The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-06-08
DR.. VIC. HEMINGWAY
BURNED TO DEATH
GASOLINE TANK EXPLODES
WHILE HE is STERELIZING !.
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Hemingway, June Con- Friday,
June End, about 10:45 a. m. DR.. w.
C. Hemingway went into his office
in the rear end of his drug store to
steralize his surgical instruments, in
few minutes after lighting the gas
coil the tank that held the gasoline
exploded and saturated his clothing
with gasoline. AS quick as he could
he rushed from his office to the front
of the drug store. The noise and
blaze of fire drew a crowd to the
store just in time to keep him from
coming out on the street. The flames
were extinguished by tearing his
clothes off and wrapping him in q
blanket.
Friends and local nurse did
all they could to relieve his pain un-s
til Drs. Eaddy and Cockfeld arrived.
DR.. Kelley of Kingstree and Dr.. Nc
Leod of Florence were called and in
less than two hours were'by his bed
side-but all that medical aid could
do was of no avail-beloved DR.. Hens
ingway passed to his reward at 5
p. m. The funeral services took place
in the Methodist church at $3.50 Sum
day morning and interment was made
at Rome cemetery at II o'clock.
At the funeral the church was filed
and hundreds stood on the outside
to pay the last tribute of respect to
their much beloved physician and.
friend.
The floral offering was so great
that part of the flowers were sent to
the cemetery early in the morning.
The number of both white and color
ed that attended the funeral attested
the popularity and esteem in which
the deceased was held.
DR.. Hemingway after graduating in
medicine, practiced his profession here
until the death of his father, at which
time he gave up his practice to assist
his brothers in looking after the large
business interest of w. C. Hemingway
& Co. He was president of the RazEs
of Hemingway and was connected
with various local enterprises He
again took up the practice Of his pros
fession the first of this year. Gss
DR.. Hemingway was promoter Of
church and school work and took e.
lively interest in all movements that
were for the betterment of humanity
and the advancement of civic right
BUSINESS. He was kind and gentle 70
all and will be greatly missed by
both white and colored people in this
section. DR.. Hemingway is survived
by his wife, who was Miss Pauline
Baker before her marriage; two
daughters, Misses Mildred and Belle,
and one son, Walter; also two brothe-
ers, J. E. and G. S. Hemingway.
Active pail bearers were: j. M.
Eaddy, D. G. Huggins, G. B. Ingra-
ham, w. H. Andrews, L. F. Rhem,
w. H. Thomas, DR.. E. w. DuRant
and J. B. Bushardt; honorary: w.
D. Mouzon, H. w. FRASER, /. MEG.
Carraway, Thomas McCutchenss Dave
McCutchen, J. I. Hazard, Herman
Schenk, DR.. R. L. Cockfeld, DR.. A.
G. Eaddy and Joe Doyle.
The funeral service was conducted
by the pastor, Rev. Guess. and form.
er pastors Rev. Hutson of Pamnica9
DR.. Atkinson, Conway; Rev.
Campbell, Gibson, N. c.; Rev. II
Ingraham, assisted by Rev. Way OF
Rome, Rev. Pritchett of Indiantown
and Rev. Thomas, local pastor of the
First Baptist church. Special music
was furnished by male quartete. =
The burial was in charge Of I'm
dertaker Stackley of Kingstree.
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