The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-27
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The Auto Record In Respect to Acci.
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The Auto Record In Respect to Acct.
dents,
Editor Intelligencer:
A few days ago I prepared an article
for the L. .elligencer, the purpose of
which was to call attention to the
reckless and dangerous speeding of
autos. In this article were found many
sweeping statements which did not,
! intend to be taken too seriously. I
did not wish 70 offend anyone. OF
course an auto is something to be de-
sired. ipaSnts-.u. .
tates travel and Is q means Of Quick
and cheap transit from one place to
another, while at the same time 1t
| affords to It's passengers no little
amount OF pleasure and comfort and
also think to ride. In an automobile is
one Of the best things for ones health.
The greatest of blessings are often the
| ones that are most greatly abused.
SO 1t was not the owning and running
of eutomobiles that / was attacking
but. their abuse. =
So / now wish to say few. things
and leave It to others to say whether
I am right or not. want to say
something about the accidents caused
by autos either by frightening animals
or running into vehicles. The acci-
dents that, ], shaltnotice occurred on
q stretch Of road ak miles long, begin
| ming at First Westminster Baptist
church, which stands Just at the east
ern corporate limits of the town of
Westminster, and ends at Bethel Bap-
tist church, which is one-half mile
east OF Oakwny. On this stretch of
road there have occurred within the
last two years six accidents, an aver.
age Of one accident for every mile. In
these accidents one lady was killed,
one mans mule ran away. badly dam
aging his buggy, and hurting his hand
go he could not work for some time.
An auto ran into a buggy driven by
an old man who lacked less than three
years OF reaching the age Of three
score and ten; in the same buggy was
crushed into. and they were both
thrown out of the buggy but not hurt;
O negro was thrown off O loaded
wagon and .crippled;..a man. and his
mule was run over, the mule was
killed and the mans ankle crushed: {:
and last, young mans mule became
frightened at an auto, ran away, threw
the young man from the buggy and
rendered him unconscious for some
ten or twelve hours. and he WAS not
Il
fearful record as this is. but sample
Of what Is happening all over the
country.
shall now giveFSHe or two in
stances Of reokless* *flfiving OF autos.
1 On the afternoon Of the fifth of Sep
tember a negro, on the outskirts OF
the town OF Bolton, was driving a
ono-horse wagon. Just as he was
crossing q bridge and WAS on the ex-
ltreme right end aof; then bridge, while, q
buggy occupied by tWo1 ladies was in
front without ,wa rning an auto dashed
! Ing ing q nSssa 81 ons d ! 81 Ihs I broken q shafts
Through the body.of' the. buggy in
front: and yet the auto. never stopped
but dashed on. One other instance and
] an, dana Az old man ahA little boy
had been to church and had almost
reached homeS .BehindJth them was q
youth on horseback, he wps just about
to pass, the. buggy. by. going to the
right this OF course threw the buggy
Just at this instant. ,TA1if QUITO horn In
rapid succession, sounded fivo times.
The youth suddenly cried auto, and
quick almost as thought It seemed the
eato ren into the .biigSy and tossed Its
inmates out.t just above this place
were two or three curves. yet In
rounding these not once did the auto
sound his horn. When he had passed
the last curve and sounded hiB horn
The could not have been more than 70
yards behind the buggy, yet he did not
slow up hut crashed into the busgy
and then claimed that he was not TO
blame. NJ. N. MITCHELL.
IpRn;TrEST.EN i s To.