Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-29
Pacific Express OH Grand
Trunk Railway Dashed
Into Freight
Train.

LONDON, Ont, Dec. 27-During a blind
Ing snowstorm last night Is persons were
killed and 30 others injured in a head-on
collision between westbound through
passenger and a freight train. near Wan
stead on the Grand Trunk railway.
The wreck was due to conflicting orders.
Some of the injured may die.
The Pacific Express was two hours late
and running at high speed, when il struck
freight. as the latter was about TO side
track, according TO orders. The locomo-
tives reared their pilots high in the air
and fell into the ditch. The baggage car
telescoped the smoker and here the death
list was made.
The responsibility for the accident has
not been definitely fixed, but it is be-
lieved to have BEEN due to a telegraph
operator. who gave an order to pass No
s. the Pacific Express, at Wanstead, and
failed to duplicate the order and give
copy Of 1t to the conductor and engineer
OF the express.
Instead of this. the conductor Of the ex-
press received a clearance order, telling
him TO run right through The freight
train stopped at Wanstead to sidetrack,
and was telescoped by the express. The
binding storm which was raging. rem
dered objects invisible at the distance Of
few feet.
Signal Came Too Late.
The operator at wanstead is not usually
on duty at night but last evening he was
In the ONCE for short time. He was
going out at the door when he heard the
telegraph instrument click and immediate
ly called. repeating the message: Stop
No. 5. stop No s. SEEKING lantern
the operator dashed for the door and as
he closed It behind him he heard the
crash Of the collision up the track
There was not q. house at hand to which
the injured could be carried. The two Pull
man cars on the train were converted into
temporary hospital. The injured were
placed IN the berths and everything possi-
bic done to ease their sufferings.
The dead
The Corrected Dead List.
ALEXANDER STEWART. PetroIia,
Ont
MRS. ALEXANDER STEWART. PetrO-
LA.
A. RICKETTS,. sarnia Tunnel
]. GIIsLIEs, Carnia Tunnel.
MRS. TROTTER. PetroIia
H. b. LAWRENCE. Watford. Ont.
f. s. FREEMAN oil Springs or Hem
SAIL Ont
NICHOLAS JEFFRIE. London.
GUY DE PENIER ticketed Lacrosse.
M DR' rrSWstsBEsS tisNessa- .sssFSsia.
Ont
WOMAN. supposed to be wife Of DIR.
Penwarden
J. II. BROCK. Brucefield, Ont.
c. n BURWELL Port Huro4 Mich
GLEN BODLEY. Port HuronA
WILSON NORTON. Chicago.
ALEXANDER CAMERON. Strathroy.
Ont.
MISS NELLIE GEDDEs. sernia, ont.
ED DEBAUS, Prescott, Ont, died at
hospital
MRS. RODLEY. Port Huron.
MISS LOTTIE LYNCH, Port Huron.
GEORGE BURKHOLDER, Sarnia Ont.
A. DOUGLAS Admission, Ont.
WILLIAM J. LUCAS, Strathroy, Ont.
ROBERT STEVENSON. Wyoming.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN, about 40 years
old, we'll dressed.
VIOLET BROCK. aged II. of Chicago,
formerly of Brucefield. Ont.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN about IS
years old
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN about 60
years old.
Those Who Were Injured.
The injured:
Alex NJ. Stewart. Chicago, face bruised.
Mrs. j. ]. Cuthbertson, Port Huron
Mich; face, head and hands bruised.
j. j. Ramplin, Toronto; bruised.
Mrs. Samuel Cummings. Port Huron,
Mich; slight cuts.
Hattie Northey. Peterboro, Ont; slight
ly injured
j. r. Northey, Peterboro. Ont, bruised.
Mrs. Coote, Chicago; bruised.
f. K. Baker. London; dislocated shout
der.
William Morse, wife and child, Sarnia
Mr. Morse, fractured arm; Mrs. Morse
not serious; child slightly injured.
Thomas Coote, Chicago; hip injured
George Stacey, Wanstead, Ont; slight
ly injured.
DIR. Basil Harvey. Chicago; lacerated
wound In head.
Mrs. j. M. Stewart and two children,
Oshkosh, Wis; LIS. Stewart fractured
Jaw; Earl, broken arm anu collar bone;
Robert fractured hip.
Russell Quinn, Chicago; burn on hands,
scalp wound, considered serious.
j. Barns, Woodstock, Ont; injured, not
serious.
Brice Geddes, sarnia, Ont; slightly in
jured
j. ]. Cuthbertson, Port Huron, Mich;
fractured jaw, bruises, considered serious.
John Bird, Chicago, fractured arm, In
jured back. scalp wounds and decorations.
j. ANI.amont, Wyoming, Ont; fractur-