The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-10-02
OLIN EXCURSION TRAIN
LAST DIVISION BADLY WRECKED.
SEVERAL KILLED AND FROM 20
TO so INJURED.

ceived by the railroad officials here Mon
day saying that the train consisted of
five sections Of So cars, all told, served to
enhance the interest. On Tuesday the
sixth section of ten cars was bulletined,
making GO cars in all. When it became
known Wednesday chat an accident had
occurred in which several were killed
and from q to 30 were injured, large
number of inquiries were made by our
people. Wednesday evening papers
placed the list of killed at five, and con-
fined to the sixth section of the train con-
tanning the Michigan branch of the
Olin family. The following dispatch of
yesterday gives particulars as follows:
AKRON, o., Sept. 3O-Early this morn
ing a collision occurred one mile east of
Kent on the New York. Pennsylvania
and Ohio railroad, between freight and
passenger train. Three persons were
killed outright and "A injured, several
fatally. The passenger train was the
Michigan section of the DIN family ex-
cursion, members of which were going to
the National reunion of their family at
Bennington. Many other Michigan peo-
pie took advantage of the low rates to
visit friends in the East.
1t was foggy night and the collision
occurred on a long fill so feet high, in
the middle of which was a bridge 60 fleet
long, over the Pittsburg and Western
tracks. Part of the passenger train was
on the bridge when the crash came. The
engines plowed into each other and
reared high in the air and the cars on
each side crushed together like card
board.
William Maxwell of Meadville, travel
ing engineer of the second division, who
was riding in the passenger engine, had
started back over the tender just before
the collision. He was caught between
the tender and the baggage car and was
ground to a Jelly, one leg being torn off
and thrown down the bank. Engineer
c. E. Brown of Meadville, who was Cd
the freight, and Passenger Engineer F.
H. Nichols Of the same place, jumped
and saved their lives. Fireman Steph-
ems of the passenger train followed and
was badly hurt in tumbling down the
embankment. Fireman Clayton Glass of
Meadville was caught in the wreck and
crushed to DEATH
The passenger train consisted of five
sleepers, five day coaches and baggage
car. The latter and the first day coach
were jammed into bits, and the occu-
pants buried in the ruins. The second
day coach was badly wrecked, seats and
timbers being heaped up almost to the
centre of the coach. The rear platform
was kept almost intact, but jammed in
to the forward portion of the third day
coach, which was lifted off the tracks
and pushed skyward.
The second day coach was occupied by
women and children. Mrs. Willoughby
Dewey of Richland, Mich, who sat in
the forward part of the coach, was in
stantly killed, the heavy timbers crushed
her head. Other passengers were buried
in the promiscuous pile of seats and
timbers.
The stove was overturned and the
timbers took fire, the flames bursting
out in an instant. The shrill shrieks of
the women and children who were
wedged in close to the burning timber
summoned the workers to that part of
the wreck and a score of men were soon
at work cutting a way through the de-
bris.
Mrs. Alice NJ Sedwick, with both legs
broken. lay close to the red hot stove,
pushing it with all her might to keep
it from crushing and burning her little
daughter who lay Just beside her The
mothers clothing was burned off and
one side of her body was roasted. Close
to her lay Laura Vanankin, girl of II,
who was doing q like service for her
mother laying almost under the stove,
her arms piuioned and broken. Break
ing into the car from the rear, the men
brought water from the tanks and passed
it to the imprisoned women. In five min
utes the woodwork was destroyed and
fire cheated out of its prey For half
hour more the men worked like Titans,
lifting out women and children, many of
them with legs and arms dangling help
lessly. As fast as taken out the injured
were transferred to sleeping cars and
taken back to Kent The Revere hotel
and several more houses were at once
thrown upon and Drs. Sherman, Evans
and Davis of Kent and Railroad Surgeon
Lashell OF Mcadville began setting bro
ken limbs and binding up the wounds
Mrs. A. NJ. johnson of MuskegOn was
the most seriously injured, and cannot
live. Both legs were broken.
Followin~ is q complete list of the in
iured: Mrs. Alice NJ. Sedgwick, Parma
Mich, right leg fractured, right thigl
and foot burned, left hip dislocated
Mrs. G.. g. Thompson Of Montague
Mich, severe injury TO back, still uncon
scious from internal injuries, (physi
clans say the injuries of both will prob
ably prove fatal; Mrs. Rev. c. A. Buell.
compound fracture of the left leg, LAGER
ated hip and internal injuries; Lucilli
Buell., bruised hip and back; Mrs. Caro-
line Reed of Richlaud, Mich, leg broken
Mrs. Thomas Becho of Nuskegon, Mich.
SHINE and hips injured Mrs. L. II. Van
anken OF Mcdonald, Mich, right arm