The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-06-30
AUTO STOPPED
ON CROSSING AND
TWO ARE KILLED
Boston Salesman and a Woman
Companion
WOMAN NOT IDENTIFIED
Accident Yesterday at North Adams
in Which Frank Huxley
Was Killed.
WOMAN NOT IDENTIFIED

North Adams, June 29-Frank f,
Huxley, 5S, travelling salesman of 2S9
Chestnut avenue, Jamaica Plain, and
a woman companion, unidentified at
a late hour tonight. were instantly
killed at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon at Hodges crossing near
Valley park. when the automo-
bile in which they were riding
was struck by Boston and Al
bany train No GOA. north bound from
Pittsfeld. Their skulls were crushed
and their bodies mangled. Identiiica-
tion of Huxley was by means of an
insurance policy and bank book Of the
fremont Trust company of Boston,
showing deposist of $1791. Nothing
was found on the body of his com
panion to give clew as to her iden-
tity The automobile was demolished.
The woman was apparently about 30,
well dressed and wore silk under
wear, had black hair and was of
somewhat frail build. Her left hand
was amputated by wheels of the
train. She wore wedding ring and
la garnet ring on the third finger of
the left hand. For a time, it was sup
posed she was Mrs Huxley. Inquiry
at the Jamaica Plain home late to-
night brought the information 1t was
Mrs. Huxley talking, that 1t was the
first information she had received Of
her husbands death and no informa-
tion could be given as to the identity
of his companion She said Mr.. Hux.
ley left home yesterday morning on
la business trip.
According to witnesses Of the acci-
dent, including railroad employees, it
appeared as II Huxley cut in ahead Of
another car, drove on to the crossing
in ignorance of an approaching train
land a stalled engine prevented the
escape of himself and companion in
time.
Among those who witnessed the ac-
cident We're Walter Decker of Adams.
who says, it appeared as if the auto.
mobile became stalled on the crossing.
Frank d. Ross and Fred Reed of De-
troit, automobile tourists. whose car
was ahead of that operated by Huxley
and which was stopped to allow pas.
sage of the train The three agree
as to the fact of the Huxley car be.
coming stalled on the crossing. di-
rectly in the path of the approaching
train.
Huxley, who travelled for several
Boston concerns, handling aluminium
ware, sad irons, etc, was reported. by
a merchant Of this vicinity upon
whom he called this morning to be
unusually deaf.
Medical Examiner Brown viewed
the bodies and directed their removal
to undertaking rooms. Engineer
kingsbury and Conductor Fred Field
of this city were in charge of the
train.
The official statement of the rail
road was that: Train No. 604 was
running between 35 and 40 miles an
hour at the time and whistle was
sounded at the whistling post. and
when engineer saw the automobile
take burst of speed for the cross
ing, he applied the brakes in emer-
|gency, opened whistle and brought
the train to a stop about two train
lengths north of the crossing" The
railroad officials say that there is a
long unobstructed view of the crossing
to persons approaching from either di-
rection.
1t was suggested the woman NAV
nave been a demonstrator taken along
by Huxley to show the aluminium ware
but nothing was found to substantiate
this theory.