The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-31
HENRY c. KNAPP KILLED AND ". D.
NEWTON AND MISS KATE NC
CURE BADLY INJURED
Miss Kate Knapp and Miss Mary fIatey Also Hurt-vctms
We're in Automobile Which Was Struck By Trolley
Car at the Crossing West Of Soldiers
Home Monday Evening.


rooms in the Brewster block. Miss
Mcclure was unconscious when lifted |
into the carriage.
Miss Flatley, who was the least in |
jured of the five, with the assistance |
of some of the passengers on the troll
| ley car walked to the gypsy camp and |
was latertaken to her boarding place in
the ambulance. Mr. Newton was la |
ken. to his home on Union street in
the taxicab belonging to his garage
Mr. Knapp lived but a few minutes
after he had been lifted from the en-
bankment and laid upon the track. IL
was some little time before the per
NIT OF the proper authorities could be
obtained TO remove the body as II
Required the presence of f. NJ. Craw-
ford, chairman of the board OF select
men who was found and taken down
to the scene OF the accident by w. T.
Barratt. 1t was after o'clock when
the remains arrived at the Walbridge
undertaking rooms. An examination
Showed that the unfortunate man had
received cut across the forehead
breaking the skull. There was also a
lphb Hdou VII iut iiSHl Nutths I1lb
right upper arm was broken and the
left ankle was fractured and the foot
almost twisted from the limb.
The front of the trolley car was
completely smashed by the force with
which the car and auto came togeth-
er. The windows were all broken out
la door torn OFF and the entire vesti-
bule badly wrecked.
Motorman Kipp was thrown over
his brake handle but was not badly
) hurt. At the time he did not realize
, that he was injured at all but when
he arrived at North Bennington he
, went 10 the Office of physician who
discovered that the motorman had
been quite severely wrenched across
} the stomach and that he was suffering
from shock. Kipp is a man OF so
} years OF age and the trying expert
: ence affected his heart
One OF the most selfpossessed per-
sons on the trolley car was the con-
ductor. Edward Miller. He assisted
: in extricating the victims from the
! wreck OF the auto and then took his
r car on to North Bennington with the
) intention of hurrying the south bound
D car from the willow switch to the
; scene OF the accident When the car
arrived arrangements had been com
e lpleted for the removal of the injured
4 persons and there was no necessity
' 10 use the car.
5 The telephone call from the sold
e ier's home brought every physician
2 available TO the scene of the accident.
y After the Misses Knapp and MCGUIRE
: had been taken TO their rooms in the
Brewster block DR.. c. S. Buchanan
D took charge OF the case of the former
e and DR.. r.. b. Daley OF the latter The
e broken bone in Miss Knapp's forearm
D was set and the deep gashes In her
:. forehead were closed Late at night
e her sufferings decreased and this fore
!, noon she was resting as comfortably
as could be expected under the cir
D cumstances. One OF the pltiful feat
r ures OF the accident was the sight OF
K her crutches twisted and broken In
0 the wreckage OF the car. II is just a
A year ago, the night OF May 20, that
: she fell and broke her ankle, an acct.
e dent from which she had never suf-
4 iclenty recovered so as TO go about
without artificial assistance.
|. Miss McGuire's condition is particu.
o larry serious. She is still dellrious
n as the result OF conclusion OF the
n brain. Because OF the injury to her
o head no effort has as yet been made
s to set the broken arm.
: Mr.. Newton was delirious when Ia
r ken to his home and remained in an
unconscious condition until this after.
D noon except for brief period this
o morning when he rallied and spoke
|. to his nurse. Miss Polly Sharpe who
n was summoned to the house immedi
q ately after the accident.
e Miss Flatley, as was fully realized
J, at the time, was the least seriously In,
a iured OF the four. When taken TO heT
G boarding place az the home OF Mrs
n Mary j. Allen on Pleasant street she
X at FIRST complained OF pain In the back
r. which lead to the rumor that she has
n sustained an injury TO the spine. This
however, has proved not 10 be the
r. case. This morning while making his
D examination DIR. ]. II. Cole discovered
N that she had sustained broken collar
5 bone. Her internal injuries, he sale
q were slight
10 The passengers on the car stat,
. that Il was travelling at the usual rat,
4. OF speed maintained on this stretch o
m track There Is a pronounced grad,
a. all the way from Main street and a
IN the track is straight the cars are usu
N ally sent along at good clip BENZ
II. equipped with hand-brakos only an,
the rails being wet with rain Il wa
nj probably impossible for the motor
h. man to obtain control OF his car Il
IN time TO prevent the accident had b
In realized that a meeting OF the aut
"a. and trolley was imminent. Manage
n. Green OF the Hoosac Valley dlvisio
of LOT The Bennington and North Adam
nj Street Railway company. was In IN
he village this morning investigating IN
IN accident.
Iid AFR. Greene states that from IN
he marks on the ties It appears that IN
A. collision took place on the north sid
M. Of the road and that the auto wa
he dragged along a little over 80 fee
he lie and others who have examined IN
m. scene Of the accident today think ths
W. at the last moment Mr.. Newton sa'
ne that he could not get across the trac
and turned the auto sharp TO On
70 north. The wreck OF the auta and IN
Of. injury to the car indicate a colllslo
m. az an acute angle. Also n the aul
- WAS lufuad In tho diraatl.-.-.-~u1