The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-07-19
BIG CAR TURNED TURTLE.
FURTHER PARTICULARS IN AsuE-
WILLIE AUTOMOBILE ACCI-
DENT.
Turned Over When Road Bank
Crumbled.

Hendersonville. n. c.. July 13.-In
an automobile accident last night
about IL o'clock. two people were
killed when the powerful Rambler
machine OF Mr.. B. w. Bettis went
over an embankment on the Ashevllle
road. about two miles from Hender-
sonville.
The dead are: Miss Lemie Bowman
OF Sumter. daughter OF Mr.. p. @.
Bowman and Mr.. II. w. Bettis OF
Trenton, s. c.. who was driving the
car.
There were eight people In the car,
taking a ride while returning from
Lake View hotel after a dance.
Misses Mabel and Lemie Bowman
with Mr.. b. w. Bettis occupied the
front seat. Those in the back seat
were: Mrs. r. @. Bowman. Miss
Mary Pitts. Mr. w. Hammond. New
man. Miss Jennette Henry OF Sum-
teri Miss Rosa Sharfson Of Allen
dale.
Coming TO a steep fll on the newly
built Ashevilie- e-Hendersonville high
way. the driver saw a vehicle in front
and gave room. going TO the right.
The loose dirt caved with the heavy
machine and before he could turn.
the machine turtled. catching the oc-
cupants under the car. Miss Mabel
Bowman, who received serious bruises
viii recover. Mr.. Belts body was
shipped home today or the Carolina
Special OF the Southern Railway.
Miss Sharfson ts graduate Of the
College for Women at Columbia.
Asheyille. n. c.. July 1s.-No in
ternal injuriS' having developed ply
sicians exl sct the early recovery Of
Mics Mabel Bowman who was In the
automobile wreck this morning when
her sister. Miss Lemie Bowman, and
y. w. Bettis OF Trenton were crushed
60 death when the big touring car
driven by Mr.. Bettis pitched down a
steep bank and threw out Miss Bow
man. Herbert Bowman. Miss Sharfson
OF Allendane and Miss jeanette Henry
OF Sumter three miles this side OF
Hendersonville. Mr.. Bettis' body was
sent this morning to Trenton for in
terment and that of Miss Bowman
viu 20 In the morning 10 Columbia.
Those ot ~. party Of seven who
escaped ualnJnr.d cr6 give ro .leo-
acc,ur. Of .'~ thc autom,,I. iect
tne 500 o.c.q- -ha, IL MS - - -L--p
turn and the car was going at high
speed. The party had attended a
dance at Osceola Lake and tempted
by the beautiful night made a run
toward Asheville.
After the accident they were help
less until people passing on he road
heard their cries and lifted he car
from the crushed forms of Mr.. Bettls
and Miss Lemie Bowman. who were
In the front seat with Miss Mabel
bowman.
Columbia. July 1.-THE body Of
Miss Lemie Bowman will be brought
10 Columbia this afternoon and i'm
mediately after the arrival Of the re-
mains the funeral services. conducted
by DR.. f. @. watson. will be held at
Elmwood cemetery. Miss Bowman
was well known In Columbia and has
relatives In the lower part OF the
State. Her brother. who died about
two years ago. Is inferred at Elm
wood.
Trenton, July 13.-B. w. Belts of
Trenton. who was killed i'm an auto
mobile accident about three miles
from Hendersonville. y. c.. this morn
ing. was 22 years old. He leaves two
sisters, Miss Anna Natalie Belts of
Trenton and Mrs. c.. McF. Mood Of
Charleston. The interment will he at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon AT Ebe-