Sanders, Fred, Mrs. & son

A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
A Lady, Her Child, and Brother Instantly
Killed.
RUN INTO BY AN EXPRESS TRAIN.
ST. THOMAS, Aug. 7. - A terrible accident took place this afternoon, which cast a gloom over the whole community. Mrs. Sanders, wife of Mr. Fred Sanders, of the firm of Ellison & Saunders, with her little boy and her brother Mr. J. C. Dempsey, of Hamilton, went out driving about 5 o'clock this afternoon. When crossing the London & Port Stanley Railway track, near the Fair Grounds, an express train ran into the carriage, killing all three and the horse. Mrs. Sanders was thrown twenty yards from the crossing and her head completely severed from her body. The child was not noticed by those on the train or by the engineer, and he was carried through the city on the pilot, horrifying people who happened to be at the various crossings and caught sight of the mangled remains. Mr. Dempsey was struck in the head and his body is not mutilated. Mrs. Sanders and her little boy arrived home last night from Hamilton, where they had been visiting friends, Mrs. Sander's brother accompanying them. She was married about six years ago, and has resided in this city ever since. She was highly respected by all classes. Her only child, the little boy was five years old.
The deceased lady and gentleman were well known in this county, and were niece and nephew of Mrs. S. A. Secord of Acton.