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Wreck at Welland
[Waterford Star, January 19, 1899]
An accident occurred on the M.C.R. at Welland Saturday morning that fortunately did not result in the loss of life. The engine of No. 15 express at 2.10 this morning, from some unknown cause jumped the tracks. The engine turned over on its side into the ditch and the engineer, Mr. T. Lawler, and the fireman, Mr. John Currie, were injured but not seriously. The train consisted of an express car, a baggage car, two coaches and two sleepers, which owing to the multiplicing of tracks at the point of the run off were turned sideways and every other direction completely blocking the traffic. The passengers, though treated to a severe shaking up, all escaped injuries, except one whose name cannot be learned. He received a cut over the eye, caused by a piece of broken glass. The auxiliary was sent down from here and the track was cleared so that traffic was resumed before noon today. Dr. Smith, the company’s surgeon, W.J. Orr, superintendent of the Railroad Hospital, and Detective Heenan went down to the scene of the wreck. The injured were brought home this afternoon.
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