Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-28

Scene, but fortunately Unattended With
Loss Of Life-Ocean Vessels Wrecked and
Crews Lost-Other Disasters.
Remarkable Railroad Accident.
DETROIT, Sept. 27.-About 1 o'clock this
morning tidings reached this city of remark
able accident, which befell the day express
over the Canada Southern road to this city.
The train was due here about1 o'clock. While
transferring the tain across the river, from
Amherstberg to Grasse Isle, the transfer boat
was run with such force against the dock on
the island as to throw forward the sleeper st.
Clair, which ran along the track on the trans
fer boat, and plunged headlong into the water
in the slip. The passenger coach behind was
also forced forward, and the forward trucks
fell off and went down. The coupling be-
tween this coach and the one behind it
did not break, however, and so it
hung on the edge of the boat, standing
up at an angle of forty-five degrees and one
end just touching the water. The engines of
the boat were at once reversed and as it backed
away from the slip the sleeper, which had
fallen in the water, rose and turned over on it's
side, the trucks attached 10 it having gone to
sengers in the sleeper clung to the side out of
water and tried to break the windows and
cried for help. The sixty or seventy Others
who were in the passenger coach behind were
PANIC STRICKEN
and rushed for the end of the car away from
the water. Some of them clambered out at
the sides and fell into the water. Some of the
passengers who stood on the deck of the boat
saw the danger of those in the stream and
plunged in to rescue them. As soon as pos
sible the passengers and trainmen clambered
on top of the coach that was floating in the
water, broke open the windows and pulled out
the dripping occupants.
When all in sight had been rescued, the
work of comparing notes began, and it was
found of the la passengers in
the sleeper three were missing.
The darkness of night, the confusion
and the fact that nearly all the passengers
were strangers to each other, made 1t possible
that all were rescued. but it also leaves pain
full uncertainty as to whether there were not
several persons drowned. Six passengers
went down with the car. They were rescued,
with the exception of man named Bloom,
who occupied section IL. A careful search
for him was made, but he could not be found
at last accounts. Fortunately not single
berth had been made up, or there might have
been serious loss OF life. The following ts q
LIST OF PASSENGERS
as near as can be gathered: Miss Reed, of
Chicago; Mrs. Dale, lady friend of Mrs.
Carol, wife of the general superintendent;
Mrs. Douglas Watson; Philo Allen; Mrs.
Kathburn and daughter; gentleman and a
lady, names unknown; Mrs. Bloom; Jno. II.
Keef; Mr.. Bloom as already mentioned is miss
ing.)
THE SCENE.
W. L. Oliver, Of Chicago, was one of the
passengers and lost all his baggage. He had
on his slippers at the time and lost his boots
also. He describes the scene as one of the
greatest excitement and confusion. One pas
senger gallantly jumped in the river when he
heard woman scream, but was carried down
by the current and was finally rescued by a
boat that was lowered. j. Wat
son, of Helena, Arkansas, lost his
satchel. He was standing on the deck of the
transfer boat and saw that collision was i'm
minent. AS the boat approached the dock
she was apparently going at full speed. BE
remarked to another that she was going to
strike the pier. He was standing on the bridge
of the boat at the time and ran down stairs.
He saw some ladies standing on the rear plat
form of the car and tried to get them of, but
was loo late, ana ne was nOrrlned 10 see the
car 60 over. Among the
LADY PASSENGERS
in the sleeping car st. Clair who were precipi-
tated into the water were Miss Louise Sewers,
of Poughkeepsie, and Miss Reid, of Chicago.
They were sitting on the side of the car that
turned uppermost. As the car fell into the
water they clung to the seats, and when it
turned on its side the water rushed into the
car, wetting them thoroughly. They clung
to the seats, and were rescued through the
windows, which were broken open. They lost
their baggage.
WRECKED AND DROWNED.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 27.-A dispatch from
the Spanish town of San Matee says the ship
Halesburg, from New York, loaded with rail-
road iron for Oregon, struck rock at Hori-
cons beach at midnight Monday and went to
pieces. OF the crew, consisting of twenty
TO ur persons, nine men, with the captain,
were drowned, and one boy, aged 13, was also
lost. Bodies not recovered.
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