The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1921-06-30
NNO KILLED I'M AUTO COLLISION
ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY
Ger Filled With Boys Coming to An.
Slcrson Struck Huffman Truck,
Overtnrning Ford and Killing
Two.

injured, and q. dozen members of the
PoIzer baseball team and some Of its
adherents badly bruised and shaken
rs the result,of collision at 8 o'clock
Saturday evening by Ford touring
cpE and a Huffman truck on the Ma.
tonaI Highway between Anderson
and Pelzer. The accident occurred
near the home of Magistrate j. B.
Spearman, and happened on a long
sweeping curve. Both cars were
running without lights, and this is
thought to have been responsible for
The accident. l$, l,$
The driversof the truck, F.. r. Met
raf, an Andersonian, surrendered to
me county authorities immediately
A'5er he had taken the ball pla ers to
P%lzer and returned to his home. He
"s held for the death of the Two
""ys, and following the inquest held
sterday, was released on bond IN
ne sum OF $500, the coroner of the
Inty issuing the bond "The case
Vas one in which ! am authorized to
Hfint bond said the coroner this
corning.
The Pelzer baseball team had come
) 10 Anderson to play baseball and had
Ynade the trip here in truck from
|'Jzer, This truck broke down and
stca]f was hired to take the team
'hack home. There were eighteen
""rsons in the truck at the time of
he wreck, none of which were in
NEtd other than being shaken and
y'newhat bruised by the Jar which
oticurred when the Ford crashed IN
60 the big truck.
The Ford was driven by James
ed'lrp, and occupied BIZ Mjllara
Gllss, Wade Jefferson, Ben Lee, vir-
81 Mcclellan and RadcNtf Virner, All
'u2g men from Anderson who had
eE TO baseball game i'm Green
%.ile and were returning home.
'altbvr of the cars had lights. ac-
.nrdmg to members of the party rid-
ing in the Ford.
Inc spot where the accident oc
eorred is on long sweeping curve.
N1etcalf was driving his truck on the
night hand side Of the road, going
~ moderate rate Of speed. The
lord was coming to Anderson from
Greenville, and going at lively clip,
r9iuantly drove to the left hand side
o. the road to bank against the crown
o> the road tomake the curve with
out slowing down. Occupants of the
tor@ did not see the truck until they
were right upon it, and then with
lc'rlflc crash, the small car plunged
ln1o the big truck, being thrown to
ore side, and turning over. Giles
and Medlin were in the front seat of
ti1N Ford, and Medlin was pinned be-
cath the steering wheel and prob
ably killed instantly. Giles was also
Dinned under the car, but lived until
he was brought to the Anderson
founty hospital, where he died.
The top was up on the Ford, and
is this fact that is thought respon-
lie for the saving of the lives of the
other occupants of the car. All of
tha boys were bruised and cut, con-
Stgerably, but Ben Lee was the most
%ciiously hurt. He was taken to the
hospital and his wounds dressed. His
tecovery was rapid however, and he
wAs dismissed from the hospital Sun
tIa5 morning.
Sheriff Marett was notified of the
accident shortly after it happened.
H"tcalf, after two cars had come
along and brought the injured boys
or to the hospital, continued his way
to Pe]zer, discharged his passengers
and returned to the Anderson county
iail, where he surrendered himself to
Sheriff Marett.
Inques, Sunday.
Coroner Harding held the inquest
on Sunday, and declared this morn
ine that the truck was on the right
side of the road, and that tracks
showed that it had made its way to
Que side of the road, going almost to
the ditch. The Ford, it seams, had
also crossed the road, banking on the
crown of the road against the curve.
The Dead Boys.
fbe dead boys, Millard Giles and
James Medlin, lived at Gluck mill.
Gues is son Of E. p. Giles, IS Van
dryer street, and was employed in the
GIlck mill as q weaver. He is sur.
viyed by his parents and two broth
"cs and four sisters, all younger than
himself.
James Medlin, driver of the car,