The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-10-20
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
Mrs. Amy Sutley, Wife Of IL. $. Sutley
Of West Hickory, Loses Her Life ina
Frightful Accident Near Trunk
evyille, This County.

eYyllle, InlS county,
On Tuesday evening of last week |
fatal accident occurred near East Hick- |
ory in this county as briefly stated in the |
heading above. The particulars are as
follows: Smith Sutley of West Hickory,
who recently purchased the interest of
Mr.. Gieson in the general store of Sutley |
| & Giesen at West Hickory, started to de-
liver lot of goods to parties living oppo- |
site Trunkeyville, on the river, about
two miles above East Hickory. His wife |
accompanied him, taking with her her
baby a little more than a year old They
drove across the river to East Hickory, !
this being their road. Mrs. Sutley, Sr.,
lives at East Hickory with her son Ed.
Sutley. The baby was left with its grand
mother at East Hickory and Mrs. Ed.
| Sutley joined Mr. and Mrs. Smith Sutley
| for the ride up the river and back, the
drive on such an evening being delight
| ful. To deliver the goods when they
reached Trunkeyville it was necessary to
drive off the main road and down steep
hill distance of nearly 20 rods, there be-
ing no very well defined road down the
hill. The wagon Mr.. Sutey was driving
was platform delivery wagon, the font
end of the platform set up on a bolster
and pivot and moving on a circle that
permits the front wheels to turn under
the platform thus enabling the wagon to
be turned in very short radius. The
seat was high one and in it sat the three
persons, Mr.. Suuey in the center, his
wife on his left and Mrs. Ed. Sutley on
the right. There was foot-rest against
which one could put the feet to guard
against a sudden pitch. Before starting
down the hill the wagon lock was firmly
set. Ordinarily under the circumstances
there would be little if any danger. The
horses were turned down off the road to
the left almost at right angles with the
wagon, and when but a little distance
had been gone and the hind wheels were
being drawn straight with the front ones
the tore wheels dropped off a little steep
place. The wagon was turned over to-
ward the right, and this with the sudden
drop down in front threw the occu pants
ofthe seat out forward. The groceries, con-
sisting of five or six sacks of flour, some
! |
together with some stone pipe, were ly
ing in the front end of the wagon and
were also thrown out and on them and
the horses. The horses, spirited team,
took fright and started down the hill at a
frightful pace, tho wagon having righted
when the load had fallen out. Mrs. Ed.
Sutley, who was on the right was thrown
rather to one side and was not dragged by
= the horses or struck by the wagon. She
was severely bruised, the skin being
torn Off in places, severely shocked and
= one rib was broken. Quickly recovering
f consciousness and terribly frightened
!. she ran to Joseph Swab's half a mile
farther up the road for help, withoutstop-
q ping to see the extent Of the damage done
! further than TO see that help was needed
9 badly.
9 Mr.. Sutley was dragged FULLY a dozer
rods and must have been under the from
part of the wagon. How he escaped be-
y ing killed is a marvel. What held hin
j." while being dragged is not clear. he haC
;. on stout pair of corduroy pants tina
81 were literally torn Off him. He remem
bers that he was being dragged head for
n most and was conscious that his life de
"a pended on getting turned around, ant
D. that he succeeded in some way in getting
s. turned part way around. Near the foo
of the hill the wagon tongue broke OF
B. and the horses turned sharply to the LEI
L., to avoid tree and soon broke loose from
y the wagon, and running into the bushe
N stopped, leaving Mr.. Sutley where the.
broke loose from the wagon. Mr.. Suite.
r was frightfully skinned and bruised bu
ts seems to have suffered no serious bodil,
,e injury. His escape seems almost incred
NJ ible. Mrs. Sutley was dragged, after be
* ing thrown out, only short distance
Mr. Small, whose groceries were in tn
. wagon saw the accident and hurried a
- 10 where Mrs. Sutley was lying. Sh
- was lying with head slightly down tn
- hill aud face turned upward, the bloo'
flowing in a stream from her mouth
He turned her over and raised her head
She was unconscious. AS soon as hell
. arrived she was put on cot and wha
10 done for her that could be. She revive
"s seemingly little, but did not becom
O. conscious and was soon dead. Drs. Shu
Hickory were summoned as quickly a
T., possible. An examination showed tbs
r. Mrs Sutley had suffered a fracture a
tn base of the brain, whether by the con
f. cussion of the fall, she being a heavy
no fleshy woman, or by being struck wit
Y. or against something, is not know
ng There was a long bruise OF a serious char
of acter back of the right ear and the ski
n was torn from portions of the face. NJ
b. Sutiey painfully and with difficult
ce crawled up the hill to where his wife wa
.th lying As soon as it could be done a
pit were brought to East hickory and care
IN for. The awfulness of tho accideI
shocks the community.
vn Group Quickly cured.
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