Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

Lac st. Louis Express Precipitated
Inron.h q Bridge Near st. George. Ont.
Nine Persons Killed AMI = Large Mum.
Der more or Less Serinu .Iy Injured-List
of the Unforthnates-Th. Town of St.
Ue"rse Wild with Excitement, But the
fe"pte Daing All They Can for the Suf.
f.rers.
ST. GEORGE, Ont, Feb. 2S.-The st.
Louis express passing here, east bound.
about six O'Clock last night. went through
the bridge just east of the station. A
broken tire on the engine caused the rails
10 spread, and the first passenger car.
the Pullman car, ana the dining car went
through the middle section of the bridge.
Inc Pullman car, containing the most
passengers, was thrown clear off the
bridge, turning completely over, and
alighting right side up The dining car
stands on end against pier, and the pas
senger car remains on the bridge, having
stripped the ties ahead of it over the Sec
ton that collapsed.
About thirty wounded have been taken
out, and eight or ten dead.
The train consisted Of FIVE coaches.
baggage, passenger, smoking, Pullman
and dining cars. AS near as can be as.
certained, the accident happened in the
following manner: The piston rod broke
just as the train passed the station, caus.
ing the rails to spread. AS it proceeded,
the engine, tender and smoking car
crossed the bridge in safety, but just as
the passenger coach was near the center
of the bridge the terrible affair occurred.
The fireman, it appears, noticed that all
was not right, and jumped, receiving a
severe scalp wound.
The passenger car went over the
bridge, turning summersault and land
ing fatty. The Pullman remained on the
bridge.
The dining car contained about seven
persons besides the walters. Supper had
just been announced and in few minutes
the car would have been filled, and all
must have persisted.
Following is a list of the dead and
wounded:
Geo. Legget, of Mitchell.
w. NJ. Wemp, London.
DR.. Swan.
A. W. Francis, of Woodstock.
Mr.. Mclean, of the firm of Mclean &,
Beecher, Detroit, Mich.
-. Bains, of London.
Captain Moore, Salvation Army lass
rom Brantford
Mr.. Peers, of Woodstock.
More or less severely
INJURED.
Thos. Doutney, temperance lecturer.
Mrs. and May Jenning, Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buddin, Dorchester.
Mrs. Higgins, Rossin House, Toronto.
Mrs. Mcleod, Ingersoll.
Miss Chaffee, Pontiac, Mich.
Jas. Hyslop, Goderich.
Dan Peacock.
r. w. Wright, w oodstock.
John Mckinley, Detroit.
Fred Hancock, London.
Geo. Forbes. New York.
J. r. Marshall and Mrs. J. r. Marshall,
Res ina, Manitoba.
j II. Wilson (colored) Chatham.
Mrs. Evans, Hamilton.
Geo. NARCOTIC, dining car conductor,
Niagara.
Robert Hilton, st. GATHERINGS.
Mr.. Mclaughlin, London.
Conductor Revell, seriously.
D. W. karn, Woodstock.
w. NJ. Bennett, Sanilac, Mich.
DR.. H. Lequesne, Cleveland, o.
A. w. Francis, Woodstock.
Mrs. Assendall, Detroit.
The town is wild with excitement, and
special trains have brought large num-
bers of people from various towns.
When the news of the accident was
learned. the people of the town turned out
en- masse and did all they could to admin
lister to the wants of the wounded and dy-
ing. Doctors from here and neighboring
villages rendered their services promptly.
The wounded were taken to the hotels,
private residences and halls to be cared
for.
Engineer Brown stuck to his engine, and
passed over the bridge safely. The fire.
man, who jumped, has since died.
LONDON, Ont, Feb. 2S.-About thirty
tickets were purchased at theestation here
by passengers on the st. Louis express on
the Grand Trunk road yesterday, and
when the accident was reported it caused
great excitement throughout the city.
The news spread rapidly, and the tele-
graph Office was soon besieged by anxious
inquirers. Nothing whatever could be
learned at the depot about the accident,
the railroad officials being very reticent.
r. Barnes, general store keeper of the
Grand Trunk, and w. NJ. Wemp, travelling
agent for the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul road, from this city, are among the
missing. Conductor Revell and Frank
Mclaughlin are in the wounded list.