The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-13
While Hsr Spirited Horses Were
Running Away.
HER BROTHERS, DREAM
Twice the Fatal Ride Came 10 Him in q
Dream and He Tired 10 Dissuade
His Sister from Driving Behind
These Horses, but She Was
Not Superstitious and
Was Not Afraid.
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PISIhfSbGjsS' - I3.tors-
most popuiaf yo1.te !" +l,-,'on,, u, 9
burg met het ueeI'ii - 7isi,.ose
way thai mas hlpssN y i''t q
the entire CITY. -,,4,-
Miss virginia iiedtl!5 4-sA7S' ~ 90
OF Or, y. w. l-aSst1ei, "A4 20
Congressman FRANCES 4. 1@iS's''
reyed fatal fall IN q runaway % aol
carriage on Washin1tcn street az = .'f'
o'clock this morning s-na died at o S1SSA
this afternoon.
The injury was q fracture OIL the Skpi
nj The base OF the Brain for which there
ls m cure and she died without ever
having legainad consciousness.
ORDAINED or TIE ACCIDENT.
Mr. c i. Lassiter on rs ainGsday, and
,lso m r,,i5-.,7av nights dreamed that
his sister I,a,t .t,ee1 ls58yi fy these horses.
A. re ,.,,,es+ sba lid not drive with
,ll,1.,,f,- IN t1,a ,,orrt,-y, C,iiIb
tIai,sa ., I,,,5t5Igi,tl ,.5t,i,t .es.or,!..y .
,,,-,I,r p,,+ l,si-7r In To .i,ay SlIpersti-
,fnns ..I,n s+artn5 10 her other brother,
=, coo,-rses,,,.,,, Taeeiterss home this
-,
1G.ss,f.o, ,of4 bc, home tbis morn
,,,, .bortI,- .,f+nr a,avnn o.clocl, to visit
10, sis+er.i,-,ayy Mrs Francis r. Las
s,,,, ~ .,tai-r1,.sIia ni,.s r,seiter n 6cy
,5aIa,a ,o,s,,t,o,,,.5 ,,iss T.assi-
=, ~, ,,a,,,a l,,t ~ yait
t ~ oil ~ - - .n5 Not
tiiiEi S go = -.
10 dllNe Hei oii o"ii 4io-+7' 4io- 50 g,
weeks ago ram ii"ds on SiiioL 80
lolng cohslcefapie -"atiia atis go
Miss l>assiter' VINO was an eAIe'ieii.
horsewoman SAID sie IN no way isaltG
driving her norses, "flich were sPHi'su
ones, and started on her visit, she mad
reached Davis Street and was turning
from this street into Washington Street
when a passing street car frightened
the horses and started them to run.
JUMPED TNOM VEHICLE
The driver. who was with the horses
when they ran away two weeks ago,
Was unable to control them and Miss
I4as1ter. realizing her danger gatherct
her dress to leap from the carriage.
Mrs. Nichols and her daughter, who
we're driving tust behind them. screamed
to the frightened woman not TO leap
from the carriage but impelied by the
Irresistible desire she lcaped and, in
doing SO. her dress was caught by the
wheels and sho was hurled 10 the street
The force of the fall was upon the right
xide of her head and so directly did She
rau or bor head that Tho force NJ her
,+irs hoav Increased the blow
tAa afy-
49, c.- tracks and +hero ,y,s never an
a.,,o, ,,,o,,,ort of consciol,sness af,er inc
tai, ,rhe accident occurred i,Ist In front
80 Tho home OF Mr. w l. Venal,le and
,,.,,a, ,Irs venahIa reached tho door she
,.Iled +o those who had gathered about
NJ,ss ,,ass,ter In the street to bring her
irtn hor hcme. and not until after she
md heen lain upon a sofa did Mrs. Ven
nhIe recoc,,ize her.
MEDICAL AID.
Nc Frank 4Jaines and J. Gordon Pen
nia reached her within a few moments
t,,+ each of then, knew that death was
i,avttahla DIR. sam Hinton was soon
With her. and following him were l1rs
p n McIlvaine. Joseph d. Osborne ane
~ q leigh
some of tho phvsicains at first believed
that a bone had been imbedded in tn,
hrai, bu. investigation soon showed tha,
rho vas suffering from a fracture of tn,
base of the skull for which no medlca
old conld render relief. Efforts were mad
to aecure the services OF DIR. Ben John
zion Of Richmond, who is a close frien,
nf 1or 1,assiter but ho could not b,
reached. and Drs. John Dunn and VII
t;an,s reached Petersburg lust few mo
,,snts before She died.
TATIsr.R AND @s1STI2R. AWAY.
nr Iassitor and his other daughter
Mss Anno fassiter. are now IN Boston
h,,,,r l,aa, sne,,dinc the summer in New
Fnrland. They were communicated Wit
~ once and are now on their wa,
.na viii reach Petersburg tomorrow
,,n-,;-,y Misc I,assiter had Just re
,,,-,,na IN Petersburg from Abingdon
...ha,.o .,,a r1ys a+tonaad tho hor,se narr
~ ,o,,,a ot .stss team T,jsr sn
.. '. ,,,n,,,.,, o+ -,,ost bpa,ItifI,l char