Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-04-15
DEATH OF CLAUDE WESTON.

The sudden death of Claude b.
Weston Monday, just after the noon
day hour. caused Il thrill of anguish
among his many friends where he
was so well known and eminently re-
spected. His death came at a time
when he seemed TO be in good health
and enjoying the best of spirits.
1t II ~, Monday, deceased entered
his Office at the barn, on Second
street between Washington and
Franklin. and seated himself at his
desk, where he was soon afterwards
found dead, with books before him
and pencil in hand, by Frank Foster,
Mr.. Weston's successor as Street
Commissioner. who had been work
ing at odd jobs around the stable.
The brother of deceased. Arthur
Weston, was Immediately notified,
and the Coroner summoned, with
Drs. Riley and Strick land, but he
had passed beyond all hope of recov-
cry from medical aid. doubtless by
that much dreaded destroyer, heart
trouble.
An autopsy afterwards held under
direction of the Coroner, by the doc
tors, leaves no doubt whatever of the
cause of death. 1t was found that an
aneurism had existed on the aorta,
the great artery or main trunk of
the arterial circulation. An aneur-
ism is tumor, through which blood
passes by morbid delatation of the
coating of the artery. In this in
stance the cavity, filled with blood,
had been about the size of small
hens egg, which in bursting had
drained the heart and arteries of
blood and forced it from the circula-
tion into the bodily cavity, causing
almost instant death. The aneurisn
was caused by some jar or bruise,
and it was probably a fall from a
fruit tree he was pruning, about two
years ago, whic, laid him up for a
time, and from which he had suffered
occasional pains ever since, which
had been attributed by him to his
excessive smoking.
Deceased came to Olympia when
only sixteen years OF age, and has al
ways been known for industry and
application to business. He was
married about eleven years ago to
Miss Minnie Forbes and they have
since resided at Main and Union
streets, next door to his brother Ar
thur. who had married the wife's
sister. Claude is survived by his
wife and three children-twO girls
and u boy-two brothers, Arthur ].
of this city, and Harmon of Tacoma,
and an Uncle, Royal S. Weston of
Seattle.
Mr.. Weston served the city as
Councilman from the First Ward and
Councilman at Large and as Street
Commissioner, faithfully and well.
He was for a number of years in
charge of the delivery from the
brewery ice plant at Tumwatcr, and
his latest employment was business
for himself which he bought q few
months ago from William Scotield.
In every sphere of his active life
he made a good record and many n
tear has fallen to his memory by
those who knew him well, and all
hearts go out to the bereaved family
in their deep affection. The brother
at Tacoma and the Uncle at Seattle
were present at the funeral yester-
day afternoon. and Mrs. May, wife
OF the Uncle, came over on Monday,
and has contributed no little in cheer
ing the stricken ones for loss of a de-
voted husband and loving father.
The funeral was held in Sticklin's
chapel, under the auspices of the
lodge of United Workmen, Rev. r.
H. Edmunds of the Congregational
church officiating. Burial was made
in the Odd Fellows cemetery.