The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-05-13
ALBERT ". FULLER DROWNED
IN The MILL STREAM
Young Nan Clerk in Otter Brothers,
Meets Untimely End in Nvsteri-
Gus Manner.

While on their way to early morning
mass last Sunday about 7:30 o'clock,
Mrs. Frank Donovan and her little
niece discovered the body OF man en-
tangled in the headgate of the mill
ditch just below st. EIizabeth's hospi-
tai at point where the stream is di-
vided The authorities were immedi-
ately notified and came at once to the
scene and upon extricating the body
were shocked to recognize the features
of A. w. Fuller, a recent arrival from
Pendleton, Oregon who was employed
in the dry goods store of Otter Bros
There were no bruises found upon the
body of the drowned man, no marks
OF violence indicating foul play, and fur
ther than this, four or five dollars in
silver were found in his trousers pockets
which existing facts disprove any pos
sible t.eory of intended robbery.
Mr.. Fuller was a young man p years
of age, of neat appearance and affable in
manner. He came here from Pendle-
ton, Oregon, on the LIST OF April this
year and began work in Otter Bros. ,
store. He soon made a great many
friends and gained for himself local
reputation as window dresser. 1t was
he who placed in Otter Bros display
window the unique design of the W. O.
W. III commemoration of their large
class initiation and celebration on May
9th, and he was also one of the class
to be taken in on that evening.
Saturday night about 10: 80 O'Clock he
left the store in company with one of
the clerks and some other young men
joined them soon after, making a
jolly crowd of congenial fellows. The
party dispersed about $50 a. m. for
their respective lodging houses young
Fuller making his way up Third street
for the S. Schriener residence at which
place he occupied room. Val Candy
and Ed Whidbey were also going home
at this time and were particularly at
tracted to the figure that preceded them
in as much as he seemed to walk with
difficulty and was making slow progress
towards home, however, keeping a dis
lance OF probably 80 feet ahead of them.
They saw him turn in at Shreiner's
place and never gave the man another
thought.
1t is supposed that instead Of retiring
the young man thought he would stroll
around awhile, and walking out to the
ditch accidentally fell in and was I'M
able to battle against the swift current.
Just how the fatal misstep occurred will
never be known. The body was found
block and half from the spot he is
supposed to have fallen in.
A brief service was held at the Cath
Ollie church Tuesday morning and the
remains shipped to Seattle on the 10: 80
train.
A. w. Fuller was a native of Nova
Scotia, Canada, born in 1876, and was
educated in the Mt Saint Louis College,
Montreal, and Antagonist College, Nova
Scotia. His father was of very promi-
nent family in that province and several
of his relatives hold important public
positions in Canada.
The deceased carried on dry goods
business in Halifax, N. s., previous to
coming West. Selling out his eastern
business, he accepted positions in Seattle
with the Bon Marche and Newhall &
Co., where his business knowledge and
ability soon won recognition. The moist
climate of the Sound did not suit his
health, and business connection with
a well-known Pendleton house was en-
tered into by him over a year ago. In
the Oregon city he was widely known
and universally respected.
His employment by Otter Bros. Of
this city was very recent, but he had
won the esteem of his Yakima employ
ers and friends as worthy associate and
first-class business man.
He leaves a mother, Mrs. f. J. Fuller
brother, Percy Fuller of Whatcom, and
three sisters, besides a large circle OF
relatives in Seattle and Canada. His
remains were inferred in Calvary ceme-
terry, Seattle; the funeral taking place
from the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, Wednesday morning.