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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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On October 7, near Mr. Drane's tavern in Jefferson County, VA, 17-year-old Isaac Larue was thrown from his horse when the team took fright while his father Richard drove a loaded wagon to Georgetown. The wagon wheels passed over him, and he died that evening from severe injuries.
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It is with concern we record a melancholy accident which occurred on Sunday morning the 7th inst. As Mr. Richard Larue, of Wormsley's Gap, Jefferson county, was driving a loaded wagon to Georgetown, when about three-fourths of a mile below Mr. Drane's tavern, the horses suddenly took fright, and Mr. Larue's son Isaac, a promising lad of about 17 years of age, was instantly thrown from the saddle horse to the earth; and, before he could recover himself, both wheels passed over his body. Every possible assistance was immediately rendered the lad, but to no purpose. He expired the same evening, after enduring the most severe and excruciating pain.
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Below Mr. Drane's Tavern, Jefferson County, Va
Event Date
Sunday Morning The 7th Inst.
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isaac larue, aged about 17, died the same evening from injuries after being thrown from his horse and run over by wagon wheels.
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While Mr. Richard Larue drove a loaded wagon from Wormsley's Gap to Georgetown, the horses took fright about three-fourths of a mile below Mr. Drane's tavern. His son Isaac was thrown from the saddle horse, and both wheels passed over his body. Assistance was rendered, but he expired that evening in severe pain.