The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-28
A DISASTER AT A BRIDGE.
EIGHT LIVES LOST BY THE FALL
OF A TRAIN.

twenty-five or Thirty Other Persons
Seriously Injured-1he Accident Oc-
Cured Near st. George, Ont. - A
Train Dashes Through Another In
the same Province.
ST. GEORGE, ONT, Feb. 27.-The st.
Louis expres-, passing here east bound about
o'clock this evening. went through a
bridge just east of the station. A broken
tire on one of the engine wheels c used the
rails to spread, and the first passenger car,
Pullman car, aud dini car went through
the middle section of the bridge The Pull
man car, which contained most of
the passengers, was thrown clear Off the
bridge, turning completely over and land
ing right side up. The dining car stands on
end against the pier The passenger car re-
mai on the bridge, having tripped TIE ties
ahead Of it over the section that collapsed.
Eight or Ten persons were killed and about
thirty wounled persons have been taken
out of the cars.
SCENE OF THE WRECK.
st. George is on the Great Western
division of the Grand Trunk railway.
About thirty tickets were purchased at the
station here by passengers ON the St. Louis
express.
e. r. Bales. general storekeeper Of the
Grand Trunk railroad, and w. nj. Wemp,
travelling agent for the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St. Paul railway from this city,
are among the killed. Conductor Reyeli
and Frank Mclaughlin are in the list of
wounded.
NAMES OF THE DEAD
The dining car contained about seven
persons besides the walters. Supper had
JUS ben announced, and fn few minutes
fhn - IL
must have persisted.
Following is a list Of the killed: George
Leggat of Mitchell. William Wemp Of
London, ID. Il. Swan and A. w. Francis Of
Woodstock; Mr. Mclean, OF the firm Of
Mclean q Beecher, Detroit, Mich. Mr..
Banes OF Hamilton, and Capt. Moore OF
Brantford, both of the Salvation Army;
Mr.. Peers If Woodstock and twenty-six
others were more or less seriously hurt.
WITNESSED BY TowNsPEoPLE.
The accident was witnessed by some towns
people An alarm was given imme iiately,
and in few mi utes the streets vera the
scene OF wild excitement. Merchants and
ira iesmen we're on cir way to supper,
but they left tho evening meal Untouched
and hurried toward the scene Of the
wreck. Every available conveFa1cs was
huri led to the bridge, and as the dead and
wounded We o taken out of the debris they
were conveyed TO hotels, private no ide1ces;
the Mechanics Institute hall and the station
house was also util Esd. A noble a ray of
heroic women turned out 10 minister to the
wounded and dying. All the doctors were
soon on hand and a tended without delav to
the poor mortals who groaned and cried for
hell. An auxiliary train soon arrived from
liam lton and another from London A
special came from WoodstocS, a sister
town that as suffered much m IRE heavily
than any other, bringing large number Of
people Doctors came from p ris, Brant-
for 1, Hamilton, Woodstock aud London,
and for time the hands of all were full.
THE BRIDGE.
The bridge which gave way is 100 feet
high. The scene of the wreck is appalling.
On one part of the bridge are "a number Of
ties heaped together, some of them splin-
tered to atoms. The partially demolished
Pullm car occupies the place on the
bridge. The dining car stands almost
perpendicularly upon its end. The
upper end leans against one of the
vast stone piers. The hind wheels of the
car became detached from it just beft re 10
took its fearfGl leap. and they now mes 10 in
the iron frame work Of the bridge The
frst-class coach took a complete
somersault in its descent, and tn ugh
it landed right side up, is very
nearly demolished. A heap of debris
lies at the foot Il one Of the piers, and a
strange conglomeration it is Of car wheels,
stoves and other railway attac ments
Il Igineer Brown remained at his post and
passed over safely. while the fireman
jumped and was so severely injured that he
dfad