The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-03-26
The Tcrrih,. usii,oaa Disaster .. r.o-
ada.


~ fFAlpf MaftU ~.
III" Commndh .iirct,tr has the follow
ing particulars Of The railroad catastrophe
at Hamilton, from gentleman who lefl the
soens of disaster this morning;
The accident occurred Il, the bridge over
the bs Jar'lines canal abou, two mikes
northeast Of Hamilton. The bridge swings.
and is elevated some six fpt above the wa
! ter
The train was local accommodation
running between Toronto and Hamilton.
| II le.t Toronto NJ {. T. n. and was due at
| Hamilton az 3;10 The number Of pa.S,n
grrs X yhrionsly estimated NJ frnm - To
! loo Of whom only 'iftsn were taken from
the wreck, and 81 these five have since died.
The water IN the canal "a eighteen feet deem
and all tina, were NOT immediately killed.
were drowned The engine and tender, with
the engineer ani fireman. were pitched into
the canal, and are buried twenty feet hclow
the surface
! The baggage car AMI two passenger cars
ARE complete wreck ouc Of the latter
was turned bottom side upward. and Is
about twothr,ls suhmeryrd
! Parties werc still busy this morning ex-
Treating hodics FROM the wrrck
In an out-housc adjoining the station
house at Hamilton, about fifty or sixty
corpses men, women and childrcn- were
laid ont. M inquest has yet hncn hcil.
Most Of the passengers were from Ilamil-
ton. Toronto anil the adjoining towns.
Samuel Zimmerman, Mr. Buchanan, wee
president Of the road ami captain Twokey
"A propeller commander IN Lake Ontario arr
among the victims
Only one lady passenger WA saved
and she was considerably eat ami bruised
\ German lad in thu hind Ear, a'cing the
conductor hastily rctrcatiny to the back
tloor followed ami with the conductor and
two others, wnr' the only nros who ,s,ays,l
with tritiing injurisS
Mr. l'ry,iyc~. managing director Of thc
road. l'r. Naclim and Mr Street. ~ Chip.
pcwa were un the train, but esrsIe1 with
their lives, although Considerably ujur,!
The sllo~ine ra list ot b"li'' rvoguigrl
mp W this morning
Daniel Stpnrl. Rcv \ R.aAkeF, t7.-. 50.
" ,'rcn, q little girl, daughter II J. X .
Clark. al of Toronto. james Gannon. Thos
BENSON, 81 Purt Hops. John Sharp book
hiuder \ Grant. WIN Russell. ~ the firm
or Mcllish. Merrill & Russell 81 Bradford.
+ Joseph iiarr. II Niagara. John G. ii,udsr
sun, II Ilamiltnn
/ In ,sr 81 the comparys buildngs lay 10
bodies. L. mrn, > women aad I ,hili: of
thesu' only ,hrc have h,n r,co.uia,l III
ward nuiht'hl, Rev pr tirrsa' and John
Morley. The rnuains or pr. Zimmerman
viii h. taken 10 his rr>,i,nrr thj, aitsru@a
Tie was in the baggage car tn time NJ the
accii.n,
Parties have hr'n busy thriaz the ,lay in
cNtrsr,tHg hnliPs from the WINK. In ,o
,his tiHo - hs.i,s havr lsrn r,-'nyrr,l. AMI
srvr-al have irVn ,arrSVl away hv their
'vic,sls
4 lury was tnpannfll,d this morning. AMI
immediately pros,ss,,l 10 view the variops
bsls~, anil investigate the cs,i,ss' uf thu li,.
as,sr
( Tbs f,llNwing h,lis~ hAy. t-sn bhniif,l.
Mr poyie and Thomas l,uylr Of Dunbar.
ton: jams Rarr anil jams Macr. 81 Two
RivcrS, u. McFacan. Gait VI. K9slall.
i.ockport y Y VI ilrS,hfeA, anil wis,.
II ~Wsp.-n~on Rrhlg,. Mis- nuihn. Toronto.
John Bs'S. Wis anil two chihlrn; Mr.
! Ru~Sll ami wis. of Brantforl: NJ tA,rtsS.,
Vt powhng~ bark brokPn. anil cannot liyr.
\ pub.ic funeral Of the unfortunate slf
'rr'rs viii take plac' on Mon.hy.
,Ummi,ics hsvc s.>p fnr,p-l 10 wait on
The fr'cn,k ~ the shsNa~,l