Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-01
nine KILLED
And Twenti-three Injur-
ed in RaiIfoa Wreck.
Excursion Train Crew Said to
Have Disoleyed Orders.
Trains Meet NJ r Richmond, QUE
With II '1's Results


Montreal, Aug. H.-Ninn people were
killed ami - others injured in Il bead
on collision on tie Grand Trunk Rail
way near Richmond. Que. today. TIE
trains involved We're a special excursion
from Montreal bound Tor Shcrbronltc
and passenger tr;dn No. >, running be-
tween Island Pond, Vt. ana Montreal.
The collision. il Isl claimed. was due to
ne Slcct nf orders on the part Of the
train crow of the excursion train
which LIFT richmond without awaiting
the arrival Of the passenger train.
Following is the official list If killed
and injured: I
Tho dead:
Fred Eov'1ing, South Durham, =. Q.
T. II. IIIckctt. Montreal.
Unknown nan, from Eelocil, y. @.
". 4. Mountain of Montreal.
Boy. named Dubford from Artha-
bdask.
Ephriam Gaudette, St. Theodore De
Acton. r. @.
J. Il. ElAn"het, NJ. P, st. Hyacinthe
Tho injured: 4
l.. Il. tayon. st. Hyacinthc.
Cloa Arsilla. st. Hyacinthc
Emerson Fee. st. Hyacinthe
Gustavc Daigncault, Salem, Mass.
Gordon Richmond, South Durham,
p. @.
Joseph Trudeau. Upton. p. Q.
Paul De CURE. RouGemont, II. 9.
Albert Guntcr. South Durham. r. O.
Charles GUnter, Iissar. p ..
Felix Phyctte. road foreman, Grand
,, Trunk Railway, Montreal
t'ldeze Tousson, st. Theodore de Ac-
ton. p. q.
Fay Webb mail clerk, Richmond
Thomas T.. F"ency. messenge: Cana
dian Express Co. Montreal.
Allan McManus. Clverton, 2. ..
Alex Gauvoit, st. Theodore de Acton,
i. q.
Edward A. NJ. Gagnon Montreal.
Arch Walker. Gose, F. c.
]. A. Denault Montreal.
Col. A. 81. Denis 81. Hyacinthe
Ernest Richard, Lisgar, p. q.
Rcrhcr Faquet, RouGenlont. y. q.
Engineer Paqu@ttc. RouGemOnt
Willis Upton, Lisgar, T. @.
Charles 4. Simard, st. Hyacintho.
4. Theodore Richard. I.isgar. p. Q.
The excursion train was running rs
the frs: section of tie regular Grand
! Trunk Portland CYPRESS, which usrIpll,-
crosses the Island Pond train ut Rich
mona and Was running on its time.
his makes it ali the moro incxplicah BILE
us 10 why Conductor Atkinson, in
charge Of the excursion train. did not
wait to make the usual crossing. At
! kirson. who lives in Melbourne, right
across the river from where the wreck
took place. has not be en- seen since The
! first few minutes after tho wreck.
The excursion train was made up of
10 coaches and q baggage car. On
board We're about 1nG0 persons bound
for the exhibition at Sherbrookc. Tho
Island Fond rain was made up Of five
coaches and Il baggage car and did rot
have a great number of people on
Ec,rd.
The excursion train had hut ha ";li 7
cleared the Richmond yard when
rounding n curve it met the Island
Pond train running ut high rate of
srccd. Both engineers reversed ana,
+! with their firencn. jumped. cs"3pir =
with nHly minor injuries. The shock Of
IT," collision was plainly heard in Rich
mond, more than 4 mile away. e It'll
, engines were locked firmly together
The baggage rar Of the excursion
train was picked up ana dropped o.
| top Of the CIR following it. Il smoNrr,
and it was in thcs" two cars that tn"
greater number Of fatalities occurred.
TIC most graphic account of what fol
lowed the collision is given by J. y.
nenault. a Montreal banker. who was
seated in the smoker OF the excursion
train.
when the shock came" he said. Il
was hit on the head ana momcntarily
stunned. at any rate everything Cor Il
moment appeared to m black. white
ana red. When came to my senses
! appeared to- nc lying underneath a
pile of kindl;ag wool from which I
could not release myself. Tie cries
of the wounded BEGAN. The were
iitiable. ! felt something wet s;tturat-
ing one leg of my trousers and for a
moment thought that | had been badly
wounded. Looking down saw that
the body OF /, man WAS lying across my
feet. He was GroaniI.@. Soon he ;;e-
gan to cry out that he WAS injured,
and in minute or Two That he was
diving. Then he was Stin. Soon those
VINO were in the rear cars III our train
and the trainmen came and pulled him
out from beneath US. He was dead
was lucky enough 10 escape with only
a few COMMISSIONS"
other passengers told similar stories
OF their escape, but the trainmen had
"othlhg to say pending the inquest
which was opened. this evening The
injured We're removed to hospitals in
richmond, st. Hyacinthe and Sher-
brooke on special train which reach
eu me wreck few minutes after it was
reported from Richmond and Sher-
mond.
among the killed is J. p. Rlanchet,
Cn' represents st. Hyacinthe in the
! oanauian House of Commons. and who
49, ee'ed only last spring. Hackett,
Mo o npress messenger, was prominent