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1 A Sunday morning shot of the Patriot Office building and the other offices above shows the ex-

-. IA J 'y g AFTER THE FIRE tent of the damage. The windows

are gaping andt he daylight seen through the third floor windows

indicates that the roof has fallen in as a result of the fire that started just after midnight.

176 Killed, 500 Injured

in Jamaica Train Wreck

KINGSTON, alumina special train carrying I.-SM holi- tiaylng Roman Catholic pilgrims Ivoko apart on a hill late Sun- day night and plunged 176 or more to death.

About 500 more were injured. officials said Monday night in the midst of a continuing count of bodies and maimed victims.

it was one of the worst rail disasters in history.

The passengers had been on a combined pilgrimage and beach outing across the island.

Most Rev. John J. Elaney, ilishop of Jamaica. estimated in a broadcast over Kingston radio that the death toll would reach trio.

Roads were bulldozed to the scene and all the dead were re- moved to Mandeville, N miles from the scene of the accident. 'or identification by relatives.

There will be a mass burial Tuesday.

About non of the injured were Vi--lied to Kingston by two spe- rval trains. Others were taken to Kiandevlile and to Spadling. 15 units from the scene.

.ioseph Mitchell. a Kingston tailor in one of the coaches that lvlunged into the ravine. said he Jumped off as the coach hit the embankment and leaned over.

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"We were usmlrg around a rurvr a bit too fast when sud- dcnly I felt the coach begin to lean and we saw other coaches lowing the line." he said.

"I decided quickly to jump off and did so without being hurt. Then the coach plunged into the sully. killing all the passenge .."

A trensied crowd of limit). In- cluding weeping relatives. jam- mcd Kingston's railroad station at it relief train brought survivors from Manchester-escene of Sun- day night's wi-eelt-about 75 miles from here.

The disaster happened when a lam-packed train. including two diesel locomotives and 12 cars.

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the tracks as it was

There was no immediate ex-

rnunding a bend at Kendal depot. planatlon oi the uncoupling of the

near Manchester.

Nine of,thc can -hlplashcd off the rails. one of them crashing into a 2fHoot ravine. Two coaches were spltnte cd or burned. Bod- ies lay in heaps beside the line and beneath the wreckage. APPEAL FOR DONORS

Jamaican Chief Minister Nor- man Manley rushed to the scene of the disaster. as authorities launched an Island - wide appeal for blood donors. Manley issued a message of condolence for rela- tives of the victims.

The passengers represented a cross section of this British Car- ibbean colony's widely - mixed population. mostly Negroes.

The i2-ear train pulled by two diesel engines was wrecked about it pm. as it neared the town of Kendal. 00 miles west of Kings-

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ton. on the way back from the outing at Montego Bay. on Jam-

lalca's north coast. l

The leading engine became un-l coupled half ii mile from the Ken- dal station. Then the second on-. gine and two coaches broke loose: from the to coaches making up the rest of the train. Nine carsl of the l0-car string were de-' railed.

DUO P'RAN1'lCALLl'

Rescue crews dug frantically. for dead and injured among thnl twisted steel and splintered woodi oi the two coaches at the bottom oi the embankment. They worked amid shrieks and moans of thc'. injured.

Two hundred injured passen- were brought to a relief hos- pital set up in Kingston.

Others were taken to towns near the scene of the wreck.

The excursionists were mem- bers oi the Holy Name Society of Kingston and their wives and children. They had attended mass at Montego Bay Sunday morning and later went to the beach for

their annual outing.

Parairoopers Are Exposed To Atomic Blast In U. S. Test

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"ms vmtrasers In ""m- their ability to fight stilet-

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locomotive. which apar- eotly put the entire train oitt of control. The Jamaican govern- ment railway has had difficulty before with its diesel locomotives but there had been no serious ac- cidcnt involving them.

The l s I a n d's worst previous wreck was in August. 1938. when so persons were killed at Bala- clava. about l5 miles northwest oi Kendal.

The world's worst rail disaster occurred in Balvana. Italy. on March 2. 1944. when 52l persons succumbed to deadly coal fumes from a locomotive in a tunnel.

The second worst world disas- ter killed 227 persons in Gretna. Scotland. May 22. 1915.

There were four other disasters in which more than I50 persons were killed. l

Top Scientists In Montreal

T(lilflNTO lCPl Top scientists from all parts of the world are

gathering in Toronto for the world's biggest scientific get-to- gctlier.

TllI' lllli gcnrrrl assembly oi the International Union of Good- esy and Geophysics is to begin an ll-dziv session Tuesday dur- ing which scientists will discuss such subiccts its the age of the earth. its climate and interior. jot streams in the upper atmos- phere and magnetic storms and radio communication.

Prime Minister Diefenbaker is to welcome delegates to the as- sembly, being held on the Univer- sity of Toronto campus.

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Canadian Press survey from 6

There were 19 drowning: and eight miscellaneous deaths.

48 traffic deaths and 31 other.

32 Traffic Victims Over The Weekend

By THE CANADIAN PRESS A ” claimed I0 lives dur- lag the Labor Day weekend as Canadians returned home for work and for school

WN CANADA. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1957

Newspaper Bldg. Gulied In Fire Over

eek-end

Traffic claimed 32 victims. a p.m. local time Friday showed.

The Canadian Highway Safety Conference predicted 60 Cona- dians would die during the long weekend. Last year there were

deaths.

Quebec counted 2 deaths. morel than one third the country's to-; tal. Eight died in traffic, 13 were

Long the bugbear of the At- lantic Provinces economy, trans-

drowned and one person died in a miscellaneous accident. Ontario had eight highway deaths. one drowiiisg and one miscellaneous death. Sasku.rhe- wan reported four dead in me highway crash. three drowned in a boating mishap and two mis- cellaneous deaths.

There were two highway vic- tims in New Brunswick and three in Nova Scotia. Newfoundland had one highway and one mis- cellaneous death. Alberta had

four road deaths, British Colum- bia two highway. two drowning and three miscellaneous.

There were no deaths in Kinn- itoba or Prince Edward Island

portation and its many compan- ion problems will be the focal point when the Atlantic Premiers and the Atlantic Provinces Econ- omic Councll meet in Charlotte- town for their annual confer- ences September 23rd and 34th.

Evidence of the importance that transportation will play in the discussions of the two groups was indicated today with the an- nouncement oi Premier Alex W. Matheson of Prince Edward Is- lnnd that Federal Transport Min- ister George W. Hees would be one of the main speakers at a Joint dinner of the Premiers and the Council.

HISTORIC SETTING Appropriately enougzh. Confed-

eration Chamber. Canada's birth

place. will be the site of an opeii-

Premier Maiheson Invites Mr. Hees To Atlantic Meet

ing. joint-meeting oi the Pre- miers and APEC officials. Ad- dresses will be given by the four Premiers. R..i. Rankin, P esi- dent oi APBC and Murray Muc- Kay. Chairman oi the Mai-itizncs Transportation Commission. in the afternoon the two groups will meet separately with APilt. ac- tivities scheduled for the Prince of Wales College auuit-itiuin.

The Premiers will give most of their attention to such im- portant matters as transporta- tion. electric power development and farm credit in the regio; na- tional adjustment grants and re- ports from committees on Capi- tal Projects. Norther-.i Lands .ii d the proposal for a Canadia.i At- lantic Provinces Bureau for Lon- don. England. This latte' matter is expected to win the approval of the Premiers with e'-i8l.'.'liih- ment expected within 'lie ntxt six months.

Heavy Loss In Premises Owned By Odd Fellows

I851. The Audit Bureau lists its . present circulation at 5.326. Thirty-two people are employ- ed by the company and Mr. ,Gautlet said that none of them would lose IllPl!' jobs as a result of the disastrous fire. OTHER OFFICES Other people housed in the building included J.A. Macbon. had his law office

its publication halted tempor- arily by a 3250.000 fire that swept through the building early Sun- day morning. the Charlottetown Pa.riat will resume publication on Wednesday. W.A. Gaudet. general manager. told the Guar- dian last night. The Patriot staff will use the building and the pub- llsiiing facilities oi The Guardian-

NORTHERN LANDS

A committee established by the Premiers in Slay has been study- ing the Nui'thcrii Lands matter and is expected to come up with recommendations which the Pre- miers might use in proposed fu- ture tiiscussiuns with the Fed-

ora; Govemmem as ,0 how the until some other arrangements aid. Q.C.. who - Atlantic prm-mu.5 ngghi share can be made. there; the Marie-Elena Beauty 5 a to n; Armstrong Insurance

The Guardian offered the facil- ities of its plant as soon as it learned of the disastrous lirt-. The Journal-Pioneer in Summer- side also offered their facilities- lo Mr. Gaudet.

liis quarters in the building; on Richmond Street ruined by the fire that swept through most of the three-storey structure, Ytlr. Gaudet could not say last niulit just what the plans were for the immediate future. He hoped the Odd Fellows Hall Company. t:wn- ers of the bitildiug, would rc- butld so the plant would remain

in the great wealth of Canada's North.

Al the APEC int-ctiiigs. reports will be heard from the Council's Tourist. Agriculture. Power and Trade com ittecs. it is expect- ed that pians for an Atlantic Food Products Show will be formulat- ed at the meeting.

More than I00 of the Atlantic Provinces business and indust- rial leaders. including senior bank and insurance company of- ficials. are expected to attend the joint sessions and the APEC meetings.

Claims. the Provincial Women's lnslllule Office. and the Prince Edward island Federation of Ag- dculturc.

Mr Armstrong. proprietor of Armstrong insurance Claims said that most of his office equipment was ruined although one or two pieces could be salvaged.

The Marie-Elena Beauty Salon is owned by the Misses LeBlanc who were not available for com- ment at the time of writing. Neither was Miss Teresa Mac- Leod. Supervisor of Women's in- stitutes for the Province. The in-

"Like Father Like Son"-The truth of this well worn adage was aptly proven yesterday at the Queens County Plowing Hatch when Carl Willis. 19 year old son of former champion Stanley Willis of Cornwall cap- tured the championship of the match. His score of It out of a possible too was eight points ' above his nearest competitor.

His father. Stanley Willis who place third in the Canadian Plowing Match last year was not in competition yesterday. will leave September ii for Pee-

THE LATE MR. KENNEDY

Wilfred Kennedy

Dies in iv"-hm J h b hTheinew Queens County 1: amp on has been in plowing 0 anneH urg competition since 1954 when he

won the junior title. After being out of the running for a year he came back in 1950 to become runnerup to his father for the championship. He is a third year student in plant pathology at MacDonald College, St. Anne De Bellvue. P.Q.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

The weather intcrferred some- what ln yesterday's meet whtcn was held on the farm of linen Howard Cornwall. However each class was keenly contested and plowing judge. D.N. Gilchrist of the Department of Agriculture, Fredericton. NB. had a long and difficult task in making his plac- logs.

The plowing match was off'c- ially opened by Premier A.W. Matheson who spoke briefly ccn- gratulating the directors on their enterprise in holding this annual agricultural competition. Brief remarks were heard also from RR. Bell. Q.C.. Heath Mscquar- rie. M.P.. Hamid Smith. ht L.A.. George Kitson. M.L.A. and Art- hur Gaudet

in the boys in and under.

Catholic Church Badly Damaged

A cable received by Mr. H.J. Kennedy and Mr. F. G. Kennedy conveyed the sad news of the death after a two years illness of their brother. Mr. Wilfred Ken- nedy of Johannesburg. South Af- rica on September lst.

Mr. Kennedy was a Prince Edward Islander who achieved brilliant success in the land of his adoption. Among the honors he received was that of being elected President of the Johan- nesburg, South Africa. Chamber of Commercnt he first Canadian to fill this prominent position.

Mr. Kennedy was born at Cross Roads August 0th.. 1884. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexand- er Kennedy (the latter was Miss Elizabeth Guard of Kinloch Prince Edward Island.)

Mr. Kennedy came to South Africa in 1909. He founded the firm of Wilfred J. Kennedy Ltd. which always specialized in the sale of Canadian products. acting as sole representatives for the factories concerned. During the many years the Wilfred J. Ken- nedy Company was in existence. the firm was I , '” for the sale of millions of dollars worth of Canadian goods in South Af- rica. which resulted in the con- tinual employment of many thou- sands of Canadians from the At- Continued on page ll. Col. 5

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Agr. Student Takes Crown Once Held By His

Douglas Sltcidow of lilillvicw took top honours He also had the best furrow in his class. Douglas Robertson of Pownal who plowed the best crown plac- ed second and David Yeti. Corn- wall carne third. The atralghtcst furrow was plowed by Merrill Scott. Cornwall.

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circuit was blamed by firemen fro a blaze that badly damaged t.he Immaculate Conception Roi man Catholic Church here Sun-1 day. Two priests and several flrei men were overcome by smolte.l Rev. George J. Macl.ean. the par- tor. said no immediate damage Climate could be made.

Old Soldier Dies At 104

DURBAN, South Africl lRea- hrsl-Ttie oldest surviving meni- lser of Scotland's Gordon Righ- landera Regiment died Monday at tot

iitigb Fraser Ross sat up in his bed last week and called for

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Iloapitai authorities t u r I e a down tits request for champagne.

Sees Atomic 1 Rocket Next

HAMBURG. Germany 1A?) -. he newspaper Die Welt says the United States is working on an!

' l g ed rocket that would snake the intercontinental ballis- tic missile claimed by Russia obi

Etc.

Military editor Adalbert liner- wolf wrote Sunday that "such al rocket can probably be built fairly soon.”

A report of the us Atomic Energy Commission hinted all each a project and "now it list. been confirmed." Baerwolf saldl He did not say how or froini where confirmation was obtained.

Baerwolf said the North Ameri- can Aviation Company Is building the rocket Unhampered by tool robtcms of ordinary rockets, it would "open completely new per- Qeettves." i

The article also said German- bora Hans R. Friedrich is the: chief scientist of the U.S. Inter- esiistssstsi missile pniiact. rrieti: rteh once worked at Ritla'i' Finns-la rnehet eats-e.

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CARL WILLIS

Iherd. we. named for swed- of this village near Trot: Rivi- C'a K. W. Sela-etc. who Iii-st.eres. One. was killed Saturday llight when his car overturned.

stitute office is on the second floor of the burned building and it contained many records and files of the Provincial Institute office dating back through the years.

J. Lincoln Dewar. secretary of the P.E.l. Federation of Agri- culture. was out of the province. It was almost exactly four months ago that Mr. Dewar and his Federation office were burn- ed out when the disastrous fire hit the Co-Op Super Market on Queen Street. At that time the Federation office was on the sec- ond floor of that building. FIREMEN INJURED

Several firemen were injured during the course of Sunday's rtre. Fatal-ainhan suffered an

at the same place.

WILL HOLD MEETING

No snnouncemt.-..: was ftirlh-l coming from the Hall Cunipanyl as a meeting of the company would have to be held first. The, company owning the building is separate from the Odd Fellows Lodge. President J.D. Webster said last night a meeting would be called to discuss the situation as soon as possible. A.O.F. Gill. an officer of the company. said that the report would have to await the report of the insurance Adjusters.

Examination of the premises yesterday indicated that the Pat- rlot's mechanical equipment had fared better than had been ex-

Father

The 4-H club pluuing conlpct- ition resulted as follows. 1. Willard MacPhall. Cornwall; 2. Marlene Kitson. Hanipshirc; . Blair Beer. Cornwall: 1. Barry

ilstin. Cornwall; 3. Blair Friz- iiell. Cornwall. Best crown went to MacPhail: who plowed the

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0"” " i M 5 netted at first. injured hand. "Lock" Lewellya i l " -v ' '- Mr. Gaudct said that his llno- and Bob Bevan each received

cuts on their hands.

The fire broke out shortly be- fore 1 a.m. on Sunday. It is not known just how or where it start- ed although it is thought that it started in the upper part of the building. Mr. Gaudet left the premises at it pm. Saturday and everything was quiet at that time. A friend of his passed the building at 12.!) midnight and noticed nothing wrong. A tele- graph messenger not long after- wards saw evidence of fire and he was responsible for sending in the alarm.

WORST DAMAGE

it is the upper part of the build- ing that is most seriously darn-

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Queen Mother Gov. - General?

LONDON (CF) - Lord Beaver- brook's newspapers are giving prominence to speculation that the Queen Mother may be Can- ada's ncxl governor-gcncral.

The Canadian-born peeris week- end publication. The Sunday Ex- damaged. Mr. Lewis added. press. says there is a growing be-

The Patriot has occupied the lief in Canada that Prime Minis- building for slightly more than tor hicft-nbakcr will request hcr twenty-five years. it fnrmcrly ot'- appointment to siiccvcrl Vinrt-nt cupied premises on the same Massey. who is due to rctire in " lblocit. The paper was founded in . February.

N; g” y l & s type machines were not badly ' t damaged and he believed they could be salvaged. The equip- ment in the job printing plant. at the rear of the building, was scarecely damaged. The files in the business office were une- able and the Patriot files in the i basement are also undamaged except by water.

' NEWSPRINT STOCK A carload of newsprint. some 34,000 worth. was put into the basement Friday. Mr. Gaudct said last night he could not tell just how much damage was done to it. but he explained that there ' was no actual fire damage in the basement although there nat- urally would be a great deal of water. The press is covered by debris. that fell on it when the ceilinizl i

collapsed. and it is hoped that it will be found not to be seriously damaged when the debris is re-; moved. ;

J.C. Lewis. Patriot editor. said that his portable typewriter was left on his desk uncovered. it is undamaged except for some water anl dirt. Books in cabinets in the editor's office are also un-

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