Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-12-27
Thi1ty People
Slaughtered.
met Death in FrightM Collision Beft0een Passenger
c4nd a Freight Tain on The Grand Tank Railroad at
WanSfead, Ontasio, Canada-Fve FoHot0sd the Wreck
Cold and Erposuse Added 10 The DEATH List

London, ont. Dec GA train wreck
bringing death to over two scores OF
persons and terrible pain and suffering
to about forty more, occurred at 1910
o'clock last night at Wanstead. Canada,
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 an
hour and crowded to It's capacity with
passengers returning TO their homes
from holiday visits, crashed into an
castbound freight
The latest estimate Of the fatalities IL
30 killed and IS or more injured.
ADDITIONAL HORRORS.
The darkness Of the night and the
raging OF a blizzard added horrors to
the wreck. Fortunately the lire horror
was averted A fire broke out In the
day coach but It vas smoihered with
snow and coats which were thrown on
Il before 1t gained any Roadway, The
Pacific express is fast train. Last
night 1t was delayed two hours by the
heavy travel, and at Wanstead IT was
speeding to make up time. The freight
was working slowly east under orders
to take the switch at Wanstead and
allow the express 10 pass. In the
binding snow storm neither engineer
saw the other train approachng.appar-
entity, and the freight had Just COM
menced to pull in on the siding when
the passenger train came up.
The shock was awful The trains
came together squarely headon. In a
second the baggage and express cars Of
the passenger train telescoped into the
day coach.
Following is a partial and official list
IDENTIFIED DEAD.
Alex Stewart, Petrolia, Ont
Mrs. Alex Stewart, Petroia, Ont,
A. Ricketts,, Sarnia Tunnel, fireman.
j. Gillies, Sarnia Tunnel, engineer.
Mrs. Thotter, Petrolia, Ont,
Mi Lawrence, Watford, Ont
r. s. Freeman, Oil Springs, ont,
-- Jeffery, London, Ont.
Glen Podley, Port Huron, Mich,
Gay de Benier ticketed to La
Crosse, Wash.
d, r, Penwarden, tlcketcd to Pc
trolia, Ont
Woman, supposed to be Penwarden's
wife.
]. H. Brock, Bruce6eld.
o. B. Bulwell, Port Huron.
Wilson Morton Chicago,
In addition to the above, Is bodies
remain TO be identified.
THE INJURED.
Alexander NJ. Stewart. wingham.
Ont.
]. j. Cuthbertson. and wife, Port
Huron, Michigan.
Flossle Cuthbertson. Port Huron,
Michigan.
James j. Rambln, Toronto, ont.
Mrs. Samuel Cummings, Port Huron.
Michigan
Hattie Northcye, Peterboro, ont.
James II. Northey. Peterboro, ont.
Nellie Coote, Chicago
Thomas Coote, Chicago.
Frank r. Baker, London. ont.
w. ~ Morris. wife and three chill
dren, Sarnla.
Robert Jackson, Peterola.
Hobart Stewart, Oshkosh. Wisconsin.
James Baines, Woodstock Ont.
George Stacey, Wanstead, Ont.
Edward DeeYans, Prescott, ont.
DR.. Basil Harvey Chicago.
Mrs. j. NJ. Stewart and child, Osh-
kosh, Wisconsin.
Russell Quinn Chicago.
James Banes, Woodstock, Ont.
Beatrice Geddes Sarnia, Ont
Lottie Lynch. Port Huron. Michigan
John Berd, Chicago
Albert Llmont. Wyoming, ont.
Mrs. w, Cett and Margaret Colt, Lon
don, ontario
]. +. Shawles, Strath Roy ontario.
w. II Cole and wife, Flint. Michigan
II. X. Mcdonald, Strath Roy, ontario
Mrs. T. ~ Byrnes, Sarnia, ont.
Annie Sinclair. Komoka, ont
Mrs. Pugsey, London, ont.
Carl Stewart, Oshkosh, Mich.
The injuries Of Iottle Lynch are the
most serious, but II Is believed that all
Of the injured will recover. The others
injured are.
FRANK Baker. who has a dlslocated
shoulder and decorations,
Thomas Coote. injured In the hip.
Mrs. Coote, bruised and internal in
juriec.
Carl Stewart, fractured hip.
Robert Stewart. broken arms.
Mrs. ]. H. Stewart fractured jaw
and lacerations.
Russell Quinn. bruises. burns and
scalp wounds.
Mrs. J. J. Cuthbertson. internal in
iurler. decorations and burises.
Flossie Cuthhertson, bruises.
]. J. Cuthbertson, fractured jaw and
lacerationf
Mrs. Samuel Cummings, cut on face
and head.
DIT Basil Harvey. lacerated wound on
head and bruises.
John Bierd, fractured arm, Injured
back and scalp wounds.
The engineer and fremen OF the
freight train are missing The III
fated express consisted OF two baggage
cars, a smoker, two frst-cliss coaches
and two Pullmans, the Chelmsford ans
the Fenwlck. The smoker which was