, 1892-09-14
NO TRACE OF OLNEY.
Search Parties Return Without
Making Discoveries.
Theories are now Advanced That
He wasnOt DrOwned-The Boats
Broken Condition Accounted for.
Priests Point Searched.

He was not DrOWned-rheB Boats
Broken Condition Accounted for.
Priests Point Searched.
As the search for Olney continues the
mystery grows deeper. There are so many
contradictory points and developments
that theory after theory is proposed, only
to be dissolved the next moment.
The breaking Of the cedar moulding and
the bruising of the side of the outligger
was satisfactorily explained this morning.
Monday the boat was placed on a float out
of reach of the tide, on Mission beach,
close to McAloon's house. While Nc
Aloon was backing his wagon around by
hand the vehicle broke loose from him, and
ran into the side of the outrigger, making
the mysterious abraisures mentioned. 1t
was also developed that when the empty
outrigger boat was first discovered, at 8
O'Clock Monday morning, by member Of
the McAloon family it was floating idly
a short distance from the shore, Just off
Priests point. How it was towed to the
shore has been mentioned. The air was
filled with smoke that had settled to the
surface of the water during the night
Olney was not considered an ex-
pert in the management of an out
rigger. One oar hung loosely in the
oar lock. Owing to the peculiar arrange
ment of the Outriggers man could not
fall out of the boat without striking one of
the oar locks. A violent tipping of the
craft such as would result from a man fall
ling into the water, would cause both oars
to slip out, because they are not fastened
in any way and are fitted loosely to the
locks. Olney's hat has not been found
neither has the oar.
At the place where the boat was seen the
water, at that state of the tide, is not deep
enough to drown man unless he would
lie down.
No tracks can be found on the beach that
would indicate the fact of Olney having
landed and gone of into the timber.
Every indication strengthens the belief
that he did not fall into the water. Yet
where is he?
At 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon Chief
Savidge, Manager Lamb of the Western
Union, Assistant Observer Hartman and
TRIBUNE reporter visited the place where
the boat was found, and made an exami-
nation of the beach for over mile Paths
leading into the timber were followed and
the shore of the lagoon skirted, almost TO
headwater but not a single trace of Olney
could be found.
This morning at 5 80 Manager Lamb and
Charley Hartman rowed out again in hopes
of finding something at low tide. The
possibility of Olney having fallen into the
quick sand near the lagoon was suggested
but no evidence could be found to supp Ort
such a theory. Alvin Lent rode out on
horseback, 1Olnlng Lamb and Hartman at
Mission point at AS. They made a thor
Ough search but were compelled to return
without having learned a SINCE fact that
would throw any light upon the mystery
hn "a OF Of hon 10 ~
rigger came TO be bruised. This discovery
was interpreted to mean that 0lnev had
landed and that the boat had drifteu with
the incoming tide. 1t also strengthened
the theory that he had not fallen out of the
boat.
Mrs. Olney has been kept advised of the
situation by Mr.. Lamb, who is intimately
acquainted with the family, Mrs. Olney
will start for Olympia the moment some
thing definite has been learned about her
missing husband. This morning, at 10
o'clock, Mr., Lamb sent the following mes
sage:
OLYMPIA, Wash, September IA.
Mrs Laura Omey, San Francisco.
Absolutely no trace of Ned. Captain
Kilton and others agree with me in belief
that he is not drowned. We are searching
land and water. Be hopeful.
f. G. LAMB.
At IL O'Clock those who had tenaciously
held to the theory that Olney had met his
death IN the water, were ready to concede
the possibility of his having gone on
rambling expedition into the woods, and
meeting with a serious accident.
A parGy was made up and left shortly
after IL O'Clock, for the purpose of thor
oughly searching the timber and ravines
about the lagoon and on Priests point.
During the day large number of per-
sons called at Captain Kilton's boathouse
to see the outrigger in which Olney took
his ride.
The probability of suicide was suggested
but was ridiculed by Captain Kilton. col
ney isn't that kind of man." he said. 81
have heard him discuss the question of
suicide with men in my bOathouse and
heard him say that a man who would
make away with himself on account of
KiltOn held to the theory that Oh
ney had landed and that while
on shore the boat had been washed out by
the tide. In getting around the lagoon
and across Ellis creek there were many dan
gerOus points to pass.
At O'Clock this afternoon Manager
Lamb received the following message:
SAN Francisco, September A.
Fred Lamb;
am nearly crazy with suspense. Do not
spare money. My friends will not let me
start without definite news.
LAURA OLNEY.
The search party consisting of Drysdale,
Goar, Martin and Hartman, that went
down in boat at 10 O'Clock for the purpose
of looking through the timber returned at
2 O'Clock, but with no additional informa-
ton. Martin rowed up Ellis creek as far
as he could but found nothing. The other
members of the party searched through
the jungle of underbrush and fallen tim
ber, as best they could, but all to no pur-
pose. They could not make much pro-
gress, owing to the density Of the under
growth.
At 3 O'Clock another expedition, under
the leadership of Chief SaYidge, was being
arranged.
Captain Williams, of the steamer Willie,
found derby hat on the beach near Doffie-
meyers point at 80 o'clock this afternoon
that was supposed to belong to Olney. 1t
was brought to town and turned over to
Chief Savage. The news at once spread
that Olney's hat had been found, but Fred
Lamb at once declared it not to be Olney s
hat. He knew Olney's hat because he had
given 1t to Olney himself.
Tomorrow morning at o'clock Alvin
Lent and Fred Lamb will go down the bay
several miles IN Mr.. Browns steam launch
on one side, returning on the other, tC
make thorough search for the missing oal
ard hat. 1t is hopeful that this effort viii
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