Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-28
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Eight PERSONS ARE KILLED IN AN ACCI-
DENT IN ONTARIO.
The ST. Louis Express Goes Through Bridge on the
Grand Trunk Line, Near St. George, Ontario
The Killed and I1jursd-A Broken
Tire Causes the Disaster.

ST. GEORGE, ONT, February 27.-The
st. Louis express, passing here east bound
at about 6 o'clock this evening, went
through bridge Just east of the station.
A broken tire On one of the engine wheels
caused the rails TO spread and the first pas
senger car, a Pullman Car, and the dining
car went through the middle section Of
the bridge. The Pullman car, which con-
tanned most Of the passengers, was thrown
clear off the bridge, turning completely
over and landing right side up. The din
ing car stands or end agsinst pier. a
passenger car remains on tbs bridge, hay
ing stripped the ties ahesd of it over the
section that collapsed. Eight or ten per
sons were killed and about thirty who
were wounded, have been taken out OF the
wrecked cars.
The dining loom car contained about
seven persons besides the walters. Supper
had Just been announced, and in few
minutes the car would have been filed and
all must have perished. The following is
list Of the killed:
GEORGE TEGGAT, Of Michigan.
W. NJ. WEMP, OF London.
DIR SWAMI, Of Woodstock.
A. w. FRANCIS, of Woodstock.
Mr.. MCLEAN, Of the firm of Mclean &
Beecher, Detroit.
f. r, BAINs. Of Hamilton, General
Storekeepar Trunk Line Railroad.
CAPT MOORE, OF Branti0rd.
Mr. PEERS, Of Woodstock.
The following a'e more or less severely
wounded: Thomas L. DOutney, temper
ance lecturer; Mrs. Jennings and May
Jennings, Paris; MIs and Mrs Ruddin,
Dorchester; Mrs Higgins, Toronto; Mrs
Mcleod Inger5oll, Miss Chaffee, Pontiac,
Mich James II. Hyslop, Goodrich;
Dan Peacock, II w. Knight, Wood
stock; Johu Mckinley, Detroit; Fred
Hancock, London; George Forbes,
New York; Mrs Evans, Hamilton; Geo.
Asrge:,s, dining car CONDUCTOR Niagara;
Robert Hilton, St Ca.harints; Conductor
Revsll, seriously; VIM. Bennett, SAnit,
Mich. Dr. H. L. Quesne, Cleveland, o.;
Mrs. A. S Kendall, Detroit.
The accident was Witnessed By some OF
the tOwnspeople An alarm was given i'm
mediately and in ies minutes the streets
were the scene of the widest excitement.
Merchants and tradesmen were on their
way TO supper, hut left the evening meal
untouched and hurried toward the
scene Of the wreck. Every available con-
veYance was hurried to the bridge, and as
the dead and wounded were taken ont of
the debris they we're conveyed to hotels,
private reeidences, Mechanics institute
hall and station house. A noble array
of heroic women turned out to
minister to the wounded and dying. All
the doctors were foin On hand and attend
ed without delay to the poor mOrtals who
groaned auA cned for help. A special
train came from Woodstock, si9;er town
that has suffered much more heavily
than any other, bringing large number
of people. Doctors came from Paris,
Brantford, Hamilton, Woodstock aud Lon
don, aud for a time the hands of all were
full. The bridge which gave way is a
hundred feet high.
st. George, near where the disaster oc-
Cured, is on the western branch of the
Grand Trunk Railroad.