Midnight Buggy Accident Outside Kennewick
A dark road and an overturned carriage leave a local traveler injured.
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While T. M. Vance and J. E. Coe were traveling from Kennewick on Wednesday night, their buggy was overturned after failing to find the correct road in the darkness. Mr. Coe was somewhat injured, suffering a sprained arm, and he was taken to the residence of M. B. Curtis, where Dr. Coe is currently attending to his recovery.
“Their buggy was overturned through failure to strike the right road in the darkness.”
Travel between Yakima and the Tri-Cities remains a major artery today. While modern pavement and streetlights have largely eliminated the danger of flipping a buggy in the dark, the isolation of the rural routes connecting these valley hubs is a persistent theme in local transit history.
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