Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-06-08
HE Met A sudden DEATH
Drowning of George V. MallOn
Early Yesterday Morning
TRYING TO RECOVER A HAT
He Slipped of a Log in Ten Feet OF
Water-Attempts at Resuscita-
ton Fruitless

~ uioWHlHB accluenJ IN Wnlcn
George V. MaIlon, of this city, was the
victim, occurred yesterday morning
about 1880 o'clock on the water front,
near the railroad track, between the
Heacock mill and the depot.
Mallon and w. J. Mclean, foreman
OF the Fairhaven foundry and machine
shops, were on their way TO take the
steamer for Orcas island for few DAYS
visit to the Mclean ranch. Just south
Of the mill Il gust of wind caught
Mallon's hat and blew it into the bay
where il fell among boom Of logs
There is a sort of ladder leading down
from the railway track to the boom, al
this point, and Mallon descended it,
and walked out on one of the boom
sticks after his hat. Mr. Mclean told
him TO never mind the hat as he had
another in his grip, but Mallon laugh.
ingly remarked that he could get the
hat. and if he fell into the water he
could swim anyway. Reaching the
point near which his hat lay floating
on the water he stepped OH large
log from which the bark had
been peeled. In the act of STOPPING
to recover the article, his feet
slipped on the smooth surface Of the
log and he fell backward into the
water. He gave one cry for help as he
was falling and then disappeared be-
meath the surface. Mr.. Mclean, trans
fixed with horror for moment, saw
him sink and then rushed TO the house
of G. 5. Kaufman, who lives near the
Heacock mill, and shouted for help.
Mr.. kaufman ran to the place where
young Mallon sank while Mrs. Kauff-
man followed with "a rope, but nothing
but few bubbles indicated that any
disturbance of the water had taken
place. Other aid soon arrived and n.
Ranger and n. G. Salvo, pondmen at
Woodin's mill, brought the body to the
surface in ten feet of water, not more
than ten minutes after Mallon had fal.
len overheard. Instant efforts were
made at resuscitatiOn, but without sue.
cess, and Drs McKinnon and Compton
who arrived in the meantime, pro.
nounced life extinct. Mallon was not
of strong physique, and il is probably
quickly The body was taken to War.
rinner's undertaking rooms, where II
was embalmed. Coroner Bracket,
after hearing an account Of the drown.
ing, decided that no inquest was neces.
sary.
George V. Fallon was born in st.
John, n. b., twenty-five years ago on
the fourteenth of last month, and was
the last of eleven children. His mother
died while he was quite young. Leav-
ing st. John he went to Boston, where
he graduated at the Boston school oI
pharmacy. Later he went to st. Paul,
where he lived until coming TO the Pa.
cific coast some four years ago, during
the most of which time he has been in
Fairhaven, residing with the family OF
his uncle, a. Mclean, at the corner oi
Larrabee avenue ana Eighteenth street
In this city he followed the business OF
machinist and engineer, being EN-.
ployed for some time in the Fairhaven
foundry and recently as engineer OF
Templin's shingle mill. He was quiet,
unassuming young man, Of "A gentle ma.
ture and kindly manners and made
friends Of all with whom he came in
contact, and among large circle OF
friends and acquaintance he will be
sadly missed
The funeral will take place from the
Mclean residence on Saturday, but the
hour has not been fixed, awaiting tho
arrival of Captain Mclean from tn,
Orcas island ranch.