Finchuk, Steve

STEVE FINCHUK SERIOUSLY INJURED
Was Struck by the 8.10 Train From
Toronto on Sunday Morning
Stephen Finchuk, an Austrian, one of the employees of Messrs. Beardmore & Co., was struck by the engine of the 8.10 train, as it was approaching the station from Toronto on Sunday morning. Finchuck was walking toward the station on the Main line. The engineer of the passenger train saw him and blew his whistle continuously, but the man failed to leave the centre of the track until the engine was almost upon him. As he stepped off the pilot beam struck him and the impact on the ties resulted in serious injuries to his head. A considerable portion of his scalp was torn away from the skull, and he was badly bruised and shaken up.
Dr. Gray was called and performed first aid while the train waited to take him to Guelph. He was taken to the General Hospital, Guelph, where further attention was given his injuries.
Finchuk has lived in Acton several years and has the reputation of being a faithful workman. A bottle of liquor was found in his pocket when he was picked up and it is likely the accident was the result of his imbibing.
LATER - As we go to press it is reported that the injured man has died at the hospital.