The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-10
THIRTEEN PEOPLE KILLED
AND TwENTY-NINE MANNED. CIT On
OTHERWISE INJURED.
Several Priests I'm the List of Casual
ties-A Pullman Telescoped Into
the Coach I'm Front oa Ii.

seriously injured, two OF whom NAV die A
large pilgrimage from Sherbrooke. Windsor
Mills and Richmond had left the latter
town about 10 o'clock last evening for the
famous Catholic shrine OF Ste. Anne dc
Beaupre. The train carrying the pilgrims
was divided into two sections one running
a few minutes behind the other. The first
section reached Craig's Road about o'clock
and stopped at the tank to take water.
Due precautions were taken and the sema-
phore was thrown 10 mark Danger
against the following train Only the
trainmen were astir. The Pullman in the
rear was wrapped I'm silence. and the sleep
ers all unconscious OF the terrible fate
that was rushing upon them. Suddenly the
second section, which had passed the SEM
aphore at full speed, dashed I'm the rear
Pullman OF the first section. The engine
embedded itself in the sleeper and the lat
ter plunged forward and partly telescoped
the next car I'm front Every berth in the
sleeper was filled and many Of the occu-
pants were killed as they slept. Others
awoke to their horrible surroundings.
MANNED. bleeding and bruised, conscious
or little else of the agony that was around
them. 1t was a terrible scene The cries
and means OF wounded and dying pierced
the air and on all sides. while as canopy
steam from the engine rose in Clouds
The reason why the second section did not
observe the danger signal will probably
never be known, as both the engineer and
fireman were killed II is believed that the
engineer, Mr.. Mcleod, had fallen asleep
at his post. No other explanation seems
possible; there had evidently been no at
tempt TO stop the rush Of the on-coming
train Following is list OF the dead:
CHARLES BEDART, mail clerk, Rich
MISS BEDART, Richmond.
HECTOR MCLEOD, engineer Richmond.
RICHARD l.. PERKINS. fireman. Rich
REV. J. II. MoREIER, Richmond
REV. F. p. DIGNAN. Windsor Mills.
Miss VALIN, st. Joseph DC Lewis
| MISS PHANEUF, st. Joseph De Lewis.
Iss MRs N;s; n E cAYER Ak .s,s,S psnyilIe.
AUNT oF Mss vALIN. st. Joseph De
Lewis, lane 4. own.
JOHN or IL. capeton. (
The injured. cl whom probably two VIII
die. are:
JOHN. CADEIUx. Danville.
j. b.. CAYER. Danyi.e-
JOSEPH CAYER. Danville.
| LOUISE CAYER, Danville.
| VIRGINIA SII.vESTRE, Ham.
MR.. FRANCIS FoNTAINE, Broughton.
PATRIcK McHut'GH. Capeton.
PIERRE ALLARD. Richmond.
ANToN1A AERehns BAEaH bEsAEt AEsRfsrkssSs sss and
'Jfs' REV. F. DERRosIERs. Broushton. Les
anu j. oTiNTaN, oi4i IAN Montreal. badly hurt.
| .cYRILLIE REMILAND. sherbrooke.
SELL BELiNA "a GossELIN. sherbrooke. slight
Mr.. AND MRS HAMEL.. DanviIe.. The
| formers injuries are TO right leg and the
| latter's in head and internal injuries.
MRS. LOUISE NORM and OLIVE MO-
Nj, MRS " FRAN FRANK G cAKER s.s and sIx-year-old
MRS ZEPHRIN LAMELIN. Windsor.
| JOSEPH RICHARD. Brompton Falls :.
CLEOPHAS CHAREST, Coaticooke.
BENNETT BLAISLER. Pullman car por-
| ter. of Toronto
The Pullman conductor, Mr.. Moorewood.
had narrow escape. He had luckily
stepped out on the rear platform just IN
| time to see the oncomng train and jumped.
| He thus escaped injury. The engine OF the
| culiding train seemed to rush up and then
turn completely over. pinning engineer Nc
| Leod underneath. The rest OF the second
| train was wrecked and badly smashed up.
In an instant after the crash the air was
filed with the shrieks and groans OF the
injured and imprisoned passengers. The
few train hands and station employees on
.the spot set TO work manfully and ex-
| tricated the passengers quickly pos
sble. Thirteen dead we're taken from the
wreckage.
Mr.. n. j. inian, the Grand Trunk pas
senger ager who was on the first train.
Is not serioI-~ rounded and In conversa-
ton with ,rter said he could not
say how :aped death. as the Pull
man he waa N was shivered into splinters.
The porter of the Pullman at the time
of the collision Bennett Blaisler. said he
could not account for the accident. At the
time he was putting up a berth in the
Pullman p. NJ Chuss said he sitting
in the car in front Of the Pullman when
| the accident occurred. He saw the loco
motive OF the second train coming through
| his car and he was only saved by friend
named Shannon White.
The work OF rescue was begun as soon as
| possible after the accident When the
! binding clouds OF steam had subsided the
trainmen and priests rallied the men to-
gether and the dead and injured were TAX
| en- from the ruins OF the engine. Pullman
| ana first-cIass coaches and cared for where
| ever temporary quarters could be found.
| The women OF the party ministered as best
| thev could TO the wants OF the manned
pilerims. They tore off their undercloth-
wounds and tried, in the absefce OF sur
geons. to staunch the flow Of blood and
| properly cleanse the hurts Word was sent
TO Montreal and orders from there were
issued TO send out doctors from Quebec
| to attend the wounded and force OF men
TO clear up the track. The special train
| from here reached Crag's Road at an
/ early hour in the morning and all OF the
| wounded that could be moved were placed
| on board a car and sent east TO r--v.s.
/ where they were cared for In the hospital
| 1t is hard 10 say where the blame Cor the
accident rests. II has been suggested that
4! engineer Mcleod might have dozed OF to
| sleep and thus missed seeing the semaphore
| and was unconscious OF his whereabouts
| A strict investigation Will be held at once
| TO determine where the responsibility reste.
| When the train bearing the wounded ar
! rived at Lewis numerous express wagons,
| containing mattresses ard pillows, were
| drawn up at the station. The wounded had
all been made comfortable on Mattress