The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-30
A FRUITLESS SEARCH
Body Of Judd Noble Still Be
meath the Waves.
DIVERS LOOK FOR 1T IN VAIN.
Electric Lights Needed and subscrip-
tions Requested pitfalls In
the Death Trap.

Despite the persistent efforts Of divers.
s.irn1lafed 81 hope Of reward, the body u
Judd Noble stIl lies r. the water 0ens2tn
the plank!ng Of Railroad avenue. az.
sfnseorth % Alnswortn 81 Dunn, says ne
vii make every effort TO recover @ooIe
lfody. and Diver Benjamin %lH 90 gown
again this morning. Friends o. tne &c
ceased have decided 20 raise subscription
10 pay for electric lights 10 be strung ia
afr the wharves IL a manner 10 40 10 me
ssarch. ami the Post-iutelAgenc ~ ls-
quest OF the young mans friends, "4h tA-s
morning receive sugssrl pttons Tor that .fSf-
nose. The MONEY should - handed II al
the business ofisGe 81 THIS paper
The Diver and His Armor.
Curious crowds thronged the spot all f'ay
Yesterday and watched with eager tSea
ne operations OF Divers Pecardy ana Ben
farnin. ABOUT the edges OF the noe, tAat
se@ru,1 ,ap.ng FOR more victims. boys and
men stood on the Slightly supported piaaHs'
apparentiy regardless Of the danger mat
tne weak strlngers ocneatn might give
way IrrepressibIe street Arabs we're stAt'o-
ing. SITTING and lying Ia all possible places
some even hanging 70 the failefs Deii&a'"
tbs street ... ....s
In the afternoon Diver Benjamin, sIai1-
ing inside tins, railing that now protects
3 the hole was the object al when an Eyeo
were directed. About ocloch' nc oS
sumNd his diving silt, with the aio OF
Peeardy and an assistant. FIRST came
garment OF rubber resembling a COMBINE
Tor snlt Of underwear in appearance, com
fletely closed. except at the meek ana
wrists with Infinite care the heeh tlI-e
was nut n place and screwed down with
sufficient force % render u air ushI, Dh
Cthls was fitted the great, odd-4ookils
head piece and after tI'e TuoDer ga I4@i4'9
had been fitted anc wrapped with AT
tight rubber the spectators thought ne "A9
ready To begin the search. And so ne wa
after heavy weights had been added 70 MS
feet9 ana a belt OF lead slugs ouckled about
his waist
The Search UnaVaiiing.
Amer considerable delay the diver sila
beneath the water and disappeared iIOi'i
sight. the water seething ana HdoJIIi'h
about his bead a. bee old 80. fot d"ou'
az hour. Win intervals Of rest al the sur
80 he searched GA hands and knees
along the bank, which at that point "e-
sends Quit steeldy 10 the deeper ~alsf'
hat discovered no sign OF the Doqy' -
on{1Ion h that the undercuueni when
though slight is steady. has carried tie
body down twenty or thirty yards
pitfalls in the Death Trap.
THE story Of Noble's death has recalled
TO the minds Of everybody the mime rows
and serious accidents that have occurred
during the past two months, as result
az the condition or Railroad avenue
,.baro me thanking has been torn up.
Large omen places. protected only by I'M
sound and fiimsy ratings. and IN some
placeg not protected a all, continue 10
exist between Columbia and Pike streets
At none OF the holes. except where Inc
accident occurred. Is placed more thah
one red light, which, In the darkness
would give no idea Of their extent Al
me foot of Columbia street, Icy the depot.
the planking has been torn NJ. leaving
epace about 100 feet long and thirty feet
wide This Is surrounded 10y fence about
three feet high. constructed OF boards sup
ported on boxes and chunks of wood. on
the eastern side plenty of room Is allowed,
but on the side toward the Sound, the
fence runs on supports sitting on the edge
OF the opening, and shoald man STUN
hla against IL In the dark the structure
would probably give WAY, precipiiatiug
him inso the water below. At nlght the
whole area. about $500 square feet. Is al
lowed bur one red lantern. The opening
at the foot OF Seneca street. whore Noble
met with his death, is almost two blocks
in length and IS about seven feet across
al the widest point hot tapcrs away
gradually 20 a point Since the accident
this hole has been well guarded with red
lights. but It's northern end which lies
slightly TO the south Of University street.
=
IL more dangerous thar before. Loose
boards are piled up. probably with the
intention OF covering The opening which
al thai poiOt is about foot and a half
wide. but they do not entirely do so. and
any one turning TO tho left ON Railroad
avenue from University street runs con
siderable risk OF breaking his leg.
Dangerous Locality.
The most dangerous Of an the places ON
Railroad avenue ltes above the other two
ana extends from the foot 81 University
street past the Ice house of the Diamond
Cold Storage Company 20 the foot ~
t{pion street. distance OF about o7a feet
only the western side Of the hole is pro.
-tected by rSilinR. and thar only runs
about hair "A block. leaving a long ga,
fnlly six feet IN width. wsth ahsofutrIv
no safeguard At Its northern end me
opening enlarEus abruptly. forming q
squire at the mot OF Union street Thai
laft Is fenced IN and signal lieht fs
burned there at night. the ON, laufrr, a.
ms dutN for the whole length OF IN. ab,
Another narrow csCafs from, tho s..eth
trap came 10 ught yesterday At~ NJ.
Leod. Whartnger at thV Arlington a.,
shppcd on the planks SATURDAY r,,r,,i,,.r
put ielt Them give way. ana bv i4rpfrr