Show SCHOONER BURNS WITH GREW CREW OF 20 O Explosion of Gasoline Kills Crew and Sets Ship on Fire TRAGEDY OF THE ARGUS Vessel es From Fit Pu et cl Sound Suffers Disaster Dis aster X Near He Destruction I Island Hull Awn Away Seattle Seattie Wash ash Juno Jimmie 15 Tine The The schooner Argus Is burning five thirty miles off orr Destruction on Island and amid according ac ac- ac- ac cording to the thc sLoe story told b by Captain George g E. E Bridget t of oC tIme the steam r Asuncion a Pacific Oil company's nS line s steamer eamer It is not likely that tine the crew cre will ever eVel be Le heard from Captain thinks the crew crew- was blown lown up tip In tnt an nn explosion of gasoline gasoline gaso- gaso line which caused tho time fire Captain says ho ire went emit alongside of or th lh the Argus Algus and anti at that Ihal time lime the vessels vessel's g Is I's hull and amid Low bow were burned away avay The Fine Argus Arlus was bound from coma Pu Puget et sound to San Han Francisco with a cargo carge of feet of oC lumber Sine She was wn built hullt in 1902 ninth and had mad a register ol of GG tons tomis gross gros or 01 27 tons otis net ShE was as owned h by tho tine Pacific Ship Shill company com corn pall pain pany o of San Sami Francisco Another point m mentioned nt h by Captain which winch seems to give force orco tc te the story stor that the time crew perished in imi ai an explosion Is that thai tine tho la lashings em on thu boat were mere not touched The Tho Argus was a fine steamer ol 01 her imer typo anti and carried a crow crew of oC t nil them men n. n |