Flint, Michigan Train Wreck
June
14, 1901
Four Killed by Train Today.
Flint, Mich., June 14.- While MAJOR
GEORGE W. BUCKINGHAM, his daughter ANNA, MRS.
THOMAS APPLEGATE and her sister, MRS. GENERAL
HUMPHREY, of Adrian, were out driving this
morning they were struck by a Pere Marquette
passenger train. All four were instantly killed.
The body of Buckingham was hurled 75 feet and
the remains of two ladies were found on the
pilot of the engine. The close proximity of the
factory buildings at the crossing prevented a
clear view of the tracks and the party drove
directly in front of the train moving at the
rate of 30 miles an hour.
Engineer Joseph Wiggins
says the first he saw was the form of the man
flying through the air. The bodies were horribly
mangled.
Newark Daily Advocate, Newark, OH 14 Jun
1901
STRUCK BY TRAIN
FOUR PERSONS INSTANTLY KILLED AT FLINT, MICH.
DROVE ON RAILWAY TRACK
JUST IN FRONT OF A RAPIDLY MOVING EXPRESS.
VICTIMS TERRIBLY MANGLED
ALL THE DEAD WERE PERSONS OF PROMINENCE.
Flint, Mich., June 14.-The Pere Marquette
passenger train due here at 9 o’clock today
struck a double carriage at the Hamilton
avenuecrossing [sic] in the suburb of Oak Park
and instantly killed four well known people.
The dead:
MAJOR GEORGE W. BUCKINGHAM, Flint
MISS ABBIE BUCKINGHAM, Flint.
MRS. THOMAS APPLEGATE, Adrian.
MRS. WM. HUMPHREY, Adrian.
Several factory
buildings adjoin the track at Hamilton avenue
and prevent a clear view of the track.
MAJOR BUCKINGHAM
drove directly in front of the train, which was
traveling at high speed. The pilot of the engine
was broken by the force of the collision and
bodies of two of the ladies, terribly mangled,
were found on it.
Engineer Wiggins
says he had sounded the whistle for the
crossing and the first he knew of the carriage
was when his engine struck it.
MRS. APPLEGATE and
MRS. HUMPHREY had been guests of MAJOR
BUCKINGHAM during the state G. A. R. encampment
which ended last night.
The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, IN 14
Jun 1901
Articles transcribed by
Jenni Lanham. Thank you,
Jenni!
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