The Portland daily press., 1895-07-10

bio AIdlu an6d0-lefr1Dle Scenes Ar
| the Wreck-The Passengers Were on a
Pilgrimage to the Shrine of st. Anne
de Beaupre and Many We're Sick and
Crippled-That Added to the Horror
The Guilty Engineer Dead in the
| Ruins.
Craig's Road, July 9. 9.-Early this morn
ing an accident occurred on the Grand
Trunk at the station here that has seldom
been excelied in horror by a similar
event in Canadian railway annals. A
special excursion train crashed into an
other train OF the same kind preceding it,
Some twenty people are believed to be
| dead. The wounded are numbered in
the vicinity of two score. Exact figures
1t is impossible to obtain, nor can full
list of the names be given. The trains
were filled with passengers from Sher-
brook, Richmond and Lewis, where they
cross the Quebec on the way to the shrine
of St Anne de Beaupre They were fol-
lowing one another at intervals of 20
minutes The forward train was MAX
ing good time. 1t left Richmond at 2.1O
last night. On the rear of this train was
7 Pullman in which were the priests
and officers in charge of the party. In
this car most of the loss occurred.
When IA miles west of Lewis, at about
;, the train stopped at tank for water.
Due precautions were taken. The sema-
phore was thrown to danger to warn the
following train, but the second train,
coming at full speed, dashed into the rear
Pullman. The engine was embedded in
the palace car and the latter plunged
brward and partially telescoped the first
car Immediately in front of it. Every
berth in the Pullman was wrecked
After the collision the work of rescue
was begun as soon as possible When the
binding clouds of steam subsidized the
tfainmen, priests and others got together,
and the dead and wounded were taken
from the ruins of the engine, the Pull
nan and firSt-claSS car and removed to
t.mporatry quarters, where the women
Of the party Ininistered as best they could
to the wants of the manned pilgrims.
They tore off underclothing and made
HANDAGES FOR GAPING WOUNDS
and tried in the absence of enough medi-
cil aid, to staunch the flow of blood and
properly cleanse the wounds. Word was
at once sent to Montreal, and an order
flom there sent to Lewis to send out a
force of docto RS from Quebec to attend
the wounded and force to clear the
tack. A special train from there reached
here at an early hour, and all the wound
Cd that could be moved were placed on
bard and sent east to Lewis, where they
could be cared for in the hospitals
1t is hard to say where the blame for
the accident rests 1t has been suggested
that Engineer Mcleod might have
fallen asleep, thus have missed seeing
the warning semaphore, and have beensun-
Conscious as to his where, ,abouts. This
would seem to be the only theory that
ctn be advanced. A strict investigation
will be held at once to determine where
the responsibility rests.
The following is a list of the
dad and injured. The dead are:
Charles Bedard, mail clerk, Richmond.
Miss Bedard, Richmond.
Hector Mcleod, engineer, Richmond.
Richard L. Perkins, fireman.
Rev. J. L. Miner, Richmond
Rev. +. P. Dignan, Windsor Mills
Mr. Cogan, Richmond
Miss Valine St Joseph de Lewis.
Miss Phaneuf, St Joseph de Lewis.
Mrs. Cayer, Danville.
Mile. Delicourte, Shefford.
John O'Farrell Capleton.
The injured are:
John Cadeux, Danvile.
J. B. Cayer, Danyille.
Seraphino Cayer, Danville.
Joseph Cayer, Danville.
Louis Cayer, Danville.
Virginia Sylvester, Broughton.
Francis Fontaine, Broughton.
Louise Baudete, Arthabaskaville.
Partick Ntzhugh, Capleton.
Pierre Alard, Richmond.
Antonio Baril, Arthabaskaville
Hercules Descote, wife and two sons,