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ONE CHILD DEAD; ANOTHER WILL DIE
Terrible Accident Near Marshville
Runaway Clashed With Railway Train
[People’s Press, 14 December 1909]
A terrible accident occurred near Marshville on Monday morning.
George Dayboll and his four children were hurled against the side of fast moving west bound mail train.
One of the children is dead., and another was yet unconscious on Monday evening, with no hope of recovery.
The accident happened in this way: The children were being driven by their father to the Elephant school near Burnaby. They were in a democrat wagon and, as it was raining, an umbrella was raised in the rig. It is said the approaching train was heard and in shifting the umbrella the horse became frightened. At any rate the animal was unmanageable.
The horse, rig and those it contained all crashed into the train.
The horse was killed, the rig demolished and the occupants thrown into the ditch, probably a distance of twenty feet.
One of the boys is dead, Joe, aged seven years. His skull was fractured and he lived but four hours, never regaining consciousness.
Alonzo, aged eleven, received a concussion of the brain. He is also unconscious and it could not be told until this morning whether he would live or not. Clifford, aged nine years, received a scalp wound requiring a couple of stitches. Herbert, aged five years, was not hurt at all. Mr. Dayboll was badly shaken. There were no other injuries.
Medical aide was administered as quickly as possible by Dr. Park.
Mr. Dayboll lives with his wife and family about two miles from Marshville. They have other children beside the ones in the rig. The school to which he was taking his children is about a mile and a quarter south of his home and the Buffalo and Goderich branch of the Grand Trunk railway lies between. This crossing is about a mile east of Wainfleet station. Mrs. Factley’s residence is right near where the accident occurred.
Died: 13 December 1909
27 September 1901-13 December 1909 (8 years old)
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