The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-08
HIS NECK WAS BROKEN.
Napoleon Dnciow Killed In nm Eie-
sator Accident at the Denny
clay Gompany.s Works.

Napoleon Duclow. aged 70 years. one OF
the most reliable employees Of the Denny
Clay Company. whose works are located
some distance south Of Georgetown, was
killed yesterday morning al 10 o'clock by
HAVING his head caught between the floor
Of The freight elevator and the ceiling Of
the second floor The poor fellows neck
ard right shoulder were disioeated
The factory OF the Denny Clay Company
started up on full time recently, owing 10
large orders from Spokane. Napoleon
puciow who had been IN the employ of
the company in past time, was among the
men who returned TO work.
In the factory building there is a large
freight elevator II runs from the ground
floor 10 tha top II moves slowly and is
stopped AZ each floor by an iron arm,
which is securely fastened 10 the elevator
we'll but Is at the same time movable m
that II can be turned inward or outward.
When this is turned inward or toward the
elevator shaft it is IN position 70 meet
certain part OF the elevator cars machn-
cry. When the contact takes place the re-
suit is that the gearing is thrown out and
the elevator stops. The principal use Of
the elevator is 10 carry material from the
second and third floors 70 the ground.
whence II Il taken 20 the kllns. The
workmen load the material on trucks and
then wheel the material and trucks on the
elevator. Duclow had been through this
operations many times and was thor
aughly conyersant with the details Yes
terday morning he was ordered TO go to
the second floor with his truck for mate
rial fer one OF the klins. He got on the
elevator with his truck There was no
one with him. lie started the elevator.
What took place during the next two or
three minutes can only be coniectured, but
young nuciow was killed and in q way
that makes one shudder.
Mike Hosink who was at work on the
third floor was the first 10 realize that an
accident had happened and the shock
came 20 him 50 suddenly that ne hardly
knew what had happened He saw the
elevator appear and q moment later the
body ~ Duciow plunged headlong from
the car out upon the floor Of the build
ing tho face and neck being covered with
blood and the clothes az the upper part OF
the body torn.
Rosink gave ar alarm ana in few
moments all fhe men a the works were
gathered around TIE body a messenger
was sent Tor a Physician and In the mean
time hasty examinRti0u was made 20 seq
II there we're Any traces % life It dA
nor require the ski O, physician 20 dis
cover that death had taken place. The
heart had stopped beating. .he pnlse no
longer throb5ed and ne neck gave evil
dsnre- y being broken
Death being assured. word was sort n
Coroner Yanaell who Instructed Deputy
c. 2. Ysudtil % investigate UDon his ar
rival az The factory ~ examined che body
aua sscertaincd dc4pltely that thc verts-
bra Of the neck hsd heen dislocated Tho
riSht shog,ser was also disiocatea. There
vas CT on the chin sai bruises on the
neck
Deputy Yararn found .bat The truck
which Dueiow had On tho elevator when
~ left she ground aoor had been put or
SO tae second floor v here pucnv hal
been instructed - st0n. The elevator
cheek ~ step was turned Inward on the
third floor. but no, at the second. Due
low bad ben up - tha third fioo- pre-
yousiy p1puty Ya1dcu came 90 The con
elusien thst nuclaw had showed or hts
truck at the second fsor leaning fo~-
wara in 80 dong Before he could vA-
cover his head struck against the ceiling
h0ochi0v ltia} down. %eturaFie his head
w0'ild be canEAt between tho neo~ ~ the
-1f ~ THE elevator ard The e7~e n ~
Ceiling where x ended - the elevator
vef Tire fact that puclow's neck vnS
.roken proved ~ Nhaf point hc WAS
cFUgtf. Tho cl.tsfor moving inward
carried bie body 3loar ana ia 81, doing
broke his neck A tdere ie Bc door AZ
the tbir1 aaer fhe body would ho So
-a@ed when fhat point YVES reached IS
The bend Mas over thc edge ~ tha elava-
tor Hoor The impuisa inparted when the
rr3easc came wosid he outward and eo--
gueetiy the ho,r Uld plunge forv r3
IL &c prreamed thag pgclcw MAY hr.-e
forgotten shat the 'stan ann mn enc
second foor vas not turned Inward ana
before ne coUld recover after ruSNir~
out fhs truck. "a was caught pererv
Nanacll was satisfied that ths. accident
Was not dus 20 any csretrsSnsss On th.,
parg ~ ths .ertpaEy ard sa ~4norte4
There wiz he no inquest The verrafns
were tRkta g. Nutterw rGh-s U~aer;r King
roorss ara UiH DE bel8 there nerainr az
engagements gov har9l ruc3aw was lf-
vsTt'sd. lie leaves = father sad one Or
snc~~ trctherS