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3603 UNION ROAD
St. Louis,
Prince Edward Island
C0B 1Z0
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Prince Edward Island Tourism Region : North Cape Coastal Drive
Description From Owner:
- 5 mi SW of Tignish in Lot 2. Named for George Wastie DeBlois, the proprietor's agent in Lot 2, who lived in Charlottetown, and was Provincial Secretary and Treasurer in the 1870s.
- He lived in Charlottetown but was also agent for the owner of the land in the area. It was formerly called Hubert Road but the post office opened as De Blois Station in 1887.
- P.O. De Blois Station 1887-1914. Formerly known as Hubert Road. Meacham 1880 Du Blois for the school and road, and Du Bois Sta.
- With permission from 'Prince Edward Island Place Names' David E. Scott 2011
Address of this page:
http://pei.ruralroutes.com/DeBlois
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In the early evening of Feb. 21, 1932, a train got stuck in a massive snow drift at the Hanrahan Crossing in Debloise near Tignish.
This often happened so a number of men were posted here to keep the track clear. Twenty-four men shovelled for hours without freeing the train; as each threw out a shovelful of snow, the wind blew just as much back. Men were posted up the track at the water tower to flag down any oncoming trains. By 1:30 the next morning, the thoroughly chilled lookout men decided the anticipated double-header train would not be coming because it was so long overdue.
They were returning to the stuck locomotive when they heard the train barrelling down the track, running at full speed to try to break through the drift that the engineer expected would likely be at Hanrahan Crossing.
The crash was so severe it sliced the coach car of the stuck train completely in half. Four men were killed, including engineer James G. Hessian and another man who was stuck under the wheel of the double header and had to have both legs amputated. Eleven others were injured.
Although the railway tracks are no longer there, some folks still claim to have seen a ball of light speeding down the track and to have heard the train's whistle.
With permission from 'Prince Edward Island Place Names' David E. Scott 2011
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