The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-05

and Thorough search Has Proved
Fru,tyes.-Jnckson . SON of the
Late ID. n. Jackson, Poole Lived
at Port Ludlow.
IL is almost certain that VIII c. Jack
son. purEer OF the steamship starr, and
Claude Poole, who has been acting as
Jscksor's assistant on the steamer. have
been drowned. These two young men. or
rather boys. for neither Is over - years
Old. have for several days contemp plated a
duck hunt on the pond inside OF a sand
soft on the west side or Foulwea1her
point This point is OF the east side OF
fse rrouth Of Hood canal They ieft the
steamer starr at II o'clock on Thursday
morning IN a small skill, having with
them the necessary guns and other par
afahernalia for duck hunting. II vas their
intention AZ the time 10 catch the steamer
When she returned from Port CANDLE.
whittier the Starr was going for the pur-
pose OF taking on wood. and II Was
thought that they would have about four
hcrrs OF hunting before the steamer re-
turned The young hunters bid the crew
OF the steamer a merry good-Dy as they
pushed the fran skif of from the steam
er's side and headed for the hunting
y
yards away. They promised TO return 10
the steamer with plenty OF game Then
Capt. Baughman proceeded with the
steamer 10 Port Gamble. He had 10 fears
for the safety OF the young Ntmrods. Tor
both OF them were expert boatnen ana
lad virtually been raised on the water,
and knew the locality they we're IN hhe
an open book. This was particularly the
case with young Poole. for he had passed
t.s.- - IN a
vicinity
The steamer proceeded to Port Gamble,
and after taking on wood returned TO the
neighborhood OF the duck hunting GROUNDS
and. though Capt. Baughnan scahnsu ths
vicinity closely through ms oinocuiaF
glasses. ne caught no glimpse OF the boys.
After whistling vigorously ne weI1Hen TO-
ward Port Ludlow, where ne thot the
BOYS might have gone, because the
home OF young Poole. His
telegraph operator and y per ae
that place. and it was nnIar esume
that they had become II RfHSng and
had gone to Port Ludlo fner. When
the s,aEy reached PoE -, which i
directly, q cross the ns0l Hof Hood caIlsi
from Point FouIwa4S6ea b asked II the
boys nd reachefk{5H Vkd he began TO
eel ,trre,sv whe1 rned that they had
not "a - in a - Rance.
caA ughu Sde inquiries. He
lesr1N II II Won ~ kson. who Is postal
and expr agxssy ~ Yell as purser, had
given tn kev to 10 bai pouch to the
s,3l,f ard kd1s1strt.eketfhlm to deliver the
mali IN Westminster u Port Townsend.
Win whom he had urfadsl& arrangements for
lie delivery the davsbe We Then Capt.
Baughman began to fel little easier, as
he thought that the Kskad remained in
the hunting ground 42'poseiy ana IN
1870 -, mar rx-ha ia
returned from Port Townsend. There was
rtiu a little uneasiness in his mind and he
kept a sharp lookout for traces of the
boat while on the way 20 Port Townsend.
The Starr left Port Townsend at the
usual time and. as IS the custom, called
in at Port Ludlow, expecting TO ind that
the hunters had returned. All were much
disappointed 20 learn that they had not
been there Then 4 began 70 dawn on the
minds OF Capt. Baughrnan and the officers
and crew OF the Starr that some mishap
had occurred 20 the missing ones. IL was
the general impression that young jack
son would have been on hand II he were
alive. as he had 10 take care of the United
States mail, and there is a heavy penalty
attached to ueglecting Il. The vicinity of
he place where the boys had left the
steamer was VISITED on the way to Port
Gamble, but no vestige of the boat or its
occupants could be discerned, and the
anxiety on board the Starr By this time
had become very great Finally. tho
steamer proceeded 10 Port Gamble. il
was thought that they might be there, as
that place Is located only about five miles
from the duck hunting ground, over a
good trasi.
The disappointment was very great on
reaching Port Gamble to learn that the
missing boys had not been there. The
stay en- Port Gamble was made as short
as possible. and when the steamer reached
Foulweather point a most thorough search
was made for the boat and the boys. The
steamer remained I'm that neighborhood
for fully an hour. bat the effort TO find the
lost ones was fruitless. II began 20 dawn
on those on the Starr that young Jackson
and Poole had been drowned. a strong
southeast wind had been blowing during
the afternoon and evening. This wind
sweeps out Of the mouth of Hoods canal
with great force and was accompanied by
a heavy sea- The theory was that the
boys attempted to cross the mouth OF
Hoods canal from Foulweather point to
Port Ludlow. Though they were expert
boatmen. when they got into mid-channel
the sea was too violent for their fran
craft. The boat. Notwithstanding the
great aquatic skill possessed by the two
brave lads was finally swamped and they
were thrown into the tossing. storm-tofn
waters. for the wind was veritahle gale
AZ the hour they are supposed 20 have at
tempted 10 make the fatal crossing, Per-
haps death came quickly, and perhaps only
after a long and desperate struggle with
the waves and the cold water. The boys
were beloved by the crew of the steamer
Starr. and it was with sad hearts that the
prov ~ the vessel was turned toward
Seattle.
As soon as the starr arrived IN this har-
hor word Mas sent 20 u L. Jackson.
brother Of VIII Jackson. and manager Of
thu Northwest steamship Company. and
he az ons,e telegraphct 80 his brother Who
is a telegraph operator az Port Gamble
20 immediately Begin search for the miss
ing A8,is u. = Jackson at once secured
the steam launch Hyak. ard after organ
ixiuE a searching party, prcceede 10 Foul
wea ,'7eT and began aR active search for
the lost ones ft Was hts intention 70 land
a. the point where the BOYS were last seen
aad - search for them on both the east
and west shores - HoOi canal Up to a
}a;e hour last night the Hyak Was stu
cat ana e was therefore not known what
the result % thu search was.
Cart Jackson sent a dispatch 20 Paul
poce. father ~ Cgau3e at Pore Ludlow
YESTERDAY. ask5nG r VIII Jackson aud
claude Pceie hasf arrived there vet He
hsh }sst given thss dispatch 20 the boy
when ne received enc from PORT Ludlow
from Pant Poole asking - C.aade POOLE
ard wul Iacksea were on board or the
Starr.
Manager 81 T. ia kson was seen last
uIxht ard Sabfs
AS rnuca AS regret 10 say e. I believe
tNat the boys hAve Been drowned 7 feel
certain that VIII Jackson. }n his anxiety
shout the mail took IRE chance OF cross
ing sae stormy mouth % Hood canal on