Collection

BVM visual record collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Fonds No.

C2

Item No.

P0873

Accession No.

1982.8

Physical Description

1 photograph: b&w; 7.8 x 5.4 cm

Scan Resolution

300 dpi

Date Range

October 1940

History / Biographical

Four or five men perished on October 19, 1940, in the Canadian National trainwreck at the then flooded Lorne Creek, near Pacific, B.C, which had washed out the train tracks. John 'Jack' Calvin Carpenter (engineer), Sylva 'Sam' Joseph Mayer (fireman), J.S. Thom (of Hazelton), Otto Thom (of New Hazelton), and possibly Wladyslaw Ciszek (of Hazelton) were among the victims. P. Sterrit (of Kitwanga) was initially reported to be a victim, but later found to be safe.

Subject Access

Canadian National Railways

Geographic Access

Lorne Creek, B.C.

Pacific, B.C.

Related Material

P0870-P0874

Notes

Historical information from Bulkley Valley Stories, pp. 133-134, and Interior News, Oct. 23rd and 30th 1940.

Type of Record

Archival Description

Less detail