▁fre ight ▁sh eds ▁and ▁passenger ▁dep ot . ▁ ▁L ett ▁won ▁his ▁case ▁against ▁the ▁SL & OR ▁for ▁neg lig ence . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁dam ages ▁of ▁$ 5 , 8 0 0 , ▁of ▁which ▁$ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁was ▁app ort ioned ▁to ▁himself ▁and ▁the ▁balance ▁divided ▁among ▁the ▁children . ▁The ▁SL & OR ▁was ▁subsequently ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁( CP R ). ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁on ▁a ▁split ▁decision , ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁appeal ▁of ▁the ▁C PR ▁with ▁costs : ▁" Al though , ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁wife ▁caused ▁by ▁neg lig ence ▁of ▁a ▁railway ▁company , ▁the ▁husband ▁cannot ▁recover ▁dam ages ▁of ▁a ▁sentiment al ▁character , ▁yet ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁household ▁services ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁be ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁wife , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁h ired ▁services , ▁is ▁a ▁substantial ▁loss ▁for ▁which ▁dam ages ▁may ▁be ▁recovered , ▁as ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁care ▁and ▁moral ▁training ▁of ▁their ▁mother . ▁( T as ch ere au ▁and ▁G w yn ne ▁diss ent ing ) ". ▁. ▁Her ▁death ▁was ▁a ▁dev ast ating ▁loss ▁for ▁William ▁and ▁their ▁children . ▁He ▁kept ▁two ▁small ▁photograph s ▁to ▁rem ind ▁him ▁of ▁Maria ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁words ▁written ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 2 : ▁" Sil ent ▁in ▁death ,