The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-25
JOHNSTON Lacy STRUCK
BY SOUTHERN NO. 8
YESTERDAY:
SON WAS SLIGHTLY
BRUISED.
KILLED In SIGHT OF HEB HOME,
AT CROSSING, As she vAg
DRIVING TO JOHNSTOE

Johnston, Oct. 2l.-As Mrs.
Ioney and her sou. Mr.. Spanu Y
we're driving into town this m rr
their buggy was struck by Sou u
train No. 8, going north, due at
StOn at 5S a. m at the RI
crossing about a mile from tow
result OF the accident Mrs. L
dead
The wind was blowing and "a
curtains up the occupants of tn
gy did not see the danger all +
them, although parties wnC
crossed just ahead made warniu-
lures to them not TO eros IS, but
OF this did they see. The en- 81
states that there ives no pos 0'
chance OF saving them He eN
the horse at the crossing, teariu o
pieces and twisting the buggy ar.....
Mr. foaey jumped and received $50
cuts, one on the left cheek ana Cue on
the right leg, but these will not prove
serious.
1t is supposed that Mrs. Toney was
thrown against the engine ald re-
ceived her fatal injuries. She died at
i2:l0 this afternoon, never regaining
consciousness
Mrs. Toney and Mr. Toney were
brought TO Johnston on the same
train that caused the accident and
were carried to the home of Mr.. q. f
Pechman, where four physicians gave
every afternoon possible.
Mrs. Toney was the widow Of the
late Mark roney and leaves six Child.
rem to mourn her untimely death:
Mr.. William cney, Miss Hattie To-
3ey, Mr.. Spann Tonev, Mark To ey
Dantzler Toney OF Washington, D. c..
and Mrs. Ham Kirkland OF lar.
Mrs. Toney was lady esteemed ir
the community for her high Christian
character and intellec,u,l capacitie
and her sudden and tragic deaJn CAS-,
a gloom over the entire community
The accident occurred in sight Of hel
beautiful country h)m1. The coro.
ner'S inquest was held this afternoon
the verdict being that she came t,
her death by accidental means.
The funeral services will be held al
4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when i
is expected that all members OF the
family viii he present.
Superintendent Williams OF Colum.
bIa received Il wire in regard to tn,
accident shortly after it happened
According to this account the trair
was coming arocnd a curve which is
consid red by railroad men to be on,
Of the most dangerous places on the
road, the road being at this point in d
deep cut. 1t is said that u tr.,u car
not be seen approaching if %.
driving along the highway. W ISL.
buggy driven by the parties wa
ing the crossing the whistle
train was blown and was heard
sons in nearby cotton fields.
Ii is stated by some OF tin ~
were on the train hat a warn
gwen by the people IN the ie "a
neither this nor the whist n
heard by Mrs. Toney and her
they did not heed the warning.
The wind was blowing in the
tion from which the train was
and this might also account {,
not hearing the whistle when
sounded. Two OF the men fr,
neighborhood, MeSSrS j j. a b,
White, VINO passed just before
er buggy say That they heal PSI.
| whistle.
AS the buggy came from beh. ).
bank 1T was struck by the train a.
horse was instantly killed ana
roney was buried beneath the .ln,
of the buggy. Her son was uh.u yi
from the buggy, but was able to urli
in removing the buggy from tha DO Il
Jf his mother. When she was pilkC
up blood was streaming from he
head and mouth and as soon as med
! ical attention was secured 1t wa
known that she was mCrtally injurci
Mrs. Tnney was Miss Mary Go
rilion OF E1gefeId county, and wa
~ years OF aye. she VAS woman
Aho was greatly revered and hat
done greaC deal OF church work. A
the time OF her death she was CORE
spending secretary of the Woman
Foreign missionary society OF Culum
Oia dISJrict conference. MIR Zone
had preceded her to the grave but
few months, he having died ON the
, Of January Of this year Mr. Nillian
r rOney, at one time editor OF the John
StUn Monitor, is son.
I Mrs. j. Ham Kirkland OF Oar is Z
: laughter OF Mrs. Toney. NJ alt
k Mrs Kirkland were here last night oil
their way from Olar to Johnston
They were shocked and gTieVed in
expressibiy by the sad tidngS .cI
had brought them TO Columbia.