Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-01-22
A Kentucky Belle aud her sad
FATE.

A letter from Louisville gives history
of romantic marriage and shocking death.
The lady's name was formerly Miss Nc
Dowen, a daughter Of DR.. VIM. Mcdowell, a
prominent physician formerly OF Fincastle,
Botetourt Co. Va, who removed in 1857 to
Louisville, where he had been appointed a
Professor iii the Medical College there
After years of serviceS there he resigned
his Professorship, and removed to Evans
vile, Ind. The lady whose sad fate is re-
corded has many relatives now living in
Botetourt, and is well remembered as an
accomplished and beautiful woman. The
letter says: 80
81 will relate one of the saddest TRACE
dies that l ever heard. About'f -four weeks
ago there was a newspapers NOTICE of the
death of Mrs. Mont Mosby. She was kill
ed by being run over OH the railroad track
at Anchorage, a station near Louisville,
married ten days when she was killed. 1t
is a long, sad story. Mrs. Mosby was a
Miss Mcdowell, the daughter of DR.. VIM.
Mcdowell, a brother of the distinguished
General of that name. She was remarka-
bly, handsome, and at the age Of IS marri-
ed Mr.. Cyrus Bent, Of Philadelphia. Mont
'Mosby loved her before that, and when
she became a widow, after six years of
welded life, he again offered his heart and
hand, which was rejected, as they had
been many times before. Mrs. Bent had
several children and d fine competency
She remained a widow eighteen years.
About four Oh five years ago. Mrs. Bent
and her eldest daughter were on a
cAf,r n,1o, 10
Louisville. The boat took fire and the
panic was dreadful. Mrs. Bent and her
daughter were saved. but the girl received
such shock that she lost her reason. 1t
became necessary to place her in the luna
tic asylum at Lexington. This almost
broke her mothers heart. The young la
dy was perfectly cured; but the poor moth
er's mind was greatly weakened. And
yet MI. Mosby persisted in his suit, and
she finally accepted him. Her sister, Mrs.
Judge Ballard, demonstrated with Mosby,
and told him she considered her sister S
| mind affected and begged he would not
marry her He said he had loved her for
more than twenty years, and that he would
make her so happy that her health would
improve-but that if he failed, and it be-
came necessary to place her in an asylum,
he would go there with her. He gained
his point and they were married. For a
few days she was bright and like her old
self, an0 hope ran high with the happy
husband.
The tenth day after the marriage they
went to Anchorage to visit a relative who
had fine country seat. Mr.. Mosby and
the family never lost sight of the lady I'M
til after dinner, when she was missed. Mr..
Mosby Immediately commenced a search
for her through the grounds. AS he APP
preached the railroad track he was infor-
med woman had been killed. Not even
then did he dream it was his beloved wife.
Imagine his horror when he belleld her
with head, arms and feet severed from
her body. The engineer of the train de-
scribed the catastrophe. He said that as
the: train turned curve: he saw a wo-
man wrap her head in veil and throw
herself across the track. 1t was TOO late
to back, but he reached forward and tried
to lift her from the track, but failed, and
the locomotive and two cars passed over
her, mutilating her as I have mentioned.
The picture becomes too horrible, and the
grave has closed over what was once the
handsomest and happiest girl in the fine
old state of Kentucky"