The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-07-15

Tom Psssorlus Killed BY Run
away TEEN Thursday.


Had Driven Out to See His Brother at
MARSH Hartley - Details OF Acct
dent Sketch Of Deceased Was ssse
Bah riayer Death Canses t,eneral
! Regret sympathy for Family.
Tom pastorirs was killed hv y
Runaway team on the road between
the kingwooj aud Evansville pixies,
half a mile from the residence Il
Marsh Hartley. Thursday evening".
about halt past four O'Clock. Al
message was phoned to town shortly
after the accident stating simply
that b i bad been killed. The news
was OF snch startling nature that
it wa hardly given credeuce as it
flew from lip to lip, but 10 an hour
or two it was verified, and feeling
of general regret took The place Of
wonder.
Tom Pastorins hired team from
M Hayes Thursday aitern on. 1t
was about two o'clock when he lett
his home on High street He DRIVE
out to see his brother, Clarence, who
lives at the home OF his father.in-
law, sisTsli Hartley. lie reached
there shortly before four o'clock, and
remained only short time. Once
while there he tailed for glass OF
waller in winch to take some med
iciac DR.. Fitch bad given him.
When be lett he again asked for
water and ,o.k . sl,,<c Of the med
scine
When about 100 yarls iioln the
house, a man working i, tts fields !
saw h N fat over ia the buggy. He
hat dropped of, and the liaes slipped !
from his hands. The herses started |
10 run, gaining speed as they raced |
down the hill. Those who saw, i'm
mediatcly started in pursuit About
bali a mile from the honse, near a |
water break 10 the ROAD. they found |
his body. Those who frs, saw him,
say he moved his head hut life was
extinct when they reached him.
DIR. Gibbons made an ex animation
of his injaiies and founa deep in
clsion on tie frontal hone, above the
eye, There W, re also several ahra-
sions on Tie scnlp and lac. His
clothes sere torn slightly. and there
were eside css that the 10 " had |
been dragged s.me distance.
The runaway team was ,aught
further on The buggy was badly |
smashed.
Justice Lew Shoemaker Srrt out
to the scene Of the accident and s..l,i |
an ihqt,, st. The curuner'sjur, con
sisted oil +. w BeaiI. Caleb Beall. |
Oliver Every. Harry Beall, Caleb
Watkins and Ephraim Burns. rhsy |
examined hall dozen witnesses.
mostly members OF the Hartley
family, and found scrdiet ia ac.
cordance with the facts given above. |
Thomas Frederick pastarius was
born January 2s. 1876 He was
therefore IS years. months aud II {
days old at the time of bis death,
June o, 1908 He was tie son oi
William and Phoebe PastMius. his
father having preceded him To the
grave sever-l years ago. His mother
survives him. Othc, members of |
the family living are three sisters.
Mrs RUFUS West, Misses Fanav and |
B tty PBstorius, and two tro,heIs,
John and Clarence, He was u IT
married
Tom vas great 'aNorie with all.l
who kneS him, and he VAS ls-.tsvn
~ many. net only in Mug nteNn
hui isewh, re. H., Wa> Kind lcarte /
10 sanh,ahd alwa sii--j PIE. SAINT |
word ai.'i -ni'Ie for his rleaus
! e fa- perhaps his knewa as n
ifa = hi slayer ne ~ Of tn,
eei suit st p in tle .'eunlr, aud |
Il plfNcd bali si.t.. me II The
sst pl.aessi.a al and mf-urofes-
i.Hai cams lie ws- WIS gr, at |
,evoFiie VITA the t.ts, and during |
his career won man game By his
timely hat'ing His dsath will be |
eurlsed rtsii deep I,grct by many
who iInyrknown him as ball player
He was 10 hasr played ut Fairmonl
thus week.
His death was great blow to a
family that seems To have Suffered
more than its share Of sorrow in tie
past year. Three members OF the
iamilv have died in that time The
aged mother is now on bed Of
sickness, and the shock If the sud
sicn and tragic Heath OF her son i
almost 10, much for her To hear. All
"toiacr has just recovered from q
long illness Of typhoid fever. TIE
synpaihy OF the whole co'omu lily
goes out 10 The bsre r~ed nnss In
their sorrow.