The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-03
COZ. WIN. III. HAKEs DROWNED.
His swollen Corpse Found Floating in
the Rax at Port Townsend.

His swollen Corpse Found Floating In
the Bay at Port Townsend.
PORT TOWNSEND, Nov. 2.-lspecial. IAN In
dian padding 8 canoe in the bay on Union
wharf this afternoon saw q body floating ABOUT.
After getting TO the foot OF Adams street ne
notified Officer william Furlong of the discoV-
cry. Turiong fastened TO the place, and after
he had the remains fOAted to the beach under
the dock in the rear of the Casino saloon, Coro-
her "yckof was sent for. The remains were
Identified as those OF Colonel w. II. Hskes, late
OF this city, now residing at Fsirhayen.
The remains when found presented
horrible sight, the features being
swollen and distorted. over the right eye there
Is an abrasion, while on the back OF the head
there Is lump which looks a. /: IL bad been In
hicted with some heavy instrument The right
tempe IL also swollen. The dead man may
have strayed to the waters edge and accident
ally have fallen OF. The marks on his person
may have been caused by coming into contact
with the piiing ns there wss storm on sunday
night aud the tide was very strong. On the other
hand, the Colonel's watch is gone and the collar
and tie vert not on the body when found One
dollar and seYsnt five cents was sill the money
OH his person when searched. Those who knew
COLONEL Hakes best say liquor never got 50 much
the best OF him that his wits were not about
him. In other words, he had remarkable con-
tro! over himself, aud although "a steady was
never hard crink-r. lie usually wore cOnsidera-
bic valuable jewery and carried a large amount
o. readymouey on MS person.
Some suspicious OF foul play but that
theory is not upheld by any certainty. His
watch may have dropped out Of his pocket and
been wreuched by tee force of the tide. The
absence of the collar aud tie is Of course suspic-
ious, out unless the robber was after the
diamond collar button which the colonel
usually wore, and which Ii Ia not certain he mad
on when he got into the water, death was the
result of accidental drowning dispatch
IRON Fslrhaven states that Co.ouel Hakes had
but $40 when he left home and a consi ieraD!e
portion Of this he was known TO have spent dur
Ing MS trip to this city. valuable ring was
on one finger when the body was found. Frank
Jago. from whom the ieweiry was purchased,
says the chain and charm attached to the watch,
which were on his person, are almost as vaua-
bic as the watch. which is missing. Though
somewhat pressed lately, Colonel Hakes is be-
heyed TO have been thoroughly solvent This
would remove the doubt that the case might be
one OF suicide. An inquest and possibly autop-
sy will be held at 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
Colonel Hs&es lat year was a member of the
Jefferson county Republican convention. He
was native OF Illinois, and was one OF the
famous 1905 who stood by General Grant when
the latter was candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination in 1880. Medals COM
memorating this contest were distributed to
the Grant delegates, and Colonel Hakes valued
his very highly. He served mainly through
out the war, being brevetted several times for
bravery in action.
The funeral will be held under Masonic aus
pices, the remains to be inferred at Bellingham
Bay. Deceased was also a member of the
Grand Army, who will assist in the funeral
ceremonies
FAIRHAvEy, Nov. 2.-tspecial. I-Colonel W.
H. Hakes, of this city. was found dead at Port
Townsend today. DR.. West, eminent com.
msnder OF knights Templar here went TO Port
Townsend tonight 10 take charge of the body
and have 1t brought here for interment The
Chamber of Commerce adjourned its regular
meeting tonight out OF respect for the memory
OF the deceased.
Nv. II. Hakes was q thirty second degree Ma
son and a member of Hesperus Commandery,
No. 8, knights Gemplar, being the first knight
admitted to the commandery. He was also a
member OF the Cascade Club and Chamber OF
Commerce OF Fairhaven. He was so wears OF
age, educated a. Madison university, New YORK
and commanded the One Hundred and Twenty.
attn New YORK regiment during the war He
mad been banker in Texas, q heavy CON
tractor on the Mexican Central railroad. and
had been member OF the Chicago Board of
Trade, and was president and general manager
OF the Washington improvement Company of
this city. He leaves a wife and two children a
boy OF about II years OF age and daughter of
about 10, now a pupil at Annie Wright semi
nary, Tacoma