Ottawa Journal 30 April 1928
Recover one body and two of crew are still missing
Freight train wrecked by rocks which had fallen on tracks 30 miles from Smiths Falls.
Montreal,
April 30. - the following statement was issued here today by the
Canadian Pacific Railway in connection with the wreck which occurred at
Bolingbroke, Ont., last night:
"At about 9.55 p.m. Standard time
last night, a freight extra while passing through a rock cut between
Bolingbrook and Crow Lake, about 30 miles west of Smiths Falls, came in
contact with a quantity of rock which had fallen on the track from the
north side of the line, from a height of about 30 feet, derailing the
engine and a number of cars.
Only one body recovered.
"The
head and crew of Engineer M. M. Catarine, and Brakeman D. R. Woods,
Smiths Falls, and Fireman M. Mackenzie, of Havelock, Ont., are believed
killed, although the body of engineer Catarine is the only one which
has yet been located."
Two men missing.
Smiths
Falls, Ont., April 30. - Three men are believed to have been killed
when the engine and a number of cars of a Canadian Pacific Railway
freight train were derailed in a rock cut, 30 miles west of here last
night, so far only the body of engineer M. M. Catarine has been
recovered from the wreckage. Brakeman. R. Wood, who with the engineer
was from Smiths Falls, and fireman M. MacKenzie, of Havelock are
missing.
The derailment was caused by a fall of rock from about 30
feet up on the north side of the cutting, according to railway
officials.
Fourteen cars all together left the rails. Catarine was
40 years of age, Mackenzie 26 years old, and Wood 33 years old. Mrs
Catarine, mother of the engineer, is in a critical condition following
the shock of her son's death.
The body of Catarine when recovered
was severely burnt by the steam from the boiler head, which had burst.
The engine throttle was shoved in, indicating he had seen the danger
and had ineffectually tried to stop the engine.
The rock which fell and caused the accident is thought to have been loosened by Spring freshets.
Failed to see obstruction.
Perth,
April 30. - caused by a rockslide and an accumulation of rock on the
tracks, a Canadian Pacific freight train was derailed last night at
mileage 31, between Bolingbrook and Crow Lake, near here. The exact
spot is known as Sucker Lake and is one of the most dangerous spots on
the road. An "S" curve at the point where the accident occurred in
which three members of the crew lost their lives, renders it almost
impossible for a train crew to see any obstructions.
An hour before
the wreck happened the watchman on duty at mileage 31 walked over the
track and found everything in order. The line was clear then and no
sign of an approaching rockslide. There are several upgrades around
mileage 31 and of necessity the train was getting up speed to negotiate
them. Once around the curve the engine crashed head-on into the pile of
rock, several tons of which came tumbling down onto the tracks.
Ottawa Citizen,
30 April 1928
Smiths Falls. Engineers Body Only recovered, 2 are missing
Believed fireman and brakeman of C.P.R. freight are killed when a fall
of rock causes derailment.
Though three men are believed to have been killed when the engine and a
number of cars of a Canadian Pacific Railway freight train were
derailed in a rock cut 30 miles west of here last night, so far only
the body of Engineer M.M. Caterine has been recovered from the
wreckage. Brakeman D.R. Wood, who with the engineer was from
Smiths Falls, and Fireman M. MacKenzie, of Havelock are missing.
The derailment was caused by a fall of rock from about 30 feet up on
the north side of the cutting according to the railway officials.
Fourteen cars altogether left the rails.
Caterine was 40 years of age, MacKenzie 26 years old and Woods 33 years
old. Mrs. Caterine, mother of the engineer, is in critical
condition following the shock of her son's death.
The body of Caterine when recovered was severely burned by the steam
from the boiler, which had burst. The engine throttle was
shoved
in, indicating he had seen the danger and had ineffectually tried to
stop the engine.
The rock which fell and caused the accident is thought to have been
loosened by spring freshets. A huge pile of rock had blocked
the
track of the locomotive.
Ottawa Citizen 3 May 1928
Inquest in Death of Three C.P.R. Trainmen
SHARBOT
LAKE, Ont., May 3. An inquest to being held here this afternoon into
the deaths of M. Caterine, engineer; M. Mackenzie, fireman, and D. R.
Wood, brakeman, in the derailment of a westbound Canadian Pacific
freight train on Sunday evening at Bolingbroke. The wreck was
caused probably by a fall of rock onto the tracks from the side of a
rock cut. The throttle of the engine had been shoved in, indicating
that the engineer had attempted to bring his train to a standstill.
Dr. Suddaby, of Sharbot Lake, is the coroner. T. J. Rigney. crown attorney of Kingston, is attending the inquest.
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