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- Newspaper Obituary - Wednesday, November 5, 1913 Pulaski Democrat - Pulaski, New York - A Sad Auto Accident - Mrs. Thomas H. Bennett Drowned in Canal at Syracuse - Last Sunday as Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Bennett and daughter Ruth, aged 12, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Myron S. Lovell, of Oswego, were motoring in the city of Syracuse, about six o'clock, p.m., they ran into an open canal bridge and before all could be rescued Mrs. Bennett was drowned. The party left Oswego in the morning and drove to Auburn and were on the return trip when the accident happened. The car was closed by side curtains and as they plunged into the canal the ladies were trapped. Mr. Bennett called for a knife and by splitting the top of the car rescued the daughter and Mrs. Lovell but Mrs. Bennett could not be rescued until after death had overtaken her. The place where they went down was on West Genesee street, a very dangerous place and must have been poorly protected. The rescued members of the party were taken to hospitals and made comfortable and every effort was put forth to revive Mrs. Bennett, but to no avail. Mrs. Bennett was a native of Oswego and a graduate of Oswego Normal. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scott of Oswego, and was about forty years of age. She was married to Mr. Bennett about fifteen years ago. Mr. Bennett is head of the Post & Henderson Lumber Company, Oswego, and well known in this part of the county as he formerly resided in Altmar.
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