ACCIDENT TO EX-SENATOR PEALE WHILE OUT HORSEBACK RIDING PROVES FATAL Died in Local Hospital Tuesday Evening of This Week After Suffering Intense Pain From Fractured Ribs and Internal Injuries---Deceased Was One of Lock Haven's Most Prominent Citizens
Ex-Senator S. R. Peale, of this city, died Tuesday evening of this week at 6:55 o'clock from the result of the accident he sustained while horseback riding on the Sugar Run road Tuesday morning. His death occurred at the Lock Haven hospital, where he was taken after the accident happened.
Mr. Peale suffered very much during the day and grew weaker as the day advanced from the shock he received. When thrown by his horse he sustained internal injuries, besides having four ribs fractured. While it was known that his condition was critical, his death was not expected so soon. He was conscious up to within fifteen minutes of the time when the end came, and his daughter, Miss Martha, was at the bedside of her father when he died. The other members of the family had only shortly before left the hospital for their home.
Senator Peale was a great lover of horses and had recently procured a fine new horse from Irvin W. Gleason of North Bend. It was his custom to enjoy a horseback ride when at home as often as possible, and following this custom he started Tuesday morning for a ride up the Sugar Run road. When near the farm of Joel Reish his horse reared up and then fell with Mr. Peale underneath. About this time Joseph Whitehouse was on his way to the farm of Adam Dickey, at the head of Sugar Run, riding a bicycle. He discovered Mr. Peale along the roadside, near the Reish home. He assisted Mr. Peale to sit up as best he could, and hurried to the house of Mr. Reish for assistance. He procured a chair on which the injured man was placed, and the latter requested Mr. Whitehouse to get his horse, which had jumped a wire fence and stood in the field nearby, and ride to the hospital and procure an auto to convey him to that institution. He also requested him not to notify his family of the accident until after he had reached the hospital. When Mr. whitehouse reached the hospital Mr. Calvin Armstrong was notified and at once started for the scene of the accident with his touring car, accompanied by Miss Happersett, the superintendent of the hospital.
The senator was carefully placed in the auto and conveyed to the hospital, where every attention possible was given him to relieve his great suffering. Dr. George D. Green, the Peale family physician, was immediately summoned and on examination discovered that four of Mr. Peale's ribs were badly fractured. He also sustained internal injuries and the shock he received was too much for a man of his advanced years to overcome.
The death of Mr. Peale removes from this community one of its most prominent citizens. He had been a resident of Lock Haven for 54 years and during this more than a half century took a deep interest in the welfare and advancement of the town. He keep in close touch with the commercial, club, social, church and educational life of this city. He also was identified with politics, not as an office seeker or for political preferment, but for the good of the city, state and nation.
He came to Lock Haven when 26 years of age and at once began the practice of law, having been admitted to the bar of Northumberland county a short time before coming to this city. He became one of the most famous land and railroad attorneys in this section of the state, being contemporaneous with Senator William A. Wallace, Judge John H. Orvis and other celebrated attornies.
In 1857, a year after he removed to Lock Haven, he was united in marriage to Miss Harriet F. Alter, of Philadelphia, and their beautiful home in this city, known as "Hillside," on North Fairview street, has been the centre of attraction to a host of friends during all the years of their happy married life. In September, 1907, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, surrounded by their twenty-one children and grandchildren. One of the features of the occasion was the informal reception held in the afternoon, when scores of our citizens called to pay their respects and extend hearty congratulations to the couple whose lives have been an inspiration to the people of this community. They have resided at "Hillside" for nearly 50 years.
Samuel Richard Peale was the son of Dr. John W. Peale, a practicing physician, and was born at Hughesville, Lycoming county, Pa., September 20, 1830. The family lived at Hughesville until the subject of this sketch was ten years of age, when they removed to Sunbury, where the father practiced medicine. In 1850 S. R. Peale graduated from Dickinson college at Carlisle and later studied law and was admitted to the Northumberland county bar. He located in Lock Haven in 1856 and began the practice of his profession. In the following year he was married to Miss Harriet Frances Alter, of Philadelphia.
In 1876 he was elected to the state senate from the Clinton-Centre-Clearfield district and served one term with distinction.
He declined a renomination from the Democrats, on which ticket he had been elected. His successful career as a land attorney brought him into prominence throughout this section of the state.
In 1881 he began purchasing coal lands in Clearfield county and the following year bought many thousand acres of coal lands on Moshannon creek, near Kylertown. Subsequently he interested with himself Hon. John G. Reading of Philadelphia, and afterwards the Hon. William A. Wallace, of Clearfield, and Hon. J. M. Gazzam, of Philadelphia, in his coal transactions. The late William H. Vanderbilt was later led to purchase a half interest in the lands and also with the building of the Beech Creek railroad, with which project the deceased was so intimately connected, to open up the new Clearfield bituminous coal fields. Mr. Peale was the general solicitor of the new road from 1882 until 1895. He had charge of the purchase of the right of way for the Beech Creek railroad. He was instrumental in organizing large and prosperous coal interests affiliated with the New York Central lines.
Deceased was of Scotch-Irish descent, his ancestors having settled in Cumberland county, Pa., at the close of the eighteenth century. He had been an active member of St. Paul's Episcopal church of this city since 1860 and served as superintendent of the Sunday school of that church for some time. He also taught a Bible class in the Sunday school for years. He was the senior warden of St. Paul's church and had been since the death of the late Paul S. Merrill in 1892. He is survived by his widow and six children, as follows: Rembrandt, of the well known coal firm of Peale, Peacock & Kerr, of New York city; John, also of New York city, and Frank, who resides at Summit, N.J. but has law offices in New York city; Mrs. Frank B. Towne, of Holyoke, Mass., and the Misses Martha and Elizabeth, at home.
The funeral will take place Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Episcopal church. Interment will be made in Highland cemetery and will be private.
Ex-Senator S. R. Peale, of this city, died Tuesday evening of this week at 6:55 o'clock from the result of the accident he sustained while horseback riding on the Sugar Run road Tuesday morning. His death occurred at the Lock Haven hospital, where he was taken after the accident happened.
Mr. Peale suffered very much during the day and grew weaker as the day advanced from the shock he received. When thrown by his horse he sustained internal injuries, besides having four ribs fractured. While it was known that his condition was critical, his death was not expected so soon. He was conscious up to within fifteen minutes of the time when the end came, and his daughter, Miss Martha, was at the bedside of her father when he died. The other members of the family had only shortly before left the hospital for their home.
Senator Peale was a great lover of horses and had recently procured a fine new horse from Irvin W. Gleason of North Bend. It was his custom to enjoy a horseback ride when at home as often as possible, and following this custom he started Tuesday morning for a ride up the Sugar Run road. When near the farm of Joel Reish his horse reared up and then fell with Mr. Peale underneath. About this time Joseph Whitehouse was on his way to the farm of Adam Dickey, at the head of Sugar Run, riding a bicycle. He discovered Mr. Peale along the roadside, near the Reish home. He assisted Mr. Peale to sit up as best he could, and hurried to the house of Mr. Reish for assistance. He procured a chair on which the injured man was placed, and the latter requested Mr. Whitehouse to get his horse, which had jumped a wire fence and stood in the field nearby, and ride to the hospital and procure an auto to convey him to that institution. He also requested him not to notify his family of the accident until after he had reached the hospital. When Mr. whitehouse reached the hospital Mr. Calvin Armstrong was notified and at once started for the scene of the accident with his touring car, accompanied by Miss Happersett, the superintendent of the hospital.
The senator was carefully placed in the auto and conveyed to the hospital, where every attention possible was given him to relieve his great suffering. Dr. George D. Green, the Peale family physician, was immediately summoned and on examination discovered that four of Mr. Peale's ribs were badly fractured. He also sustained internal injuries and the shock he received was too much for a man of his advanced years to overcome.
The death of Mr. Peale removes from this community one of its most prominent citizens. He had been a resident of Lock Haven for 54 years and during this more than a half century took a deep interest in the welfare and advancement of the town. He keep in close touch with the commercial, club, social, church and educational life of this city. He also was identified with politics, not as an office seeker or for political preferment, but for the good of the city, state and nation.
He came to Lock Haven when 26 years of age and at once began the practice of law, having been admitted to the bar of Northumberland county a short time before coming to this city. He became one of the most famous land and railroad attorneys in this section of the state, being contemporaneous with Senator William A. Wallace, Judge John H. Orvis and other celebrated attornies.
In 1857, a year after he removed to Lock Haven, he was united in marriage to Miss Harriet F. Alter, of Philadelphia, and their beautiful home in this city, known as "Hillside," on North Fairview street, has been the centre of attraction to a host of friends during all the years of their happy married life. In September, 1907, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, surrounded by their twenty-one children and grandchildren. One of the features of the occasion was the informal reception held in the afternoon, when scores of our citizens called to pay their respects and extend hearty congratulations to the couple whose lives have been an inspiration to the people of this community. They have resided at "Hillside" for nearly 50 years.
Samuel Richard Peale was the son of Dr. John W. Peale, a practicing physician, and was born at Hughesville, Lycoming county, Pa., September 20, 1830. The family lived at Hughesville until the subject of this sketch was ten years of age, when they removed to Sunbury, where the father practiced medicine. In 1850 S. R. Peale graduated from Dickinson college at Carlisle and later studied law and was admitted to the Northumberland county bar. He located in Lock Haven in 1856 and began the practice of his profession. In the following year he was married to Miss Harriet Frances Alter, of Philadelphia.
In 1876 he was elected to the state senate from the Clinton-Centre-Clearfield district and served one term with distinction.
He declined a renomination from the Democrats, on which ticket he had been elected. His successful career as a land attorney brought him into prominence throughout this section of the state.
In 1881 he began purchasing coal lands in Clearfield county and the following year bought many thousand acres of coal lands on Moshannon creek, near Kylertown. Subsequently he interested with himself Hon. John G. Reading of Philadelphia, and afterwards the Hon. William A. Wallace, of Clearfield, and Hon. J. M. Gazzam, of Philadelphia, in his coal transactions. The late William H. Vanderbilt was later led to purchase a half interest in the lands and also with the building of the Beech Creek railroad, with which project the deceased was so intimately connected, to open up the new Clearfield bituminous coal fields. Mr. Peale was the general solicitor of the new road from 1882 until 1895. He had charge of the purchase of the right of way for the Beech Creek railroad. He was instrumental in organizing large and prosperous coal interests affiliated with the New York Central lines.
Deceased was of Scotch-Irish descent, his ancestors having settled in Cumberland county, Pa., at the close of the eighteenth century. He had been an active member of St. Paul's Episcopal church of this city since 1860 and served as superintendent of the Sunday school of that church for some time. He also taught a Bible class in the Sunday school for years. He was the senior warden of St. Paul's church and had been since the death of the late Paul S. Merrill in 1892. He is survived by his widow and six children, as follows: Rembrandt, of the well known coal firm of Peale, Peacock & Kerr, of New York city; John, also of New York city, and Frank, who resides at Summit, N.J. but has law offices in New York city; Mrs. Frank B. Towne, of Holyoke, Mass., and the Misses Martha and Elizabeth, at home.
The funeral will take place Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Episcopal church. Interment will be made in Highland cemetery and will be private.
ACCIDENT TO EX-SENATOR PEALE WHILE OUT HORSEBACK RIDING PROVES FATAL Died in Local Hospital Tuesday Evening of This Week After Suffering Intense Pain From Fractured Ribs and Internal Injuries---Deceased Was One of Lock Haven's Most Prominent Citizens
Ex-Senator S. R. Peale, of this city, died Tuesday evening of this week at 6:55 o'clock from the result of the accident he sustained while horseback riding on the Sugar Run road Tuesday morning. His death occurred at the Lock Haven hospital, where he was taken after the accident happened.
Mr. Peale suffered very much during the day and grew weaker as the day advanced from the shock he received. When thrown by his horse he sustained internal injuries, besides having four ribs fractured. While it was known that his condition was critical, his death was not expected so soon. He was conscious up to within fifteen minutes of the time when the end came, and his daughter, Miss Martha, was at the bedside of her father when he died. The other members of the family had only shortly before left the hospital for their home.
Senator Peale was a great lover of horses and had recently procured a fine new horse from Irvin W. Gleason of North Bend. It was his custom to enjoy a horseback ride when at home as often as possible, and following this custom he started Tuesday morning for a ride up the Sugar Run road. When near the farm of Joel Reish his horse reared up and then fell with Mr. Peale underneath. About this time Joseph Whitehouse was on his way to the farm of Adam Dickey, at the head of Sugar Run, riding a bicycle. He discovered Mr. Peale along the roadside, near the Reish home. He assisted Mr. Peale to sit up as best he could, and hurried to the house of Mr. Reish for assistance. He procured a chair on which the injured man was placed, and the latter requested Mr. Whitehouse to get his horse, which had jumped a wire fence and stood in the field nearby, and ride to the hospital and procure an auto to convey him to that institution. He also requested him not to notify his family of the accident until after he had reached the hospital. When Mr. whitehouse reached the hospital Mr. Calvin Armstrong was notified and at once started for the scene of the accident with his touring car, accompanied by Miss Happersett, the superintendent of the hospital.
The senator was carefully placed in the auto and conveyed to the hospital, where every attention possible was given him to relieve his great suffering. Dr. George D. Green, the Peale family physician, was immediately summoned and on examination discovered that four of Mr. Peale's ribs were badly fractured. He also sustained internal injuries and the shock he received was too much for a man of his advanced years to overcome.
The death of Mr. Peale removes from this community one of its most prominent citizens. He had been a resident of Lock Haven for 54 years and during this more than a half century took a deep interest in the welfare and advancement of the town. He keep in close touch with the commercial, club, social, church and educational life of this city. He also was identified with politics, not as an office seeker or for political preferment, but for the good of the city, state and nation.
He came to Lock Haven when 26 years of age and at once began the practice of law, having been admitted to the bar of Northumberland county a short time before coming to this city. He became one of the most famous land and railroad attorneys in this section of the state, being contemporaneous with Senator William A. Wallace, Judge John H. Orvis and other celebrated attornies.
In 1857, a year after he removed to Lock Haven, he was united in marriage to Miss Harriet F. Alter, of Philadelphia, and their beautiful home in this city, known as "Hillside," on North Fairview street, has been the centre of attraction to a host of friends during all the years of their happy married life. In September, 1907, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, surrounded by their twenty-one children and grandchildren. One of the features of the occasion was the informal reception held in the afternoon, when scores of our citizens called to pay their respects and extend hearty congratulations to the couple whose lives have been an inspiration to the people of this community. They have resided at "Hillside" for nearly 50 years.
Samuel Richard Peale was the son of Dr. John W. Peale, a practicing physician, and was born at Hughesville, Lycoming county, Pa., September 20, 1830. The family lived at Hughesville until the subject of this sketch was ten years of age, when they removed to Sunbury, where the father practiced medicine. In 1850 S. R. Peale graduated from Dickinson college at Carlisle and later studied law and was admitted to the Northumberland county bar. He located in Lock Haven in 1856 and began the practice of his profession. In the following year he was married to Miss Harriet Frances Alter, of Philadelphia.
In 1876 he was elected to the state senate from the Clinton-Centre-Clearfield district and served one term with distinction.
He declined a renomination from the Democrats, on which ticket he had been elected. His successful career as a land attorney brought him into prominence throughout this section of the state.
In 1881 he began purchasing coal lands in Clearfield county and the following year bought many thousand acres of coal lands on Moshannon creek, near Kylertown. Subsequently he interested with himself Hon. John G. Reading of Philadelphia, and afterwards the Hon. William A. Wallace, of Clearfield, and Hon. J. M. Gazzam, of Philadelphia, in his coal transactions. The late William H. Vanderbilt was later led to purchase a half interest in the lands and also with the building of the Beech Creek railroad, with which project the deceased was so intimately connected, to open up the new Clearfield bituminous coal fields. Mr. Peale was the general solicitor of the new road from 1882 until 1895. He had charge of the purchase of the right of way for the Beech Creek railroad. He was instrumental in organizing large and prosperous coal interests affiliated with the New York Central lines.
Deceased was of Scotch-Irish descent, his ancestors having settled in Cumberland county, Pa., at the close of the eighteenth century. He had been an active member of St. Paul's Episcopal church of this city since 1860 and served as superintendent of the Sunday school of that church for some time. He also taught a Bible class in the Sunday school for years. He was the senior warden of St. Paul's church and had been since the death of the late Paul S. Merrill in 1892. He is survived by his widow and six children, as follows: Rembrandt, of the well known coal firm of Peale, Peacock & Kerr, of New York city; John, also of New York city, and Frank, who resides at Summit, N.J. but has law offices in New York city; Mrs. Frank B. Towne, of Holyoke, Mass., and the Misses Martha and Elizabeth, at home.
The funeral will take place Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Episcopal church. Interment will be made in Highland cemetery and will be private.
Ex-Senator S. R. Peale, of this city, died Tuesday evening of this week at 6:55 o'clock from the result of the accident he sustained while horseback riding on the Sugar Run road Tuesday morning. His death occurred at the Lock Haven hospital, where he was taken after the accident happened.
Mr. Peale suffered very much during the day and grew weaker as the day advanced from the shock he received. When thrown by his horse he sustained internal injuries, besides having four ribs fractured. While it was known that his condition was critical, his death was not expected so soon. He was conscious up to within fifteen minutes of the time when the end came, and his daughter, Miss Martha, was at the bedside of her father when he died. The other members of the family had only shortly before left the hospital for their home.
Senator Peale was a great lover of horses and had recently procured a fine new horse from Irvin W. Gleason of North Bend. It was his custom to enjoy a horseback ride when at home as often as possible, and following this custom he started Tuesday morning for a ride up the Sugar Run road. When near the farm of Joel Reish his horse reared up and then fell with Mr. Peale underneath. About this time Joseph Whitehouse was on his way to the farm of Adam Dickey, at the head of Sugar Run, riding a bicycle. He discovered Mr. Peale along the roadside, near the Reish home. He assisted Mr. Peale to sit up as best he could, and hurried to the house of Mr. Reish for assistance. He procured a chair on which the injured man was placed, and the latter requested Mr. Whitehouse to get his horse, which had jumped a wire fence and stood in the field nearby, and ride to the hospital and procure an auto to convey him to that institution. He also requested him not to notify his family of the accident until after he had reached the hospital. When Mr. whitehouse reached the hospital Mr. Calvin Armstrong was notified and at once started for the scene of the accident with his touring car, accompanied by Miss Happersett, the superintendent of the hospital.
The senator was carefully placed in the auto and conveyed to the hospital, where every attention possible was given him to relieve his great suffering. Dr. George D. Green, the Peale family physician, was immediately summoned and on examination discovered that four of Mr. Peale's ribs were badly fractured. He also sustained internal injuries and the shock he received was too much for a man of his advanced years to overcome.
The death of Mr. Peale removes from this community one of its most prominent citizens. He had been a resident of Lock Haven for 54 years and during this more than a half century took a deep interest in the welfare and advancement of the town. He keep in close touch with the commercial, club, social, church and educational life of this city. He also was identified with politics, not as an office seeker or for political preferment, but for the good of the city, state and nation.
He came to Lock Haven when 26 years of age and at once began the practice of law, having been admitted to the bar of Northumberland county a short time before coming to this city. He became one of the most famous land and railroad attorneys in this section of the state, being contemporaneous with Senator William A. Wallace, Judge John H. Orvis and other celebrated attornies.
In 1857, a year after he removed to Lock Haven, he was united in marriage to Miss Harriet F. Alter, of Philadelphia, and their beautiful home in this city, known as "Hillside," on North Fairview street, has been the centre of attraction to a host of friends during all the years of their happy married life. In September, 1907, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, surrounded by their twenty-one children and grandchildren. One of the features of the occasion was the informal reception held in the afternoon, when scores of our citizens called to pay their respects and extend hearty congratulations to the couple whose lives have been an inspiration to the people of this community. They have resided at "Hillside" for nearly 50 years.
Samuel Richard Peale was the son of Dr. John W. Peale, a practicing physician, and was born at Hughesville, Lycoming county, Pa., September 20, 1830. The family lived at Hughesville until the subject of this sketch was ten years of age, when they removed to Sunbury, where the father practiced medicine. In 1850 S. R. Peale graduated from Dickinson college at Carlisle and later studied law and was admitted to the Northumberland county bar. He located in Lock Haven in 1856 and began the practice of his profession. In the following year he was married to Miss Harriet Frances Alter, of Philadelphia.
In 1876 he was elected to the state senate from the Clinton-Centre-Clearfield district and served one term with distinction.
He declined a renomination from the Democrats, on which ticket he had been elected. His successful career as a land attorney brought him into prominence throughout this section of the state.
In 1881 he began purchasing coal lands in Clearfield county and the following year bought many thousand acres of coal lands on Moshannon creek, near Kylertown. Subsequently he interested with himself Hon. John G. Reading of Philadelphia, and afterwards the Hon. William A. Wallace, of Clearfield, and Hon. J. M. Gazzam, of Philadelphia, in his coal transactions. The late William H. Vanderbilt was later led to purchase a half interest in the lands and also with the building of the Beech Creek railroad, with which project the deceased was so intimately connected, to open up the new Clearfield bituminous coal fields. Mr. Peale was the general solicitor of the new road from 1882 until 1895. He had charge of the purchase of the right of way for the Beech Creek railroad. He was instrumental in organizing large and prosperous coal interests affiliated with the New York Central lines.
Deceased was of Scotch-Irish descent, his ancestors having settled in Cumberland county, Pa., at the close of the eighteenth century. He had been an active member of St. Paul's Episcopal church of this city since 1860 and served as superintendent of the Sunday school of that church for some time. He also taught a Bible class in the Sunday school for years. He was the senior warden of St. Paul's church and had been since the death of the late Paul S. Merrill in 1892. He is survived by his widow and six children, as follows: Rembrandt, of the well known coal firm of Peale, Peacock & Kerr, of New York city; John, also of New York city, and Frank, who resides at Summit, N.J. but has law offices in New York city; Mrs. Frank B. Towne, of Holyoke, Mass., and the Misses Martha and Elizabeth, at home.
The funeral will take place Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Episcopal church. Interment will be made in Highland cemetery and will be private.
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