Tragic Drowning on the Waterfront
A local plumber loses his life in the bay after a night of drinking.
A plumber, named Daniel McCarty, who was on a drunk, started for his cabin, on the beach near the North Pacific Iron Works, late Saturday evening or early Sunday morning, and fell into the bay and was drowned. He was found Sunday morning, and a Coroner's jury, after hearing all the evidence, found a verdict in conformity with the facts.
“A plumber, named Daniel McCarty, who was on a drunk, started for his cabin... and fell into the bay and was drowned.”
Waterfront deaths were a frequent hazard in 19th-century Seattle, where the city met the Sound without the sophisticated safety measures or bulkheads of today. This incident serves as a stark reminder of the physical dangers inherent to the city’s early industrial development.
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