The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-30


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- a. a. xr. ara ARA William Reilly.
wsc formerly kept . restaurant az Sc
AaDe Yurctsos. hers. was undoubtedly
a~owr.e rear Point Lawrence. orcas
s.ssns IN re moving storm which rageA
over ths Sound last Tuesday. some
months ago MS parents located on Ciarks
Island. Midway between Lsarsui and orcas
islands, in che lower part OF the CUR OK
Georgia ard ABOUT eighteen miles from
here. The sssxn6 comprises altogether
about 10 acres. very iistle Of which Il OF
any yalus for grazing Or tslaze excep, N
the spring and fsIi. owing 20 the scarcity
of water This year u was very dry ana
TIRE family found IL diffscuE 10 OBTAIN
enough water for themselves ana their
stock, which consisted Of several mead o,
eus Hoistein cattle. which they purchased
here A few weeks ago they moved across
4, o-ras .,.and. near Point Lawrencs, on
20 a place which they rented from Mayor
wIfksn. OF F,aiThaven. and where their
Children could have school advantages
They LEFT some Of their cattle on the little
island. however. and last Monday Mr..
Reilly and his son, about IS years old, went
over IN small boats. intending to build
rsft and take she cattle over 70 Orcas. az
they had previously done with some OF
the others. II had been bitterly cold. ana
they found ore OF rhe cows starved 10
death and frozen and the others suffering
greatly from lack Of food and shelter.
Wednesday morning. when the storm
was al It's height, the boy noticed that one
OF the two small boats which they bad
with them had gone adrift. and he went
out IN the other one 20 tow II ashore He
managed TO secure II and had got nearly
back 70 shore when he dropped one OF his
oars and. by the time he recovered X, the
other boat had again drifted away. he
again secured IL and again started back,
but could make little progress with the
water-iogged boat IN tow ard a terrific gale
blowing His father shouted and motion
ea 70 cut the boat adrift and row In him.
self. but he shook his head and struck out
toward orcas island. about mile and
half away. BY this time the wind was
blowing roaring gale and the Icy waves
were running high. The frantic father,
standing alone on the shore. watched the
boy tossing about In his frail boat on the
foaming waters untn he disappeared from
view. near Point Lawrence
Mr.. Reilly was alone on the little island.
without any kind of a boat or any means
OF escape. and there he stayed Thanks
EiyIax dav and until Friday afternoon be-
fore he was able 20 attract the attention
OF some japanese fishermen. who live on
another little island close by. and from
whom he secured a boat 10 20 home. He
had hoped uDtk then fhaf the 6oy had
succeeded IN saving himself but seeing 70
boats upon the beach he gave him up for
lost.
Searching parties were a. once organized
by the neigssbors. and yesterday the frag-
nenfs OF ono boat with the oars were
found on Point Lawrence and the frag-
ments or the boys own boat were found
wedged In among the rocks near Peavfne
pass. about six or seven miles from Clark's
Island. II is thought that the boy, be-
numoed. as he must have been by the icy
waters, laid his oars down In the bottom
OF the boat and went assern to cut the
other boat adr'ft. and that in so doing he
must have fallen overheard. A careful
search for his body or traces Of him is
stu being made along the shores, but with
little hope Of success.