Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-06-27
Terrible Railroad Accident.
srxTY-FIvE DREADvULLY INJURED.
BELLKvILLE, Ont, Jun

BELlENILLE, Ont.. June Y.
The night express on the Grand Trunk
Railroad went down east from this place
at II 20 this morning. full OF passengers.
among the number being many ministers
of the English church en- route homeward
from the synod at Toronto. About II
miles below Bellevillc station. the engine
jumped the track. carrying death aud fear
fui torture to scores Of passengers IN the
forward cars. The baggage car remained
on the track, and telescoped the smoking
ear aud the second class passenger cars
leaving them on the top of the engine. ex-
posed to the escaping steam from the
boiler. Here the poor creatures We're
hopelcssly penneiil Tor some time. breath
ing vapors Of death AMI soldering ri super
heated water
Il VI Roddy, an cyc-wilnr>>. says: -
immediately after the accident hr Went To
the second class ear aud the smoking ear.
which We're tels>cuped and on the iucum1-
tive. steam from which wa- 80 deII-c hc
could see nothing. One AFTER another at
the scaldrd were crnwlin. from the open
ing. Gross bars were Immediately put int
rcquisitiou by the passengers from the first
class cars, alt OF whom escaped injury. and
openings were made. Many were found
eniangled and were extricatcd with the ut
MUS hltltulkt. ittnbfE> lltNist- tf wv uiO-
ken. Five persons We're found dead and
carried to the roadside. where the wound
ell lay nearly three hour, IN the most
dreadful agony. Doctor Buricit of Belle
willie. arrived aud hal them removed To a
Pullman car on arrival. Here everything
was promptly done Ia aliay their suffer-
iugs. The medical men of the town were
summoned, mattresses were procured anil
a large freight shed WIS turned into Il tenn
Iorary hospital. where the patients were
rcceiyed. and where every possible aiteu-
ton was paid them. The sight was Que to
battle 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 oil
their terrible injuries was fearful Ia wit
ness. while the prayers and cries OF pre-
monition Of approaching dissolution were
here and there heard.
Amer the injured arrived here. some of
them passed away. a happy relief from
their dreadful agonies. Those who were
least injured walked about swathed in
handagcs and converscd freely about the
occurrence.
The express and baggage ear was forced
past the broken engine without injuring
the express messenger or baggage man.
bat III" smoking ear telescoped the second
class car, the latter going forward Knocked
oil the safrty-yalvc of the boiler aud re-
maiued on the top of the engine. allowing
The steam 10 ill the second class car. which
was crowded with passengers. many If
them lumberiuen en- route for Quebec.
The two first class cars and the Pullman
ear are comparatively unlnjured. and the
passengers were trans hippcd and went
east this forenoon.
NiNty-iivc men and women were fear
fully scallcd aud otherwise injured six OF
whom died on the spot and the bodies were
brought To this place. Four more have
di~i. and others are dyin. every hour
Not more than one-third of the injured
will live. John licbbert. the engineer. was
instantly Killed. and The fireman badly
injured. II. Ncill>on. conductor. and 9th
er train hands escaped uunjurel
The wounded aud diving are on mat
tree. on the floor of the frcight she'd. 80
much di.iigured a. Ia be unrecoguizablc
Five of the wounded were able To walk
and len By the express train for Toronto.
LATER.
since the previous report thi- evening
twelve more of the injured by the ruilroad
disaster have died, making y now dead
and Others are diving. Medical men >ay
no, more than siN or seven afthc siNiy-fisr
will live. The sutftrin. and appearance
of the wounded j. frishiful The Killed
and wounded are all second class pa.~cn.
gers. The first class all escaped uuluiurrd.
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