New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-25

sHocKING ACCIDENT-THREE WOMEN KILLED.
ON Tuesday last Coroner Tay lOr was called to
hold an inquest over the bodies oil three women;
named Betsy Mcdonald, Bridget Convey and
Nancy Kearnan, who were killed on EgBeston
section of the railroad, near the village OF Hyde
PARK. The particulars of this melancholy acct
dent are as follows: IL appears that Mrs MELON
aid who occupied the shanty where they were
killed. was taken i'll this morning, and the two
other females named above had called In and
were near her bed ministefing to her wants. AT
half past O'Clock blast was discharged on the
line Of the railroad, short distance from the
shapty, and huge mass OF rock, weighing ABOUT
OOO pounds, was thrown into the air, which de.
scended directly upon the roof OF the building, and
was seen by the men at work TO penetrate IL;
They Immediately repaired to the shanty. ana
upon entering it beheld the mangled and nieless
bodies of two Of the females, and the sniru pros
trated and bleeding, but not quite dead, although
she lived but a few unconscious moments alter
ward. The women were all Of them married.
One was 40 wears of age and leaves five children.
Mrs Mcdonald was 20 years, and leaves TWO chill
drep. one of them mere infant. The tnlrd VIC
tim was "a years old, and had been married aooue
ayear. lfousuAeePsle Ha6ie' -~u
Ice BoATING.-This truly unique and purely
Canadian amusement, was yesterday honored oy
the sanction and approval OF His Excellency the
Governor General and family. At IL O'Clock the
Ire Rosts 70 the number Of four, collected at the
foot of Young street, and shortly after received on
bosrd His ExceIency the Z arl and the Countess
nj Fleip. Lady Elma Bruce, Col Bruce and Lady,
and the aid de camp in waiting, Lord Mark heeri
they then, with a splendid wind, and at the ice
boet speed of 30 miles an hour, crossed the b ay
70 the Peninsula, when, having landed and IN
.uected the curious ice canes, formed oy the =" ASH
of the Lake, the party reemoarked 10 tne ooa's
An hours furth trial OF their speed and quaties
took place. when the party landed at the loot OIL
Frederick street, apparently greatly pleased with
this novel mode OF convey ance. Inc ice was
coed though rather rough, and the speed ATTAINED
wss very great AmOre beautiful and pleasuraole
snort than ice boat sailing can scarcely De lon
seiued. In speed, delicscy Of handling and nan
cement. and excitement it far exceeds any other
species Of locomotion depending on the power oil
he wind Toronto Patriot, 18th.
Tur HoRRoRs Oh A FREE EDUCATIOS 1t is
astonishing how some men hold out against the
certain advance of the sge In every kind OK IN
movement. The Hamilton &c. w y Spectator mas
met with the rsrest specimen OF this class OF 90
stinate holdfasts that we have yet heard OIL ne
cIsirns IN be d" w estminster farmer is mortal
I'VE fear erieved with that indeiatg aole pro-
moter Of Free Education in the Canadas' hev.
DR. Ryerou, and thus depicts the horrible resul's
of Free Education upon the children oil poor men .
Educating their childer is reddy way 10 IN
cresce drunkness and ldelness tney WI -
about and say we are master Of you we MAKE you
nav for our childer and we Can Cro~se ABOUT, =.
proceeding which, he says, is " hoooing peter "
nav uoal il an in Justice and is Built upon ssuuy
| foundation IL Cannot stand and if il be permttsu
IN co on and IL comes 70 a fsa great VIII De tue
| fsRI Of il" He concludes a somewhat loos COM J.
n.unicatiop by requesting the Editor 20 lnser. y
| ia Conspicuous place in bis wide sef~ ulA'eD
! paper"