Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-26
HORSE RAN HIN DOWN
uR. GEORGE HARDWOOD STRUCK
ny A RUNAWAY AND KILLED.
re DID NOT SPEAK AFTERWARDS.
Was Crossing Fourteenth Street
when the Frightened Animal,
Him-A Messenger Boy's Escape.

Mr.. George ID. Harwood. Of Church
Hill. one OF Richmond's old-time mor-
chants. was killed at the corner of Four
teenth and Main streets yesterday morn.
ing in a most horrible manner.
Mir. HARDWOOD. though rs years of age
enjoyed the best Of health. and he was
more active than are many men a score
OF years HIS Junior lie was walking w
Main street at the time Of the accident
and reached Fourteenth street just as
n runaway horse attached to a country
cart dashed up The old gentleman did
not see the approach of the frightened
animal. and. being somewhat deaf, did
not hear the cries Of warning which
emanated from all sides. Just as ne
stepped from the sidewalk the horse
plunged upon him. knocking him down
and passing over him. His head came in
violent contact with the cobblestones,
causing a confusion of the brain, and
the wheel of the heavy cart passed over
hiE stomach. causing. II Is thought in
tornal injuries. These. however. did not
cause the deceaseds DEATH as the physi-
clans are Of the opinion that he died Of
heart failure. supcrinduced by the shock
which he received.
NEVER RECLAIMED CONSEQUENCES.
The blow on the head rendered the
injured man unconscious. and though he
fingered for an hour and a half there
after, he never regained his senses, pass
ms away In the store Of MIR. Henry
Cohen, in front of which the accident
occurred, and in which he was taken as
soon as knocked down.
The ambulance was summoned imme-
diately after the accident, and responded
promptly, with Dr. Labenberg in charge
All that could be done for the injured
man was done. but the physician. realiz-
ing that the injuries were necessarily
fatal summoned the members of the de-
ceased's family, and two Of his sons were
with him at the time of his death.
The horse which was responsible for
the accident belonged 10 Mr.. 5. a. Halle
grove, proprietor of a general store at
Atlees, In Hanover county, and was
standing in the alley between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth and Main and Cary
streets. 1t was precisely IL o'clock when
1t suddenly took fright at the Tapping
OF the canvas-cover to the cart, and
dashed off, turning into Fourteenth
street. 1t was going at high rate Of
speed when it reached Main street. and,
not checking its career when it ran over
MIR. Harwood, dashed on across Main
street.
A MESSENGERS NARROW ESCAPE.
Just at the time 4 Western Union
Telegraph Company messenger boy,
mounted on a bicycle, came pedalling up
Main street, and the horse ran directly
toward him. The boy seeing his dam
ger. abandoned his bicycle and sought
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NJ. Hessberg. next to the corner Of Four
teenth street. Into this the horse
plunged after him. and, springing over
the Thoroughly frightened lad, dashed
into the show-windOw of the store,
smashing that. but checking his mad
career. and there he was captured, the
boy miraculously escaping between the
wheels OF the cart.
In the mean time kindly hands had ten
derby lifted the bruised body of Mr.. Har-
wood from the hard stones where he
had been so violently thrown, and he
was carried into Mr.. COhens store. and
made as comfortable as possible on one
Of the counters. When ne died the Coro-
ner was summoned, and he. after viewing
the remains and inquiring into the cir
cumstances Of death, decided that the
killing was entirely accidental. and the
remains were turned over TO the de-
ceased's family for burial. They were
Immediately conveyed to the undertaking.
rooms OF Mr.. /. T. Christian, and thence
taken to the deceased's home No. S22
north Twenty-fourth street.
SKETCH OF THE DECEASED.
Mr.. Harwood was born in Henrico
Just below Richmond. on the
Nine Mile road, in 1918. and had resided
in Richmond all mis- life. He was for
number of years prior to The war
prominent tobacco manufacture. ope-
rating the factory on east Main street
now occupied by w. r. Hancock. When
Richmond was evacuated the Yankees
took possession of the building and for
about fifteen months used IL as a medi-
cal supply department. After the war
Mr. Harwood went with T. c. Williams
q Co, I'm the capacity Of manager of
their factory. He retired from active
business about fifteen years ago. and
had since been dealing in leaf tobacco.
being up TO the time OF his death mem
Der of the Richmond Tobacco Exchange.
Deceased married IN early life Miss
Elizabeth r. Whitlock, sister of Messrs.
Robert II. and Charles +. Whtlock. and
she survives him. with six children
Alessrs X. u. Harwood. Of California;
Franklin Harwood. lumber Inspector in
Richmond; George Il. HarwOod OF
l.ynchburg. and Charles W. Harwood.
secretary and treasurer Of the Farmers
Supply Company. and Mesdames Frank
T. Bates and Sarah j. Bates, widow of
Hugh Bates.
no arrangements have yet been made
for the funeral.