Newton County GaArchives News.....Horse, Carriage Accident, Four Passengers October 1, 1891
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The Georgia Enterprise October 1, 1891
     Sunday morning, near Marietta, Mr. Fletcher P. REYNOLDS had his carriage 
brought out so that his wife, his 17 years old daughter, Miss Kate; his sister, 
Mrs. F. E. MERRITT; and his niece, Miss Alma KOHLHEIM, aged 20 years, could 
attend church in the city. Mr. REYNOLDS remained at home with his brother John 
and his mother. The ladies attended service and were returning home when the 
carriage run on the spirited horses while coming down a hill, causing them to 
run away. Miss Kate REYNOLDS jumped from the carriage and falling on her head 
her neck was broken and she died almost instantly. Mrs. MERRITT received so 
serious injuries by being thrown out that she died in a few hours. Miss 
KOHLHEIM was severely, but it is hoped not fatally hurt. Mrs. REYNOLDS jumped 
from the carriage and escaped injury. The colored driver did all he could to 
hold the horses, but it was beyond his power. He also escaped without being 
hurt.
     The bodies of Miss Kate REYNOLDS and Mrs. MERRITT were brought to 
Covington Tuesday and laid to rest in the family cemetery here. Words cannot 
express the sorrow we feel for our friends who have lost their loved ones in 
such a sad and tragic manner.
     This family has been peculiarly unfortunate in the past, as well as now. 
About eight years ago they lived in Clayton County. Mr. F. P. REYNOLDS and his 
wife were down stairs nursing a sick baby. Their oldest daughter Verdia, then 
almost ten or eleven years of age, and her aunt, were up stairs. The house 
caught fire in the kitchen and had enveloped the stairway, so that escape from 
above  was impossible, and they had to listen to the distressing cries of his 
sister in law and daughter as they burned to death, and the neighbors had to 
hold him to prevent his rushing into the flames and to certain death in the 
vain attempt to save his daughter and wife’s sister.


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