Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1879 — FATAL ACCIDENT. [ARTICLE]

FATAL ACCIDENT.

A Daring a Horae : Last! SaErrisy aftdrnoon two youngk tnef from the country j thought they have a little fun to themselves by engaging in a running horse race at the fair grounds. The preliminaries of -the race we are unable to give, but the setoond heat residtod fatally to John; C. MoCoy, aged about 21 years, son oTmTaiTOTrsTirTnffit^n^ reside some fire miles west of ibis place. If are are correctly informed the horse which yonng McCoy rode attempted to fly the track at the entrance to tbe race course, and in so doing threw the rider off, striking his head against a fer.ee post, which fractured the skull in bne or more places. When he was taken up the blood spurted from hisear,atid other injuries lead his assistants to believe that he was fatally injured. The unfortunate yonng man was carefully removed to the Hopkins House, where every attention was given him, but he was too far beyond the reach of medical skill to entertain any hopes of saving his life, nnd as soon as this announcement was made by Dr. Loughridge, the attending physician, all possible haste was made to summon the dying man’s aged parent's, to his bed-side. The messenger conveyed to them the first intelligence of the tetrikle accident that had occurred, and they could not realize that their son could be so near death’s door. ,

Tbo parents arrived at the hotel about ten o’clock at night, only to find their son unconscious and unable to recognize them. An hour later he passed quietly away and his spirit took its flight to the unknown world. The parents and other relatives were overcome with grief at the loss of one whose life was so full of promise and so suddenly destroyed. Sabbath morning the remains were removed to tho family residence, and on Monday the funeral was attended by a largo number of relatives and friends. The religious services were conducted by Rev. A. W. Wood, of this place.