New-York tribune., 1902-12-28
DETAILS OF THE WRECK.
Victims Died from Exposure Before They
Could Be Rescued
By The Associated Press.

London Ont Dec 27.-One OF the most fright
ful railway disasters in the history Of Canada
occurred at 1910 o'clock last night at Wan
stead a station on The Sarnia branch Of the
Grand Trunk forty miles from this city, when
the Pacific Express, flying westward at the rate
of fifty miles hour, and crowded with pas
sengers returning 10 their homes from holiday
visits crashed into eastbound freight The
latest estimate of the fatalities is twenty-seven
killed and thirty-five more wounded. The list
of identified dead follows:
RARNEs Mrs J. B. woodstock. Ont.
BROCK J. h. Of Bruceneld-
-soYcT Edward Prescott. Ont
PURwELL O. B. Of Port Huron Mich
CAMERON. A B. OF Petrolis- Ont
GLEN Podley OF Huron. Mich.
rFspEN1ER Guy ticketed La Crosse. Wis.
DE BEAUs Edward. Of Prescott Ont
DOUGLASS. Archie. Of Alyinston. Ont
FREEMAN s. OF Oil Springs or Hensah Ont
sEDDEs Miss Nellie. OF Sarnia oat
GIIIIEs J.. saTnia Tunnel engineer
Jeffrey Nicholas c: London
LAWRENCE. H P. OF Watford
LYNCH Miss o!tIe Of Port hur0n on, twenty-five years
MORTON. Wilson. OF Chicago.
PE1NwARDEN. Dr.. ticiSeted TO Petrolia. Ont
PENwARDEN Mrs. supposed
RICKETTS,. a. Of ssrnia Tunnel. fireman
ROAI.EY. Glen. OF Port Huron
RoDLEY. of Port Huron.
SMITH -. tranman
STEWART. Alexander. OF Petrolis. Ont
STEWART Alexander. Of Petroiis. Ont
--ROTTER. Mrs. OF Petroia Ont
INJURED.
BAKER. Frank f. Of London. dislocsted shoulder anc
BIRD John Of Chicago fractured arm. injured back.
scalp and decorations.
BARSEs Woodstock, Ont. injured leg and hip:
not serious.
BYRNEs Mrs Z n. Of sarnis. Ont. slightly injured.
a and 52ses CONSIDERED % S seToas 0aen '
ON, Mrs T. Of PCrt Huron Mich Mich face
cUTTlBERTsoN. Miss FlOsse OF Port Huron. Mich.
COLE ..S Nr and Mrs W H. Of Flint Mich slightly in
coorE Mrs Of Chicago possibly serious internal
cooTE Thomas. London Ousiness address. Chicago
CUMMINGS. Mrs. Samuel, OF Port Huron. Mich. Sigh,
GEDDEs Beatrice. ssrnls. slightly injured.
GorT. Mrs w snd daughter. OF London. slightly
HARVEY. Dr. Bssl: Of Chicago, lacersted wound liz
JACKSON. r.. OF Petrolia- Ont. Slightly injured.
LAMONT. }. A. OF Wyoming. Ont. fractured and
MORSE N wife wife ana ehnd. OF sarnla; Mr. MOrs.
considerably shaken not serious child slightly
MDoNALD. r. x. OF strathroy slightly injured
NoRTHEy. James r. OF Peterboro. Ont badly bruised
NoRrEEy Hattie Pe,erboro oat. slightly injured.
PZGsLET. Mrs. Eoacon slightly injured.
QUINN. Russell Chicago. hand. scalp wound
RANPL-IN. James J.. CT Toronto. bruised shock.
sHkwflocK. J.. strathroy. slightly injured.
SINCLAIR Annie. Of kouaoks- Ont slightly injured
STEWART. J. H. children. Oshkosh
Wis: Mrs Stewart fractured and lscerefons
serious: Earl. broken and collar bone: Hobsyt,
hip.
STEWART. Alexander n. business address. No
son-Rve, Chicago slightly bruised: has gone
STACEY. George wsnstesd. Ont slightly injured
WatfOrd.
The darkness OF night and the raging Of a
blizzard added horrors TO the wreck Fortunate.
ly fire averted. A fire broke out in the
wreckage Of the day coach. but it was smoth-
cred with snow and coats which thrown
il before il gained any headwsy.
For three hours or more wounded and manned