The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-01
WOMAN IS KILLED
IN AUTO PLUNGE
Car Rolls Down Steep Bank
Near Crosby Pond in
DummerStOn
TURNS OVER FOUR
TIMES IN DESCENT
Miss Agnes Dalligan Sustains Fracture
of Skull and Dies Instantly = Wal
ter H. Tobin Hurt and Is Taken to
Hospital.


Hospital
In q frightful plunge off long and
steep embankment near the Crosby pond
in Dummerston late yesterday after
noon Miss Agnes Dalligan, 2l years old,
of Stafford Springs, Conn, who was a
passenger in an Overland runabout was
instantly killed and the owner and driver
of the car, Walter H. Tobin Of Holyoke,
Mass, her brother in law, received in
juries so that he will be taken this
tafternoon to the Brattleboro Memorial |
hospital for treatment. The car is
wreck, having made four turns-one com |
plete reyolution-in its fatal descent.
The dead girl is daughter Of Joseph |
Dalligan of Stafford Springs. Mr.. Tobin
| is member of the koehler-Tobin Con
struction Co of Holyoke, which firm has
the contract for the erection of nearly GO
houses in Springfield this state. He is
about A. years old, son Of John J.
Tobin, a wool Sortcr in Holyoke.
! About l30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Mr. Tobin and Miss Dalligan left Spring
field for Holyoke Mr.. Tobin having some
work there to look after, and it was their
Intention to return today, Before leav
ing Springfield Mr. Tobn asked his wife
to 90 with him. but She had Just returned
from a trip to Connecticut and felt tired
and so decided to remain at home, and
her sister went instead
1t was about 43O o'clock when they
reached the top of the hill north of the
Crosby pond on the Putney road. Down
the bush covered bank 40 feet below to
the west, was the road to Dummerston
the road dividing al the foot OF the hill
and one branch leading up the hill north
to Putney and the other going to Dunn
merston.
As they began the descent of the hill
they met a large Cadillac car carrying
at least two men and woman. and Mr..
Tobn, who sat on the left hand side of
Ibis car, drew out teward the embank
ment to pass the Cadillac. The road
there is narrow, and there was gully
on the west side and beyond that a ridge
and railing with oak posts.
The front wheel of the Overland went
into the gully and Mr. Tobin was unable
to pull his car back into the road The
wheel kept cutting deeper and deeper
into the soft earth. struck the ridge and
went over it, struck the railing, breaking
. over several posts and then turning on
l its side and rolling down the bank.
: The machine landed right side up al
; the edge Of the lower road, the front
Y left wheel being completely wrecked. the
rear left wheel sinking deep into the soft
d earth and both right wheels being driver
into the ground by the impact. The tor
i of the car was ripped off and other dam
i age was done
q The persons in the Cadillac car saw tn,
). accident and were shocked by it. The,
went at once to the rescue Mr.. Tobil
}; said that when the car landed he an,
Y, Miss Dalligan were under it. Miss DALI
[; gan lying across him. He said he crawle
out and drew Miss Dalligan out and say
,; that she was dead
}; One of the men drove the Cadilla
>, to Luther Houghton's on the Putne
., road and telephoned to Brattleboro 70
physician and then came for DR.. b. /
White, and when they reached the seen
DR.. Harry p. Greene was there, Nj
Tobin having told persons in anothe
is car to send for a physician. He wa
taking care of Mr.. Tobin's wounds, whic
consisted of cuts on his nose and owe
- his right eve. He also complained {
-, pam III MS rlSnI mp.
." Miss Dalligan sustained Il fracture {
q q the skull, which was the cause of he
~ death, also fracture of her nose and
Id Id fracture of her jaw. There were man
al bruises on her body
After rendering what assistance the
- could the occupants of the Cadillac COZ
iees tinued north and nobody asked the
VI names or learned their identity. NJ
'"' Tobin said he would not say that the
~ were at fault or that he was at fault
'n' Soon. after the accident the body
Miss Dalligan was brought in L.
Aliens auto-truck to Moran & Rohde
e. undertaking rooms Mr.. Tobin W
brought to the Brooks House, and I'll
ad morning he was unable to leave his be
although he has no broken bones. +
wife, who was notified by telephone
lily the accident, arrived in Brattleboro
ION the sic train last evening.
Dps 1t was planned to move the wreck
We. car last evening, but Sheriff G. 4. Ma
IN thought it would be better to leave
cen until after the situation had been inv,
nu- ltigated by States Attorney W.
Daley He stationed Deputy Shel
Frank L. Wellman and Deputy Shel
M. p. Benson at the scene of the &C
dent and they remained there all mig
ent This morning Photographer Bcnian
A. Crown made pictures of the car a
the location where the accident happen
ent and the states attorney then allow
,rm the car to be moved to Mosher's CARA
ook Within a short time after the fatal
rty ---
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