The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-29
FOR THE WIDOW HUGHES.
Report of the Subscription For HeI
RaIiaf

Rev. ]. NJ. Hughes yesterday closed the sub
scription for the benefit of Mrs. Hugh s. Hughes,
whose husband was drowned before her very
eyes in Lake Union three weeks ago, leaving her
in a destitute condition. The subscription
amounts to nearly 800, leaving balance OF $50
after funeral expenses were paid.
About o'clock in the evening, Saturday, May
q Mr.. Hughes while returning home from his
days work, fell into Lake Union from the FIRE.
mont boulevard and was drowned before the
eyes of his wife. Mr.. Hughes and his
wife lived on the shores of the lake
Seattle. Saturday evening Mr.. Hughes
jumped on an electric car and rode home. Ex-
pecting him Mrs. Hughes stood on the door
step to watch him coming. The car stopped,
Hughes got off and the car dashed away again.
From the trestle to the shore, distance of forty
feet. is stretch of water, bridged by two long
planks Hughes started to walk down them to
the house while his wife, in joking way,
ehided him for remaining in town SO late.
When about half way TO the shore the plank
slipped and Hughes was thrown into the water
In falling his head struck on pile, rendering
him helpless 10 assist himself. In vain Mrs.
Hughes tried to shove out long poles TO him; he
went down before her eyes, and nothing but his
black felt hat ioated on the water. This came
TO the shore, and the terrified woman seized it.
and in frenzy screamed for the assistance of
neighbors.
In few moments friends came and while a
crowd of men from Fremont grappled for the
body of Hughes, women endeavored to comfort
the widow. who was crazed with grief
Itwas not until Sunday afternoon that the
body of Hughes was recovered.
Rev. Mr. Hughes has prepared statement OF
the subscriptions received from various sources
and the manner of discussing them. 1t is as
follows:
The First Presbyterian church. corner Third
and Madison streets, S51.60; First Methodist
Protestant church, Third and Pine streets,
SIS 05: First Baptist church. Fourth and James
streets, s1T.05; Second Presbyterian church, Oak
and Harrison streets, s. 90; Olive street Presby-
Hughes rsn 3, H. T. Williams 81, D. s Evan. 81.
Ellis Roberts 81, Robert Jones 81, John Roberts
81, W. J. Williams 80 cents, John Williams
@, esn.' 81 RPber. Over" Gwen. ST. Richard ssn,s
W. .. Jones ST. John Davies 81, William Davies
IS cents, W. d Davies 81, j. +. Thomas so cents,
C. Jones sl.25: William Rowlands sl.25, Wv.
Thomas 81, o. Thomas 81. d. Vaughan 81, Ben
Thomas 81, Thomas Price 25 cents, W. VI. WILL
Jams Is cents, Lissie Williams 81, George r.
Breed 50 cents, Annie Hughes 81, J. 4. Roberts
$50. Mr.. Evans > cents, James Oliver 30 cents,
G.. r Owen s., owen Parry 80 cents, John Jones
8. William Morris 81, John H. Hughes 81.
+. Jones 50 cents, Mr. Noel %
cents, William Williams $780, D. Davies 81.
Mr.. Morgans 25 cents, Matthew Tudor 81, Miss
~,
Prosser 50 cents. Mr.. Edwards > cents. j. D.
Humphrey 81, ]. jenkins s.. d. Thomas 81, Miss
Kate Jones 81, Rees Z. Daniels s., Edward
Davies s.; total, $6e.65.
Messrs. c. G. Heifner and John A. Livingstone
collected SIS 10 Contributions 10 the amount
OF $Is of said collection have been transferred
to the above account, because subscribed by
members of the Olive street church The bal
anee OF said collection was contributed as fol-
lows; W. d. Wood s., John A. Livingstone s.,
C. G. Heifner 81, Robert Patten 80 cents Albert
Rosby 81 cents, Ed BeIlmoer p cents, R H Nc
KeDEi> 81, j. Z Cover . cents, L l. Pier, 81. NJ
A. Snyder 20 cents, Fred Axtel 81, William Mil
Zar 20 cents, J. ID. Selleck 50 cents. John Wesley
81. William Holden > cents, Mr.. Dexter 20 cents
Alex Burns 81, James Levy 80 cents, 7. Tough 3
cents. Mary Holden 10 cents, ". Myers 20 cents,
J. J. Young 40 cents, Mr. Weibel 81; total, sl7.4o
Fred Axtel, Fremont, collected the following:
cents. cash p cents, John staten . cents, George
Jarvis > cents Nose Reid IS cents, Dan Bach Is
cents, Frank Marquis 30 cents, D. Morton 81;
total. $50
Other contri buttons were: Mr.. Bonney s., J.
Friedlsnder 81 : CRYSTAL 10 cents. George Har-
per S., u. Hughes, West Seattle, S., G. Davies
postmaster, s., friend S, friend name IN
known ColCmbla street, 81, Mrs. Jenkins s., E.
r Davies 81, +. Williams, West Seattle, s., no
name s.. 3. W, Jones 81, proceeds OF entertain
ment BY First Battalion band So, received by
the Telegraph SIS, the Plasterers' Union so. con-
tribulioas received by ]. Z. Wise sis.S 50, II. H.
Browne. Hsdiock, 81, Mr. Grifiths. Northern Pa
ciae railroad. 81. Mrs. stuart $40.
Received by the PosT- INTELLI6EScER: Rus
sell & Russell s. J. W. Edwards s., A e Van
Dorm 81, Sidney Louie Brunn 81, ]. l. C. g, W.
u. ISmbuth s., +. O. Rowland 81, John P soule
81, L. l. Cohn 81, Smith 81. I. Bowden $50, 6.