Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-01-27

NOrCn Bay, Ont, Jan. ZI.-Dcaln III
all it's most terrible forms blotted out
the lives of at least a score and per-
haps two score people when four cars
Of a Canadian Pacific passenger train,
on the 500 branch, leaped from the
tracks, and tearing down a steep en-
bankment, plunged through the ice
covered surface Of the Spanish river.
Some were drowned, others were
crushed to death in grinding timbers.
Most terrible of all, MANNED and in
jured, caught in the wreckage of one
Of the cars, were burned to death.
The exact number of dead and in
jured is still unknown as telegraph
communication has not yet been es-
tablished with the scene of the wreck,
but according to stories told by in. 'ured
passengers brought to Sudbury, it was
one of the worst catastrophes in the
history of Canadian railroads.
The train wrecked was known as
No. 7, en- route from Montreal to Sault
Ste Marie and Minneapolis. An off
cial statement given out here says
that it was probably due to broken
rail. The engine, baggage, express
and mail cars and one second class
coach remained On the rails while
one second class, one first class, a
dining car and a sleeper went down
the embankment.
The first class car and diner went
into the river. The sleeper and sec
ond class car stopped on the embank-
ment, the second class car catching
fire The wreck occurred about 81
miles west of Sudbury, where the
tracks cut into the side of a steep
hill The forward part of the train
passed over the break, whatever it
was, in safety. The day coach, which
was the fourth from the end Of the
train, was the first to leave the Yails.
The train was running at the rate Of
about 40 miles an hour and the NOM
entum carried the car down the hill
in terrific plunge. About % passen-
gers were in this car, and it is prac-
tically certain that none escaped.
Two minutes after the first crash
only the roof of the day coach showed
above the floating ice in the river.
| The second class car, the next car,
smashed against the end of culvert
and was crushed like an eggshell
Some of the passengers were killed
outright, but others caught in the
wreckage which almost Immediately
broke into flames, were roasted to
death before they could be rescued.
Diners are Saved.
The stanch construction Of the dis
| ing car saved its occupants. It fol
lowed the day coach to the very brink
Of the river, but everyone on board
escaped without serious injury.
The sleeper turned over on it's side
On the embankment.
There were only seven members Of
the train crew in the sleeper at the
time and they escaped with slight in
| juris.
Every man who was able to stan6
turned to the work Of rescue. Snow
was piled upon the burning SECOND
class car and the train crew and uni
iured passengers did some heroic worl
in trying to rescue those pinned in thu
burning wreckage.
Physicians were hurried to the seem
from Sudbury as soon as word wa
received and q wTecking train witt
General Supt. Gutulius made recort
time from North Bay. Arrangement
were made TO bring a diver on spe
cial train from Sault Ste. Marie t
recover the bodies from the submerge
car and he is now at the wreck wit
a diving outfit.