The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-01
SPARTANBURG CAR
STRUCK BY TRAIN
Mrs. A. III. Twitchell Perhaps Fatally
Injured. Accident Mt Crossing.

Spartanburg, Feb. 26.--Mrs. jamie
Rivers Twitchell, wife Of A. III. Twit-
chcll, president of the Glendale and
Clifton mills, lies perhaps fatally in
Jured at her home on Pine street, and
Glenn Brown, her negro chauffeur. is
III an unconscious state at the city
hospital as u result of an accident at
Union street crossing Of the Southern
railway this morning when Southern
passenger train No. 8 from Columbia
struck Mrs. Twitchell's limousine
completely demolishing the car and
hurting its occupants through the
wrCckagc.
Mrs. Twitchcll was picked up uncon-
scious and has remained so since the
accident. DR.. l.. J. Blake, her ply
sician, late this afternoon issued the
following statements:
Mrs Twitchell is in very serious
condition. Her left ankle is broken
and she has concussion Of the brain
and spine"
The car and the train were moving in
the same direction, both coming into
the city, and that apparently neither
he engineer Of the train /, nor the
driver of the automobile saw the other
until the collision came. Between
Union street and the tracks Of the
Southern at this point there are a
number of oil tanks and buildings
| that cut off the view and as the wind
was high and blowing in the opposite
direction, the supposition is that no
sound of the approaching train reach
cd the occupants of the car.
Mrs. Twitchcll had been to visit a
scamStrcss on Union street and was
returning to the city whore she was
to meet Mr.. Twitchcll, who waited for
her at his Office
| News Of the accident spread over
the city rapidly and was quickly COM
muniactcd to Mr.. Twitchell, who, with
physicians and friends, hurried to the
scene. They arrived before Mrs.
Twitchcl had been removed from the
wrcckagc, and removed her to the
residence on Pine street
Prior to her marriage to Mr. Twit-
chcll, about ten years ago, Mrs. Twit-
chcll was Miss jamie Rivers Of Spar
tanburg. She IS related t8' prominent
families here and throughout the
state. Mr.. Twitchcll Is a brother-in-
law Of the late ID. lI. Converse, found
cr Of Converse College in this city
and head OF the Glendale and Clifton
mills Mr. Twtchell succeeded Mr.
| Converse at the head Of these proper
ties and is one Of the most influential
manufacturers in the State. The ac.
cidcnt has east a gloom over tho
city.
John Hart, a prominent lumber
dealer OF Spartanburg, was within a
few feet Of the crossing when the
accident occurred He said this af-
tcrnoon that the car had almost clear
| cd the tracks when the engine caught
! the rear and lifted it upwards. The
car in coming down was caught by the
| steps Of the baggage car and this i'm
pact shattered it, Mrs. Twitchcll be-
ing thrown out and falling under
one Of the glass doors. After the
train had come to a standstill the ne
gro driver was still in the wrcckagc
holding to the steering wheel and was
able to crawl out He moved only a
few feet however, until he dropped,
unconscious.
The train that struck the car was
in charge Of Conductor Boncy Chase
and i. b. Long was the engineer. No
statement has been made by the mem
bcrs Of the train crew.
At midnight Dr. l.. j. Blake. at
tendant physician upon Mrs. Twtchell,
made the following statement of her
condition:
"Thc reaction from the shock has
been satisfactory, but she is still un-
conscious, due to conclusion Of the
brain, of the second degree There
are hopeful symptoms, but it will
probably be three or four days before
a definite statement can be made as
to the outcome. Practically her en-
tire injuries consist of fracture Of
the left leg at the ankle, and the con
cussion OF the brain"
COLDS QUICKLY RELIEVED.
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