The New York herald., 1872-06-23
Terrible Catastrophe on the
Grand Trunk Railroad.
Fifteen Passengers Killed and Sixty-fVe
Fearfillly Scalded.
M o IL f ID " 4 N G. i.
Narrowing Details of the Disaster
and List of Passengers.


passengers, among the number many being minis
ters OF the English Church route homeward
from the Synod ut Toronto About eleven miles
below the Belleville station the engine jumped the
track carrying death and fearful torture to the
scores Of.passengers in the forward cars. The bag
gage car remained on the track and tele-
scoped the smoking and the second
class passenger car, leaving them on top
of the engine exposed to the escaping
steam from the boiler. Here the poor creatures
were hepelessly penned for some time, breathing
the vapors of death and suffering all the agony OF
immersion into boiling cauldron of superheated
water.
Mr. r. M. Roddy an eye witness, says:-Immedi.
ately after the accident he went to the second class
car. 1t and the smoking car were telescoped and
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 from the openings. Crowbars were
Immediately put into requisition by the passengers
from the first class cars, all of whom escaped in
jury, and openings were made. Many were found
entangled, and were eXtricated with the utmost
difficulty, timbers having to be broken.
FIVE PERSONS WERE FOUND DEAD
and were carried to the road side, where the
wounded lay for nearly three hours in the most
fearful agony. Dr. Burdett. OF BeevIlle arrived
car On their arrival here everything was promptly
done to allay their sufrerings The medical men
OF the town were summoned, mattresses procured
and the large freight shed turned into temporary
hospital, where the patients received every possible
attention. The medical men and their assistants
are 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 that bafled description.
THE TERRIBLE CRIES OF THE SUFFERERS
rent the ears OF the lockers on, who made every
possible effort to grant their requests for water and
food, and their condition under the influence OF
their terrible injuries was fearful to witness
while prayers and cries OF premoniton of ap-
preaching dissolution were mere and there heard.
After the injured arrived here some OF them passed
away-a happy relief being afforded from their
dreadful agonies. Those who were the least in
jured walked about swathed in bandages and con-
versed freely about the occurrence OF the night.
The express Snd baggage car was forced past the
broken engine without inuring the express mes
senger or baggage man; but the smoking car
telescoped the second class car; the latter going
forward knocked or the safety valve OF the boiler
and remained
on TOP OF THE ENGINE,
allowing the steam to fill the second class car,
which was crowded with passengers, many OF them
lumbermen, en- route for Quebec The two first
class and the Pullman car were COM
paratively uninjured, and the passengers were
transshipped and went east this forenoon
Sixty-fve men and women were fearfulIy scalded
and otherwise injured, six Of whom died on the
spot, and the bodies were brought to this place.
Four more have died. and others are dying every
hour Not more than
ONE-THIRD OF THE INJURED WILL LIVE
John HILBERT, the engineer, was instantly killed,
and the fireman badly injured; one OF his legs will
have to be amputated II. Nelson, the conductor,
and other train hands escaped unnjured. The
wounded and dying are lying stretched on mat
tresses on the floor OF the freight she'd much dis
figured as to be unrecognzable. Five OF the
wounded who were able to walk left by the express
train at eleven O'Clock A. M. for Toronto.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The following names have been obtained:-
John HILBERT engineer, killed.
Kidd, fireman, leg amputated
John Nelson, and Mary Nelson his wife, OF 81
Kemp street, Montreal; the husband is severely
wounded and appears to be dying; the wife was
not so severely injured, though considerably scalded
about the hands and face.
Mr. and Mrs. Calender, OF Kemptville, both
severely scalded. Mr.. Calender has since died.
W. d. Lesperance, OF Lonquit, severely scaleded.
Thompson Morrison, slightly scaIiied
r. Pratt, OF Gouldburn, severely scalded.
John Wood, OF POdenham severely scalded
Walter Mephim, OF Toronto, scaded on hands and
head.
Narcsse Blais, OF Quebec, severely scaded and
otherwise injured about the head.
Baptiste Lavoie, and Delphne Lavoie, his wife, OF
Calixte, near Montreal; the husbands injuries are
not serious, but the wife is severely scalded that
she cannot survive many hours.
J. McLowran, OF Glengarry, is missing and is sup
posed to be among the dead.
Kenneth McLowran, his brother is not seriously
hurt.
Thomas Hard, Of Kingston, severely scalded since
dead.
leg broken.
Porter Garrlan OF Quebec, badly scalded.
Moses Comm, OF La Prairie, scalded on hands and
neck.
Joseph Roleau, OF quebec, hands and legs badly
scalded
Joseph Pillon, Of quebec, is missing, but is known
to be safe, and at the most, unhurt.
Michael Cooper, OF Toronto (boy fourteen years
old, severely scalded hands and received con-
fusion on the head.
Peter Bigin, severely scalded; died since
morning.
Mrs. Nelson is also dead since morning
Siutli, oS fTOut sbTceI, IOTOnIO, ana JOnn
Hamilton, severely scalded.
Joseph Trambly, of Quebec; Bean Jean, OF Quebec;
Xavier Lecompt, of Naudreuil: Narcisse Panauett
OF Three Rivers, and james Cheever-all badly
scalded.
Mr.. Cheeves has been taken home.
Mr.. Calender died since morning.
Joseph Barqueur, OF Vaudreuil; Joseph Gaunique
OF Melborne; Baptiste Lefever OF Coteau Landing;
Oglis Lucus, OF Vaudreui; Baptiste Doileau OF st.
Denis near Montreal; Mrs. Lavoise, were also
badly scalded
Mrs. Lavoise has died since morning; her son is
injured.
The following were also iniured:-
A. Goerneau, OF La Prare
Porter Garean, OF vaudreuil.
Michel Beto, OF Point Levi.
Narcisse Blanc, OF quebec.
Charles Napham, of Toronto.
Onesine Corpte, OF quebec.
0dena Montpelier, or vaudreuil.