Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27
Thirty People Reported Killed
 At Wanstead, Ont.
EXPRESS AND FREIGHT MET

EXPRESS AND FREIGHT MET Both Engines Overturned and Thrown Into a Ditch-Baggage, Express and Smoker Cars Teiescoped-Not q Pas senger in the Smoker Escaped In iury-Wreck Caught Fire and Was Put Out by Passengers ThroWlng Water on the Flames.
 London, Ont, Dec 27.-A terrible ac- ctdent occurred last night at Wan stead. a station on the Sarnia branch of the Grand Trunk railway. It was a nead-on collision between the Pa. ciflc express No and an east bound freight The express was proceeding west at it's usually high rate of speed. Fhe freight was under slow headWay End was to have taken the switch at wanstead to allow the passenger train io pass. a.@
 Apparently neither engineer saw the danger ahead in time to avoid the 4ac- cident, for the two engines came to- gether near the west switch with q frightful crash, overturning into the ditch. The baggage and express cars -ttelescoped'' into the smoker with ap- palling results. The wreck was com plete and it is thought that hardly single passenger in the smoker es- caued injury: The other cars of the passenger train remained on the track. As soon as the accident occurred word was sent to this city and doctors were soon on the scene. The work of re moving the dead and injured was then proceeded with Among the known dead are: --s- = Engineer Gillies of Sarnia Tunnel and the fireman of the express.
 The latest reports state that 30 per sons were killed and IS wounded.
 None of the dead have been brought here. but it is said train is on the way with the bodies.
 It has not been possible to ascertain the names of any of the dead passen- gers Engineer Mckenzie of the ex-- press train escaped death. The engi- neer and fireman of the freight train are missing.
 Among the dead is H. P. Lawrence of Watford. Ont. -
 The list of injured to hand is:
 Alexander NJ. Stewart, Wingham, Ont.
 Mrs J J. Cuthbertson, Port Huron. 1ficJ. .,---s..-ss. sss--,s
 James F. Ramblin. Toronto. Ont.
 Mrs Samuel Cumings. Port Huron, Mich.
 Hattie Northey, Peterboro, Ont.
 James R. Northey, Peterboro, Ont. Nellie Coote, Chicago
 Frank E. Baker. London, Ont. Thomas Coote, Chicago.
 George Stacey. Wanstead, Ont.
 Edward Deevans, Prescott, Ont.
 Dr Basil Harvey, Chicago.
 Mrs J. M Stewart and child, Osh- kcsh, Wis.
 Russell Quinn, Chicago
 James Ranes. Woodstock. Ont
 Beatrice Geddes. Sarnia, Ont
 J. J. Cuthbertson, Port Huron, Mich.
 Lottie Lynch. Port Huron, Mich
 John Bierd, Chicago.
 Albert Linont, Wyoming, Ont
 Mrs ". Cott and Margaret Cott, London. Ont.
 J. F. Shawles, Strathroy Ont
 W. H. Cole and wife, Flint, Mich.
 B. K. Mcdonald, Strathroy Ont
 Mrs T. N. Byrnes, Sarnia, Ont
 Annie Sinclair. Komaka. Ont
 Miss FIossie Cuthbertson, Port Hu- ron. Mich.
 Mrs PugsIey, London Ont.
 Carl Stewart. Oshkosh. Wis
 Robert Jackson, Petrolia.
 Hobart Stewart Oshkosh, Wis
 James Baines. Woodstock, Ont.
 The dead and injured are arriving in London by special train this morn ing and the work of identifying the dead and caring for the sufferers is being done as fast as possible.
 One of the passengers describes the accident as follows: We were run ming at about 40 miles an hour when without the slightest warning the two trains met with terrific force The two engines were hurled into the ditcn- The baggage car was thrown on top of the first class coach instant ly killing great many passengers and pinning down about 50 others in the debris The screams, moans and prayers of the injured were heart rending. One poor woman begged that her child be saved as she was dv- ing The little thing was carefully taken from the wreck and will likely recover The mother wns afterward released and taken to another car, but only to die in few minutes. One woman died singing Nearer My God to Thee" while another died in her husbands arms singing "Jesus Lover of My Soul'
 About 30 people were killed and 40 badly injured some of whom will die passenger, did all they could to relieve the sufferings of the victims.
 The ill-fated express consisted of two baggage cars. smoker. two first class coaches and two Pullmzns. The smoker was telescoped by xhe coach behind it. The sides were knocked ouf of it and the roof fell in and i'm prisoned the passengers. 1t was in this car that most of the loss of life occurred.
 The wreck caught fire and but for the heroic efforts of passengers. organ fz4d and led by an old man. also a pas. seneer. the disaster might have been more terrible. These organized pas pengers put out the fire by throwinp snow on the flames with their hats and hands. They then devoted their of