The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-23
Special to the Globe.
THE VICTIMS OF THE BENNINGTON
DISASTER.
Stories of the survivors.
FUNERAL SERVICES
Benefit Concert for the sufferers.

BESSINGToN, Jan. %.
Knowing that anything Of interest in re-
lation to the late catastrophe will he of in
terest to your many readers | have gather
ed from the surviving inmates of the seam
ing room the following particulars, not yet
noticed
of the twenty-scvcn ladies that it Is
known were in the scanning room when the
explosion occurred, nine were killed. and
of the remaining sixteen only two-Mrs.
lIoughton and Miss Mary Martin-camc
out uninjured. Miss Carrie Northrop was
working her sewing machine, and was sit
ting between Miss Cerna Moon and Miss
Could both of whom were killed. She
was singing at the time the explosion oc-
Cured and can remember nothing about it,
only that she was thrown into the base
mcnt of the scanning room, out Of which
worked in the south part Of the room, and
of those who were working there at the
time she is the only one that escaped
Mrs Rhodes, one of the injured had her
arm caught by some falling timbcrs Miss
Ruth Taft who WAS also injured, was
standing hy her. and tried her best TO cx-
tricatc Mrs Rhodes. but could not She
was at last -cntrcatcl by Mrs Rhodes to
leave her as there was no danger but that
She could escape, hut who could not he in
duccd to do so. Mr. George Sbley at last
made his entrance to where the Two ladies
were and by great cNerlion Mrs Rhodes
was saved.
Another Of the inmates had her hand
caught in some of the machinery and only
escaped by tearing her hand ont, badly
decorating it,
The father OF Miss Augusta Buss was alb
sent from home at the time of the disaster.
He was telegraphed to "come home at
once" and his grief, when he arrived at
home and found that his daughter from
whom he had only a short time before
| parted, was killed, was very great
The husband of Mrs Gould was in
Woodford, working in the woods. Word
WIS Immediately sent to him and hi
reached the scene as soon as possible, but il
was not until late yesterday that he coulC
identify the remains OF his wife.
FUNERAL SERVICES
over seven Of the killed have been held to
day, and it can be truly said of this villag,
THAT the mourncrs 20 about the streets
The first services were held over those o
Miss Vaughn, at her late residence, thi
morning at 8 o'clock, being conducted b,
Rev. j. lsham Bliss. The attendance wa
quite large, As the remains were to b
taken to Manchester for interment, only
prayer was made here. The body wa
conveyed there by the morning train, Il
which place further services will be held
At . o'clock the funerals of Mrs Gun
ningham Mrs. Gerrity, and Miss Mimi
Hurley, were held at the Catholic Churc
at Bennington Center The bodies wer
conveyed there from their late homes i
three different hcarscs, and were folowe
by long line of carriages and of friend
on foot.
1t fell to the duty of Rev. Mr. IIawley t
officiate at three of the funerals. Thursda
morning at 1890 he OBLIGATED at the burii
of Miss Augusta Buss, when, by request @
the father of the deceased, he spoke troI
John ri. 35-"Jesus wcpt.'
The remains were taken to Shaftsbur
for interment, and were followed by
large and sympathizing circle of friends.
The funeral of Mrs Hannah Gould VIZ
, attended from the residence of IL. l.. BraC
+ ford at IL M. Notwithstanding five fun
erals had already been held the attcndan,
G was quite large.
: The exercises were conducted by Rev.
VI Luther in the necessary absence of Re-
= Mr. Bliss, the rector of st. Peters churCl
\ of which, Mrs, Gould was member. NJ
{ Bliss was in attcncancc ON the funeral {
10 another Of the sufferers Mrs. Vaughn.
l. the close of the usual church service NJ
Luther spoke feeingy and imprcssive
u upon the sad event that had called the
c together.
i Funeral services over the remains I
c Miss Fannie Wood, one of the victims, we
I held at the residence of the uncle of the d
: ceased, Daniel Crawford. IN Woodford he