Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-01
THROUGH A BRIDGE.
Awful Railroad Accident Caused by
a Broken Wheel.
THE DEAD NUMBER NINE.
Twenty-six Injurcsi-The Accident Oc-
Cured at 81. George. ont.-The 81.
Louis Express Fell sixty Feet to
Observation-Disclosures Accident.


Proffers OF assistance for the relief of the in
jured or the care of the dead are being con-
stantly received by the railroad authorities
today from all along The line Of the road
With ihe wrecking trains that left Hamil-
/ ton and Londnn for the scene of the wreck
last night we're many volunteer physicians
ard nurses Some went from here direct to
| St George 20 render what aid they could.
| Al nigat long the work Of caring for the
dead aud injured was carried on. The
Grcckng crews, of which there were several,
wers busy with jacks ard crowbars in an
effort TO Gear away the debris.
The dining car, being mostly constructed
Of iron, was almost impenetrable by tho axes
and saws. Standing on the end, tia poor
occupants We're pitched to the bottom among
mass of broken tables and dishes. Upon the
top of all fell the cooking furnace In full run
ming order. The danger of fire was imminent,
and luckily the first thoughts of the rescuers
was to prevent fire.
Beneath all the mass of debris one man was
calling for help, and when taken out was
scarcely injured. The shrieks of lady near
him were heartrending, but she died before
she could be rescued. Two men were sitting
together talking One was killed instantly
The other was rescued badly but not hope
lessly injured.
The Pullman car, crushed to nothing, was
strewn about not many feet away. That part
of it that remained intact rested in toppling
condition against the BRIDGES stone pillars
The work of repairing the damage to the
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fell still goes on, and much of the debris is
now cleared away. The bridge, which is
over the Grand river, is sixty feet high and
is substantial iron structure with massive
stone piers To avoid even the possibility of
an accident it WAS oyeThanled a week or two
ago Tie accident was caused by broken
wheel, which causesl the rails to spread and
allowed line heavy dining car to break
through tie iron trestle work after the ties
and other woodwork had been stripped off by
the car akead
The accifien+ was witnessed by some of the
townspeoI j.. and an alarm was given imme-
diatclv In tew minutes the streets We're
the scene OF the widest excitement Mer-
chants ilnd mechanics were ON their way to
supper lilt hey left the evening meal un-
touched l,ld hurried toward the scene of the
disaster Every available conveyance was
hurli q to tic bridge, and as the dead and
wounded lsere taken out Of the debris they
were errvgyed to hotels, private residences,
the Me liarips' Institute hall and the station
house a moble array of heroic women turned
out to minister TO tie wounded and dying
An auxiliary train soon arrived from Ham
ilton and another from London. A special
came from Woodstock, a sister town that has
suffered much more heavily than any other,
bringing large number Of people. Doctors
came from Paris, Branttord, Hamilton,
Woodstock and London, and for time the
hands of all were full
The first class coach took a complete sofner-
sault in its descent, and. though it landed
right side up, is very nearly demolished. A
heap of debris lies at the foot of one of the
piers, and strange conglomeration it is, of
car wheels, stoves aud other railway attach
n1entS.
Engineer Brown remained at his post and
passed over in safety, while the fireman
jumped and was so severely injured that he
died.
While the wcrkingmen were at work un-
tangling the wrecks great crowds of muffled
Canadians stood idly by watching their prog
ress. The dead and injured had long before
been extricated, and gentle hands had been
laid upon them Some whose injuries were
serious We're taken TO the homes of the vii
layers. Others were tenderly placed on board
the train and accompanied to different points
of destination.
The following is the list of killed and
wounded so far as known:
KILLED.
George Teggat, of Mitchell.
William Wemp, of London.
DR.. Swan and A. W. Francis, of Wood
stock
Mr. Mclean, Of the firm Of Mclean &
Beecher, Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. Bains, of Hamilton, and Capt. Moore,
of Brantferd, both of the Salvation Army.
Mr. Peers, of Woodstock
Harry Angle, fireman.
INJURED
Thomas L Doutney. temperance lecturer.
Mrs. Jennings and May Jennings, Of Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buddin, of Dorchester
Mrs. Higgins, Of Toronto.
Mrs. Mcleod, Of Ingersoll
Mrs. Chaffee, Of Pontiac, Mich.
James Hyslop, Of Gcderfch.
Dan Peacock
R ". Knight, of Woodstock.
John Mckinley, of Detroit.
Fred Hancock, Uf Lornlon.
l. George Forbes, Of New York -
J. r. Marshall and Mrs ]. R Marshall, Of
Regina.
John H. Wilson (coloreSD, OF Chatham
Mrs Evans, Of Hamilton.
George Aargetts, dining car conductor, Of
Niagara.
Robert Hilton, Of st. Catharine's
Mr. McLazigblan, of LenfiOn. x
Conductor Reven. seriously hurt.
D. w. Kane, Of Woodstock
William Bennett, of SaniIac, Mich.