New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-10

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pERKTNs Richard l.. fire. cAYER Mrs. J. B.. DAN
MEncIER Il's@ li' Kew j. H. DEi.IcorRTE. Miss. Shelf
pIGNA% Rev. +. p Wind Aunt Of Miss vain. name
oFARiEl.l. John. clple- Lewis.
INJURED.
c,nrr.r-x John Danvfle 4 oilNI.AN j. Montreal.
cAYER. j. b. Danville. REMILARD. cyrille. sher-
cXheH' X,@ Se'"P"'"'' IAN G0sSfIINE DeIlna. shsr.
Ca2EH cAYEK' r'il' '9ssp' oa D'Dv' naME Mr. Mrs..
Siar Rrolshtn WI '.h' MORN Mrs Louis. Wind.
roNTAiXE Francis. ser, o,,... y,,.o.
GATprT arIg Louise. Artha- eyer Mrs Frank and
MmO"h' ,dn ra'r''N' ''p'T' IASfI.iN Mrs zephrin.
nhRiI Antonio Artha- GODABorT. Lazare. Wind
pEscoTEArx Hercules. RICHARD Joseph. Bromp-
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DfsRosrERs Rev f. cooke. ~
Broughton, leg and arm BASSLER benherI ru''
broken. car porter. Toronto
The trains that came in collision were special
excursion trains filled with pilgrims en- route
from Sherbrooke, Richmond and Windsor mills
to Lewis where they to cross over TO quebec
and proceed to the shrine Of 81. Anne de Beau
pre- The trains were following each other, with
an interval Of some twenty minutes between
them. The forward train was making good time'
having left Richmond at 10 o'clock the night De-
fore. on the of this train was Pullman III
which were the priests and others in charge OF
the party. and it was in this car that most OF
the loss Of life occurred The first train reached
this station which is fourteen miles west OF
Lewis. about 3 a. m and stopped at the tank to
take water. Due precautions were taken, ana
the semaphore thrown to danger against the fol-
,bo ni,p,
about attending to their duties. The Pullman
car in the rear wrapped in silence and the
sleepers were unaware Of the terrible fate that
was rushing upon them.
Suddenly there was great crash The second
train coming at full speed had dashed into the
rear Pullman Of the first section. SO great was
the impetus of the coming train that the engine
embedded Itself in the palace car, and the latter
plunged forward and partially telescoped the car
Immediately I'm front Every berth in the Puli-
man was wrecked. and scme Of the occupants
who were killed never knew what happened 20
them They died sleeping Others a"oke 10
their terrible surroundings and position, Hlaimeu.
bleeding and bruised conscious OF ittie else pus
the agony that racked them. II was an a"IuI
scene The cries OF the wounded ana the fiioahs
Of the dying mingled with the shouts OF those
who had escaped: the hurrying forms OF ths
trainmen with their hickering lanterns an com,
bined to make sight at once dTaiha'ic aN"
horrible.
The work Of rescue was begun as soon as pos.
sihle When the binding clouds or steam mao
subsidized the train men, priests ana others sos
together and the dead and wounded were taken
from the ruins OF the ergine. the fulln1ah anu
the drs,-class cars, and removed 10 temporary
quarters where the women of the party MINIS
tered as best they could 10 the wants Oh t'le
MANNED pilgrims They tore off their UNDER
clothing and made bandages for gaping WOUNDS
and tried in the scarcity If enough medcal ara
to go round to sianch the flow OF blood ana
nroperlv cleanse the wounds Word was At ohoe
sent 10 Montreal and an order from there was
SOM to Lewis TO send out corps II doctors from
Quebec to attend To the wounded, ana a lorVe OK
mon to clear the track. The special tram Teaehei
hero a, an early hour and I'll Of the Wourue!
that could be moved were placed on board anu
sent east to Lewis NHcle '"cs N'"'' "N
IN hospitals. ,, g., .ho ,.
II is hard 10 say where the blame for the ac-
,,9ort rests 1t has been suggested that engineer
Mcleod might have dozed of 20 sleep ana mus
h,va missed seeing the warning semaphore ana
vas unconscious of his whereabouts lndeeu
This would seem to be the only theory 'hat can
he advanced but a strict INVESTIGATION VIII 10
held at once to determine where the respo"S'-
bility rests. ,
Lewis Que July 9.--The scene IN the ho'ei
Dion at Lewis after the arrival of the wounded
FROM the Craigs Road wreck was something
which an eyewitness can never forget. no
nnrortunate pilgrims all occupied beds in dlner-
cnt wards nf the hospital and were attended ID
hv nhyscians OF Lewis anD Quebec anu o.. nuns
and women living In the t.v'n Inc CRIES oi sVi'lc
~ theu were fearful to hear. physicians VINO ar
rved This morning from the scene OF the accident
reuort nine dead and tw"nty-hile N"unu'u' oue ,
they thought several others were uhoeI 'ne