Sources

Archival Material

Harry Ellsworth Marine Photo collection, 1864-1938, n.d. RG 803, Brock University Archives.

Orville (Jimmy) Manson family fonds, 1839-1996, n.d., RG 614, Brock University Archives.

St. Catharines stereo cards, c. 1865-1885, RG 751, Brock University Archives.

Welland Ship Canal Photo Album, 1922-1933, n.d., RG 763, Brock University Archives.

Welland Canal Lantern Slide Collection, 1914-1931, n.d., RG 583, Brock University Archives.

Books

Striking and subsequent fire on board bridge 11 Welland Canal, and bulk carrier Windoc, Welland Canal, Allanburg, Ontario, 11 August 2001/Transportation Safety Board of Canada, 2003.

Ships in Trouble: the Great Lakes, 1880-1950 / Skip Gillham. St. Catharines: Looking Back Press, 2005.

Triumph and Tragedy: the Welland Ship Canal. St. Catharines Museum, 2020.

News Articles

Terrible Railway Accident: a tram of cars plunges through an open bridge into the Welland Canal. The Globe, April 26, 1876.

Into the Canal: terrible mishap to a Grand Trunk Express Train, August 11, 1885.

The Merritton Accident: inquest on the death of Engineer Cox. The Globe, August 12, 1885.

Engineer and Driver went through swing bridge: terrible accident on the Grand Trunk in Port Colborne. The Globe, July 21, 1911.

Welland Canal partly cleared. The Globe, July 22, 1911.

Welland Canal cleared for traffic. The Globe, July 24, 1911.

Welland Ship Canal takes another life: Andrew Harkness falls into water hole and drowns. The Globe, February 18, 1928.

Landslide in Canal Kills Two Workers and Injures Five. The Globe, October 22, 1928.