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- Two Bainbridge sisters lost their lives and the husband of one is in a critical condition in the Bainbridge Hospital as a result of a crash between an automobile and a freight train, Monday afternoon bout 2:10 between Bainbridge and Afton (Chenango Co, NY).
Mrs Robert Burdick, 23, of Mt. Pleasant, was instantly killed when the car in which she was riding was struck by a south bound D & H train at the Russell Partridge private crossing, near the intersection of Route 7 and Algerine street. She received a broken neck and a fracture of the scull.
Mrs Percy Wallace, 25, of Bainbridge East Side, died in the Bainbridge Hospital of a fractured scull and an injured brain at five o'clock Tuesday morning. Robert Burdick, 25, of Bainbridge East Side, died in the Bainbridge Hospital of a fractured scull and a ruptured lung, his physician, Dr. Edward Danforth, stated. An accidental death verdict was issued by Dr. Carl Meacham of Greene, Chenango County Coroner. An investigation by Inspector Ernest A. Maynard and Trooper James Fleming of the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, revealed that the Burdick family had gone to the Partridge farm to see about renting the tenant house there. The approach to the crossing coming from the Partridge farm is very steep. It is thought by the State Police that the automobile had nearly crossed the tracks when struck in the right rear side by engine 1119. The train which was in charge of engineer W.J. Hinkleman of Binghamton, and conductor Stanley Lavendusky, of Oneonta, was travelling at a speed between 35 and 40 miles per hour. It is understood that this is the first accident the engineer has had in his 33 years of service.
H.L. Sutton, who lives opposite the crossing of Route 7, said he was working in his garage and saw the train and car approaching but he thought the car was clear of the train when he heard the crash and saw the auto sliding down the bank onto the side of the main highway. He stated further to the investigating officers that he heard moanes and saw a woman laying near the rear of the car. Dr. Edward Danforth was summoned and Colwell's ambulance was called and Mrs. Wallace and Mr. Burdick were taken to the Bainbridge Hospital assisted by Russel Elander, who is in charge at night of the first aid at the Scintilla Magneto Co. The body of Mrs. Burdick was taken to Colwell's undertaking and later removed to Sidney by Carr & Hare undertakers where the funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The body of Mrs. Wallace was removed from the hospital by Kays & Guy of Deposit. Mrs. Burdick, mother of two small children, Julian, 6 and Ardice, 3, was born Esther Jensen in Iola, Wisconsin, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Martin Jensen, Mt. Pleasant, who reside on the farm known as the Munk farm.
Mr. Burdick's condition remained the same Wednesday noon according to Mrs. Ethel Hodge supervisor of the Bainbridge Hospital. Mr. Burdick who is the son of Mr. Henry Burdick, of Unadilla, was the person who nearly froze to death early this Spring when his car was stuck in a snow drift on Mt. Pleasant on his way home from the Scintilla, where he is employed nights. He was fount by Jesse Doolittle the next morning, and it took about three hours for him to recover.
Mrs. Wallace was born Eleanor Jensen, also in Iola, the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Jensen. It was reported that Mr. and Mrs. Jensen also lost a son in an automobile accident sometime ago.
Funeral services of Mrs. Wallace will be held in the First Prestbyterian Church, Afton, Friday afternoon at 2 P.M. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Afton (Chenango Co, NY).
Fra Bainbridge News & Republican 24. april 1941.
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