The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-05

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by his wife, his mother, a
brother and sister. IaBatt is fore
man at an automobile repair shop at
Adams and l4aporte operates an au-
tobus express line between Adams
and NORTH Adams. The wrecked
machine belonged to Walter st. John
who conducts garage at Adams.
and is said to have been rented for
the night. 1t carried a Massachus
etts license No 65.G26 and was
hauled during the day to Troy
garage. The vehicle, a touring car
Of the supersix type. was completely
demolished The radiator was torn
away the top was rent in fragments
and the left guard and the left Wee
Even the steering whee.
was in pieces.
News OF the accident reached Ben.
nlngton by telephone from the Troy.
police about daylight Sunday morn
ing. II fell to the lot OF Officer VII
liam Cameron to take tie tragic
news 10 the Collamer home which
rad net only been deprived OF a
daughter and sister but OF young
woman friend who by long residence
had come to be regarded almost IN
the same relation.
One of the first identltlcatiors OF
the bodies OF the two young women
was made by r. d. Donnelly OF this
village, taxi driver, who was return
ing to Bennington from Troy lie
stopped at the scene OF the accident
where number Of persons had al
ready gathered. 1t was already
known that the party had come from
Bennington but definite Identification
lad not already been established.
The blankets we're removed from the
bodies. first from that of Miss Finn
and then from that of Miss Collamer
The former was readily Identified as
Miss Finn because OF her yellow lair
and height and with one OF the Two
chums known It was not difficult 10
reach a conclusion concerning hei
companion.
During the day the proprietor OF
the Broadway restaurant was ques-
toned by the police. He said that
FIVE persons, answering the descrip'
tion of the party involved in the ac-
cident. three men and two women,
were in his place OF business early
sunday morning. He said that he
had no knowledge OF q sixth member
or the, party. Officers are OF the
opinion that the third woman was al
that time in the automobile and ex
press the belief that she must nave
been intoxicated, thereby accounting
for her failure to enter the restauf'
ant with her companions.
No tragedy in years has SO
thoroughly shocked this community
Remington has had It's quota OF sud
den death, by accident and violence
during the past two decades but IN
several instances OF this nature the
victims have been strangers. Nine
wears ago last September three men,
two eng .neers and fireman, were
killed near the MeaC,l Hole bridge
when the milk train and the regular
vassenger over the Bennington
branch col Ided. Some l6 years ago
an engaged couple while on their
way to Manchester by automopiie
we're instantly killed at Pixies cross
Ing. Shocking as these tragedies
were at the time Of their occurrence
they did not make such shocking im
nressions as the snuffing out OF TWO
young lives on the Troy road early
Sunday morning. Tail and rather
striking in appearances, vigorous ana
fun OF life, the young women who
met a sudden end as they were hurry
ing 10 their homes after a night OF
enjoyment were known TO numerous
OF people in Bennington.
All day Sunday the village was
aIled with rumors concerning the ex
tent az the tragedy. Time AM AGAIN
it was reported that Miss Hurley mao
died at the hospital and tiat the mum
her Of victims had been increased py
the deaths OF one more or botn OF
the men survivors. During the DAY
too. number OF automobile parties
went from this village to the scene
Of the accident. Some of them
reached Raymertown before the
wrecked car had been removed ana
were able TO draw their own concius
ions as to its cause Expert drivers
srho Waited the scene we're OF the
on,nion that notwithstanding the
aneed at which the car was run
ming that It would have made the
curye had Il been properly driven
One Remington man who mas nad
long experience In driving gave y a.
his opinion that the man at the
wheel Of the death car did not realize
that he was approaching curve
The wheel tracks showed that they
left the road in direct line, sno'
over the ditch and travelled some dis
tance before colliding with the tree
since the first news OF the trageoN
was received here 1t has absorbed
the attention Of the entire communi
4, ty. Not only have the people O.
I bennington naturally evidenced al
intense interest In the shocking oc
currence but their expressions o
sympathy for the bereaved family
have been general Since coming U
Bennington Mrs. Collamer has los
daughter and at the present tim'
her father is seriously Ill and not ex
pected to live. Her own health Il
not OF the best and in view OF thes
combined circumstances the blov
falls upon her with crushing force
The one element Of relief In the eS
tremely sad situation Is the fact tina
her older daughter, Mrs. Kennedy. !
with her in her hour OF trial. tn
daughter. who came to Bennington
with her young son during the sun
mer, had been planning for som
weeks to return TO her home In Sal
Lake city but has been delayed.