The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-03
Car Owned by Ex-Mayor
Houghton of North Adams
Plunged Over Bank
THE CHAUFFEUR
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Miss Mary Houghton of North Adams
and Mrs. Robert Hutton of New
York City Victims of an Accident
Near Pownal Saturday.

York City Victims of an Accident
Near Pownal Saturday.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Aug. a.
Mrs. Robert Hutton, wife of DR.,
Robert Hutton of New York city, and
Miss Mary Houghton, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs A. C. Houghton of North Adj
ans are dead as the result of an au-
tomobile accident on the POwanl Cen
ter hill in the village of POwnal, Vt.
The accident happened Saturday when
the PierceArrow touring car owned by
A. c. Houghton and driven by Chauf-
feur John Widders, plunged down 4
steep embankment into pasture. The
car overturned three times in its
plunge and crushed out the life OF
Mrs. Hutton, who died almost instant
ly. Miss Houghton. remained in the
car, and was taken from the rear seat
of the machine by people who came to
the assistance of the party. She was
removed to the North Adams hospital,
where she died shortly after ; o'clock.
Death was caused by injuries to the
head and others of an internal nature.
In the car at the time of the acct
dent, besides the chauffeur, were A. G.
Houghton, father of the dead girl,
Mrs. Hutton and her husband. The
two latter were on a vacation in
North Adams and had been invited
to accompany Mr.. Houghton and his
daughter on a short pleasure trip to
Bennington. The start was made
about . O'Clock. At the place where
the accident occurred the road is be-
ing repaired, and Il team engaged in
the work was standing on the upper
side of the highway while it was be
ing loaded. Mr. Widders, the chauf-
feur, said he was going up the hill,
which is rather steep at this point
when he lost control of the machine,
after which the engine began to race
In turning out for the team that was
standing in the road lie ran the ear
near the edge, and it toppled over the
embankment and rolled Il distance of
about 50 feet.
A call for help was sent out by the
men working on the road, and in .
short time there was a large gathering
of townspeople on the scene. The in
iured were made as comfortable as
possible until the arrival of medical
aid Half a dozen physicians from
ans arrived ON the scene within hall
an hour of the accident. Mr. Hough
| ton was taken to his home in Nortl
Adams in an automobile, and it i
| probable that his right arm ant
shoulder are fractured. He is alst
! suffering from shock His daughte1
was taken to the North Adams hos
| pital where it was seen that he
/ -. Il.
slight. Her condition failed to i'm
| prove, and she died in a few hour
after reaching there despite all tina
medical attention could do for her.
DIR. Hutton and Chauffeur Widder
escaped with slight injuries. TIL,
| prominence of the people in TIN
wrecked automobile attracted a grea
deal of interest, and there was gen
eral regret in North Adams when tn
extent of the accident became known
| A. G.. Houghton has long been amont
the most prominent manufacturers an,
public spirited men in Western Mas
4 sachusetts. He is head of the Arnol,
print works, one of the largest indus
tries in the state, and was the frs
mayor of North Adams. His daugh
ter, Miss Mary Houghton, was born i
| NOEJH AUd1lS anu Is the youngest o
| his children. She was an estimabl
young woman and was noted for he
Il regard for others. All her life ha
4 been spent in doing good and she wa
greatly beloved by the people of he
d native city.
i. Mrs. Hutton was also a native @
North Adams and was the daughter Q
the late w. G. and Mrs. Cady Sh
was 80 years of age, and before he
marriage was Miss Sybil Cady, an
she was educated in the public school
| of the city. Five years ago she wa
married to DIR. Hutton of New Yorl
and she had since made her home j
that city.
John Widders, chauffeur of the il
fated automobile committed suicid
Sunday morning by shooting himsel
through the head with bullet from
32caliber revolver in the basement c
the Houghton stables in the rear {
the house. Mr.. Widders, who had bee
in the employ of the Houghton fan
lily for more than 40 years, broode
over the result of the accident, r,
/ marking over and over again that h
could not live as he had caused til
! death of Miss Mary and her frined.