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State of Virginia or the FBI would
take over the investigation. The
FBI nominally has jurisdiction
over national parks.
According to DR.. George C..
Murphy, Winchester pathologist
named to conduct an autopsy. the
child suffered extensive skull
fractures and accompanying brain
damage" He named those in
juries as the cause of death.
1t is likely, he said, that she suf-
fered repeated blows, that uncon-
sciousness came practically in
simultaneously and that death was
very rapid" She had a large
gaping wound in the throat" he
said, but had not been burned by
the fire, although part of the car
upholstery was badly charred.
Guard Discovers Car.
Park Fire Guard Fields Benton,
of Washington, Va, discovered
the car as he rounded the turn
at Gooney Run overlook. 1t
was only by chance that he saw
it during a routine fire patrol
over the drive. Partly hidden by
rocks and trees down the As
degree bank, "it would be difficult
to see even by someone standing
at the edge of the overlook" ac-
cording to Acting Ranger Super
intendent Granville Lilies.
The car, a 1916 or 1947 model,
had rolled down the steep bank
on its wheels and lodged against
q tree.
Only the right side of the wind
shield was shattered "as though
someone's head went through il"
a policeman said. Mr.. Benton
found the car about pm. and
he said he believed that was only
about 20 minutes after it rolled
down the bank.
Neighbors Shocked.
According to Mr.. Benton, there
were no skid marks on the paving
or on the shoulder of the road.
The car plunged over at point
near where the fill begins and
where there is no guard. The
stone guard rail starts only a few
feet south of the spot where the
car left the drive on the east
side.
The Dantons' neighbors in Nc
Lean Gardens said today they
were shocked by the tragedy.
The Dantons have lived there
for about 10 years. and Mrs. Dan
ton has been unusually active in
community affairs in the big
apartment development.
Since last spring she has been
president of the board of the CO.
operative nursery school, which
Lynn attended. She also is Sec
retary of the Tenants Association
and has been a leader in the
blood-donor program of the Red
Cross, the Community Chest drive,
CARE and other civic projects.
Mrs. Ann Mayfield. director of
the nursery school, said she "has
done wonderful job" in working
with the other parents.
Called "Grand People"
Mrs. Betty McWilliams, $3.50
Thirty-ninth street NV, de-
scribed the DantonS as very
grand people,"
With other neighbors, however,
she said that Mrs. Danton was
better known than her husband
Andy is the quiet type" she
said.
Several friends said Mr.. Danton
intended to 60 into the real estate
business in Philadelphia.
Mrs. McWilliams said she
didn't know what will help" Mrs
Danton when she finds out her
daughter is dead.
Lynn was her world" she said.
She added she understood Mrs.
Danton's own parents were killed
in an accident when she was q
child.
Held GS-12 Grade.
Mr.. Danton. a native of Brook
lyn, Joined the Census Bureau
here in January. 1945. after work.
ing for several years for the War
Production Board. At the time
Of his resignation he was working
as a publication specialist with a
grade of GS-12. which carries a
salary Of about $500 year.
He was graduated from City
College of New York in 1888 with
q degree in journalism and worked