St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-06-28
Accidents and Explosions
Fearful .Smash-Up in Canada
PASSENGERS ROASTED ALIVE

PASSENGERS ROASTED ALIVE.
While the night express on the Grand
Trunk railroad WAS rounding a cur,.
about ! miles below Bellevillr. Ort
on Saturday morning, the engine iuu,
eel from the track. The express ,,,J
baggage car was forced past the broke,
engine, but the smoking ear tcle,cop.J
the second class car, the latter plun@ipg
forward, and remaining on the ton ~,
the engine, which, the safety lal,.
having been knocked off, flied win
steam the second class car, crowded.
with passengers, many of them lumber
men going to Quebec. All the nth,.,
cars, being two first class ears and o,.
Pullman were comparatively unninrJ
| The paSscngers hurried to the a>sisl,n,,.
of the poor creatures who. being lul;,lI..
to escape were suffering all the ayoui,.,
of boiling. CrowbHrS were immediate.
| " applied and openings were mad,
| from which the victims craWlcd nI. Wen.
drawn. Many were found rmtanulrJ
and were eNtricated with great difficulty
the thinkers having to he broken hrt,r,.
| they could lie moved. Five pcI~ou.
were found dead and were carried +,
the road side where the wounded Ia,
for three hours in the most fearful aynI,
| before they could he removed to Belle
Vile. where on their arrival every thipp
was done To allaN their suffering. Mat
treSScS were procured. and Il laIg,.
freight shed was turned into Il tcIm,ol.r.
~ hospital. where the patients Received
every possible. attention. The >iuL1
was IL terrible one to witness. the crir-
of the sufferers mingling with the Veil,
of the diving. while those who We're least
injured walked about SWathed in band
ages and aided the citizens in carry inu
water and alternatives to those more
seriously injured. SiNtytivr person,
were severely Scaldcd and otherwise
injured. six of whom died on the spot.
and twcnty-thrcc more soon after then
arrival at Bcllcvilc. The physicians
in attendance say that not more than
six or seven of the seventy-tive injured
persons will live. John Hilbert, the
engineer. was instantly killed. and The
fireman was badly injured. Conductor
Nelson and several of the train hands
escaped uniniured. The wounded and
diving are now on mattresses III the
freight shed. many of them 50 much
diStigured rs to be unrecOgniZable. Five
of the wounded. who were able to walk
left for Toronto on Saturday afternoou
The unimiurcd passengers. among the
number being many ministers of Tia,
English church on their way homewmd
from the synod at Toronto. were tran
shipped. and Went east i'll the forenoon
Among the killed were John Hilbert
engineer: John Nelson and wife ot
Montreal: Calender of kemptV He
wife also severely injured: McLoWrau
of Glcmgarry Thomas Hard of King
ton Mrs. LavoiSe of Montreal: George
Lcveque of Riviere Ouellc. etc. The
list of wounded is long. and comprises
many French Canadian names.
VITKIoL EXPLOSION AT NEW YORK.
While the tiremen were attempting To-
eNtnguish Il fire in drug store. occu-
pied 10y G.. \. ErkinbraSh. on Liberty
street. Saturday morning. an explosion
occurred. which injured twenty five fine
men. some seriously. hut no one ha-
Vet died. The fire spread To the al
joining buildings. but was finally cN-
tinguished. the loss being from S:0.OUu
TO S40.00O. The explosion occurred
among some carboys of vitriol which
were being removed hurricdly 10y the
tiremcn. The effect was terrible. The
contents of the store We're scattered III
every direction. and the store of Schurl-
thel y Mem>ing. adjoining. WAS com
plctcly burned ont.
\ COLLISION IN PENNSYLVANIA.
4 collision occurred on Saturday, on
the Baltimore and Washington railroad.
near Connellsville, Pa. between
freight and a mail train. which ran to
gether at full speed on il sharp curve.
The entire freight train was wrecked.
and Henry SaNton, the conductor. and
Robert Lockhart. were killed. and the
mail agent, Blackburn. mortally wound
ed. Eight passengers We're seriously
injured. and some of them will pruha
bly, die nine others sustained injuries
less severe. The freight train was run
ming rapidly. in order to reach the
switch at ConmellSville. before. the ap
preach of the mail train.
san Francisco was shaken on FRIDAY
evening by the tremendous explosion
of .50O pounds of nitro glycerine in the,
California powder works. four miles
from the city hall. Six buildings were
wrecked. and a hole l. feet deep ami
70 feet IN circumference wis made IN
the ground 10y the explosion. but fuI
tuIatrl! no one WAS injured.
During a fire i'll IL restaurant at ChiCa
90. on Saturday. Il gas meter exploded.
burning two men to death and three
others. patrolmen, were badly injured.
The hnilding WAS totally destroyed
loss $2O.Um
THE CANADA DISASTER.
The c"roner's jury in the case of the
late railroad accident near BclleNillr
Ont. Saturday. find that it was purely
accidental. that the track Was in good
condition and that the engineer Was i
sober. efficient and careful officer. aud
died ut his post. There have been ~
deaths thus far from the disaster.
The Vermont State trial of moving
and having implements. ap-
pointed To he held at Rutland on the
:2Gth inst. has been postponed To Tues
day. July 9. The grass crop will not
he III proper condition till then.
Mayor Castor has vetoed the mca-
sure adopted 10y the City Council of Dos
ton opening the public library on sun
day.
y bill allowing the Portland y Og-
drnShurg Railroad To bridge the Rich
ellen river. six miles north of Rou>r>
Point. passed the Canadian Parliament
at IFS recent session
George V. Cotton of Lancaster Ha>
fatally injured on Friday. 10y falling
from the roof of Il barn.