The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-15
TWAS A FATAL JOB.
A Deck Hand Killed During
His First Hours Work.
CRUSHED BY a Two-ToN ROCK.
Edwardl >. Scott. OF the Point Arena
Meets Terrible Death In the
Hold of the steamer.

Edward ]. Scott, deck hand on the steamer
Point Arena, was instantly killed at l:S0 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. While helping TO unload
cargo OF rock from the boat large stone fell
upon him Killing him almost instantly.
The Point Arena, at the time Of the fatal acci-
dent, was lying at Main Seely's wharf near
the to 81 Spring street Sue mad just arrived
from the Chlckan1t quarry with load of stone
which the crew were then dischsrging. Scott
was in the hold handling the caain and hook
bv means OF which the rock was raised. He
had just fixed the chain around q very large
stone weighing near.y 1000 pounds. The rock
was soon hoistel on the winch. 1t rose rapidly
up through the Latchway. swung ON the winch
and was landed upon pie of rock .: the edge
OF the wharf The chain around 1t was then
unlocked and was being drawn from in under
the stone by means OF the berries, when the
hook caught the heavy piece of rock
and sent 1t rolling back on to the boat.
II struck the Point Arenas railing. bounded
upon pile Of iron water pipe which was piled
upon the deck, and then dropped down through
the hatchway upon the neck and shoulders of
Scott, who at that moment was attaching q
chain TO another stone
The crash itself was terrific, and the sight
was sickening. Scott was literally crushed TO
the floor. His neck was broken, there were in
ternal injuries, and he was otherwise much
bruised and cut about the head and b dy.
Scott never afterwards uttered sound, and
never moved. scarcely. as he was pinioned by
the enormous weight TO the bottom of the yes
sell DR.. Luken and Coroner Smart were, how
ever. instantly summoned, but the man was
dead.
The remains were an hour afterward removed
to Bonney & Stewards undertaking rooms by
the coroner. who. being satisfied as to the direct
cause OF the death, decided that no inquest
would be necessary.
Captain O. E. Allen, Of the steamer Point
Arena, said the killing of seett was
purely accidental, and in substance
told the particulars as reported aboye.
The captain had elga ed nearly an entire
new crew yesterday morning, the men having
started work at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
This was because the old force refused to work
after o'clock at Tacoma Wedns sday night
Scott was one of the Il, W hands, and had worked
but half-hour wnen the acciuert happened.
Chief knginevr George r. Lindsay, Of the
same boat has known the deceased seven years,
sid when seen by Observation-Disclosures r.
porter last evening gave the following facts
about him: Scott was q years old and unmar-
RED He was native of Wisconsin, and moved
to Eureka, CAL, six years ago, where he worked
for Engineer Lindsay in sawmill as gang
edgef for about two years. Scots father,
BOTHER aud sister still live In Eureka. and are
/hard-working people. An uncle of SCOTS lives
in Fairhaven, and Frank w. Scott, the brother,
is past noble grand of Humboldt Odd Feilows'
lodge, No. "a. at Eureka, Cal. The deceased
had no regular trade. He did general jobDing.
and worked most of his time sbont machinery.
Scott had been in Seattle about one year, doing
mostly mill work.
SCOTS relatives and lodge have been tele-
graphed regarding the disposition of the body,
which in the meantime will remain at the
morcue