The sun., 1893-06-01
FRANCIS L. MORRELL KILLED.
THROWN FROM MS ROAD WAGON TO
THE PAVEMENT

His Horse Was Frightened by n Gable Cnr
Gong. and MIR. MorreIi Wns Tipped Out
In Trying to Control tho Aninn,-Denth
was Caused by Concuss,on of the Brain.
Francis L. Morrcll brokor OF 50 Broad
wav. was thrown from light wagon at 125th
street and Seventh avenue yesterday aftor-
noon about o'clock. and received injuries
from which he died three hours Inter. Mr..
Morrel. who has not been In good health for
about two years. was In tho habit OF taking
long drives. He drove big. spirited horse.
and was usually accompanied by his coach
| man. Eugene Brady.
1t was said at his home. so1 Fifth avenue.
last night. that Mr.. Morrell loft tho house
shortly after 10 o'clock Brady was with him.
For some time Mr.. Morrell drove about in
Central Park and finally turned out into
Seventh avenue. He noticed that n newly
patented bit he had been trying on the horse
worried the animal greatly. and he told Brady
to get out and see II it could not TO made
easier.
Brady fixed the bit, but tho change only
seemed to make the horse moro restless. After
some difficulty. Mr.. Morrell drove to 125th
street. and as he was about to CROSS. an east
bound cable car came along with loudly ring
ing gong.
That added to the nervousness Of the ami
nal and made It almost impossible for Mr..
Morrell to hold 1t in check.
As the car approached MIR. Morrell seemed
undecided whether to cross the track ahead of
1t or not. but started tho horse in that direc-
tion. On account OF the horse maxi
ing q sudden spring away from the
car and toward It Immediately af-
ter Mr. Morrell found 1t would be
impossible to cross ahead OF the car. and
reined In the horse very suddenly to pre-
vent being run over. In pulling in. Mr. Nor
rell threw himself accidentally to one side,
and tho Jar OF tho instantaneous stopping
threw him to the street. He struck upon the
right side OF his head at the base OF the skull
Ho was picked up unconscious and was car
ried into the Hotel Winthrop. where sJ be vas
12Oth street
DR.. Daniels was unable to restore Mr.. ,Morrell
to consciousness. and he was removed to his
b " M hpason ph o Il i %s.t % Slyssv
ad but
sciousnesss Is, and died at $3.50 o'clock OF concus-
Deputy Coroner Weston performed an au-
toIsy l1st night The date OF the funeral has
which affected his heart It was brought on.
1t f. believed BY hiEh Lying g, and persi.tent
twenty-five to thirty cigars a day.
, LGss Last GUNNER he went TO-. to Enrone for his
Francis ice, rMorrtil was born in New York
city in 1884. He received y school education
and at the age Of 1a entered the stock broking
flrm OF Tinker g. Weston. Upon reaching 81
he was made a member of the firm.
That parttnersship WAS dissolved few years
with Ben iamin NJ. Kendrick at 90 broadway
In 1887 lie became member Of the Stock
Exchange.
Four years ago he married Miss Nellie Bost-
wick. a daughter Of the late Jabez a. Bostwick
of the Standard Oil Company. Mr. Morrell
leaves children. He was member OF tho
New York Athletic Club the Manhattan Ath-
letlc Club, the Larchraont Yacht Club. and the
Seventh Regiment
His mother IL living at 572 Fifth avenue.
and four sisters and n brother Robert Lee
Morrel, a lawyer. survive him.