Evening journal., 1894-07-03
WERE KILLED IN GORGE
Five Passengers Meet Death on
the Montreal Express.
CRASHED THROUGH THE BRIDGE.

A Canadian Pacific Railroad Trestle Gave
Way and the Train Tumbled Into a Gorge.
Smashed Into Ixindllng wood-Two 9th
err Fatal Railroad Wrecks Reported.
GREENvILLE, Ne, July 3.-The Hall
lax express from Montreal on the Cana
dian Pacilo railroad was wrecked at the
bridge over the west outlet Of a small
stream near here Five persons were
killed outright and eight injured, some
fatally. wrecking train was dispatch
cd from Brownyille having on hoard Sur
geon Boothhy and staff OF assistants.
The dead and injured were placed on
board the wrecking train and brought to
Greenville, where an inquest was held by
Coroner w. II. Hanson Of Jnckman.
At Moosehead inn, the scene Of the &c
cident, the bridge crosses a rocky gorge,
through which runs n rapid stream, the
west outlet of Moosohead lake The near
est Canadian Pacific station, Moosehead,
Is three miles west An iron bridge spans
the gorge, approa ched by trestle some 20
feet high.
The train was mndo up Of express, bag
gage, first and second class coaches and
Pullman and was running Mt rate Of
speed of about 33 miles an hour when it
struck the trestlo.
The entire train, with the exception Of
the Pullman, which was at the rear, went
through the trostlo, striking upon the
rocks, stumps and roots Of trees beneath
The wooden trestlo at the eastern end Of
the bridge completely collapsed with 40
feet of the roadbod approaching It, As
tho trestlo gave way the engine bounded
/ &. s.Itt f.s.I
down into the gorge followed by the cars
Tho engine and tender were dashed to
pieces, fragments being strown In all di-
roctlons
Tho ground was torn up as II n tornado
had passed. Tho express ana baggage cars
were tumble Of shattered timbers, mixed
with scattered mail pouches, trunks, boxes
and other express matter This debris
blocked up the gorge and prevented the
Pullman from leaving the tracks, and only
the front of that car was crushed
Upon the arrival Of the wreoking train
from Brownvllle junction the dead were
lifted from the wreck and laid beneath
the trcstle, while the wounded were cared
for by the surgeon In AN extomporized hos
pital made from handcar ut tho rear end
Of the wrecked train.
Engineer Leavott was found lying un-
der the rear end of his engine with his
head crushed in at the side his right arm
torn Off at the socket and his right leg
broken. Fireman Mcdonald jumped foi
his life, falling 20 feet. He struck ON hii
head and was hit by a rail which fell
across his body.
Mail Agent Starkey's body was found
In tho fore end Of the express car his head
crushed and his body buried beneath tn,
wreck of the trunks and boxes in tho car
The body Of G. G. Hoyt, passenger
from Fort Fairfield, Ne, was terribly man
gled by splintered timbers, and there wal
a terrible cash extending entirely aorosI
his breast the head being torn out ant
the whole upper part of his body boinl
manglod Co shrods.
Among tho first TO arrive at the scenl
was DIR G. p. Thomas Of Brewer, Nc
who was awaiting the arrival Of tho trniI
at Moosohead station. lie was taken OF
n hnndcnr TO the scene of the accident, an,
through his early arrival the wounded 70
coived most timely medical assistance.
The cause Of the accident was the break
ing Of the eastern end Of the wooden tres
tie, where it connected with the roadbod.