Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1901 — Fatal Accident at Pleasant Ridge. [ARTICLE]

Fatal Accident at Pleasant Ridge.

Mrs. Wm McDonald of Pleasant Ridge, met with an accident Monday morning which resulted in her death at 11 o’clock that night. It seems that Mrs. McDonald was driving an old family horse to a neighbor’s when she noticed that the fly net was not properly adjusted and got out of the buggy to fix it. She arranged the net satisfactorily and went to get back into the buggy when the horse started to walk off The old lady missed the step with her foot and in some manner her limb got between the spokes of the buggy wheel and she was twisted around once or twice before the horse stopped, resulting in' the limb being broken and twisted until the bones protruded through the flesh, also in internal injuries. She was soon extricated from the buggy wheel, the horse remaining passive until help arrived, and medical attendance was procured but with out avail and at 11 p? m., she passed a wav. Deceased was about 75 years of age and leaves a husband and ten children, among whom is J. A. McDonald, the poultry, dealer of this city. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning from the Christian church, Rev. Ward conducting the same, and interment was mnde in Weston cemetery.