The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-27
DEATH IN THE WATER.


tne Maa Drow ned Eseape
Of Tive Rescaers.
Al ITO O'Clock this morning 4 cry for
sshelp" came out OF the water on the east
side OF Railroad avenue, near Maln street,
IL front Ct the new Colmaa building. now
Ia course ri construction. vii.
Lam Ross. deeS hand on
the oiYmpsaa. aud a sailor named
James Damn. who seFe going on board the
Olympian. heard the cry aad rushed 70 the
side of the feck. Ross Jumped into The
water aud tried 10 save the drowning man.
No caught hold OF him and = desperate
struggle ehsncd
Both were near 80 drowning when Dunn
also jumped Ia aud the two caught the
drowning man and tried 10 held hin up,
bat be slipped from their grasp several
times. The two soon became bsnnmhat
from tae long struggle la the cold water
aud shouted iassily for heir. Their cry
was heard BY ofsises Russell, who hurried
% az adjoining livery stable and secured a
lassg sopg. Tats WAS thrown 10
the tuen In the water and xas
fasssuea agoanG the body OF the
hfss niau in The water. toss ans Dunn
had held him up while they elunS on 10
piles. The rope broke when the man vas
half way ep the wharf. which Is eighteea
] feet above the water. and be fell back Ia
TIE water. II took Ross and Damn
sotne little time TO ash hIs= cut sntl
fsStsn Che rope around hisn again. Whom
he was aalssed 10 tae sarface II sas fcHnsi
that be was dead.
The officer then case tise rope III again
Ard this time he hauled ont Ross sho was
ael nigh exhausted hy hts long stsy
Ia the water. Had he remained IN Ave
moments ionges he. too, would have been
drowned. Dunn hrasely aided him and
he was safely Landed, Then the rape gas
again cast itaio the water aud this time
hnan. whe was shlysflng ss though hs
vas Athletes stfh Al sxae. as hoIssed q
the wharf.
by this time large crowd had been a,
iysefea 10 The secne OF the drowning. ans;
sserY esaEt way maae 10 resnsclsate he
! drnwnea msa. He was rals7si O., a barrel
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aid
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arrested sgKsgai a&ss siHeo on suspicion
thas hs wss the nan who attempted ~ rob
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