Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-13
A TRAGIC RUNAWAY.
Capt. Robert s. wfddicombe Killed and q
Lady I'm q Car Injured.

| Lady In Car Injured.
Capt. Robert s. widdicombe, manager of the
Pabst Brewing Company. residing at the cor.
ner Of 18th and streets. was fatally injured
about $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Capt.
Widdicombe an excellent horseman and
driver, and notwithstanding his horse-s
! spirited ive-year-old--had run away the day
before, took the animal out again yesterday.
He had just left the corner of 7th and G streets
and had hardly taken his seat in his buggy
when the animal took fright at something and
ran and, colliding with furniture wagon, the
captain was thrown out, his head striking the
| rear part Of a cable train, which had stopped
at the corner for passengers to get on. With
| SO much force did the the captain strike on his
| head that his skull was fractured and he was
otherwise seriously injured. He was picked
up In an insensible condition and covered with
blood.
Miss Rachel Richards, who was on the car,
was struck by the horse and badly bruised,
but was able to be taken to her home, 602 9th
street northwest.
with it came Officer Boordman. a nephew of
Capt. Widdicombe. and the latter was at once
removed to the Emergency Hospital. where it
was found that he had sustained a compound
fracture of the skull, fracture of the hip and
three ribs. He made comfortable as
possible and partially regained consciousness
Though the physicians had but the slightest
hope of saving his life, he was in a short time
sent to Providence Hospital, where prepara-
tons were made to relieve the pressure Of the
skull on the brain. They had barely COM
menced preparations for the operation before
he expired at 945 o'clock.
SKETCH oE THE DECEASED.
Capt Widdicombe was q native Of this city,
his parents residing for many years on 14th
street near F. Shortly before the war he went
to Missouri and served in a Union regiment of
that state until discharged for disability. He
accepted, about the close of the war. position
in the foreign mails division of the Post Office
Department and serving in the several grades
became the chief of the division. This posi-
ton he was removed from at the commence
ment of the Cleveland administration. While
In the Post Office Department Capt. Widdi-
combe had his residence near Lanhnm's in
Prince George county Nd, where he became
active In the republican party, serving on the
county and state committees, and WAS "a candi-
date for Congress. lie was prominent in the
order OF knights of Pythias, and a charter
member of Sicilian Lodge of Bowie, Md.
On leaving the postal service he took up his
residence here and was for a short time IL
gagged in Alexandria and for few years as an at
torney and claims agent and was also interested
IN a number OF business enterprises. Some
months since he accepted the management of
the agency Of the Pabst brewing Company OF
Dlllwaukee.
He a member of Phil Sheridan Post, G.
A. H., and was an aid on Commander Urells'
staff and recently accepted the quartermaster-
ship OF the fifth battalion. National Guard, of
the District He leaves a widow and two
daughters, Mrs. II. V. Tierney and Mrs. DR..
Egglestou.
His body was removed last evening to ]. VIM
Lee undertaking establishment and today to
his residence. The funeral will take place to-
morrow afternoon from the Church of the
Epiphany. Phil Sheridan Post, of which the
deceased was a member, will parade at his fu-
neral and the interment will be at Arlington
cemetery.
Coroner Patterson viewed the body at Lees
undertaking establishment this morning and
gave certificate of death from fracture of the
skull, the result of q runaway accident. No in
quest will be held.
The fifth battalion of the National Guard has
been ordered to assemble tomorrow at O clock
In order to attend the funeral of Capt Widdi-
combe, who had. only recently been commits
stoned quartermaster Of the battalion. The
Third Artillery Band will head the battalion.
The Old Guard will also march in the funeral
procession. ,
Phil Sheridan Post, G. A. r.. of which Capt
r. s Widdicombe was a comrade. will parade
tomorrow at his funeral and conduct the cere-
monies at Arlington