The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-20
BOTH WERE KILLED.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fair Meet a
narrowing Fate.
TWO WEALTHY AMERICANS
Were Driving an Automobile at
Rate Of Sixty-Two Miles ain
Hour. When IL Became
UnmanagabIe.

1 Ahi' Wis. NIldlltS dlI. hIIleTl-
cans, also related to Mrs. w. X. Van
derbilt, Jr., Miss Virginia Fair) were
| returning TO Paris from Trouville
Thursday when their automobile
lswerved and crashed into Il tree 10
miles from EvrcuX, France Both
were killed. The chauffeur became
insane as consequence of the shock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fair had been staying
| ut Trouvllc during racing week They
had Il very fast horsepower automo-
| bile which attracted considerable at
tention, and with which they were
highly pleased. MIR Fair had been
| from Trouville TO Paris and back again
in one day on the machine.
The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Fair
were taken to the Chateau BriSSon
Du Mai. The accident occurred at
half past , o'clock Thursday evening
| aud almost i'm front of the Chateau
BiSson Du Mai. The Fairs intended
TO dine and spend the night in Paris
and return to Trouvilc for lunch Fri
day
The wife Of the gatekeeper of the
>'N'~hs Woo NiiO oiiiN NlJlltSS vi IllC
disaster. She says she noticed a big
| red automobile coming along the road
at tremendous pace. Suddenly
something happened and the heavy
machine slid sideways from the right
TO the left side of the road. for about
80 yards. 1t then dashed up an en-
bankmcnt, turned complete somcr-
Sault and crashed into big elm tree
in front of the gate of the chateau.
| The auto was completely wrecked. the
| front axle was broken and other parts
OF the machine were smashed, includ-
ing the steering gear. When the auto
turned over, the wife of the gate
} keeper says she saw Mr.. and Mrs. Fair
| thrown high in the air and fall with
heavy thud to the ground. The
chaflcur, who was sitting behind the
! Fairs, was precipitated into ditch.
lie staggered To his feet, calling for
help. The gatekeeper's wife rushed
to his assistance and aided him in ex-
sricating Mr.. and Mrs. Fair, who wore
Dur1cu GonOaUn Cne wrecked machine
and in the last throeS of death. Both
had sustained CHASTITY injuries and
were almost unacceptable. Mr..
Fairs head had been chuShed in, while
his wifc'S skull was split. The chat
feur was terribly affected at the
calamity and seemed bereft of his
senses. He threw himself into a ditch
ON the opposite side of the road and
rolled about crying, My poor mas
tcrS"
Mr. BorSOn, owner of the chateau
BiSson Du Mai, was summoned. and
after advising the local authorities OF
the accident he ordered the bodies ut
Mr.. and Mrs Fair to be carried to
the gatekeeper'S lodge. Here they
now lie ON mattresses and flowers have
been Strewn over them. In the room
are three wax taperS burning dimly.
lhe accident was evidently due to the
bursting OF Il tire. At the time il
occurred the auto. which was capable
of running II miles an hour was going
at the rate of 60 miles an hour.
dispatch from Paris says the fatal
accident occurred at the village of
Saint Aguilin. Mr.. Fair himself was
driving his automobile at high rate
OF speed when one of the pneumatic
tires burSted. The machine swerved.
collided with Il tree with terrible
crash and was overturned. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fair were killed outright and
their chauffeur was badly injured.
The Fairs have been living lately ut
iaris at the hotel Ritz, and kept their
apartments there while they were
staying at TrOuville. Thursday morn
ing Mr.. Fair sent a dispatch from
Trouvllle TO the management of the
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