Evening journal., 1898-06-06
DEATH UNDER WHEELS
Violent Death of Mrs. Mary
McClaffsrty, of Greenville.
HER BBwILDBBMBET WAS FATAL

ONE CAR SHE WAS STRUCK BY |
ANOTHER AND RECEIVED IN
JURlEs WHICH CAUSED HER
DEATH
Predestlnation. despite arguments to |
its non-existence, seemed to prove |
itseI Saturday afternoon when Mrs.
Mary McClanertN aged 60 years,
weil-known resident Of Greenville, met |
her death under the wheels Of a trolley |
car at Front and King streets
When Mrs McClaiferty left her home |
Saturday morning to visit this city, |
It so pleased the members OF her fam
lly, for she was not given TO shopping, /
that her Children persuaded her TO /
make q day OF II and enjoy herself. |
YES" said George, one OF her sons, |
have your pictures taken too, mother |
Il may be the last chance you will ever |
get" She chaffcd the idea, but per- |
tuasion made her yield and she con-
sented to sit for the portraits. The
tragic affair shows how true were
the words Of the son.
II was early when she left home and
after fond adieu she boarded the
train and came to this city. In the
| hlAIIMOOn Hut llANNNN ENNNIAA UuAAANA1Na
among them being q pair of mems rus
set nhoes and a pair Of women's shoes,
Shortly after O'clock she was seen
going down Market street on her way
TO the w. a. N. Railroad station TO
take the 45O train home
Mrs. MCClaferty went along Front
street, and upon reaching King street,
r | Yhe started diagOnally to- cross the
| ihoroughfare, when car No. 6l, Of the
Eight street line came along. Com
o. ing IN a western direction was q car of
the Riverviow line. Mrs McClafferty's
attention was directed TO the latter
car, and thinking that she could cross
4 the street in safety, she huriied on,
1, and safely crossed the west bound
track, but before she could clear the
east bound track the Eighth street car
struck her, knocking her down, and
/, drawing her beneath the tenders
4 Eye Witnesses to the accident yelled to
r. tho motorman, Charles E. Harllins, to
!. stop and the brakes were applied, but
/, before the car was brought to a stand
10 etill, the woman was dragged for a dis
n tance OF twenty-five feet. The two
IA bundles Of shoes, which she carried,
"a | went In different directions, and a ne
y, gro, thinking hiself unseen, attempted
IN 90 carry off the apparel but he WAS
, caught by Patrolman Ealzin, who de-
manded the shoes.
No time was lost in releasing the
woman from under the wheels, and a
big crowd OF men surrounded the car
~ and helped to extricate, what looked
su like a lifeless body. The victim was
ib picked up and carried TO the sidewalk
y, where she lay until the arrival OF the
al patrol wagon.
az Quick was the summons for the pa
.i7 troll and the vehicle was soon at th'
scene.
Blood flowed freely from Mrs Nc
Claferty's eyes and cars, and he
dress was cut and dirty showing th'
e. effects Of being dragged across the cob
ne ble-stones Of the street. The patrO
IS. wagon hurried to the Delaware hos
pital, but before its arrival there
the woman died. Word was sent &
Deputy Coroner Chandler, who ordered
that the body be brought TO his office
en- The patrol wagon with It's dead
n freight, wended It's way back to tn,
deputy coroners establishment OF
" Ninth street, and the body was carriet
b. Into the reception room and placed OF
IN a bier. where several persons gathered
An around IL to learn who the unfortunat,
woman was. Those who calleI
did not know her. and then IL was sais
Ne that she came from PennsgrOve
Sergeant of Police Evans and Patrol
ed men Maloney and Shields went abOu
the crowd seeking TO learn the identit.
IN OF the victim. but IN vain. The polio
made a visit to the wharf OF the Ulric'
al thinking that she might have been
passenger but no one could say tina
they knew the woman. Finall.
Is Deputy Chandler found q check mad
Il NfaIHIa ~ Fara ESQ az
ne on her person and this furnished tn
ciew
a Tightly wrapped in red tissue pape
were two tin-type pictures OF the vic
nd tim and the paper was soaked wit
We blood. An examination was the
he made and It was found that the wo
mans neck was brOken' and he
shoulders dislocated. She was ais
y" badly burned by electricity. AS 500
- as her identity had become known th
deputy coroner sent word to her rela
tives and as quickly as possible the
OF came to his office. A distressing seen
followed. All Of her sons, with tn
it, exception Of Joseph, were there an
they cried bitterly. The womanls onl
er | daughter. Sallie, nurse at tn
Homeopathic Hospital was also Their
,t,, When the pictures were produce
Sallie fondled them to her breast an
j., kissed them affectionately. "Oh I'm S
sn glad" she said between sObs, "ths
we have these at least"
d., Deputy Coroner Chandler wanted
hold an autopsy, to learn the real e,
AN tent Of the injuries but the relative
objected. Undertaken Dougherty too
,ed charge OF the body and conveyed
to Greenville.
Z. The deputy coroner swore In the 70
10 lowing jury late Saturday to sit on II
case: Captain DOwney, Charl'
es- Whann, Ferris Rudolph, HowaI
oro Garrett Edward Myers. William Mn
ply, J. j. DCugherty and William WI
ON ley The case will be thoroughly II
Tx | vcstigated as there seems to be a di
pute as to who was at fault. Son
ON | witnesses say that the mOtOrman Il
TIL not ring the bell The conductor
the car was Ira Chalfncr The inque
rim Will I've held tomorrow night.
Mrs. McClafferty was the wife
Barney McClafferty, who works Il
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