The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-20
~. B. BURR|S MET /
DEATH IN BIRMINGHAM
WAS WELL KNOWN IN AN
DERSON COUNTY
KILLED BY CARS
Was Related tc. Many Anderson
People and Had Relatives in
This Ciis' and County

News reached Anderson yesterday
OF the death of Mrs. John b. Burriss,
which occurred Wednesday night in
Birmingham after she had been run
over by street car in that city. Mrs.
BurriS' husband came from Anderson
and they bot'' were related -to @
number Of people in this city Tns
following account of the sad death
is from the Birmingham Age Herald
of Thursday:
"Returing home from the mid-week
prayer meeting, Mrs. Elizabeth r.
Burris aged 60 years was almost in
stantly killed when struck by an asst
bound East Lake car at Fifty-sixth
street and First avenue, Woodlawn at
9:15 O'Clock last night. Her husband,
John b. Burriss, prominent mer-
chant of Woodlawn, was seriously in
jured in the accident.
"The accident happened immediate
ly in front of the Woodin undertaking
rooms. Mr.. and Mrs. Burriss, both
elderly people, were walking home
from the Fifty-sixth street Baptist
church and as they crossed First
avenue going couth at Fifty-sixtfl street
car No. 206 Of the East Lake line, in
charge of Motorman Willie Kinchloe
and conductor j. Chamblee, going
east, struck Mr.. Burris and hurled
him against his wife, who fell heavily
to the ground, suffering heavy con-
cussion OF the brain. Mr.. Burris suf-
fered serious bruises about the limbs
and also was greatly excited by the
double shock OF the accident and the
death of his wife. MF. Burris is blind.
Died Pew Minutes After Accident.
In Q moment or two an ambulance
OF the Wo6din company had removed
Mrs Burris to her home at 6004 Third
avenue, south. but the shock had been
to great and she died on arriving at
her home.
f4fhe pofica and coroner were imme-
dtatelT notified of the accident and
Motorman Kinchioe was arrested by
Sergeant Cole of the Woodlawn pre-
cinct and brought to the police head
quarters on the charge of manslaugh-
ter.
"Corohr Charles L. Spain on being
told of the actions of the police. or
dered that the bond of the motorman
should be set at $500 and that he
would conduct an inquest this morn
ing. An hour after the arrest of
the mOtorman, he secured his liberty
through Mr., Huey, an official OF the
Birmingham; Railway. Light and Pow
er company, making his bond.
Thomas H. Clay who is with the
Southern railway company and who
attended prayer meeting at at Fifty
sixth street Baptist church last night
said: R
"hIr. Burris had just finished MAX
ing a talk at prayer meeting. He is
blind, you know. and had to be lead to
the front'to make his speech and very
shortly afterWard the meeting closed.
He and Mrs Burfis evidently were
among the first to leave the building,
for as came around the c,J-ner of
the church i heard q scream and /
rushed over to where the car was
stopped.
Mrs. Burris was APPARENTLY dead
with En awful cut near her left ear
and the binding headlight of the car
shining upon her I shall never for
get.
81 helped Mr.. Burris up land his
foot was badly hurt and there were
bruises on the side OF HIS head. !
noted that he had lost one shoe en-
tirely and we searched high and low
for 1t. We finally found it jamnsl
hess.een the car coupling sEd the bod7
i "a Sii1 ,sa1, IiIuIvaIIuB InaI fiis FOOT
had been caught In the coupling sc
tightly as 90 tear the shoe on He
told me tina. the car dragged his some
distance S