The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-27
wEsLEx sANIARD.s BODY FOUND


A Asmber of the HI FateA Party Lost
In Port Gardner nay Last Fall.
EvERErr. Feb. c6.-TSpecial. The body
discovered on Saturday last near the
mouth of the Snohomish, by two loggers.
proved to b that Of Wesley Ganiard. not
Mrs Ganiard. ~ ct first supposed. An
inquest was held here on the body this
morning. and il il being held here at the
undertaker's parlors Of John T. Rogers,
pending instructions from relatives in
Ashland, Or.
This is the fourth body Of the ill-fsted
party recovered, leaving only that of Mrs.
Ganiard to account for. The body Of
young Ganiard vas identified by means Of
rubber stamp bearing his name which
was found on his person at the inquest.
1.-THE Ganiard party was lost In Port Gardner
bay. on the mouth OF the enohomish river. on
the night OF Friday. November IS. 1892.
during the time Of the big storm and
nood in this section Of the state On the
afternoon Of that day at O'Clock,
. sailor named Harry Leazy, who was employed
at the Puget Sound Wire and Nail Works at
Everett. borrowed . small yacht belonging to
Superintendent Campbell He undertook 70
convey party consisting Of Prof. 0aniard, his
wife. his son wesley. aged 10 years, and
Miss Thompson. who wanted to 60 to
Marysville. They were musicians and
were engaged TO play at . ball to b given BY the
Odd Fellows. They had with them reed organ
and other musical instruments. Leary had
asked Campbell for the use Of the boat, but the
sea was very rough In Port Gardner bay,
and he told Lsary he feared tt would be
unsafe. Leary, however, who was an old ocean
going sailor and 10 said 70 have been Q
very cautious man, although without fear. evi-
IDENTIFY determined to risk It because, soon after
they started, boy saw the boat crossing the
hnv md hn hAa 20 ~ hs~
ing hard time OF It, The party had not only
to cross the bay, which was suficiently danger
Gus on account of the storm. but they had to
row in the teeth OF the boiling waters which
poured down tho river from Maryvville.
They were soon Lost to sight Some hours
afterward several Indians ON . hill some
distance nom the shore, looking out upon the
seething waters, discerned boat, which was
being tOssod by the tumultuous waves. and
they saw the women crouching in the
bottom OF the boat No help could reach
the unfortunate people. and they mot death
within sight OF the shore. No sound came 20
the ears OF the watching Indiana On that
awful. stormy midnight the wstchman 1t the
Everett mill going his rounds through
heavy rain, heard above the
rush Of waters and the fierce blast of the gale
one long agonising shrek, that came from the
darkpsss out on the raging go. borne 70 his
eafs BY the wind. 1t wAs the death note OF the
last survivor OF the Ganiard party. On Sunday
morning, November 70. the little steamer
Mabel picked up the capsissd boats
aud later the reed organ was found ON the
beach. One BY one the sea has given mp the
dead. until now only the body OF M.A Ganiard
remains 70 b recovered. Some weeks ago. .
pedestrian on the beach Of one Of the islands
north OF the bay. fo1nd . human foot
sncassd In . shoss and is may
b that this Wa fragment OF
the unfortuuase woman'e body. Prof Can
lard, his wife and con WDro known throughout
the Sound country - musiciens and teachers OF
dancing. Min Thompson Wa young lady OF
about u years, ofprsposssssing Of appearance, and
WaD also Uusician1