The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-06-19
LADY OF LAKE FIRE
CLEARLY INCENDIARY
Was Preceded BY Mysterious Explosion in the
forward Hold---kOnopoly Tokes New Heart

rSidenee sseumulstss te shew mat
The monopoly fIxhsins fssry steamer
iady Of the Lake was destroyed b. an
legendary. Prem statements made by
perpeus rvsidins in the ifnnsrdlate VIC
tnits % kin8 = winsss shipgard Il
spp~srs that the primary eauas II the
firv ~hieh dsstFoysa tha little STEAMER
as an e--t.zicu- Although Eusinsef
Q =. PARKS ard Assistant Engineer
Gregory. 1ho WrFe the ouiY nnsn
AhaaFd the beat st the time q the
fire. beard no report beins esisep
Mrs nAns ard several uthsr persons
hsiaE efese 10 fhs ways pahe we're the
frst 70 b@eome aware - the fire
state that they we're alarmed b an
sxFsuston that preceded tne fire.
These stasemsnts Together with
thc@a u Parks and Gregory. who are
esrtain that The tisss originated far
ward u the boiler reen. have sexvsd
o. caayfnfs the people u West Seattle.
although they have ne absolute prsscf.
tkss the fire was started by human
handA The steamers boiler had been
sonpietsly cleaned eat earlier IN the
~, - - - Z. !. -, ~. - .g..-~ -
stsa fraEn that searce
The eaiy plausible reason. therxfcre.
that can - assigned 40 20 The cause
e ths IRE i that a ffFxtsas ssTsfasiF
planned the steamers destruction IS
poon A. she Vas ptyllsd AZ On The Wayn
Nhais the crs~ we're a-Ay takius
their exenins meal he mixiss have
erswisd Into the forward hoaa % the
stsamer ara made everything ready
Tor starttns the blaze. Tn~r ~ watch.
ms his chance again after those
stasra had Eons 10 sleep Il would
have been sasy - again descend 'at1
the hold ard nght a fuse.
The speedy heAdWas which the
fiAnase made. raakirs q ainost I'M
possible fer thn~s ahasrd te act of
without being srefchsd. shows that
the forward haiS % the vessel vas
probably satursssd With AsFcAsne. Tbs
fact that theirs AS no iuua explosions
and pisnfY % ventilation IN ths bold
Of the steamer makes the theory -
spontaneous combustion improbable.
New that tbs Lady 90 the Lake Il
out Of the way nsnaksrs u the uppe-
sltian ferry have taken rtspa 20 snake
- varm fer the steamer TyFheer.
which the owners 81 the burned
steamer had chartered e run "a con-
n&EftgM WIN me tAAANF RHfhA ~
brown manager of the opposition
ferry. Yesterday made complaint %
the local United states marine iuspec-
tor that the Typhoou VAS earryins
more passengers than her iiesnse al
lowed
A. a result eight passengers Who
were ahoat 70 Leave this side q the
bar lass evening for West Seattle On
th~ Tvuf7nn 4ara ordered OF bv Act
inx Inspector q Huliz r. y Edwards.
Several ~ the men ordered OFF. Father
thar travel on tAe old ferry. trudsef
All the way szrcss TIE bay on the
trestle.
Ia orsisr 10 handle the surplus rass-
enwsru ths charter awaers q tlss
Typhcor have been obliged 20 secure
the steamer uufe 20 make two trips
aeroas ths hay taniEht and the city
20 Absrfssn may b secured tsmnrrow.
The Typhoan Il licensed 70 Feselsriy
carry but % passengers. but the own
srE claim that they secxred from TIE
retired inspectors permission 10 carry
y during the SUMNER months
The friends Of tss buried steamers
e~u@rH have offered to subscribe the
necessary fnnds 20 put With the 1900
Insurance on the steamer and build
rev one. They were on the point 81
calling a mass meeting FOR that pur-
pose last rlsht. but we're Informed tina,