Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-07-19
PILGRIMS PERISH.
Thirteen Persons Killed on a
Canadian Railroad.
TVENTY-SEVEN INJURED.
The Second Section of the Train Ran
Into the First Section, which Had
Stopped for Water, at Craig's
Road Station.

Road Station.
A terrible accident occurred at 3o'clock a.
NJ, at Craig's Road Station, on the Grand
Trunk Railway, about fourteen miles west OF
Lewis, Quebec. A very large pilgrimage
from Sherb-ooke Windsor NJ lis and Rich
mond had loft the latter town about 10 o'clock
P A.. for the shrine OF st. Ann de Beaupre.
There were two sections OF the train, one
running few minutes behind the other.
The flr.t section was standing at the Craig's
Road Station taking water, when the second
Soc lion, passing the semaphore, dashed Into
the rear Pullman coach OF the first section,
crushing it. The Pullman coach was tee
scope into the flrst-class cars OF the first
section. killing a number Of passengers rid
ing in them. The total number killed ts
thirteen and the number injured twenty
seven.
Tho work Of rescre was done as soon as
possible. VI hen the binding clouds OF steam
had subsded the trainmen and priests rallied
the mon together and the dead and injured
yero taken from tho ruins Of the engine,
Pul man and frst-cass coaches anil cared
for wherever temporary quarters could be
found.
The women OF the party ministered rs best
they could to the wants of the manned pi-
grIms. They tore off their underclothins
aud made bandages for the gaping wounds
and trie J, In the absence OF surgeons, to
Of blood md prOparlu
cleanse the hurts.
Word was sent 10 Montreal and orders
from there were issued to Lewis to send out
force Of doctors from Quetec to attend the
wounded and force OF men to clear up the
track.
SCENES OF SUFFERING.
At Lewis hundreds OF people had congre'
gated and numerous express wagons coz
tanning mattress ses and pillows were awaiting
the arrival OF the train. The wounded had all
been made as comfortable as possible on mat
tresses on the cars and were attended by ply.
siclans who had been sent on from Lewis at
an early hour. The unfortunate Victims were
covered with blood and their clothes were
torn 10 shreds. Bruises and cuts on the head
and body were particularly common.
The second person taken from tho train
was Rev. Mr.. Dlgnan. cure of St Georges OF
Windsor who died just as he was taken from
the cars. The other wounded were I'M
mediately ddyen to the Hospital DIeu, at
Lewis.
The unfortunate pilgrims all occupied beds
In the different wards in the Hospital Dieu
and were attended by physicians OF Lewis
and Quebec and nuns and lad es OF Levs
The or es OF some OF the wounded we're feas-
full as they were attended to by the ply
sicians.
II Is hard to say where the blame for the
accident rests. 1t has been suggested that
Engineer Mcleod might have dozed off to
sleep AID thus missed seeing the semaphorN,
and was uncons cious OF his whereabouts. A
stric: Investigation will be held at once 10
determine where the responsibility rests.
THE PILdRIMAaEs TO ST. ANNE DE BEAUPRE.
The shrine of st. Anne dc Beaupre, whittier
these unfortunate pilgrims were destined,
lies on the St. Lawrence river, II miles below
Quebec 1t has been a resort OF pilgrims
ever since it's foundation by the Bretons
away back in 1860, but 1t is only during the
past half century that any great throngs
have visited the church. In 1874 17,OOo
Aockel to the shrine, and since then the
numbers have increased steadily In 1896
there we're 10000 visitors and last year over
10000.