The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-04-23

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the church were very pathetic.
II The floral offerings came IN aDunoance
and literally covered the newly made
grave and plat. attesting the love and es.
TEEN in which the kindly man was held
People from all walks of life came to
pay their repsects and shed tears OF
sympathy and love for their departed
Doctor" Touching scenes were enacted
and the onlookerS moved to tears as the
last sad rites were paid the remains.
The following account of the IN
fortunate accident appeared in the
Greensboro News on the following
morning:
DIR. j. r. Reitzel, prominent ply
stefan, of High Point, met almost in
slant death yesterday morning at II
o'clock when. his automobile turned
turtle, pinning him underneath the
car. The fatal accident occurred near
the corner of Spring Garden and Dairy
streets, and came when the deceased
was driving eastward at a rate of
about Is miles per hour, and when
he made an attempt to pass team
which had stopped in the middle of
the street.
/ Miss Sallie Phillips, the only eye
witness of the fatal turnover, spread
the news of the wreck. DR.. S. 3.
Knapp and S. B. Suddeth were soon on
the scene and after a few moments
of hard lifting managed to pull the
injured physician from beneath the
car. Others who were near rushed to
the scene but they could be of no as
sistance. DIR. Reitzel passed away
in few minutes after his car turn
ed over. He did not utter a word
after the accident. r.
DR.. Reitzel was enroute to this city
where he was material witness in the
case of Frances Haynes VS. the South
ern Railway company, which was be-
ing tried at that time. Sheriff D. B.
Stafford had phoned the physician
that he was wanted at once as wit
ness and DR.. Reitzel told the Sheriff
that he would leave Immediately for
this city and arrive here in time to
answer when called to the stand.
At 1880 o'clock, proceedings in the
court were stopped to await the arri-
val of DR.. Reitzel, and it was only a
few minutes later that a phone mes
sage reached the city of the fatal |
accident. When the news reached |
here many people rushed to the scene
of the accident, but the doctor had |
died.
Relatives in High Point were mott
fed of the accident and of DR.. Reit-
zel's death.
The remains were removed from the
street to the home of Mrs. Phillips,
1860 Spring Garden street, where
they remained until yesterday after
noon, when the body was removed to
High Point, where the funeral and
nterrment will take place today.
DR.. Reitzel was about so years of
age and leaves widow and four chill
lren, and other relatives. DR.. C. E.
Reitzel, of High Point, is a brother.
He was a highly respected citizen of
his section and was we'll known
among the men of his profession in
his state. The news of DR.. ReitzePs
1eath comes as a shock to his many
friends.
The Ford car, which DIR. Reitzel was
irving was removed to local ga
age for repairs.
Miss Phillips states that the team
which had stopped in the middle of the
street, did not cause the accident, as
here was plenty of room to pass. The
immediate cause is not known.
The heavier part of the machine
ell on the, body of DR.. Reitzel and
irmly pinned him beneath it.