About a year ago I wrote When was the First Car Fatality in Carleton Place?
I never thought much about it and knew that in 1906 the first car fatality in Carleton Place occurred when Samuel A. Torrance’s automobile collided with a locomotive at the railway station crossing. One of his passengers was killed.
Then yesterday I found the article about the accident as I was looking for something else.
“Mr. W Snedden whose hotel was just at the crossing” Snedden Hotel and the Grand Central Hotel in the background.
photo- Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum-Edwards store
Clipped from The Ottawa Journal, 04 Sep 1906, Tue, Page 1
Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read. Also check out The Tales of Carleton Place.
Information where you can buy all Linda Seccaspina’s books-You can also read Linda in The Townships Sun andScreamin’ Mamas (USA)
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