The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-01
9 KILLED IN
HEAD-0N
COLLISION

Montreal, Sept mime persons were
killed and 25 others injured in a head-on
collision on the Grand Trunk Railway
near Richmond. Que, yesterday. The
trains involved were special excursion
from Montreal bound for Sherbrooke and
passenger train No 5, running between
Island pond, VT, and Montreal The col
lislon, IL is claimed. was due TO neglect OF
orders on the part OF the train crew or
the excursion train, which left Richmond
without awaiting the arrival OF the pass
enger train
Following is the official list of killed
and injured;
DEAD.
Fred Bowring. South Durham, Que.
T. H. Hackett. Montreal
Unknown man from Beloit, p. c.
w. L. Mountain, Montreal.
Boy named Dubford, from Athabrssca.
Ephrsim Gaudette, ST. Theodore de Ac-
ton, Que.
j. B. Blanchet NJ p, st. Hyacinthe.
Charles A. Simard, ST. Hyacinthe. Que.
A. Theodore Richard Iisgar. Que.
THE INJURED.
L. T. Cayon, St Hyacinthe.
Emerson Fee, St Hyacinthe.
Cloa Arsillia, st. Hyacinths.
Gustave Daisneaute, Salem. Mass.
Gordon Richmond. South Durham, Que.
Joseph Trudesu. Upton, Que.
Paul de Guire. Rougemont, Que.
Albert Gunter, South Durham. Que.
Charles Gunter. Lisgar. Que.
Felix Payette. road foreman Grand
Trunk Railway. Montreal.
Uldeze Toussop. 81. Theodore de Acton,
Que
FAY Webb. mail clerk Richmond
Thomas E. Feeney, messenger Canadian
Express company. Montreal.
Allan McManus, Ulverton Que
Alexander Gauvoit, St. Theodore de Ac-
ton.
Edward A. NJ. Gagnon, Montreal.
Arch Walker. Gore, Que
]. A. Dsnault, Montreal
Col. A. st. Debis. st. Hyacinthe.
Ernest Richard. Lisgar. Que
Recher Paquet, Rougemont Que.
Engineer Paquette, Rougemont.
Willis Upton, Lisgsr Que.
The excursion train was running as the
hrst section of the regular Grand Trunk
Portland express, which usually crosses
the Island Pond train at Richmond. and
was running on it's time. This makes IL
all the more inexplicable as 10 why Con-
ductor Atkinson. in charge OF the excur-
sion train, did not wait TO make the usual
crossing. Atkinson. who lives In Mel
bourne, right across the river from where
the wreck took place, has not been seen
since the hrst few minutes after the
wreck
The excursion train was made UP Of 10
coaches and baggage car On board
were about 1000 persons bound for the
exhibition at Sherbrooke. The Island
Pond train was made up OF FIVE coaches
and a baggage car and did not have a
great number Of people on board The
excursion train had but barely cleared the
Richmond yard when. rounding a curve,
II met the Island Pond trsfn running at
high rate OF speed. Both engineers re-
versed and, with their Aremen, Jumped,
escaping with only minor injuries. The
shock OF the collision was plainly heard
In Richmond, more than mile away
Both engines were locked nrmly to-
gether The baggage car OF the excur-
sion train was picked up and dropped on
top OF the car following IT, a smoker. and
II was in these two cars that the greater
number OF fatalities occurred.
The most graphic account Of what fol-
lowed the collision is given by j A De-
nAult. a Montreal banker who was seat
ed In the smoker OF the excursion train
when the shock came" he said 81
was hit on the head and pomentarily
stunned at any rate, everything for a
moment appeared to be black white and
red When | came to my senses I ap-
peared TO bs lying underneath a pile OF
kindling wood. from which / could not re-
lease myself The cries OF the wounded
began. They were pitiable.
II felt something wet saturating one
leg OF my trousers and for moment
thought I had been badly wounded. Look
ing down. I saw that the body OF a man
was lying across my feet He was sroan-
ing. Soon he began 10 cry out that he
was injured and in minute or two that
he was dying. Then he was still. Soon
those who were in the rear cars OF our
train and the trainmen came and pulled
him out from beneath me. He was dead.
was lucky enough to escape with only q