The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-17
n. Darlington DEAD.
<runEr TO TYPHOID FEVER AT
DAWsOS AUGUST -.
n DreuGht 70 Seattle % City
= seatfI~-Deeeased Engaged In
eeeenbes ON sosnA for Years
md . Large Circle Of Friends.

-. ~ the saddegt deaths Of a prge:
- mariner that has occurred in years
.sss OF Capt. Edward ~ harrington.
- ended his career az Dawson. Alaska.
= .hose body was brought down on the
--.ner city OF Seattle. that arrived here
-.u3.raay. Seattle relatives were notified
= .s,eeraph from Victoria OF the death
a vsre a. the wharf 90 meet the re-
-.iss. The body was in the care OF r. N.
ss~f.roaan. an uncle Of the captain; sgd
- spd Hi harrington. his brothers. and
<<,ss Fisher, a bTother-in-iaw.
rsx City OF Seattle steamed mp TO Yes
- wharf al noon with flag at han-mast,
- the lox containing the eu1balmed re-
~.snx was carefully taken to Bonney a.
sx~art's undertaking parlors. where they
-.sed during the day. They were taken
. an de Fnca on WILDLY island. or the
S..mer State OF Washingtdl last night,
sher1 they Will be inferred beside the
svsys az the young oan;ain's father. The
S,~ys. will be held at o'clock this after
seoE-
Cart. harrington was taken sick early
N j
asanboa: Willie Irving from Dawson TO
Wh,.e Horse rapids. lie returned 10 Daw-
- and went TO the house OF Mrs. Bur-
-. where h. WAS cared for during his
u,ness. All that could be done 40 save
Sirs had no effect although he had the
vesy best OF attention az Mrs. Burreils.
and DR. I.ieweiIyn Day remained With him
rixht and day. Violent symptoms Of ty
ehnsa fever developed and he expired
txf.st
etser relatives. The body was cInbalu,ca
And taken aboard the Willie Irving his
cWn boat and with his brother Sydney,
rs master. carried np the Yukon 70 White
Horse rapids. whence i. was taken down
the lakes. over the Dyea trail and put
aboard the CITY 81 Seattle.
The Kioniike Nugget. OF August 81 had
<te following account Of his sickness and
death:
capt; +. NJ. harrington Is dead. He died
Monday after a lingering illness of
month. Typhoid fever was the Immediate
cause Of his demise, though probably hard
work and wearying attention had worn
him down Ia the point where the disease
took such hold on him that he could
DOT shake 1t off. The deceased came in
last fall with his brother. Sydney. and aft
erward went out on the Ice. Returning
this spring he joined with Messrs. McCon-
nei! and Hamilton in purchasing the Will
iie Irving. with which boat he successful
b navigated the Upper Yukon until str.ck-
On with his mortal Illness. The captain
had made host Of friends In this section,
And was expecting another good boat of
ta TO arrive shortly"
4r. harrington was born In 1866 at Oak
Harbor Wildly island His father was
Cxpe. r.. j. Harrington. who was born in
England In 1880, came Wet and ran a bay
Eeamer between San Francisco and Sau-
MAto. Cal. IN 1Sss-i9; came to the Sound
n ltgi built the famous schooner Grower
= iMA, and died In tSsS. Edward spent his
youth en- the water front and steamers OF
ne Sound. early acquiring an intimate
knowledge of nautical matters and evInc-
ne an unusual Amplitude for al pertain
hg to life on n steamer. He commenced
Etual steamioatins On the Gazelle in 1852.
nd after serving In various capacities Sc
fired~a masters license IN isse, making
MIN the youngest captain on the Sound
fs hrst charge was the steamer Seattle
euilt by James SNugent. He operated this
vessel until 1855. when she was sold to Mr..
LoFa, o. the Frazer river cennery, He then
joined the steamer Ai-Ki, which he COM
mahded for year. going from there to
me Wascc. lie was master of the Wasco.
Idaho and Hassaio for about a year and
!a'sr took the steamer Greyhound. which
ae handled on the Everett ronte for two
years. making occasional trips on the same
run Win the Sehome. He also had charge
vi the steamer Cricket for q time
re ieft the Greyhound TO so To the Yu-
koh IN July. iSs9. and in comnnny with
'eofge Nunan and Sydney Darlington left
Oh the steamer Al-ki for the north the day
ssief she Portland arrived with her famous
safso or gold. The party went over the
.Fsa tral and spen; the fall I'm ih, kion-
asae' Inc captain led nearly all the great
s'aa'pedes OF that season and staked out
number or valuable claims He was the
hit 70 reach here over the Ice last De-
sehheF. making the trip from Dawson 10
ssaltse IN twenty-threa days He return
"a 10 the kIondike last spring, then buy
ing The steamboat Willie Irving which ne
sick 'o was '"@e''
.,NaPt harrington was the first MAJ, IN 90
usoNsa The White Horse rapids withou.
.u'pa''s rs boat and 10 is common talk 20
's uaF ~ how he calmly sat in his ,.po;
. se"ss WIN cigar In his mouth guiding
:. ,f&t through the cddios and around
:. dangerous rocks Of the ranlfs while
80 passengers were wrkaging their hands
a. Si"uins IN terror expecting 70 be-
'sHsa ia pieces any moment The Irving
40" IN charge of Capt. John Greene
,'"T captain leaves a mother who ;s fiv
,as III san he Fuca; fire following s,s
airs Chris Fisher. 81 san n, F',,ea
$50 Ny r Monroe, Of Ceupevlle. ana
a. ot"St~Ts; forke a harrington. tho
So. on Secnnd av"Hne and Pike stree,
So, h1ff> Darlington. master az the
p-"1tF 'Ftf7ound. and Sydney and HuI
- .S,'''si"a. who accompanied the remains