The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-09

, leltotpptu 1OdCn
sible under the circumstances and h'
was ready to be removed from thu
temporary hospital he objected to
being taken to Troy and wal
carried to his home on Depot street
Sunday morning he was reported t
have passed much better nigh
than the physicians had expected. HI
was conscious at intervals during The
day and appeared TO recognize mem
bers of his family. His condition il
so much better than was expected
that hope for his ultimate recover!
Is increasing.
I b. ]. Whitaker, the fireman of thu
milk train, had one of the most re
markable escapes in the history o
railroading. When the physicians
had removed enough of the CRIME Il
reveal the features of the patient ant
had attended to cuts on the ches
and one leg Whitaker, though still
suffering from the shock of his ex
perience, was found to be one of the
least injured. He was also about the
only one of the victims who coulC
give any coherent details of the acct
dent. He gave it as his opinion
that the milk train was running at ;
speed of between As and 80 miles al
hour. Il looked out of the cab win
dow" said Whitaker, land saw the
headlight OF the passenger train di
rectly ahead. had just time enough
to brace my feet against the boilel
when the engines came together.
went up in the air and came dowi
again"
Louis Horton came to Bennington
Saturday afternoon from his home il
Albany with the Cambridge baseball
team and pitched the game agains
Bennington at Morgan park in the at
| ternoon. He and Centertielder Phe
Ian were the only members of The
team on the train. Phelan received
a few slight cuts and bruises, but wa.
otherwise uninjured. Horton, wher
taken in to DR.. Hurley's Office, was il
a case of almost complete collaps,
because of shock but the physicians
could not find that he had received
any severe injuries.
Horton was one of the two injured
who were taken by the special traiT
to Troy. The other was Engineer
Wardwell who was carried in an am
bulance from Dr. Lanes office to the
next crossing below the scene of the
wreck where he was transferred tC
the train. He was accompanied L
Troy by DR. Lane and John Il. Glib
ney. He reached the Troy city hos
pital at 1890 o'clock. DR.. Lane
| stated upon his return that he coulC
see but little hope for Wardwelps re
coyery and his diagnosis was serifiet
by the announcement OF the engi
neers death at the hospital Sunday
noon.
The body of Wardwell was taker
to his home In Rutland, arriving
there early this morning accompani
ed by deputation of Rutland mem
bers of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers with which he was as
ISOLATED. He resided on Elm street
in Rutland and was born in that city
81 years ago. He is survived by {
widow and his parents who live in
Woodstock and by two brothers, Ed
ward Wardwell of Woodstock anC
William Wardwell of New Orleans
About six years ago he was badly in
jured in an accident at WalloomsaC
and was for a long time in the hospi
tai. For a number of days he was In
such a condition that the surgeons
did not believe that he could recov
er. He was an excellent engineer
and had for many years been driv
ing the fast trains over the Rutland
road.
The bodies of Engineer Gokay ant
! Fireman Densmore were brought e
the village on the second trip of the
trolley car and were taken to the un
ldertaking rooms of ]. Ed walbridgt
on Main street Gokay's body was
taken on Sunday to Rutland. His
home was at No 113 Library avenue
He was % years old and is survived
by widow and two sons, one daugh
ter, his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. JOSEPH
Gokay Of Ira, and three brothers
William and Joseph of Shoreham
and Emery of Ira. He was a mem
Der of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers.
Gokay was not the regular engi
I htNi VI NnN RacctnSCi
run recently has been made by VII
liam II. Sibley. The latter asked fo
a substitute Saturday and Gokay wal
delegated to ill the vacancy In or
y der to reach this village in time q
take the run and to maintain hi
; average OF points in the marking sys
TEN for the engineers he engaged al
I automobile to take him to Benning
ton.
\ Arrangements we're made today &
4 take the body Of Dean Densmore. tn
dead fireman. TO the home Of JOSEPH
T. Coyne. his father-in-law. where tn
funeral service was held this after
noon. Rev. W. F. Meyer, pastor o
the Baptist church. who OBLIGATED a
the marriage Of the young man an
Miss Bessie Coyne on July last
) will have charge of the service. ]
sister of the dead fireman came q
Bennington TO make the arrange
ments for the disposal of the remain
which were TO have been taken 4
Troy on the south bound train thi
) afternoon.
: According to the men who wer
; first on the scene OF the accident
is probable that Conductor Shufel
; and Harry Roebuck were the only tw
-fof the injured In the passenger coac