The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-24
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DENT IN CANADA. 40

DENT IN CANADA. 40
SlxtY-five Men and Women Fear
fully scalded.
BELLEv1LE, 0NT., June 22.-An acci.
dent occurred here this morning on the
Grand Trunk R. R. to the train from To.
ronto to Montreal. An axle Of the engine
broke and the passenger cars were piled
on each other. So far nine persons have
died and over sixty are badly scsldcd.
The engineer was killed and the fireman
was badly injured. The sufferers arc
principally second class passengers.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
BELLEv1ILE, ONT, June 22.-The night
express went down past this place this
morning full Of passengers, among the
number were many ministers Of the
English church en- route from the Synod
at Toronto. About eleven miles below
Belleville station the engine jumped the
track, carrying death and fearful torture
to scores Of passengers in the forward
cars. The baggage car remained on the
track and telescoped the smoking and
second second class passenger cars, leav-
ing them on top OF the engine, exposed to
the escaping steam from the boiler. Here
the poor creatures were helplessly penned
for some time, breathing the vspors Of
death, and suffering all the agony Of i'm.
mersion into boiling cauldron Of super
heated water. An eye witness says i'm.
mediately after the accident he went to
the second class car; it and the smoking
car were telescoped and on the locomo.
tive, the steam issuing from the cars was
so dense that he could see nothing.
SHOCKING SCENES.
One after another Of the scalded VIC
tins were crowding from the openings.
Crowbars were put into requisition by the
passengers from the first class cars, all of
whom escaped injury, and openings were
made. Many were found entangled and
were extricated with the utmost difficulty,
timbers having to be broken. Five per-
SONS were found dead and were carried to
the roadside, where the wounded lay for
nearly three hours in the most fearful
agony. DR.. Burdett, Of Belleyille, srriv.
ed at this time and had them removed to
Pullman car. On their arrival here
everything was promptly done to allaY
suffering. The medical men Of the town
were summoned, mattresses procured and
q large freight shed turned into tempo
rary hospital, where the patients received
every possible attention. The medical
men and their assistantsrwere unremitting
in their attentions, while the Ministers OF
the gospel vie with each other in their
zeal in the administration of their sacred
office. The sight was one to battle de.
scription. The terrible cries Of the suf-
ferers rent the ears OF the lockers on, who
made every possible effort to grant their
requests for water, and their condition
under their terrible Injuries was fearful to
witness, whilst the prayers and cries Of
the premonition OF approaching diSsolu-
ton were here and there heard. After
the injured arrived here, some Of them
passed away, q happy relief being afford
ed them from their terrible agonies. Those
who were least injured walked about
swathed in bandages, and convcrsed freely
about the occurrence Of the night. The
express and baggage car was forced past
the broken, engine, without injuring the
express messenger or baggage man, but
the smoking car was telescoped with the
second class car, the latter going forward
knocked the safety valve of the boiler
and remained on top Of the engine allow.
ing the steam to fill the second class car,
which was crowded with passengers,
many OF them lumbermen enroute for
Quebec. The two first-class cars and the
Pullman car were comparatively unipjur.
ed and the passengers were transhipped
and went east this afternoon. sixty.five
men and women were fearfully scalded
and otherwise injured, six of whom died
on the spot and their bodies were brought
to this place; four more have died,
and others are dying overy hour.
Not more than one.third OF the injured
will live. John HILBERT, the engineer,
was instantly killed, and the fireman bad.
lyipjured; one of his legs will have to be
amputated. Fl. Neil, son of the conduc.
tor, and the other train hands escaped un.
injured. Tho wounded and dying are
lying stretched on mattresses on the floor
Of the freight shed, so much disfgured as
to be unacceptable. Five Of the wound.
ed, who were able 10 walk, left by the ex-
press train for Toronto.
BELLEvILLE, June go. Evening. =
Since the report sent this afternoon,
twelve more Of those injured by the rail.
road disaster have died, making 2S dead
now, and others are dying. Medical
men say that not more than six or seven
Of the 65 injured persons will live. The
suffering and appearance Of the wounded
is frightful.
PITTSRURCu.