The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-22
All AMnrnnnsl llI0saaSl
hly hIBUEIlUlJlV WUIHHIV
INSTANTLY KILLED
MISS CHRISTINE MAXWELL
MET SUDDEN DEATH
in AN AUTO WRECK
Owner Of Car aad Young Lady of
This City Lost Their Lives
When Machihe Turns Turtle
IN AIN AUTO WRECK


Friends and relatives in Anderson
received telegraujs yesterday morn
ing from Charlotte, N. c., advising
them that Mrs. Christine Maxwell.
who was born and reared in Anderson
county. had been killed Sunday night
in an automobile wreck. Fer = fine
1t was hard to Obtain any of the de-
tails OF the sad affair bur when the
Charlotte newspapers arrived it was
found that the car I'm which Miss
Maxwell was riding. together with
several companions, was wrecked
when 10 miles from Charlotte, ana
Miss Maxwell and yohn J. Craig were
both killed.
Miss Maxwell Was eighteen years
old and a daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
j. D. Maxwell, formerly of this city.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs.
X. Il. Clinard OF Winston Salem IN.
c.. and four brothers, j. d. Maxwell
of Anderson, n. d. Maxwell Of Ander-
son. John Maxwell of, Richmond, Va,
and James F. MAXWELL of Knoxville,
Tenn.
Miss Maxwell had hundreds of
friends and was q young woman of
unusual charm. She has visited here
- hthapOk Va ~Lilltb SluCt she IUOVou
away from Anderson.
a complete story OF the said affair
is contained In the following article
which appeared ifs yesterdays Char
lotto Observer:
"Mr. John J. Craig, secretary of the
Ed Melton Company and one of the
most popular and promising young
men of the city and Miss Christine
Maxwell. daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
j. d. Maxwell, who live at 1905 S.
Boulevard, Dilworth. were instantly
killed last night at1o:45 O'Clock when
! Mr. Cratgis high POWER, seven pas.
senger touring caF5dh which they were
riding was oTSftlIIIod On the States
Vile road. one half mile north of Crof-
is and 10 nties from Charlotte. Mr..
David j. Craig OF Statesyille, bro
ther OF MR.. Jonn M. Craig. and MIR.
f, W. Hayward McCabe, Jr., who were
also In the car were, both painfully,
i but net seriously injured while John
! Fingers, the colored chauffeur, had
| his leg broken.
Sharp TarD-ia Koad.
'"The distressing accident occurred at
the sharp turn in the road where It
crosses tho "A. II. & o. railway Just
opposite Mr.. r. Nj. Beaty's residence.
/ The road which is almost a straight
away. had been newly surfaced and is
exceedingly fast, which combined with
the fact that there is ~, exceedingly
sharp right angle turn at this point.
| makes 1t very dangerousto to save any ex-
cept the exceedingly careful drivers.
This, is attested by the fact that three
more or less serious accidents have
occurred at this point within the past
year. Last night Mr. Craig was no
doubt hurrying TO reach the city be-
fore 1t grew too late and the car was
possibly moving at "a rapid rate OF
speed. 1t is certain that the car reach
ed the sharp turn before the driver
was aware of his difficulty and then
he could not pull the wheel enough to
keep the road = A small telegraph pole
standing on the outer rim of the road
was snapped off and the car turned
completely over. Mr.. Craig was;
Thrown clear OF the machine and also
was Miss MAXWELL. They were both
severely bruised about the head. Mr.
Craig being killed almost instantly.
Miss MAXWELL lived for possibly ten or
{, fifteen minutes but she was 80 fear
fn1lv ahaIran that aha ,1euA. -ae-aln4.a
consciousness. Rfr. nayid Craig was
thrown on his forehead and sustained
O sharp cut. He wos also cut about
the face and bruised shout the neck
and body. When assistance reached
him he was so dazed that he could
not account for his condition. All he
remembered at the time was the ma
chine leaving the road Mr.. McCabe
+ had his wrist severely sprained and
/, IL was stated last night that one of the
small bones had heen broken. He
was also smashed mp severely and
sustained ssmalr cuts and bruises all
over his head and body. He was the
least injured of the five, however. The
lcolored chauffeur. who was at the
.iee,, ..s.s. his ,sf .; - and suffered Tered
also O compound frEctIre of the hip.
Trip 10 StRfesyiiIe
"Mr. Craig, Miss Maxwell and Mr..
McCabe had left the city yesterday af-
tefnoon for the ,pufpcsa OF driving up
to Statesviile to visit Mr.. Craig's bro-
ither. Mr. David j.. Craig They ar
riyed In Statewide safely and after
having supper, started back to Char
ilotte, and Mr.. David Craig had Joined
/ the party for the return trip. The
!, colored chapfferr was driving.
.Miss MAXWELL had expressed the
desire TO reach her home not later.
thpn IL o'clock and on fhe.straightway
strstch mort OF Crofts. the chauffeur
/ had been ordered to hurry. He was
moving at the rate og probably 80
miies an hour when The turn was ap-
preached. He, then allowed up, but
l1ot enough Co fieRotfafn. IL tsuccessftsi-