The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-08
Dan Mckenzie Knocked Down
By the Cars Monday Night.
cRAw-s MIRO a SHACK TO DIE.



90 Providence hospital. where he died .
few hours afterward He vas found IN
vacant building adjoining the Office OF
George Z. Hall. alongside the Northern
Pacific tracks. just north OF the Oregon
improvement; Coinrany's coal bunkers.
The discovery was made about O'Clock
yesterday morning by Joe Becker, coal
shoveier, who works for Hall. The build
ing in which he gas found hiss been va
cant for several months and on Monday
10 vas being torn down by number Of
workmen. After lighting IRE in Halls
Office Becker started out toward the tracks
and passed the vacant buIlding. As be did
so be observed The legs Of q man sticking
out from under . table. and OF first
though: il was q hobo sleeping of
drunken stupor. Taking second glance
inside the building. however. he saw
blsod, and entering he found the uncon-
scious holy of Mckenzie lying prone on
bis back, and TO all appearances dead
There was q large pool of blood under his
head and shoulders, as we'll as two or
three smaller pools about the vacant
room. A large cash in the mans right
cheek showed the nature of his injuries.
The store windows " hich had been taken
from the front of the Suilding and piled
mp in one corner were broken. and there
was blood on one of the frames also, as if
the man had fallen against them and
smashed the glass with his hand. Noting
all these circumstances in hasty survey
of the room, Becker at once called in
few other employees of Halls and then
went for policeman. Officer Griffith came
and summoned the patrol wagon.
Jailer Noble took the man 10 the police
station. where the officers examined him
and he was pronounced dead. He was ae-
cordingly taken TO Bonney & Stewards
morgue. where he was laid out on a slab.
In putting block under his head il was
noticed that he was still breathing slightly,
and his respiration soon became stronger.
He was hurriedly placed in the wagon
again, and, although Jaiier Noble has or
ders not to take any injured person TO
Providence hospital without permit, he
saw that this was no time for red tape, but
flew as fast as he could 10 the hospital.
There he was attended 10 and his case pro-
nounced hopeless by City Physician
Palmer. and at l2:45 the man died. An
examination of his wounds disclosed the
fact that of themselves they we're not
necessarily of mortal character, and that
death had been superinduced by the
shock, loss OF blood and exposure to the
terrible storm OF Monday night. Aside
from the deep cash in his right cheek and
broken wrist all the other wounds were
mere skin abrasions. His clothes were
muddy and soaked with rain, and the
pools OF blood had spread over a large sur
face. indicating that the accident or
tragedy had occurred during the night. A
pool OF blood was found upon the frog of
the railway switch. ten feet distant from
the building where he was found, and an.
other pool on the planking in front of the
building. His soft black felt hat was all
muddy and greasy and cut, indicating that
IL had been run over by the cars, although
II was foand beside his body.
How did he come by his wounds? That
may remain a mystery forever, although
the indications are that he was knocked
of OF or away from the track by locomo-
tive or train. After laying a while on the
frog where he first fell bleeding and I'M
conscious until the cold rain somewhat
revived him. he dragged himself onto the
planking away from the track. where he
again lost consciousness or was too weak
to so farther. Again he was revived by
TO the marrow. and he CROPPED his way to
the nearest place of shelter. the vacant
building q couple of steps away. The
theory that after he had been hurt by
locomotive and afterwards dragged into
the building 10 take care of himself as
best he could is too inhuman to sbeIieye.
even IL the pool of blood outside of the
building and the one on the frog did not
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some time in those two places.
Mckenzie was man of large frame and
spare build. He was fully six feet tail.
had blue or gray eyes. reddish brown hair
and long red moustaehe and chin
whiskers. As he lay in the morgue his
abdomen had sunk down, indicating that
his stomach was empty. HIS hands were
those of hard working man.
The identity of the man has not vet
been fully established, and the presumr-
ton that his name is Dan Mckenzie arises
from recently written note found on his
person. There was no envelope enclosing
the note, which had neither date line nor
signature but was addressed on the hack
10 Mrs. d. C. Maloy, and was evidentlv
written by her young son. 1t read as fol-
lows:
Dear Mamma; This Is my best friend
aud his Fame Is Dan Mckenzie He -
an od-timer. and treat him well and |
will do the same. He had contract and
done we'll. He may come back. Ask him
10 stay and eat.
There was also an old much-used MEM
oTandum book or groeer's pass book. ON
several pages of which the name OF Dan
Mckenzie was written, bat no other
writing which would indicate the owner
The only other articles found on his per-
son were plat bottle flied with whisky.
which Was N his inside coat pocket, AMI
piece of gold-plated watch chain.
Switch engines and trains are passing
the scene of the fatality frequently dur.
ing the night, bat none Of the railway en-
p.oyes apparently know anything about
the matter. Freight Agent j. w. Allen
ana another railroad man came 10 the M
ice station early in the day and were
quite anxious TO learn the nature of the
man wounds and whether they indicated
that he bad been hurt by the cars.
IL Nas learned later that a conductor on
the Northern Pacific road had stated thar
man named Mckenzie, answering the
description OF the dead man. came in with
nam from the Gray's harbOr country Nom
day evening and that he had companion
or partner with him on the train. The
conductor left the city again last night At
t,la and could net be seen.
A post-mortem will be neld on McKen-
E'e's remains this morning by Coroner
Horton and If the circumstances seem 10
warrant u An inquest vail be held after