The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-29
P0PULIsM Is TOO HOT.
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waters - the nay.
Yesterday morning shortly after .
O'clock . man was found floating IN TIE
water between the mouth Of Salmon bay
and the West Point lighthouse He was
apparently Hfeisss. and when found he
was thoroughly chilled and completely
exhausted. 80 that be must have been 10
the water long time lie afterwards said
ee vas there ore. two or three hours. A
reporter was In the vicinity the night be-
xore investigating q report OF wrecked
ech0oner. and heard . strange noise which
would indicate that t;.s man had been IN
ths water al n2xs.
ters he talked incoherentsy. and could nor
tel who he was. where he came from or
WY ne waz iourdering IN The waters OF
6hIishois bay
Charles Wilson. waiter Echererman
and Arthur ChArieswurfh. young men.
who live In that neixhbornood. brought
him to Presson's drug store. Ballard. lie
gradually recovered consciousness. and
~ II o'ciock was able to hold a short
conversation with reporter OF the Post
intesiisencer. At hrss he objected 10 hay-
Ing anythlng published about the incident.
BUT MIS- serapses 10 publicity having been
removed. he changed his mind and said
his name was A. 8. Hawkins age g. and
That ne was engaged In selling books for
Appleton 4 Co. and that he resided In
Seattle lie Was going 20 the West Point
lighthouse TO ges out of the noise OF the
election, people talking politics and torch-
light professions. lie had been wander
ING through the woods xithou, any food
since the night OF the Popuiiss parade.
and when he went into the water 1t was
20 cool and pleasant. con;rasted with the
red-not talk Of Populism. and the music
OF the Tapping waters WAS so soot hing af-
ter the blare OF tin storns and the harsh
strsdens hnrrahs Of his fellow Populists.
that be simply remained there until he
lost consciousness. He confessed with APP
parent pride that he was q free silver
Democrat. and Immediately afterwards
said ne was weak and exhausted and
scarcely knew what be wax saying
hawkins used 10 solicit for a tea drm
IN Seattle and about six months ago he
was In Ballard and ordered dinner for fifty
people at the St. Charles hotel. He was
then taken before the court and his men
tai soundness investigated. bur the court
concluded that although he was slightly
cemented he WAS harmless.
IL Hawkins had remained In the water
mucn longer he would have drowned He
said he was . good swimmer and man.
aged To keep his head above water
Hawkins was taken to the city jail IN
Seattle yesterday afternoon, where DIR.
Yandell, hts friend as well as physician.
visited him. Hawkins has been no end OF
trouble 10 the YandeIls. because every
hfae he becomes unusually insane and il
taken In hand by the police. they come to
his assistance out of friendship II is said
on good authority that the Yandells have
spent go on Hawkins. and although he
has IN estate OF about SIC. 90. his brother
has not seen fit TO recompense them for
actual outlay OF cash. Not many months
ago Hawkins was the subject OF q lour
story In the Post-Intelligeneer. Hawkins
vas staying at the Hotel Northern. and
one night became violently insane on the
matter OF big canal. He imagined tina,
hs was millionaire. and the creates,
living civil engineer. He proposed TO con
ssruct canal from the Mississippi river
to Puget sound. and Insisted that the
scheme was practicable. Finally 70 De-
came necessary TO place Hawkins In
charge OF the police. Subsequently he was
sent 10 the insane asylum and about three
months ago wa- released. He u a MEM
Der OF . good family.