The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-23
KILLED BY A FALL.
Alexander T.. MeRae Knocked
Off the DuJ vanish Bridge.
WHILE soAI RIDING A CAR.
Several Ribs BrZ pken and Injured In
ternalIy-He Dies While Being
Brought To the City.

Alexander f. MeRae. first mate OF the
barkentine Katie kIlC SInger, now at Port
Blakeley, was kno& exc a off the bridge across
the Duwamish liver near South park
yesterday afternaN on about 4:30 o'clock,
while attempting 70 board an electric car,
and in lured to SUI en- IN extent that death
ensued while he Fas icing conveyed to the
city.
The barkentine Kate Flickinger is cap
tanned by NJ. p. McBae, one of the best
known nayigatorA on the Coast, and pre-
paratory to glvinds up the Flickinger for
another boat he n al his brother, AIexan-
der McRae. a capI able deep water sailor.
come from New ork TO take charge of
her. 1t was the asst trip of the captain
and the first trip Iof his brother TO Puget
sound. The bari ken line is now loading
lumber at Port hi akeley for the Fiji ISL
ands. and TO PASS away the Sabbath the
captain went to tSidney 10 a ball game,
while his broth. er, in company with
Thomas Gibson. Emate of the shin Burgess,
and Peter ConneJ IS. Of the ship Lyman G.
Foster came to his city. They went TO
the Turnverein nj cnic at South Park, and
after ENJOYING tn le day started back toward
the city.
When they real rhed the southern termi-
nus of the Grant, street electric line there
was no car readvr, so they walked along
the track, which, runs across marshy land
a short distance before reaching the bridge
that spans Duwd misn river
Car No. 6. in cl Aarge of C. T. Burt. mo-
torman, and T. ~. Finn, conductor. COM
ing toward the city, overlook them on the
bridge. ConneI IS, Gibson and McRae
stepped one sidEe and hailed the car to
stop. The braid es were on, but the car
was still in MOD ion when the first OF the
trio grabbed the hand-guard.
The other twd men, McRae being one of
them, grabbed tIDo, and in moment there
was a eeneralu jostling of bodies and in
some manner M eRae was knocked down.
Before hand Cd ould be raised to help him
he fell through the bridge and landed
across a timber about twenty feet below.
lie doubled up ike a jack-knife and then
fell with a splasI d into the swift and deep
river. To the sd srprise of the beholders he
came to the surA ace and commenced work
ing his way tow| ard the shore. Help was
at hand and be- was drawn out more dead
than alive. Tn car was run back and the
injured man vas placed inside. Ii was
evident that hen was severely injured, al
though still brI Bathing. the car came on
to the city. and IN the meantime McRae
sank rapidly al ad 5reathed his last when
near the Washiy ngton Iron Works.
Coroner Hort on being out of town, Dep
uty James Cred Ine look charge of the re-
mains and madNe superficial examination
which showed eyeral ribs broken, the d.
rect cause of ddlath being evidently from
internal iniurieN 3. Deputy Coroner Greene
will report that from talks with eye-wit-
nesses 10 the accident, there does not ap-
pear TO have bel EN- any carelessness on the
part of the raild toad men.
Immediately after the death one of Nc
Rae's friends ID iieg aphed to Capt. McRae
at Blakeley to some at once Nothing was
said as to THE nature of the implied
trouble. Capt. Nc Rae found the dispatch
waiting him OF lis return from Sidney
and lost no tinNt e IN crossing the Sound
He went to POI ice headquarters and on be-
ing told thathui Is brother was dead broke
down and criled like a child. Then he
went to BonneNy & Stewards and saw the
remains OF his bro cher. lie returned I'm
mediately to Hal sley to inform his wife
and child of Il le 4 uole
Alexander I'd NJ Rae was born on Prince
Edwards islar td tairty-two years ago, and
followed the sea for a living lie was a
capable navig Nstor and never INDUCED III
intoxicants he leaves mother and
sister at the oil 70 home The disposition of
the body will be decided upon today
Fate has pu rsued Capt NJ. L. McRae for
five years. HI Fsi' one oil his brothers. to-
gether with 81 xIeen sailors. was massacred
By the Chinese ., and not long ago his little
child fell in1 90 ne water. The mother
jumped in al ter it. and il was with great
a. N .,.ts.- they " Qaved