Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-15

Two brothers, j. Dustin Reed, AZ, and
Giles F. Reed, "a, both of Dummerston,
who were two of the four occupants of
a large Stevens Duryea touring car,
were killed Sunday evening shortly
after o'clock just before reach
ing the underpass of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad a
short distance below the village of South
Deerfeld, Mass. The young men were
sons of Mr. and Mrs. James Reed, aged
and widely known residents of Dunn
merston.
The car turned over and the two men
We're crushed beneath it, j. Dustin Reed
being killed instantly, while his brother
lived only a few minutes. Neither body
was disigured but it is understood that
j. Dustin Reeds skull was fractured.
Mrs. a. f. Oatman, owner of the car,
and her sister, Miss Sarah d. Sayre,
both of Marcellus, n " We're injured,
but not seriously. Miss Sayre sustained
fractured rib and Miss Oatman is suf-
ferng from several body bruises.
Giles Reed was an expert driver and
had the reputation of being a very eau
tious man in handling a car Mrs Oat-
man and Miss Sayre say they We're rum
ming slowly when the accident took
place. a dense fog prevailed at the
! time, but this is not thought to have
! been accountable for the accident in any
way. 1t is generally believed that the
shoe of the rim to one of the front
| wheels came off, this caused the wheel
to drop, and in order to avoid running
into a telegraph pole or the stonework
of the underpass Giles applied the
brakes and that the car then turned
| over.
The party We're on their way from
| DummerstOn to Springfield and We're
about to terminate a fall pleasure trip.
1
| drive her car on past pleasure trips and
he was thoroughly accustomed to hand
ling automobiles, having been employed
| as tester and demonstration at the
Duryea factory in Chicopee
Falls Mrs. Oatman and Miss Sayre
We're to be left in Springfield, Giles was
! planning to go to Chicopee Falls, and
Dustin planned to return home on the
night train.
When the car tipped over both men.
who We're riding on the front seats,
We're pinned beneath the body of the
car One of the women was thrown
clear of the car, while the other was
forced against the top of the canopy,
which was raised, and remained there
imprisoned, but not badly hurt.
Giles directed the woman who was
free from the car to go to the nearest
house for help The owner, stephen
Martin, secured other men and went di-
spoke to the men about raising the car
but soon became unconscious and died
within a short time While one of the
sisters was on her way to the Martin
house a stranger came along in an au-
tomObile. He ran his car to the Hote
Lathrop in South Deerfield for help ant
three men there returned with him DR.
II. y. Suitor of South Deeried was no.
titled and went to the scene of the acct
dent in his automobile. When the tour
ing car was lifted Giles Reeds pulse
, was beating feebly, but when DR.. Suitol
arrived he was unable to restore hear
action in either of the men.
F DIR. George p, Twitchell of Greenfield
medical examiner, and DR.. II. G. Stetsol
went to South Deerfield as soon no
titled of the accident. BY direction o
the medical examiner the bodies wer
taken to the Woodlock undertaken.
rooms in Greenfield. John Sheldon o
j.. Deerfield, a cousin of the Reeds, was no
titled in a short time. News of the ia
tality was not sent to Mr.. Reeds age
parents in Dummerston until the follow
ing morning, but Charles Walker, thei
4 brother-in-law in East Dummerston, wa
informed over the telephone of the acct
u dent soon possible.
Mrs. Oatman and Miss Sayre went t
h the Hotel Lathrop in South Deerfel
= for the night
: The automobile was not badly dam
|. aged. The shoe of one front whee
n was off and the steering gear and tn
e top were bent, but otherwise the dam
II age was of a minor nature.
e Undertaken e. E. Knight of Putne
d went to Greenfield Monday and OF Tues
day forenoon brought the bodies
|. train to East Dummerston.
e Joseph Dustin Reed was born in DUN
:; merston Nov 10, 1863 and was the elG