Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-06-07
REV. j. Il. FOGARTIE BEAD.
Lost Life In Kentucky Town by Auto
mobile Accident

There are many in Walhalla and
! Oconee who will regret to learn Of the
| death, by accident. Of Rev. j. e. Fo-
gartie, who was at one time pastor
Of the Walhalia Presbyterian church
Rev. Mr.. Fogartte was one Of those
| unassuming gentlemen whose daily
life gave forth abundant evidence OF
a close walk with God. lie was
| greatly loved by all who knew him
| in this section, and the news Of his
death will bring deep sorrow to
many. We clip the following notice
from the Christian Observer:
Rev. James T.. Fogartic.
REV. James E. Fogartie, ID. D.,
| pastor OF the Presbyterian church at
| Hawcsville, Ky, died in that city on
May 18th as result Of injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident. DR..
Fogartie came to the Hawesville pas
torate about one year ago from New
Orleans, La, but owing to i'll health
he had recently resigned his charge
! and was preparing to go away for
treatment.
'IIe had long and honorable ca
reer in the Southern Presbyterian
Church as pastor and educator. He
was born in Charleston, S. c., and re-
ceived the degree Of b. A. from Da-
wilson College, (North Carolina,) in
1874. In 1877 he was graduated
frn ~, hi
(South Carolina,) and was licensed
and ordained In the same year by the
Presbytery of Charleston. Besides
the Hawesville pastorate, Dr.. Fogar-
tie had also been pastor of the follow
ing churches: Edisto Island. s. c.,
1877 to 1882; Highlands, N. c.,
1882 to 1886; Walhalla. S. c., 1886
to 1890; Chapel Hill N. c., 1890 to
professor of philosophy and practical
theology in the Southwestern Presby-
terian University, Clarksville, Tenn.
He was president Of Davidson Col
lege for time, and also held chairs
in the Presbyterian College at
Thomasville, Ga, and in the Alabama
Presbyterian College for Men, Annis-
ton, Ala. DR.. Fogartie is survived by
several children, one of whom is the
wife OF Rev. w. II. Hin, pastor Of
the Presbyterian church at Brook
haven, Miss. In his death the Pres
byterian church loses one OF her in
nuential and scholarly ministers"
Account of tho Accident.
The following account OF the dis
tressing accident which caused the
death Of Rev. j. E. Fogartie is fro1
the Hancock Clarion, published in
Hawesvillc, KY, where Dr.. Fogartie
was killed:
REV. J. E. Fogartie, pastor Of the
local Presbyterian church, died in
chis city Thursday morning a. 4
o'clock as the result Of being struck
and run over by an automobile
driven by Miss Gertrude stephens
Wednesday afternoon. In the car at
the time with Miss Stephens were r..
d. Hale, agent for the Ford Automo-
bile Company, who was teaching Miss
Stephens how to manage the car,
and her father, Judge NJ. Stephens.
"The minister was crossing the
street on his way TO the post Office
when the auto came around the
Rev. Fogartie when he noticed the
approach Of the automobile, accounts
differ according to several onlookers.
Some say that he apparently became
excited and stepped backward two or
three steps and made an effort as If
to catch hold Of the front Of the car,
and, In SO doing, placed himself di-
rectly in front of the car which
struck him with considerable force
and hurled him to the ground in such
position that two Of the wheels
passed over his body. Others are of
the opinion that the minister stood
perfectly still, only raising his hands
as if warning the occupants of his
presence, when the machine struck
him. All agree that heroic efforts
were made by both Miss stephens and
Mr.. Hale to stop the car when the
minister's presence was noticed. The
first to reach the scene were Lester
Wilson and l.. c. Kelly, and to them
he spoke the only words uttered. He
| said, "Raise me up" three times, and
81 am dying" three times. DIR. Cros-
by was called, and all that was ncssf-