Henry Wise Tribble, D.D., president of Columbia College, Lake City, and one of the most eminent men in the Southern Baptist Church is dead as the result of an accident at Rodman in this county , last Saturday night. Dr. Tribble has for some time past been in the habit of visiting Rodman two Sundays each month to hold divine service. He arrived late Saturday evening at the Rodman station on the Ocala Northern, where he was met by Thigpen, the colored driver of Mr. Cummings' railway motor. Dr. Tribble and J.A. Champion boarded the motor and upon arrival at the mill the motor ran into a log train which was standing on the track. Dr. Tribble sat in the front seat with Thigpen, and Mr. Champion on the back. The curtain windshield was down and they failed to see the log train through the glass window. The collision caused Dr. Tribble's right leg to be fractured below the knee and he received other bruises and internal injuries. Dr. E. W. Warren was called and arrived about an hour after the accident. He dressed the wound and ministered all he could to the distinguished patient. Dr. Tribble was taken to the home of Mr. H. C. Cummings, where he had most kindly solictious care. Dr. J. C. Chandler, also visited Dr. Tribble, and later his family, physician, Dr. Roy E. Chalker of Lake City was sent for. It is said that for 18 hours after his wound was dressed Dr. Tribble appeared to be rallying, then there was a steady decline. The shock had been more than he could stand. He died Tuesday morning at 6:15 am, and his body was taken to Lake City for interment. Dr. Tribble is survived by his wife and eight children. His death is a distinct loss to Florida, as besides being a distinguished educator, he was unquestionably the ablest minister in the Baptist Church of Florida. He had been for the past three years the president of Columbia College. (Palatka News obituary dated Friday, 09 Feb 1912)