The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-28
LIKE A BOLT FROM THE SKY.
Death Struck the Heart Strings
Of Albert \. Wales.
NOT EVEN A NOTE OF WARNING
The Well known Caterer Had Not
There Was No Thought OF serious
Trouble-GomingO Dat OF the Hal
lev building, He Falls TO the Floor
and i'm Few Minutes Expires


and in "a Few Minutes Expires.
Albert y. Wales. former proprietor Of
the Delmonico restaurant, Is dead. At
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. as he was
walking out OF the Second avenue en-
trance OF the Bailey building. he sudden
Is fell face down on the tiled floor, and
although willing hands carried him i'm
mediately TO Or. Raymond's Office on the
floor above he Creathed his last IN few
moments.
Mr. wales had been IN for several weeks
with an acute stomach trouble. bat his
condition Was not considered serious. Two
weeks ago he disposed Of his interest in
the Delmonico restaurant 10 NJ. A. Cadicn.
and commenced negotiations FOR a lease
OF the Mais0n Tort0ui. Meanwhile he was
under the care OF DR.. w. a. Shannon. Dur
ing the past week he felt much better,
having confined himself TO a liquid diet.
Might before last, however. he ate some
oysters which distressed him. Yesterday
morning at 10 O'Clock he consulted DR..
Shannon. mentioning what ne had eaten
and expressing belief that the oysters had
been the cause Of the renewal Of his trou-
/ bic.
About 2.s0 O'Clock Mr. Wales met II. A.
Chadwick on Second avenue. and incon-
versatioa told him OF his intentions TO Sc
cure the Tortoni He also said that he
had been sick. Il suffer such acute
pains" he said. that sometimes become
! cranky and disagreeable. Frequently |
have been rendered unfit for business"
when they separated Mr.. Wales crossed
the street and went into the Bailey build
ing again. lie took the elevator down
few moments before clock and stepped
ont on the Second avenue floor. He start
ed toward the entrance. and when four
feet from the first step suddenly fell for
ward. striking his head on the thing.
W. 4. kilt general agent of the Con-
neoticut Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Was only a few steps away when Mr..
/ Wales fell. He recognized the former
proprietor Of the Delm1nico restaurant
and rushed TO his side.
klltz turned Mr.. Wales over on his
back. exclaiming as he did so: Mr..
Wales. are you hurt?"
There was no answer from the stricken
mans lips. He gasped and rolled his eyes.
| An old man. whose name could not he
| learned. came 10 Mr.. KiltZ' assistance.
ard together they carried the body up to
| DR.. Raymond : office on the second floor.
| DIR. Raymond made an immediate exam
| ination and discovered that Mr.. Wales
| heart had stopped beating. There was a
| feeble respiration Of the lungs. which
| Word was Immediately sent to John +.
| Wheeler. a nephew OF Mr.. Wales. notify
| ing him or his uncle's sudden death.
| Claud Wales. the only son. was in school
| and did not know Of what had happened
| until later in the day. The blow was a
| severe one for the boy. because he was
| with his father a great deal and fairly
| worshipcd him.
The remains were taken 20 Eonney &
| Stewards undertaking rooms. but in the
| meantime Or ". A. shannon had tele-
| phoned 10 Coroner Yandcll concerning the
| death and stated. according 10 the cor
| oner. that he thought an autopsy ought
= to be held 20 determine the actual cause.
| Coroner Nandeu called up Ronney <
| Stewart and said that he desired the body
/ taken 70 the morgue (Butterworth's I'M
! dcrtaklng roomsl The employee who an
1 swered the telephone declined to send the
I body rs Indicated by the coroner. on the
+ ground that Sc had been taken 20 IFS pres
ear resting place with the kuowledge ana
consent % the nearest relatives
Coroner Y8ndcu thon wrote am order.
requesting Rorney & Stewart % turn the
F remains over 90 Deputy Coroner Butter
worth As a precautionary measure in
+ case the request was not complied with
f ~ cent % the sherln's Office for a deputy.
Coroner Yadsu said ne d3d not care who
attended SO remains after DO had finished
Dis ofeih duty hut uut!l that time he DE-
sirnf II understood Do was In charge. Ue
objected 60 the removal % the ho,iy from
fhe place of death without orders from
h'rn
Whea nuiterworth handed The c,-o-c~s
crfe- - Mr. Stewart % Honnrv e Sew
art VI stewart safd tttt 30 would -ot
deliver ap trr nriv @r re order hrt that
- 'nf n'tN'f e'a frat 60 rorl1 - -e-
moved he h1f ro objections f.tter ir che
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