The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-30

Sailor of ship Jordan Hill Drowned
While Crossing To West seattle.

Adam Hunter All 81, captains appren-
tice on the British ship Jordan Hin, fell
from the trestle az West Seattle yesterday
morning abou. /: o'clock and was drowned.
Allen was a bright. intellectual fellow OF
good parentage and was universal favor
IT. on the ship. He entered the employ Oh
the captain three years ago and has sailed
with him continually zip TO the time of the
fatal accident. The ship Jordan Hill, on
which AIlen served as an apprentice, ar
rived at West SEATTLE rec htiy and is now
tied up at the gra in elevator. loading wheat
for Glasgow. Sco,land.
Friday evening young Allen. accompanied
BY Emil Dalston ard James Kay. two sail
ors came across che bay TO spend the ev n
ing in Seattle according to information
obtained they did not spend their time Wis
iting saloons and attempting 10 drink up
all the bad whisky and bad "chasers" in
the Tenderloin. hut confined their att IN
tlcns to two lo.1ii variety iheaters. The
programmes IN either place are not ended
until nearly / o sock In the morning, It
was betwe q | 30 and 2 o'clock before they
started 10 return To the ship. AS they had
no, brought one of the ships boats and the
ferry was not running. they were COM
PEELED to walk the irestie. In the dark
ness III. task Is not an easy one by any
means. They got along ali right. however.
until a short distance south of the grain
elevator when young Allen stumbled and
fen headlong over the side of the trestle
into til water.
Daiston and Kay could not swim so they
made their way as aui, ky as possible to
the ship and went to Aliens rescue with
a boat In the meantime the boy had sunk
With gvapplirg irons his body was recov-
cred and then taken 10 the ship Although
Their we're no signs OF ! te. every effort pos
slble TO start circulat iop and respiration
was made. The work was continued for
fully one hour. and t'en Allen was given
up as dead Yesterday morning the matter
was reported TO Coroner Yandell. and he
at his deputy. &. Il. Yandell across the
bay TO investigate. Tie body was brought
back yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock
After hearing the repo1s OF his deputy. Cor
oner Yandeil said that he was satisfied
death was accidental and that every eff
fort posSihl TO save life had been made
Special inquiry was made TO determine
whether Allen and his companions had
been drinking. Both Lalsson and Kay
made separate statements in which they
asserted positively that the hoy was % r
fectly sober. They said that they left the
ship TO enjoy an evening in Seattle. After
reaching the city they walked around tin .
streets for u while and then visited the
thcaters. bat did not drink. II was IN sr
opinion that young Aliens body was in
the wafer about ten minutes They got il
cut as soon AZ possible and removed the
water by rolling it over a barrel After
Deputy Coroner Yttnaeu had complet n
his Investigation he returned TO Seattle.
The body MAS also brought over on the
ferry and taken 20 fsutterworth's under
taking rnoras. Funeral services viii b,
held This afternoon. The fBtermcnt will IL.
made In seatSic. Coroner Yaudeii signed a
statement concerning Aliens death, which
Will b given 70 the captain of the Jordan
Hil 10 take back 10 the parents Of the
dead boy.