The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-01
he DID NOT SINK.
Peculiar Case Of Drowning in
Lake Washington.
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The body q Frederick Williams. . tailor,
vss found 6oating in Lake washingscn.
midway between LsscAi park and East
seattle, yesterday afternoon about ais
O'Clock, with his cost bulgins as the back
In s'ich manner q to form 8 sort Of wind
oas. winch would mot les him sink. There
b no positive evidence that he committed
suicide. bot judging from what 10 known
OF ms financial condition and habits.
Coroner Horton believes he delioerassiy
took his own life.
Williams roomed Of the Congress iodg-
Ing house. Las Third street. kept by c.
W. D0nnett. and for two weeks has been
oos Of work. He was hard drinksr. and
yesterday morning was 30 reduced in cir
cumssances that hs raised loan Of 81 50
ON has shear1l About o'clock he rot .
boat from Johnson's host house at Lssehi
PARK And rowed out into the lake
IN the direction Of East Seattle.
The water Was smooth q glass, and al
though Williams Vas not used to rowing
% vas making good progress when the
ssesmsf Winntfted, coming from Mercer
ssough, passed him on her way 70 Leschi
PARK In les than twenty minutes the
steamer c. c. Calkins. following In the
WAKE Of tbs Winnifred, came upon an
empty boat. one oar In the oariock. the
other missine. The captain noticed some
thing floating In the water . short dis
eance away. and on bringing the steamer
within roach Of the object saw that IL Was
man. doubled mp like . half-ciossd jack
knife. With his head down. When the
rescuers got hold Of the man IL WAS found
that his cost Wa pulled mp on the back,
being full Of air. His head was under
water. and had upon il . straw hat,
Jsmbed down. There we're 70 signs Of
life. and although the ordinary means Of
resuacitasion we're applied the result was
simply confirmation Of the 6rst supposi-
ton that he was dead.
Coroner Horton examined tho remains
at the landing and found IN the cIoshing
u in silver and few unimportant papers.
The latter we're dry, which showed that
Williams had not been In the water more
than few minutes. Coroner Horton ex-
planned the peculiarly Of ths body float
ing BY the fact that the clothing he'd
formed an air bas which had no had time
20 become soaked through.
At Johnson's boathouse the body was
identified - that Of the man who vent out
rowing, but nothing more Vas learned un-
I'll the body Was laid on the slab In tho
morgue 1t Bonnsy 4 Stewards undertak-
ing rooms. Before o'clock several per-
sons identified the remains - those OF
Williams. and II was accidentally learned
that he roomed 1t the Congress lodging
house. Mr.. Donnstt, the proprietor, said
that Williams had roomed with him since
last fell and before that on the alley tina,
runs past the Armory on Union street He
did not think be committed suicide, but
probably fell ont Of the boat while in IN
spiisptic 1T. However. he could not re-
member Of having heard Williams ever
complain of being subject to such attacks.
During the conversation it Was learned
that Williams was behind In his room
rent, had not been working steadily Of late
and was hard drlnker.
Williams was about SIS years old and q
native Of Stockholm. Sweden. He came
here five years ago and has worked in
many Of the tailor shops. including r. ].
Graham's. Jacob VOLTS, Fred Brelie's. A.
STEMS. and OF late with Thomas Haber-
nal. It is said that he came of good
people. In appearance he il far from pre-
possessing. having coarse features. thin
hair and long. thin mustache. which he
10 In the habit Of dyeing. He was a
special friend Of Andrew NJ Shobiad, the
tailor Who was killed by an electric car on
the Fremont boulevard July q.
No arrangements have been made for
the funeral services.