The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26
ANOTHER BODY FOUND
The Sea Gives Up q Second Vic
tim Of the Death Trap.
DISCOVERED BY PILE DRIVERS.
william o. Jones, IN EnxiishmAn, Len
awster Front once Early In jan
nary and Never Came Back.

One night early in January hast a dark
Commissioned man rushed into Ainssorta
A. Duua's Office On the water front Eear
the foot of Seneca street. and asked EDat
time a certain boat left He was told and
went out. leaving . grip. saying he would
call for it shortly. But he never came
back. and the grip was stored away await
ing his return
The body OF a man, identified as that OF
William O. Jones, was found yesterday
floating among the debris under the rail-
road tracks about 100 feet from where
Judd Mobiles body was found The IN
fortunate man must have left the ONCE
and started across the railroad tracks 10
the other side OF the avenue. when he fell
into the death trap. never again TO see the
light OF day. The poor fellow. unlike
Noble, was a stranger. and had no friends
to notice his absenca. so he was allowed
to lie at the bottom Of the bay and fur
nishing picking for the scavengers OF the
sea- Natures work could not be deied.
however. and as soon as the gases began
10 gather IN the body and cause IL 20
rise TO the surface IT was saved from be-
ing totally distiglred by the finny ghoals.
There IL lay until yesterday morning.
floating about With the old logs and other
dirt, when It was discovered by part OF
the crew OF the pile driver engaged In
driving piles for the Oregon Improvement
Company.
Three OF the men. Dan McPhee. Alex Nc
Donald and Judd Meyers, were on a float
gathering together piles to be used. when
suddenly McPhee cried out: Look. boys.
there is the body OF man."
Where, wherer
"Why, right there. don't you seer at
the same time hooking it with pike pole.
The Mortified men managed TO DRIFT Ii
along until the open was reached. when
word was passed to the men on shore. one
of them sending a. telephone message 10
Coroner Askam. The coroner was busy,
and sent Deputy Teater, who, with the
aid of the crew of the pile driver, got the
body out by means Of a rope.
The body was badly decomposed and
mutilated, and presented a most revolving
appearance The flesh was nearly all
eaten off the face. and the fingers on the
left hand from the second joints were
eaten of. In fact, eli that was left OF
eli Their OF the hands were the skeletons of
the fingers. The stencil that came from
the body was sickening, and kept the
crowd back some distance. Butterworth
Il Sons dead wagon was sent for. and
took the remains away. At the morgue a
search was made OF the clothes. which re-
suited in finding ST. 50 In coin. cheap
nickel watch which had stopped running
at 6ho O'Clock, combination case with
comb and looking glass. needles and pins.
and letter OF Recommendation addressed
to Mr. Sullivan, barkeeper OF the War
wick saloon. Tacoma This letter reads:
''Mr. Sullivan. the bearer of this note is a
frst-class bartender. and desires a posi-
ton as such. II you have no opening try
and get him a dob at some first-class sa-
loon. His salary Is only s15 month
There is no signature to this letter. nor
any date. and II Is written on the back of
a blank ohcck OF the Fidelity Trust Com
pany, of Tacoma.
From the mans appearance it would
seem almost impossible for any one to
Identify him, but Notwithstanding this
William Hawkins and Albert Thompson,
two boat house men. called at the norgis
and positively identified the deceased as
William Oliver Jones. an Enslishman with
whom they made the trip from the old
country to the United States some five
years ago. They recognized him by the
description given and from the fact that
he has not been seen or heard OF for six
weeks. II was thought that they might
be mistaken until late In the afternoon.
when, upon learning that the body had
been found. r. L. Ainsworth and his clerk.
Edgar A DE Mers. thought Of the grip that
had been left In the office during the first
week In January, and opened II. They
found two letters. amongst other things.
addressed 10 William Oliver Jones and
written from relatives IN England This
link. with the one furnished by Hawkins
and Thompson. settled beyond a doubt
that the man was William Jones. The
other articles IN the grip consisted OF some
clothing, a pair OF slippers. novel and
copy OF Tacoma newspaper. The clothes
were clean. and the manner IN which they
were arranged in the grip showed that the
man was particular. The grip was turned
over to Coroner AslSam by Mr.. Ainsworth.
The death traps victim was about five
feet eight inches tall. and weighed In the
neighborhood OF ITO pounds. His hair was
as black as a ravens wing. showing that
he was q man between 80 and 40 years or
age. He had on q blue wooden shirt and a
black tie, black diagonal coat and vest.
checkered jumper. brown trousers and
laced shoes, Mr.. De Mers, who answered his
questions about the boat. does not remen-
Der distinctly the appearance OF the man.
but Is OF the impression that he was dark
conpIexioned and dressed about as de-
ecribed.
There Is hardly doubt that he met his
death IN much the same manner as did
Noble. as his body was found about 100 feet
south of where Noble went through the
pIanking. The avenue in that vicinity was
torn I'D considerably during the early part
OF January, and offered many pitfalls and
death traps TO unsuspecting pedestrians.
There IL no telling how many more bodies
will be found as the work OF piiedriving
goes on.