Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-27
A Fatal Runaway.


At p. III. yesterday Mrs. George II.
German court, and her daughter, Miss
Jane Francis Pendleton, left their home
at 105 East Thirty fifth street fol- drive
in the park, intending to make few calls
on the way. They drove single horse,
hitched to a Victoria hired from the
livery stables of Bowles& Co, at Lexing-
ton avenue and Thirty-third street. The
driver of the carriage was Hugh Reilly.
They passed through Thirty fifth street
to Sixth avenue and stopped at No. 9l3.
From here the ladies drove up the avenue
to Fifty.sixth street and into the park.
Before reaching the riding academy,
near Fifty-frst street, the horse became
unruly while passing near the
elevated railroad. The driver had no
difficulty in subduing him, and as the
main entrance to the park was reached,
about 4 O'Clock, he became ordinarily
quiet. The carriage rolled down the park
drive until near the Mall. Here wagon,
coming behind, startled the horse by its
rumbling noise, and he began to rear and
back. The driver took firm grasp upon
the reins and braced himself. The noise
from the wagon behind continued, and
the horse then bolted. The driver was
jerked from his seat over the dashboard
and thrown to the ground.
The horse then began running. About
300 feet from the Webster statue, the
ladies, who had become so frightened MS
to lose their presence of mind, leaped
from the carriage, which was swaying vio-
lently from side to side. Miss Pendleton,
who was on the right of her mother,
jumped first aud landed on the turf Dor
dering the roadway. She struck ON her
head and back, Mrs. Pendleton Ieaped
after her daughter, and on the same side.
AS she leaped she lost her footing, and
struck the hard roadbed head down. The
horse continued running until his course
was checked by the shrubbery that lined
the roadway, and WINS stopped by the
little son of the park shepherd, Patrick
| Conway. Policeman Conway saw the
horse run, and reached Mrs. Pendleton's
side almost as soon as she fell. He tried
to revive her, but failing, left her and
FASTENED TO Miss Pendleton. After a
vigorous rubbing, she raised her arms
and opened her eyes. -...
The officer called one of the park
wagons and the ambulance from the
Presbyterian Hospital. Mrs. Pendleton's
body was removed to the park arsenal
and Miss Pendleton taken to the hospital.
Coroner MESSENGER was summoned as soon
as the body reached the arsenal and last
night he held nm inquest. He found nc
one to blame. Edward Goodall manager
of the stables, testified that the horse had
been in the possession of Bowl, II Co.
for four years, and was not in any way
vicious. The harness was found to be al
right, The coroner found that Mrs. Pen
dleton had died almost at the moment o.
striking the ground. She sustained com
pound fracture of the skull and concus
} sion of the brain. DIR. Shearman, hous,
manager of the Presbyterian Hospital, re
ported Miss Pendleton's injuries a.
J severe, bur not necessarily fatal.
Frank Pendleton, the son of the deat
J woman, was notified of the accident b,
the coroner, and gave directions for tn
| disposal of his mothers body. 1t wa
} taken last night to the undertaking room
of W. l.. Ferris, sexton of lions church
} and cable dispatch sent to Ministe
PendletOn at Berlin.
Mrs. Pendleton was 81 years of age
She WIS born near Dayton, O., and wa
9 Miss Alice Francis. She, with he
| daughter, came on from Berlin about tw,
months ago to attend the funeral of he
daughter-in-law. She had expected /,
4 return to Berlin in about two weeks.
The funeral of Mrs. Pendleton tool
. place yesterday, and the daughter had 81
l far recovered as to be able to attend.