The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-15
SHOCKING RAILROAD CATASTROPHE.
NAMES OF THE VICTIMS.
In Bmigrant Train Smashed Up on the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
HALF a Dozen Killed and a Number OF
Others Injured,


Half a Dozen Killed and a Number OF
Others Injured,
TO-, TO- &C.
The Dre adful Railroad Accident In Canada
lFron the Rochester UGioo, Aarchls]
We ara osllsd upon record The particulars Of Vi
most horrSs railroad accident that has ever occurred In
~ country--as ali events 1t attended with ii
srsatsss TO- OF life.
Tho accid took place AT O'clock Last evening" s
more ihsn mile from the CITY Of Hs milton, Canada West
and 20 from Toronto hicn f That CITY about Pm
The particulars besn gathered from gentle who
sef, thu soeas Of the accident early this morning The
Toronto AID HsmIton Railroad intersecm the Great
Western aoou, q mile and bali Of HAmtl.oa, and
me Toroato trains do 10 the CITY on the trao OF
the Great western Company rnstraio RON Toronto last
md two passenger cosc5e-ine latter containing about
Is psrsoss When this train reacned junction just
Detroit had MOI gone down to asu,Itou ~ wss entitled
e do before he Toronto train. After waiting twenty
navuhs ths Toronto train came ON
just oeforB reaching the bridge over he DeeiArdus
0snal the trAa len the uAok, py . mwp'scemsa, OF
switch other cause, and ran upon the bridge
sns and and al plunged into the canal so or 40 feet
below.
The catastrophe Was sudden aud awful, and the work
Of death inssauianeous aad complete Ina locomo-
tive and tender entirely asbmerged-the baggage
oar partially %. he for~srd p..ssnssr oar sarnsd
bottom upward and sunk dep nat the foof was but
ew inches shove water Every soul on board this Gar
psrhbsd-ar by drowning Of course. The rear pas
merged Mos, Of the paaseueess ia the of this
SBupe6-she remainder were drnwaed. "a 81
eoossss ,os s.rS osrsa sa.s 80 person. have
whss ,ss ,.sn ran of tho track some person
sad he shs bsggasemsn and brakeman eia jump,
aai wsrs saved We are also told that tem.s
sAe chasn struok upon tee below aad AFTER
es-n climbing up the bank There but rev iades
on ne train and this is said to no the o.y one saved
great fs,vsy king Of Canads, And ne psr he'd His tealh
VII Das dsasrous blow to the business n'sress Of the
eco sasneid, OF this city, sups,iu sndens OF toe
Lrn soa ors no railway, Rcs.eh g. Benedict, merry
ard sncss the saved OR iutormaut s,stes snA,
smons Toe passengers vere many prsmneoi cfHsns OF
,s %ssT sss sos. 4 Sss. had bean
tak.n from toe wsssr ourins soc night
The uaio nom Detroit, viii n should have crossed the
eoge beore me Toronto tain, yearly two ooufa be
BOD tine When II arrived the passengers ssre
pensd 70 rA roma hours to get across the gap Of tae
sa ooue trains cannot pass uo'ii now bridge has
mo disssssr created great Consideration ss Haioa
end the czsDs o. tbs place looked 70 me Of tse
aeidsn, 70 aid In renewing the and assisting
Injured ce later are, indeed, few. whie the former
There Nv drsv N The prassp snss,e vsssss " 20
up the Dssardns Canal 70 Dundas The bridge apposrs
70 have been rail structure thus eaniy Destroyed
We have :ust been told thai Mr. No Supernteudsat
Hhs rosd aod Inc Coadpcsor, standing the
ESQ N the tram when the left the track rne
erred om Eiuup!" BMh he and the superintendent
iuspsd OF and saved their lives The engineer Was lost
prom tss Hamilton Spectator, Extra nsrch ID.
niisa us Men VINO have ever stood in the iorsmuss
1k- caps~is the most shrewd, spscustors Inc most
sss. .sssnNs toe mO:' az :scss c!sfsy.sn , as
among N. inc brain w.nders, s.a tue p>a almost r.
scribe the sssrt rendiDg scenes Ne have witnessed.
rhs ua,u from Toronto, due In this city 81 quarter
ssmreP n yesso,o.y sveDms naa 90 me ron Isrsa
q speed e tho swing bridge across De axsas
osos rhoss residing st sdistsnoe may NOT know thM
through tes Burlington Hashts. sod the, the railway
81 swing bridge sx,y fee, 81 less, above the
levsl Of the canal A this tine OF oouvse ths water
below n covered with ioe shout t~o feet th,eI
int bsfore The train rcsched the bridge. ths sagoe
ran Cd .hs n.ck owing supposed TO some e.eo. IN
suy tins observation OF some marks the road for
dsiascs on The other side Of The spot where ne
eng thressn timber bridge produced the eject
n~iursiiy 70 os expected The whole structure gave
basssSs oar aad two 6nt ass passenger sosrs broxs
thrVogh the severed frame work and lcaped heAdlopg
,,s ss .s.s.; ,Sy.s s ss f Tho ;Sss: And Tan
ing Tho corasr Of tbs tender 10 tho cot OF hinas sN
thrown 70 eide, aad fell ten yards from tho on
n descended fell rs roof breaking partly through
The vac crushed 10 atoms While tns last ar fs
ssdw,ys On ,hs Ice, and strange say renamed In tina,
Ths isss Of nfs was Of course rixhsiu. There we're
niIsy psss<nsss on the ustn and the List Of thoss who
have esuAped oniy mbers about twenty. A. ar
ya learu every one In tho ns killed those
who orusssd being dro ~ned tts water which
a sh,m Ter verc taken out dead, and Of sse
were ieAxfuiy mulatcd. The conductor, Mr.. Barrett
Juep one Of the AUDITORS who were on the hnd plat.
orn, iumpti Oh and escaped. me express msnssaxer,
~ -. NJ. Richardson, . conductor on the road, and
the mall ocnoscsoy, we're with the oaseaseman. ras
TAT jumped tho baggage be had piled up really
Tor delivery and escaped win out slight injury, while
zoe three osners west down. Du mirsoulousy cnougu
vers no, nsoh hurt. The esgineer and areman wen,
snder e cs ~ia the locomotive, en- their bodies
I've sxe,smept IN the city, directly the asvs spresd
.wNs tns sse Hundreds swsrmed towards the Crest
Wssssn aeYo and ssreansd along the line 70 the fsss
Description. Large locomotive lsmps wore speedily
bropsbI Fires we're kindled and . lurd giars vas
we're despatched 20 the bridge 70 bring home the
voanded. vss no easy task " dcscend shs steep
attached " sss cp which TIE dead and wouaded from
ths car vbicu stood endways were 6rst drawn up.
Ihso ,se bottom Of The car which bad partly sunk
tArovsh me zoe vr hewn away With axes, and the
rniortunas pssscneers, some rally muuiated ami
even cat In p,scci, and oil saturated with water,
v,ser sui -so vas ibst noble fellow thai every
one must rave seen, stripped 10 ois shirt sleeves,
sinssH sc., sa more than oil sss rssss We w..cs.i
bin loe from the height above, ~ he hewed away
fyagnese, end extrcatcd the bodies. n evey de-
ectved reward. n n he
~ 90 the dead were drawn up the stops they
~ ~ e,tber pu, 10 the Tor conveyance He atoa
we're lao In small house the bridge. ID said
,Asa lastly ~e,e in the csrs o,n.stur OF father
mother and four children Only one Of the children
ssped.
One 'bess little ones, . girl about four year,
OF sEs, we brought 20 the house alluded q,
When We rers there rne poor little creature
smirus p'sw'iy ~ she bal been slesyauS
~ cot tnn,s When the accident occurred
had sunched into the long sleep before
che drssn bad vsnshed from her mind
A. railway DEPOT when the sufferers we're brsush,
IN crowds nssnb cd snxious 70 hear Who were dad
and 10 fuov Y say OF thslr iriends there
The psrs taken Into Of the large baxease
rcons ~bsrs Coroners Ball and Rosebrugh precesae
70 have examined and when possible, indcutasd