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Clarence Creek
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History
4 facts
| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895-09-15 | On September 1st last year the Canada Atlantic secured control of the Central Counties railway 'and on the 15th of that month a rail was removed at the first culvert west of Clarence Creek. Investigation revealed nothing.' Several times during the closing months of last year fish plates were removed and obstructions placed on the track of that line. The Ottawa Free Press of 1896-02-01 gives the obstructions as placed on September 25th. Journal text is damaged in the transcription ('(missing)'). | Ottawa Journal 1896-01-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1895-11-15 | On November 15th notices written in French were posted in Rockland and Clarence Creek stations to the effect that unless certain debts which were owed by the Central Counties Railway were paid at once, all trains would be liable to be wrecked without further notice. The Montreal Gazette says 'In November two notices were found tacked up along the line, one at Clarence Creek station, and one at the spot where the attempts were discovered' and prints the notice text. | Ottawa Journal 1896-01-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Montreal Gazette 1896-02-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1896-01-31≥ | Three men were arrested near Clarence Creek on the Canada Atlantic Railway, charged with systematically attempting to wreck Canada Atlantic trains: 'detective Carter has been working on the case and yesterday arrested Fabien Lavictrie and two brothers who live on a farm near the scene of the attempted wrecks.' They were held at L'Orignal awaiting trial. (As reported by 31 January 1896; the source dates the event only relatively.) Names are spelled differently in each paper (Lavictrie / Lavaltrie / La Victoire; Desiraau / Desereau). The Journal's dateline reads 'Jan 21'; the Gazette says the arrest was 'Thursday afternoon'. | Ottawa Journal 1896-01-31(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Montreal Gazette 1896-02-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Free Press 1896-02-01(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1896-02-07 | L'Orignal. Fabien Lavictoire, Louis Dusireau and Joseph Dusireau, held for attempting train wrecking on the Canada Atlantic were remanded for a week. Two more warrants were issued on the following day for the arrest of two other men, named Dubreuil and Lavictoire charged with committing a similar offence, and on being brought before Mr. Fraser Friday last, they were admitted to bail on their own recognizance, as the evidence against them is of no material importance. Court proceedings at L'Orignal, filed on Clarence Creek because that is the place the source ties the attempted wrecks to; the source names no other location. | Ottawa Free Press 1896-02-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |