Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-08-15
MOR|Tz HACK QUICKLY
SUCCUMDS TO INJURIES
Well Known Young Man Sustained Injuries in
Collision That He Soon Died in City Hospit-
al---Funeral Tomorrow at Cumberland,
Nd, and Interment Made There

Morltz X Hack, son Of Mr. and
! Mrs, Philip Hack. corner OF East
Burke and North Queen streets, met
with an accident Sunday morning at
/ : so O'Clock near the residence Of ex-
Senator Rnrkhart on the Winchester
pike which cost him hts life at the
City Hospital that afternoon at !
O'Clock.
The young man, after finishing his
work At the Colonial Hotel saturday
night remarked TO a friend that he
/ was going to take trip on his motor.
cycle out the Winchester pike, as he
was tired and believed that a ride
would prove very beneficial Happy
and cheerful he left the hotel not re-
allamg that Il was Tor the last time,
and when be reached the city again
he would be in d dying condition.
1t Is not known how Ear out the
pike he travelled. because he was un-
able TO tell bis friends after reaching
the hospital On the return trip
near the residence Of ex-senator
Burkhart about 3 LAO O'clock, he was
travelling rapidly. It Is said and with
out warning coliided with buggy
driven by Harry Abriel, Of Bunker
HILL who had been 70 the city attend
ing TO business. With what force
they met can be estimated when II j.
known that the left shaft 81 the bug
Ky struck him below the left eye and
ran almost through bis head, breaking
the base Of the brain and causing
such wound that he soon died.
The impact was terrific. The mot
orcycle was nearly wrecked the
horse was thrown TO the ground and
sustained such Injuries that the own
ar had great dieulty IN getting It
home. and The buggy badly broken
When the collision occurred Young
Hack fell alongside the horse, the
driver was thrown Almost out Of the
buggy, and IN the darkness u was inn
possible to tell Just what had happen
ed
Mr. Abriel Ieaped out OF the buggy
as quickly as possible, and found Mr.
Hack lying on the ground He pulled
him away from the buggy, and as he
did part Of the brain and great guam
tlty Of blood we're left on the shaft
He carried the injured man to the
road side, assisted the horse to It's
feet and then went 10 the home az
Mr. Bnrkhart and aroused the family
Members Of the family went to the
scene OF the accident, and seeing that
the injured man was in serious CON
dltlon telephoned to the city Hospital
for DR.. Oates who responded to the
cal. and FASTENED there In his auto.
mobile. Upon his arrival he saw that
Immediate attention must be given the
young man. so he placed him in his
automobile and brought him 10 the
hospital An examination showed
that the wound was OF the most SER
ious character, and that the end was
not far on Members Of the family
we're summoned. and when they ar
rived It was impossible to learn ans.
thing from the young man because he
was in semiconseious state. Later
he rallied. and talked 70 his father
and mother but not very lntelligentIy-
Az noon the tide began ebblng and he
sank into Inconsistencies and died
at O'Clock
Moritz r. Hack was born in Cham
bersburg. Pa, 1891 Six years ago the
family moved to this city and engag
ed in the ladies' clothing business and
have been very successful. The
young man attended school at Rom
ney, W. Va, and expressing a desire
to learn telegraphy spent his spare
time in study at school in this city.
Having mastered the business he be-
came associated with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, and dur,
ing the past 5 years worked at Sir
Johns Run, but not regularly. When
not with the company he assisted his
father in managing the Colonial Ho-
tel and his store.
Two years ago he managed his
fathers store at Winchester, Va.
and was very successful and made
many friends in that city. He was
member Of the F. A. NJ. and also OF