Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-12
MRS. PENNELL DEAD
She Failed to Recover Consciousness.
and Died Without Shedding Any
Light on the Tragic Accident.

Buffalo, N. Y, March 12.-Withou,
uttering word to throw light on the
tragic plunge of the automobile which
contained her and her husband. Mrs
Arthur r. Pennell died last night.
For hours the surgeons worked owe,
the unconscious form of the injured
woman. A faint twitching of the eye
lids or a murmur of pain were the
only signs Of returning consciousness
perceptible during the twenty-foul
hours the injured woman was in the
hospital ward.
Toward evening a rising temperature
and quickening pulse warned the
surgeons that the end was near, and
word was sent to her brother, who ar
rived from New York in the afternoon
Before he arrived at the hospital Mrs
Pennells pulse ceased to beat. Except
for few incoherent words uttered
when she was first taken to the hos
pital. Mrs. Pennell's lips did not
move.
The body of Mr.. Pennell was removed
from the morgue to an undertaking
establishment and prepared for burial.
1t was decided that the remains of
both Mr.. and Mrs. Pennell would be
taken to Mr. Pennell's former home in
Brunswick, Me-. for burial.
Mrs. Abbey Y. Pennell, j. Fred Pen
nell. mother and brother of the dead
man. and Henry w. Lamb. brother
of Mrs. Pennell. arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon from New York.
They were at once driven to the Sisters
hospital. They We're admitted to the
ward where Mrs. Pennell lay uncon-
minutes. During that time the injured
woman did not move. They then left
the ward and We're taken to the Pennell
home on Cleveland avenue. All callers
at the Pennell house last evening were
denied admission.
At o'clock j. Fred Pennell, Mr..
Lamb and Thomas Penney, ex-district
and a former partner of Mr..
Pennell. went to the Austin building
and searched the desk of the dead man
A policeman who has been on guard
ever since the fatal accident occurred
stood by while the search was being
made. A number Of important docu-
were found, including a will
of recent date. 1t is not known when
the will was drawn up, but it is said
to have been within the last year.
What the provisions of the will were is
not known, as none of the three men
who saw it would discuss the mat
ter
The automobile which carried Mr..
Pennell and his wife in the plunge
to the bottom of the stone quarry on
avenue last night was care
fully examined. The brakes and levers
We're given particularly close attention.
Experts in the construction and manu-
facture of automobiles We're called in.
The result of examination left no doubt
in the minds of any of the men present
that Mr.. Pennell did everything in his
power to regain control of the vehicle
when it careened. The brakes We're
tightly set; the power indicator point
ed to reverse" and the track of the
wheels in the soft earth on the ridge
between the street pavement and the
quarry showed that the wheels We're
turning backward when the machine
sped forward to destruction. This over
comes the theory of suicide.
Prior to the examination of the auto
mobile, Medical Examiner Dancer visit
ed the place where the accident oc-
Cured Afterward he said:
"Pennell put on the brake of the auto
mobile in the effort to stop the fatal
plunge into the Genres quarry last
night.
II have examined the ground on the
edge of the quarry. The right wheels
had plowed up the dirt, while the left
made smooth track. From these
should judge Pennell had
tried to stop the machine"