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Chesterville Record 7 December 1905
A
wreck occurred on the GTR near Iroquois on Sunday just after 12
o'clock, in which nearly 20 cars were derailed and about half that
number destroyed, some being smashed into kindling wood. The
accident happened just at the bottom of a grade, and the cars are piled
up in every shape and some are rolled out on to the field and he
contents are scattered in all directions and will be a total
loss. The cause of the accident was a defective rail. The
wrecking trains and crews from both east and west were at the scene of
the accident in about three hours and got the south track in shape for
traffic in a few hours. The north track was completely demolished
for a distance of a quarter of a mile, rails and ties being smashed and
new ones will have to be obtained to put in their place. The
scene of the wreck is being viewed by hundreds of people from that town
and country.
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