The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-09
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
LON DIcKEY THROWN FROM BUG
GY AND DRAGGED BENEATH.
So Badly Injured that he Died Without
Regaining Consciousness.-Funeral
Held Monday Afternoon.

Last Friday night Lon Dickey, driver
at Burns livery stable, started Out
about ten o'clock with two horses ant
carriage to take two women to the
junction above Prescottville. They die
not stop at the junction, however, but
drove to Rathmel. On the return triI
home the horses Runaway and about
1920 came down Main street at wild
speed dragging Mr.. Dickey on his back
under the carriage. Just how the
accident happened no one will ever
know, as Lon was driving home alone
An investigation showed that he had
been dragged from what is known as
the London store room, near The Man
sion Inn, Main street, to where the
horses stopped in front of the Reynolds
drug store. The tracks showed that
the horses got over one corner of the
culvert near the London store and the
supposition is that Lon fell out over the
dash board to left side of carriage and
then fell backward between carriage
bed and front wheel with his knees up
over the front axle and his feet caught
under the cross piece on tongue, and
lying on his back he was unable to ex-
tricate himself with the horses running
The position he was in would have been
difficult to get out of with the team
standing still. There were some stone
lying in front of Daniel Nolan's new
residence on Main street and the right
front wheel struck one of those stones
and smashed the wheel to pieces, and 1t
was supposed at first that when the
carriage struck the stone Dickey was
knocked out of carriage. One of the
horses fell down near the Reynolds
drug store and Night Policeman w. p.
Dickey uncle of Lon Dickey, and three
or four other fellows who heard the
team running down street, ran to team
and had the horses unhitched before
they discovered that there was a mar
under the carriage. They noticed
something under carriage but thought
it was the lap robe. Lon was uncon-
scious. He was taken to DR.. Bowser's
office and three or four doctors did
what they could to save his life. The
back of his head was terribly bruised
and his skull fractured and at S.00a. m.
Saturday, August 5, the young man
expired at home of his mother, where
he had been taken about 800 a. m. He
died without regaining consciousness
He had been dragged on his back so
far that his clothing was worn through
and some skin rubbed off his back and
the hair was rubbed off the back OF his
head.
Lon Dickey was born in Brookyille
May 20, 1880, and was 25 years old last
May. His father, David Dickey, died
about the ii ne Lon was born and Mrs
Dickey moved to Reynoldsville, where
Lon spent his life. He is survived by
his mother, Mrs. William Bee, three
brothers, King, James and E. o. Dickey
OF this place, and one sister, Mrs. Mary
Hickcocks, of Punxsutawney.
Funeral service was held at residence
of VIM. Bee at 1000 a. m. Monday, con-
Quoted by Rev. S. M. Macurly, of Pit
calrn, who was attending the Sons of
Veteran encampment, and the Sons of
Veterans attended the funeral in a
body. Lon was son of a veteran but
was not member OF the S. OF V. Camp.
Interment was made in Beulah
cemetery.
The floral tribute was as follows :
Wreath from Mrs. David Jones, bou-
quets from Mrs. John G.. Stauffer, Mrs.
John G. Dilman, Mrs. Elijah Trudgen,
Mrs. James McMillen, Mrs. Charles
McMillen, Mrs. ]. F. Hinderliter, Miss
Annie Hinderliter, Mrs. Robert l..
Miles, Miss Lizzie Bolt, Mrs. r. j. Null
holland.