FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

LOCALITY

Bennington, VT Auto Trolley Wreck, May 1910

Posted November 9th, 2007 by Linda Horton

AUTO AND TROLLEY COLLIDE.

Rainstorm Dbscures[sic] Driver's View----One Killed and Two Injured.

BENNINGTON, Vt., May 30.----A driving rainstorm that obscured the view of an automobile driver and an electric car motorman to-day caused a collision, in which Henry L. Knapp, 40 years of age, a local saloon keeper, who was in the automobile, was killed, and his companion, Miss Kate McGuire, 38 years old, a cousin of Knapp, and William Newton, a local garage keeper, and owner and driver of the machine, were seriously injured and may die.

The accident happened at an electric railway crossing opposite the Vermont Soldiers' Home. The automobile party were returning from Troy, N. Y., while the electric car was going in the opposite direction, bound from Bennington to Hoosic Falls, N. Y.

The automobile was smashed to pieces. The trolley car and its passengers were unharmed.

The New York Times, New York, NY 31 May 1910
__________________

Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

Search for more information on this disaster and other train wrecks, fires, accidents, etc. in historical newspapers at genealogybank.com. Search over 122 million articles in over 2500 newspapers! Try a 14-day trial and find your ancestors.
Search for your ancestors among the billions of names at ancestry.com Find death records, census images, immigration lists and genealogy other databases for your surnames. Use this Free trial to search for your ancestors.
Start Your Family Tree It's FREE and easy. Start with yourself, your parents, grandparents and you're on your way to building your family history! Get Started Now and build your family tree at ancestry.com. It's Free!


Family Old Photos | Old-Yearbooks.com | Old Photos & Genealogy Blog

gendisasters.com is a genealogy site, compiling information on the historic disasters, events, and tragic accidents our ancestors endured, as well as, information about their life and death. Database and records searchable by surname. Compilation, design, artwork and concept covered by copyright. Copyright ©2006-2008, All rights reserved. Contact me