Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-05
GARDINER.
Edmund B. Bent, N. c.
Brakeman, Killed by Cars.
Slipped While Coup ping Air Hose
and Fell Under Wheels.
Rev. N. c. Miner Accepts Call to
Free Baptist Church.

Edmund r. Bent, aged 30, a freight
brakeman in the employ of the Maine
central railroad. was caught under
the wheels uf Train NO. IS. Water
vile TO Portland, about $50 O'Clock
last evening and received injuries
from which il. died within few
minutes.
rain 2S had stopped in Gardiner to
allow Train No. 30 pass and had taken
IL" east bound track. Tie train was
suit up over the grade crossing and
thu engine went down to take water.
lust before No. % arrived from Au-
:-ustH the engine backed up to couple
"n. Just Low Bent was caught is
MT known. He evidently was coup
ling w the air hose when the cars
started back and ne was caught by
the left foot and thrown under the
wheels. The accident occurred almost
IN 'front.' of the station ticket office
ami two young ladies Nho were. wait
IN; for til" passenger train {" AZ
rive Wcr" the ilSt To ste tn" acct
dent They screamed 10 Baggage
master John II. Wight that there
was a man under tn" wheels. Ny.
Wight II "ncr turned around amt See
for tnr train to be stopped rhr air
was applied and the train stepped
before il went hall Il can further.
Dr A. Il. Libby If South Gardiner
vas waiting ut the station for the
S'n,n Gardiner train and IL, with
Benjamin .ltXandcr. also OF South
Gardiner ana fasgagemaater Wight
pulled In" body out from under the
I
inat;nn Of che man and pronounced
IhHt he WAS then breathing his last
ana within i've minutes from tn, time
he wen: under The wheels Tho man
was deaf IT he station il WAS
crashed and tie mans head was all
covered With blood and ii VAS sup
posed that it WAS injuries about the
II, al which had caused his death but
an examination later showed that
ther. were three distinct Injuries
which might have boon the cause.
I>r. X. -. SimonS examined the body
nj tho Undertaking rooms Of Preble
& krenr, where it was taken by the
direction OF Coroner Frank T.. An
drews. who had been summoned. and
there found the following injuries
d-nudcd. left upper jaw broken. the
neck broken at the third vcrtebra.
the Gith to the tenth ribs on the left
size broken and crushed in over the
heart. left knee fractured and dis
located. the left ankle and foot t"
about three inches above the ankle
crushed. the right arm broken about
II inches below the shoulder, the
y ma d.
yled and the "utir" arm nearly
,ver,I from the shoulder. There was
also ii scalp Mnuld about three in
,nes long but no lones of the skull
were broken The injuries t" the
neck. ribs OF arms would either of
Them lad caused death.
Coroner Andrews impanne!led the
following jury: Warren l.. To"ier. +.
". blanchard. W. T.. james. tvarts
n. Bailey. Abnei Clark and George
sherman. The jury reviewed the re-
mains at the scene of the accid' mt ana
again at the rooms of Prcble K k""ne.
They then adjourned until : "rl"cN
Wednesday afternoon. Nov. y, Wn"h
,h, Inuli.st win he bold.
Hut little is known here about the
unfortunate man. Tie employees on
,ho train state trat he has been in
the employ %, the Main" 'entfai pu'
:, few weeks and that ne was Il motor
man in Portland before that time. re
had relatives in P"rtiaiel ana IN" re-
mains will be sent thcr" ihiS MORN
ing.
a, Associated Press dispatch from
Portland says:
"Edmund +. Bent, who was k'li'" "'
Gardiner tonigh: had been ~ 'hc en-