St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-28
The Pullman Turns Over
Twice in Its Fall, Alight-
ing Upright.
Scenes Of Suffering at the
Wreck--A Broken Tire the
Cause.

Was tllIOWu ClCdI vi tiiC UIiuSCs tuih ihif5
completely over and lighting right
side up. The dining car stands on
end against pier, and the passenger
car remains on the bridge, having
stripped the ties ahead of it over the
section 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.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
AS near as can be ascertalned the ac-
cident happened in the following man.
ner: The piston rod broke just as the
train passed the station, causing 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 severe
scalp wound. The passenger car went
over the bridge, turning a somersault
and landing fatty. The Pullman re-
manned on the bridge. The dining car
contained about sever. people besides
the walters. Supper had just been an
nounced and in few minutes the car
would have been flied and all must
have perished. Following is a list of
the dead and wounded. The killed:
GEORGE LEGGETT. of Mitchell.
W. NJ. WEMP, of London.
DIR. SWAN.
A W.FRANCIS, Of Woodstock.
MR.. MCLEAN, OF the firm of Mclean &
Bercher. Detroit, Mich.
BANS. of London.
CAPT. MOORE, Salvation Army lass
from Brantford.
MIR. PEERS, Of Woodstock
HARRY ANGLE, fireman.
MORE OR LESS SEVERELY WOUNDED.
THOMAS DoUNEY, temperance lecturer.
MRS. and MAY JENNING, of Paris
Mr.. and MRS. BUDDIN, of Dorchester.
Mrs. HIGGINS.
RossIN HOUSE, OF Toronto.
MRS. MCLEOD. of Ingersoll.
Miss CHAFFEE of Pontiac, Mich.
JAMES HYsLoP, Goderich.
DAN PEACOCK,
r. W. WRIGHT, Woodstock.
JOHN MCKINLEY. Detroit.
FRED HANCOCK, London.
GEO. FORBES, New York.
J. r. MARSHALL and Mrs. J. r. MARSHALL,
Regina.
]. H. WILSON, (colored) Chatham.
MRS EVANS, Hamilton.
GEORGE NARCOTIC, dining car conductor,
Niagara.
ROBERT HILTON. st. Catharine.
Mrs. MCLAUGHLIN, London.
CONDUCTOR REvELI, seriously.
d. W. karin, Woodstock.
W. NJ. BENNEL, Sanilac.
DIR. r. LEQUEsNE, Cleveland.
A. W. FRANCIS, Woodstock.
Mrs. A. SENDALI, Detroit.
MISS ANDREWS. Lambeth.
The town is wild with excitement and
special trains have brought large nul1i-
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
administer to the wants of the wounded
and dying. Doctors from here and
neighboring villages rendered their
services promptly. The wounded were
taken to hotels, private residences and
halls to be cared for. Engineer Brown
stuck to his engine and passed over the
bridge safely. The fireman who jumped
has since died. The accident was wit
messed by some Of the townspeopfe.
| An alarm was given Immediately, and
! in few minutes the streets were the
| scene Of
THE Widest EXCITEMENT.
Merchants and tradesmen were on
their way to supper. but they left the
evening meal untouched and hastened
to the scene of the wreck. Every avail
able conveyance was hurried to the
bridge, and as the dead and wounded
were taken out of the debris
they were conveyed to hotels. pri-
vate residences, Mechanics institute
| hall and the station house. A notable
array of heroic women turned out to
minister to the wounded and dying.
All the doctors were soon on hand and
attended without delay to the poor NOR
| tails who groaned and cried for help.
An auxiliary train soon arrived from
| Hamilton, and another from London.
| A special came from Woodstock, a
sister town that has suffered much
more heavily than any other, bringing a
large number of people. Doctors came
from Paris, Brantford, Hamilton, Wood
stock and London, and for time the
| hands of all were tull. The bridge
which gave way is 100 feet high.
THE SCENE OF THE WRECK
is appalling. On one part of the bridge
are number of ties heaped together,
some of them splintered to atoms. A
partially demolished Pullman car occu-
| pies place on the bridge. The din
| ing car STANDS almost perpendicu-
| larly 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 before it
took its fearful leap. and they now
nestle in the iron framework of tie
bridge. The frst-class coach tooEsla
complete soinersault in its descent
and, though it landed right
side up. is very nearly demolished.
| A heap of debris lies at the fostof one
| of the piers, and a strange conglomera-
ton it is of car wheels, stoves and other
| railway attachments. Engineer Brown
l remained at his post and passed over