Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-21
DEATH OF MRS. PENDLEToN.
The wife Of Our Minister % Germany
Killed In Central Park.

WHILE TAKING AN AFTERNOON DRIVE rBu
HORSE RUNS AWAY AND MRS PENpLrrox
AND HER DAUGHTER JUMP FROM THE CAD
RIAaE-rHr YOUNG LADY INJURED.
MI. Alice Key Pendleton, wife OF Georrs q.
Pendleton, United States minister 20 Germany.
was instantly killed about O'Clock yesterday
afternoon In Central park. New York and her
daughter, Miss Jennie Frances Pendleton, was
severely, though not fatally, injured. Mrs. and
Miss Pendleton were enjoying drive through
the park In an open Victoria which had been
hired, and Hugh Reilly. an inexperienced
driver was on the box. They were going up the
center drive and were then within 500 feet OF
the Webster statue, when the horse became
frightened at some rumbling noise In the die
lance and ran OF. The driver. pulled suddenly
forward by She start, tried 10 balance himself
but failed and was pulled over the dashboard,
thrown 10 the ground and dragged along the
driveway. The horse dashed on until he was
within $50 feet OF the statue. The two ladies
screamed for help and were beside themselves
on and no one was visible 70 check his course
Miss Pendleton stood up on the seat OF the car
riage and, after calling TO her mother TO follow
her, jumped over the side and landed on the
lawn which borders the roadw There she
lay unconscious. Mrs Pendleton when she
saw her daughter spring out followed her. but
was hurled 10y the speed OF the carriage against
killed
Officer Hill, OF the mounted police appeared
on the scene OF the accident. Miss Pend etou
was unconscious, but the officer prod uced respi.
ration artificially, and with the aid OF water
and other restorstiyes brought her back Ia con-
seriousness. Mrs. Pendleton's body was wing
some distance on, and when the officer exam
lined her he found that size was dead A call aor
an ambulance was sent out, the coroner not "a ed
and Driver Reilly was placed nnder arrest
At the hospital DIR. sherman examined the
young girls wounds and found that they were
serious, yet would not prove fatal. There were
slight Commissions OF the head and face thc kin
slightly abrased. There was more TO fear from
the results OF shock than anything else The
last accounts from Miss Pendleton were THAI
she was not In any danger.
AT the coroners inquest the driver said be
thought the ladies jumped from the carriage ht
distances OF about 100 and los feet fro,r. the
statue. Other testimony was TAX en-, ans the
case was given 10 the jury.
The jury brought In verdict declarins that
Mrs. Pendeton had come TO her death thsougb
compound fracture of the skull, concrleio
OF the brain and consequent shock. The s.o..ch-
man was eNonerated from all blame
Mrs. Pendleton was born in 1928 and was
married TO George III. Pendleton at Balt.n,ore
In 1876. Her maiden name was Alice Key and
she Was the daughter OF Francis Scott KEY the
author OF the national ballad. "The Star
Spangled Banner" she was also a niece OF
tue great Chief Justice fancy. She WAS q sister
oil Phiiip Barton Key, who was killed by Sen
Daniel r. Sickes. She had three cliiluren'
Sailie and Jennie and GeoIge H. Peudleton
now of full age. For twenty -iive years sin. was
the leader oil society in Cincinnati. The old
Pendleton mansion at the head OF Main s;rest
on the slope OF Mount Auburn In Cincinnati Ia
still pointed out As - landmark To al strat gers.
IA the few years before Mr.. Pendieton Ma sp-
pointed minister 10 Germany the old re,lf encu,
was abandoned and the family maintair.,d a
summer residence in tine suberb OF clifton and
"a winter home downtown. When Mr.. lie IDLE
ton became member OF the House OF B,,Ijre-
sentatlNes she made her home with him ID. This
city, where her entertainments and receI,, ions
capital.