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CONSTANCE FAIRFAX3 CARY (ARCHIBALD2, WILSON JEFFERSON1)1 was born April 25, 1846 in Fairfax County, Virginia2, and died November 21, 19203. She married BURTON NORVELL HARRISON November 26, 18674. He was born July 14, 1838 in New Orleans, Louisiana4,5, and died March 29, 1904 in 1712 N Street, Washington, D C6,7.
More About CONSTANCE FAIRFAX CARY:
Fact 1: Arranged the poem of 'My Maryland' to the music of a German air7
Occupation: Author8
More About BURTON NORVELL HARRISON:
Burial: 1904, Ivy Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia9
Graduation: 1859, Yale University10
Occupation: Professor of mathematics and astronomy at University of Missouri; Attorney; Secretary to Mayor Wickham of New York; Private secretary to President Jefferson Davis11,12
Children of CONSTANCE CARY and BURTON HARRISON are:
i. FAIRFAX4 HARRISON13, b. March 13, 1869, New York City, New York14,15; d. Unknown; m. HETTY CARR CARY16,17, June 06, 189417,18; b. August 06, 1871, Baltimore County, Maryland19,20; d. Unknown.
More About FAIRFAX HARRISON:
Education: Yale University: Columbia University20
Occupation: Attorney; President of the Southern Railway Company20
Residence: Washington, D C; "Belvoir," Fauquier County, Virginia21,22
ii. FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON, SR22, b. December 18, 1873, New York, New York23,24,25; d. Unknown; m. (1) MABEL JUDSON26; d. Unknown; m. (2) DORIA LEE27; b. , London, England27; d. Unknown; m. (3) MARY CROCKER28, June 07, 190029; b. , San Francisco, California29; d. November 25, 1905, Long Island, New York30.
More About FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON, SR:
Graduation: Yale University, 1895; New York Law School, 1897; University of Philippines31,32
Military service: Served in the Spanish-American War33
Occupation: Attorney; vice president of the McVickar Realty Company34
Public Office: Governor General of the Philippine Islands; Represented the 13th district of New York in congress34,35
Residence: New York City, New York; Baguio, Philippine Islands35,36
Notes for MARY CROCKER:
"KILLED UNDER AUTO.
NEW YORK, November 25th, 1905.---Mrs Francis Burton Harrison,
wife of former Congressman
Francis Burton Harrison, of New York, was killed to-day
by the overturning of an
automobile, in which she was riding with a party of friends
from San Francisco. The car
was running down a steep hill in Long Island City, when
a break in the steering gear
caused the accident.
Mr and Mrs Laurence I Scott, of San Francisco, and Charles T Crocker, also of San
Francisco, a Yale student and brother of Mrs Harrison, were injured. Mr Scott suffered
a fractured rib and is in a serious condition. His wife was shocked senseless, but
later revived. Mr Crocker was bruised and the chauffeur slightly hurt. Mrs. Harrison's
neck was broken.
Mrs Harrison was Miss Mary Crocker, daughter of the late C F Crocker, of San Francisco.
She was one of the three children who divided a fortune of $12,000,000 and $15,000,000
left by her father.
To-day's automobile ride was part of Mrs Harrison's program in entertaining Mr and Mrs
Scott, who were intimate friends of the Crocker family, and who came here recently on a
visit. The party was riding from New York to Hempstead Colony, Long Island, and it was
about noon when the accident occurred.
LAUGHTER TURNED TO GRIEF
Mrs Scott told the details of how the merry party
in the midst of laughter from Mrs
Harrison were without warning hurled sharply from the
road and thrown into a ditch, two
of them rendered unconscious and pinned under the
heavy machine. The automobile had just
started down what is known as Thompson's Hill.
This place is a favorite speedway for
automobiles.
As the car began to glide swiftly down, Mr Scott and Mr Crocker were examining a road
map, while Mrs Harrison and Mrs Scott were talking together and laughing. The chauffeur,
Mrs Scott said afterward, turned about in his seat and remarked that something was wrong
with the steering gear.
PLUNGED INTO A DITCH
The next instant the machine swerved sharply. The chauffer's
frantic efforts to guide it
back into the road were fruitless and the car plunged toward a ditch
at the side of the
road, with a telegraph pole looming directly in its course. It struck the pole a
glancing blow and then toppled into the ditch.
Mrs Harrison was thrown under the machine, her head being pinned down by the heavy
vehicle. She was unconscious, and it was afterwards found that her neck had been broken.
Beside her, also pinned down by the car, was her brother, but he was not severely
injured and was able to free himself from the car.
The other three--Mrs. Scott, Mr Scott and the chauffeur--had been thrown clear of the
machine. Mrs Scott was hurled across the ditch, although still conscious, was unable to
move for some time. The chauffeur also, like the other members of the party, was
stunned.
No one was near the point when the accident occurred, the road being almost deserted at
the time.
The first persons to realize the terrible situation were Mr Crocker and the chauffeur,
who tried to free Mrs Harrison and found that they could not lift the machine. Mr Scott,
with a broken rib, also joined them, but still the machine pressed upon the unconscious
woman. Mrs. Scott had by this time been restored to her senses, and it was decided
to send for help.
DIES ON THE WAY TO HOSPITAL
Assistance, however, was already at hand, two farm
hands having seen the accident and
run across the fields. Another automobile came along
about the same time, and the men
were able to raise the machine. Mrs Harrison was dying
when her friends lifted her up.
She was hurried to St John's Hospital in Long Island City; but
she expired before
reaching the institution. Later an ambulance was sent for Mr and Mrs
Scott, who after
treatment at the same hospital were able to return to New York in a carriage.
Mr Harrison was at his office in New York when first informed of the accident, and was
told that his wife was seriously injured. He did not know of her death until he called
at St John's Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Harrison were married in 1900. At the last gubernatorial election in New York
Mr Harrison was candidate for the office of Lieutenant-Governor.
Mr and Mrs Scott had been staying at the Arlington Hotel. Mr Crocker left New Haven
yesterday to come to New York for the automobile party.
Constant Ravert is the name of the chauffeur. To-night it was reported that his shoulder
had been dislocated.
Mrs Harrison's body will be sent to San Francisco and placed in the Crocker vault.
Former Congressman Harrison was grief sticken to-night, remaining at the hospital with
the body of his wife.
CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT
In explanation of the cause of the accident, it is said
that the chauffeur threw off the
clutch and allowed the automobile to run under its own
momentum, which carried it along
very rapidly. In some manner the thrumbscrew worked
loose on the steering-gear handle,
releasing a knuckle joint which allowed the driver to
control the gear underneath the
machine with the wheel. As soon as the steering gear was
released from the wheel grip
the front wheels swerved around. Then the car turned over.
This is the second accident in which Crocker has been hurt. Several years ago, while
speeding an automobile in California, he collided with a bridge support and was taken out
of the wreck with both legs fractured.
Mrs Harrison was regarded as one of the best automobilists among women of her set.
Frequently she drove her brother's 40-horsepower car at high speed, acting as her own
chauffeur."
[Du Bellet, Louise Pecquet, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, J P Bell Company Publishers, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907, 96-98.]
More About MARY CROCKER:
Burial: 1905, Crocker vault, San Francisco, California37
Cause of Death: Broken neck received in an automobile accident37
iii. ARCHIBALD CARY HARRISON, b. October 21, 187638; d. Unknown; m. HELEN BATES WALLEY38; d. Unknown.
More About ARCHIBALD CARY HARRISON:
Residence: New York39
Endnotes
1. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 196.
2. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 93.
3. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume IV, VA Biography, (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 12.
4. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 196.
5. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 93.
6. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 196.
7. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 93.
8. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 93, "She has written extensively and her books have been read by the best and most cultivated people of the United States. She is known at home and abroad as one of our best writers of high-class fiction. Some of her books are: 'Golden Rod,' 'An Idyl of Mt Desert,' 'Woman's Handiwork,' 'Old Fashion Fairy Books,' 'A Son of the Old Dominion,' 'Good Americans,' 'A Triple Entanglement,' 'A Russian Honeymoon' (play adapted from the French), 'Little Comedies for Amateur Acting,' etc., etc."
9. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 93, "The funeral services were held at Christ Church, Alexandria, and the interment was at Ivy Hill, Fairfax Co., Va."
10. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 93.
11. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 93, "Before joining a regiment he received a letter from Jefferson Davis, summoning him to Richmond to accept a position of private secretary to the President of the Confederacy. He remained as a member of Mr Davis' household throughout the war. After Mr Davis' capture Mr Harrison was incarcerated in the Old Capitol prison at Washington and later transferred to the prison at the arsenal. He was finally placed in solitary confinement at Fort Delaware. In 1866 he was released trough the influence of Hon. Francis P Blair."
12. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 94, "At one time Mr Harrison served as secretary to Mayor Wickham, of New York, and in that capacity was instrumental in the prosecution of the Tweed ring."
13. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 194.
14. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 196.
15. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume IV, VA Biography, (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 12.
16. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 194.
17. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 89.
18. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume IV, VA Biography, (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 12.
19. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 89.
20. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume IV, VA Biography, (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 12.
21. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 89.
22. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume IV, VA Biography, (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 12.
23. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 196.
24. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 94.
25. Edited by, Caperton, Helena Lefroy, The Social Record of Virginia, (Garrett & Massie, Inc, United States, 1937), 106.
26. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 196.
27. Edited by, Caperton, Helena Lefroy, The Social Record of Virginia, (Garrett & Massie, Inc, United States, 1937), 106.
28. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 196.
29. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 94.
30. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 96.
31. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 95.
32. Edited by, Caperton, Helena Lefroy, The Social Record of Virginia, (Garrett & Massie, Inc, United States, 1937), 106.
33. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 95, "Mr Harrison served with distinction in the Spanish-American War, first as a private in Troop A and afterward as captain and assistant adjutant-general of the United States Volunteers."
34. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 95.
35. By Special Staff of Writers, History of Virginia, Volume IV, VA Biography, (The American Historical Society, Chicago and New York, 1924.), 12.
36. Edited by, Caperton, Helena Lefroy, The Social Record of Virginia, (Garrett & Massie, Inc, United States, 1937), 106.
37. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 97.
38. Brown, Stuart E, Jr., Myers, Lorraine F, Chappel, Eileen M, Pocahontas' Descendants, (The Pocahontas Foundation, 1985), 196.
39. Nanney, Frank L, Jr, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Volume II, (J P Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1907), 94.
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