The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-12-26
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Is Lose Lives in
Train Wreck Near
Hamilton, Ontario

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who. although badly injured. removed
six persons from the splintered coach
es before collapsing.
| Special trains, buses ana ambu-
lances were pressed into service to
bring the dead and injured into Ham
ilton.
Describes Confession
Il can't for the Life OF me see how
anyone could have been In those
coaches and lived" said Douglas
Mackie. . survivor. 1T was simply
horrible. The screams Of the injured
were intermixed with the confused
shouting Of those from the other
coaches"
A third coach OF the excursion train
] was thrown upon It's end, dangerously
near = $50 foot bluff.
The scene Of the disaster Is Z rugged
section Of country. The railway line
runs along the edge Of the Dundas
valley, high over the quiet little town.
Injured started coming into Hamil-
ton shortly after II p. m., about two
hours after the crash.
The station took on the appearance
Of first aid clearing station.
The injured were taken TO the gen.
eral hospital.
All the interns In the hospital went
to work. All the nurses went on duty.
Various private practitioners left their
homes In the city to volunteer their
services.
Travelling At High Speed
Survivors estimated the express was
travelling about IS miles IN hour as It
approached the siding. Engineer Bur.
rell said he saw the special standing
there.
Il drove straight through as my In
structions called" Burreu was quoted
a. saying. Suddenly my train
swerved violently and crashed into the
rear Of the special. That's all know
The cause will have to be determined"
DR.. Myles G. Brown, deputy coroner.
said that Is soon - Ill the bodies had
been identified preliminary inquest
would be held. One unidentified body
will be held pending the inquest and
the others Will be released for burial.
The official death list follows:
p. +. Sise. Toronto.
Dr.. q. A. Mcduffin, Cooksville,
Ont.
Harold Pryce. ST.. Toronto.
Harold Pryce, Jr., Toronto.
II. Stewart Jones, Toronto.
Q. H. Erlach. Toronto.
Mrs. Kathleen Erlach, Toronto.
Marian Parker, aged about ~. To-
ronto.
Miss Alice McDougall, Toronto.
P. E. Smith. parlor car porter.
=. Green, parlor car porter.
One unidentified man.
Mrs. Winifred Markham, wife Of
w. w. Markham Of Toronto.
| Miss Spackman (first name un.
available), Toronto.
One unidentified woman.
Excessive Issues Statement
w. A. Kingsland. vice president and
general manager. central region,
Canadian National Railways, issued
the following statement:
AT 9:2l o'clock last night. Train
No. 10 enroute from Detroit to To-
ronto and points east. ran into the
rear end Of : passenger extra en-
route from London to Toronto. ct
Dundas Siding. resulting In three cars
on the rear Of the passenger extra
being badly damaged. -.
Immediately word Of the accident
was received, General Superintendent
T. G. Hudson 1t once ordered :
special hospital train with doctors
and nurses and ambulances were
also dispatched TO the scene. The
injured were Immediately conveyed
to the general hospital ct Hamilton.
1.-THE cause OF the accident was re.
ported - being IN open SWITCH"
A dozen men, using axes by torch.
light. worked for two hours before
they could remove . man who was
pinned underneath the rear Of the
car.
He was partly conscious when
taken from the wreckase, his face
blackened BY cinders and burns. his
clothes torn to ribbons and his hands
crushed.
Passengers on the special train
were trapped In the cars. many Of
them crying in agony. The wreck
was one Of the worst railway disasters
In Canada's history.
The special hospital train was dis
patched from Toronto. and other
trains were sent from Hamilton and
London to aid In the rescue work.