Station at Stirling hit by freight cars

Building almost totally demolished—Broken wheel is cause

Special Despatch to The Globe.

Stirling, Dec. 18.—The Canadian National Railways station here was almost totally demolished this morning, when eight freight cars left the rails and crashed into the building. The cars were badly damaged, as well as two work cars standing on the station siding.

The accident, which occurred at about 6 o'clock, is attributed to a broken wheel. The last cars of the eastbound train where thrown from the track, splintering the frame building. Three cars, used by painters, who have been at work this week on the station, were in the path of the derailed cars, and only one of them escaped damage.

No one was in the station at the time of the accident. Until recently the agent's living quarters were in the building. It will take about $3,000 to replace the station.

Railways: C.N.Rys.

Stations: Stirling

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