The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-27
ACCIDENT
IN CANADA.


BaLLEvILLE,u nt., J,sne 22.-the night ex-
press, " HIGH went down past This piace at
| 12:20 this mDrnin2 t1li OF passengers amor e
whom we're t.,aa.y ministers Of the Ebglisi,
church on their way hoineward from the
Synod at Toronto. when about eleyrlt alil.s
below Belleville station the sngisIe Jumped
the track, carrying .,estll and fearful torture
to scores ii passengers IN the forward cars.
The ba9gagr car remained on the track and
telescsped the smoking car and second-elsss
passenger car. leaving theil on top Of the en-
CINE exposed to the escaping steam from the
boiler. Here the poor creatures were hope-
les-ly penned fnr some time breathing the
yapors of deaf, aud suffering all the agonies
Of AN immersion in boiling cau;dron Of
super heated water
Q. NJ. Rodiy, an eye witnesa, says that inn
mediataly after the disaster he went to the
second-class car. 1t and the smoking car
were telescopad on the locomotive, the steam
from which. issuing from the cars, was so
dense that he could see nothing. One after
another OF the scalded victims were crawling
diately put into requisition by the passengers
from the first-class cars, all of whom escaped
injury, and openings were made. Many were
found e,itangled end were extricated with
the utmost difficulty, tilnbers having to be
broken, Five persons were foun,i dead and
were carried to the roadside, where the Woan-
ded lay Tor nearly three hours in the most
fearful agony. DIR. Burdstt, of Belleyille, ar
rived at this time and had them removed to
the Pullman car. On their arrival here
everything was done to allay their snfferings.
Medical men and nurses we're summoned,
mattresses procured, and large freight shed
turned into temporary hospital where the
patients received every possible attention.
Medica, men and their assistance are unre-
mitted in their attentions, while ministers Of
the Gospel vie with each other in their zeal
in the administration OF their sacred office.
The sight was one to battle description, and
the terrible cries Of the sufferers rent the ears
of the lockers on. who made every possible
effort to grant their requests Tor water. Their
condition under the influence of their injuries
was fearful 10 witness. whilst the prayers aud
cries of premonition OF approaching t!issolu-
fipn were here and there head. Those least
injured walked about swatlled in bandsgcs
and conversed freely about the Occurrence
of the night.
The express and baggage ear was forced
past the broken engine without injuring the
express messenger or baggage man. but the
sn,oki car teleseoped the second class car.
and the latter going forward knocked the
safety valve OF the boiler and remained on
top of the engine, thus allowing the steam TO
fill the secontl-ciass ear, which was crowded
witt. passengers. n,any OF them lunlbermei
IN ronte tor Qnebec. The ts.o first-class cars
md THE Pull nlan care are comparatively un-
injured. and the passengers were trans-sliip
ped and went east this foreneon.
sixty-fve men and wnmen we're iearfully
scalded and otherwise injured. six died on
the spot and their bodies were brought to
Belleyilie Fonr more have died aud others
are dying every hour. Not mole than one
OF the injured VIII live. John Mibbart, en-
gineer. was instantly killed. AMI the fireman
badly injured Dne OF his legs will have 10
BE- amputased N. Nelson, conductor. aud
he other train hands. escaped ,ini,jured. The
wonaded and dying are stretched OF mat
trasses an the floor OF q freight shed, and are
80 much distisared As to be unacceptable.
Five Of the wounded who were able to walk
have left by express train for Toronto.
LATER.-Sinee the report OF this afternoon