, 1874-03-03
Further Particulars Of the Can
adian Railway Disaster.
Ten Persons Supposed to Have Per.
ished In tho Flames.
Twenty Persons Killed by a Boiler Ex.
p'osion at Leicestersl,ire, Eng.
Nineteen Lives Lost by Sllipwreck
OH the Coast of Scotland.

Special Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune,
Toronto, Out, March 2.-Full particulars ard
now to lInnd OF tho frightful railway accident
on tue Great Western Railroad, miles weat Of
London, In which no loss than ton poraons in
oil lost their lives, and some twenty porsons
'Soro moro Or less aoyeroly injured. Tho acct.
don't occurred during Saturday night, while tho
train was going weBt. 4 burning lamp In tho
wator-closet at the forward end OF tho car fell.
setting fire to tho car, which WAS the Inst OF tho
| train, Tho discovery Of the fro gave rise to
PANIC AMONG THE PASSENGERS
which was incroased by the fact that pulling tho
boll-rope failed to stop tho train. Tho rapid
motion OF tho train famed the flame, which
quickly consumed tho cur. For distance OF
over two milos. the passengers. one aftor anoth-
or, jumped off, and were in man; instances bad
" mntmed aud mutilased, whilo othora escaped
with comparatively alight injuries. By the time
the train stopped, it WAS discovered that no leas
than
gEyEN unARnED BODIES
lay In the midst OF the burning romains Of tho
car. Several wero 10 badly burned that thoy
could not bo removed to their homes, though
still al'Vo. Others have bcon crippled for life,
whilo fow are suffering from informal injuries
which may yet result fatally. Seized with panic,
the passengers rushed to tho door ut the rear Of
tho cur, and caused a jam, which prevented
number from escaping until tho smoke
tssf'nssa tss snaons ss' and te f" by s'eansd ns 5 Ss
Of tho track. The train run at about 80 miles
per hour, and wont nlilca after the cur was in
blaze. The car was almost wholly consumed In
BURNING LIRE r1NDEn.
Tho killed aud wounded were Canadian rosi-
dontB.
Tho catastrophe, rs recorded by passenger,
is horrible IN the extreme. T4e cries and de-
spairing. looks Of those in tho forward part OF
never bo forgotten by those who heard aud saw
them. Several partios arc Btill missing.
A rAssENaEns STATEMENT.
<Mr. George honcroilf, . passenger, uakes tho
following Btatemont: After they failed to stop
the car by pulling tho boll-ropo, the excitoment
became pauic. Aftor q moment's hesitation,
Mr. MoncroH concluded he had better try to got
off. The smoke waB sti1ling, aud went out Of tho
roar door, which wa Kept opon BY those trying to
~ if o thousand pair Of bellows fanned tho
lamo. Ho continues: ~ took my valise anil
smashed three windows In succession, and by
THU ttmo SAW that my only escape lay Ia jump
when I first broke tho windows, aud wheu did
1t was impossible to MD any one else. climb
cd through q window, and
LET MYSELF Dnor,
I fell ut tho foot Of al embaukment about 20
foet high. When ! got up thanked God for
my narrow eYcape. I saw the next moment
culyert about foot from where first alightod
on tho ground. The pitia!le cries that rent tho
air OH all BidcB as dropped we're inloacribable,
mud hope to mover hear thoir like again."
STRANGE FATALITY
attaches to tlls locality. In 1854 sovon omi-
grants were killed at tic saulo place by cur
tumblinE down tho embapkmant. Great excite
ment prevailed along ths line at various points
whore tho passengerB were expected. The con-
ductor is utidor arrest pending an investigation
of the horrible calamity.