The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-20
e NOURNED By ALL.
a..,h of Capt. Tom Wright
r..ses a Universal Pang.
WAS MlRTHFUL TO THE LAST.
mo Gang PIank,'' lie said
His Attendants Funeral at
so,clock This Afternoon.

- we're the expressions OF resft
NaaS-.erdzv al the death or Capt.
Ea n.-gsf the veteran sea captain ana
fellow. Although ne a lived
- ola age o. g, he was often the
.svng company, VINO seemed never
Es~ 80 narratives, and VINO augned
: as.slv q bis charactefiste out
~ osrth. While the younger men
80 enjoyed his company ieit sad at
- an the old timers who have
saaued TIE sea for the greater part Of
f 80 and whose duties ouR
feH sf,erf contact attn deceased. felt
aSh' ~ sorrow that can only come
G af intimate acquaintance.
- ,ae men who knew Capt.
go ne was making thousands or
- 80 sn4nding his money With a
80 s.vd. when he would st%e his last
1900 - a friend or 10 the poor. never
.airklnz OF getting it back n
81 - the same l~ight-hearted.
- t.a.gidual that he vas 70 his death.
..scsiysa 4 pension Of 8 a month. n
- - soon as he obtained the money
80 give a part OF il to some poor per
4 distress. He lived for amusement.
svsu WIEN sickest could not refrain
.syipg something In his own in
zeal fH1HNrf A8Ht 8RAf- 49, Ah"A@
80. 80 faces OF his nurses End friends.
r gssd justly be saia MT hs had hot an
ssny IN the g0'.6
uone-f and Open Hearted.
.sg - regretted that Capt. Tom did
--4fe ! book OF his life. with all its
s-,.r Incidents and amusing phrases.
"a vorfhwegt probably the best man
seeaied with him Is Capt. ". J. waite.
= west Seattle ferry. Capt Waite
~Ds as pElot or the old steamer En-
,~vsa with him. and also or other boats.
- ke gsgs that Tom was one OF the
s@~s.hearfed men that ever lived He
- ghsraI 70 a fault and honest as the
49, loug. Capt Waite tells a number
: AMUSING lnci1ents that happened while
esn Tom was running the Enterprise,
rsans ana EIizs Anderson.
ghls or the Fraser river In the Enter
ve he often carried provisions and mer-
~sAaslise 70 q firm at the end OF his run.
ars DAY he had on four quarters Of beef +.
ssr he firm. and took IL into his head to
srgs III patrons with choice pieces OF the
Assf OF course. as soon as the boat
Assea one OF the owners rushed aboard
And asked for the beef. Captain Tom bur-
rsally walked over 10 him and grabbing
hold o. him exciiedly said: Look here:
tat beef was spoiled. and ] have a ID
good notion 10 have you arrested" The
roor man vas frightened out of his wits,
ard asked the captain TO say nothing
about It. Some time afterward the cap
lain presented the merchants with meat
% make good that when his friends had
eaten.
While Captain Tom was running the
Diana. which ne had chartered to the
euaTtefmaster department Of the govern
ArAw Hana#.f EFaNHaMBr go. ~nH Fa...
Washington city to make a tour of in
spection, and enc day boarded the boat 10
- TO Port Angeles. Captain Tom al
Ways had an aversion Ia that port. and
when ne general. who was almost sea-
sick. asked where the station was. Tom
said, Just as far as yon can see. gen
erai. and as much farther as YOU can
tbiAk. - That - place called Port
Apgeles." The general concluded he
could tarn back. On the same trip the
pssrai asked Tom the daily expenses of
y Doat General when she is in the
sATermaster's department she is id
Hslsiye, but when she is run by me she
ihYilish economical
Haul Ia tho Plank
iiese are q few Of the many anecdotes
"a happened While the Diana was chart
eA BY the government. This same indie
Falsni sp1Ti, chung 70 the captain almost
hhe ca Of his death. when he was re-
ss'ea % Providence hospital from the 1T
e hoase IN which he lived, through the
aAa'! mihlstraiion OF one of the best
a1aos ne nad during the late years OF
= Me he Vas placed in the patrol wa
ga 4 hack being too small. and when
ap9at ready TO start. he called ont I'm stem
hHah tones "l!aul In the gangplank. YOU
NateFs Several DAYS after his arrival
Size hospital. DR. Horton was called in
teFa captain Tom that his stomach
80 scout gone Well, can't YOU match
ue ea eoiief. Doc?' he replied.
q tas Alter part or the 90s he left the
sla ana vent 10 Middletown. Lake
.saty Ca. and took charge of a mine.
eais II this position he had some trouble
- several hfethers named English. who
Known as tough men He missed his
GOV one d7y, and going down 10 n
's-sH.si houso found the hide and dis
sesefea That the English boys had killed
s. ane sold tho meat 20 the mine. He
60 on bis horse rode up ana down the
Mfts o. the t0sn and challenged the
ssais Enslish fan ly To combat. He was
'aAihs horsemau and "A fearless fellow.
h olympia'- Defeat.
= communication to the Post-Tntelli-
1Fpi 81 r. NhiFNNFfn states
: " tae notice OF Capt. WrlEhts death
sFraay morning a mistake occurred ia
- % me steamer olympia. Tie says:
Z Ie article IA reEa~4 20 the death OF
NHRht IN yotr paper o. tbis morn
Neselnhor y. | notice an error where
"e,e1 That the olympia was tied M
RbaFf 81 the city 81 Der name Tor "A
ef ton wears In tNe after part Of
p ne hglHBiur ~ June. 1871. she
~Aeh 20 san Francisco ana Wa4 laid
Alameda creek near oakland. for
years. Z stRte this nE my own
e"igs. having gone 'o san francisco
a. thv time mentioned W . ITar-
% t1is cltF. was also q passenger.
Sc occupied the same etateroom.
~1"ieSal reasons 10 that mentioned
being withdrawn were that the
at-+r had the ms.l contract. and
ts'si vas not sufficient III, sustain
afs then making only weekly trims
uFnr.a and Nt.foi.a. Th- OWN
% ihe Sound for a ,er, short
@sf she was brought from tae AT
49, wright. son az Capt Tom. arrived
o{F yesterday afternoon from Vic
".ompen'cf bay ns wife The fun
I''e"s viii he hsli TO-DAY afe O'Clock
e'0hey & Stewart chanel ana viii
the s5spicrs or rre local -haptsr
o'a Fte lutccmcut VII Pa. IN lake
,ems.erv