Last night as passenger train No. 3 came in from the east, it caught Charley
Van Buskirk and Maud Bond in a buggy as they were driving over a crossing about
3 miles east of Benkelman and they were instantly killed. They had been
attending a party down at Herman Cannon's place and were just leaving for home
when the horrible accident occured. The engineer stopped the train and backed up
to the scene of the accident and found the couple both dead, lying some distance
apart. L.E. Walker, who happened to be on the train recognized them first and
Oscar Callihan, who was also on the train was left with the dead bodies while
Mr. Walker came on to town and secured assistance to care for the remains. John
Bond and Chloe Van Buskirk came driving onto the crossing after the accident had
happened, not being aware of the fact, and their team became frightened at one
of the horses which lay in the ditch groaning and threw them out of the buggy,
but fortunately no serious injury resulted to them. The sudden and untimely
death of this young couple will be a terrific shock to the people of this
community. Mrs. Van Buskirk, the deceased boys mother is said to be in very
critical condition as a result of the sad news of the accident. Benkelman News,
Dec. 28, 1895. Van Buskirk was a nephew of Mrs. C. G. Crews and Miss Bond was a
neice of W.Z. Taylor. The Culbertson relatives of the deceased were at once
notified and W. Z Taylor, mother and wife and C.G. Crews, Mrs. Turner and Misses
Belle and Jessie Turner went to Benkelman Saturday evening. The funeral occured
Sunday.
Benkelman News, Dec. 28, 1895.
Van Buskirk and Maud Bond in a buggy as they were driving over a crossing about
3 miles east of Benkelman and they were instantly killed. They had been
attending a party down at Herman Cannon's place and were just leaving for home
when the horrible accident occured. The engineer stopped the train and backed up
to the scene of the accident and found the couple both dead, lying some distance
apart. L.E. Walker, who happened to be on the train recognized them first and
Oscar Callihan, who was also on the train was left with the dead bodies while
Mr. Walker came on to town and secured assistance to care for the remains. John
Bond and Chloe Van Buskirk came driving onto the crossing after the accident had
happened, not being aware of the fact, and their team became frightened at one
of the horses which lay in the ditch groaning and threw them out of the buggy,
but fortunately no serious injury resulted to them. The sudden and untimely
death of this young couple will be a terrific shock to the people of this
community. Mrs. Van Buskirk, the deceased boys mother is said to be in very
critical condition as a result of the sad news of the accident. Benkelman News,
Dec. 28, 1895. Van Buskirk was a nephew of Mrs. C. G. Crews and Miss Bond was a
neice of W.Z. Taylor. The Culbertson relatives of the deceased were at once
notified and W. Z Taylor, mother and wife and C.G. Crews, Mrs. Turner and Misses
Belle and Jessie Turner went to Benkelman Saturday evening. The funeral occured
Sunday.
Benkelman News, Dec. 28, 1895.
Last night as passenger train No. 3 came in from the east, it caught Charley
Van Buskirk and Maud Bond in a buggy as they were driving over a crossing about
3 miles east of Benkelman and they were instantly killed. They had been
attending a party down at Herman Cannon's place and were just leaving for home
when the horrible accident occured. The engineer stopped the train and backed up
to the scene of the accident and found the couple both dead, lying some distance
apart. L.E. Walker, who happened to be on the train recognized them first and
Oscar Callihan, who was also on the train was left with the dead bodies while
Mr. Walker came on to town and secured assistance to care for the remains. John
Bond and Chloe Van Buskirk came driving onto the crossing after the accident had
happened, not being aware of the fact, and their team became frightened at one
of the horses which lay in the ditch groaning and threw them out of the buggy,
but fortunately no serious injury resulted to them. The sudden and untimely
death of this young couple will be a terrific shock to the people of this
community. Mrs. Van Buskirk, the deceased boys mother is said to be in very
critical condition as a result of the sad news of the accident. Benkelman News,
Dec. 28, 1895. Van Buskirk was a nephew of Mrs. C. G. Crews and Miss Bond was a
neice of W.Z. Taylor. The Culbertson relatives of the deceased were at once
notified and W. Z Taylor, mother and wife and C.G. Crews, Mrs. Turner and Misses
Belle and Jessie Turner went to Benkelman Saturday evening. The funeral occured
Sunday.
Benkelman News, Dec. 28, 1895.
Van Buskirk and Maud Bond in a buggy as they were driving over a crossing about
3 miles east of Benkelman and they were instantly killed. They had been
attending a party down at Herman Cannon's place and were just leaving for home
when the horrible accident occured. The engineer stopped the train and backed up
to the scene of the accident and found the couple both dead, lying some distance
apart. L.E. Walker, who happened to be on the train recognized them first and
Oscar Callihan, who was also on the train was left with the dead bodies while
Mr. Walker came on to town and secured assistance to care for the remains. John
Bond and Chloe Van Buskirk came driving onto the crossing after the accident had
happened, not being aware of the fact, and their team became frightened at one
of the horses which lay in the ditch groaning and threw them out of the buggy,
but fortunately no serious injury resulted to them. The sudden and untimely
death of this young couple will be a terrific shock to the people of this
community. Mrs. Van Buskirk, the deceased boys mother is said to be in very
critical condition as a result of the sad news of the accident. Benkelman News,
Dec. 28, 1895. Van Buskirk was a nephew of Mrs. C. G. Crews and Miss Bond was a
neice of W.Z. Taylor. The Culbertson relatives of the deceased were at once
notified and W. Z Taylor, mother and wife and C.G. Crews, Mrs. Turner and Misses
Belle and Jessie Turner went to Benkelman Saturday evening. The funeral occured
Sunday.
Benkelman News, Dec. 28, 1895.
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