The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-10
PILGRIMS MEET DEATH.
Terrible Accident on a Canadian
Railroad.
THIRTEEN OF THE VICTIMS DEAD.

W NAHA hIuNhNs AnN
Some of These May Die-The Accident
Probably Due to tho Carelessness of an
Engineer who Is Dead.
QUEBEC, July 1O.-A terrible accident
occurred on the Crank Trunk railway at
Crags Roads Station, about fourteeeu
miles west OF Lewis, at 3 o'clock in the
morning, as the result of which thirteen
persons were killed and twenty. Ave otbers
more or less seriously injured, two of
whom may die.
A large pilgrimage from Sherbrooke
windsor Mills and Richmond had left
Ihe latter town for the famous Catholic
shrine OF st. Anne dc Beaupre. The train
carrying the pilgrims was divided into
Two sections, n running a few minute
Oenlhu the other. The first section reached
Crags Road about 3 O'Clock, and stopped
az Une tank to take water. Due precau-
Vions were taken, and the semaphore was
thrown to mark danger against the fol.
lowing train.
Ohiy the were astir. The Pull
man In the rear was wrapped In silence.
the sleepers all unconscious of the TOR.
rlole fate that was rushing upon them.
suddenly the second section. which had
passed the semaphore at full speed, dashed
into the rear Pullman of the first section.
Inc engine embedded itself in the sleeper
and the latter plunged forward and par
tlally telescoped the next car in front.
EVERY berth in the sleeper was filled.
ana many of the occupants were killed as
eney slept. Others awoke to their horri-
pie surroundings manned, bleeding and
bruised, conscious of little else but the
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, i Scene. The Id moans of the
wounded and dying pierced the air on
all sides, while as a canopy hat served as
a veil to the tragedy the steam from the
shattered engine rose in clouds that
blinded all observation for the time being.
The reason why the second section did
not observe the danger signal will proba-
bly, never be known, as both the engineer
and bremen were killed. 1t is believed,
however, that the engineer, Mcleod, had
fallen asleep at his post. No other expla-
nation seems possible, as there evidently
had been no attempt to stop the speed of
the onrushing train.
The Pullman conductor, Mr.. Moore
Wood, had a narrow escape. He had luck
lily stepped out on the rear platform just
in time to see the oncoming train and
jump. He thus escaped injury. The en-
CINE of the colliding train seemed to rear
up, then turned completely over. The rest
of the second train was derailed and badly
smashed up. In an instant after the crash
the air was filled with the shrieks and
groans of the injured and imprisoned pas
sengers. The few train hands and station
employees on the spot set to work manfully
and extTicated the passengers as quickly
as possible.
Mr.. n. J. Quinlan, the Grand Trunk
passenger agent, who was on the first
train is not seriously wounded, and in con-
versation with an Associated Press CORES
pondent said he could not say how he es-
capped death, as the Pullman he was in
was completely shivered into splinters,
The porter of the Pullman at the time Of
the collision, Bennett Basler, said he
could not account for the accident. At. the
time, he was putting mp a berth in the
Pullman. p. McHugh, one of the in
jured, said he was sitting in the car in
front of the Pullman when the accident
occurred. He saw the locomotive of the
second train coming through his car and
he was only saved by a friend.
The arrival at Lewis of the train bearing
wounded passengers from the scene of the
accident beggars description. Hundreds
had congregated at the station at Lewis
and numerous express wagons containing
mattresses and pillows were awaiting the
arrival&o the train. The poor victims
were covered with blood and their clothes
were torn to,shreds.
The scene in the Hotel Dieu after the
arrival of the wounded was a sad one. The
unfortunate pilgrims all occupied beds in
the different wards of the hospital, and
were attended by physicians of Lewis and
Quebec, and u and ladies of Lewis. The
cries of some of the wounded were fearful
as they were attended by the physicians.
The dead are; Charles Bedart, mail
clerk, Richmond; Miss Bedart, Rich
mond; Hector Mcleod, engineer, Rich
mond; Richard L.. Perkins, fireman,
Richmond; Rev ]. L. MERCER, Richmond;
Rev. f. p. Dignan, Windsor Mills; Mr..
Cogan, Richmond; Miss Valin, St. Joseph
de Lewis; aunt of Miss Vain, name un-
known; Miss Phaneuf, St. Joseph de
Lewis; Mrs. J. B. Caver, Danville; Miss
Delaoourte, Sheffield; John O'Farrell,
Capleton.