Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-25
REV. KENNEDY SUCCUMDS.
Accident Of Sunday Results in the
Death Of the Clergyman.
UNCONSCIOUS TO THE LAST,
Surrounded by his Family at his Home in
Charles Town He Breaths his Last----
win be Placed in Vault with

Charles Town He Breaths his Last----
WIN be Placed in a Vault with
his Wife.
An unusually sad, accident occurred
on the Baltimore 81 Ohio Railroad
tracks at Shenandoah Junction Sun
dav evening shortly before O'Clock
when Rev. and Mrs. II. Fl. Kennedy,
of Charles Town, formerly of this
city, We're struck by the second Sec
tion of passenger train No. while on
their way home from attending reli-
gious services at the former place in
the afternoon.
Mrs. Kennedy was killed outright
and Rev. Kennedy wa so badly in
jured that the physicians say he can
not recover. When picked up Rev.
Kennedy was unconscious and was
thought to be dead. but closer exam
nation revealed slight signs of life.
His skull is fractured and internal
hemorrhages are expected 10 set in
any moment. He is also badly cut
and bruised.
Rev. Kennedy is pastor of the Me-
thodist Episcopal church South, at
Charles Town, w. Va, and aslo has a
charge at Shenandoah Junction,
where he filled an appointment Sun
| How off II Ia no nj a1
by his wife, and at the conclusion of
the services started to drive home i'll
his buggy.
For some reason he failed to heed
the signal of the approaching train
and drove on the track directly in
front of the engine. The horse was
ground to pieces and the buggy was
demolished. Life was already ex-
tinct when Mrs Kennedy was picked
up. Her injuries were internal. The
body was removed TO the Methodist
parsonage at Charles Town Sunday
night The condition of Rev. Ken
needy was such that he could not be
moved.
| His injuries consist of a deep cut on
the arm, broken collar bone, two
broken ribs and five dangerous scalp
wounds over the ton and back of his
head. 1t is also feared that there is
fracture at the base of his skull, as
he has had cerebral hemorrahage, the
blood flowing from his nose, ears and
mouth at intervals. His physicians
have been unable so far to determine
whether there is fracture of the
! skull
After lingering in an unconscious
condition since last Sunday evening
when he was hurled through the air
near Shenandoah Junction by the
second section of train No. on the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Rev.
Henry Hoffman Kennedy, pastor OF
the Methodist Episcopal church South
at Charles Town, passed into the
great world beyond Tuesday after
noon at four O'Clock. Mr. Kennedy
remained in an unconscious condition
from the time of the accident until
death relieved him of his sufferings.
except for a short time Sunday night.
Rev. Kennedy was born in Balti-
more in 1S47 and educated in the
schools of that CITY. He joined the
Baltimore Conference in 1868 and
served in Baltimore, Staunton, Lees
burg and Loudon county and Win
chester. He was transferred to Flori
da in ashland stationed at Tallahassee
and Jackonsville. Returning in 1885
he has served in Martinsburg. Airing
ton, Woodstock and ~Charles Town,
this being his third year at the latter
place.
His wife who was twice married
was formerly Mrs. Collins, rela-
tive of the late Rev. John A. Collins,
the distinguished Methodist minister.
She was about 80 years of age. Rev.
Kennedy was also twice married and
had five children by his first wife
who survive, four daughters and one
son. The son is student at the Mill
tary Academy at Ashyille Va, two
daughters are at Yale, two are IN
Baltimore.
He was so popular with his congre-
CATION that each year since that time
they have requested the conference
to return him. He was an earnest
worker and an eloquent divine. He
was twice married his first wife being
Miss Josephine Virginia Wadlow, of
Carol county, Maryland. and of this
union five children are now living.