DIED: 5/17/1895
AGED: 33
CAUSE OF DEATH: Accident
DEATH LOCATION: Redwood City
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OBITUARYS:
BURIED IN UNION CEMETERY WITH THE SAME LAST NAME:
BURIED NEARBY IN PLOT 25:
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OBITUARY ---------------
MRS. RATHBONE KILLED
The Fatal Result of a Collision on the Grade.
Thrown From Her Buggy and Trampled by a Runaway horse.
Times-Gazette Saturday, May 18, 1895.
At 10 o'clock last evening this city was thrown
into great excitement when it
became generally known that Mrs. Rathbone,
wife of L. D. Rathbone, pastor of
the Congregational Church of Redwood
City was almost instantly killed on the
grade near Woodside at 8 o'clock. Mr.
Rathbone, his wife, and Allie Glennan started at 7:30
for Woodside where Mr. Rathbone was to hold service.
They were in a small cart and were about half way up the
grade. Mr. Rathbone looked behind and was startled to see
coming at full speed towards him a runaway
horse, attached to a buggy.
Mr. Rathbone's first impulse was to get as near the bank as possible
so the runaway might pass but instead the
frightened animal
plunged in between the bank and Mr. Rathbone's
vehicle, throwing the occupants
out. Mrs. Rathbone was trampled on the
breast by the runaway horse,
fracturing the breast bone
and causing internal hemorrhage.
Afew seconds after the accident, the
man owning the team, came along and at
once went to Woodside to secure assistance.
Young Glennan was dispatched for Drs.
Ross & Barret. A conveyance was arranged at Woodside
and the injured lady taken to
the residence of Jared Dodge,
who lives at East Greenwood.
The lady was suffering most intense
agony. Her pains were excruciating.
Drs. Ross & Barret arrived at the bedside of the
injured woman at 9 o'clock but
they at once saw the hopelessness of the
case, they, however, did all they could to
assuage the terrible pain of the sufferer.
She died at 9:20, just an hour and a half
after the accident.
The owner of the horse causing the
frightful accident is not known.
The husband of the dead woman is prostrated
with grief and cannot be consoled in his
terrible affliction.
Deceased was fromerly Miss Carrie Dearborn,
and was only 27 years of age and
a native of Maine. She taught school at
Woodside for some time prior to her
marriage to Mr. Rathbone a little over a year ago.
She was a woman of rare accomplishments, was a learned
scholar and possessed
all of the care and grace of a highly cultured lady.
Deceased was a sister of Chas Dearborn, a well
known resident of Woodside. Mr. Rathbone who has the
sympathy of every one, has been pastor of the
Congregational Church of this city for early
eight years and is well liked and highly
respected by his large congregation.
Arrangements for the funeral will be made to-day. The
body of Mrs. Rathbone is now lying at her home
adjoining the church.
LAID IN THE GRAVE
The Burial of Mrs. Rathborn
Times-Gazette Saturday, May 25, 1895.
Sunday afternoon the funeral of the late
Mrs. Rathbone took place from the
Congregational Church. Long before the
hour announced for holding services had
approached, the church was crowded with
frieds of deceased who had known and
admired her numerous good qualities and
kindness in life. Deep sorrow was manifested
through the impressive ceremonies
which were conducted by Rev. Mr. McDougal
of San Mateo, assisted by Rev Menserve of Oakland and Rev.
O.M.Hector, pastor of the M. E. Church of this city.
Rev McDougal in a touching eulogy
pointed out the good deeds of the deceased
and laying much stress upon
her many charitable acts. "Her true christian life,"
said the eloquent divine, "is worthy of
emulation." The floral offerings were
many, and rare were the sweet-scented
flowers placed upon the casket by loving hands.
The remains were interred in Union Cemetery,
the funeral cortege being unusually large.
CALLED BACK TO THE FOLD
When I heard of the death of Mrs. Rathbone last Saturday,
I knew that one more of God's missionaries had been taken
by Him back to his fold. Then I also thought
of my school days, when she was my teacher;
how patient, kind and considerate she always
was; how she was beloved by her pupils
for her pleasant and curteous ways.
Mrs. Rathbone took great interest in her school work, both as a teacher and helpmate
to her scholars in their hours of discouragement.
But still more earestly and unceasingly did she
labor in behalf of her churcvh.
Even after her removal to
Redwood City she would come up to Woodside
to drill the Sunday School children for
their church exervises. In church festivals
and socials she was foremost in making
preparations. So on the evening of her
sad death, she was going to Woodside
to attend and assist at the revival
meetings that have just closed in the
Woodside Congregational Church.
It is earnestly hoped that her inspiring
words will remain forever in the hearts of
her pupils as her beatiful life lingers in
the memory of her friends and acquaintances.
A PUPIL, Woodside May 24, 1895.
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