The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-22

Ipl VI TIE "IeNk ol TIC tdudultU L d
cihc passenger train at Spanish river
yesterday afternoon grows as hours
pass. At least two scores of lives
were Snuffed out in a twinkling and
others have since died from fright
ful injuries. Not one car. as at first
reported but three. took the terrible
plunge down the steep embankment
into the Icy waters Of the river.
When tho train left Sudbury at
noon, it carried about 100 souls. Tho
train was made up as follows:
Engine. mall and baggage car. cx-
press, second-cless coach coionist,
first-class coach, dining car and Pull
man.
Spanish river is SIS miles from Sud.
bury. The railroad at that point cuts
into the side of a bill and crosses
the river over an iron bridge The
bridge was approached Mt a fair rate
Of speed and the engine. mail. bag
gage and express cars were on the
structure. From reasons not yet as
ccrteined. the trucks Of the second.
class coach jumped the track. It
struck the bridge abntments and was
split in two rs clean as though tho
job had been done with a huge clea-
YER
The momentum OF the train carried
the half of the second-class coach
with passengers, the colonist cur,
hrst-cless car and dining car on theiC
trucks. down the bank and into the
river. The Pullman fell over on It's
side. near the tracka
Caught in trap, every passenger
on the second1c1ass COACH colonist
car and f1rst-class coach, was drown
ed ard only most heroic efforts saved
eight persons from the diner Es.l-
mates by railroad men and survivors
place the loss OF life at i5, although
II must be admitted that 1t Is hardly
possible to arrive at anything Ike an
accurate conclusion, even after many
Ions hours OF the most heroic work.
The Known Dead Are:
VIII Lhvery fireman.
John kensbcck, fireman, North Bay.
Geo. M. Ilbeny, fireman, North Bay
Unidentified priest
Twenty-Five injured are in the Sud !
bury general hospital. several OF
whom cannot survive. The more
slightly injured arc being cared for |
at hotels. The following Is list OF d
those at the hospital. their injuries !
being OF every conceivable nature:
II ID. Wilmo commercial travel !
er, Montreal
Mrs. Lndell. Winnipeg.
Harry Lindel. Winnipeg.
Thomas Parrish, colored walter on
diner. ST Paul
a. Irwin, Manistee. Mich.
Alfonso Rouscl. 9 years old. 500,
Ontario
Mike Nickola, Max, N D.
Al Mcdonald, Minneapolis,
w. Mansfield. Montreal.
Sam Dollard. St Paul
II. Odeman, Norway.
Jos. Doboluck. Erin River. Mich.
Il. 8. Smith. Hamilton. Ont
Mrs. Geo. B. der, Bozeman, Mont.
p. ]. O'BreD, Randall, Man
Mrs c. Houe. 500. Ont (sinco died).
n. Johnson, traveller Bellevue.
j. H. Wade, Sudbury
ID. II. Brodie, police magistrate. Sud.
bury.
W. J. Bell. lumberman. Sudbury,
very serious
b. J. Pearce, commercial traveller.
Toronto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown. London, Ont.
C. A. Martin. commercial traveller.
Wa erloo, Ont.
or the dead. who perished in the
river. II is impossible to compile any
list aud II may be weeks before they
are all known
Three cars are whore only their
NentllatorS stick out of the water The
Impact and momentum with which
they were hurled down the bank. cut
Wide Swath In the Ice which covered
the river TO a thickness or twelve
inches. Even II any person succeed
ed In breaking through the windows.
they were trapped under the Ice and
never had a chance for their lives.
This IS true OF half OF the second class
car, tho colonist car and the frst-clasS
EAR. from which only two are known
o have escaped, while II is said that
forty at least must have perished
In the dining car occurred great
struggles to save lives. The first call
Tor dinner had just been made and
CONDUCTOR T'hos. Reynolds Of North
Bay was one OF the diners With him
vas W. ]. Bell. lumberman OF Sud
Dnry; David Brodic. police magis-
lrato of the district OF Sudbury. and
several others. In an instant all were
submerged above their heads.
Hcynods exhorting his passengers
hang on the hat racks. chandeliers
md other projects and. diving down
tho ice chilled waters. broke
through the windows and emerged on
Tho outside OF the car BY the mel-
cat chance tho car had listed sui
fclently to allow him 10 get up be
tween the ice and the car Mount
ng the roof, he reached In and pail
I'd out little Alfonso Roset. years
I'D, OF the Canadian 500 and Police
Magistrate Brodie OF Sudbury, slnall
oan, through the yentilators- The
others were too big No axe was
Available and with superhunian