The Lincoln County herald., 1871-06-15
LOCAL AND COUNTY.
Heart.Rending Accident.
Death Of Gen. David stewart and Wife


Death Of Gen. David Stewart and Wife.
A general gloom has been spread over
the county by the sad intelligence Of the
death of Gen. David Stewart and his
wife, who were killed by horse running
away with the buggy in which they were
going to Louisville, last Sunday morning,
to attend church. No one was near at
the time the accident occurred. Mrs.
Stewart was found first by persons on
their way to church. She was lying in
the woods near the road, mangled and
torn and lifeless. Her skull was badly
fractured, her breast crushed, one arm bro
ken in three pieces, sud her thigh bro
ken, the shock being so great that piece
Of the thigh bone about six iaches long
was forced from its place, which was
found lying on her breast. About fifteen
or twenty steps further on 10 the woods,
General Stewart was found. His skull
was badly fractured and his face dis6g'
ured, and although there were signs of
life, be was unconscious, and 10 about two
hours he breathed bis last without having
spoken q word. The manner Of their
death other than this will never be known,
as no oue Witnessed the sad sight.
The funeral took place at his family
burying ground, near Louisville, on last
Monday. They we're both placed in one
coffin, and thus inferred. Ed. Timothy
Ford of this place performed the burial
service, and 80 universal we're the esteem
and love for Gen. Stewart, that between
five hundred and thousand people were
there, from this county and Pike, to pay
the last sad tribute of respect of the
living to tho dead. Heavy were the hearts
and moist the eyes that turned away from
the grave of this good man and his wor L.
thy wife.
Gen. David Stewart was born in Mont
Somery county, KY, January p, 1898.
lie emigrated to Missouri in 1929, and
to this couaty 10 1880, where he has
lived ever since, forty one gears. He
was general of the state militia in the
prosperous days Of the good old past, and
represented this county 10 the Legisla.
ture, at an early day, as an old line Wing
since when he has filed many positions
Of trust aud honor 10 the county.
Gen. Stewart Was twice married. The
first time to Miss Margaret Jameson Of
Kentucky, in 1926, with whom he lived
ustil her death in ls48, and BY whom be
had eleven children ak of these survive
to mourn his sad death. The second
marriage was IN 1850. and 10 Miss Mary
G. Mcfarland, who shared with him the
unfortunats accident Of last Sunday. Ons
child was born to the General by his SEQ.
ond msrriage-a dsug an inter
estiug young lady Of sightesa, who is
thus bersft Of both father and mother .,
one fell stroke. May Hsaves temper the
wind to the shorn lamb.
Gen. Stewart and his wife wero both
members Of the Christian Church, hs hav.
Ing been . professor for IS yesrs-mos'
of tha time - eider-ald Mrs. Stewart
for 20 years.
Thus ends the life Of one Of the trusst
and noblsst men we ever knew sod the
grand eoooourss Of people that gathered
around hin 70 bestow the last sad tribute
Of respect to his ashes, aud the looks Of
sorrowfal regret % they gased upon The
nssglsd forms, speak in far more elo-
qusnt tones than any ssiogy 10 could
psesosces.