Accidents & Disasters
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Accidents & Disasters
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Address by Louis Blake Duff to the Safety Convention of the Industrial Accident Prevention Associations in Toronto, April 1936
Scanned copy of the address by Louis Blake Duff to the Safety Convention of the Industrial Accident Prevention Associations in Toronto, April 1936. The address was titled "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and he was speaking on behalf of the Niagara Finance…
Firsthand account of Port Colborne's Maple Leaf Mill fire, by survivor Neil Baarda
Handwritten firsthand account of Port Colborne's Maple Leaf Mill fire, by survivor Neil Baarda.
The fire occurred at the mill on October 7, 1960. The transcribed text of Neil's note is as follows:
"Neil Baarda 23, Born 1940 January 12.
It…
The fire occurred at the mill on October 7, 1960. The transcribed text of Neil's note is as follows:
"Neil Baarda 23, Born 1940 January 12.
It…
Complete reporting of tragic accident of parachutist Elsie Storrow at Welland air meet, May 27, 1933
Newspaper clippings featuring a complete reporting of the tragic accident of parachutist Elsie Storrow at a Welland air meet, May 27, 1933.
The newly formed Welland County Aero Club, in partnership with the St. Catharines Flying Club, organized a…
The newly formed Welland County Aero Club, in partnership with the St. Catharines Flying Club, organized a…
Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water after collision with freighter on August 25, 1974
Colour slide showing Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water after a collision with a freighter on August 25, 1974.
Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water after collision with freighter on August 25, 1974
Colour slide showing Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water after a collision with a freighter on August 25, 1974.
Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water after collision with freighter on August 25, 1974
Two colour slides showing Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water after a collision with a freighter on August 25, 1974.
Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water after collision with freighter on August 25, 1974
Colour slide showing Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water after a collision with a freighter on August 25, 1974.
Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water after collision with freighter on August 25, 1974
Colour slide showing Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water after a collision with a freighter on August 25, 1974.
Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water in front of the Steelton freighter after collision on August 25, 1974
Colour slide showing Welland Canal Bridge 12 collapsed in the water in front of the Steelton freighter after they collided on August 25, 1974.
Damage to the Steelton freighter after bridge accident on August 25, 1974
Colour slide showing damage to the Steelton freighter after it collided with Welland Canal Bridge 12 on August 25, 1974.
Attempt to Remove New York Central Train Engine from Welland Canal, c. 1929
Black and white photographic print showing an attempt to remove the New York Central train engine from the Welland Canal, c. 1929. It's unclear if this is from an earlier unsuccessful attempt or the attempt on August 14, 1929 which lifted the engine…
New York Central Train Engine Freshly Removed From Welland Canal, c. 1929
Two black and white photographic prints of Engine 8419 of the New York Central lines freshly removed from the Welland Canal, c. August 1929.
Finally raise big engine from canal depths
An article from the August 15, 1929 edition of the Welland Tribune about a crashed train engine finally being removed from the Welland Canal the day before on August 14. The crash had happened on June 28, and it took multiple attempts to remove it.
Baggage Car at Welland Canal Bridge 15, c. 1929
Black and white photograph of a baggage car at the Welland Canal Bridge 15 swing bridge, c. 1929. Engine 8419 of the New York Central lines broke away from the cars and went into the canal leaving this car hanging several feet over the edge.
Wreck on the Grand Trunk Railway Port Colborne, June 16, 1916
Black and white photograph showing the derailed engine and cars of the Grand Trunk Railway at the Port Colborne Railway Bridge (West Side), June 16, 1916.
A fatal accident on the Canada Southern Railway
The photograph is a print of a sketch of the locomotive that was involved in a fatal accident in Wainfleet in 1876, drawn by Robert Minor possibly in 1983. The second image is a copy of the newspaper report of 1876 which describes, in full detail,…
Newspaper photo of the "Windoc" after it colled with the Allanburg bridge
Tugs and a barge manoeuver the listing Windoc a short distance along the Welland Canal Monday to a tieup ... Lock 7 in Thorold.
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