The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-24

r. Davis q fruit peddler died at Provi-
6ence hospital yesterday afternoon al
O'Clock from injuries received in run
away accident on Columbia street, a short
distance west OF First avenue
Yesterday morning Nicholas Balm.
drzynan. was unloading some boxes on
Columbia street, between First and Second
avenues The 6ray was standing near
weils-Fargo's express once The horses
were facing the north side OF the street.
q. a right angle. This would make the
dray stand in a position commonly called
Qgartsring. The inclination from right
angle position 20 Columbia street would
be toward First avenue
As Mr. Bain WAS taking . hox OF the
drsy one Of the horses suddenly gave
start ard Jump. In moment the big
dray was in motion, and from its position
ii naturally came around facing down
Columbia street. So quickly did the
horses get under way that Balm was IN
able 10 grab the lines
Down Columbia hill dashed the rum
away horses. their speed and momentum
constantly being increased by the weight
OF the dray. Across First avenue they
few and down the little hill on Columbia
between First and Western avenues Az
near as can be learned. they crashed into
r. Davis. who was on horseback, about
thirty feet west OF First avenue. Davis
went down In the mud in an instant. and
the team and dray went on. Something
crushed the horseback rider hard. but
stories are so conflicting that II is useless
TO attempt to cipher out whether the
wheels. pole or bottom OF the low dray
did the damage. IL Is also useless TO at
tempt 10 explain how II was that Davis
horse went along between the dray horses
for over block, and when one OF them
fell down. Davis horse freed itself and
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jury of any kind.
In the meantime a big crowd gathered
where Davis lay in the mud and siush.
lie was picked up by officers Grant and
Laubscher. or at least they agree on the
point that they performed this service.
and UP to $50 O'clock last night no one
had entered a demurrer: Davis was al
most. but not quite. Knocked senseless.
He was carried into saloon, the most
convenient place. and temporarily cared
for by two phy sicians. one OF whom was
DIR. ]. =. Kloeber. The name OF the other
physician was given 10 Post-lntelligen-
Ger reporter as Van. but this information
came too late 10 be verified.
As soon as possible Davis WAS removed
TO Providence hospital. 1t was said at the
hospital last night that Dr.. Newlands at
tended there. AT first IL was not thought
that Davis was injured fatally. He did
not think he was in the shadow OF death.
and when Rabh. II. Genss talked with
him, between ! and o'clock In the after
noon, he did not think IL was necessary
for him to cay anything.
Don't you think | had better let your
son know of your INJURY said the rabbi.
NO replied Davis, because IL ne
hears that have been hurt my wife will
have TO know Ii also"
In conversation with a Post-lnteligen-
Ger reporter last night the rabbi said he
t.x IL rxss-h Il fx.s
did not consider himself in serious con-
/ dition.
IL appears later IN the day the attend
ing physician became convinced from
careful examination Of the injured man
1 that although he had a strong constItu-
ton he was In bad way. He breathed
with difficulty, and Il was evident that
some ribs on his left side were broken.
| The pressure on the heart became NOR.
/ pronounced and every new indication gave
/ evidence OF serious internal injuries. A
short time before 1 o'clock the patients
condition became critical, and al O'clock
death came. The body was removed To
the rooms OF the Seattle Undertaking
Company. where an autopsy will proba-
4 bly, be held today.
{ r Davis was - years old He came here
three or four years ago from somewhere
In the neighborhood of Winnipeg He was
/ fruit peddler. His home was at the cor
/ ner OF Weller street and Eleventh avenue
| south. He leaves a widow. a son II or 10
1 years old, and a baby bout : months old.
Nicholas Balm. who owns the team is
one OF the best drivers and draymen in
| the city. He thinks that some one threw
/ SNOWFALL at the horse, which jumped,
because the horse acted as if something
1 had given 1t a sudden start.
A Observation-Disclosures reporter spent con-
| siderable time last night trying 10 find out
how it was that man on horseback
could not get out of the way OF the rum
away team. 1t was learned on what seems
good authority that Davis was not in mo-
/ ton when struck An eye witness Is
quoted saying chat he saw Davis on his
( horse, standing still. when the runaway
team a quarter OF a block away.
. When he called out. Davis turned around,
but for some inexpiIcable reason he failed