The Jane Gray: The Italian Prince and the Shipwreck That Forever Changed the History of Seattle

On the afternoon of their departure from Seattle, May 19th, 1898, the dock at the foot of Columbia Street was crowded with friends and family of the many well-known passengers. One gold-prospecting team, headed by Major Edward S. Ingraham, had the financial backing of Prince Luigi of Italy. The Major's team included Clayton Packard, the mining expert and former owner of the Snohomish Eye; Jack Lindsay, University of Washington football team captain; Victor and Conrad Schmid, two of Jack's t...