OBIT: Ada FITE, 1885, Quarryville, Lancaster County, PA

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A Lower End Farmer Killed and His Uncle
Terribly Injured in Their Horse Stable.

A Succession of Dread Calamities
in the Fite Family.


QUARRYVILLE, April 20. – A terrible accident occurred Saturday evening a short 
distance south of Oak Hill, in Little Britain township, by which one man lost 
his life and another was badly hurt.

Samuel Fite, sr., owns a farm in that section, which was farmed by his nephew, 
Samuel Fite, jr., the former living with his nephew.  Early on Saturday morning 
they heard considerable noise in the horse stable, and both ran out.  They found 
one of the horses loose and biting and teasing another.  The younger man caught 
the loose horse and tied him back in his stall.  The old gentleman went into the 
stall to quiet the other, which was usually a very gentle beast; but the moment 
Mr. Fite entered the stall the horse struck at him with his front feet, threw 
him down and began cutting him.  The young man ran to his assistance, taking 
hold of his uncle to pull him out.  No sooner had he stooped than the vicious 
and now enraged brute kicked him with fearful force on the head, knocking him 
insensible.

The alarmed men having made some outcry, by this time other assistance arrived 
and both the Fites were carried out covered with blood.  The elder was found to 
be terribly bruised and had a leg broken; the younger was insensible and so 
remained until his death, which occurred inside of twelve hours.  He leaves a 
wife and six children; he was about 40 years old and was a man of much 
popularity, having been manager for the well known stock raiser and farmer, 
Henry Wood, for a long time until Mr. Wood sold his farm.

A PAINFUL COINCIDENCE.

There is another incident connected with this family which makes the tragedy 
still more sad.  Miss Ada Fite, a cousin of Samuel, jr., came from her home in 
Philadelphia with her widowed mother about three weeks ago on a visit to her 
relatives.  While there she was suddenly taken sick and only lived a few days, 
and was buried from his place.  She was only 21 years old and a most estimable 
young lady.

The body of young Fite will be buried on Wednesday.  Meantime the uncle lies in 
a very critical condition, attended by Drs. Sides and Peoples.

There is much sympathy and sorrow among the people of that locality, over the 
afflictions of the sorely distressed family.

Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, April 20, 1885