The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-07-10
KILLED AND MANNED
Frightful Railway Accident on the
Grand Trunk.
A VERY SAD PILGRIMAGE
One Passenger Train Runs Into
Another and Spreads Death
and injury-Cars Splintered
More Than IS Dead.

Montreal. July 9.--In a railway acci-
dent on the Grand Trunk at Craig's
Road, near Richmond, 10 were killed
and 40 injured. officials of the Grand
Trunk report the number of killed in
the disaster at l3; injured. 90.
Quebec, July "a very large pill
grimage from Sherbrooke. Windsor
Mills and Richmond left the last named
town at 10 o'clock last evening for the
shrine of st. Anne de Daupre. There
were two sections of the train. one
running a few minutes behind the 9TH
er The first section was standing a.
Craig's Road station at 3 a. m. taking
water. when the second section, pass
ing the semaphore, dashed into the
rear Pullman coach of the first section.
smashing 1t to kindling wood, and kill
ing, 1t Is said, everybody in the rear
car except the Pullman conductor, who
jumped. Engineer Mcleod and Fire
man Perkins of the second section were
both killed outright The Pullman
coach was telescoped into the first class
cars of the first section, killing a num-
ber Of passengers. Among the killed
are three priests. The number is now
placed at 25; injured. "a.
The death list is as follows: Charles
Bedards. mail clerk; Miss Bedards. his
daughter; NJ. Mcleod, engineer; Rich
ard Perkins, fireman; Rev. Father j.
l.. Mercier and Rev. Mr. Cogan, all of
Richmond. Rev. Mr.. Dignan. Wind
sor Mills; Miss Valine and aunt, name
unknown; Miss Thoueue, all of st. Jo-
seph Deleois; Mrs. Cayer, Danville; the
two Misses Delycourte. of Shefferd; and
John O'Ferrell, Of Richmond.
The wounded taken to Quebec for
treatment are: John Cadlus. j. p. cay
er S. Cayer, Joseph Cayer. Louise Cay
er, all of Danville. Virginia; Sylvester
Hane. Mrs. Francis Tostaine. OF
Broughton; Louise Goedett, of Ortha-
bsskaville: Patrick McHugh, Of Co.
pelton: Rev. Father De Rossier. of
Broughton; Pierre Alard. of Richmond
Antonio Barrie, of Orthabaskaville: w.
X. Quinland. travelling passenger
agent, Montreal.
The work Of rescue was began as
soon as possible. When the binding
clouds of steam had subsided the
trainmen and priests rallied the men
together and the dead and injured
were taken from the ruins of the en-
gine, Pullman and first-class coaches,
and cared for wherever temporary
quarters could be found. The women
of the party ministered to the wants
OF the MANNED passengers. A special
train was soon sent to the scene and
conveyed all who could be moved to
Lewis, where they were placed In hos
pitals.
The arrival of the train at Lewis beg
gars description. The sight of the un-
fortunate victims was one never to be
forgotten. The poor victims were COW
cred with blood and their clothing was
torn to shreds. The second person TAX
en- from the train was Rev. DIR. Dig
nan Of st. Georges, Windsor. who died
just as he was carried from the cars.
The scene In the hospital after the ar
rival of the wounded was a sad one.
The unfortunate pilgrims occupied beds
In the different wards and were at
tended by physicians of Lewis and Que
bee and the nuns and ladies OF Lewis.
The cries of some of the wounded were
fearful.
Coroner Below of Quebec crossed to
Lewis to hold an inquest this afternoon
when the bodies of all those killed ar
rived.
1t is hard to say where the blame for
the accident rests. The wreck was a
frightful one. The engine of the coll
liding train seemed to rush up, then
turned completely over. pinning En-
gineer Mcleod underneath. The rest
of the second train was derailed and
badly smashed up. Instantly after the
crash the air was filled with shrieks
and groans of the injured and imprls-
oned passengers. Twelve dead were
taken from the wreckage.