The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-03

| passage been brought home to the
people of Ocala with the force it was
Saturday evening.
David S. Williams Jr. and Alfred
P. Smith, two of our city's most
popular young men, after a supper
at the Harrington, took Mr.. Will
liams' little car and went for a
short ride out the kendrick road a
little over an hour later, Mr.. Arthur
DIN, agent OF the Coast Line at
kendrick, coming into town, found
their bodies pinned under their over
turned car, about $50 yards north
of the forks of the road two miles
north of the city.
No one will know what caused the
accident. One tire was fat, and the
wire of one Of the lamps was brok-
en-. 1t is supposed the light being
out, the car went too close TO
slight slope on that side of the road,
and the tire losing its elasticity at
the same instant the car turned
over. 1t was probably going at
very high rate of speed, and the lives
of the young men were dashed out al
once by the fearful shock They laid
side by side with the right running
board across their necks and their
bodies were cold when they were
found, so it couldn't have been many
minutes after they left the brightly
lit square before they met their
fate.
Mr.. Olin stayed by the bodies and
sent negro to town with the dread
full news. He went straight to Sher-
! if Galloway, who was at the court
house. The sheriff went TO the
scene of. the tragedy at once, and
was followed by scores of people in
autos. while hundreds congregated
on the square, commenting on the
dreadful tidings in shocked surprise
Nothing could be done except lift
the car off the crushed bodies and
lay them by the roadside until the
undertaken came.
The news of the dreadful accident
ran thru the town like an electric
current, shocking and saddening ev-
cry one it touched.
The Funeral
The funeral services were held at
the residence of Mr. T. T. Munroe,
an uncle of Mr.. Williams. The
bodies of the young men were borne
to the residence from the chapel in
two hearses. At the residence, hun
dreds Of people were gathered in the
yard, being unable to get into the
house. Rev. w. H. Dodge, pastor Of
the Presbyterian church, read the
burial service. Miss Cecile Downs
, sang very sweetly abide With Me-
and there were few dry eyes in the
room. DR.. Dodge then talked a few
minutes, touching on the ineXpressi-
| bly, sad and sudden taking off of the
two bright young lives and offered
| spiritual comfort to the bereaved
! ather of Mr.. Williams and other
relatives both here and elsewhere Of
| both of the young men. With a
| prayer for both living and dead, the
services were concluded and the pail
/ bearers took the two caskets to the
hearses and followed by the mem
bers of the Elks lodge, they were
taken back to the chapel, to await
the train. Many lovely flowers were
sent to the chapel and the residence.
| The caskets were beautiful, heavy
copper covered in broadcloth with
appropriate designs. There was no
difference except in the handles, one
having silver and the other a darker
metal. Very few Of those attending
the funeral knew which casket con-
| tanned the remains of one of the
young men and which the other. In
their lifetime each was a very tall
man and the caskets had to be six
feet and three inches in length. But
| for this fact, Mr.. McIver would have
had each exactly alike.
The remains were carried to the
Seaboard station and left on the
limited for the north. With Mr..
Williams body went his father
Judge D. S Williams, and Mr.. Geo.
X Robinson. and with that Of Mr..
Smith went his friend and business
associate, Mr.. Henry P. Spencer.
Judge Williams takes the remains OF
his son to the family home and
burying ground at MarcelluS n Y.
and Mr.. Smiths remains will be in
TERED in New York City.
David S. Williams was born and
raised in Ocala. He was graduate
of Lehigh University, and on his re-
turn from college he took position
with the Southern Phosphate De-
velopment Company, and was gen
eral manager of the company at the
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