The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-15

gencer printed a special from lis CORES
pondent at Astoria. In which the death
Of Fowler was announced. The news
came down Oh the steamer Elder. Yes
terda.y morning a letter vas printed fram
one OF the post-fn;eiligencer' special
correspondents. .n which he said:
This morning august - was ashered
In by the accidental drowning Of Dwight
Fowler OF Seattle" The correspondent
then describes how Fowler fell from log
with pack on his back THE pack pulled
Fowlers head under water Continuing,
the report says: In this way he was
stunned and also bruised on the head and
shoulders"
After the news spread through the camp
a crowd, including the correspondent.
rushed toVard the river. mile away. 0n
TIE road team was met, in which was
the body.
The bocy was carried 10 a tent. where
il was laid out. ana a physician, Or. Fer
gison. took charge Of it
Il viii be observed that the Introductory
paragraph states thai Fowler was drown
I'd. A little later on appears the s;a4s-
ment ;i1at he was carried lnhSr the water
and stunned The account c,asea with the
placing af the body In the caarge Of a PLY
siclaI. IL is ieft open whether or rot tha
physician was able 20 resuscltste the younS
man. II IS safe to presume that In that
land where the manhood Of men Is eal.si
out b. such a case. every possible effort %
bring back lie would be fcsor:ed "a.
Therefore. with a physician 10 direct iae
work The efforts would be ATTENDED ugfA
unusual energy and persistence. There a
nothing in the reports 20 indicate how lou.
the body vas in the water. In the present
condition of affairs this becomes iraEsgr~
taut. because of the Developments Of ii Z
night. Reading between the lines of the
first TIVE reports IL would APPEAR that tAs
-. .Iss IL
time after Il went IN. II ttaf Is 50, ther5s
certainly was chance to bring back ne
Now fer the latest developments aai
the hope they bring The steamer Elder
was expected 90 sail as sean as poss5tis
the day that the drowning occurres
II wss probably like many Instances on
the wafer front ia this city she might
get away - any moment Under this corr
dttion of affairs the correspondents wr9ss
hurried Rcrounts q thn affair and very
naturally arrived az the conclusion that
inere was ~ chance Of FowierS lie he-
ing saved. The next thing 10 do was n
set the story aboard ths steamer. and shts
was evidently eioae as soon as posssbla
When tae correspondent ~ ths Post>Iute7-
liEeUceT returned 70 tha camp ne ina3e
discoveries which resulted lr his Yowsar
two miles 20 catch fhe steamer sna ziTc
the Post-InseluEencsr the latest ieyeion-
fnents TIE vase ntrr resolves fts-lf aeevn
spondent found tssat the Efforts 20 ressIses-
tAfe Fowler had been successful Or "a
thought the name Gf tfe artuai reuovsTer
of the body was Irn p0rtant enough 20 Wa
rant him rowing Two miles 70 give fA2e
man credit for = brave art Judged from
8 news stand point. the name - man
who took body ouf of fhe water wosgd
hardly have hesn enough - call forth
suca a display of eas~xy. The discovery
that Fowler had Fseen brought hack 20 -.
wouiu have p1t as errtreiS 8lf@ersnt face
m the sitSsatloS- ard ths fri7e aswspaper
nan would have reached the steamer IN
ali haste 20 put the e-st story written ~
a proper light. bsfors f. vert broadcast
There IS TIE possibility fhss fh@ cc-rA-
Bpo-Ssut figured that II Mr. Hamilton re-
cov~-aa TIRE body az ths risk % losing as
ozn Hfe he considered The ineiasr1 vtss
% great news yaius.
Il Is anfo~ran&t@ that tha message =
not woried In such a way "a 20 leave %
dos2bt as 20 the meaning intended. ''Rss-
cue' means 70 deliver from danger ov ex-
poezre- Time alone vii tel exactly whaF
r meant by the word rescued as GHsS "a
ike message.
A Poss-!nte5lIg gptcsr reporter saw Z.
3 Fowler father II th+ yesiug mar a-2-
posed 20 b. drewnsd ard showed b. u
,he pa which nsH shrJ~n rsw N9a,
"a tr&s case TIE desire o~ the father 20
see hoqa. and ths fsar II rs heart tA2t
ire hose w&s 1alse eoai1 ogt b47 es@9iss
or~ 70 feel great syfapathy FOR Him. Hs
s-ans Is dses sssse1- he lgvAe Ire bog
The srx. neEs almost cFek@ his heart.
and tie boys r-eth@r wAs Frustrated wli1
9rssf
4 hardly know whas 70 shink'' sad
NJ Fsxlsr. s'SaaN a}ies~ .ssy hopes 70
rssa enir 10 hAve sIsrn crushed again
II Z sHgsa1z be proved ~ future 9sysl-
orruants rnAx Dwight FoEisx vas resa4Sf,s-
szrAd RS gashsr ~f.f tz.e ne -rs. steam
e- fer Alaska ard krfng him back 10 A!s
mother,
Il sxsG GO szaA Mr. Fowler. IL hsvs
70 cling % ths srrek@sfack"
IL he bog was eroxa@5 hls body VIII