Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-28
DOWN TO DEh1H.
a PASSENGER yxPREsa TRAIN GOES
THROUGH A BRIDGE.
Eight or Ten Persons KILLED and Thirty
Wounded Taken Cut Of the Wreck
A Broken Tire.
lnr ,elegraph o tho plspa.eh.l

ST, GEoRcE. ONT. February 27.-The 81.
ToDis txn,ess p9ssing here egst.bcnnd al
about O'Clock this evening went through
bridge lust east OF the station. a broken
tire on one Of the englne-wheels caused tDe
rails to spread, aud the fret passeBger-car,
Pullman car. and dning.csr went through
the middle secticn OF the bridge
The Pullman car, which contained mos,
OF the passengers. was thrown clear OF the
bridge, turning completely over ana Iapa-
ing right side w. Tue dining'car stands
on end against the pier. The pas'enser-car
remains on the bridge. having trapped INC
ties ahead OF IL over The section tDat col
lided. Eight or ten persons we're kiIed.
and about thirty wounded persons nave
been taken out OF the car.
The dining-csr contained about seven per-
sons besides the walters. supper had JUST
been announced. and in a few minutes The
car would have been filed and all must nave
persisted.
THE KILLED.
The following IL list Of the Killed:
George Leggat, OF Mitchell.
William Wemp, Of London.
ID. r, Swan and A. W. Francis, Of Wood
stock.
Mr.. Mclean. OF the firm OF Mclean II
MIR. Bsins, Of Hamilton.
Csptain Noore. OF BrsDford.
Mr.. Peers, Of Woodstock.
Twontv-six Others were more or less Sc
riousy hurt.
The sceident was witnessed by some
towns people. An alarm was given immc-
dlslely. and IN few minutes the streets were
the scene OF the wIlde.t excitement Mer-
chants and tradesmen were on their way 10
suppeT, but they LETT The evening zeal
untouched and buried toward the
scene OF the wreck. Every available
person and means hurried 10 The
bridge, and az the dead and wounded
were taken ont OF the Debris they were con-
veyed TO hotels aud private residences. An
auxiliary train soon arrived from Ham
ilton and another from London. a spe-
cial cane from Woodstock. Doctors
came from Paris. Brentiord. Hamilton.
Woodstock. aud London, snd for time the
hands OF all were full. The bridge whlcD
gave way Is 100 feet high. The scene OF me
wreck is APPALLING. on one part OF the
bridge are number o. ties beaped together,
some Of toem spllntered 10 atoms. A par
tiaiiy-demOlished Pullman car occupies a
plsce on the bridge.
The dining car stands almost perpendicu-
lafly on us emu. nv uppti thu '''"s ~ .''",'
one oi the vast stone piers. The hind Wheeis
OF the car became detached from u Just De-
fore il took it, fearful leap, and they now
pes le on the iron frame work OF the bridge.
The frst class car took a complete soner-
saul, IN IT'S descent, and though II llnded
right side up is very nearly demolished.
LONDoN, ONT, February 27.-St. George u
on the Great Western division Of the Grand
Trunk railroad. About thirty tickets were
purchased at the station here by passengers
on the 81. LOUIS express. +. u. Bales, gen.
era storekeeper OF the Grand Trunk rail-
road, and NJ ". WemD. travelling agent for
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road. from this city, are among the killed.
Conductor ReyeIl and Frank Mclaughlin
are in the list OF wounded.