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William Madison Wood Jr.

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Birth	:	26 Jan 1892 Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	15 Aug 1922 Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Perrineville Presbyterian Churchyard, Perrineville, Monmouth County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.2256165, -74.4300003
Description	:	The New York Times Aug 16, 1922; W. M. Wood Jr. Dies Speeding His Car: Instantly Killed with Companion After wrecking two other automobiles. Racing near Reading, Mass. Five men injured in Crashes Car competing with Wood's disappears; Police seeking it. Reading, Mass. Aug 15, William M. Wood Jr., son of William M. Wood, President of the American Woolen Company, and Major Alexander Gardner of North Andover were instantly killed at 5 o'clock this afternoon on the Reading-Andover Boulevard, Reading, when a Rolls-Royce sedan, which was racing a Stutz car at a high rate of speed, side-swiped two smaller machines and crashed... Read More	The New York Times Aug 16, 1922; W. M. Wood Jr. Dies Speeding His Car: Instantly Killed with Companion After wrecking two other automobiles. Racing near Reading, Mass. Five men injured in Crashes Car competing with Wood's disappears; Police seeking it. Reading, Mass. Aug 15, William M. Wood Jr., son of William M. Wood, President of the American Woolen Company, and Major Alexander Gardner of North Andover were instantly killed at 5 o'clock this afternoon on the Reading-Andover Boulevard, Reading, when a Rolls-Royce sedan, which was racing a Stutz car at a high rate of speed, side-swiped two smaller machines and crashed into a telephone pole. The Stutz machine, which the police say bore the Massachusetts registration number 30448 and is owned by Arthur H. Earl of Brewster Terrace, Brookline, did not stop after the accident, but continued with its speed unabated. The police of several towns were searching for the driver at midnight. Paul Rice of Canterbury Street, Andover, the third occupant of the machine driven by Wood, escaped death when he was thrown twenty feet into a swamp. He suffered a broken rib. Samuel Ramsey of 222 Harvard Street, Medford, and Edward Brackett of Salem Street, Wakefield, occupants of one of the machines overturned when the Rolls - Royce crashed into it, were taken to the Winchester Hospital, the former suffering from a broken leg and a fractured skull. Wood's wife, who was spending the Summer at Kennebunkport, Me., was notified of the accident by telephone, and chartered a seaplane and alighted on the Merrimac river at Andover early this evening, and went to the Wood home. The fatal race between the tow high-powered cars started in Stoneham. I*n the stretch between there and Reading Centre the machines are said to have attained a speed of at least seventy miles an hour. Although they slowed down passing through Reading, witnesses, including several police officers say the cars short through the centre of the town at forty-five miles an hour. The first collision occurred about a mile from Reading Centre with Wood's car slightly in the lead, but racing neck and neck with the Stutz. As the two cars sped along a small touring car, going in the same direction, loomed ahead. Wood, still a few feet in the lead, attempted to pass this car, but cut in too sharply, sideswiping and completely overturning the smaller car. Charles McCarthy of Dorchester and John McLean of Boston, who were riding in it, were thrown out, but escaped with minor bruises. Only twenty-five feet beyond the Rolls-Royce side-swiped another small touring car, completely demolishing it. Samuel Ramsey and Edward Brackett, who were riding in the machine were thrown out and injured. This machine was also going in the same direction as the racing cars. With the second collision Wood apparently lost control of his machine, and after careening over the road the machine crashed into a telephone pol. So terrific was the impact that the pole fifteen inches in diameter, was splintered, and the steering wheel, behind which Wood was sitting, was driven into his body with terrific force, the end puncturing his chest. Gardner was crushed between the pole and the wreckage of the machine. Both were dead when aid arrived. The top of the sedan was ripped off, and Rice, who was sitting in the rear seat, was hurled through the opening. The machine a $15,000 imported affair, was completely wrecked. New York Times August 16, 1922; Andover, Mass Aug. 15, William M. Wood, President of the American Woolen Company, returned to his home tonight with the body of his son, who was killed in an automobile accident at Reading. William M. Wood, Jr. was 30 years of age, and was married seven year ago to Miss Edith Robinson of Louisville, Ky.

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Where is William Madison Wood Jr.'s memorial?
William Madison Wood Jr.'s memorial is located at: Perrineville Presbyterian Churchyard, Perrineville, Monmouth County, USA.
When did William Madison Wood Jr. death?
William Madison Wood Jr. death on 15 Aug 1922 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Where are the coordinates of the William Madison Wood Jr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 40.2256165
Longitude: -74.4300003

Family Members:

Parent

William Madison Wood Sr.

(1858 - 1926)

Ellen Wheeton Ayer Wood

(1859 - 1951)

Spouse

Siblings

Countess Rosalinda Wood Guardabassi

(1889 - 1971)

Cornelius Ayer Wood

(1893 - 1972)

Irene Wood

(1894 - 1918)

Children

Doris Anne Worthington Wood Spaulding

(1916 - 2014)

Lieut William Madison “Billy” Wood III

(1919 - 2005)

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