The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-09-04
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT CAUSES
DEATH AND INJURY.

In an automobile accident which
occurred on the Hume and Bedford
nike. three miles from Paris about
1890 O'Clock Saturday morning, Mr..
I w. Pace. aged fifty-five, of Win
chester, and one of the best-known
stockmen in Central Kentucky, was
instantly killed, and D. G. Taylor, of
Paris. and Mr.. Marcus Lisle, of Win
chester, Mr.. PAGES partner, were
badly bruised. The accident occur
red on an incline near the home Of
Mr.. William Kenney Ferguson.
Mr.. Pace, Mr.. Lisle and Mr.. Tay
lor had been in the county on tour
of inspection, and had just returned
from Mr.. Taylor's place, where they
had been inspecting a bunch of cat
tie. They were in two machines, Mr..
TAYLOR and Mr.. Lisle in a Ford
roadster, and Mr.. Pace and Mr..
Younger Osborne, of Clark county, in
q Buick. The machine in which
Messrs. Taylor and Lisle were riding
was in front, while Mr.. Pace and Mr..
Osborne were in the rear with their
machine. Mr.. Osborne, who was driv-
ing the Buick, in some unaccountable
manner, lost control of his car, which
swerved from the road and plunged
into the Ford in front Of them, throw
ing it across the pike, where it
crashed into a wire fence. The force
of the impact caused the machine to
be forced through the fence into a
small clump of locust trees growing
near the edge of the pike. Both
TAYLOR and Lisle were thrown from
the machine, when it turned over on
its side. Mr.. Lisle was severely
bruised, but not seriously injured.
Mr.. Taylor also sustained severe cuts
and bruises, but no bones were bro
ken. The car driven by Mr.. Osborne
continued on its way until it struck
a tree, when it also turned over. See
ing that the accident was inevitable,
Mr.. Pace attempted to jump from
the car, but the sidelong rapid mo-
ton threw him out on the pike, land
ing on his head. His skull was frac-
tured, causing death instantly. Mr..
Osborne remained in his car, and es-
capped unhurt.
Coroner Rudolph Davis was notified
by telephone and Immediately came to
the scene, where he made thorough
investigation. The injured men werH
taken back to the home of Mr.. Tay.
lor. where the received attention. The
body of Mr.. Pace was brought In the
Davis ambulance to the undertaking
establishment Of Mr.. Geo. w. Davis,
where it was prepared for burial and
sent to his late home in Winchester.
Mr.. Pace was the Republican men,
Der of the Clark county election
board and was prominent in the bus
mess life Of Clark county. He was
a member of the stock buying firm OF
Pace & Lisle. He had just been ap-
pointed to the position OF electlon
commissioner by the State Election
Board. He is survived by his widow,
who was before her marriage Miss
Laura Daniels, of near Winchester,
land four sons, MesSrs. Robert Pace
and w. E. Pace, both of Iowa, John
d. Pace. of ST. Louis, Mo-, and Ches-
ter Pace. who resided with his par
ents at the home near Winchester,
also by one sister, Mrs. Mary Risk, OF
Nicholasville, and five brothers,
Messrs. R. F. and Murray Pace, OF
Clark county, Crittenden Pace, OF
Covington, and John and Thomas
Pace, of Illinois.
The funeral was held in Winches-
ter yesterday afternoon, with services
conducted at the family residence.
The burial followed in the Winches-
ter Cemetery in the presence of one OF
the largest crowds ever assembled In
the city Of the dead.