The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-14

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/ lasipssi shs fes;1risg seronsss 81 he asxlr.
Akhea1h TIE se-1ief II tzse ezzru.~r AZ
fer ~ sHsnFss wss hsii On the h<s1r Of
joseph Morris. sresaaa xho died on TIE
<ssAaser Willamette sss died f-ssa ns~s-
kasf<Ep." The efhrr Grefnea ca fp&rs3 the
sseaaer havs ftssir asshxs about the cor
rertnr<k Of sse rnr0aer'< spsnidsss-
r. h tssrz- hssisef his death wAs hAsSenesd
Z II not caused. hs III srsAtsrr.sf and zeass
from the ozeerx 81 tbs se~sei-
John AsHxu J. II. Cole II. ~ Weston
aaf Charles keten~osa- WHO were esxt-
fszs-e-s on the NIP dozn fresa Seattle. have
quit the esiiier. asad TED
A TgRy SENSATIONAL sfoaY
Rexartsfn~ the death Of their mate
lie shipped al seattle they sid ..snsl
when be sAnse 0ss board vas slightly snsax-
ieased. He Vas nksf - bad. however. rs the
II a.
believe. He easne on board AioRe, and
talked and arfrs1 Ike sober mars-
-7~bersiy afterwards he became III. AID
whsa Il e4zne tssae for hisa 10 90 % watch
be Was urshse 30 do 50.
roE went 30 dcsn. went yoss.' rnzr-
ed Assistant Engineer Hughes. get dewn
below Of III heass you overheard
Hughes rursed the sifk man ia q
frszhtfial manner and thrsnteaea 10 throw
him down 70 the nrerooIs u be did Dot 50
doau alone.
morris. or Calamity Joe. ms be was
Familiarity dnbtes.. bssng frightened. said
be would Try.
TREATED xeKsg THAN DOG.
The Greroosa of the Willamette Il a reg
silas hot boz, aud IL RAN i aot healthy
the heat and dranghfs will xiii him Ia
ssorf order
Morris was looking abou, as III as man
could. His face wns pale and he seemed
weak
.sHe tried 70 20 20 work. bat finding II
impossible he offered a sailor q m hour 10
work out his watch. The sailor. nore TO
osaige him fhas anything else. went 20
{ work in the frerooin, hut II was so hot
there sAnf ia half an hour he gave In. I'M
able to finish Out.
Another sailor then tried and finished
out the watch.
sid Joe had TO go below Get down. yeu
dog. and do your work. or III kick yoa
+ into the water he said. and Norris being
afraid that IL he did net do AZ commanded
he would be violently treated, went beiea
HE went 10 the captain for medicine
and the master of the vessel sent him to
: the purser. who fixed hira up dose.
Morris then went down 10 the frercoIn
ard begau work. His watch began at
o'clock In the morning and lasted four
hours.
Alto O'clock he went on deck aud tainted.
TRIED TO sauT II UP.
sNe brought hitn 10 and he started down
again, saying tina. he would stand out the
watch II Il Killed him.
"He worked til ) O'Clock, and he was in
pitiahie condition.
'sHe tried 10 throw himself overheard.
but Was stopped by the captain. who had
him bound. and the cords were tied 50
tightly abos.t the poor fellows wrists that
his arms grew black and sweilrd up badly.
'His fare became deafhly pale aud grad
ualiy his strength gave way. Before many
minutes had slipped by poor Joe Was a
corpse. His death was q surprise 10 The
/ captain aud engineers, who seemed very
anxious rs "a how matters would turn cur.
Z ''r!1ief Engineer Brennan said 10 John
Moran Trouble viii come oct Of this
81 shonbi bot wonder replied Moran
Il think the best thing se can do : to
hold our mouths about the whole affair.
Observed the chic. engineer"
Chief Engineer Brennan appeared much
surprised when informed al the story told
by the fireman Of the Willamette, and de-
Hied IL entirely.
Calamity Joe" vas once a railway COR
dnrtor Oh the Rock Island raad. He has
relatives living near Des Molnes. Iowa.
THE OFFICERS STATEMENTS
on the arrival Of the willamette yester-
day aPosriSTEI.IIGEScgR reporter inter
ing charges made by Morris friends
against them.
Captain blackburn and Chief Brennan
left the ship ia san Francisco To Join the
waiia Walla. said Chief Hoeghfon. 'and
neither Captain Hansen nor myself know
anything about the affair. as we were not
ON board when the man died, but we feel
that a great injustice has been done Mr..
John Hughes, the first assistant engineer,
am! wcald like 70 have his statement pub
lishcd.'
Z Mr. Hughes was found in the engine
room, attending 20 his duties. huf when
notified tina, reporter wanted his state
meni, he said: "Joe Morris. who was we'll
I advanced In years and rather hardy look
ing fellow. shipped a. coal passer. He
/ was sober. apparently. when DC came on
board, but the men bad liquor forward,
and he drank pretty heavy. He bad just
E got
OVER PROLONGED STREE,
Bat did not kuow It a; that time From
the start saw that he eoald nos do his
- "a f...x n.k1
ssewaWay was put IN his watch 90 help him
out. tie was not much account nntfl the
DAY he died That day he said 10 the stew
ard. u feel better to-day and think | can
get away With the work al right He
ate hearty meal. the FIRST since be came
on board. and went 10 work. This was
o'clock Ia the morning. Az O'Clock his
watch was over, and he came ON deck aud
got bucket Of water in which TO wash
himself He took Of his shirt, and then
suddenly run forward and commenced act
ing Ike crazy man. TIE Waterman
caught him - the wrists and held him
from jumping overheard lie settled down
on deck aud
DIED ~ IaEEE MINUTES
| had Just turned cut, and wss eating my
breakfast when this occurred.
"pad ycu curse the sick man IN fright
fui manner and threaten 20 throw him
down in the IRE room II he did net go
aieues'f
s.No. did not. The serond engineer
came 10 r:te AMI reported be was a rsan
SaoTt tn his wstch. went on deck aud
fosnd Norris. aud asked him why he did
not turn 10. and he said tccsase be
nin nor like TAE SOB.
Il ,alts him to do the best be could til. we
rosehesi ;he city. ~hen he oestid qaif. lie
ssid the gases faasie him sick. aud / spoke
20 the captain, wbo fixed him some ncsti
enc. when he weBf 10 work
Was fhe man tied abosff the wrists. oF
pat In irons, st the eAp,sin's orders
Ne. be never was In irons, nor MAS he
tied about the wrists WheR he rSsSk the
OK Ia which BE ais~l the wasehmart held
him BY the aries 10 keep him from s!roaR
Ing himself, bur
ne Was NEvr8 TgEa.
Inoncd. sirugk % ~ treated on that ship.
TIE fre reom i not paradise by any
meauS bat well man has no trouble
Standing four hour wsfeh there VI
opinion il thAf Norris died from = heart
treulEe brought ca through hard drirk
ing
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