Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-05-28
DEATH OF MRS. PEhDLET0E.
The Wife of Minister Pendleton Acct
dentally Killed.
[FrOm the New York world, lIay ~

States Minister to Germany, was
instantly killed about > o'clock
yesterday afternoon IN Central
Park, and her daughter, Miss Jen-
ME Frances PendletOn, was severe
~, though not fatally, injured. Mrs
and Miss Pendleton were enjoying
drive through the park IN an
open Victoria, which had been
hired from BOwles q Co.'s ALDER.
marie Stables, Nos. 2lJ and ia
Lexington avenue. Hugh Rely,
one of the most experienced drlv-
ers employed by the firm, was on
the box. The carriage had started
from No. 10j east Thirty-fith street
where Mrs. Pendleton has been
stopping since she came to New
York from Berlin to attend Mrs.
Francis X. Pendleton, the wife OF
her son, through her illness, which
resulted fatally. A call was made
at No 9l3 Sixth avenue, and then
the, started onward. AS they were
passing under the elevated rail
way near Fifty.frst street the
horse became a little frightened at
the cars above and somewhat unrn.
". He was soon under control,
and was driven on TO DlckeIs nd
ing stables in Fifty-siXth street,
where Miss Pendleton stopped for
about five minutes. They then con
tinued their drive to Central Park.
Entering the Park by the Fifth
Avenue entrance about > o'clock,
they proceeded up the East Drive
to the southern part of the Mall
and then turned mp the Centre
Drive, going north. They were
then within three hundred feet OF
the Webster statue, when the
horse again became frightened at
some rambling noise in the dis
lance and started mp the Centre
Drive. The driver, pulled sudden
w forward by the start, tired to
balance himself, but failed and was
pulled over the dash board, thrown
to 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 with
fear. All this time the horse was
dashing on and no one was visible
TO check his course. Miss Pendle-
ton stood up on the seat of the car
riage, and, after calling to her
mother landed on the lawn which
borders the roadway. There she
lay unconscious.
Mrs. PendletOn, when she saw
her daughter spring ont, followed
her, but struck the pavement with
terrible force. She was hurled by
the speed of the carriage against
the curbing, and was undoubtedly
instantly killed.
The horse continued running on
some hundred or more yards be
yond the scene of the accident.
When nearing n watering trough
situated on the side of the Centre
Drive he dashed away from the
main thoroughfare and struck
against clump Of lilac bushes
which bordered the roadside. Pat
rick Conway, a small boy fourteen
wears of age, who is allowed to
stand around the trOughs and
water the horses, was sitting near
by when the animal was stopped
by the bushes. He ran ont and
caught him by the bride. y man
came running up the path at this
time. lie said he was the driver
and wOnld take charge OF the turn
ont. The little fellow then deliver
ed them up into his hands.
Tn the meantime Officer Hall, OF
the mounted police, appeared on
the scene of the accident. Miss
Pendleton was unconscious, but
the officer produced respiration ar
tificially. and with the aid of water
and other restorativcs brought her
back TO consciousness. Mrs. Pen
dleton's body was lying some dis
lance of, and when the officer eX'
amined her he found that she was
dead. A call for an ambulance was
sent out, the Coroner notified ana
Driver Reilly was placed under ar
rest. The horse and carriage,
neither of which appeared to be
much damaged, were led back to
the Park stables.
The last accounts from Miss Pen
dleton were that she was not III
any danger.
Mrs. Pendleton was born in $50,
and was married to George H.
PendletOn at Baltimore in 1916.
Her maiden name was Alice Key,
and she was the daughter OF Fran
CHS Scott Key, the author OF the
national ballad, "The Star Spangled
Banner" She was also a neice
of the great Chief Justice Roger
b. fancy. She was u sister OF
Philip Barton Key, who was killed
by General Daniel +. Sckles. She
had three children, Sallie and Jen-
ME and George IL. Pendleton, now
of full age.
For twenty-five years she was
the leader of society in Cincinnati
The old Pendleton mansion at the
head of Main street on the slope OF
Mount Auburn in Cincinnati is
still pointed out as landmark to
all strangers. In the few years
before Mr.. PendletOn was appoint
ed Minister to Germany the old res
idence was abandoned and the
family maintained summer resi-
dence in the subsurD OF CllltOll anu
a winter home down town.
Mrs. Pendleton left her husband
in Berlin two months ago and
came to this city with her daughter
TO attend the funeral OF her
daughter-in.law, Mrs. Frank Is.
PendletOn. She had cabled to her
husband only yesterday that she
had her daughter would rejoin him
IN two weeks.
NEW YORK, May 2I.-The body
Of Mrs. Alice Pendleton, who was
killed yesterday in carriage accl'
dent, was living today in an ice
casket IN the front second story
room OF the residence of her son,
Frank Pendleton, 7O5 East Thirty
fifth street. The expression OF her