The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-20

The ponde-ous screw Of the steamer City
o. SEATTLE yesterday morning stirred UP
from the Shiny depths OF the bay al the
corpse Of an unknown man. The body had
been in the water probably month. but
was fairly well preserved. II is that of a
small. dsrk-compiexionsd man, and papers
found in the clothing indicate that he was
a Mexican-perhaps a Spanard-and had
recently left San Francisco His maine,
one OF the papers goes to show was
Rodriguez
The City Of Seattle was just about 10
start for Alaska when her slowly revclv-
ing screw. which had for an hour been
impatiently churning the waters OF the
mud and debris from the bottom of the
bay, drew from its resting place the dead
body Of the little man, which now. sealed
up in an alright metallic casket at the
morgue. is awaiting the discovery Of some
clue as TO the dead mans identity. A
small boat was secured and by It's a!N
the body was secured by rope around thu
neck and towed to the city dock. where
IL was dragged from the water and re-
moved 10 Butterworth's undertaking es-
Establishment by the dead wagon.
The body is apparently that OF young
man. five feet one inch in height, with
dark eyes, black mustache and long black
hair. and weighing probably 10 pounds.
The clothing consisted OF a black clay
worsted coat and vest, dark trousers. a
white linen shirt with a turn-down collar,
heavy grey wool feeced lined undercloth-
ms. heavy brown wool socks and black
congress shoes. On the little finger of thu
left hand was a ring made from a horse
shoe nail. and on the third finger of the
right hand a silver ring set with a garnet.
In the vest was silver-hu1ting case
watch. badly discolored from sea water. a
cork screw. a sea bean, % cents IN silver
and a few other little articles. In an
other pocket was found small memoran-
dun book and a few papers. all badly
watersoaked.
The most important Of the papers is a
notice made out on a printed form adj
dressed TO Mr.. Rodriguez, No 2ss Fourth
street. calling upon him 10 pay to the
san Francisco Gas and Electric Light
Company a gas bill of $2.1o. The notice
Is dated "l2-9-97'' al San Francisco. The
note book has only list of clothing and
a number OF memoranda. evidently taken
from a dream book to be used as tips
in playing some lottery. Between its
pages were three newspaper clippings. one
f-om the San Francisco Call of April 80.
1898. as shown by pencil note on the
margin and being a communication from
u. w Franers. The item is headed "A
British Hurrah." and Is full OF enthusi-
astic praise OF the course OF the United
States in the present war. TWO or the
other clippings contain an account OF the
= - tba yyftrr
pany and the text OF San Francisco anti
theater hat ordinance. The fourth clip
ping is from Spanish newspaper, pub
ilshea in San Fra nc!sco. 1t IL q wood cut
Of a fine looking young man in full uni
form. Under IL is Il paragca ph in Spanish
stating the likeness Is that Of Captain
Antonio del Tore" the founder of the
Mexican military company "Guarda de
JuareZ," founded October I. 1871, at San
Francisco. and named in honor OF the
Mexican patriot Pegl.to Juarez The other
papers are time card of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company. printed in Spanish.
and q business card OF NJ. f. Portly and
~ f. Waldo. ha.rdressers, 1919 Sixth
street.
The fact that the man wore heavy CLOTH
ing seems 10 show that he was either u
seafarng man or was bound for Alaska.
The records OF the police fail TO show
any Seattle man missing and answering
the description OF the dead man. 1t is
probable that the man was stranger IN
tho city and while intoxicated wandered
10 the wharf fell in and was drowned
There were no Indications of foul play APP
parent on casual examination Of the body.
No INQUEST Will he held unless some such
Indications are found by the coroner to-
day.
The shirt Of the dead man has three ini-
tiaIs worked IN the fabric. The tiral one
: not r, and seems TO he The
others are illegible.