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me Idea of the Accident

0 P, E. I. Readers. _

The Manitoba Free Press ofAlgust 16th i

gives the following account of the harvest train wreck:

Five cars of the ill-fated harvesters’

special which was wrecked near Ingolf last night arrived in the city this morning bearing about300 men and the maimed and wounded. There was quite a crowd at the station to meet the train and these looked on with morbid curiosity as the sufferers were taken from the imprisoned hospital car to the ambulance and hacks which awaited to take them to the hos- pital. Poor Jack Corwin was the first to be carried Gut and was the most badly in- jured of the quarts-ite of sufferers. He was met by Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Russell and taken by them to the hospital. Au elderly maii,James Craig, was the next; he sustain:-d a severe cut on the head and came out \-. " ‘= his head and face swathed in bloofly bands, The others were cor- ried out, but did ._ ‘ook bad and a few days or weeks in the ..,.pital will be suiii- clent to put them in comparatively good shape once more. Fireman Corwin was pinned to the ground by the driving wheel of the locomotive as it toppled to the ground and no hopes were entertained that his leg would be saved.

LEG AMPUTATED.

On rehing the hospital the surgeons

at once decided that it would he necessary to remove the left log from just above tho knee and the operation was successfully performed by Drs. Blanchard and Chown, the sufferer standing the ordeal with great fortitude. Jack Corwin has been lriag on the I. P. R. for several year past and is s great favorite with railroad men, who deeply regret his deplorable accident. He formerly ran on the Fort William section, but during the past year has been running out of Moose Jaw. A couple of weeks ago he brought an engine from Moose Jaw for repairs in the shops here and whilst waiting for the completion of the work hs- been filling in his time by making spare trips out of Winnipeg. Mrs. Corwin arrived in the city last night.

The passengers talked freely of the

accident and said that the two men who were killed were standing on the plat- form of the tlrst car at the time. Had they been inside the car they would pro- bably not have lost their lives. There were some seventy-five men in the car, which were all smashed __,up, and the wonder is that -mor of the passengers were not killed or ir§ured, as the car went clear over an embankment of about thirty feet in height. There were seven- teen cars in the train in all and of these four went over the embankment and one is derailed on the side of the track. The passengers gave the brakemen great_ credit for the promptness in applying the air brakes and stopping the cars. It was this, they said, which saved a. great disaster. There were about 750 men aboard the train and after the accident the greater number of these went back to Rat Portage. Five cars came down from Winnipeg and it was on these that this morning’s arrivals came to the city. Drs. Blanchard and Chestnut __ came back in charge of the wounded.

Rat Portage, Ont. Aug. 15.-The scene of the railway accident of Wednesday evening was visited by a Free Press re- presentative to-day. The fatality occurred in a hollow formed by the railway em- bankment and an ascending hill about one hundred yards east of the track. To the ordinary observer the wreck pre- sents a most sensational sight. with debris of derailed locomotives, cars broken and other signs of mishap-the engi ~ which was the first to leave the trackl as aboutseventy feet away- “Hd alongside of it is the first coach-a sorry specimen of the car bui1der’s Work in its present state. Four other cars form a trail from the bottom of the depression to the top of the embankment, with their huge, leviathan bodies lying On their sides, and in some cases entirely inverted, the bottom being top side uv- C81' l»1'\1°kS and wheels, seats, cushions and other component parte of a pal86ll€9l' W1' He around in profusion and add to the general confused appearances of the wreck. ' Just how the accident occurred has not yet been definitely settled. It iS a matter of common knowledl-`¢¢ lib" when the locomotive left the track it turned a complete somersanlt in the air, landing on its trucks in the valléy below. In its aerialfiight it was aooompan' ied by the tender, Wbiilh f9~i¥»hf\111Y assumed its wanted position in the rev-r when the sudden stop came. The for- ward coach, which also disD1l~Y¢d 511

oarded fruit cake which has been broken up and stamped on.

rnis can was megan

with men at the time, and it is s matter of wondering comment, 5,11 gver the line how so many oflps occupant; escaped with their lives and uninjured.

As the several harvesters’ specials pass-

ed Ingolf to~day the excursionists eageerly inquired how many were killed in the accident, and when told there were only two fatilities they received the expressions with iiicredulity. Great praise is accord- ed Engineer Woods, who pluckly Stuck to his brakes until the last moment, and the universal comment is that had he not played a heroic part the accident would have been much worse. Genuine regret over poor Corwin’s mishap is also expressed on all sides. Unfortun- ately he jumped to the wrong side and was pinned tothe earth by the locomo- _ tive. The peculiar feature of the accident is that Corwin must have jumped from- the engine’s side of the cab. The engineer is°said to have climbed through the cab window, and when he saw which way the engine was falling leaped over the boiler, escaping without a scratch.

MISSING MAN FOUND.

Later information is to the effect

that a missing man was left over at Fort William and is safe and sound. There, was some talk of holding an inquest on the bodies, but Coroner Apjoln when seen this evening stated he had not been requested to hold an inquest; by the crown attorney, but expected that this would be received this evening. The sentiment here, he say, is Strong for an investigation, and if an inquest is demanded the bodies will have to be brought back from Winnipeg, _ When Acting Crown Attorney Moran

was seen he said he would not ask for an inquest unless some of the parties interested demanded it. A large gang of Italian laborers have been working on the accident under the direction of a foreman named Green. The track, which was torn up for quite a distance. has been cleared away aud new rails and ties laid, allowing trains to pass over since this morning.

ABOUT 'rnnvrx INJURED. A gentleman who went up on the

wrecking train from here states that the doctors attended about thirty men. Most of these, however, were merely bruised and shaken up,

After the accident happened the harve-

sters stripped the engine of its brass cups and other detachable parts for 1 M- purpose A of retaining them as souvenir-s of the dis- asters. One of the provincial constables 'forbade the removal of the bodies until the coroner could be communicated With, but he states that his orders were disregarded. Great interest in the casualty is manifested here and the Free Press was anxiously awaited this even- ing.

1 LEARNED LocALLY.

From details of the accident gather-

ed from incoming harvesters it ap- pears that the engine went some '20 yards along the ties before leaving the embankment. The first car was turn- ed bottom up, whilst the second car was turned on its side, and the third rested at an angle of 45 degrees from the per- pendicular. These cars each left the track at about the same point and were ,ranged side by side,and formed a huttress ` which prevented the other cars from turn ing over as they in turn came to the dropping point.

It was learned that a car containing 37

P men and a number of women and children which was provided by one of the C. P. R. oillcials at Montreal for the better accommodation of the female sex, was the iirst car from North Bay to Rat Portage on the wrecked train. At the latter point however, twenty miles from the scene of the accident, owing :to the draw bar not being strong enough to pull the rear cars, having broken, it, was placed on the rear, and this breaking of the draw bar was most providential in that it probably saved the lives of a number of women and children.

Some of the stories floating around the

city yesterday respecting the wreck were _surrounded with most gruesome details, the invention of highly imaginative minds. One rumor went so far as to state that two men has been found under -the wreck, and the names were even ' given, but apparently the friends and relatives of Esterbrook, of Fred- erickton, and Kirk, (home unknown,) -_ have no reason to experience any anxiety as uniquiries at the C. P. R. general sup-

adinity inits fall, is now nothing more ei-intendent’s oiiice reveal that nobody

than a mass of kindlillll W°°d~ _I resembles 'nothing so much as a dis-

has been found under the wreck UD K0 date.

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M en’s Suits

Men’s Trousers

Men’s Shirts lden’s Collars

Men’s Ties Men’s U nderwear Men’s Hats Mens Caps

Men’s Gloves

what we ask 7 5c for now.

25 pil. oil

SHIP BUILIHNG Al HALIFAX.

TonoNro, Aug. 17.-Mr. ii. Swan, of

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Eng. ,a representative of the Armstrong, Whitworth Co., is in town today on his way to Halifax to nego- tiate regarding the establishment of a shipbuilding plant there. This _company is-known the world over as the manufact-

ing to Canada to establish a branch is a notable thing in Canadian manufacturing.

The English shipbuilding department is

situated at Elswick. Mr. Swan also re presents the firm of Swan 8: Hunter, who have built the Elder-Dempster Line vessels.

Mr. Swan is the nephew of Mr. Henry

F. Swan,who is manager of theAi-mstrong Whitworth Co.

When seen by a representative of the

Echo this morning_ Mr. Swan was very cautious in expressing himself as to the business on which he came out. He was quite willing; however, to say t_hat the

l negotations were on foot, and that the

sidering establishment of a branch of -its shipbuilding plant in Canada. The

In return for this Mr Swan says the

and covenant tocontlnue the manufacture ot ships for a certain period Beyond time their obligations cease; they are not re quir d to guarantee any output.

000 to $500 000 in the erection d i

coming direct from Newcastleon-Tyne. He will leave here on Monday for Halifax.

A MANTEL CLOCK

imitation marble, enamelled, half, hour cathedral gong strike, given as s premium to the consumers of “BOBS” chewing tobacco. In ex- change for Snowshoe Tags, would be an ornament in a millionaire’s house. Write for our illustrated catalogue which we send gratis, and save the

tags, they are valuable.

THE EMPIRE TGBACCO C0., LIMITED.

MONTREAL.

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ATTRIBUTES ALL TO EMPBROR.

Count Von Waldersee, at the reception given him in Hanover, spoke as follows: “If I succeeded in some measure in Ghina it must be attributed solely to the circumstance thatlhad Emperor William behind me and was able to act in accordance with his attentions. What has been done in China for Germany will,I hope, come to light soon."

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Black berry Cordial. Remember it has “stood :he test of long experience, athor- oughly reliable remedy for all Summer Complaints for Children and Adults, 25

_ sing Livery and ,,,.“°' “Lia Boarding Stables’

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BRITISH OFFICER PRAISBS

THE, AMERICANS

` The rapidity and ease with which the marines of the Atlantic Squadron are

guns from the warships at Nantucket, Mass. has won extravagant praise from Captain Bailey, an attache of 'the Britishembassey at \Vashington, who is observing the manouvres of the North Atlantic Squadron.

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CRANBERRIES WILL BE EXPENSVIE.

The Cape Cad Cranberry Growers’

Association, in session Monday, voted

crop this your will be about fifteen per cent. less than last season. The association

supported by all the growers in keep- ing berries out of the market until the prescribed time, or get the desired-price for them. -

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builders is the otfer of the Nova Scotia ' CARHAGE8' iGovernment of a bonus of $100,000 to the ' WUPEES B114

urers of the Armstrong Gun, and its com- company establishing a. plant in Halifax. BAROUCHES’ _ -__ _ ' _

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Ladies’ Tweeds Ladies’ Worsteds

Ladies' Jackets ladies’ Hats ' Ladies; Capes Ladies Underwear Ladies’ Gloves

Ladies’ Corsets _ Ladies’ Stockings.

Come and see the leaders of the bunch of bargains we’re giving. Let those begin- to save whonover saved before

’1he Wonderful Cheap Men The Wonderful Cheap Men

company must erect and equip the plant T on HIRE °A'LY B -1

lrms Reasonaoie T°lephone No- 17|-

Ifthe deal goes through between the. we Fe ~ company and the Nova Scotia Govern- 5-1353111 ' PROP?-IET0P- - MU P00?

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regulate

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