The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-03-02
GAVE HIS LIFE :
To SAVE ANOTHER

= WASHINGTON, d. c., SPECIAL
Heartfelt appreciation ofn1he heroic
act yesterday of Edward McOuade
driver for the War Department, and
coachman for President Taft when the
latter was head of the department. iD
sacrificing his own life to save that
OF Helen Dickinson. the two-year-old
granddaughter of Secretary of War
Dickinson, was communicated by Sec
retary Dickinson to the grief-stricken
McQuade family last night. Through
his private secretary, Walter r. Ped
igo, Secretary Dickinson sent a mes
sage Of coincidence and sympathy to
the wife and children OF his dead
driver.
John c. Scoheld, chief clerk of the
War Department. visited the McOuade
home. 1928 + Street, northwest, yes
terday to offer the sympathy of every
employe Of the IL i5ssTt tSs>S2t which Mr.
McQuade had served faithfully for
more than fifty-six years.
Secretary May Be at Funeral.
1t Is likely that Secretary Dickinson
Will attend In person the funeral of
the driver tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock at st. Matthew's Church.
The fatal accident occurred while
Mr.. McQuade was driving the Secre-
tary OF Wars carriage yesterday MORN
ing. In the carriage was the secre-
tary's granddaughter, Helen. who war
out for her morning drive, and her
governess. Miss Dunning. On the box
with McQuade was Alfred Wynne. who
last night described the accident as
follows:
1--WE were driving out Sixteenth
Street to return to Secretary Dickin-
sons home at 1910 Connecticut Ave-
nue.. AS we were crossing Irving
Street, one of the horses shied at a
piece Of paper, and both animals broke
into run up Sixteenth Street.
Thrown Over Horses TO Death.
THE horses were both new, and
were being tried for the War Depart
ment. They had only been in use at
the department. for two weeks.
THE team dashed up Sixteenth
Street until we neared Lamont Street
McQuade shouted to me he was go
ing to turn the team into a tree. He
called a warning TO Miss Dunning &c
hold the little girl tight, and then we
both caught the reins and tried t.
turn the team.
"All during the ride Miss DunuinP
and the little girl sat perfectly still
Our attempt TO guide the horses
against the tree failed. and instead
they ran into a pile of sand. McQuade
was hurled over the horses. landing
on his head on the sidewalk 1 wah
thrown to the street, but was not
hurt The carriage was turned over
for an instant, but righted itself. and
the child and Miss Dunning we're nol
thrown out.
II then hailed Robert f. Massey
negro. of 1925 Thirteenth Street
Southeast. who was passing with =
team. and We hurried McQuade tC
Garfield Hospital. He was dead when
we reached the hospital. however the
physicians saying his skull had beer
fractured"
Long I'm War Department
Mr.. McQuade was sixty-seven years
old. He was born in Ireland, and
came to this country when a young
man. He served three years in the
United States Marine Corps, and then
FIVE years in the quartermaster's de-
partment OF the army. From 1868
until 1866 he was in charge OF the
stables OF the headquarters OF the
War Department. at Fourteenth and
X Streets. He remained in the army
service until 1883. when he was ap-
pointed a messenger in the War De-
pRrtment. Because OF his knowledge
OF horses he was placed in charge of
the stables of the department
During his service with the depart
ment Mr.. McQuade has been the per-
Eonal drivers OF Secretaries Endicott
Proctor. Elkins. Lamont. Alger. Root
Taft. Wright and Dickinson and their
families. He became well known for
his care in driving. He left a wife,
four sons and two daughters, all OF
whom live in Washington