Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-06-10
AUSTIN CORBIN,
New York Banker, and His Coachman
Killed in Runaway.
Corbfn Edgell, q Nephew. and DIR. Paul
kunzier Were Badly InJured-The Vic
TINS Thrown Over Eight Foot
Embankment, Against n Wall.

NEWPORT, n. H., June MIR. Austin
Corbin and his nephew. Corbin Edgell,
with DIR. Paul Kunzier and Coachmau
John Stokes, started on a fishing trip
about three o'clock Thursday after
noon On going out of the yard at the
farm house the horses SHE'D, tipping
over the open carriage. throwing the oc-
cupants down an embankment about
eight feet against a stone wall. The
family saw the accident from the piazza
and hurried To- his assistance with the
farm help. They found Mr.. Corbin
conscious but terribly wounded. His
nephew and the doctor were also con-
sciors. The coachman was uncon-
scious and apparently hurt the worst
OF all. They were carried 10 the house
and doctors summoned. Mr.. Corbin's
injuries were very serious. n compound
fracture of the right leg above
the right knee, "A fearful scalp wound
over four inches long on the fore.
mead, cut through to the skull; one on
the right side of the head three inches
long and the hip and chin cut badly.
DIR. kunzier was thrown over the wall
and sustained a broken arm and
sprained ankle, so far as known. and
Corbin Edgcll has his leg twice broken
between the knee and ankle. John
stokes. right leg broken between the
knee and ankle and sustained a frac-
tured skull. Stokes died from his in
lurles about six o'clock without regain
ing CONSCIOUSNESS.
The cause of the horses shying is said
to be from the fact that the coachman
was driving them for the first time
without blinkers.
Mr.. Corbin died at 9:42 Thursday
evening, shortly after the arrival of
DIR. Cilley from Boston. His son. Austin
Corbin. jr., arrived on "A train from Bos-
ton about eleven o'clock, but too late
to see his father alive. All the other
members of the family, with the excep-
ton OF his son-in-law. Mr.. Geo. :.
Edgell, who il in the west. were pres
ent when he breathed his last.
NEW YORK. June 5-Austin CorbIn was
porn IN Newport, " H. July H. ls2I His
rather was a farmer who was many tirnea
erected to the legislature OF New Hampshlre
Nitc. Receiving moderate amount of school
ing nc taught country school He aftcr-
wards studied law with Chief Justice Cusb
ing OF New Hampshire. and Gov Metcalfe Of
Rhode Island. and finished the course nj tbo
harvard Jaw school, where he received his de-
gree In 1879 Tic practiced while nj homo I'M,
90 !ssl removed to Davenport, Iowa where he
remained until 1865. Though successful as n
lawyer MT Corbin did not practice long He
became n partner in 1855 of the banking firm
OF Maclot and Corbin, which was the only
concern OF the kind in Davenport which
ala not suspend payment in the financial panic
oil 49," Corbin organized the First national
bank, which began business under the nation
III currency act of lse3 The bank was sue
cessful and Mr. Corbin was enabled in 1863 to
come to New York with considerable for
tune. Here he founded tho Corbin Banking
Co and acquired interest after interest until
ne became one OF the leading financiers OF the
community.
Mr. Corbin had n beautiful home on IN,
Island, another in New Hampshire, besides
MS town houses His New Hampshire prom
erty consisted OF - 900 acres around New-ort
an mountain and valley. This last property is
the greatest and best stocked game preserve
on the continent