22 Hurled To Death As Train Crushes Track
22 Hurled To Death As Train Crushes Track
Clip: 345499_1_1
Year Shot: 1936
(Estimated Year)
Audio: No
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1515
Original Film: 008-485-02
HD: N/A
Location: LOUISEVILLE, QUEBEC
Timecode: 00:07:17 - 00:07:59
Shaky, dull in contrast and imagery A fast freight, hurrying down a clear track at midnight, hurtles into a truck-load of men and youths returning from a political rally. While a few leap to safety, twenty-two of the truck s occupants are swept to death by the terrific impact. Bodies are flung or carried hundreds of feet and the wreckage of the machine strews the right-of-way for scores of yards. The driver's reason for passing cars waiting at the track remains a mystery shrouded by his death.