The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30

The approach to the elevator 10 by Iona
trsstse. and when trims are passing II II
not by any means pleasant walk. Harry
Leland. In company with Engineer Roup
and Foreman Roy. had Just gotten OF the
Great Northern track TO avoid . passing
train. when they noticed an engine coming
pretty fast along the Seattle * in;ernA-
sioHal track. which runs parallel 10 the
Great Northern. They had hardly no
ticcd the engine when 4 man. evidently =
laborer. clad In odiskin sacket and hat.
stepped from tho boarding house ana took
his station on the track directly In front
OF tho rapidly advancing engine, toward
which he seemed to be looking. All three
a. the men expected him 10 got out Of the
way. but Al the engine came nearer and
nearer and he did not. Nsrenan Roy. who
In rather q nnsAil mar, rushed forward.
grabbed him. and jsrked him across an
opening In the wharf TO place Of safety.
the pilot OF The engine brushing his coat
Ak Il flashed past
The man vowed he had no. seen the en-
sine a, all. though he was looking direct
~ toward II. Those who were present did
not believe his statenent-
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tGTHERE stands man who did one II
the quickest ana bravest acts
ever saw pes'ferned-taat short.
stcutiy bsiiit man standing by the gang
plank. I mean
The speaker Was Thomas F. Meagher,
nov staying 1T tn. Butler on his return
10 Dawson: the place, the Pacific Steam
ship compaay's dock. tine yesterday.
Twas over two years ago, on my first
trip TO tho NORTH continued Mr.. Meagf,er.
that the incident ! refer "a took place.
sailed from here on the steamer Ai-ki.
People then had little knowledge OF what
Alaska ard its resources really were I
MAS tho fortunate nssssesscr 81 a letter
from a friend OF mine then at Eagle CITY.
telling NE Of rich strikes having been
made In that section On the Al ki the
lssEer. and necessarily myself. were in
great demand and there WAS scarcely
passenger aboard who diint psr1ise !; or
hear II read and ply me With questions ~
10 What ] thought OF the Statements made
therein. 10 my friends reputation sor
yeraesty. ard nambegiess ether inquiries.
Among them was a Sweds or Norwe-
Gtan-~f cannot say which, only that he
made a horrible hlsag at speaking Eng
hsh who 81 sfrss amused me BY tise simple
faith re had In The writer. myself and the
wersi generally. He only shoashi and
talked ~ getting TO Eagle City Once
there his fortune vas made. The god
would como 10 hifs~he wouldn't have 10
hunt fer e. VITA all Ais gc<Ns nature and
simple ullndedress after a fes days he got
10 ba something Of a nuisance. Tor he cos-
uusoasfy harpsd en- ana The sorg gener-
aily ran. e 7 ctsr ges by tAAs American
Eagle place, scn bets ws gets lots gold
''The Ai-ki made landing little this
site os Wrankcl TIE srws To Start for the
gang-plaak nas my Norwegian scaaasas
ane~ In his eagern~ss 10 tie the FIRST 20
land on VIA, WAS some part ~ Alaska he
asin, give the msa tire e. property sasten
the landing plank. and as a consequence
over re went. In falling overheard he fell
- ia
head struck with a horrible ssag on some
kind os an Irea preteou0n temporarily
placed ;hers.
II was quite near him when The accident;
happened and before had even time 70
shout Man osoxbcarir or taka any ae-
ton whatever. something IN blue flashed
BY ne Twas snis nsaa-" painting 10 rhs
mar mentioned az ire opening Of The con
versaucss. ARD II rersefas-sr arSghs he
was ssen The FIRST ofFfetr OF tAe AMI lie
gvaspesa the esa IL eSsl - to1~e wtasch lay
BY slVa ard srranx overheard so iss~
s1&nsanscQs was hts Action that what I
was thinking anssss dcing h. had already
sene Ssrtklnx ire wafer within few ses,
~ s9c foreigner @hn wss unconscious
fgoxu tas esF-~ts ~ tss hloS Re had ~
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