The true Democrat., 1857-04-14
The Lean of Death in Cana5,

Eighty lives were lost, as has been stated. by the terrible railroad accident in Canada. The following particulars of the horrible affair will be read with interest:
 " The locomotive and tender broke throuch the instant they struck the bridge, and with a headIong leap buried themselves under water in an instant The baggage car followed. and Tn Its descent, depressed the forward end of the nrSt passenger car so that the coupling which connected It with the last car broke, and it was hurled through the ar, executing a compile Summerset m Its descent, and striking bottom upward Tn the water, which closed over and covered 1t entirely, with the exception of few inches of the bottom. Not a soul that went down In that fearful plunge, ever saw the lirht ot day again The second passenger car fol- lowed, striking the first with terrible crash and sliding off at angle of about forty. i've degrees, was buried two thirds oi its lenGth in the water. The only passengers saved were in the rear end of this car The locomotive and tender were completely submerged. with the baggage and first passenger cars on ton of them The second passenger car rested partly on the trst, which circumstance was the only means by winch single life out of the whole number was saved.
 According to the statement of Captain Alex ander Mcbride, of Port Burwell, who escaned with serlous injuries, the passengers all started |" theIr feet at the moment of the cars leavirp the track and had just gained the aisle in the centre, When the car went over PassenoArs seats, stoves and every thing else that the ear contained were thrown with terrible forca ,o the front erd where they lav in inextric,llo confusion. Capt. Mcbride was cougbt amnny the runs in way which secured him from the water, and detained him some lime baiora bo could release himself He describes the scene as perfectly heart-rending; the shouts eroans and frantic efforts of the injured persons en. deavorlng to extrlcate themselves. mingled win the hlssing of the red hot stoves and their con tents ot blazing coal, and the gurglng of the waters as they rushed in and closed over tha lving mass of struggling life; while wounded and helpless persons clung to him with an ener- sy that threatened destruction. Breaking his way out at the rear end of the car with few others. they succeeded in gaining the ice and from that the main land, and immediately sought assistance in Hamilton. Out of the two crowded passenger cars but thirteen persona were known to have escaped with life. and but one solitary person without serious injury. The two cars, according to the statement of Cant. Mcbride, were as full as they could hold. The number could not have been less than one hun dred and fifteen. Nothing could be learned from the conductor in regard to the matter as he seemed to be in state bordering on insanity.
 It has been said that the bridge was in a miserable condition, and that the fact was well known to the officers of the company. The circumstance of the conductor posting himself Tn place of observation, where he secured to himself the on y chance of escape, would seem to argue marked dstrust of the bridge, if not "a positive knowledge of its uuworthiness.