The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-17
he Horrible Accideae On the Great Wes.
tern Railroad.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
An Extra from the Hamilton, CIV. Spectator
Office Of Friday. has an account Of the terrible en-.
lamity on the Grea. Western Railroad. It saws:
The train from Toronto. due In this city at
quarter before P. n. yesterday evening had
come from Toronto as WAS usual and was pro.
ceeding at . moderate rate Of speed TO pass the
swing bridge across the Desjsrdta's canal Those
residing at distance may aot know that . cut
ttnG has been made - sn outlet TO this canaI
through the Burlington Heights, and that the rail-
least above the isvel Of the canal At this time,
OF course, the water below Is covered with Ice
about two feet thick
Just before the ,aia rsa~hsd the bridge, the en-
defect IN the axle This. however IL mere surm ae,
fouAded only on the osssrvstion of some marks on
the ROAD for some distance ON tbs other aide Of the
weight Of ths engine, exiting through the timber of
.hs briGgs produced the effect lsturally to be ex-
pested. Tho whole strusture gave way. and With
and two ss elsss passenger sara broke throush the
s>vAre4 frsms work. and lsased. hsadlone into Abe
y.wnins .byn below. The e.giss and tender crusl.
ing the eorHsr of the tender IN the set e falling was
thrown TO one aide, and fell ten ysrds from tie
engine The first b.se.nges car raAhsd sftor, and
partly through the ice and was crushed to atom,
while the last car fell sna ways on the ice, aad
stfsnie to say, remained in that position.
The loss of life ives of course frghtful There
we're niaeky psssslssrs ths train and the list of
those who have ssssysa only numbers about tvsn-
W IA far We caA yet learn. every in slls fret
owned By water which nsarl, filled the car About
thirty we're In the last ear, cf whom ten were
outas and most OF ,hs Others we're fssrfuly r1u-
Gisted The conductor, Mr. Bs-rstt, the dep .ty su.
perin:endent OF the line, Mr. Auir sad Mr.. JesAop,
one OF the auditors, who were the hind patforu ua
jumped of sna essapsA. The sxpre.. messenger,
IN
ana the rnai conductor, wsrs with tne baggage msA
The latter jumped over ths baGyags he had piled
up, ready tor delivery. and esespsd with but slight
racoiaosly enough. were not hurt. The engineer
sne hrenaa went uadsr ths lee with she locomotive
ans their bodies have not YET been recovered
1hs oxclssment In the city, directly the news
spread. was intense Hundred srmsd tow ards th.
Great Wsstorn depot, aad stresmeA Alosg the line to
as 70 battle description Lsrle locomotive lam w.r.
speedily brought. Fires were kind.eA, saa a iurid
glaze was 'hrown over tbs shattered remnants. spe
stsl trains ware i,patched to the brAse 10 brin.
hane ths wounded. Is wss no easy ,ssk 70 dsscens
the sseep slope 70 the eaaa Ropes we're iovared
and ladders sttashea 30 them whioh the dead and
wounded from the sar which stood sndways we're
hest trawn up Then the bottom Of the car which
hsd partly sunk shrou the ise Wa hswn away With
axes, AID shs unforspaa Passenger some s.diy ma
uased and oven cut 10 pieces ana ali saturated With
water, weIe saken out
AS sson a. the dead were drawn up the slope, they
were either pu. Ia she cara for convey to HsLni
is said that family in the sass consstps Of
q father mother AID fou. children. Only one Of The
children escaped.
One OF these little one- GIRL about four years of
age, was brought to the house alluded to when we
wsro tters fhe poor little creature wM smillins
prot:y as II shs bad bsea ,IesPi.s asd dreaming cf
bean launched so the io.s sssp Of isa,h before ths
dream had vanished frcm her mind
AT .hs railway Depot whea the sufferers wsrs
brossht In, crowds assembled, anxious to he.r who
wa dA apA sO If ri isnda
there
fhs eorrses we're taken iato ons Of the large b.s
gsgs rooms, whore Coro.ers Bull sad Rose pro-
sssdea to have them examined, and when possibls,
identified
A. sooa ss the Intelligence of the oatsstroph.
rssshsd she city, Ns3 Book er asd Capt Nscdosa d
companies Of volunteers marched 10 the sesae Esd
every srsdtt fs due 70 shsm for their conduct 9h.
presssrs Of the crowd had oil bus forced the strong
aoors Of che depot whsn the artillery company ar
hvsa. They 1ormed = GORDON aroana shs room
which wssrssssssss. The rifles msrshsd oE to the
briaye.
Ba. few at time were admitted to view the bo-
dies On catering, the htst remarked was that of
poor Dossid Stuart. Several Of those vha have sat
In shs Cisy cosnail With thls sstmAbls mas, were
arosnd him and in sssrs 1Ais 10 stronger evidences
# his wor,h tbsn Anythisg ws solld say.
Fext lay sAs braatforA sonirastors, Mr. Russell, on
whose person v0 money 70 the amount Of sevsral
.hoasasd dollars; In the row otpo.i's .s Samuel
ID fasal aAd asar him evo ehiiAIen, aged one asd
shrss respectively, asa her Who sssasa to be theis
mother.
Hsz wsre working up to late hour with long
poles and hook, ssdesvohng to raise bodies from
she water. fheir lsbo!s will have been sonti nued
throughout the night.
tsinsS xnul shs engine Ia raised. We Learn, hos.
svsr, that the reesos above given (breakIg Of the
axs) is correct, 90 tarss ca2 be ssesrtaned at pre-
sent.
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser SAYS tfa.
Isaac Buchanan, the Vice President Of the Road
An. -.
ed as reported, 1t says,
The cause Of the accident was undoubtedly ow.
ing to the engine having BY rome m cans got of the
track just - the train vas approaching the bridge
under ninishsd speed the wheels Of the en- CINE Of
course custiag off the ues Of the bridge a. Is sd
varcec; I'll the whole weight Of the engine and
tender, falling peried the string pieces, and
buried, with the enSiaeer and fireman, at least
twenty feet below the surface
The Commercial Advertiser also contains the
s.atement OF an eye witness, who says:
The forward passenger car, In descending was
turned upside down, leaving only portion Of 1t
above the water. The forward end of the last
passenger car rested upon either the engine or
baggage car aud fslhog back upon the wall sup
porsipg the bridge remained In nearly an upright
position. The scene was terrible ore.
The water In the nal 10 eighteen feet Deep and
nearly al those nos imm sdatsly kill I'd we're drown
ed The engine ana tender with the snE,nseS ana
hreman were pitehsd hesdlocS into the canal, and
are buried twenty feet below the surface. The
baggage car and two passenger cars are complies.
" shattered, and one Of the latter turned bottom
side ND ward and nearly submerged.
BIZ TELEGRAPH.
BUFFALO, March 14-Mr, Zmmerman's funeral
will take place At his residence, near the Clifton
Hou,e. at Niagara, ON Monday. He was q msmbe,
Of the Order Of Free Masons. and will be buried
with Masonic honors. large number Of Masona
are going from this city TO attend his funeral which
will be . most imposing sffsir.
CLOSE OF THE CoTToN SEAsos AT N ORLEANS
dispatch from New Orleans, dated Friday
says
Ssverai Of our. largest men have already lef
for Europe, regarding the season as nearly closed
70 far a. English orders are concerned. A . gs
neral thing The season has not been a good one
pecuniariy, though In q number of individual ca.
A large profits have been made. One dealer alone
IL said to have cleared. mainly by speculation
over A quarter Of . million of dollars,
THE CANE CROP IN LoUfsIASA.-An exten
sive plseter who has recently examined lar0,
number Of plantations In the parish of st Mary
IouIsisna, assures the New Orleans Bee, that th,
prospect Of the next sugar crop Is magnificent
Never ut this period of the year he says, has th'
appearance Of the cane been inner, or the shoot
larger or more succulent. Throushou the whol'
growing region Of Louisiana the prospect is sait
o be equally bright