The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-30

4 &ss.,rh a systematic and persistent
h |fi,Srinx Of the bottom Of Lake Washing
Z rs a fhe vicinity OF Mercer slough was
Sf no all yesterday Under the personal
s f4ion OF Gen. II. NJ Carr, when night
~ tho bodies OF Torrey Carr and Clark
& q carr. who were drowned Sunday
4 6nei1 the upsetting OF canoe, had not
4 iSeef, found. From soundings taken It
4 70 ~ considered certain. however, that
n I'D recovery OF the bodies Is only a mat
\ 3tf few hours.
\ N Sunday night workmen under the d.
1on Of r. w. Baker, manager Of the
Sftis Hardware Company, and Capt. A.
( r nonjamin were engaged In preparing
i most approved tackle for the purpose
kEsesing the lake bottom. Yesterday
rina the apparatus was placed In the
4 12<1s Of expert boatmen and systematic
\ I'll OF the lake bottom began.
1lsing the day the hunting coat OF
4 "a G. Carr was found floating in the
80 near the lake shore. The discovery
Z {AA garment lends material assistance
= ~ seekers for the bodies In the mat
/ ~ determining the locality where the
. $50 upset.
Il Il the theory OF Gen, Carr. after visit
- the scene Of the drowning. that his
\ &<hes and cousin chung 10 the canoe and
0o for assistance until realizing that
aiming longer in the ley waters OF the
- would result In death. they attempt
y = swim ashore. when they became ex-
nuted by the handicap OF heavy cloth
- and rubber boots
= attach little weight TO the theory that
RI boat was upset by the dog said Gen.
NJ I'm the light OF my experience with
& ~ animal, over which ! have shot for n
bsr q years; The dog. which 10 an
.0 softer. had Travelled hundreds OF
w In canoes and WAS accustomed to
u1fts OF experiences afloat. | never
IN him 10 attempt to leave a boat with
kthe order.
Shs canoe was upset IN a manner
Iea Will probably never be known, and
- probability Ia that the dog swan
ofe near where the boys were struE-
until they sank. when he seized. the
~ 4 ashore In the belief that he was
U14erfng some assistance. The reeds
~ very thickiy at the point where he
4etenpted TO land and II became neces-
~ TOR him 20 drop the coat in order to
4Ne bis way to shore.
Neeidcnts Of Mercer Island yesterday
attd that about the time that the
1WninG occurred their attention was at
ected to the scene OF the accident by the
UFking OF q dos. II was thought at the
~ that hound belonging 10 some deer
funisr had been chained I'm the neishbor-
- doubt but that the barking was done
~ the Irish setter. when. cogntxant of the
lrnGedy which had Just occurred before
- eyes, he took this method OF giving
W.T. TO his emotion
Yesterday Frank Boarman, Frank Met
ME. W., A. Peters and Paige Yaw,
1ends Of the Carr family. volunteered
.1fr assistance In the search for the
dies. MIR. Boafman and Mr.. Metcaife
pm their familiarity with The locality.
1ndered valuable aid to the searching
Hrty. Today additional hoatmen Will be
eeured, and Gen, Carr last night en-
rerscd the better that the bodies would
= recovered within the next twenty~four
yours Owing TO the numerous snags on
Ae lake bottom near Mercer slough much
line was lost yesterday In iooseninx the
looks from these obstacles. but the water
h now thoroughly chartcd and little fur
her difficulty from this source Is now ex-
p<rted
~ soundlngs made yesterday II was as
eeFfsined that the extreme depth OF the
water In which The Young men sank IL
NIFTY feet, which lends additional assur-
lncs 10 the searching party that their Of
{dffa will shortly be rewarded by the re-
e0fery OF thn bot3;as