The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-06
STEAMER CRICKET BURNED.
Driven on tho Beash nj Everett, the
Flames Destroy Her.

Tse steamer Cricket, which has been
rsyng on the Everett run for the past two
weeks in place OF the Greyhound. was
completely destroyed by fire at Everett
yesterday morning. She parted her lines
Daring a heavy wind storm and driftcd on
me shors. the force OF the wind and waves
throwing her high up the beach with a
heevy list 90 Starboard. and before she
could be extricateG from her perllous POI
s'tton FIRE broke out Just forward OF the
snckestack. All efforts 20 extineuish tho
flames we're unavai,ing. and her entire
urrsr works. together with the portion OF
ne hui that lay uppernost were entirely
Destroyed. Tae steward, :. G.. Co0mbs.
retgrned 70 Seattle last night. and 20 a
Fcss-fnteiligencer reporter he gave the
folowing version Of the catastrophe;
We had a very stormy trip up Tuesday
evening, and IL was about II o'clock be-
fore had finished cleaning up the cabins.
Al Tits iifae the Wind was blowing a per-
'ee' gale. sending the waves and spray
ciear up on the Merchants dock. whore
We were lyfrg. Extra lines had been put
eat and Mate HeunesSy remained on
ecasf 20 render the Waterman assistance
= case Il should be necessary. About I
eeeek | heard the Waterman cali 10 the
mate 20 come on deck at once az a line
sas parted. hut almost before he had fln-
tsed speaking the boat struck the beach.
ne mate ~ once went up to the wheel
Az the Waterman stood by the engines.
eas as there was only about seventy
teenfs 81 steam on at the time. nothing
sapa1 b accomplished against the force
ihs Wind ard the waves made my
'ss forward and climbed cat through ne
saAey window. ard found that the boa.
VS. NeA up on the shore and lying almost
e her sfarhoard side get ashore ana
Nar'ed ~ town 70 notify Capt. Harry
sAiFingt0n % the accident. ana the mate
Afe ~atehnsan set aheut getting "A line 20
sae steamer NoiCs. which was wing near
= Rith a view % having her pull the
eket OF when Tire tide had RAISED
NE iaey were engaged tn this aanes
seTs seen issuing from the cabin lust for
49, ~ tire smokestack. and in less time
eaa II takes 70 te, e the whole upper
se'ks were a mass ~ flames. the Nsht
AstWaTk burning Ike finder rendering
s-sAe az Efforts 70 eVf3uruish them In
- sseFt time al use upner works ana
80 q TIE hut We're entirely destroyed
ne Gre started 40 not know
- Wicket was built AZ East Portland
3t SIX years aen by CAPT r ". Spen-
So Was shortly afterward brought -
saltt. where a number u alterations
- made on her 90 render her sea-
N SIC cost originally in the neigh
eesa ~ tAen- After passing through
- !. N iNf Nt''s'~ she tr~A INTO tElt i1s27stts
- present owner Capt T.. NJ Bar
$50 about year aw0- lie made
80 q Improvements. substituting
-. tes tRia seree-s and putting ga new
- He placet her On the Everett
- @atrsi tae GreyAcUnd After a short
sc vas withdrawn ard placed en-
seSt1 - z a,o'ea ronte. which size he'd
- "a TIE face d e5tter opposition until
- vac Weeks $50. when she was char
So sy TIE Seattle & Tacoma Navixn-
49,. - pSny - take the pan : IRE Grey
So "al.e mar steamer was Undergoing
SfA fAe amcnnt of ;usurarre ssnrnat
ssfus3 untp thc RETURN ~ Can't rsar.
So Mo Is al present ca Whidhy