The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-05


--aa announcement In TIE Pos.-rnseII-
seneer yesterday morning O. the death OF
@ A gekxs formerly owner o. the Port
Ars.lSou min, By falling fran ths
,vha-< A. Tie soct q Spring street 20 no
deck CT ;ha freight steamer Rapid Transit.
created a genuine sensation among old
tim. residents Of Seattle and all towns
along TIE Sound. TIE new generation"
however, read TIE name and then remark
ed tina; IL had rot heard CT Aeigs. This
condition Of Affairs calls wildly TO mind
Row easy /, Is for e man. prominent N
TIE early history OF a section 70 drop out
Of sight Strange as IL may seem, tia
name OF Mr. Ne1gs IS not mentioned IN the
two histories" OF the state OF Washing
ton. printed during the past i've CT six
years
Mrs. Mssgs. the remains 81 her husband
were sent 70 Port Madison en- the steamer
Starr last night a. . o'clock. The time az
the funeral services was no, announced.
Coroner Yanceu held an inquest a. Bat.
terworth's undertaking rooms yesterday
afternoon, bat no new facts connected
with ne death were developed. otherwise
tran those given AT length in the Post-In-
telIiKence- yesterday morning. Evidence
was aa5uced 10 show that tho wharf was
not lighted snd that thsrs was no arc light
within two and half blocks OF the place
where the accident occurred The jury
examined tina premises and were unani-
nous in their condemnation or the city
for no. providing proper safeguards against
thu loss Of life. Following 10 the verdict OF
the iuryi @
AT an inquest held at Seattle. state Of
Washington, on the ith day OF March.
IsT. before Heary Tandal. coroner, upon
the body Of c. A Msigs. tn. so,loSlns
rumstances attending the death OF said
Meigs, find thai the deceased was a native
OF -; mat ne vas . years ola;
OF March, 1885,, at or near the foot OF
Spring street wharf by fall from the
wharf to the deck Of the Rapid Transit.
and we further alphabetically censure the
city for gross negligence IN falling TO pro-
ytie the ruoper safeguards. such as lights.
railing and gates or bars for the openings
examination Of the premises. also hni
many dangerous holes IN the piankiny
which should be Immediately repaired
The city authorities are ursed 70 give ,uls
recognize the zeal with which our coro-
ner, Dr. yansell. has looked into this
matter. and nearily tneoTsg , rs e2nrse-
'aTHOS. II. CAMPBELL.
JAMES MCCORMACK,
81. II. SEXTON.
&c. II. BLAKNEY."
Nothing has been discovered that tends
in the laast TO upset the generally ae-
osptsd theory that Dir. Meigs accidentally
fell OF the wharf. Alfred Battle. of the
firm OF Battle & shipley. attorneys for
Mr.. Me,gs, confirmed tina Post-Inteili-
geneers assumption yesterday that Ar.
Meigs came 70 the city on business con-
neoted with the libel recently filed against
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behalf OF Capt. 2. Brown. It might be
presumed that Mr. Meigs was the owner
OF the Detroit. but such was not the case.
The boat IL owned by John A. Finch. OF
Spokane. but the libel covers time when
4; was being run by the MIL company.
Mr.. Meigs was accompanied TO tina city
Wednesday by MS daughter Lilly. He
visited the Office OF Battle g. Shipley ard
talked over business AFFAIRS. He appeared
10 be In good spirits. although he has not
been well for soma time. After he left
the office OF his attorneys h9 visited
George j. Wiley at the Central wharf.
One OF his friends there invited him out
20 dinner. but he declined. on the ground
that no had considerable running
around" before him. II is presumed that
he attended TO some business transac-
tons and started down to the steamer
Starr. which leaves the Arlington dock
az Q o'clock He might have intended 10
stop on his way and take a look at the
Detroit. and IN this way mistaken the
dock and walked 20 his death.
His daughter. accompanied by q friend.
went 20 the Starr. and when Mr. Meigs
did not appear she naturally concluded
that he had been detained hy business
affairs. The boat took her home. and II
was not until thu cispateh sent late
Wednesday night arrived that she knew
the real reason that prevented her father
reaching the boat.
sketch OF His Life.
G. A. Meigs was a native Of Vermont.
ard. according 20 the best information
obtainable. was "A or 70 years cid. When
hs was a young man he went TO Florida
and engaged In the sawTntli business.
Alfred Battle said yesterday afternoon
that he thought Mr.. Msigs met W. p.
sayward. 20 whom tbs properly O: the
Port Madison Nlll Company was turned
ever q number OF years ago IN tia.
state. The litigation between ssywArd
and Daxtsr Horton & Co. over The Mad
!son u.ia property Is oas o. the most VOL
trnIn5as cases OF the Pacific cosss. ard
was recently eeo.ca5 IN favor ef Dexter
Horton.
According 20 Mr.. Mrlgx' own statement.
hs came 70 the Pacific coast IN 1856. It
Is net positively known. hut his friends
think that be came aroan6 the Horn.
He landed IN fan Francisco and lived ia
California for q while. eventually coming
20 Puget sesrad IN the earfy sixties.
alter looking around Tie Sound he So
I>cteA tire spot now called Port Madison
rs the location tor his mill IL is on Baia-
bridge island, between Twelve zn6 E1ssen
miles from Seattle. and ts always spaAsn
o. as an ideai site lis obtained title 10
considers Die Land Il tAat vicinity. J. AI.
Colnaan, the millionaire pioneer CO seattle,
WHO was the pioneer Tn1lln@n Of Port
Orchard. was hired uy MsiSs . build q
mil at Port Madison. 1t vas In conneo-
ton with els early Eala business that ".
p Gowlsv. OF San Francisco, rad con-
siderAbls 20 90. On ina authority O.
Charles Prssoa, IL II STATED that GowIey
was a bookkeepar az first end later
NelKs' business manager ia Can Iran
cisco. :. NJ Lyon. wao knew Mr.. Ns.rs
Ter tA5rfy yearA told 9 reporter yesterday
that Goxley became . pGxsnax n TIA
business sna dss4 about tsfa.
u appears thak Sswlsy lest heavily in
stecks zad according % tas generally
accepted sssry E1s losses Involved Ar.
Me.Es According 10 Thomas ProSeh,
Csowsev spsn. sSa0.e80 o. sle9Hae % the
nzllTx mon-y. II Is said LAat SoHley con-
Ez.stsS suicide
July Il. iss7. TIE 1rEt meeting OF ths
Eesss Lumber and Sf1peu1lzIas ca x1s
he'd. This Is really tae proper rkEns Tor
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