Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-01
BODY OF MAGRUDER
BEALL NOW AT REST
Huge Concourse Of People At.
tend Services Of Murd.
er's Victim.

Death came to relieve the sui
ferings of Magruder Beall at .jo-
hannesburg, Calf, on Thursday
evening, May "A at $40 p. m,
following the shooting on Sunday
night previous while he and four
companions We're making hnr-
ried trip to attend meeting OF a
board of directors of a mine the
following day.
Mrs. Grace Beall, wife of the in
iured man, her sister, Miss Helen
Gorsuch, a trained nurse, and Il.
C. Beall, Jr., left here Monday
morning and were able to reach
johannesburg Thursday morning
and were in time for him to recog-
nize and speak to them.
1t was found that the bullet,
probably a 25-calibre steel-jacket-
ed bullet, which struck him in the
back, passed through tho left lung
and fractured the ribs both III
front and back. The attending
surgeon said that it was qr%te
likely that the bullet grazed the
heart. An operation was perform
ed to remove pieces of shattered
ribs. The surgeons attempted to
tie up several severed veins but
were forced to desist as collapse
was imminent. The patient con
tinued rational to the very last.
The TRANSMISSION operation was
performed, pint of blood having
been taken from Mr.. Gentilli, one
of the members of the party. Mr..
Rosaia offered himself for the op-
GRAFTON, but his blood was not
suited. BY the use of saline in
jcctions into the circulatory sys-
tom the patient was kept alive un
til the arrival of the members of
his family and he was able to rec
ognize them and speak with them
briefly. Death came at 5:10 p. m.
Thursday evening from the con
tinuous hemmorhages.
The party could not leave Bak-
ersfeld, the county seat, until Sat
urday evening, following the cor
oner's inquest. The start was
made and the funeral party reach
ed Vashon Tuesday evening, after
having been delayed about twelve
hours in the Siskyou mountains by
"a burning tunnel.
Funeral services were held at
the Community church WedneS-
day afternoon at 200 o'clock. 1t
was the largest concourse of peo-
pie that had ever assembled tc
pay tribute to an island resident.
The services were held by the Rev.
F. w. Heath, who some eight
years ago was pastor of the Com
munity church. He was assisted
by the Rev. ]. II. Berringer. Mr..
Heath's address was more than a
funeral sermon-it was a tribute
to a personal friend-for he and
Mr.. Beall had been very close IN
their relationship in the past. His
remarks carried great comfort to
the members of the bereaved fam
lily. Edward Harmeling sang
most sympathetically Lead Kind
ly Light" and Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere" accompanied by
Mrs. A. w. Ganly. The services
at the grave We're in charge of
the members of Mark 2. Water
man lodge No. 1T, f. and A. NJ,
of which the deceased, his father
and two brothers We're members.
The services were particularly i'm
pressive and beautiful.
The floral offering beggar des-
cription. Huge wreaths, and 9th
er beautiful offerings banked the
entire rostrum of the church and
were piled high about the beauti-
full casket.
The active and honorary pail
bearers were chosen from his as
sociates, friends and employees.
The active pail bearers were How
ard Hansen of Everett, Harold
Larson of Seattle, George Malon-
ey of Puyallup, Glen Kimball, Del
bert Danner and Sherb Heath.
The honorary pail bearers were
n, IL II w., Iohn Do