partner_name: "ABC36NEWS", The OBriens had three older children and had left them with their grandparents, intending to return to Petawawa over the New Year holiday. The approach into the Almonte station from Blakeney features a long curve in the tracks that, on this night, was both a blessing and a curse. Allergy season is underway across the state of Kentucky, due to warmer temperatures scattered throughout the past month. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. } As the train loaded with soldiers made the turn into Almonte, the Pembroke Local was just about to leave the Almonte station. JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) One person was pronounced dead and four others were taken to the hospital following a crash in Jessamine County. With February being American heart month, its important to do what you can to keep your heart in good health. The Jessamine County Health Department (JCHD) has received a report of a laboratory-confirmed measles case in Jessamine County . Returning to Ottawa on the same Sunday Evening Special, their train was held up at Stittsville by a heavy snowstorm, and they and the other passengers were obliged to spend the night in the train. The troop train almost completely obliterated the last two cars of the 550 and splitting and destroying much of the third-last before coming to a halt partway through it. orientation: "portrait", function evvntDiscoveryInit() { She agreed. Colonel C.C. In the front cars and engine, which were pushed about 50 metres down the track, the sudden jolt spilled luggage while windows shattered and the power went out. Th Ottawa Journal's front page on the day following the Almonte train wreck of 1942. Nursing Sister Anne Thorpe received the Royal Red Cross, Second Class. It was a waiver, exonerating the railway company of liability. The other three OBrien children, Maureen, Sheila and Roy, were staying with their grandparents until New Years, when Harold and Jean would return to collect them. Mist was rising from the Mississippi River as they crossed over it, while the snow and sleet, as well as steam coming from the rear of the 550, further hampered their vision. Hurtling through the night, its engine, caboose and 13 metal coaches weighed more than 1,000 tons. Gillespie, were awarded the British Empire Medal for their actions that night, while Lt. We thought it was a bomb, recalls Ed Muldoon, who was in the second-last car with his cousin, Eileen. In such cases, the troop train would be purposely held back to restore the 20-minute gap. Thirty-three people were killed in the collision three more would die en route to the hospital and still three more in the coming weeks. JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) - A 65-year-old Nicholasville woman died from injuries she suffered early Friday morning in a crash on Highway 27 in Jessamine County. We live, work and play right here in Central Kentucky. When word came that the crash had left 36 people dead and more than 150 injured, the Almonte train wreck of December 27, 1942 would become one of the worst train disasters in Canadian history. number: 3, Two days earlier, on Jan. 5, troop train conductor John Howards son, Delmar, arriving in Smiths Falls from Detroit to visit with his parents, reported his father missing. The engine of the troop train involved in the Almonte train wreck of December 1942. The engineer of the troop train, Lorne Richardson, had slowed his train down, but had now released his brakes, after seeing the green signal light ahead at the station, but Richardson didnt see the red tail lights of the stopped train in front of him. }. WATCH | Two dead, two injured in Jessamine County crash. As the train passed through the Ottawa Valley, it picked up more passengers. After 32 years working on freight trains, Smiths Falls native Lorne Richardson was making his inaugural run as engineer of a passenger train. Within an hour of crews responding, they were able to locate the girl about a mile downstream. Richardson estimated that his train was travelling about 40 kilometres an hour when he applied the emergency brakes. The sleet made it more difficult for the crews to see what was ahead of them. Youre supposed to be dead!. virtual: false, Jamie Bramburger photo. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. But his thoughts soon returned to Nora Pennett, a young woman hed met on the train three days earlier. Muldoon was aboard the hospital train as it filled, and remembers two CPR representatives boarding and insisting that he, and others, sign a form. At 5:30 a.m., the hospital train arrived at Union Station in Ottawa, carrying 84 stretcher cases and 20 walking wounded. He didnt stay out there long, though; it was too cold, he told her when he returned. She's been in pain for much of the last 75 years. A bonfire was lit to keep people warm. (Some, in fact, gave up their doors, to be used as temporary stretchers). Jamie Bramburger photo jpg, PM. She was able to move it and walk to a nearby store where she tried to call her father, Charlie Giesebrecht, in Petawawa. map: false, We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. She was able to move it and walk to a nearby store where she tried to call her father, Charlie Giesebrecht, in Petawawa. Please try again. All was silent. I dont know why, but I felt uneasy and I later got up and walked up to the third coach from the end.. Within a few hours their lives would be shattered. function evvntDiscoveryInit() { I can see everything, he says. Hes running 8-minute miles through Powell County and the Red River Gorge. Both people on the motorcycle were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. In such cases, the crew was expected to place lit fusees at the rear, but on this occasion they didnt, relying instead on the trains rear brake lights and a trainmans red lamp. With so few free seats available, the three minutes allotted for boarding stretched to six. The brakes took hold but there wasnt enough time to stop. Troop trains had a special designation that kept their whereabouts unknown to other trains that were using the tracks. Doug Snair, 26, and his girlfriend, Thyra Shore, also boarded at Renfrew. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. In the last car, Jean OBrien heard a noise behind her and turned to investigate. Maurice stayed on with Bell, but moved to, as Bernie put it, the other side of the tracks, from sharing a triplex on Cambridge Avenue North to owning their own house in the Glebe. Officials say two people in one of the. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Margaret Lisinski, 20 at the time, had both her legs crushed in the Almonte train wreck in 1942. Ed Muldoon, who was 15 when he survived the Almonte train wreck of December 1942, holds a railway spike he picked up at the site of the crash. By 10:45 a.m. an agitated Sibbard had sent back a telegram to the general manager of CP Rail, Edward Cotterell, asking that he please rush reply and give correct figures, so he could ascertain the human toll of what was emerging as a major catastrophe. Nicholasville Police Department offer's 4 ways to get a copy of your accident report: Phone: 8598859467. Th Ottawa Journals front page on the day following the Almonte train wreck of 1942. One person was taken to the hospital with. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Four days later as the crew members from both trains met with investigators in Smiths Falls, Richardson stated that by the time he saw the reflection of his locomotives light on the glass door of the last coach on the passenger train, it was too late. Talk to ABC 36 News anchors, reporters and meteorologists. One of the two large stones that mark the site of the . How much was the train labouring with its load and the weather and the leak in its boiler? Fifteen-year-olds Ed Muldoon and his cousin, Eileen McMahon, found a single vacant seat in the second-last car. A PREMONITION, YOUNG LOVE AND A SURVIVOR Near the Turcottes in the last car of the 550 sat the OBriens, Harold and Jean, who were also returning to Ottawa from their familys Christmas in Petawawa. Aboard the 550, conductor M. OConnell had pulled the signal cord once, announcing that the train was about to pull out of the station. Taylor is facing a murder charge. A week after the accident, incidentally, the pair went back to Renfrew to celebrate the New Year. We knew there had to be many dead and injured in the wreckage, he said, but there was no sound. Richardson, Howard and the rest of the crew of 2802 knew the 550 was ahead of them. Muldoon recalls passengers screaming as bodies were crushed or thrown into the air, and the confusion he felt at seeing a locomotive directly behind him. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Nicholasville Police Department reports that initially, the injuries of the driver appeared to be non-life-threatening. Students mark start of Severe Weather Awareness Week with statewide tornado drill, Surveillance video captures Ky. dealership heist; suspect arrested, Lexington police officer arrested on child abuse charges, Advocates for affordable insulin react to Eli Lilly capping prices. This one lists the 39 people killed in the collision. Jean OBrien ignored her broken collarbone and pelvis, and wandered about the wreckage, searching in vain for her husband, her sister and her son, Jackie. }. (Photo courtesy of Margaret Lisinski), The railway line where the accident occurred is now a walking trail. . On the front of the troop train, he saw what looked like a bundle of blankets; he would learn later that it was the pregnant Hilda Raby. 2023 Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. When you see news happening, share it! She spent six weeks in hospital and two years convalescing at home. Since then, shes been unable to. By 10:45 a.m. an agitated Sibbard had sent back a telegram to the general manager of CP Rail, Edward Cotterell, asking that he please rush reply and give correct figures, so he could ascertain the human toll of what was emerging as a major catastrophe. Kentucky lawmakers have advanced several bills that deal with the use of technology in both enforcement of and how cars operate. FEATURE: The Almonte train wreck of December 27, 1942 - Part One, One of the two large stones that mark the site of the Almonte train crash that occurred on Dec. 27, 1942. NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) A bicyclist died Tuesday morning after being hit by a semi-truck in Nicholasville. Instead, at 7:55 p.m., it pulled out of Arnprior. The town hall in the background, left, served as a temporary morgue. Since then hes suffered repeated nightmares. Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. Talk to ABC 36 News anchors, reporters and meteorologists. At Pembroke, Milton Smith boarded the train and found a seat in the last car, but didnt stay there long. The Turcottes found four seats together in the last coach of the Sunday Evening Special, the train they were taking home to Ottawa from their Christmas celebrations in Petawawa. 8 players ejected for second-quarter fight. }, A statewide tornado drill is happening Wednesday morning. Note damage to front end - no cow catcher. Sixty-four-year-old conductor John Howard, meanwhile, also a Smiths Falls resident, had been a CPR conductor since 1911, five years after he joined the company as a porter. When you see news happening, share it! By the time the Local arrived in Almonte, the weather had turned nastier and the passenger train was running 40 minutes behind schedule. Prior to taking his life, Howard left a note that read, in part, I am sorry I have to do this, but I dont want to go to jail. It happened Tuesday afternoon on Georgetown Road at Seminole. When the war ended, de Havilland let Crozier go, and he and Nora moved to Renfrew, where he worked for the post office. Denyse was buried at Notre Dame Cemetery. He was 15 when he survived the accident. discovery: { The stones were placed at the site in 2000 as a memorial to the victims. virtual: false, As it lost time, its crew had no idea that a much heavier and faster engine, one that was pulling 12 steel cars loaded with Canadian soldiers, was closing the gap behind them. It was one of the worst train disasters in Canadian history. NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) Highway 27 is shut down in both directions at Elizabeth Drive in Nicholasville as officials work the scene of a serious crash. If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is. NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WDKY) - A motorcycle driver and his passenger have died after a crash in Jessamine County. One of the two large stones that mark the site of the Almonte train crash that occurred on Dec. 27, 1942. Thats what happened to 27-year old Jean OBrien. The area was shut down for a few hours but has since reopened. The crash had occurred at 8:38 p.m. just as the Pembroke Local, train number 550, was about to depart from Almonte. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. Law enforcement said they were called to Highway 169 in Jessamine County just before noon Thursday for a two-car collision. Kentucky wont get an elite NCAA Tournament seed. One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Police are asking motorists to use. tap here to see other videos from our team, Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account and fewer ads, Get exclusive access to the National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on, Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists, Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists, Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword, Access articles from across Canada with one account, Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments, Get email updates from your favourite authors. The 550 continued boarding passengers. The Jessamine County Sheriff's. publisher_id: "7544", We encountered an issue signing you up. The 550, meanwhile, stopped again, in Blakeney, a flag stop halfway between Pakenham and Almonte. Jessamine County Coroner Michael Hughes identified the man who died as Kevin Etherton, 59, of Nicholasville. Being well-mannered, he said nothing. He and another soldier, Sgt. Steve Rogers. Provided by Lexington WKYT. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ All of the donations from the concert go to the Knott County Long Term Disaster Recovery Group. African Americans seeking mental health therapy are having trouble getting matched up with providers who look like them. A Lexington restaurant owner is opening a new business near UKs campus. According to officers, a truck pulled out in front of the motorcycle. Sibbard, a veteran railway man had received the original telegram. Unable to get through and badly injured, she was taken to Almontes Rosamund Hospital where she would remain for several hours before being transferred to Ottawa. She may have seen the papers and been worried for him. Between 150 and 200 were injured, many of them badly. Arnpriors Doug Snair was a year-and-a-half-old on Dec. 6, 1917, when he survived the Halifax explosion. We celebrate community and we tell your stories. As Mac Crozier travelled back to Toronto, he thought again about Nora Pennett. Theyd been given orders to keep a fast train while maintaining a safe distance 20 minutes between the two trains. The Pembroke Local offered daily passenger service between Petawawa and Ottawa and on this night it was hauling ten wooden coaches, twice the amount of cars it usually pulled. She had seen the troop trains headlight approach. In the rear car, five-year-old Bernie Turcotte asked his mother if he could go outside onto the trains rear platform for a minute, just to look around. My sister says you must be dead. Margaret Lisinski had both her legs crushed in the December 1942 train wreck in Almonte. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Renfrew sisters Margaret and Eileen Lisinski, 20 and 18 respectively, also boarded the train. Senate Bill 75 comes after the Lexington Parking Authority raised rates and the hours for parking fees to be collected. Two lanes were closed for hours while crews worked to clean up and investigate the wreck. The OBriens sang Christmas carols, while Maurice Turcotte, a hockey player and fan, may have engaged them in sports talk; Jean and Hilda were sisters of the five hockey-playing Giesebrecht brothers, including Gus, who earlier that year had left the Detroit Red Wings after four seasons to serve in the war overseas. OBrien Theatre, across the street from the wreckage, housed many of the sick and displaced passengers. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. number: 3, Due to the length of the train, the two rear cars jutted 50 metres beyond the station limits. Snair and Shore were eventually married. Since the accident hes suffered repeated nightmares. After the accident, Christmas became a less-than-joyous reminder of the scars that cover her legs. Margaret and Eileen Lisinski prior to the December 1942 train wreck in Almonte that crushed both of Margarets legs. The Ottawa, Out of Office newsletter is your guide to eating and living well in the capital. (Bruce Deachman, Ottawa Citizen). Officials say two people in one of the cars died, while two people in the other car were taken to the hospital with injuries. As evening fell there was a mix of snow and freezing rain falling. Unauthorized distribution, transmission or republication strictly prohibited. NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - Nicholasville police are investigating a crash Thursday at the intersection of the Nicholasville Bypass and Shun Pike. On the latest episode of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYTs Bill Bryant talks with U.S. congressman Andy Barr and Madison County Judge Executive Reagan Taylor. There was a baby thrown out of the train and under a bush by the tracks, but it was alive. You cant be! Police say emergency services responded to an injury collision at around 9:30 a.m. on N. Main Street at Duncan. Maurice Turcotte sued the CPR, eventually claiming a settlement that, according to son Bernie, was in excess of $40,000 (almost $600,000 today), including $4,000 for Bernies university education, but no compensation at all for Denyses death. Colonel C.C. The day after the crash, townspeople look at what was once a wooden train coach. Read more about cookies here. The crash left 36 people dead that day, and three more in the days the followed. Among the objects found in the wreckage of the Almonte train wreck of December 1942 was this hymnal. As it lost time, its crew had no idea that a much heavier and faster engine, one that was pulling 12 steel cars loaded with Canadian soldiers, was closing the gap behind them. 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