The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-19
|CHAS N 'LAUGHL|N
|F0UND DEATnl Tl,l!!. IIl'Dr T,... ? !
AUTO WRECkACE
N"f,r
Instantly Killed on Troy Road
Early This Morning
TAXI DRIVER ALSO DEAD
Bennington Mail Carrier on Way
Home When Machine
Turned Turtle
TAXI DRIVER ALSO DEAD

| NharleB V. McLaugnlln, mall car
rier on the Old Bennington route, an
SCharles Houpe, a Troy taxicab driver
were instantly killed at Raymertowr
early this morning when an automo
bile overturned on sharp curve.
The victims of the accident we're OF
their way to Bennington between foul
and 8 o'clock and the bodies remained
under the wrecked car for all of
half hour before the tragedy becam,
known.
Mrs. Van Vert, who lives at tho
house nearest the accident. heard the
crash caused by the overturning Of the
car and left her home to investigate
She easily located the wreck but did
not observe either OF the bodies and
believing that the car had been aban
doned, returned to the house.
AT o'clock William Miller, who
llves at Raymertown village, while on
ms way TO work, came upon the ditch
ed car and was soon afterward ioined
by truck driver, who was passing
over the road The driver left his
truck in the road and TO this fact
another minor accident was due. vii.
liam Poole Of Buffalo, and a man nam.
ed Haye, who are stopping at Snyder's
iake, were on their way to Bennington.
and in endeavoring to avoid a collision
with the truck went into the ditch and
slightly damaged their car Poole.
Haye and the truck driver managed to
lit the wreckage from the bodies.
soon after the news of the accident
became known in the vicinity DR. =.
A. Mason OF Raymertown made an
examination OF the bodies which later
were inspected by Coroner stephen
Curtis and Sheriff George NJ Morris
before being taken to the Tape under.
taxing establishment at Raymertown
Iuentlteation in the case OF Nc.
Laughlin was made possible tbrouob
membership card in Bennington
lodge OF Elks. More difficulty was ey.
perienced in the case of Houpe.
Carrier Mclaughlin was in Bennin0.
ton early Sunday evening. Later he
went to Troy with a number of young
men IN an automobile and while in
the cSy became separated from his
companions. 1t is presumed that rea.
ilzlng that 1t was necessary that ha
should report for duty at the most.
once as usual this morning. that he
engaged Houpe to carry him to Ben.
mns'oh, ,,,,it, What transpired afterward,
uhtil MS body was found under the
Wreckage Of the FIVE passenger Bplck
ls' OF course. unknown.
News OF the accident was fire,
Drought to Bennington by Leon q
orr' instructor In manual training NJ
.ne junior high school, who was on
ms way to Bennington from Albany
Az that time neither of the bodies bod
Deen identified. Shortly afterward
william Poole, the Buffalo man who
met with slight accident to his car
AT the scene of the accident. reached
tne village, and reported 10 Tragc
ohcer William Cameron. that one of
the uead men was known TO be Nc.
Laughlin. NC "e'
~, ioIeHoon EDWARD Whit.
hey ana John II. Whitney, jr. broth.
erS OF Mrs. Mclaughlin and William
,mnelaugnlin' cousin, left by automo.
niie FOR Raymertown. Mrs McT.ancb
I'm and little son, John II. Whitney or
a anu mrs Whitney at the time of tho
aSeiueht We're at Rutland. Mass
where they had been called 10 attend
the funeral OF relative
Carrier Mclaughlin was n na,,ro =,
Dorset but had been a resident %
bennington between 70 and X voors
ne was employed here for a sbor,
slihe at the mill of the Cooper Mann
lacturing Company. Nm Septemhar
1913 at the age of 20, he took evan
NATIONS Tor the postal service and bos
ever since been connected with tSS
local postofflce, either as substitute
parceis carrier or carrier. Since An
gust 1870, when Thomas Hallorar
VINO mad operated the route s'nca =,
was hrst established was retired ha
lad been the Old Bennington oarr,ar
me ine shoek OF his sudden death has |
come with crushing force upon tSe
employees OF the postofilce by whom
ne young man was held An biehes,
egard. Active, cheerful alwoSs
friendly and accommodating no viii
- much missed. not only by his rs.
'oclates at the postoflce. bur hv
acquaintances acquired dur.
hs n's res dence in the village