The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-12
HIS LEG TORN OFF.
d. W. Watson, Wood Dealer,
Meets . Horrible Death.
DUE 70 a BROKEN STAKE.
Ne We Hauling weed 1hrou1A -
AlSsy, Dc Inad Slipped oRssd Wet
go We Caught ed AutiiassA.
DUE TO a BROKEN STAKE.


Alisy, sAe Lnad Shipped or ssd Wet
go We Csasht ed NufiisssA
Daniel ". Watson. one Of the propris-
tors Of the Consolidated Fuel Company.
doing business At iGl3 Third avenue. Was
killed yesterday morning 1T ND O'Clock by
having his left leg and thigh literally torn
from his body.
TIE accident tonk place In the alley that
runs from Pike to Union street. between
Second and Third avenues, and vas due to
the breaking Of . wooden stake that helped
keep wood IN place OF . double wagon
There was no eye witness. but II vas ev.-
dent that a. the wood fell from the wagon
Watson went also. His LEFT foot became
wedecd In between the cover Of shed and
. gate post The horses ran away. 80 a.
watson's body Was caught. In some man
ncr not clearly understood, on the wagon.
he was torn IN two The leg ana hip re-
manned stack between the gate and Aaed.
but tho main part OF the body was dragged
seyenty-fiye feet and finally dropped IN the
mud A more horrible and bloody sight
has never been seen Ia Seattle, and many
men entered the alley oniy 10 turn away
from the sick~n.ng sight.
Daniel w. Watson Was . large. strong
4s1Ats- ne l8u Dr<9 IN the HCSI bus-Uc53
with +. n. Hill at Fifth sveuae and Olive
street until May last A. that time Hi
& Watson consolidated with the Seattle
Fuel Company. ifls Third avenue. OF which
j. ~. Ripley Was the proprietor. The new
firm was known ~ the Consolidated Fuel
Company. It's ONCE was On Third avenue
In little brick house Just north Of the big
block that stands At the northwest corner
% Third avenue and Union street Back
OF the ONCE was the wood yard. Many
people viii recall the location by tho fact
that big steam s'mcrry-ro-round" did
business there about two years ago. The
west side OF the yard IS part of the east
side OF the alley that runs from Pike 70
Union street. At the north side Of the yard
IN q big wood she'd. Where the she'd ends.
~ the alley. there II . gate. Apparently
the gate has been used A. an entrance TO
the shed. AT present. however, II IL closed,
there being chain that holds the free end
OF the gate 10 the end OF the she'd The
distance between the gate post and shed IL
Ave or six inches. A few inches above the
ground In board that extends out from
the gate toward tho she'd This made a
hole. an idea OF which can be raired by
thinking of eat hoie'' In the door of a
-ancher's house The main entrance to thu
wood yard ID At the south end Of the she'd,
30 that II Is not possible to see from inside
the yard any distance UP the alley.
watson has been hauling wood With a
double team. II was his custom to enter
the alley at Pike street ana then turn into
the yard In some manner the upright
stake At the left hand front corner or the
wagon became unsafe. or at least Ed
Moier. another tssmsfer. thought SO. Sew
esal days ago he told Watson that he was
AFRAID that stake would give way. Wat
son did not seem 10 think there was much
danger
yesterday morning a lot OF wood came
IN over the street car lire from Green lake
Tor the Consolidated Fuel Company. and
watson started out 10 haul II 10 the yard.
He hisched up. taking one OF the horses
formerly owned by HIN 4 Watson and one
tnat had been owned by the Seattle Fuel
Company. The wood was loaded without
incident and Watson started for che yard.
The wagon held about three-fourths Of a
cord OF four-foos wood At If:so O'clock
watson turned the corner OF the eiley at
tho Snoqrairnse hotel On ysse street be-
tween Second ard Thir4 avenues ana
started down 70 his destination. When
near the south end OF the hotel two or thrr.
sticks Of wood fell from the lead. No one
can tel tust exactly the mornent or noInt
al which the front stake that supported the
load gave way. but the break came. ara.
as the wood fell dcwr. the horses com,
menced to run. Big sticks Of wood went
swerved In close to fheshes. Sarah WAT
OF ites Third avenue. caugh. sight Of the
runaway team and saw a man. apparently
on the whiffiesree. A moment later T. n
HUI saw NE horses dash pass the ertranr.
OF the wood yard. Then they turned down
Union street IN their mad rallop ard ara
not stop until IN collision with telegram
pest on First avenue Hin ran .r,o .he
alley. and 10 RS horror saw his mariner
watson lying face down In the mud, gasp
ing IN the th-ocs cs death The picture
ira. the body presented as II lay In tho
eiood-Eosked mud was such as might he
connected with the battlefield. where can
non balls tear me, 20 places
A. Mr.. ffir stood AZ the side Of hi. nat.
ners risngiet body II. A. Freter.cl cane
running ~ the alley. drawn 10 the scene
by the racket ~ the runaway team He
noticed the corfitien OF the bc~ay tr,rreHf-
sfeiv rah 10 Butterworth.s undertaking
rooms and notified the coroner. When Re
returned 20 the alley watxer-s eyes vrre
set ard he was r~s--,nr fer IN. last ,,r,e
While actual death ala not take place for
few minutes arte- the accident. II !.
probable THAT the victim was unconscious
from the time he was drawn ara-t
Severty-fv~ feet toward Pike stree, f-o-,
where the BODY isy was found the log ara
thigh. covered WITH clothing The boot
was wessSed IN between the gate pos, ara
rfrH- ou tHp % r0s feX. CFcqe 70 -A>
gate were two big sticks OF wood. After
TIE arrival OF Coroner Askerr the BODY
ard TIRE lew ard thiwa were picked IN ara
carried 10 putssrwurth-s unf-rtaksrr
rooms. whore they were pat together a~sir
II was then found that here were othar
iHfurfes. such as a broken rfs o. two ara
broken back, ara slight wound on En-.
forehead. directly ever the isrt ave
II e not probable that an tnau1-, viii be
fesi. but the ec-onsr fss not mako .-v
announcement Yesterday afternoon
DANIEL W. Watson was aNous NJ vea-s
cid. Ne was Canadian. but came Il, Sa-
attic from rulpth str or seven wears Az
Hs sss an engineer. ara for two years
r-~efoax 10 gcine into business with Ne
Hin WAS employed by Byron Barlow A "a
ct TIRE Port occharS try deck He a.
Acss.fnr engine most % THE time UMva.
a member OF the Port Orchard Oas rrl-
bows sosxe
We lcsves wife ard tsree children. On.
of his Cd nesSNs~c-s =, Port Orchard smoke
of hin ss scsiows. "ra- was cre ~ ga
ssss sesic~s thst ever lived. He loved chm
d-en. ara everybody liked him.