A fatal accident on the Canada Southern Railway
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Title
A fatal accident on the Canada Southern Railway
Subject
Canada Southern locomotive; Christian Rinker; John Patterson
Description
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, the fatal accent of Christian Rinker and John Patterson who died because of a head on collision with the locomotive.
Creator
Robert Minor; Welland Tribune
Source
Welland Public Library Photo Collection; Ruth Julian; Pelham Historical Calendar 1990
Publisher
Pelham Historical Society
Date
c. 1876
Rights
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Format
Black and white illustrated print
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
Storage - City of Welland Binder #5 – Railways – WELD-rail-0040
Coverage
Wainfleet
Files
Collection
Citation
Robert Minor; Welland Tribune, “A fatal accident on the Canada Southern Railway,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed May 15, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/2809.