The
Death of a 5-Year-Old
In
1912, the steamship La
Canadienne suddenly
lost power in lock 22 of The Welland Canal causing a huge rush of
water to hit Lock 21 and flooding the entire area. The tidal wave
rushed towards three children who were fishing along the canal. Two
of the boys were rescued but tragically five-year-old Willie Wallace
Tiffney, adopted son of the Tiffney family in Thorold, drowned in the
tidal wave.
Some
believe that the ghost of the child seen, heard and felt at the
tunnel may be that of Willie. Many, however, believe the spirit is
that of a female and not a male. And one wonders why the spirit of
Willie would be haunting a tunnel that lies a considerable distance
from the location at which he was drowned.
