Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-10
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Two Sections Of a Pilgrim Excursion
Train Collide.
PERSONS
KILLED.
ELEVEN
The Yum her Of the Injured Twenty
Elxht-Nnny of the Victims
Asleep mt the Time of the Col
IisfOn.

cpAIG.S ROAD. QUEBEC, July g.
Tn IN. early hours OF this morning there
occurred an accident on the Grand Trunk
road at the station here that has seldom
boon excelled In horror by any similar
svent in Canadian railway annals.
s,ec,aI excursion passenger train, rush.
inc along In the darkness OF the early
morning. crashed into another train OF
the same kind preceding 1t. and killed
,us, how many is not clearly known at
present-but some twenty people are be-
ueved TO be dead, and the wounded are
numbered in the vicinity of two score.
A, this writing ii Is Impossible tc obtain
a full list of the names.
The two trains were special excursion
trains. en- route from Sherbrook, Rich-
mond. and Windsor Mills TO Lewis, where
they were to cross over TO Quebec and
proceed to the shrine OF 81. Anne de
peaupre. and were following one another.
with an interval OF some twenty minutes
be,usen them. The forward train was
making good time having left Richmond
a, 10 O'Clock the night before. On the
rear of this train was PulimanA IN
which were the priests ana others IN
charge of the party. and 1t was IN TINS
car that most OF the loss Oh hie occutteu'
The first train reached this station,
which IS fourteen miles west Of Lewis,
about 2 o'clock, and stopped at the tank
10 take water. Due precautions were
taken and the semaphore was thrown
To danger against the following train.
Only the trainmen were out ana about,
attending TO their duties. The Pullman
I'm the rear was wrapped In silence, and
the sleepers were unaware of the ter
ribe fate that was rushing upon them.
A GREAT CRASH.
Suddenly there was great crash. The
second train, coming al full speed, had
dashed into the rear Pullman or the first
section. So great was the impetus OF the
colliding engine. that 1t embedded itself
in the palace-car, and fhe latter plunged
forward and partially telescoped the
frst-class-car I'm front. Every berth In the
Pullman was wrecked and some Of the
occupants who were killed never knew
what happened 10 them. They died
sleeping. Others awoke to their horrible
surroundings and position, manned bleed
ing and bruised, conscious OF little else
but the agony that racked them.
II was an awful scene. The cries OF
the wounded and the groans of the dying
cars that were not badly damaged, and
tho hr,rryIng forms OF the uninJured
trainmen. with their fiickering lanterns
all combined TO make a sight seldom
exceeded in It's tragic horrors.
The work OF rescue was begun as soon
az poss,ble. When the binding clouds
Of steam had subsidized the trainmen,
priests, and others got together, and the
dead and wounded were taken from the
ruins OF the engine, the Pullman. and
the iirst-ciass car, and removed 10 tenn
porary quarters, where the women OF the
party ministered as best they could to
the wants of them aimed pilgrims.
CARE OF THE WOUNDED.
They tore of their underclothing and
made bandases for gaping wounds'
and tried ia the absence or enough meui-
cal aid 10 go round to staunch the how
Of blood and properly cleanse the wouhus'
Word was at once sent TO Montreal,
and an order from there was sent to
Lewis to send out q force of doctors from
Quebec 10 attend the wounded, and a
s,orce Of men to clear the traC6. spe-
clal train from there reached here ut an
early hour. and all Of the wounded that
could be moved we're placed on board and
sent 10 Lewis, where they could be cared
for in hospitals.
III Is niIu To the bihtllN i'i
the accident rests. II has been suggested
that Engineer Mcleod might have dozed
off to sleep and thus have missed seeing
the warning semaphore. and was uncon-
scious OF his whereabouts. Indeed, this
would seem to he the only theory that
can be advanced. but "A strict investiga-
ton will be held at once To determine
where the responsibility rests.
The following are all tns names of the
killed that can be obtained at this writ
ing:
THE KILLED.
The following is a correct list Of the
dead:
Charles Bedard. mail clerk. Richmond.
Miss Bedard. Richmond.
Hector Mcleod, engineer, Richmond.
Richard J.. Perkins, fireman, Richmond.
Rev. j. H. MERCER. Richmond.
Rev. +. II. Dignan. Windsor Mills.
Miss Valer. st. Joseph DE- Lewis.
Miss Phaneuf. 81. Joseph de Lewis.
Mrs. J. Is. Cayer Danville.
Miss Delicourte, SheffOrd
John O'Farrell. Capleton.
The injured number twenty-eight, all