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[Welland Tribune, 17 December 1897]
Tillsonburg, Dec.12-About 1 o’clock on Sunday morning three young men left Tillsonburg in a buggy and drove northward to a hotel on the north side of the M.C.R. track, near the station. They were refused admittance, and one of them got out of the buggy. The others started to go back and were struck by the M.C.R. North Shore express, running about a mile a minute. The horse, which was across the track, escaped unhurt and was found about a mile away. The buggy was smashed to atoms, and one of the occupants, named Charles Lloyd, was hurled distance of 90 feet and instantly killed. His head was crushed in, his teeth knocked out, and both legs and arms were broken. The other a lad of seventeen, named Charlie Chandler was hurled a long distance, but escaped with a cut on his leg.
[Welland Tribune, 9 June 1905]
Buffalo, N.Y., June 6-The chief incident attendant upon last night’s severe storm in Buffalo was the averting by a small boy of the probable wrecking of a T.H. & B passenger train in the Black Rock yards, in which serious loss of life night have been entailed. In thunder, lightning and in rain, the little fellow was walking along the railroad on his way home about eight o’clock, when he noticed that the stone ballast had been completely washed away and that it was unsafe for a train to pass that point. A minute later he saw the headlight of the engine of the T.H & B train turning into the New York Central tracks near International Bridge. The youngster realized the danger the oncoming train was running into, and he started to wave his handkerchief, but afterwards spied a switch lamp which he grabbed and rushing to the centre of the tracks waved it so that the engineer could see the red light. The train was brought to a stop just a short distance front the washout, and an inspection showed that the boy’s conclusions were justified. There is a heavy embankment on one side of the track. The train was delayed almost two hours.
[Welland Tribune February 27, 1940]
Switch Engine Conductor Trapped Under Train
Hamilton, Feb. 27- Storm conditions were blamed today for the second railway fatality within eight days when A,N, Clavel, 36, Hamilton conductor of a Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo switch engine crew, slipped in the Forest avenue yards, fell under a moving train and was killed. A fine snow caused slippery conditions.
The last car was said to have passed over his legs, death resulting as police were rushing him to the General hospital. Born at Montreal, Clavel had resided here for 23 years. He is survived by his widow and four children. Dr. Leeming Carr, coroner is investigating.
James G Lord 63, a Canadian National Railways car repairman, was killed Feb. 19 during the season’s worst blizzard when he walked into the path of a backing switch engine.
[Welland Telegraph October 29, 1903]
Tuesday morning a light road engine , while backing out from the Grand Trunk roundhouse ran down and instantly killed a workman named James MacDonald. The unfortunate man was dragged some 20 feet, the wheels of the engine passing over his legs. The body was rolled under the ash-pan of the engine and it was found that nearly every large bone was broken. Death was instantaneous. James MacDonald was about 50 years old, a carpenter in the employ of the company, and was working near the round-house at the time the accident happened. He stepped in the way of the engine as it backed out thinking no doubt, he was stepping on to the pathway. Before he could step back the engine was upon him. He was a married man leaving a wife, one daughter and two sons, who reside at Simcoe.Ont.
[Welland Tribune January 31, 1940]
Instantly Killed When Newly-Laid Rail Springs-Second Workman Hurt
Thorold, Ont., Jan 31-William Ivansuik, 33-year-old workman at the Beaver Wood Fibre Company plant, was instantly killed and a second workman William Mowry suffered a broken collarbone and other injuries today in an accident that occurred while the two men were laying railway track. They were engaged in construction of connecting spur to main line track in the company yards when the accident occurred. Hoist and coal car passing the connection on the mail line caused the newly-laid rail to spring, hurling the two men to the ground.
Company officials are unable to account for the accident.
Michigan Central Freight Train Smashed
[People’s Press, 9 May 1905]
St. Thomas-May 6-A bad wreck 0ccurred on the Michigan Central railway two miles west of Kingsmill yesterday at 5 a.m. through an axles of a freight car breaking. Eighteen cars were derailed and piled up six in a tier. The train was a fast merchandise. One car was loaded with steel plates. There were two carloads of pianos and several automobiles, all of which were smashed to pieces.
[Welland Tribune March 16, 1897]
Harry Nablo, Formerly of Welland, Killed in Buffalo
Harry Nablo of No. 399 Bayness street, Buffalo, was killed on the New York Central crossing on Jewett avenue while on his way to work on Thursday morning last week.
Nablo was 26 years old and was employed at the Niagara Bicycle works on Jewett avenue, He left his home shortly after 6 o’clock in the morning.
When he reached the railroad crossing he stopped while a freight train passed and then stepped out onto the track. As he did so a Belt Line train from Tonawanda, which he had failed to see on account of the freight, struck him and hurled him into the air. Nablo’s head was crushed and his body mutilated.
Harry Nablo carried on a blacksmith shop in Welland a few years ago, in connection with A.A. Pegg, and previous to that lived in Dunnville. He leaves a widow-a lady to whom he was married since he went to Buffalo.
[Welland Tribune December 17, 1897]
Tilsonburg, Dec. 12- About 1 o’clock on Sunday morning three young men left Tilsonburg in a buggy and drove northward to a hotel on the north side of the M.C.R. track, near the station. They were refused admittance, and one of them got out of the buggy. The others started to go back and were struck by the M.C.R. North Shore express, running about a mile a minute. The horse, which was across the track, escaped unhurt and was found about a mile away. The buggy was smashed to atoms, and one of the occupants, named Charles Lloyd, was hurled a distance of 90 feet and instantly killed. His head was crushed in, his teeth knocked out and both arms and legs were broken.
The other a lad of seventeen, named Charles Chandler, was hurled a long distance, but escaped with a cut in his leg.
[Welland Tribune May 21, 1897]
The Michigan Central had a wreck last Sunday morning about 4.30, at Cayuga, between an east bound and a west bound train. It happened on the crossing switch. As the west bound train was approaching the station the engineer lost control of his engine and crashed into the side of the east bound train, completely destroying 5 cars loaded with cotton and lumber. The wrecking crew was ordered from St. Thomas, and had both tracks clear in a few hours. Two of the fast passenger trains were delayed about three hours.
[Welland Tribune February 8, 1947]
Truck, Car Sideswiped, Auto Hots Tree, But No One Suffers Injury
Three automobile-train accidents occurred in Port Colborne Thursday and all were blamed on the blinding snow. Considerable damage was done to cars and a truck involved, but no one was injured.
Thursday afternoon a truck owned by Corey Electric and driven by Earl Cuff was travelling on King street at the Maple Leaf crossing and the driver failed to see a T.H.&B train approaching. The train sideswiped the light truck doing damage estimated at between $200 and $300.
Clarence Beck, driving on Kent street, failed to see a C.N.R. train approaching at the spur crossing until too late to stop his car. He jumped from the car as it reached the crossing and the car travelled over the crossing and into a tree, but was missed by the train.
Edward Beauchamp, 67 Cross St., Port Colborne, was driving at the Welland street crossing about 9 o’clock Thursday night and failed in the snowstorm to notice a C.N.R. train approaching. Less than $50 damage was done to his car.
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