The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-27

Frank f. Baker, London. Ont.
w. N. Morse, wife and three children.
Sarnia, Ont.
Thomas Colts, Chicago.
George Stacey, Wanstead. Ont
Edward Deevans, Prescott, ont.
Or. Basil Harvey, Chicago.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Stewart and child. Oshkosh.
Wisconsin
Russell Quinn. Chicago.
James Banes, Woodstock Ont.
Beatrice Geddes. Sarnia. Ont.
j. j. Cuthberson, Port Huron, Mich.
Lottie Lynch. Port Huron, Mich.
John Bierd, Chicago.
Albert Limcnt, Wyoming. Ont.
Mrs. w. Cott and Margaret Cott. Lon
don, Ont
]. f. shawiess. Strathroy. Ont.
w II. Cole and wife. Flint, Mich.
II. X. Mcdonald, Strathroy, Ont.
Mrs. II. ~. Birnes. Sarnia Ont.
Annie Sinclair, Komoka, Ont.
Miss Flossie Cuthbertson, Port Huron,
Mich.
Mrs. Pugsley. London, Ont
Carl Stewart, Oshkosh. Wis.
MANY KILLED IN CAR.
One OF the passengers describes the ac-
cdent as follows: I'VE were running at
about 40 miles an hour when without the
slightest warning the two trains met with
hurled into the ditch. The baggage car
was thrown on top of the first-class coach
instantly killing a great many passen-
gers and pinning down about 50 others in
the debris.
The screams, means and prayers OF the
injured were heartrendlng. One poor wo-
man begged that her child be saved as
she was dying. The little thing was care
fully taken from the wreck and will
likely recover. The mother was after
ward released and taken TO another car.
but only to die in a few minutes.
One woman died singing Nearer NV
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.
THE WORK OF RELIEF.
The trainmen as we'll as every passea-
ger did all they could to relieve the suf-
ferings OF the victims.
The Inflated express consisted OF two
baggage cars, smoker. two first-class
coaches and two Pullmans. The smoker
was telescoped by the coach behind IL.
The sides were knocked cut OF II. and the
gers.
IT was in this car that most OF the loss
OF life occurred.
The wreck caught fire, and but for the
heroic efforts of passengers, organized
and led by an old man. also a passenger,
the disaster might have been more ter
rible. These organized passengers put out
the fire by throwing snow on the flames
with their hats and hands. They then
devoted their efforts to getting out the
wounded. whose sufferings were increased
by binding snowstorm and almost zero
weather. Miss Culbertson, Of Port
Huron, Mich, was imprisoned under the
wreck two hours, but was not seriously
injured.
The accident is said to have been due
TO the failure of an operator to give or
ders TO the express train 10 meet the
freight at the station.
Among the later identified dead Is Ed
ward Debeau and among the injured. Rob
ert Jackson. Petrolia. Hobart Stewart,
Oshkosh, James Baines Woodstock. Ont.
The dead and injured are arriving I'm
London by special train this morning
and the work of identifying the dead and
caring for the sufferers Is being done as
fast as possible.
TWENTY FIVE KILLED. ~
Montreal, Dec. 27.--superintendent Nc
Guigan Of the Grand Trunk Railway
states that he is not in a position to give
out q list OF the killed and injured In
the accident at wanstead last night
His Information is that about y were
killed and &c were injured. hut n reliable
list has not reached him Tie says nc
cannot understand how the operator who
n charged with~the mistake made such
q biunder.
"Ie is one Of the oldest and most Re
liable operators. He went I'm the service
with the Great Western Railway I'm 1871
IL appears no failed to give the order 70
the passenger train TO meet the freight
/ at the station. Everything possible has
been done TO aid the injured"
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