The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-11

G. I. HOOD & co. Lowell, Mass.
within twenty feet IF where the accident
/ happened said; My sisVer-iR-law. Mrs
( Albert Ault. and / were standing out in
I front, talking 70 u friend who bad
driven up. The first thing I knew was
when, on hearing the buggy cramp.
looked Up and saw that az. Powell had
been thrown OUT and that his horse had
run on up the avenue His head struck
the track, cutting an awful cash over his
left eye. 1 think one of the wheels
passed over his body. The folks around
here went out and picked Mr. Powell Up
and carried him in here onto the porch.
BE was not conscious, but kept saying;
( Lift my head up. Daisy Woods came
and spoke 70 him bur ne diG not answer.
although he seemed TO realize for mo-
ment that it was she. Mrs. Jocelyn pass
ed her hands before his eyes, but he did
not move them at all.
We noticed that he drove up 10 the
house just south Of Us and delivered q
piece of ice. The next We saw was when
he was lying on the ground. unconscious
and as white as a gnOst II seemed to
me that thine horse was not going very
fast and vet Mr. Powell was thrown vio-
lentiy out Of the buggy.
Gel 5. <. Jocelyn. who was sitting on
the front porch and saw the accident
occur, said 10 a reporter for the Eagle:
I was sitting out here after supper
when I noticed that al accident had hap
peued just south OF here I went out
and with the aid Of the others who had
gathered. carried the injured man onto
Aults porch I did not recognize him.
be was so deathly white. 1 could see
that he was very badly hurt, and had a
doctor sent for Immediately. His breath
ing was like that Of a man who has
been shot through the head. On his fore
head was an ugly cash. and right at
the base of the brain I noticed black and
blue SPOT which must have been caused
by the Jar given TO the spinal column
Before the ambulance came he kept ask
ing that his head be raised, but the die
tor frobade It, as he said the injured man
would probably vomit and thus wrench
himself. He seemed 10 want 10 get
over on his right side.
About the accident, Il was done by the
horse turning with such quickness as
To throw the two men out OF the buggy.
II was going at terrific rate when 1t
came by here. IT seems that Major
Powell dropped the lines. which scared
the horse and caused ALL.
The deceased was worth ABOUT 100000,
according TO good authority, which is
principally in Wictita real estate and the
stock of the Ice company.
That be left no viii IS almost an assur-
ed fact
Major Edwin Rutherford Powell was Of
English birth being born at Port Dover,
Canada. = years ago this June He never
knew how he got his title Of Major for
in reality. he was a sea captain and was
q thorough seaman " hen but d boy 10
years Of age be started ont on career
II his own choosing, and went 20 the
Caribou mountains. British Columbia, in
search OF hidden riches Later he came
u the United States. and. while yet a
Young man. became commander o. his
own shiD on the great lakes. Here he
sailed for fifteen years II is said THAI
De was the drsr American captain that
ever sailed arouud Cape Horn while on a
yoyage from 4aiae 70 tle sold fields OF
California
Ever since these times the major has
kept q log even as he did on his ships.
r. his rocn IS 81 trl1kfui Of these books
in which are recorded the events 81 each
day. Each vear be- s0t enc and COM
UeuCed anew u was in connection with
THIS memorandum that he Kept an ac-
count cf his engagements and tuIdued +
them with remarkable promptness- At
10 shines he was thorough business .
u-aa
when De gave I'D lie on the ocean he .
came ouI vest. a0d In she early seventies ,
started a senerai merchandise store IN .
Augusta. He came To Wichita some ten .
years later ard put ia the frsr street
rail- Wav that wichita eyer had. which /
was the mule car system he also con-
srruc-el the duUmy iile u VALLEY +
Center. IN both these enterprises thl .
deceased showed q wo1derful eTec-tiye .
ahity and both enterprises turDed out +
al che promoter could wish
Major Powell Yves rae president O. the .
Fourth National bank before he pres
aTr
Il WAS durns ule ha1m thar Major
Pow = hei1 the- head position in this IL
stituti1r. At ore rcuc5 there was run
en- The bank There were $40 lA deposit
and o1lv 5000 cash en- hari. and tie
people were lined up &C the window Whea
clock came s. $50 were left- Na12r
Powell gathering ~ 2U the securities
Nansas Ciry. we-t to certaln fnauciers in
tha- city and stated his case 70 zbem.
one told hiru O. -Te back ana ~ woglI
send him rho cc--eutS ~
which were guarantees the dsrosltes
~ The Fourth Nartorsi bank in ful
-eNr eu-er--isa -llt E-1or PCwel wcrr
.--o AMI tha one IL which he was whe-
he misfortune % yesterday hatel b4u
aes manager ~ rhe C'r1stel ice company.
He WIS -Fes- -rzVeisr in his younger
lavs ard there axe few places IL che wcrl5
-Est be has lot visited and stuffed
Tie deceased was g wi5ower. having
been married three times His last wife
was Mrs. woods 81 whose fa-r children
b. has been ,-FthiEE that q father or
mother c1Uli BE- Tae love thar exists
between these children end their step
.sther IS most hea-tifel orIy twa e
.hesc rrcteges ~ his are fu this citv Miss
Palsy ard AIr. Ife LESS. che tvo younger
Mss Dora iust left tas csSy feE DAYS
- fsr New York Citv where she was
-sarried Ncanes-sy. Mss Julia IS q nurse
r che Phtlinrirfs
Mrs George Brs6f1r5 and her brother
dr. R-sseil Specie lfrinE II the -h.-d
1iock Oh South NarSst street are
,cusins 10 che Diseased ~ WHOM he
bought err1t GsaL ard spent raans
l1urs with he has rhree brothers ore
s prominent 1.lteeF ~ To7onco, Car
ida. ore IS a physician "a Victoria 3 C..
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