The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-04
MET DEATH
RETURNING
FROM FUNERAL
WALTER MeEERoYs HORSES
SCARED AT AUTOMOBILE AND
THoWR AGAINST RoLE-
THRoAT WAS SEW
Erred.


Walter H McE1roy was Killed
Thursday m Baltimore while return
jng from the funeral Of abrot1er Old
Fellow. The horses tdatswere hitehs
led to the carriage In which McElrov
was riding became frightened at an
automobile owned BY Elias Black
shire.
The Baltimore Sun gives the fol.
lowing acount of the accident:
While returning from the burial Of
a brother Odd Fellow In London Park
cemetery Mr. Walter K. McElroy, sec
rotary of Sharon Encampment of that
order, was killed instantly at 4 p. n
yesterday by the carriage in which ne
was riding being dashed against an.
iron electric light pole on Frederick
avenue.
Mr.. McElroy was alone in the c11-
riage. Clarence Burgess, the drivef,
about 20 years old. living at LOG South
Poppleton street, was badly bruised
and had several teeth Knocked out.
He was taken to the University Hos.
pital.
The funeral which MI. McEIroy at
tended was that Of Mr.. 1sreal Perry,
of Bayonne, N. j., which took place.
from the home of MI. Milton White
1923 North ,Gilmor street.
Horses Frightened at Automobile.
The accident occurred in front Of
Mr.. Joseph H. Miller's place, T12
Frederick avenue extended. about 300
yards east Of Mount olfvet cemetery.
The horses attached to the carriage
became frightened at an automobile
driven by Mr.. Elias A. Blacksheare,
2452 Eutaw Place, about three blocks
from the scene of the accident. The
driver was unable to stop them, and
in trying to pass a car the carriage
swung to the side and crashed 1ns1
a pole. The whole side and part Of
the top of the vehicle were smashed.
to %splinters. The impact threw Mi.
McElroy forward. His wfndpfpe was
cut by a piece of glass and his face
lacerated and bruised.
others Missed Being In Carriage.
BY the rarest chance Mi. Sumner
Prentiss, 712 East Preston street, who
had ridden to the cemetery with Nj.
McElroy, escaped the accident. lie
was in a hurry to return to town and
had taken a car, which was the one
the driver was trying to pass w1e4.
he struck the pole. MI. Prentiss saw
the accident, but did not learn thar
MI. McElroy had been killed until
lsome time after he had reached. Odd
Fellows Hall, CnJiedral and Sara
toga,streets,
MI. Albert Ramsey, chief patriarch
OF Sharon Encampment, and Mr.. Fc-
lix Foley, high priest. would have been
in the carriage with Mr.. McElroy-had
they been able to attend the funeral.
They had been assigned 10 the same:
carriage. but could not arrange to go.
Mr.. Bl%acksheare Distressed.
MI. Blacksheafe did not know that
his automobile had been the cause
of the runaway until he was informed
by Round Sergeant Hood, of the South,
western district, near the scent of the.
accident. He had been to his coun
try place, near Gainesville, and vas
ON his way back to town. He was
visibly arected.
MY, my, it's terrible" he said. 81
saw the horses shy, and I stood up in
my seat and looked back, but they did
not seem to be beyond the control
of the driver. Il had passed five OF.
six carriages and was going very
slowly. 1 was far to the right and the
carriages were to my left. l would
not have returned to town this wa
but for the fact that | have some har-
ness being repaired down the road /"
Eye-witnesses Describe Accident.
The runaway started in front Of
the blackspith shop Of Mr. Edwarai
siedel, sS5 Frederick avenue extend
ed. Wilbur Green, a h%orseshoer, who
was standing near the door, said that
the automobile was going at a slow
rate.
"The horses SHED some" he said
"and then they started to run. The
other hacks in front of them got uul'
of the way. The driver seemed 70
have a clear road, and was holding.
them down as far as / could see"
Mrs. Henry Klamer, 794 Frederick
avenue, who saw both the automobile
and the runaway team pass, said that
the former was going slowly as 1t
passed her house, and that in a few
seconds the horses came dashing by.
Mrs. Klamer's house is near the lor.
of a hill. The accident occurred about
halfway down the incline. and Just u
few feet below Tollgate No. i.
The car which the driver tried 10.
pass was on the south track and was