The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-22
Number of Dead in Cana
dian Pacific Disaster May
Reach Fifty.
SURVIVORS RELATE
NARROWING TALES
Almost CraZed by Sight Of Drown
ing and Burning Pas
ser gers

SAJ7LT STE. MARIE, Ont, Jan p
It IS impossible at This time TO give an
accurate number Of the dead in yes
terdtvs wreck Of train No :, on the
500 branch Of the Canadian Pacific.
bound from Montreal TO this city and
Mluneapo lie.
Uutu divers who are now searching
the Spanish liver, into which q diner
and one day coach plunged, and a
search has been made through the par
TALLY burned wreckage Of the baggage.
mail, and express cars. one second
class passenger coach and q sleeper
have made their report Il Will be impOs-
siDle TO tel how many were killed
It Is believed, however, between thirty
and forty persons were killed The
train records show that when the train
left Sudbury at noon. there were ap-
prOXinately 100 persons aboard There
are twenty-five injured being cared for
IN Sudbury, and a score OF injured in
this city and other nearby towns. Only
few escaped injury OF death
Many Of the injured viii die and II
= possible that the total death list
VIII reach close to fifty.
The railway officials stEI stand BY
their estimate OF twenty-five dead.
They say there were but few persons
IL the two cars. including the diner.
tdat went Into the river The number
IF injured Is also in doubt At least
a score of persons were dangerously
injured and twice this numD Der painfully
or seriously hurt
List Of Known Dead.
The known dead are.
GEORGE McTLHENEY, fireman,
North-Bay-
Will. LAVERF. fireman
MRS G HOUDE, Ontario
JOHN KEASBECK, fireman, North
Unidentified priest, believed to live in
Montreal
Partial List Of Injured
The known injured are:
c. A Martin Waterloo, Ontario
George DObOluCk, Erie river, Mich.
D J Pierce, Toronto
w J Bell. Sudbury. dying
W Lansfield. Montreal
". H WIimOL. Montreal.
Judge d N Brodie. Sudbury
Thomas Parish. Pullman waiter, st.
Paul
Sam BoTar5. St Paul
r D. Smith, Ontario
= W Wade Sudbury
T. J O'BTIenY Randall, Manitoba
M ana MIS- Brown, London. on
Nathan Jchneor, Bellevue.
MIS- George DER BCzenau, Mont
Alfonso ROuSel. child. 500. Ontario
Al Mcdonald, Minneapolis
Arthur Irwin NauiSIee- Mich
ftzus Edeman, Norwegian
Nike Nikola. Max. y. >.
Mrs LiudeII and Harry LindeII Win
U.peg
TIE train was made up Of a IocomO-
tive mail and baggage car. express.
second class each. colonist car, 1rst
class coach. 1j1er and Pullman
The Spanish River bridge IS an iron
Structure and the heavy train struck
10 on the doWuETade- while going at q
EiEE rate of speed As the train was
crossing the bridge, the trucks OF the
second class car jumped the track.
presumably from q broken rail The
car vas cut in two against the bridge
abutments, SO great was the mOmen-
tum OF the train
One half OF this car, with the colon
lists car, s-st class coach. and dining
car were hurried into the Spanish river,
crashing through the ice and being
swept hasf across the stream
The PT-ilmdn broke from the rest Of
the trim and tOppled down the bank on
tts side
II is eft to the imagination to picture
wiener those who were trapped in the
cars that plunged into the river and
drowned without any chance Of es-
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