Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-03
THE HUMBER HOLOCAUST.


One of the Most Sickening Disasters on
Record-Twenty PersOns Scalded or
Burned to Death.
ToGoNTo, Ont, Jan. 2-There was an &C
cident this morning on the Grand Trunk
this city. A suburban train, containing
workmen was ran into by freight train
coming east. Ten persons, chiefly men
employed at the bolt works, are said to be,
killed.
A s.frightful accident occurred on the
division of the Grand Trunk railroad this
morning, whereby some twenty persons
were killed outright, and a large
number injured. The accident was caused
by freight train running into the rear
end of the stationary suburban passenger
train. The victims were nearly all Cana
dians.
STILL LATER.
TORONTO, Jan. 2.-One of the most har-
rowing calamities that has happened
in this neighborhood for long time &C.
Cured here this forenoon on the Grand
Trunk railway. A suburban train left the
union station at $40. A ear attached was
filled with employees of the bolt works,
who live in this city and are conveyed TO
their daily labor by this means, the train
stopping for them opposite the works.
After turning a curve at Parkdale boun-
dary freight train was observed coming
from the city ward, bnt the impetus Of
both trains was too much to allow the
brakes to do their duty in time, and the
result was fearful smashup, ending in q
shocking tragedy. Nineteen men en-
ployed at the belt works
are reported killed and twenty or thirty
wounded. The conductor of the freight
train, George Barber, is said to be respon-
sible for tbs accident as he was running
his train without orders. He has been ar
rested.
The last accounts place the number of
dead at twenty seven and several are in
jured so badly they are not expected to
recover. An inquest is being held this
afternoon, and jury was impanslled, who
viewed the bodies. The affair casts gloom
over the city. The wounded are lying in
the hospital and several do ctors are Civ
ing them every attention. An eye wit
ness describes the scene at the wreck as
heart rending in the extreme. The mutt
lated bodies, the groans of the dying and
the shrieks of the wounded were enough to
appal the strongest. The newspaper of
fees are crowded with citizens eagerly
awaiting bulletins.
Among the killed are G. A. Gates, W.
Kleefer, g. Spohuer, a. Lynch, P. Multi
gan, A. w. Harrigan, J. McDonald,J. Row
lett, w. Harris, G. Robinson and G. Cum
nington. Among the wounded in the hos
pital, lying between life and death are
w. Fitzgerald, r. Carruthers, R. q. Khera,
w. Rogers, and Fred Burnton. The last
two cannot live. c. Mcdonald, John
Lynch, James Kelley, 4. Banks, Hugh
Cunningham, E. r. Bailey, Palmer Norton,
Joha Carrigan. A majority of these are
unconscious, and the doctors cannot say
how many will survive. Friends of the
families are surrounding the hospital and
the morgue, and the scenes are of the most
heart rending description. Several of the
killed leave wives and families.
One of the most frightful railroad acci-
dents that ever occurred in Canada took
place this morning at five min utes to z.
About fifteen minutes previously the sub
urban train, consisting of dummy en-
CINE and two cars on the Great Western
division of the Grand Trunk, left the union
station, having on board about sixty pas
sengers, chiefly employees of the Bolt and
Iron works at the Humber, who are resid-
ing in the city and who were going to
their work. Each was happier than the
other, aud although the weather was pierc
ingly cold, and gale blowing the snow
against the car windows, the merry crowe
did not heed it as they told
HOW THEY HAD SPENT THE NEW YEARS.
On rounding sharp curve, just before
reaching the Bolt works, the engineer sav
freight train coming thuadering dow
grade towards him. He reversed the en-
gine, blew warning, and with the irem al
Jumped for his life. The conductor heart
the warning and shouting
s'JUMP, BOYS, FOB your LIVES"
sprang into the snow. In second NOR
there was terrific crash. The engine o
the freight train knocked the boiler Of tn
dummy clear through the first car, crush
ing the unfortunate passengers in ever
direction, and pinning many to the foo
The impetus was so great that the engin