The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-09-10

INJURED
Tracv Mcdonald
Dies at Queens
Hospital.

Tracy Mcdonald, Familiarity known
among horsemen and the kamaainas Of
Honolulu, is dead He met his death In
the harness. SO to speak, while engaged
in driving tn. spirited horse San Jose
last Saturday. As the result OF The in
juries received In a runaway on Palace
Square. he was taken TO the hospital,
| where ne expired at IL O'Clock yesterday
morning, without having recovered con-
seriousness. He will be buried this after
noon at Pearl City. the services taking
place at Henry Williams undertaking
| parlors, at 1:3o. H.r ..H"
There Is an odd story connected with
the accident Last Wednesday evening
gentleman hired a horse and Hg from
the Club Stables and drove to Waikiki
to attend wedding there. The horse
| was San Jose. an animal we'll known for
his nervousness and an inclination to shy.
The horse was tied up at the Hotel An
mex while the gentleman was away. On
the wedding guests return, he was sur
prised to find the horse and buggy gone.
The police were notified and q search tn
stituted which lasted until SATURDAY
morning without the oorse being found.
Saturday morning q. C. Aacfarlane
went into the stable OF the Annex and
discovered a strange horse there. He In
terrogated the Japanese hostler, whs
was a new hand, and learned from Nm
! that the horse and buggy had been
brought into the stable Wednesday naght.
| He thought 1t belonged to the place. AID
J attended to the animal. Mr.. Macfarlane
knew the horses owners and notified the
Club Stables. Mac" Mcdonald, who Ia
connected with the stables, was sent cut
to bring the horse and buggy in. All
went well until Palace Square was reach
ed Suddenly the horse, either through
fright or from the bit breaking, started
to run.
The driver attempted to check him in
| his wild rush, but was unable to do so.
He called to him and exercised his muscle
to the utmost. The horse dashed toward
the corner occupied by the Wall resi-
dence. Eye-witnesses state that the horse
missed the telephone pole, but the buggy
crashed squarely into 1t. Poor McDOn-
aid was thrown violently out striking
headlone upon the stone curbing. The
horse continued on down King street,
dragging the wrecked buggy. minus the
top and two wheels, which lay near the
insensble form of Mcdonald. The bug
gy and the horse parted company oppo-
site the Young building. and the horse
finally ran into another horse which was
tied to a telephone pole. The strength
of the rope was all that prevented anoth-
er runaway. The horse was captured
and taken TO the ponce Station.
A number of people saw the accident
and at once went to McDonald's assist
ance. He was found to have sustained
two confused wounds on the forehead
about three inches above the eyes, while
another and more serious one was near
the crown, where the skull had been frac-
tured and the bone forced down into the
brain, Blood flowed from his mouth.
When lifted into the patrol wagon to
be taken to the hospital, he was barely
breathing, and 1t was thought that he
had not long to live.
Tracy Mcdonald was about sixty years
of age, and had been a resident of the
Hawaiian Islands for nearly a quarter
of century. He leaves a wife, and
grown-up son and daughter in Spanish
Town. Half Moon Bay. San Mateo coun-
ty, Cal. He came to Honolulu with about
the first lot of imported horses and re-
manned here always connected with the
raising and training of horses. He is
said to have been quite well-to-do In
California, but reverses came, and he lost
his means and came here to begin over
: again,