 The miners found that the row of cottages that served as their homes had been devastated and some of their families killed , seemingly at random . One found his family alive and safe in a makeshift hospital , but another emerged to discover his wife and four children had died . Fifteen @-@ year @-@ old Lillian Clark , working a late shift that night in the town 's boarding house , had been given permission to stay overnight for the first time . She was the only member of her family to survive . Her father was working outside the mine when the slide hit , while her mother and six siblings were buried in their home . All 12 men living at the CPR work camp were killed , but 128 more who were scheduled to move into the camp the day before the slide had not arrived — the train that was supposed to take them there from Morrissey , British Columbia , failed to pick them up . The Spokane Flyer , a passenger train heading west from Lethbridge , was saved by CPR brakeman Sid Choquette , one of two men who rushed across the rock @-@ strewn ground to warn the train that the track had been buried under the slide . Through falling rocks and a dust cloud that impaired his visibility , Choquette ran for 2 kilometres ( 1 @.@ 2 mi ) to warn the oncoming locomotive of the danger . The CPR gave him a letter of commendation and a $ 25 cheque in recognition of his heroism . 
 The miners found that the row of cottages <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>that</mark></a>served as their homes <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> been devastated and some of their families killed , seemingly at random . One found his family alive and safe in a makeshift hospital , but another emerged to discover his wife and four children <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> died . Fifteen @-@ year @-@ old Lillian Clark , working a late shift that night in the town <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>boarding house , <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> been given permission to stay overnight for the first time . She was the only member of her family to survive . Her father was working outside the mine when the slide hit , while her mother and six siblings <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> buried in their home . All 12 men living at the CPR work camp <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> killed , but 128 more <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>were</mark></a> scheduled to move into the camp the day before the slide <a href='been_done' title='10'><mark>had</mark></a> not arrived — the train <a href='null_relcl' title='11'><mark>that</mark></a>was supposed to take them there from Morrissey , British Columbia , failed to pick them up . The Spokane Flyer , a passenger train heading west from Lethbridge , was saved by CPR brakeman Sid Choquette , one of two men <a href='null_relcl' title='12'><mark>who</mark></a>rushed across the rock @-@ strewn ground to warn the train that the track <a href='been_done' title='13'><mark>had</mark></a> been buried under the slide . Through falling rocks and a dust cloud <a href='null_relcl' title='14'><mark>that</mark></a>impaired his visibility , Choquette ran for 2 kilometres ( 1 @.@ 2 mi ) to warn the oncoming locomotive of the danger . The CPR gave him a letter of commendation and a $ 25 cheque in recognition of his heroism . 
The miners found that the row of cottages served as their homes done been devastated and sum of their families killed , seemingly at random . One found his family alive and safe in a makeshift hospital , but another emerged to discover his wife and 4 children done died . Fifteen @-@ year @-@ old Lillian Clark , working a late shift dat nite in the town  boarding housee , done been given permission to stay overnight for the first time . She was the only member of her fam to survive . Her father was working outside da mines when the slide hit , while her mother and six siblings was buried in their home . alll 12 men livin at the CPR wrk camp was killed , but 128 more was scheduled to move into the camp the day before the slide done not arrived — the train was supposed to take them there from Morrissey , British Columbia , failed to pick em up . TdaSpokane Flyer , a passenger train headin west from Lethbridge , was saved by CPR brakeman Sid Choquette , one of 2 men rushed across thdaock @-@ strewn ground to warn the train tdatthe track done been buried under the slide . Through fallin rocks and a dust cloud impaired his visibility , Choquette ran fir 2 kilometres ( 1 @.@ 2 mi ) to warn the oncoming locomotive of the danger . The CPR gave em a letter of commendation and a $ 25 cheque in recognition of his heroism .