The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-05
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Twenty-Five Lives Lost in a Col
lisiOn Near Toronto
The Boiler of One OF The Locomotives
Exploded and the Wreck
Catches Fire.

TORONTO, Jau. "a frightful railway
accident occurred IN Canada this morn
ing ut $500 About sixteen minutes pre-
vlOus u suburban train, consisting Of a
dummy engine aud two cars, on the
Great Western division Of the Grand
Trunk, left the Union Station, having
aboard about sixty passengers, chiefly
employees nj the bolt aud iron works NJ
Humber, residing In the city, who were
gOiGg to their work.
On rounding u sharp curve Just be-
fore reaching the bolt works, the engl'
neer saw q freight train coming
laundering down grade towards him,
lie reversed his engine, blew n warning
aud with his fireman Jumped for life,
The conductor heard the warning, and
shouting, Jump, boys, for your lives" /"
sprang into the snow, In a second more
there was terrific crash. The engine
Of the freight train knocked the boiler
Of the dummy clear through the first
car, crushing the unfortunate passen'
gers In every direction aud pinning
many ~ ths floor, The impetus WAS 10
great that the engine actually mounted
the truck OF the dummy, which kept TO
the rails aud remained on "a balance.
Tue engineer Of the freight train,
when he saw that a collision was iney.
table, splang from his engine, but
Thomas, the fireman, wat killed instant
ly.
To add 10 the horror OF the scene tho
boiler OF the dummy exploded aud steam
ana boiling wntpr acilded nlld carried
death or terrible injuries 10 the mangl.
cd and bleeding men. Then lire, az II
maddened by the other agencies
clutching 10 many victims, broke out
and completed the sickening work OF de-.
strucliOn, Shrieks, RrOIns, aud heart.
rendlng cries for help from the agOniz
cd sufferers rent the air Several poor
follows suffering untold ag0nles, with
limbs and bodies burned 70 u crisp, pit
e0usly impl0red those near them 10
pour water upon their scalded limbs, or
put an emo 10 their snlicrlngs, Limbs
were ent, bruised, mangled, half eaten
away by the fire, or swollen ~ an enOr
nous s2e by the steam and water A
relief party Of thirty or forty men was
a0On on the scOne ana ~ once SET 10
work slowly an6 lendofly 10 rescue the
sufferers, and nj about 10 o'clock u car
load Of dead aud injured wRs on the
way 10 this city,
On arriving at the linton station the
ambulance.Wagun ana several cabs and
busaes were IN waiting,
The scene ~ the mOfgnc heggara de-
scrlptl0n. There llftren bodies were
laid aide by side M rows on opposite
sides VI the rnom Mothers, sistrrs, Ia
theirs, brothers, we're to he seen passing
from body o. body und with trembling
hands lifting the cOyerlets 10 gaze AZ
the faces Of the doad, Now and then u
cry Of anguish would toll too plainly
the discovery Of some dear one carried
oil IN thu prime 0f manhood.
AZ the hospital on the arrival Of the
wounded the doctors immediately set
70 work sewing up wounds, aud did all
In their power 10 alleviate the suffer
ings OF the unfortunate men, One man
John ROwlett, died shortly after nrriy n
NJ the hospital, When found am lng
the debris he spoke cheerfully and ask
Cd 10 be allowed 10 walk On looking
down he cried, "Oh, God, my legs ARE
OIL, ani 10 they were--bnrned of
Barber, conductor Of the freight train,
was Immediately placed under arrest,
He admitted he got orders nj llnm.
iltOn 10 ran 10 Queens Wharf, Toronto,
avoiding oil regular tfnins. He looked
NJ the timetable but forgot that tho
suburban train was on the list Of tegu'
lar trains hence The accident,
Public sympathy IN thoroughly Arous
ed for tho unfortunate widUwA aud chill
dred, Already subscription lists have
been started aud offers Of entertain
ments are made to provide funds, Sew
oral families Of the men killed are In
poor circumstances,
Tho damages TO rolling stock was $780,
600. Manager lllcks0n, Of the Grand
Trunk, immediately wired Wragge, IL,
cal manager, TO give every care und ul.
tenliOn 10 the wounded,