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SAD FATALITY AT THOROLD
[Welland Telegraph October 8, 1903]
A fatal accident occurred on the N.S & T.R. line at Thorold Monday morning, whereby George Betts, of St Catharines, a section employee of the company, lost his life. Betts, with the other members of the section gang, was working on the eastern side of Thorold, and their handcar, on which was a quantity of ties, stood on the track near by. When the car due at Thorold at 8.56 a.m. was seen approaching several of the section hands ran to place their hand-car on the siding, out of danger, while one of their number took his place to operate the switch. He waited till he thought his companions had run their car into safety, and he signalled to the passenger car to run ahead. Motorman Clark obeyed the signal, and the car passed over the switch and into the siding before the switchman had turned the points back to their proper position. Betts had no chance of escape. The car was upon him before he was aware of it, and in the twinkling of an eye the man was dashed to the ground and the car passed over him mangling his body frightfully and causing almost instant death.
Betts was between fifty and sixty years of age and leaves a widow and four children. He resided on Henry street St Catharines.
An inquest is being held.
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