Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-14
lCURsloN TRAIN OFF THE TRACK.


cidents.
EXCURSION TRAIN OFF THE TRACK.
BRocKvILLE, Ont, Aug. l3.-The ex-
press from Montreal ran off the track two
miles west of Prescott this morning. The
driver, John Howard, was instantly
killed, and it is reported the express mes
senger and baggage man are in dying
condition. The cause was an obstruction
on the track.
OGDENsBURG, n. Y, Aug. 13.-A ter
rible accident occurred on the Grand
Trunk railway at $3.50 this morning,
which resulted in the instant death of
the engineer, the serious injury of the
fireman, baggage ge-master, two express
messengers, and various injuries to a
number of passengers. The train was
the 10 p. m. express from Montreal to
Toronto, and consisted of six Pullman
sleepers, four first and second class cars,
postal, express, and baggage cars. The
cars were filled with returning excur-
sionists from Montreal, who were nearly
all asleep. The tram arrived at
Prescott junction on time, and
the Ottawa sleeper was there at
tached to it. After leaving Prescott
there is down grade, and as soon as the
train was going fast, an obstruction was
encountered, and the locomotive jumped
the track, Carrying the tender, baggage,
mail, express, smoking and two passenger
cars with it. They ran on the ties fully a
thousand yards, when the engine went
down an embankment. The tender
passed by, and, together with the express
car, landed on the other side of the track.
The baggage car went still farther on,
and was thrown off alongside the fence.
In fact, every car except the sleepers was
thrown upside down The express car
was smashed into kindling wood, while
nothing remains of the tender but a few
pieces of iron. 1t was truly wonderful
how the passengers escaped instant death.
When the passengers had recovered
from their right, search was
made for those who occupied for
ward cars. The engineer, John A.
Howarth of Montreal, was found with
his arm around the whistle rope of the
locomotive, having blown for brakes
twice before he met his death. He was a
terrible sight The fireman, VIM. Taylor,
of Montreal, was discovered in a field
alive, but insensible. Robert Scarlet, of
Montreal, baggage master, was also in
sensible, but soon recovered. His should
er was dislocated, and his arm abraded
How the two express messengers, Ar
thur King, of Toronto, and VIM. McKen-
zie, of Millin, escaped with their lives is
mystery. Their Car was smashed to
splinters, and Mckenzie, although in
jured himself, rescued his partner. Both
are injured internally. One French
woman threw her children out Of the
window, first breaking the glass with her
hands, cutting herself badly. Others
suffered sprains and bruises. The cause
was car on the track.
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN KILLED.
Los VEGAS, Aug. 13.---Last evening
westbound emigrant train ran into
washout, three miles east of this city
Engineer Townsend and Fireman Patton
went down with the engine and were in
stantly killed Their bodies cannot be
recovered till the water subsidies.
A SOLDIER KILLED.
GUNN1soN, Col, Aug. l3-Yesterday,
as train carrying four companies of
soldiers was coming down the grade near
Marshall pass, the train broke into two
pieces, and the rear portion smashed into
the other, killing Private Miller, and dan
gerously wounding Private Wetzell, of
company G.