The Mt. Upton Accident
Condition of the Young People--
How Accident Happened
The young people injured at Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY] at the railroad crossing accident are improving excepting Miss Susie Thomas whose recovery is considered doubtful. Raymond Chamberlain, whose skull was reported fractured will survive his severe injury. Chamberlain was driving at the time of the accident and was thrown seventy-five feet. The Oxford Times gives the following explanation: "A blizzard prevailed at the time and neither the occupants of the wagon nor the engineer of the train could distinguish objects very far away. The first intimation the engineer had of the collision was a blow from a spoke of one of the wheels which entered the cab window, striking him in the face and making a severe wound. The horse was thrown to the left entirely over the fence and instantly killed, there not being left a vestige of the harness on him. With the exception of one side of the wagon body farthest from the engine the remains of the vehicle could be gathered up in baskets." [Bainbridge Republican, Jan. 11, 1899]
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