The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-10
DYING IN DREAD AGONY.
Fearful Railway Accident Near Toronto,
Canada.
Nearly Thirty Men KiIled-Horribls
Scenes of Suffering.
Toronto telegram. J

Toronto telegram
Toronto, 20 long free from any heavy calam-
ity. opens the new year with one OF the worst
in It's record, by which twenty-Dine persons
were almost instantly killed and double that
number badly or fatally wounded. The ACCT
dent occurred I'm the vicinity of High Park,
near the Dominion Bolt and Iron Works,
from the employees OF which establishment
the list OF killed and wounded was taken. The
dummy train which conveys the men
10 and from their work ut the
iron-works started with its usual
load of between seventy and ninety persons,
and had got far the place mentioned
when IL collided with an eastern freight train
from Hnmiltbn. The engine of the dummy
train was shot back, telescopng the front of
two cars, which composed the suburban
train and killing instantly rome fourteen OF
the occupants. Both eng ines were at once
overturned. the dummy falling over the
northern bank and the large engine on the
southern hank. The tubes on hoard burst and
scalding wafer and steam were thrown over
the men who had lallen on the track from
the telesC bed cars. The dummy In falling
had crushed the men on the northern side of
the passenger car Underneath it. Those were
the persons who were killed outright.
The sight was horrible in the extreme.
Some OF the IN H. with their legs crushed and
burning, were unable 10 eStricate themselves,
and filled the air with their cries. AT last
j. ]. Mcintyre, one of the forenoon in the
works, came along AMI set 10 woi X tricat-
ing the bodies and the wounded. The con-
ductor of the dummy set out for Mmico TO
stop.all traffic and telegraph Tor wreckiHg
party, medical assistance, and an au liiry-
car from Toronto. When they arrived the
scene had been gathering more hldeous
features Many OF the wounded had not
been removed from the car and were being
consumed by the flames. Men were lying
in all directions, burnt, bruised, and bleed
ing. The men around The scene of
the disaster had begun 20 busy themselves,
and soon the dead were lying in n car and
ready TO be seat'down - the city. The doc
tors sent up on the auxiliary were busy
among the wounded and dying. The sur
roundings of the dying made the calamity
appear even more frightful than IL was.
Limbs scattered over the track, pools of
blood and pieces of the bodies o. the suffer
ers all told terrible tales of disaster and
death.
Where the disaster occurred was on the
bend of a curve, and none Of the pc sons on
either train could see the other till they were
too close 10 do anything 20 save their charge
from most terrible death. The bodies were
soon put in the cars ard taken down TO the
morgue, and those of the wounded and dy-
ing we're transported to the hospital.
The impetus OF the freight train was so
great that the engine ctuaily mounted the
truck of the dummy, which kept the rails and
remained on "a balance.
To add 10 the horror of the scene, the toiier
of the dummy exploded. and steam and oil
ing water scalded and carried death or terri
bic injuries TO the mangled and bleeding men.
Then fire broke out and completed the sick
ening work OF destruction. Several poor fell
lows, suffering untold n onies, with limbs
and bodies burned to IA crisp, pteously i'm
plored those near them to pour water upon
their scalded limbs or put an end 10 their suf-
ferings.
The wounded men bore their sunerings with
fortitude and patience, n few Rroans being
the only indication of their intense agony
The scene at tic mOrgte beggars description.
There are fifteen bodies laid s4de by side in
rows on opposite sides of the room. Mothers
sisters, fathers and brothers are 20 be seen
passing from body 10 body and, with trem-
bling hands, lifting the coverlets To gaze on
the faces of the dead. Now and again cry
of anguish tells too plainly the discovery of
some dear one carried OFF in the prime OF
manhood.
One man. John Rowlett, died shortly after
arriving at the hospital. When found among
the debris he spoke cheerfully and asked to
be allowed To walk On looking down, he
cried; 40, God! my legs are OIL" And so
they were-burned of.
OF those killed eleven leave WIDOWS and
children,
Barber, the conductor Of the FIRE ght train,
was placed under arrest Immediately after
the accident. Kennedy, the engineer, disap-
peared, and it was rumor that he had ted
into the woods near the scene of the collision,
and had hanged himself. Search is being
made for him. The conductor admitted that
he had received orders Mt Hamilton TO run to
Queens wharf, Toronto, avoiding all regular
trains. He looked at the timetable. but for
got that the suburban train was on the list.
The Grand Trunk is li,ey to lose heavily
by the accident, as il has been conclusively
shown that IL resulted through the careless
ness OF one of its employees. The conductor
claimed that he had been overworked and
had not had time &c rest. Prominent railway
officials here say the relr tlvcs of all those who
were killed and injured can easily recover
heavy DAMAGES and il would not be surpris-
ing If the Grand Trunk was mulctcd ST.
900, 600.