. Reports of the commissioners appointed to inquire into a series of accidents and detentions on the Great Western Railway, Canada West, by commission bearing date Nov. 3, 1854 . ors orassigns ; and the said contractor, his executors or administrators shall and willbear and pay the wages and remuneration of and to the said conductors, enginedrivers, firemen and switchtenders, and supply and provide at his or their ownproper cost and expense all the working and running expenses, material, repairs,renovations, matters and things necessary or used in, upon and for the saidlocomotives and cars res
. Reports of the commissioners appointed to inquire into a series of accidents and detentions on the Great Western Railway, Canada West, by commission bearing date Nov. 3, 1854 . ors orassigns ; and the said contractor, his executors or administrators shall and willbear and pay the wages and remuneration of and to the said conductors, enginedrivers, firemen and switchtenders, and supply and provide at his or their ownproper cost and expense all the working and running expenses, material, repairs,renovations, matters and things necessary or used in, upon and for the saidlocomotives and cars respectively. That the said contractor, his executors or administrators shall not be respon-sible for damage or loss occasioned by the negligent conduct, of the conductors,engine drivers, firemen or switchtenders, or any of them employed as aforesaid,in their respective capacities, unless the said conductors, engine drivers, fire-men or switchtenders were, or any of them were or was, whilst guilty of suchnegligent conduct, acting by the directions or consent of the said contractor, hisexecutors or administrators, in contravention of any of the stipulations of 105 ACCIDENT AT PRINCETON.—June 27, 1854. See evidence of C. J. Brydges, Esq., No. 2. ACCIDENT AT THOROLD.—July 6, 1854. See evidence of C. J. Brydges, Esq., No. 2. Deposition of Frederick William Watkins, Hamilton, 1th December, 1854. Frederick William Watkins, of the City of Hamilton, dry goods merchant,being duly sworn, deposeth and saith : that he and others left Niagara Falls forHamilton, by the express train of the Great Western Railway Company, at 10-30, of the morning of Thursday the 6th day of July last past. Among otherpassengers he was accompanied by Messrs. John Galbraith, Levi Beemer andLindsay Crawford, of the City of Hamilton. They occupied the last car of thetrain. The train consisted of locomotive, tender, baggage car, American ex-press car, two second class passenger cars and three first
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