, 1885-02-24
CAPT. POLLOCK KILLED
He Falls Over the Bannisters at
iie Inter Ocean
And Strikes the Floor Eighteen
Feet Below.
Death Ensues Three Hours After
the Accident.

At fifteen minutes past IL O'Clock last
night Capt Edwin Pollock left the office
at the Inter Ocean hotel and started up
the stairs to his room in the third story.
When nearly at the top of the first land
ing he missed his footing, or stumbled in
same way, and fell. Eyewitness say
hat he turned completely around and fell
with his back towards the bannisters, at
the curve in the stairs just below the
second story, and going completely over
the rail struck on the floor below.
Several men about the Office, and at
taches of the hotel, witnessed the accident
and at once fastened to where
Capt. Pollock lay upon the floor.
The injured man breathed heavily, blood
oozed from his nose, but he gave no sign
Of Consciousness. lie was carried to room
81, and DIR. II. J. Maynard was immedi-
ately summoned.
A reporter OF The LEADER arrived in
less than five minutes after the accident,
and found Capt. Pollock stretched upon
his bed surrounded by anxious friends
while DIR. Maynard was making an exami-
nation of the injuries. No bones were
broken, but the fore of the fall had been
sustained upon the right side of the head
a little above and to the rear of the right
ear. The injured man was unconscious,
and the medical gentleman present offer
ed no announcement of his recovery.
In response To q question az to what
could be done the doctor
said, "Wait. Nothing else Cold
bandages were placed on the head and the
development of the effects of the fall was
watched, for nothing could be done at
that time.
Mr.. Charles Goodsell, who was conduct
ing Capt. Pollock to his room, stated that
he was about four steps ahead of him
when the accident occurred. He heard a
slight exclamation and turning his head
saw Capt. Pollock just as he was falling
over the railing. So suddenly did the
accident occur that no man could have
prevented it, but with a quick spring
Goodsell managed to clutch Capt. Pol
lock- coat between his thumb and fore
finger. But the suddenness of the
lung and the impetus of the weight were
such that the slight hold upon his coat
did not have any effect. Indeed, so great
a spring did Goodsell make that he barely
saved himself, and it is a wonder he even
susceededin touching Pollock as the lat
ter disappeared over the bannister.
Mr.. j. p. Julian was just coming in at
the Hill street entrance as Pollock struck
the floor. He sprang forward and aided
by others turned the captain over. 1t ap-
pears that Pollock fell in almost a per-
pendiculaT way and that after his head
struck the floor the momentum carried
his feet over so that they struck upon the
toes, leaving hm lying face downwards.
The injured man was then taken to his
room as stated.
Major Lord, and other military gentle
men who happened to be in the cily, were
notified and everything was done for the
injured man hat skill could accomplish.
He gave no signs Of life, however, and
when Il reporter called again at O'Clock
this morning DIR. Maynard pronounced
the case hopeless. After making a short
examination DIR. Maynard said; If the
present symptoms continue he will not
live over sixty minutes.
Exactly at 2 o'clock Capt. Pollock died,
without having once regained conscious
ness.
At 3:l5 o'clock this morning an ambu-
lance arrived from Fort Russell and the
remains were taken to the post.
DESPITE the sudden aud fatal termina-
tion IF the sad accident none of the
r,osts :, ,ho bo,,so o~oon, ,boso mho
keeS's III - MUSE eA'ep' '"o9o VIM
witnessed, II knew oil It's occurrence. In
the absence of Mr.. Chase. the pro-
p%rietor Mr. Charles Goodsell and
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Can't. Pollock a history cannot be piven
in full at this time. He entered the army
at the beginning of the war of the re-