New-York tribune., 1884-01-03
rWFNTY.SEVEN MEN KILLED.
COLLISION ON THE GRAND TRUNK
TWO TRAINS MEET ON STEEP GRADE-LiSl of
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.

uu,o TRAINS MEET ON A sIEEF uhhDH i'
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
ronoSTo Jan 2.-One of the most frightful rall
.rov accidents that ever occurred IN Canada took
rloce this morning at five minutes to O'CLOCK AoouV
fftoep minutes previous a suburban tralh' con-
s;sting of a dummy engine and TWO cars On 'i,o
Cat Western division of the Grand Trunk kal-
- If+ the Union station, having on board about
s;fr Messengers chiefly employees in the bolt
anA iron works at Humber who lived Ill TINS
So and who were going to their work.
Aubourh the weather was piercing cold, the gaze
blowing the snow against the car windows, 'he
merry crowd did not heed it as they told OF now
they had spent New Years Day.
I-uon rounding a sharp curve just before reaching
the bolt works. the engineer saw frelght Irail
coming down-grade toward him. He reversed ms
engine. shrieked out warning, and along Win HIS
fireman Jumped for his life. The conductor
heard the warning, and crying out jump
bows. for your lives" sprang INTO uN0
snow. In second more there was
a terrific crash. The engine of the freight tram
Knocked the boiler of the dummy clean through the
first car crushing the passengers in every direction
and mining many of them to the hoor
The impetus was so great that the engine
uounted the truck Of the dummy, which Kept 10
The rails and remained on balance
PASSENGERS sCALDED AND BURNED.
The engineer of the freight train, when
he saw that a collision was inevitable sprahg
from his engine, but Thomas. the fireman.
was instantly killed. To add TO the no,iVi
of the scene. the boiler of the dummy eAPloue"
ooJ tho c.caninr steam and boiling water scaldcd
ard carried death or terrible injuries to the man
g,,. and bleeding men. Then fire broke ont ana
completed the work Of destruction ohrIchS :
groans and heart-rendiuc cries for help from lhe
sufferers rent the air, several poor men, suffering
untold aqonics with tkci. limbs and bodies burned
30 crisp. piteously impiorcd those near them 10
,onr wafer upon their scalded limbs OF to put an
end TO their sunerings.
Every possible phase of Disagreement was 10 D
seem limb, cut, bruised and mangled, half burned
or swollen to an enormous size by the action OF the
steam and water. The first passenger car
was terrible wreck, and several
hours elapsed before the men buried beneath the
debris could be cxtricated Areief party Of thirty
or forty men was soon at the scene and at once set
TO work to rescue the sufferers, and at about
o'clock car load of tie dead and injured was on
the way TO the city
CARING FOR THE DEAD AND DYING.
On arriving at the Union station an ambulance
wagon and several cabs and busses in waiting.
A large crowd had gathered, and as the dead and
wounded were carried from the cars to the con-
vcyances many turned sick at the sight.
Fifteen bodies lay side by side in two rows on
opposite sides of the morgue. Mothers, fathers,
sisters and brothers were to be seen
passing from body to body and with
trembling hands lifting the coverlet to gaze on
the faces of the dead. Now and again cry of
anguish was heard, which told plainly of the dis
coyery of some relative carried off in the
prime of manhood. The hospital from an
early hour was crowded with relatives
and friends of the wounded On the arrival of the
wounded the full hospital staff Immediately pro-
cecded to undress them, while the doctors set to
work sewing up the wounds and dressing those
who were terribly scalded. Some of the latter
were burned from head to foot by the steam.
One of the victims John Rowlett died shortly
after arriving at the hospital. When found among
the debris he spoke cheerfully and asked to be al
lowed to walk. On looking down he cried: d" God,
my legs areof." And so they WERE burned off.
Coroner Lynd empanellcd jury, who at once met
and viewed the bodies and then adjourned until 2
o'clock, when they again met and some evidence
wa taken and a further adjournment was had until
Tuesday night.
A CONDUCTOR r';DER ARREST.
Barber conductor Of t. freight train, was i'm
mediatcly placed Ter arrest. He at once ad-
mitted that he 60. .Iders at Hamilton to run to
Queens W. rf Toronto, avoiding all regular trains.
lie looked lt the time liable, but forgot that the
euburha In was the list of regular trains,
and hone, ,Ic atnldCht.
PubII. yinpa ny was thoroughly aroused for the
widow AID children, and already subscription lists
lave .a Gjartcd and offers of entertainments
ma. D.. .Oyidc funds for their aid. The families
Of ..r , Of the men killed are in poor clIcum-
tt... ., and could i'll afford to lose their bread
NIuL. There were twenty y-seyen men killed.
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
Among those taken from the wreck the fol-
lowing:
G. Agate; W. Keefcr C. SPAIN; A Lynch; p.
Nulligan; \. White; Harrigan; J. McDOnaldi j.
Rowlc,t; W. Harris; c. Robinson and CanningtOn.
Among the wounded lying in the hospital
between life and death w. Fitzgeral;
i. Carruthers, II. c. Kerlan, Michael Kelly
W. Rogers, and Frederick Burton, G.
Mcdonald, John Lynch, James Kelly,
a. Banks, Hugh Cunningham, Z. Robinson, H.
Bally, Patrick Norton and John COrIgan.
The damage to the rolling stock is $1,000.
Manager HicksOn, of the Grand Trunk road inn
mediatey telegTaphed TO Mr.. WTagge, the local
manager, TO give every care and attention to the
could paSsbly contribute in the slightest degree
u thcIrTecOvery or alleviate their suffering.
lhe majority of these are in an unconscious state
and the doctors cannot say how many will survive.
Rogers and Burton cannot live. The conductor In
charge OF the Suburban train, named Carter
escaped with light injuries. Conductor Barber
III charge OF freight train jumped and saved his life
Engineer Jctrles also escaped. Barber has been
arrested az the instance Of the and will be
held to answer fer alleged negligence in running his
tram without orders.
THE SITUATION IN THE sOUDAN.