The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-22
A Yachting Party From Everett
Lost in the Storm.
THREE MEN AND TWO WOMEN.
The Empty Boat and Some of It's Con-
tents Picked Up in the Water.
frof' Ganiard, HIS Wife and Son, Miss
Thompson, OF Seattle and . Sailor
tho victims-Smailpox Case 1t Olym-
pia and Seven at Granite Point.

EVERETT, NOV. N.-tSpeclai 1T seems
very probable that an entire party consist
ing of three men and two women have
been drowned by the capsizing of a boat
between here and Marysviile On Friday
afternoon about 3 O'Clock a sailor named
Harry Leary. who has been employed at
the Puget Sound Wire and Nail Works
at Everett, borrowed small yacht be-
longing to Superintendent Campbell. 1t is
supposed that he undertook to convey a
party consisting of Prof. Ganiard, his
wife, son about 10 years of age, and a
MISS Thompson, who wanted to 60 to
Marysviile. They are all musicians and
were engaged to play at a ball to be given
by the Odd Fellows. They had with them
a reed organ and other musical instru-
ments. Leary had asked Campbell for
the use of the boat, but the sea was very
rough in Port Gardner bay, and he
told Leary he feared it would be unsafe.
Leary, however, who is an old ocean going
sailor and is said to have been very eau
tious man. although without fear, evil
IDENTIFY determined to risk it because, soon
after they started. boy saw the boat
crossing the bay. and the rowers, he said,
seemed to be having hard time of it.
The party had not only to cross the bay,
which was sufficiently dangerous on ac-
coun. of the storm, but they had to row in
the teeth of the boiling waters which
poured down the river from Marysville.
Ihey were soon lost to sight; but some
hours afterward several Indians from
height considerably far from the shore
looked down upon the surging waters and
could just discern the bobbing boat, the
women evidently crouching in the bot
tom of the little craft. No help
could reach them. and no sound
was heard, except that the watchman at
the Everett mill thought he heard shrek
about O'Clock in the morning, although
1t was too dark, of course, to see anything.
If he is correct they must have become ex-
hAusted and the boat drifted back two or
three miles. or the unfortunates had aban-
doned the attempt and were endeayoring
to make their way back to Everett.
Nothing has been seen or heard of them
since; but on Sunday morning the steamer
Mabel on her way to Everett observed the
boat capsized and floating in the bay.
There were several umbrellas and articles
OF wearing apparel fastened to the boat,
but everything movable had been carried
away.
Later the small reed organ which be-
longed to Ganiard was found near the nail
works, where it had been washed ashore.
kilograms were sent in every direction
asking for tidings of the passengers, and
volunteers Immediately formed them
selves into searching parties, patrolling
the beach not only along the bay, but up
the river, although it is almost impossible
that they could be found anywhere above
the river mouth, for the water has been
flowing rapidly and furiously for several
days.
Prof Ganiard is we'll known throughout
the Sound country, as he was not only in
great demand as a musician, but conducted
dancing schools at various places from
time to time. His wife and son were also
musicians of more than ordinary skill.
Miss Thompson. who was to make one of
the musical quartette, is also we'll known.
She is a young lady of about % years of
age, was rather tall and wore glasses
Her engagements made her a frequent
traveller on the Sound boats and nearly
every officer was acquainted with her by
sight. She is said to have a sister living
either at Stanwood or Edmonds Harry
Leary has been living on the Sound for
about twelve months. but before that
sailed from the Sound in ocean-going
ships for several years.
There is little hope left now of their
safety, and the probability is the bodies
were all washed out. to sea and may never
be heard of again. They must have had a
terrible experience. For twelve or four
teen hours at least they were exposed to
the fury of the gale, the wind was bitterly
cold, and in such storm they must have
died Immediately the boat capsized.
Their condition after they got into the
bay could not be more pitabie, and their
sufferings can only be imagined as they
endeavored for SO long time to return to
a shelter which was comparatively So near
but hopelessly beyond their reach.