Sand Point, ON Train Collision, Feb 1904

Posted August 26th, 2008 by Stu Beitler

FIFTEEN WERE KILLED.

LIST OF THE VICTIMS OF YESTERDAY'S COLLISION BETWEEN TWO TRAINS IN ONTARIO.

Ottaw, Feb. 10. -- A revised list of the dead, the result of yesterday's collision of two "Soo" trains near Sand Point shows that there are fifteen dead, as follows:
J. JACKSON, engineer.
J. ROBINSON, express messenger.
G. PRICE, fireman.
J. DUPUIS, fireman.
WILLIAM McCULLEN, newsboy.
JOHN TOOLE, baggageman.
I. THOMPSON, Montreal, express messenger.
Passengers:
DOLPHUS SEGNIN, Hull.
JOSEPH C. SALUT, Hull.
EMMA POULIOT, Whitney.
JAMES HIGGINS, Ottawa.
J. CARTIER, address unknown.
M. LIBRUNT, address unknown.
Two Shanty Men, names unknown.
Twenty persons were injured.
The body of Engineer JACKSON was the last taken from the wreck. It was in an upright position jammed between the boiler and the tender. One hand rested on the engine's valve, the other was raised aloft.

Winnipeg Free Press Manitoba 1904-02-11
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Researched and Transcribed by Stu Beitler. Thank you, Stu!

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