, 1864-07-17
THE EEH4AEKL RAILROAD
DISASTER.
Tho Verdict Of the jury.
From the Toronto Globe. .Iu!y III

tFrom the Toronto Globe. yu!y III
After very protracted investigation iuto
the circumstances Of the Belnil accident. tue
torouer's jnry ut Montreal at last rendered
their verdict at one O'Clock yesterdrY morn
Ing. We received 1t By telegraph iu time for
publication yesterday, but, as it reached US
lust on the eve OF going 10 press, We We're
unable then to accompany 1t with nny re-
marks. We must now say that We consider
il, In some very important respects, exceed
ing}y defective. We are not aware haw It
was arrived at-whetber rs q compromise be-
tween conflicting views, OF IS fullS express
1pg all the condemnation which the whole
Of the 1tteen jurymen who signed It thonght
themselves called upon to pronounce; but
we do think that 1t falls short Of what the
public opinion OF the country had d rignt to
anticipate as the result OF the Investigation.
The whole circumstances had most pntnfniiy
impressed the public mind. The fEiyhtfut
amount Of human HE sacrificed, uupArAl-
leled In the railway annals OF Canada--for the
number who persisted at BelTii greatly ex-
ceedeu the number Of victims IN the memo.
rab1e Destardins catastrophe-sent thrill of
horror through the community. And even
when the first effects OF the shock b ID ~orn
of, there were facts enough disclosed at the
INQUEST to increase rather than 10 diminish
the first feeling Of profound compassion for
the tate Of the hapless victims Of the accident
ss veil as the painful sense of Insecurity
A'-'A
aroused in the minds Of the travelling public.
| We think that the verdict, read with such
! feelings and knowledge Of what uas estao.
! lthed b. the evidence, will be prsnonnced
| IN exceedingly measre and unsatisfactory
deliyerunce On the state OF facts brought bt-
| fore the jn,y. It IL as follows:
! ~Tbat land others came to their death In
eouseeuenee OF hsstng been prccipltased on the
| mcfninc Of the asth Of June LIST, with focono'
i've engine and train Of cars, the Property Of tae
| Grand Trunk Railway Company Of c. nada. Into
| The River Rleheaieu. through The 1rawbfidce ove1
that river at or near Belnil: that It Is the opiaon
of The iu1J lkat said engine aud tzaln ware so prs
cip1tated By the cross c.flctspcss Of William bur
nev the driver In ctarce Of tho en.tue at the tint
! II was 20 precapa1ated; that II Ia the optnioo
The Jury that the locomotive fote man ~ :cnaioat
disrlascd w1nt Of Judgment and s.utton In put
| lin. 4 driver in thArye Of train without aFS
| s-rrrtaiu{uc. By pcreonal tnvcsti.atieu, Whethe
| enrh GrtyeT knew the rosd and signals; that tn
tnTy .re further Of opnon that the a!mos1 nntforn
| ncg, ,ecf OF the Co1npany's rule 10 tlop before en-
trt3nx the south emo Of thu tdi2e has had much =
1, w{th thr above nrntio4ed accident: and thAt th
| nsrlect or the cusn1fauA OF said httd}o to repos
the rnnes1ed }niIacion Of said rDle IL very repft
| hentfhle: that, moreover, the jnrT an ot opinto
| thet The train Conveying a1id em'gtants irot
P1ttmord thurld have been provided with At les:
one additional rfe9les1uan to the one on bosrt
md that II ssAs the duty OF the conductor to ps'
vitc auch addtt,onzt brakesuA1: and, lastly. II
inry are Of ppInIou that It would much tend e tn
sa1c,y Of SIC travelling puhltc Ia Ceuads Il II
iirawhridEo at Be19il BE- altogether aootsaed-