New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-16
A.esupurk Daily Gribmne
THE CANADA RAILROAD MASSACRE.
PARTICULARS FROM EYE. WITNESSES.
Seventy.two Corpses Counted.

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Bv Teerrsph 70 The Rocheste. DenOcrst Of Friday.
The bridge scroes he Der sriines Canal swings, and
the accident vas caused by the defective H,nner IN
which II wss constructed. IL was lorA train rom
Toronto 70 Hamilton, esving Toronto At i:io p N,
and cue 81 Hamilton at oiO, "ol'n INST tue 'S,f
disaster There were through psss nger- up N It,
most If he victims being from tnose tEo placas IL s
supposed that the tram which passed east short Tine
before sunk the idee muca thar toe locomotive OF
this tain obstructed by the aoument 10 s1cI oe
gree ha. he passenger Tere raised up AND tnco"n
INTO the canal The water 10 the cin1l Is y feef deep
and 81 who not nme0iael, e1'rcsted muet h.Ve
III en- drowned of ccuue M -ydges the mansglog
director Of the Crest Weetern Rosd, and Dr. htcklsn
and Mr.. Street, both Of Cnppewa we're on the tram,
but escspso with tnei lives although they are sad 10
have D. 20 considerably injured.
Dor into msrt was al the scene CT the disaster a.
O'Clock this Friday morning. Inc plsce "nsre &c
accident took place s short distance beyond a anil
ton where teo bridges cross the De-. Ndlue- mN -
an elevation Of about 90 feet above the wNer When
he arrived parties were ETH busy IN e1ri's'ing me
dead bodice from the wreck There lay the shftered
reuains of the baggage car ani passenger cars, the
fret on ts side and of the passenger csrs turned
bottom eide upward and abo II t~o-thrds 'uomerSNd
the other lsy near, Also q complete wreck Wh1e
gazing on the sal scene, the b Jdy OF wonsn WAS
brought out-the legs drs~n up and the arms extended
rie il in death.
In An out house adjoining the Station House a. Ham
ilion about fifty sixty corpses laid out on the
aoor-men women and children No inque-, hsd yet
been held. Most Of tie passengers were Ut danion,
Toronto and the adjoining towns. NJ. Zlmmern. Al,
Mr. Buch4oan VIce.Presideut of the ro,d, sud Capt.
Twoley popular comm nde' on AXE Ontario, we're
arosy the victims Only one lady passenger Vas
ga, ed and che with many cnts and bruises Germ 81
lad ho was In the bmt iny The Conductor hastily
retresiipg TO the back door took alarm and followed,
and he and the conductor and two others we're the only
ones who esc ped with trihng inures-t dmotng on.
Of the car just it made the final pitch into the deep
chssm.
But fifteen persons were taken alive from the wreck
and Of these i've have since died ion t1er injuries
The number al persons the tram 10 vA1oasIy esu
mated at from - 10 100.
the engine having by some means got OIL the track
Just rs the train was approaching toe onJge under
Diminished speed the wheels of the engine OF course
emitting of me ties of the bri1ge II advanced the
whole weight Of engine and tender falling nesvuy,
parted the string and pitched hesdiong into tue
canal below and 10 now burieI, with the engineer and
fireman, at lesst 20 feet below the surface ,
Msny Of tire observers were disposed to ceosure tns
company for the apparent ghtneOs of the structure OF
the bridge but the fact that neivy freight uaos have
hsen cpns;A Ny passing should 81 once pat ms 20
re.t The remains of MIR. Zimmerman were to be
brous to bis residence thi. afternoon Mr. H. wss In
The baggage Gar at the time OF the ec;iden1'
T,cm Ia. Roeht,fy .iUs,san Of F,it,g
The engineer is said to De jamned under his engine
In searching for the dead his was go. hold or and
in endesvorng TO haul the body out ths arm was torn
eLtirey of
dent was ueste bridge and is asserted by some OF
he passepgers With wh )m We convened thtt II was
entirely too fragile a structure originally: How that
ray BE-, We unable 10 say. The whole toor of
The r,ruc ure went down under the weight that was
upon II. -,
n i, probable that bad the cars been coupled 8, they
are uuon TIE Central sad other rosds IN the United
States the rear car might have bsen saved by the
breaking or wrenuhiDg off of tue couplings, a. the
brake. were vigorously applied "a soon ~ tie alarm
Was given and the train going at very slo~ rate;
but unior unstely the on the Crest Wes7ra ALL
way not only coupled but ohsined togetner oy Two
heavy chains ore each side Of tue bumper, ABOUT
.iI inches from them. The consequence 10 that the
car cannot get apart, uness both Of these chas %
we'll rs tue couplings give way -.
This accident Is one of the most destructive In its
effects If not the most destructive, OF any that ns'
ever happened on the continent us wnoIo mt8n''aeo
10 not az yet known. 1890
The number Of wives made widows, Of cnIdren nsle
fsiherless and parents chlldess VIII probably never
be wholly known Toe dead will be gathered together'
those who are coe nized and claimed will eegy.n up
and the Others probably numbering bali or thitd OF
the whole, will be buried unknown TO kindred or
friends.
MIR. Samuel Zimmerman, who VS. killed by this ac-
cdent was one OF the most prominent men In Canada
He was a nsve OF Pennsylvanis, iron wnicn ste ne
went q poor boy, TO Canada, where he hsd AN aeseo
great wealth He lived in splendid siyle at Clifton. ne
man in the pnme OF liie, ana posees s,ea'
energy ard enterprise. Mr made much OF biz ~
tune IS q contractor on the Great esferr N~y rs
was tie Pfe,dent Of the Zinmerm, IN b Ank. mnh toe
erea, enterprises about Suspension Bridge ana Cit,n,
AID indeed IN all Cansda Wet he was zoe laea ne
vss married during the l4st year ihe 1888 vi s3o"
msn L. public Calamity TO CsnTa
p S-Snce Writing the above. Se lesra ma oe-
patch hss been e,eived by Nj rhomas II Gun stat
ipg that James Gsan<ne, la OF 10 years gI ase'
belous i'm, 10 this city was one Of the kuld Hew w.
q book p4coler on board the train, aud va In toe
employ II Mr.. Tunis boOk-deasr a. niagara f"Is'
Inc anfor mate young an As son oil Dr. Aooane'
in Frankfort. u...
Va also Learn from 9ppAr sntly Neinfofmcu
source that Leiher Mr.. Benedict nor M fsfs'h were
on he tran. c..a
We have Just been told that Mr.. Muir, sdperiatend-
en-, OF the rosd, and the Coadutn, were aniIs ~
Ii rear platform Of the tram when tne CARS e'. VIC
usck The Engineer gave the sigma 70 brake, "aeo
III. c. psuctor cried ont "jcmpl' b hes AID the
Superintendeot Jumped of snd saved sheis h'es' Ice
II gneer was loet. -. -
PS-1he Censda telegraph, a. usual 81 such
tmes b. pss Us nothing fro The scs ne oil as dssses
n d.hiry boat had % ne who're on o. ser Bay, with
out lies OF life the enteforsag agent Oh the a''Sa'eu
Press would have bad reporter on Inc spo', anu We
'hoGd have hsd minute particulars oy telegraph
F,o- IA. Rsma,en Spectator, Extra Ms,eAp.
rational calamity MAJ f.ily De said 70 have be-
fslsp u.s. Men WHO have ever stool 10 tue torenos.
ranh-capitalsts the most .hre@d sdecuaors the m2h
Ike. D. merchants the most far sshod cierg men Tie
meet esrnest-havs at one fell sw,op being taken h)n
snopg ue TIE brain ~anders sad the pen am 'sf re-
fuse, do its oned ddy wnen ate ns 70 De-
scrl'e the hea.tren ing scenes We hsNe w''ie'seu
The tr.n non Toronto, due IN this cy az u p a.
yes,, rdsy evening. h.d coma from Toronto as Sst
usual and proceeding q NOD ,sa'e fae Vi s''e1
U Pare he swing -bsidge scrose ice ,in Caua.
Ihose residing al q dis aDce m.y DO. AHoN "at Gu
ting bas been made - an outlet 10 tts canal toro-Sh
the Burlir ston HI hfs and that the rail- say cro,ss
by ga ing bridge % feet least ABOVE tue ese' oi
the canal. A, this time, vi course me Ss'st oe""
covered with ice ab ~. two fest u TX.
Jas. before ne train eShe1 The orioSe ne ecg,ne
~ l. m O. g