Vanished on the Snohomish
A yacht found drifting near the mouth of the Snohomish River sparks fears of a drowning tragedy involving a party of five.
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It is feared that a party of five, two men and three women, who left Everett on Friday night for Marysville, have been drowned. A man named McDonald took a yacht belonging to Mr. Campbell of the nail works and went to Marysville with the party. On Sunday, the steamer Mabel found the yacht adrift in the bay, about half a mile from the mouth of the Snohomish river. The craft, half filled with water, was taken in tow and brought into port. As communication has been interrupted by rain north of here, the fate of the party is not absolutely known, but it is feared that they were all drowned.
“The craft, half filled with water, was taken in tow and brought into port. As communication has been interrupted... the fate of the party is not absolutely known.”
The intersection of recreational boating and the dangerous, debris-filled waters of the Snohomish River estuary remains a constant danger during flood season. Tragic losses of life like this were common in the early days of Everett's settlement before modern maritime safety standards.
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