The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-29
SUDDEN DEATH.
G. F. Elgin Suffers Fatal Attack of
Heart Disease.

G. F. Elgin Suffers Fatal Attack OF
Heart Disease.
Every sudden demise in COM
munity causes us to realize that we
cannot form an idea as to who will
be the next to pass through the
portals of death. When man of
buoyant spirits and apparently full
of health and vigor passes away
in the twinkling of an eye as he
goes about in the discharge of his
duties, we repeatedly hear the re-
mark, Who would have thought
that he would go in that way'
That was a frequent expression Of
the surprise manifested by our
people upon learning of the sud-
den death Of our townsman c.. F
Elgin. which occurred at about 7
O'clock Thursday. evening. Dur
ing the day he was in his usual
jolly mood, and few people sus-
pected that he was conizant of
disorder which might extinguish
the fame of life at any moment
But such was Mr.. Elgin's know
ledge and his life went out as he
frequently predicted, from heart
disease. Many persons had seen
Mr.. Elgin on the street that day
and the news of his death was a
source of much surprise and un-
feigned sorrow.
Mr.. Elgin drove a carriage for
hire and party of young men had
engaged him to convey them to Al
bany to attend the circus. At an
appointed place they waited for his
appearance He was overdue and
they began to think that some
thing was wrong, as it was his
pride to meet appointments prompt
ly. Still they waited, without the
knowledge that poor dad" Elgin
had started promptly to fill his en-
gagement, but at that moment was
lying cold in death near the public
school building.
Just be ore 7 O'Clock Mr.. Elgin
left his home on College Hill with
his team and carriage. As he drove
along Monroe street between Sew
enth and Ninth street number of
persons saw him leaning far out
OH the rail of his seat, they sup
posing that he was watching the.
wheels on some account or possibly
endeavoring to close the door of his
cab tightly. When the rig neared
Seventh street, J. R Maitland, who
resides at Seventh & Monroe
streets, looked through his window
and remarked to his wife, Here's
a team without a driver" He then
went out to stop the horses and
Mr.. Eigin on the ground
a short distance behind the team
Prof. Holmes, who was on the
school house grounds, also saw Mr..
Eigin on the ground about the
same time but did not see him fall.
Both hurried to the PROSTATE man.
They saw him gasp twice.
Prof. Homes fastened for a physi-
clan and while he was on his err
rand he met Grant Elgln and in
formed him that his father was seri-
ous1y injured and directed him to
the location. Grant fastened on
and after brief examination of his
father took the carriage and br,ught
the family to the scene of the trage-
dy. Meantime Dr. Cathey arrived
and at once said that Mr.. Elgin was
dead before he fell to the ground.
However an unsuccessful effort at
resuscitation was made, and subse-
quent tests proved that he was be-
yond the aid of human skill.
A suitable conveyance for the re-
moval of Mr.. Elgin to his home
was at once ordered and the brief
time that elapsed before its arrival
seemed an age to those who had as.
sembled to render assistance, by
reason Of their contemplation of the
sad scene enacted and the suffering
of the grief stricken family.
The funeral is to be he'd today at
10 a. N. at the family residence.
Rev, G. S. o. Humbert, who was
the family's pastor for a number of
years. will conduct the service, and
the interment will occur at Odd
Fellows cemetery.
G. F Elgln was extensively and
favorably known in Benton, Polk
and Marion counties, and he en-
joyed a wide acquaintance through
out the state. He was born in In
dependence, Mo-, 6I years ago the
2Ist day of last May. His tenth
birthday occurred while crossing
the plains with his parents, who
settled on land known as the Elgin
eight miles south of