A Fatal Afternoon on the Sound
A recreational boating excursion turned deadly near Everett, leaving three dead and a community in shock.
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Miss Edna L. Warner, Miss Nina Soloman, and T.V. Foster were drowned in the bay at Everett on Monday afternoon after their sailboat capsized. There were no witnesses to the accident. At 3:00 PM, Foster had telephoned the residence of N.J. Lannon, the uncle of Miss Soloman, where the young women were visiting, and invited them for a sail. One hour later, the capsized boat, two hats belonging to the women, and a man’s hat were found on the Sound. By that evening, the victims were identified. Miss Soloman, 21, was a telephone operator known as "600" at the local exchange. Miss Warner, 21, was a popular schoolteacher from Marysville. Foster, 45, was an insurance agent who had recently moved to Everett and was in the midst of divorce proceedings.
“The capsized boat and three hats told the story of a probable tragedy and not until several hours after they were found was it discovered who had gone to a watery grave.”
Accidents involving recreational boating in the Puget Sound remain a recurring theme in Washington news. This story captures the precarious nature of early 20th-century maritime leisure and the instant grief that followed such tragedies in tightly knit communities.
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