The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-22
OVERTURNED CAR
TAKES ONE LIFE.
Miss jeanette Towers Killed Return
ing From Asheville 10
Florida
The State.

II
| The State.
Mccormick, Sept. 1s.-Miss Jean
ette Towers, 20 years of age, was in
stanly killed near Modoc, this coun-
ty; at 4 80 O'Clock this afternoon
when touring car driven by V. H.
Wright of Tampa, Pa, overturned.
Miss Towers, in company with her
mother, Mrs. Dell Towers, and AN
older sister, Miss 3. Towers, has been
spending some time in Ashetille, and
had advertised for some one to ac-
company them on their trip to ST.
Petersburg, Fla, who would furnish
car as they wanted to drive through
in an automobile instead of by train.
Y. H. Wright answered the advertise
ment. They left Asheville this morn
ing and drove to Greenwood for din
ner. Leaving Greenwood they in
tended going to Augusta for the
night. When they reached Modoc
{, while on fill they met wagon at a
point where the sand was heavy and
loose. In passing the wagon Mr..
Wright says that the wagon gave him
at least half the road but that on
account of the sand in the road at
that point he lost control Of the car
and in trying to get back into the
road, the car turned over, pinning
Miss jeanette Towers under the door
of the car, killing her almost instant
Iy. The accident happened just in the
edge of the little town of Modoc.
Miss Towers face was badly cut and
she was badly injured internally.
Mrs. Towers and her daughter, Miss
3. Towers, received only minor in
juries and went on to Augusta leav-
ing the body of Miss jeanette Towers
at the home Of A. P. Douglass at Mo-
doc, after sun1moning an undertaken
from Augusta. Witnesses in the town
OF Modoc who saw the car pass
through say that Mr.. Wright was
driving at a very moderate speed,
not exceeding 20 miles an hour.
/ Mr.. Wright is AZ years of age,
married and has three children and
lad been spending some time in
Ashevlle for his heath. Mr.. WRIGHT
is grief ssscken over the accident
which seems@to have been entirely
unavoidable. The two Miss Towers
have taught school in st. Petersburg,
Fla, for the past season and were
returning to their home there. They
are from Iowa originally. The body
of Miss Towers will be taken to ST.
Petersburg for i9terment by the side
of her father, who died last May.
At II o'clock tonight, r. E. Elliott,
undertaken Of Augusta, had reached
Modoc and was preparing to take the
body of Miss jeanette Towers to Au-
gusta from which place the body will
De taken to St. Petersburg.
V. H. Wright, who was driving the
car, came to Mccormick to surrender
to the sheriff, but at the request of
Mrs. Towers, the mother Of the un-
fortunate young woman, and her Sis
ter, Mr. Wright was allowed to go
or with them in company with the
body Of the girl to Florida. Mrs.
Towers and her daughter are sure
that the accident was unavoidable
and do not want Mr.. Wright to be
forced through trial in court. Mr..
Wright went to Sheriff Leroy and
after leaving his address promised
the sheriff that if any warrant was
sworn out for his arrest or if he was
wanted here he would return upon
being notified. With this assurance
Mr.. Wright was allowed to proceed
on the journey. Mr. Wright did not
suffer any injuries in the accident
nor did Mrs. Dell Towers or her old
er daughter, who sat on the rear seat
OF the car Mr.. Wright is grief
stricken.