The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-09
TWO BENNINGTON
GIRLS KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT.
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One OF the first persons to arrive on
the scene was Fred Stone who Is en-.
ployed at the Patterson grocery. He
was one of party Of five young men
occupying car owned and driven by
Fred o. Graves, Jr., and which was
probably coming through the long
covered bridge at the instant of the
accident. No one in the car heard the
crash but upon their arrival at the
eros ing tho young men began doing
the things required under the circum-
stances One OF them secured the ply
sician and later called Putnam Mem.
orial Hospital for lie ambulance. The
latter call was transferred to the Wal.
br dge undertaking rooms where the
bodies we're taken during the night
The actual instant Of the accident
is fixed by Miss Pctersen's watch
which stopped at HIS,
Mr.. Petersen at first was not dis
posed to permit his daughter to take
out the car during the evening but the
young woman had worked during the
entire day at the hospital and he
eventually relented. Neither he nor his
wife ret red but sat up and waited for
| the young people TO return. In the
vicinity of midnight a telephone mes
sage was received at the hospital that
Mary had been hurt They went al
once to the inst tuition where they
were informed of the full extent OF the
calamity that had oyertaken their
home.
The crossing is particularly dan
gerous one. AutomOb lists approach
ing Bennington are able to observe
trains approaching from the direction
OF Petersburgh and North Adams, hui
not from the direction of Troy. Driv
ers OF cars running from Bennington
toward Troy are always in danger fol-
the reason that the view OF the tract
Is INSTRUCTED In both directions The
cross 'ng is guarded by gate operator
during the day but the employee goe:
off duty early IN the evening. There
Is a record of several accidents agains
the crossing. A few months ago ;
large bus carrying the members of |
travelling orchestra from Connection
was wrecked while on its way to Tro.
and one Of the musicians was killed
Others were injured but not seriously
1 Miss Petersen was born IN Bennins
ton and would have been 25 years oil
next month After leaving the publi
schools here she began training 70
hnr profoo efon Che woe In troinire e.,
a year at an Albany hospital. later 10
three years at the North Adams no:
pital. and finishing with six months a
Mt Sinai IN New York city. She wa
capable. industrious young woma
and at the hospital here. was consit
cred ono of the most efficient nurse
She was also held in high esteem b
her patients. The funeral viii be he
from the home OF her parents Wee
nesday afternoon at o'clock
Miss LOOMS had been resident G
North Bennington less than tire
years. The family consisting of he
father, George LOOMS, Mrs. Loomi
and several children formerly lived a
Forestdale, near Brandon. Soon afte
making her home at North BenninI
ton the victim of la't nights shockn
. accident obtained employment at tn
Allen A mill max ng the journey
and from home each day on the tro
cy line. Although younger than man
c of the employees she proved an ader
operator and was generally liked b
: her associates. Had she lived sh
a would have been is years old in No
ember. The funeral viii be held froi
c st. Johns church Wednesday morl
ing at O'Clock aud the body will b
g taken to Brandon for burial.