The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-19
DIES FROM his INJURIES.
HAanY W. sCHAFFEn, THE vICrIu
or THE HACK COLLISION.
MetheF's Arms--Inqsest WIN Preb-
ally he Hela-Asrest - = Ysune
Mas, Claims 70 he Son Of n Lara.

Harry w. Schasfer. the young man who
Was run over by q hack near Second ay-
enue and Pike street Wednesday evening.
died last evening. He had been doing
pretty well ali day and had been able "a
talk but his coior was bad and he died n
10 O'Clock.
The body was Immediately removed IA
Busterworth's undertaking establishment
and II Is probable that an inquest viii be
held TO determins IL the driver Of the hack
Sam ChiI6x. was TO blame for the fatal
collision. There is great deal of feeling
along Pike street and In the vicinity of the
accident against chiids. and he In blamed
With having teen driving reckiessjy. How.
ever. no actual witness has yet appeared
who saw the hack before the colfistou.
Dozens saw the team just after the ac<,.
dent. cashing up the street, and som. saw
that the driver was whipping the horses
~ u he wanted TO get away from the
scene to avoid recognition. Against fhls
contention Is the fact that Childs came
back as soon as he got the Eorses stepped
and expressed great regret over the acct
den: and offered such assistance In car
tns for the boy as he thought would be
mInistering TO his comfort
Yesterday. while the boy was able IA
converse. he said TO his attendant that .he
team was coming toward him when the
c0iliGt0n occur ed. that the knees Of thu
nigh horse struck him on each shoulder
ana the horse then stepped on his atoru-.
ach The attending physician states that
the shock which the injured hoy sustained
was very severe and that he really never
rallied from that shock. The doctor re-
fused to give a death certificate last night.
This morning at o'clock the coroner.
DR. Yandell, and DIR. Limerick the attend.
tng physician, viii have a conference and
vii eEdeayoF to have eye witnesses whors
the coroner Is on the track of, present.
They win call in Mr.. CLilds also to tell the
circumstances of the accident. The result
Of this conference will determine whether
~ inquest In necessary or not
Mrs Louisa Shaffer, the mother of the
dead boy, came over from her home al
Kent yesterday and was present when so
died. She Is a widow and has four small
children at home. They are poor and .he
boy has been largely aiding In their sup
port.
II was said last night that william
HUTCHINSON. living on Fourth avenue. was
m eyewitness of the accident. Mr. Hutch
irson could not be found by post-Inteflt-
Eencer reporter. Every one who knows
Chiids says that he Is an extremely care
I'M drsver and that they cannot believe hs
was driving reeklessly. 1t Is true thar he
was on the wrong side OF the street and the
street n not very well lighted at the point
where the collision occurred
foung schaffer recently bought out the
Seattle dairy from John White He kept
ms team at the Royal dairy. Pike street
and Third avenue. and bought HIS milk ar
the same place. He had owned the bicvcls
about ten days. though he had ridden for
some time before. At the Y. NJ. c. A. ne
Vas very much thought Of and highly re-
spected.