Killaloe

Date	Statement	Source
1857	Settled by William McDonnell. Named Fort McDonnell	Kennedy p192
1894	OA&PS Arrives. Town renamed Killaloe Station (Killaloe was 1.5 miles south). Over the next ten years, Killaloe Station became the supply point for as many as eleven lumber camps.	Kennedy p192, partly quoting Martin Garvey's History of Killaloe Station
1894-07-05≤	In the course of a few weeks passenger trains on the O.A. & P.S. Ry. will be running to Killaloe, a point twenty miles beyond Eganville the present terminus of the line.	Ottawa Journal 1894-07-05(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Almonte Gazette 1894-08-03(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1894-07-12	Work on the Ottawa and Parry Sound line has been completed as far as Killaloe, 92 miles from this city. Here bridges will delay the work a little but grading westward of this point is being pushed along.	Ottawa Free Press 1894-07-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1894-07-21	The work of construction on the Parry Sound line has reached to within 2½ miles of the famous Haggarty's pass. Work is carried on, in some cases, by night and day gangs. The rails are laid as far as Killaloe, the trains crossing the bridge at that point yesterday.	Ottawa Free Press 1894-07-21(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1894-08-10	A row occurred on the O.A. & P.S. at Killaloe on Saturday that will be remembered for some time to come by at least one party. Archie Stewart, a navvy working on the line, went into Mr. Grant's store and started to tear things up generally. He broke several articles when Grant ventured to protest. A fight ensued and Stewart bit Grant's ear clean off.	Brockville Recorder 1894-08-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1894-08-10	The rails of the O.A. & P.S. Ry. are laid to three miles beyond Killaloe.	Ottawa Journal 1894-08-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Mercury 1894-08-17(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1894-11-30≤	A flag station will be built at once midway between Killaloe and Golden Lake [at Ruby], which will be convenient for the people of South Algoma, Brudenall and parties getting out timber.	Mercury 1894-11-30(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1895-05-24	The sawmill at Killaloe was completely destroyed by fire. The origin of the fire is supposed to be a spark from a passing OA & PS locomotive. Damages were about $2,500, and there was no insurance.	Mercury 1895-05-24(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher, Ottawa Railway H...)
1896-09-04≥	At the crossing near Killaloe station on Monday evening last a man named Lamontagne, (from Quebec), who had strayed on to the track in an intoxicated condition, was run over and killed by the train. His head was severed from the trunk, and the body was fearfully mutilated. An inquest was held, and a verdict in accord with the above facts returned. (As reported by 4 September 1896; the source dates the event only relatively.)	Almonte Gazette 1896-09-04(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1896-12-11≤	By 11 December 1896, along the line of the Parry Sound Railway, "an American syndicate has started a large milling establishment at Killaloe station". The Monetary Times reports this as an item on the movement of Eastern Ontario lumbering inland, citing the Quebec Chronicle. The date is the issue date; the establishment's start date is not given.	The Monetary Times 1896-12-11 p. 784(Canadiana scan, image 21 of https://n2t.net/ark:/6...)
1897-03-12≥	Arthur Sills, of Ottawa, aged 27, took another brakeman's place on the O.A. & P.S. R.R. on Monday last for one trip. While at Killaloe Station that evening he went to turn a switch, when he slipped and fell to the ground. The train was backing up at the time, and two wheels of the car passed over him, killing him. (As reported by 12 March 1897; the source dates the event only relatively.)	Almonte Gazette 1897-03-12(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1897-03-26≥	The following severe verdict was brought in by the jury at the inquest of young Sills, who was killed on the O.A. & P.S. while coupling cars: That deceased's death was due to his foot being caught in an unpacked 'frog' and that the company were negligent in not having packed it as the law requires. (As reported by 26 March 1897; the source dates the event only relatively.)	Almonte Gazette 1897-03-26(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1904-02-05	A Canada Atlantic railway freight train consisting of 36 cars of logs in charge of Conductor Connelly, which left Madawaska late Friday evening for Ottawa, jumped the rails near Killaloe station at 7.45 p.m. The train was running at a moderate speed when it suddenly left the rails, overturning 16 cars and the tender, which was almost completely demolished. The engine did not go over. Driver H.H. Leggat had enough presence of mind to shut off the steam as soon as he felt something was wrong; he was thrown from his engine and, falling backwards across an iron bar, was considerably bruised about his back. He was the only one of the train hands hurt.	Ottawa Journal 1904-02-08(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1906-06-06	Narrow escape from train wreck. Passenger train air brakes failed, diverted onto siding. Smashed car of hogs. No other injuries.	leader
1915-04-09	Major fire in village. Started in Stack's harness shop, spread to house of Thos. Cybulski, barber shop of Tony Cybulski, Hazelton and Boland's general store and J.Palbeskie's general store.	leader
1918-02-01	Paul B. Mask sells sash and door factory to Messrs O'Reilly and Mask.	leader
1959-07-10≥	By 10 July 1959 (the issue date), the paper reported: A coroner's jury recommended at the inquest on Gordon Trodd, 40, of Deep River, that "the hill before the Killaloe rail crossing should either be done away with, or a wig wag should be erected to warn motorists of coming trains." Trodd "died early on the morning of June 20 when his car crashed into the rear end of a CNR dayliner at the Killaloe rail crossing".	Eganville Leader 1959-07-10(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...)
1967-11-30	CNR to close station effective Dec 7th. Express shipments to be accepted for shipment at Vincent A. McCue's general store. Mr Albert Thurston was last regular agent; Eganville agent, John E Redmond takes care of billing today.	leader
	Leader p172 photo of station.
	Leader p268 photo of station in 1940s.
	Leader p309 photo of station in 1950s.