The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-27
BURIED IN BENTON.
The Home Of his Boyhood- w. b. Hart
less-The Funeral Monday.


In burial robes and casket
w. H. Hairless. came back to his
Eold home in Benton, Monday, and
a new mound in Newton cemetery
marks the pot where he sleeps the
last long sleep. The body was ac-
companied to Corvallis by the
daughter, Miss Georgia Hairless.
lby r. M. DAWSON, his former
business partner and brother-in-
| law, and by Mrs w. S. Gilbert of
Portland. A delegation of old
friends met the party at the West
side station. and accompanied the
remains to the family home, where
| the funeral occurred vt one o'clock. |
The funeral service was conducted |
by Rev. Carrick of the Presbyter-
liam church. aud the interment was
in Newton cemetery.
Later particulars throw no new
light on the accident. I'm company
with his friend. c W. lockwood.
Mr.. Hairless was passing along
First Avenue, Seattle He left
Lockwood, saying he had business
over the way, and started diagon-
ally across the street. Two street
ears, going in opposite directions
were approaching, and in stepping
loutsof the way of one, he passed
almost directly in front OF the other
The latter was Park car, descend
ling a grade at a rate of speed es
timated at 20 miles an hour or
more per hour. Mr.. Hairless was
struck in such manner that he
was knocked down. and the wheels
of the car passed over both legs.
below the knee. One 'linb was
$ nearly cut in twain and frightfully
E mangled, while the other was twice
] broken. The most serious injury,
however, and undoubtedly the one
that caused death. was in the breast.
There, terrible blow. completely
r cayed in the wall in the vicinity of
the heart.
: The statement of Ira Davissor
= who went from Tacoma to the scene
! is to the effect that the victim re-
= mained entirely unconscious after
:. reaching the hospital, where he
died in the early hours of the morn
ing. The coroner was absent when
: the accident happened, and wired
l. to hold the body for an investiga'
II ton, but on his return to the city
'e determined to take no proceedings
w. H. Hairless was born on the
10 Hairless farm, one mile south o1
u Philomath, November %, 1854,
% and was, at the time of his death,
y aged 4e years, one mouthl and q
"a davs. His father was one of the
-'f1 early merchants of Corvallis, known
N then as Marysville. The deceased
~ tgrew to manhood on the old home
r. 1stead, and completed his education
r. at Phllomath College. In 1873 ht
If engaged in the butcher business il
,e Albany, and shortly afterward was
ID married to Miss Ceatta Davisson
+ In 1882 he retired from business il
J. Albany and returned to Bentol
). where he engaged in business il
" various lines.
IA He was a charter member OF tht
nt Artisans lodge in this city, ant
nj was its first master. He was also I
ia member of the order of Lions il
4 Seattle, holding insurance benefits
ct in both organizations.
in The deceased is survived by the
is widow, the daughter, Miss Georgia
Hairless, brother Eldridge Hart
ii LESS of Philomath. and three sister
y Mrs. Ogleby, of Five Rivers, Mrs
,,a Zimmerman of Portland and Mrs
N. Cleveland, of Little Rock, Wash
Ill ington.