and c. l. Pearl, both eoiored, were
drowned in Hoods canal Saturday night af 9: 40
O'Clock
Beth young men in company with M. r.
Brown. o. sfailsworth. Arthur w. Butier and
Charles Drake. sll colored, left this city satur.
Cav morning on the ste amer Delta on an expe-
oition to their timber claims located on the
canal near Balls point two miles this side of
Union City. They were equipped with q fall
supply of provisions, cooking ufeuslls guns
and ammunition intending 10 have weeks
hunting
when the Delta reached the inlet opposite
BANS point still breeze sprang up and turned
into gale The water became 80 rough that the
party had almost made up their minds not to
attempt landing, but thought to 60 through 70
Union City. In the meantime. however the
Delts's crew had launched q small boat and the
men decided 10 brave the rough water, although
the attempt seemed hazardous
The tossing waves made ii very dificult to
load the boat When the party finally got their
provisions and camping utensils in the boat.
the men set OF for the shore with tie Delta's
mate az the oars
The wind increased, and the boat soon became
unmsnsgeable- Ii was nearly Eve hundred
yards 70 shore. The boat began filing. and
lew minutes later il swamped and sank. The
men struggled for their lives in the water Soon
the boat turned bottom upwards, and Stalls-
worth called to the others 70 swim for il and
hold on All were successful but Low and
Pearl who. net being very good swimmers. had
hard time of il. The last seen of them was
when high wave swept over them and both
sank 10 the bottom.
TIE others chung to the capsized boat until il
drifted ashore. Az IL was then 10 o'clock at
night the men built fire and dried themselves
as best they ccald. Toe Delta had in the mean
time, after blowing several land whistles for
the mate. steamed out of sight without him and
without attempting to rescue the men. The
high ses a. the time kept the men out of sigh.
OF the steamer all the time after their boat
swamped, and they stated that the captain
thought the men were all drowned.
That night the men were sheltered and fed BY
II. Jones, who lives at Balls point. near the
scene of the drowning Sunday morning the
men dragged for the bodies and were success
fsi They we're put aboard the Josephine, and
the party went with them to Union City, where
Coron-r Jacob Happily held an inquest, the
jury's verdict being death by drowning.
The remaining members OF the party brought
the remains OF Low to this city on the Delta
yesterday afternoon. arriving st S O'Clock. The
whence the funeral win take place today.
Lincoln Low was native of Macron, Ga.
ard was Is years OF age. He came to this city
about . year ago and for the past eight months
was employed as waiter in the Rainier hotel.
n f. Brown, who Is among the survivors il a
half brother. Low hal property interests in
Los Angeles, Cal. and had host of friends
among his race in Seattle
C L Pesrl came to this city from Omaha, Neb.,
years OF age. On his person was watch and
check for 500 on Seattle hank. These effects
are in the hands Of Coroner Hanptly at Union
City.