The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-06-05


the descending western driveway at ter
rife speed, and at the turn into the main
road all were thrown violently, while
the horses kept the road. DIR. Hunger was
thrown completely over the wall and
landed on plowed ground He received a
severe bruise and fracture Young Ed
gell suffered a fracture of the leg and wrist.
Stokes evidently hit tree, and, as one
of the first to arrive on the scene expressed
It, his body was completely wound around
the tree He died about 6 o'clock.
Mr. Corbin struck the stone wall with
frightful force, and was terribly cut and
bruised about his head, and one of his legs
was broken and crushed so that the bones
protruded through the flesh. He was able
to speak when Mr.. Woodbury., his farmer,
who was near by, reached him, but he
soon lost consciousness and remained in
that condition most of the time until the
end.
There were present at his bedside Mrs.
Corbin and his daughters, Miss Annie and
Mrs, Edgell of New York, all of whom
witnessed the sad accident from the house.
They came to town on Sunday last and
would doubtless have passed the greater
part of the summer here. OF the other
immediate members of the family, the
son-in-law, George ;. Edgell, though lately
here, is in Arkansas, while Austin Corbin
Jr., n student at Harvard, arrived at II 20
by special train.
Austin COrbin, who was often called the
"King of Long Island, +" was born in New
port, n. H., July IL, 1927, He was gradu-
ated at Harvard law school in 1S49. After
practicing law at Newport for while, in
1851 he removed to Davenport, Ia, where
he lived for fourteen years 1t was
while there that he entered the banking
business with Il success chat was followed
by others of greater magnitude. He was u
rich man when he came to New York in
1865 and started the banking house of Aus
tin Corbin 81 Co., which continued the
mortgage business which Mr.. Corbin had
started.
Soon after 1855 he became interested in
railroads. His first trip to Long Island
was made with his sick child. He saw the
natural advantages and understood that
the island must become an outing place
for millions in the nearby cities. AT that
time the Long Island roads were isolated
systems, badly managed and in constant
financial difficulties. After securing the
control of the principal line Mr. Corbin's 5
one thought was to develop great system
which should bring all roads on the island
under the one management This ambi-
ton he attained in the early part of this
year, when he became the owner of the
majority interest in the one system, which
now controls transportation on the island.
Austin Corbin built the first railway
from Brooklyn to Coney Island, and it
was through his instrumentality that the
first of the large hotels were erected there
In addition to his large railroad inter
ests rs president of the Long Island rail
way system, and his administration of the
affairs of the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad during IA difficult period of its ex-
istence, Mr. Corbin found time to put in
operation many financial schemes and
philanthropic plans Of colonization and
immigration,
1t is difficult to estimate Mr.. Corbin' S
wealth. AT Newport there is villa set in
the center Of an estate / 400 acres in ex-
tent. Beyond this there is a game pre-
serve which takes in many former noun
tain farms in Newport township extend
ing over 10000 acres. About this last there
is high, strong fence, and within the
barrier elk, moose buffalo and deer roam
at viii. 1t was Mr.. Corbin's desire to
make this one of the greatest hunting pre-
serves in the world, and this idea was be-
ing rapidly realized. For many years he
has had agents in every country in the
world looking for rare animals