Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-04-24

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The ffamilton BaaNfr, Of wc8eiesiAy
contains the verdict Of tho uoronsrs Jrry
In The case Of The recent terrible rnilroaasss
cident. The prOiracted inquest closed, ana
the Jury locked UP, after being charged 81
the Coroner yesterday afternoon az 4 O'clock
After an enumeration Of the 1amcs Of tho
persons on whose bodies the inquest nups
held, the verdict, (Which was brought Is at
0 o'clock last evening" proceeds as follows:
LIT. That the persons aforesaid being
passengers and servants Of the g. w. Rail-
way Co., came TO their death in consequences
Of the Coinpanys locomotive engine coz
ford,p and tender, with baggage, car and
two first class passengers cars, attached, COM
prising the train leaving Toronto for Ham
ton at 10 minutes past 7 O'clock IN the az
tcrnoon of the 18th day Of March lant, hay-
ing been prccipitatcd into the Dcsjardin's
Canal. ss. .ts,f ,cs
Cd. The Jury find that the immediate
cause of tho accident was owing to the
breaking Of tho forward axel of tho engine
truck, close TO the wheel on. the right at y
point on the road not ascertained, and in con-
sequence Of which the left forward wheel Of
i the truck left the rail at or near the switch
near the said Desjardin's Canal bridge, cans-
ing tho locomotive when entering on the
bridge to divergc to the right, crushing and
tearing away its support--procipitating the
whole train into the Canal, and resulting in
[ the calamity which forms the subject Of this
c melancholy inquiry. sass
Sd. The Jury further find that the said
G locomotive "Oxford" had recently under
gone thorough repair, and six days previ-
r ously to the melancholy occasion, according
to the evidence, had been turned out Of the
repair shop in satisfactory condition.
They likewise find that before leaving the
Toronto station with the train on this fatal
= trip, the said engine was examined by the
t proper officer aud reported by him to be in
It perfect order. .fa
It 4th. The Jurors aforesaid also find that
u the said bridge over the Desjardin's Canal
lr was built of wood and constructed Of suf
e ficieut strength for the conveyance of tho
traffic of the line safely and securely over
the said bridge: provided that the locomotive
1t and cars remained on the track, but the
e said bridge was not built Of sufficient
u strength to sustain an engine and train il
n case they should run off the track in pass
n ing over the said bridge. "a,
e, 5th. The Jurors aforesaid are of opinion
n that the only certain way of providing
against similar catastrophe at the same
d place would be by erecting a permanent
% bridge, and they would therefore strongly
d urge upon the government to cause the
same to be built forthwith, and also thai
5 the Toronto and Great Western lines should
1T have separate tracks over said construction
er thereby doing away with switches, which
st are always Objectionable in such places. s
9th. The Jurors would furtherrecommend
IT the renewal of the former law compell
le ing all transit to come to dead stop before
10 passing over this and all similar bridges
y believing as they do, that this lamentabl'
accident might have been avoided had thi
D. precautionary measure remained in force.