The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-27
WENT UP IN SMOKE.
Seattle Steamboat Burned to
the Waters Edge.
THE FANNY LAKE TOTAL LOSS.
Burned with . Cargo Of Hay IN eul1i-
van sIough-More Trouble About
Non-Union Men-steamers Fined.
For the third time within two months

For the third time within two months
one of Seattle's jobbing steamers went up
in flames yesterday morning. This time
it was the Fanny Lake which was. burned
to the waters edge in Sullivan's slough,
near La Conner, within few rods OF what
is left of the z. ". Purdy. which was
burned few weeks ago. The Fanny Lake,
under Command of Capt. Alex Wood. had
taken twenty-five tons of hay on board
from the barn of DR.. G. v. Calhoun and
was waiting for the tide to go out of the
slough. When the tide went out it had
thrown the stern of the boat around SO she
lay diagonally across the channel, her bow
fast to the dock and her stern against the
opposite bank. The keel rested on the
mud. At 1870 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing preparations were being made to leave
on the tide. The Waterman, Gus Lind,
went out on the fantau TO oil up and saw
a slight fame emidships. just abaft the
boiler. He climbed over the hay to see what
was the matter and was met by an increas-
ing volume Of flame. He Immediately
gave the alarm of fire. The cook and fire.
man were asleep below and Engineer Alex
Riddell went after them Immediately, but
the flames spread so rapidly that the men
had barely time to leave the vessel, the
cook being obliged TO jump overheard
without his clothes. The boat burned very
rapidly and in an hour was total wreck.
The crew went to La Conner and took the
steamer Fairhaven. arriving in Seattle at
$50 o'clock. The story of the FIRE was
learned from the engineer and from the
mate. The crew consisted of Capt. Alex
Wood. Mate George Benson, Engineer
Alex Riddell, Fireman Bob Webb. Watch
man Gus Lind, the cook, Henry Games.
and two deck hands whose names were
not learned. AT the time OF the fire the
mate and deck hands were short distance
down the slough attending to n scow load
OF hay which was to have been towed to
Seattle by the steamer. These three men
got nothing out OF the boat but the clothes
they had on at the time.
The Fanny Lake was the property OF the
Produce transportation Company. of this
city, composed of Capt. s. I. Denny,
Joshua Green, Frank Zickmund and Peter
Falk. Ths company paid 5000 for the
boat two years ago and have expended
$3.50 in repairs since that time. The
value of the steamer was about So 0o0 and
she was insured for $4,000 with Burns &
Atkinson, being $1,000 in each of the fol-
lowing companies: Liverpool, London &
Globe. Hamburg-Bremen, Scottish Union
e. National and the German-American, of
New York. The cargo was consigned 10
Lilly. Bogardus & Co., of this city, and is
supposed to have been the property of DIR.
Calhoun. 1t is not known whether it was
insured.
The Fanny Lake was a stern-wheel
steamer, built In Seattle in 1873, being,
therefore, one OF the early boats built here
Her home port was Port Townsend Her
gross tonnage was 163.Sl, net tonnage
lis.s1, length 9l4 feet, breadth 20.s feet,
depth As feet. She has always been n
profitable boat and was especially fitted
for the jobbing trade. Once before, several
years ago, she was burned in the Skagit
river. but was afterwards rebuilt.
When Mr.. Green, the managing owner.
received the telegram yesterday morning
announcing her loss he kept the informa-
tion TO himself for 4 time and endeavored
TO buy the City of Stanwood. Offering, ii is
reported. 81, 900 spot cash. The offer was
declined aud he then offered s., coo for the
Mabel, but this offer was also refused.
The cause of the fire is as much of a
mystery as it was on the i. W. Purdy or
the j. Il. Mcdonald.