The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-29
| WHEEL COLLAPSED
| AND 2 AUTO|STS
WERE KILLED
Five More, All of Pittsiieid
More or Less Hurt
PARTY COMPOSED OF ELKS
Accident at Jacobs Ladder in Town of
Becket-AutomobiIe Com
pIetey Wrecked
PARTY COMPOSED OF ELKs

Sprinffeld, Aug. 29--Another shock
ing automobile tragedy happened yes
terday morning, when a heavily-loaded
touring car turned turtle near the
summit of the new Jacobs Ladder
road in Beckett. Albert Williams and
David j. Garvin, n police officer, both
Of Pittsfeld, were killed, and of the
party of seven men, all members of
the order of Elks, on their way to at
tend clambake in this city given by
the Springfield lodge, all were more
or less seriously injured. Mr. Will
liams, the owner of the car was driv-
ing. The cause OF the accident was
the collapse of the right front wheel
just after the machine, evidently go
ing fast, had passed the Jacobs Lad
der summit on its way to Springfield.
The automobile, an old Berkshire,
skidded, turned over and over, and fl
nally came to stop right side up,
but a wreck, alongside the road, head
ed back toward the top of the hill.
The scene of death and injury was a
shocking one for the many tourists
who passed by the spot.
The Dead
Albert Williams, 101 Lincoln street,
Pittsiield, one of the oldest members
of the Elks and past exalted ruler of
the Pittsfield lodge, right side crush
ed.
David ]. Garvin, policeman. 33 Reed
street, Pittsheld, broken neck.
The Injured
James Deyanny. Jr., councilman, So |
King street, pittsfeld. decoration UNI
der right eye. requiring 10 stitches, |
badly bruised right hip, forehead and |
right should; resting at Hillcrest hos
pital.
William Murphy, liquor dealer, 33 |
George street, Pittsfield, badly bruis
ed about the arms and body.
Andrew j. Doyle, clerk at Boston
and Albany freight-house 1875 Daniels
avenue, Pittsfield, and secretary of the
Pittsheld lodge of Elks, cuts on his
face. right arm and hand
Daniel j. Cullen, employed at the
General electric company, 80 Stoddard
avenue, Pittsfeld, slightly bruised
about the legs and body
Thomas Carly. liquor dealer of Lee.
left shoulder and side bruised.
The party, bound for the big clam
bake in Springfield, left the Elks'
nome in Pittsfeld at about 9.45 in the
morning. At 1925 they picked up
Thomas Carly at Lee, and continued
IN their way. There were many cars
IN the road and there seems but lit.
lie doubt that the party was going at
dangerous rate of speed. Mr.. Gar
'in sat with Mr. Williams on the
ront seat. Devanney and Murphy oc-
'upied the center seats and Cullen.
Doyle and Carly were in the rear seat
The machine had passed the hagpole
Il the summit and was on the first
harp descent when either the steer
ng gear buckled up underneath or
he front right wheel collapsed The
machine sank on to the hub, ground
IS way along for about 80 feet. then
urned turtle. and came down facing
n the opposite direction and backed
p in the ditch beside the road against
n embankmeDt between the summit
nd Jacobs we'll"
The men were thrown out of the
lachine as it hurtled through its
omersault and landed at various dis
lnces about the road. Garvin evil
emily struck on his head. for his
eek was broken and he lived only to
'oan in Inconsistencies for a few
'inutes. Williams was evidently not
lrown clear Of the steering gear. for
e was badly crushed in the ma
nines fall and lay close beside It.
lcugh he lived for about an hour and
hali afterward One of the others
as thrown about % feet to the left 4
The rod and annfher To tho RIGHT