Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-06-23
New Series No. ssa.--volume Lrx--No. rs.
AUTO wREoKED-MAN KILLED.
Woman and Two Men Seriously Hurt
in Anderson County.

in Anderson County.
Anderson, June 20.--Jas. H. Cobb,
superintendent of the Bolton Cotton
Mills, Is dead. Rev. ID. ID. Richard
son, pastor of the Second Baptist
church Of Bolton and the Gluck Mills
Baptist church Of this city, Is in q
critical condition in hospital here;
his wife is slightly injured, and Rev.
e. A. Mcdowell, Of Ninety-Six, field
agent of the Baptist Courier, is seri-
ously hurt, as the result of collision
between an interurban car Of the An
derson Traction Company and an au-
tomcbile, which occurred at Brea-
zeale's crossing, nine miles east OF
Anderson, shortly before noon to-
day. The dead and injured were oc-
cupants OF the automobile. The ac-
cident occurred at the foot OF sharp
grade and as the car was coasting at
the rate Of about fifteen miles an
hour
The auto party was sighted by
those In charge of the car, Conduc-
tor G. p. Burriss and Motorman e. T..
Sanders, and the usual signal given,
there being plenty Of time for the
machine to clear the crossing well in
front Of the car. When the front
wheels of the auto, however, had
cleared the first rail of the track,
the engine seemed to come to a dead
standsttll and In few seconds the
car struck 1t.
The machine was thrown some 90
feet into the air and smashed to
splinters. All of the occupants were
also thrown some distanc',. and 1t
seems miracle that all were not
killed outright.
Mr.. Cobb's skull was crushed in
several places, his left leg and arm
were broken and the thigh crushed
into bits. He was also otherwise
bruised and mangled and lived but a
few minutes after the crash
Rev. Mr. Richardson's skull was
fractured and his left leg and arm
broken, and he Is yet unconscious.
Rev. Mr.. Mcdowell was removed
from the scene of the accident to the
Bolton Hotel, where his injuries
were dressed. He is suffering from a
broken shoulder and arm, and while
badly hurt, his condition Is not seri-
Gus. He was removed to his home at
| Ninety-Six late this afternoon, ap-
parently resting well.
The injuries sustained by Mrs.
Richardson were slight, consisting
chiefly of severely sprained ankle.
She is in the hospital here with her
husband.
When the accident occurred the
party was en- route to Dorchester
church, three miles north of Bolton,
to attend a meeting.
| At the coroner's inquest at Belton
this afternoon the jury, after near
| ing the evidence, returned verdict
| eXonerating the men in charge of the
car from all blame.
Second Victim OF Accident.
(Anderson Mail, 21st.)
Rev. d. d. Richardson, who was
one of the occupants OF the auto
mobile struck by the ipterurban car
near Bolton yesterday about eleven
| O'Clock, died at the hospital at 9
| O'Clock last night, making the second
victim Of the horrible accident. The
body was shipped this morning to
Simpsonville, near Greenville, where
the interment will be made this af-
ternoon or tomorrow. 1t was ac-
companied by Mrs. Richardson, who
was also an occupant Of the car, but
sustained only severely sprained
| ankle and some minor cuts and
| bruises. She had been here with her
| husband at the hospital
The party in the automobile we're
| to have come to Anderson last night,
where Rev. Mr.. Mcdowell and Rev.
Mr.. Richardson were to have opened
revival at the Gluck Mills Baptist
church, OF which Mr.. Richardson was
pastor. They were to attend the
services being held at Dorchester
church in the afternoon and come on
here in time for the services I'm the
| evening.
In addition to being pastor of the
Gluck Mills Baptist church, Mr.. Rich
ardson was also pastor Of the Second
Baptist church at Bolton and had one
or more charges nearby. He was
about 35 years Old and is survived
| by his wife.
Mr.. Cobb was one Of the best citi-.
Zens or Belton, n prominent Mason,
Knight of Pythias and Woodman and
| had many friends throughout the
county. He is survived by his wife
| and three children.
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