Costly wreck at Brentwood

Sixteen freight cars piled in the ditch and broken into kindling wood, freight consisting of lumber, grain, etc. strewn all over the track, and a monetary loss of several thousands of dollars, without the injury of one man, is the story of a wreck which occurred near Brentwood early Sunday morning. A double-header freight from Collingwood, composed of 22 cars loaded with grain and lumber, was speednign along the tracks about 8 a.m. for Allandale, when something went wrong with one of the trucks of one of the cars and immediately there was a crash, with car after car piling on top of each other with terrible force, twisting the iron and splintering the wood as if it was matchwood. Sixteen cars in all left the rails, and about all the use the G.T.R. will ever be able to put them to will be for kindling wood. The engines, two cars in the rear and the van were all that stuck to the rails, and the train crew are wondering how these escaped being ditched also. Telegraph wires were broken and a temporary office was set up at the point of the wreck for the despatch of messages.

The train was in charge of Conductor Geo. McNeill, and Engineers Edward and Ambach. None of the crew were injured in the slightest degree.

On Sunday the auxiliary was despatched from Allandale to the scene, and a special train was made up at Collingwood to convey every sectionman along the line to help clear up the wreckage. Box cars were also sent out from Allandale and a special car loaded with bags for grain sent along. Every available man in Allandale, even the office staff, were despatcher to the scene. it will take nearly all week to clear up all the wreckage, and up to Tuesday all passenger trains were delayed in passing the wreck.

While engaged in clearing the wreck, Mr. James Armstrong of Essa St., received serious internal injuries which necessitated his removal to his home before noon on Monday. Armstrong was struck was in the back with a pair of trucks which were being raised by means of a steam derrick. He was knocked against the fence by the blow, and sustained injuries to his chest and back. On Monday evening he was removed to the R. V. Hospital, and is in a serious condition.

Railways: G.T.Ry.

Stations: Brentwood

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