New-York tribune., 1872-06-24
TERRIBLE ACCIDENTS.
SLAUGHTER BY RAIL.

BELLEyILLE, Ontario, June 22.-Tho cltzen'
OF this town are very much excited to-day in con'o
quenoe OF dreadful accident occurring on the oran
| Trunk Railway, few miles below, ana the unSas'e
makes the more sensation because it Is tho hrSt tns' "
occurred on this division Of the road since tne hh
opened I'm 1885, There night express train that eaV
Toronto at 6:I0 D. m, and through direct 10 MON
treal passing this station at midnight, and, being
mixed train Ia usually patronzed by eigrants ana per
sons going long distances The train arrived here saep
and in apparent good order at 1902 and, aver Orie
stoppage, proceeded down tho line at 1910. III con
sisted Of one express aud baggagecar, two secOpocS
cars two frst-cass and Pullman car and was unde
the of Henry Nelson conductor, OF this place N
thought danger entertained, and the train we
along at a laundering speed until IL reached FreHgf
mans Creek, desolate and unnbabited region near
MallorytoTn, waystaton the road, about eleyea
miles from Beleye and four miles below slannohVile
where the disaster occurred The locomotive suddenly
and without warning Jumped the track In consequence
OF defective rail- as is supposed. The baggagecar be-
came detached from the tender and the impetus OF tho
passenger cars caused the two secondciass coaches %
become teescOped by it, the engine meanwhile falling
over its side, while the oae up along
eide of IT, standing on the rails.
None OF the rstCnss passengers sustained serious IN
urv ana as soon as the terror and confusion subsded
they proceded brayey 10 work IN the edeaTor to res
cue the unfortunate men, womsn, and children who
were wr1ag in torture IN the teiescoped ears Open
fngs were speedily made by means Of crowbars, and
few persons extricated, though the majority were
damned in by hhe shattered tmbers the escaping eam
from tn wrecked locomotive adding to their terrible
suferDgs Tie scene was most heaT-rendng one and
words fa 20 Convey idea Of the incidents that tran
spired and none the survivors seen able TO give aay
coherent description News Of the disaster reached
shannOnvile Wien Mr.. Baker the telegraph Operator
and station proceeded TO the accompanied
by Dr r. Holden DR.. Towsdale, and other leadipr res
idents OF the village when they all tie assiatancen
their power IN this good work they soon afterard
Joined by residents ofths town among whom were Mayor
Flint Drs D. f. Burdett James Lster p. " Dorland, Wn
Jarvis suparntondent OF the Second DIV ision GTaad
Trunk Railway Capt Mum, formerly the Beievile sta
tiounaster Il. q. Benjamin, CustOm-house ohcer; Cos
Alf.ed Campbell, Col. James Brown. Member OF Para-
nent Major NJ lowell, Member Of Parlament; Police
Magistrate H. Dia,uond, beside many Others Several
platform cars down to the spot by the aid OF
the locomotive wh carried down the accomIr odation
train These cars amply provided with mattresses
ard other appliances Tor the relief o. Che suifererh Dc
spite this aid which vas accorded early possible,
the unfortunate victims lay In the agony at the scene
Of the disaster for Ey four hours and when the res
cue party did arrive trey found five dead sixty injured
In most dreadful and nearly twenty we're a5e TO
move about despite Ii leir hurts
Before daylight all OF the dead dying. and wounded
had been removed to his station, the large freight shed
the depot being t'rnsd into an mprompu hospital
The residences in thu Immediate neighbJrhood we're
also placed at the dipo sal Of lesser injured Ladies'
came forward with sh and old linen, which were
speedily torn into bands gee and the did every
thing In their power TO ,alc rate the suerngs OF their
patients The railroad officials very active and
Mr. Bridges, the Geners Superintendent OF the Grand
Trunk Itele raphed order frDmIthe main Office In Mon
real to have everything done for the comfort OF the
yictime at the expense the Company. At noon six
moro Of the wounded ha, died in great agony having
nhaods steam and being crushed by the broken cars
By o'clock this evening here ~ more deaths re-
ported and the physicians state that scarcely any OF the
seriously injured i've This accident. next TO that
which occurred at the DesiarCienes Canal, between
Hamilton and Toronto. in the first year Of the roads
operations IL considered the most disastrous that has
ever taken place in Canad, ard the event has sent
thrill fshorror through the ntlTe Dominion.
KILLED AND wCBSDED.
John Hilbert the engineer. was instantly killed and
the fireman badly nured o. le of his legs viii 1aYe TO be
II. Nelson, tha Eductor who resides IN
Beleye and other train HANDS; escaped ninlTred
ressos the floor of the freight She'd so much dstg
Two Of the wounded who w,re able to walk left by the
express train at IL a. M b)r toront0: Inc following
names have been obtained: John HILBERT engineer,
killed; Thomas Kidd, firemnn, leg amputated; John
Nelson and Mary Nelson, ss wife, OF No 81 Aemp-st
~ ~ ha dyne. the Wife vas not 30 severely in
ured, though considerably sealded about the
both severely scaded, Mr. Callendsr has since ded W.
y. Lesperanee Of Longuet seyesely sealded Lnomps9n
scalded Il. Pratt Of GoudburR severely scaled John
Wood OF Padenh4m severely seslSed EaTef mePIa RaIs
OF Quebec severely scaded and otherwise injured ABOUT
the head B9 pte yoe aHS DshPe me s
injuries tnot serious but the wlie Is SO sSY9rey
sealded that ne cannot sur'Ts ny % h on0po
the dead eunarth McLOwran, his brother Is not ser-
osy burnt Thomas Hard Of Kingston severely scalded,
since U died.. Ioseph Roger OF Montreal severely
scaldod eS leg broken Porter Garresu or PgSi 8uS
rio seaLli ed on hand and neck Joseph Ro-
lean of a ebec, hands and legs badly seaded joseph
at the iost unhurt Michael Cooper OF Toronto, boy
fonrteen years old, severely sealded on hands ana re-
ceiyed ontusiou on tho head Peter Bgll, severity
sealded, died since morningi Mrs NesSn aiso
dead morning; r sidell. No % tr9ntst2 H62
rram1 of Quebec, Beau Jean OF quebec, XAVIER Le-
cOmPs Of vadreu S@reSse Psngnett M o. IG6ee & Kv9r
beenf ken home Joseph Barqueur OF Vaudrenl Joseph
Gaus qae Of Meb0Tn Bae Isers dsS OF poS Of M
De1 5 near Montreal and Mrs Lavoselwere also badly
is ,iured A. Goerneau of La Prairie, Porter Gareau
Of Vaudreuil, Michael Bato OF Point Levi Marelsse
ne Of oSgs o. oae6ec &dana M6npeSr o.
audreul Donald Cameron OF Cumberland, John Me
ohn McIensn Of First Concession, Kenyon Loebel OF
onebec L. A. Tremblay St Urban, Andre Fournier OF
QUEBEC Larry Richard OF Yaudreuil, Barabe Bes-
sonnette OF yaudreuil. John Rosseau OF Vaudreuil
of "a. TYiiothe Isaac Denber Of Quebec. W. Rich
ard Of Vaudreuil, Gepfla Mnore Of st. Beaire, east
Der OF Gorchennis, George Leyeque of Ryiere Ouele
and Hardy OF Kingston died before noon One man
refused TO give his fear that his wife should hear
a. There are dead whose have not been ascer
taned also there are some four or hve OF those VINO e
frghtuly injured and whose names are not included In
the list.
The killed and wounded are all secondclass passen-
gers, The firstclass all escaped uninjured.
COLLISION on THE PITTSBURGH, WASHINGTON
AND BALTIMORE RAILRoAD-THE RAILROAD
OFFICERS KILLED AND ABOUT TWENTY
PASSENGERS WOUNDED.
PITTSBURGH, Penn. June 22.-At noon to-
day terrible accidentoccurred the Pittsburgh. Wash
Railr of