The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-03-15


Follows now the statement OF Mr.,
Mackay. given in whispers to our re
porter aa he kneIt by the injured man
half an hour after the accident:
Il was driving reasonably slow down
The grade, saw tie sand and bad place
in ,h. road and released nay right hand
10 cut the gasoln" down still more.
TIE front wheel struck the sand. and
, WreHched the steering wheel out Of my
grasp and / lost control and the car
turned over. | knew nothing more for
some time, l cannot say how long. not
very lOn., think Nhcn | RECLAIMED
consciousness. I sat up: my eyes We're
, wide open. but / was totally blind
got to my feet In great pain and crawl
I ed by sound and feel. TIL ] located tho
car and found the switch anc cut off
! the current and stopped the engine.
! which was :,till running. | then crawl
! ed around the cur. calling for Jones. /
! thought, though. that he had gone for
/ help for me. In crawling or around
/ the car. feeling my way on the ground.
| my hand struck Jones foot and l t-.c-
! cd UP the body til! / cam" to his head.
! which found was pinned heEeath The
! wheel When | found this, ali Felt
| the great quantity OF blood around and
! beneath him. knew IL was dead. My
God, how felt. tried to dig him
! out with my left hand "a M right arm
was useless and out Of joint. | could
not do that. the ground WAS so hard.
and felt around the car 10 find the
/ jack. | found it. and started back
! around the wheel. either los; or had
not found the handle, which could
not locate. | gave up tn" attempt and.
As could sc. 4 Elimmer of things by
| this time. looked and felt toEethe CT
! for somethinl1 to use a lever.
found one out by the side OF the road.
! cit wa large stick Of cord
! woodl. and in trying to get ii to the
car. l fell down again. / got it ba ok
at last. but could do nothing with one
hand. By this time I could dlmly see
two Tner working not far of. ard call
ed to item. They did not understand.
OF Were afraid TO come for long time.
They finally came over and soon after
others cam. UP and they got him out.
My God, TO think OF bringing ones
best friend out and killing him like
/ that Oh. my sufcrings are great. but
| would be all right but for that It
is awful. awful
The men who cane after the negroes
GOT 10 lhS scene. were MI. Lee finest
Mr.. Brart. and soon Col. Rogers and his
son. Mr.. Priest had a jug Of water
with him, a little of which was given
the injured man every few minutes. as
his mouth was dry ana feyerish. Col
Roger. WHO knew every step Of the
country. drove rapidly across the
woods ~ the silver SPRINGS road
where the men said Mr. Geigcr had a
cI ~
zine. IL! response to message 'phoned
in, Or. \cw.oIu and DR. Walter Hood
with Mr.. John Spencer driving, arrived
in an automobile. Mir. Mackay was
given morphine injection. his shout
der in the meantime. having beer
pulled into plac> by the men VINO were
there. Or. NeTsom then returned L
town 10 tell Mr. NacHay's family OF
the accident
The Star reporter arrived Just after
pr. NewSon left, going out with Or
I-lar in his car. and remained Till the
ambulance came and Mr.. Mack.4y was
placed on cot and lifted into -.
| vehicle. Mr.. Mackay. after the reac-
ton from III. excitement. was entirely
helpless. II. j. seriously injured hu,
how much 81 could not be told st that
time. Ills back hurt him. his side and
! shoulder. ana wiki his weight :, Is ,
miracle that lie Wa not injur>t more
seriously. aside from the wonder tina,
he was not caught beneath The ear
I Mr.. owen followed = little late,
with thr wagon FOR tie body 81 Mr.
Jones. which VS. carried in 10 tie un-
dertaking rooms and embalts.et and
prepared for burial
Mr. MacKay WAS taken to his resi-