Sand Point, Ontario
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Sand Point is a community in Ontario, roughly six miles to the west of Arnprior. During the 1860s and early 1870s it was the terminus of the Canada Central Railway (subsequently acquired by the Canadian Pacific Railway).
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[edit] Accident
On February 9, 1904, fifteen people were killed in a railway accident near Sand Point. The names of the thirteen killed at the scene were:
- Joseph Jackson, engineer, Ottawa
- W. Mullen, newsagent, Montreal
- Robert Thompson, express messenger, Montreal
- John O'Toole, baggageman, Ottawa
- Ernest Dubois, fireman, Hochelaga
- Nelson Robertson, express manager, Montreal
- Joseph Chalu
- Dolphis Seguin
- J. Carriere
- M. LeBrun
- William Pouilotte, Whitney, Ontario
- two unidentified persons
[edit] Description
In the accident Canadian Pacific train 7 collided head on with Canadian Pacific train 8 about two miles west of Sand Point. Thirteen (sic) people died ... Dead link
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- (Wednesday, February 10, 1904) "Thirteen Dead, 19 Hurt, Sand Point Collision". The Citizen, Ottawa, Canada.
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