Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-10
KILLED IN A WRECK.
Two Train Loads of Pill
grims Collide
LARGE NUMBER INJURED.
Excursionists to the Shrine of ST.
Anne de Beaupre in Rail-
VIZ Collision.
LARGE NUMBER INJURED.


Gorau TrJnk ral;iuai. a = 1u,'uen miles
T Sem s & lSs Mgs,sr q nS ReS
mond had left the latter q bout 10
o'clock last evening for the ~, OF 81.
Anne a, de Eeaunre. There were ~ az sa9 bns
hind the other. The first secticn was stand
ing at the craigs Road station taking water
when the second dashed into the rear Pull
man coach Of the frst section. smashing 1t TO
kinlllng wood
The death list is as follows;
CHARLES BEDARS, mail clerk.
MISS DEDARs, his daughter.
RICHARD PERKINS. fireman.
REV. FATHER J. T. MERCER.
REV. MR.. CoGAN, all Of Richmond.
REV. MR.. DIGNAN OF Windsor Mills.
MISS VALlN and her aunt. name unknown,
MISS THAuEF. 81. Joseph de Lewis.
MRS. CAYER, Danville.
THE TWO MISSES DE LYCoURTE OF
JOHN o'FERRALL Richmond.
The wounded were taken 10 quebec for
treatment and are as follows:
JOHN CABIN,
]. =. CAYER.
SERAPliIM CAYER.
JOSEPH tCAYER.
LOUISE 6AYER. all Of Danvillc.
VIRGINIA SYLVESTER.
MISS FRANoIs TqquTAiNi nroushtOn.
REV. FATHER t. DE RosECUIR OF
Broughton.
ANIONlO bAiklE.
ARTHA BASKERVILLE.
NJ. ]. QUINToN. travelling passenger agent
HERCULES DEscoTEAU. wife and son.
cYRiLLA REMILARD, sherbrooko. slight
DELINA GossELLIN. 'sherbrooke.
MIR. AND MRS. HAMEL, Danyille.
LOUIS AND oLlVINE NORM. Windsor.
face and internal injuries.
MRS. FRANK CAYER and siS-year-old
daughter, Danvllle.
Mrs. ZEPHRlNE LAaiLINE, Windsor.
LAzARE GOoDBOUT, Windsor.
JOSEPH RICHARD. Bromton Falls.
CLEIPflAS CHAREST. Coaticoke.
BENNETT BAssLER. Pullman car porter.
Toronto.
Probably one or two Of. the injured will
die.
Engineer Mcleod and Fireman Perkins OF
the second section were both killed out
| right. The Pullman coach was telescoped
into the nrst class cars Of the irst section,
killing number OF Passengers riding In
The work Of rescue was begun as soon
as possible. When the binding clouds OF
steam had subsidized the trainmen and priests
| rallied the men together and the dead and
| injured were taken from the ruins Of the
| engine, Pullman and irst class coaches and
| carried to wherever temporary quarters could
| be found. The women OF the party minis
| tered as best they could to the wants OF
| the MANNED pilgrims. They tore on their
undertaking and made bandages for the
gaping wounds, and tried in the absence OF
surgeons, to stauneh the now OF blood and
properly cleanse the hurts.
Word was sent TO Montreal. and orders
were Issued to send out force Of doctors
| from Quebec to attend the wounded and a
force Of mon to clear up the track. The
special train reached here at an early hour
In the morning, and all the wounded that
could be moved were placed on board
car and sent East TO Lewis. where they were
to be cared for In the hospital. II is hard
to say whore the blame for the accident
rests. II has been suggested that Engineer
| Mcleod might have dozed of to sleep and
gpTuunlQTQ AM Nya
| unconscious OF his whereabouts. A strict
Investigation viii be held at once. to deter
mine where the responsibility rests.
Lewis, Quebec.-rhe train bearing wounded
passengers from the scene Of the accident
at Craig's Road arrived here this morning.
| Hundreds had congregated at the station al
| Lewis, and numerous express wagons con-
| talnng mattresses and pillows were await
ing the arrival of the train. The wounded
sible on mattresses In the cars. and were
| attended by physicians who had been sent
| on from Lewis at an early hour. The sight
| OF the unfortunate victims they were
| carried from the cars was one never 10 be
| forgotten.
and their clothes we're torl to shreds Bruises
and cuts on the head and body wars par
| tioulaIly common. The second person taken
from the train was Rsv. Mr., Dlgnan. euro
| OF st. Georges, OF Windsor who died .ust
as he was taken from the cars. The others
were Immediately driven to the Hotel Dlou
at Lewis. The Pullman car was totally
| MItNhtu anu II ~ u iuHuclt tuAt every soul
| on It was not Killed. The scene IN Hotel
| nleu after the arrival Of the wounded was a
| sad one. Ire unfortunate pilgrims all rccu-
| pied beds In the different wards az the hos
| pltal and were attended by physicians Of
| Lewis and Quebec and nuns and ladies' OF
| Lewis. The cries OF some Of the wounded
| we're fearful as they were attended TO by
| the Thyslcians.
A Grand Trunk train from Lewis was can-
| oellod this morning owing to me accident
| at Cralgs Read The place was % obstructed
| with debris that no trains could rRss
Coroner Belleau Of quebec, crossed ever to
| LOWS to hold an inquest here At . o'clock
| when tho bodies OF all those killed Voc OK
| pcoted here. II may be that several ticro
| bodies are In the wreck and that he death
| list will be further increased. The -yrecling
| train is still at work trying 40 open traffic.
The Pullman conductor. Mr.. Moore Woo d.
| had a narrow csrape He had lueklly stopped
| out on the rear platform Just m tline 10 see
| the on-oomlng train and Jumped He thus
| escaped injury. The engine OF mo uoli,dlng
| train seemed to rush m and then turned
| completely over, pinning Engineer Mel rod
underneath. The rest OF the seoDni fr.in Was
derailed and badly smashed IN. IN ~ in
slant after the crash the air was flIal ~ith
| shrieks and groeus OF tho injured and i'm
| prisoned passengers. The few train lands
| and station employees on the spot SET 10 Ntrk
manfuly and extricated tha iasronGc.s as
| quickly as possible. Thirteen jead were
taken from the wreck.
VEST PREDICTS A CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, July n--Senntor Vest ex.