The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-14
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Astoria, Or. May IA special TO the
Assoyfan from Skamokawa says Mn. A.
r. Crosby. Frank Peterson and Charles
Newell we're drowned In the Columbia
river last night by the capsixlng of sail
boat. A boating party left 6kamokawa
Tuesday afternoon for . sail In . fishing
boat 70 Catniamet ana return. consisting
Of MA A r. Crosby. Miss Retta Kennedy.
Frank Peterson. Charles Newell and Mr..
Crafts. OF Portland. The boat was In
charge OF young Peterson. who was skill
full In handling . boat. and eyerythlnS
went pleasantly until the party attempted
70 return When OF the mouth Of the
channel which turns into Cooks slouah
they caught . heavy squall. and II ID
thought that the sheet Of the sail got
damned or fouied and the boat capsi8ed
Crafts succeeded in climbing on top Of
the boat. and for . time held Mrs.. Crosby.
but she had no strength. and he could not
hold her. There was quite feet Of boats
near at the time, but they could not go
TO the assistance OF the drowning people
Immediately. on account OF the sQuaH-
Young Newell could not swim. and al
though Peterson was q good swimmer he
seems to have perished In his attempt to
save Miss Kennedy. Mrs.. Crosby and New
ell. A fish boat got near enough to res
cue Miss Kennedy and Mr.. Crafts. Miss
Kennedy was nearly dead when taken into
the boat. but the fishermen succeeded In
bringing her TO life. and about !. 30 in the
evening she and Crafts were landed At
Skamokawa-
Mrs Crosby was the wife Of A. r. Cros-
by. an eznploye ct the mill. They had been
married but six weeks. Peterson was the
only son of r. o. Peterson. OF this place.
and was about . years old. Young Newell
was the only son OF Henry Newell, Of this
place. and was = years old. None OF the
bodies have been recovered. but . large
party Of citizens are out dragging the
river. The current IL very swift and there
IL little hope OF their recovery.
Astoria. Or, May l3-speciai.-A large
number Of fishermen returned home to-
day from Clifton. x6e scow Pathfinder 10
still anchored In the drift with about
thirty men staying By. While the scow
and fishermen were proceeding to Clifton
yesterday. and when nearing their destina-
ton. boat containing three men and two
women returning to the Oregon shore from
Skamokawa capsixed. The fishermen rem
dered immediate assistance. and saved one
man and one woman. the other thresAbelng
drowned.
When the fahermen were nearing Clifton
about p. m. yesterday they came upon .
boat fishing and having nfseen fish IN the
boat. They took two. 1eft the nshermen
two and threw the balance overheard.
m hACJ e1iitu az y ifO1Ii ttc oo8b noHcA .
men on shore opened fire. firing nine shots,
ono shot going through the trousers. draw
ers and shirt and striking . pocket knife
In the trousers pocket Of the stecrsmAn
Of the marauding boat. The marauding
boat happened to be one OF the few with
out guns. Nearly all OF the Finn fisher
men of the feet were armed. and . large
number Of the men were intoxicated.
After the arrival at Clifton . few boats
returned homeward On tho way back
one boat capsized. drowning one fisherman
Since yesterday noon there has been no
fishing this side Of Eagle Cliff. One Of
tho Eagle CHI men lost his net this morn
ing by having II cut. Nearly all OF
Humes boats have their nets on the rack
at Eagle CliH to-day. Everything II quiet
below here. as all attention is centered up
the river. A special meeting Of the fisher
mems union has been called for Saturday
afternoon