The Tragic Disappearance on the Sound
A small boat collision on a dark December night likely cost a man his life.
On the night of December 31st, the steamer Rio Hayward ran into a small boat off Milton Point. The steamer was stopped, and inquiry made by the captain if the boat was all right. Getting an affirmative answer, or what he thought was one, the steamer continued on her way. It is now supposed that the boat run into was that of Andrew J. Odell, mentioned yesterday in these columns, and that it was so injured by the collision that she sank, and Odell was drowned.
“It is now supposed that the boat run into was that of Andrew J. Odell... and that it was so injured by the collision that she sank, and Odell was drowned.”
Maritime accidents were common in the early days of Puget Sound navigation. The loss of Andrew J. Odell highlights the precarious nature of travel on the water, then as now a central artery for the region.
From readers
No comments yet. If you know something about this story — a correction, a family memory, a source — it belongs here.