The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-23

from the diner, pulled myself 10 tHe
top and got ashore
Pearce ran FIVE miles to Nairn where
he gave TIE Grst news OF the c7.dss-o-
Dhe
Gaie Retards Work.
Late tonight the gale blowing at
the scene of the disaster grew worse,
the temperature dropped still further
and the river froze over. Now moth
ing can be seen of the ill-fated coach
es and their cargoes of dead.
Despite these conditions the gangs
OF workmen continued their efforts.
1t is feared, however, that the wreck
ers will have to cease work altogether
until the storm abates
High Officials Present.
Many high officials of the Canadian
Pacific road reached the scene late
this afternoon AMI are supervising the
work OF the wreckers. Newspaper
Photographers who attempted to take
flashlights Of scenes about the wreck
were suinmarily elected from the
place.
The great majority of the injured
passengers we're brought to Sudbury
late tonight and are being cared for
4 by the residents of this place until
| the railroad can arrange to remove
them to their homes.
List Of identified Dead.
Mrs. Hood, Sault Ste. Marie.
Joseph Henault, Matson, Ont.
Spilkzt Sommun, a Pole.
| Mack Nikolonko, Lawrence, Mass.
| Josef Marot.
George Kilseny, fireman, North Bay.
K. Lavoy. fireman, North Bay.
/ John Resbak, fireman, North Bay.
Auditor Robinson, Canadian Pacific,
Montreal, drowned.
Larendree Hoppi
/ Rev. Childershose, North Bay.
George Mcclellan, travelling auditor
/ of the Canadian Pacific.
/ S. A. Mundy, Montreal
P. Kinnaman, Bruce Mines, Ont.
Clara w. Loes. Cochrane, Ont.
/ Father Carrier, Blind River.
/ M. S. Pinkozen, address unknown
i Michael Mikewicklouke, address un
known.
Il Two Mcdonald brothers. Montreal
Conductors Heroic Work.
1t was the heroism of Conductor
, Reynolds that saved nearly all of th'
, passengers in the dining car. He wal
at dinner when the crash came. HI
. called to all the diners to stand OF
their seats, so their heads remainet
above the water close to the roof 0
:, the car. Reynolds then dived out o
: sunken window into the river ant
reached an opening in the ice through
which he crawled to the top of th
dining car Without tools he worke'
in the frozen river and literally tor
a hole in the roof of the car throug
Q which he dragged all the diners e1
ri cent one to safety. For three hour
r, one man hung by his hands to tn
transom of the coach, breathing wha
b. little air remained in the roof of tn
s. car. while his body remained SUI
merged in the water.
II Robert Burroughs. manager of tn
1t Bell Telephone company at Sault ST
d Marie, passenger in the Pullman ca
10 which did not go into the river, sai
tonight:
= Many Burned UP.
:. when the Pullman went down II
- embankment and turned over ! Wi
thrown into a corner. stunned al
bruised and covered with debris. A
around us I could hear the scream
OF women and children in the burnil
u half of the second-class car. Th
.ii were all consumed by the flames"
IN Burroughs declared he had to for
his way through the debris in ord
ID to get out Of the car.
le "I found woman on the floor, lyi
tn pinned under the seat" he continue
"She tried TO rise, but could not, a
ne asked me to look for her husband.
lg made her as comfortable as | col
ed and finally found her eusband de;
ar When returned to tell her, she W
et dead, too, her spine having be
I broken.
zh PltifuI Scenes.
it "When we commenced to reno