, 1879-05-11
CASUALTIES
A Frlghtfut Collision on the Credit
Valley, Canada, Railroad.
In E1tarslan Party Of Forty Prominent Citizens
Of Toronto The Victims.
All of Them More or Less Savere-
ly Injured.


4 FR1GHTFUL COLLISION.
1pectaf Dispatch to TIE Tribune.
TORONTO, Ont, May 10.-A> terrible accident
occurred about 6 o'clock this evening to an ex-
cursion party who went out by invitation to see
the work on the Credit Valley Railroad. The
Directors car, containing the party, numbering
about forty weff-kuown citizens, was on the
switch at Carleton Station, on its return home
from Streetsville. The switch on the main line
of the Grand Trunk, through some unaccount-
able want Of foresight, had been left open, and
a Grand Trunk engine came along at the rate
Of thirty miles an hour and ran into the chr.
Among those seriously injured are ex-Mayor
Morrison, Maj. Arthurs. AID. BteVins, Messzs.
John McNabb, hardware merchant; Samuel
Beatty, Aren't Union Pacific Railroad; P. D.
Couger, coal merchant; and James Gooderhaln,
Of the firm OF Gooderham s. Worth. Mr. Good
erham hao both legs crushed to a jelly; ex-SiaV-
or Morrison's spine was badly injured; Mr.
Coneer had several ribs broken and other inter-
nal injuries: Mr. McNabb, spine hurt AMI other
wise badly bruised; Nj. Beatty, leg broken; Mr..
Gooderham's case is considered hopeless, and
it Is feared Re cannot survive through the night
Messrs Avcrn Pardoc, formerly Of Chicago,
and william Hauston, both of the editorial staff
of the Globe we're also in the car. Mr.. -Pardoe
saw the engine coming and leaped through the
car-windos. Just as his foot left the car the
crash came. Mr.. Hauston bad his face and
head cut and legs bruised. Mal. Arthurs also
escaped BY jumping out OF the car-window-
The scene was a terrible one- The engine
dashed right through the car, smashing 1t
to atoms and sending the fragments in all
directions. How the occupants escaped instant
death is miraculous.
Besides those mentioned above, MIR. John
Legs, barrister, aud Aid. Baxter were wounded,
but not seriously. Mr. Conger's case is coBsid-
cred critical. He has been insensible since
the accident. Every one on the car had their
clothes torn of their backs. The injured were
brought to the city in improyised ambu1ances,
streets are full OF runors, and public anxiety is
very great, those hurt being among the wealth.
est citizens. At latest accounts Mr.. Gooder-
ham was in state OF coma, from which the
doctors are trying to rally him preparatory to
amputation.
To the Ttstern associated P7sss-
TORONTO, Ont, May 10.-This evening an
had been inspecting the new works on the Credit
Valley Railway, while seated in Cur on siding
ut Carleton junction, waiting for an engine to
take them to Toronto, were, owing to mis-
placed switch, run into by q Grand Trunk en-
sine Both the engine and car were wrecked.
Among the seriously injured are James Gooder-
ham, merchant and miller OF this city, Inc
leg being cut off ana the other badly bruised; re-
covery doubtful. ExDfess-MessenserM MoErlson's
c1aut, ribs smashed. John McNabb. retired
hardware merchant, spine hurt and side badly
bruised Samuel Beatty, railway agent. leg
broken. All the others In the car were more or
less injured. Several escaped by jumping
through the windoWa.