Evening journal., 1895-07-10

Craig's Road station, about Il miles
west Of Lewis, the result Of which was
that 3 persons were killed and 60 others
more or less seriously injured two OF
whom mny die
a large pilgrimage from Sherbroolle.
Windsor Mills and Richmond had left the
latter town for the famous Catholic shrine
of So. Anne do Beaupre. The train carry
ing the pilgrims was divided into two sec
tions, one running few minutes behind
the other. Tho first section reached Craig's
Road and stopped at the tank to take wa
ter. Due precautions were taken, and the
semaphorc was thrown to mark danger"
against the following train.
Only the trainmen were astir. Tho Pull
man in the rear was wrapped in silence
and the slcepers all unconscious Of the ter
rible 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.
The engine imbcdded itself In the sleeper,
and the hitter plunged forward and par
TALLY telescoped She chr next in front.
Every berth in the sleeper was filled, and
many of the occupants were killed as they
slept. Others aYuke to their horrible sur.
roundings MANNED bleeding and bruised,
conscious Of little else but the agony that
racked them. 1t was a terrible scene. Tho
cries and moans Of the wounded and dy-
ing pierced the air on all Sides while as a
canopy that served as "A veil TO the tragedy
the steam from the shattered engine rose
in clouds that blinded all observation for
the time being.
Told by the Passengers
The reason why the second section did
no Il
bly, never be known, as both the engineer
and fireman were killed. It 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 narrow escape. lie had luck
lily stepped ont on the roar platform lust
IN time to see the oneoming train and
jump. He thus escaped injury The en-
gine Of the colliding train seemed to rear
mp, then turned completely over, pinning
Engineer Mcleod underneath Tho rest
Of the second train was dorailed and badly
smashed up.
ln an instant after the crash the airwas
filled with the shreks and gruans of the
injured and imprisoned passengers. The
few train hands and station employees on
the spot set TO work manfully and extri-
Gated the passengers as quickly as possible.
Thirteen dead were taken from the wreck
age.
Mr. N. J. Quinlan, the Grand Trunk
passenger agent, who was Oh the first
train, is not seriously wounded, and in
conversation with your correspondent said
he could not say how he escaped death, as
the Pullman he was in was completely
shivorcd into splinters The porter of the
Pullman at the time Of the collision, Ben
nett Baser, said he could not account for
the accident AT the time he was putting
up q berth In the Pullman.
P- MciiuGh, one of the injured, said no
was sitting in the ear IN front of the Pull
man when the accident occurred, and he
thought he was killed. In fact he said hc
saw the locomotive Of the second train
coming through his car, and he was only
saved BY friend named shannon White
Following Is fun list Of the dead:
The Dead and Injured.
Charles Bedart, mail clerk, Richmond.
Miss Bedart, Richmond
Hector Mcleod, engineer, Richmond.
Richard L. Perkins, fireman, Richmond.
Rev. J. J.. Mercier, Richmond
Rev. +. p. Dignan, Windsor Mile.
Mr. Uognn Richmond.
Miss Naln, St. Joseph dc Lewis.
Miss Phaneuf, ST.. Joseph dc Lewis.
Mrs. j. b. Caver Danvile
Miss Dclvcourte, Sheiford
Aunt of Miss Nalin, st. Joseph de Lewis.
John O'farrel Capleton-l8 in all.
The injured are John Cadieux. Dan
villoi J. p. Cayer- Danvillc; Seraphine
Cayer Danyille; Joseph Caycr Danyille;
Louise Cayor Danyille; Virginia Silves-
tore, Hams Mr.. Francis Fontnine, Brough-
tons Louis tiaudot, Arthahaskaville; Pat.
rick McHugh, Caplcton; Pierre Allard,
Richmond; Ahtonia Baril, ArthabasSa-
Vile; Hercules Descoteaux wife and sons,
Danville; Rev. H. Desrosiers Broughton,
leg and arm brOkon; j. Quinlan, Mon
trcal badly hurt; Gyrille Remilard, Sher-
brooke, slightly wounded Dclina Gosse.
lin, oherbrooke slightly wounded on arm:
Mr. and Mrs. Hamol Danvne-the for
mer, injuries to right leg, and the latter,
head hurt and internal injuries: Mrs.
Louis Morin and Olivine Mosin, Windsor.
face and internal injuries; Mrs Frank
Caker Danville, and 6-year old daughter.
head wounds Mrs. Zephyrin Lamelin,
Windsor; Lazare Godbout, Windsor Mills:
Joseph Richard Brompton Falls; Cleo.
phas Charest, CoatiooolSe. Bennett Bas-
Ter, Pullman car porter, of Toronto Prob
ably one or two Of the injured will die.