New-York tribune., 1905-08-15

wiliamstown for luncheon at the Gray Lock
Inn and return here tonight On their way
back they were struck by passenger train
while going over Pixies Crossing which is a
particularly bad place The machine, which was
Mercedes, was struck by the engine tender first.
Just back of the centre.
The grade is very steep and short, with level
stretches both sides. 1t is the custom OF
drivers of high power cars to take it at high
speed, so that the car probably going forty
miles an hour when struck The bodies We're
picked UP more than forty feet from the track
Tfey had been hurled against fence Mss
willing and Mr. Lindsley riding in the
tonneau. while Crarner and the chauffeur were
in the front seats Miss Willing and Mr.. Linds-
ley were instantly killed while Cramer escaped
without serious injury The chauffeur was
badly cut up The engine tender and combina-
ton car of the train were thrown from the track
but no one the train was injured
Cramer and Adamson were taken to the Sold
iers' Home Hospital at Bennington. while the
bodies of Miss Willing and Mr.. Lindsey were
taken to Wallbridge's undertaking rooms.
Miss Willing was the daughter Of the late
Henry J. Willing, of Chicago who men,
Der of Marshall Field & Co, of that city. Mr.
Willing was well known here, and was interested
in many phianthropic enterprises. Mrs Will
ing, who died year ago last winter. was the
daughter of Judge Skinner, and native of this
town Mark s Willing. the dead girls brother Of
Chicago is the only surviving member of the
fIayr li,-oI {I,a nina
New-York Miss Willing accustomed to
spend the summer here with her parents. The
engagement OF Miss Willing and Mr.. Lindsey
was announced about two months ago. She was
twenty three years old and worth ST500O0
in her right.
Harris Lindsey was born at Nashville Tenn. in
1870. He was descended from old New England
stock on his fathers side. while his mother
member of the we'll known Harris family of Ten
nessee. His grandfather was T. George Harris.
Pay Director of the United States Navy While
Mr. Lindsey was a boy his family moved to
Washington where he received his preliminary
education. He later went to Princeton where he
was graduated in 1895. He took up the study OF
law in the New York Law School. and began 10
practise law in New-York Immediately after the
close of the Spanish-American War.
He was an officer in the 5th United States Volun-
teer Regiment in the war with Spain. He AZ
Chickamauga and in Porto Rico. He was judge
advocate of a general court martial, and tried 4
number OF important cases. In Porto Rico he
placed in command of the District of Vega Baja.
For his services he promoted to first lieutenant
December 3 1898 Later Mr. Lindsey appointed
caItain when Captain Tobe was dismissed from the
army He was post treasurer and commissioner of
subsistence and ordnance. Since the he had
been lieutenant in the 18th Regiment. y. G. y. Y
Immediately Mr. Lindsey entered
the Ia " firm of Davies. Stone & Auerbach. He
continued the practice of law until 1904 when.
April H. Commissioner McAdoo appointed him
Third Deputy Police Commissioner. to succeed John
II Cowan His appointment caused much surprise
and greatly shocked Tammany politicians. because
Mr. Lindsey was a Democrat however and in
1900 ran for State Senator in the 18th District.
,,os defaated He was a of the Princeton
t'lub and the Strollers and of the Metropolitan
club OF Washington. when he practised law in that
city