The Cumberland Islander
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-12-18
issued: 1923-03-10
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note: ******* CUMBERLAND ISLANDER If With which ls consolidated the. Cumberland News. FORTY-SECOND YEAR—No. 10. CUMBERLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1923 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. I PUNTLEDGE-BEVAN DISTRICT REPORTS ACTIVITY IN LUMBER TWO MEN KILLED IN RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT MENZIES BAY Logging Train Hot Beyond Control on Down Grade—Victims Failed to Jump Clear of Train. CAMPBELL RIVER—Report reached here of a fatal accident at Menzles Bay on Tuesday, March 6 about 8:30 p.m. when a loaded logging train going down grade got beyond control owing to frosty rails and James Donahue, aged 35, brakeman, whose relatives reside at Patterson, New Jersey, and H. Illerburn, fireman, of Edmonton, Alberta, were killed. The engineer Instructed the men to jump for safety and ln jumping they got caught and were dragged about one hundred and fifty feet, the bodies being terribly mangled. The train was Anally brought under control hut not before two other men were slightly injured, both of whom were taken care of at the camp. Constable Dawson, of the Provincial Police, and Dr. Shaw the coroner, left for the sceue immediately on receipt of the news, making the trip from Campbell River ln the launch Kanls, arriving there about midnight. A coroner's Jury was summoned and an inquest started, but was postponed on advice received by wire from Vancouver. The constable and coroner returned to Campebll River on Wednesday afternoon, bringing the bodies which will be sent to Conrtenay and held until instructions from the relatives. Mr. John Sutton, of Courtenay, took the bodies to Courtenay on Thursday evening, the Sutton Undertaking Parlors having charge of funeral arrangements. PRESBYTERIAN BOARD OF MANAGEMENT MEET A meeting of the Board ot Management of St. George's PreBbyterlan Church was held at the home of Mrc. O. K. McNaughton last Monday evening with Mr. McLean presiding. After the business had been transacted, a pleasant social evening was enjoyed. FRED NUNNS DIES SU…
note: Title Note: "With which is consolidated the Cumberland News"
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Cumberland (B.C.)
spatial: Cumberland
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0070389
language: English
lat: 49.6186111
long: -125.0325
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Cumberland, B.C. : Islander Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text