Miscellaneous, Collision on Bainbridge Main Street Intersection, 1917

Wagons Collide at Bainbridge Main Street Intersection

Bainbridge Republican, July 19, 1917

 

The junction of Main streets in this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] was the scene yesterday afternoon of the second collision in three weeks.  The first was an automobile accident and yesterday's occurrence was between two teams.  A miraculous escape from death was recorded and Herbert Bond of Bennettsville is alive today after a most harrowing experience.  The heavy team hitched to a lumber wagon loaded with milk cans was driven to Ives' feed store by John Schmidel of Coventry.  While he was inside the team became frightened by a passing train and began a wild run down West Main street and just as they reached the intersection with North Main street Herbert Bond came along driving one horse with a light wagon.  The runaway team plunged into this rig smashing the wagon and throwing Mr. Bond under the lumber wagon and the horses falling together into a heap.  People running to the rescue expected to find Mr. Bond's lifeless body for it did not seem possible for him to escape.  He was picked up and being able to walk was taken to Dr. Danforth's office.  Only cuts and bruises were the result of his experience.  The total destruction into splinters of the wagon in which he was riding was the only thing that saved his life for he was thrown under the heavy wagon which was not damaged.  The horses were held down by the wreckage until released by men who came to the rescue.  They were cut and bruised.