The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-05-20
LESSON OF SUNDAYS TRAGEDY

II the many thourheSs young men and girls VINO Neu'
.re ont on Lake Washington day in evercrowaea
- ,l8 hs confronted with the three victims Of sun
. tragedy if they could look upon the wet and ghesty
eorns with staring eyes aud faces tightly drawn m the
fearful struggle with Death IL would seem That lew OF them
would ever again have the hardhood TO tempt Fate IN te
way they have been doing
Yet incredible it may appear the triple drowning
Sunday morning did not reckless persons from gong
cut in overloaded in the afternoon
Even while the dragging the dark depths
AZ che lake off Union bay for the bodies OF the three INT
varsity students floating somewhere beneath canoes loaded
,n ;hip careless. Youths OF both sexes padded TO and
< ovar The threatening waters times coming within
the range Of the graphing parties
The writer Of this editorial who out at the lake IN
~essigAtng tragedy and is saw one small canoe
loaded down almost The waters edge by two boys aud
two srs steering reckessy into the lake, while an.
oher squa was threatening and the wind rising Apparent
w. As an act a bravade the two male fools in the canoe
ran Il In behind passing steamboat That Kind Frofi'
dence saved four families from mourning today shows the
extens to wh Providence sometimes IN performing
nlracleA
Many canoe on the lake noticed containing three
persons some Of the occupants evidently old enough TO know
better.
1t was plain be SEEN hs, many Of tho eanoests were
irresponsible therefore unfit 10 be trusted of the shore
= windy day.
That canoeing has recently become lad Lake
Washington no observer can fail notice Almost every
how and young man raise the price of boat 50
cures one OF these little deathtrnps and Immediately be.
ss inssts xls 20 60 with him and share tho risks
cdes ent for fear af offending Jack Few
FL mueh for the canoeing, bat they do want
= {Sr ofk<r rirls do and be N the swim and they
frequently II mos, literal sense.
Many canoes have ALREADY been tipped over in Lake
Washington far this but Providence has been
active in helping out the oecupauts-up 20 yesterday.
More canoes viii be tipped this summer Probably
few persons win be drowned IN the name Of sport and
more families rendered desolae
Does it pay to take human lives. especially the lives Of
Young people this fashon + not the price far too dearf
But said one girl the editor Of The Star yesterday
canoes are nicer than rowboa and the boys just
won't 90 out in row boats with the girls They insist on
the canoes"
Then let the young men paddle their own canoes
No girl should 70 ont in unless she expert
swimmer No should be permitted 10 more than
two persons Rubber life cushions should BE- provided for
each canoe. for each person.
And finally II the above restrictions imposed By the
and enforced by is officers prove TO be insufficient to
prevent drownings should be abolished alto
gsther.
The writer thoroughly understands canoes
He has nAvigated in Indian brchbarks
He knows the treaeherous nature Of the Peterboro.
The whole tribe Of canoes like wild Indians 70 Be-
feared and distrusted
II yesterday terrible tragedy leaves lasting impress
SION upon the minds Of young and women az 20 the
dangers attending canoeing the lake It win have borne
some fruit, bitter though Il be.
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