The herald., 1895-10-20
DEATH OF JOHN MACKAY, JR.
A Fractions Horse Gets Beyond His
Riders Control
Mackay Is Dashed Against a Tree and the
injuries Received Cause the Young
Han's Death

PARIS, Oct. 10 The following paitic
ulars OF the death of John w.MacKay,ir.,
have been obtained. For some days past
Mr.. Mackay and two friends, Messrs.
Lynch ana Digby, have been trying some
horses, whoh they had lately purchas ed,
over hurdles and bitches on q course laid
out by Mr.. Mackay on the estate of the
duke of Gramont, department of Sarthe,
which lie lad rented. Contrary to the ad.
vice of his friends, Mr.. Mackay yesterday
mounted a particularly restiye horse
which had been ridden before by Mr..
Lynch on Thursday. As a Yesult the
horse bolted from the track and rushed
through the thickets. Mr.. Mackay sue
ceeded in lodging several OF the trees, but
he was finally overcome by the exertion,
lost all srol of his horse, reeled in the
saddle and finally coIlided with fearful
torce against q tree, which he struck with
his head. The collision hurled him to
the ground, and when mis- friends rushed
to the spot they found him suffering from
ghastiy wounds in the bead, both of his
eyes being crushed. All imn ed late at.
tempts to restore the unfortunate young
man 10 consciousness proved futile, and
called.
The latter. after three hours of atten-
tion, succeeded IN restoring their patient
to consciousness, hut he had several re-
lapses and expired at 9:30, after shaking
hands with and saying good-bv to all
his friends. whom he recognized by the
sound OF their voices. His last farewell
was to y favorite dog which would not
leave his bedside. No mem ber OF the
MacHay family WAS present at the death.
bed
Mr.. Lynch came to Paris to inform Mr..
Clarence Mackay, brother of the dead
:.an, of the terrible accident and sue
ceedsd in persuading him not to go to the
castle, where the remains rested.
Mrs. John W. Mackay left Paris on a
trip to Normandy, but she is expected
back in Paris at any moment. when the
sad news will be broken to her.
The body will be embaln,ed and
brought to Paris on Monday next. after
which it will be exposed to the view of
the friends of the family in a chapele
ardent at Mrs. Mackay's residence on the
Rue Tilsitt.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19.-John W.
Mackay struggled with grief today. He
remained secluded in mis- rooms at the
Palace hotel all day. The clerks a the
counter were given instructions to send
no cards to his apartments and but few
of the many people who called to see him
during the day were admitted to his
chambers. Cornelius O'Connor, Herman
Oelrichs and Manager Storror Of the
Mackay- Bennett Cable company were
about the only people who saw the
stricken millionaire during the day.
Mr.. Mackay was not only prostrated by
grief but was also worn out physically,
for he remained at the Office of the ca BILE
company or waited IN his room until an
early hour this morning to obtain further
news frum Paris of the death of his eld-
est son.
On account of the grief OF the father not
much could be learned today OF his in
tentions regarding the inteiment of his
SON. remains. Directions were sent to
Paris tn have the body EN- balm ed. 1t
will probably be brought to this country
and buried either in New York or San
Francisco. 1t is likely that young
for this city was his birthplace and he
took great pride in the fact that ne was a
Californian.
Both sons, in fact, were very; proud of
their American parentage. When the
young men were here some time ago,
"Will.e' frequented the University
club. whore he had number of ac,
quaintances. He often said there and at
other places that he would like to make
this city his home. Though he had been
educated IN England ana muCn Oh MS life
had been passed abroad, he was infatu-
ated with the citv OF his birth and was
anxious to remain here. Young Mackay
IL described by those who knew him IN
this city as reserved. unpretentious
gentleman. Though his father is one of
! the rich men of the earth and the master
of vast interests. and though the son per-
sonally held a very prominent and i'm.
portant position in the ommerclal world,
he was or simple and unaffected habits.
He won many friends here, for he was
bright young man who displayed a great
| aptitude for business. He was intensely
| American, fact that was well-known
abroad. If he had lived Willie would have
been bis fathers successor in business.
| Though only rs year5 old he was trusted
| greatly by his father, who saw in him
evidences of great business ability. He
was a graduate OF Oxford university.
England, and for some time after leaving
college renresented his fathers interests
abroad. On November A. 1890, he was
appointed president and general manager
OF the American Forteoite Powder Manu-
featuring company. He was also a di-
rector and a member of the executive
committee of the Com m ercial Cable cam
pany and of the Postal Telegraph Gable
company.