A WOMAN MAKES FOUR ATTEMPTS TO GET RUN OVER BY A RAILWAY TRAIN, BUT DOES NOT SUCCEED.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 165, 20 July 1870, Page 2

A WOMAN MAKES FOUR ATTEMPTS TO GET RUN OVER BY A RAILWAY TRAIN, BUT DOES NOT SUCCEED.

The locomotive drawing the train due at Poughkeepsie at 2.30 p.m., Thursday, met with quite an ep.sode ne.tr Fishk1'1!, N.Y. The train was a little behind time, and was running faster than usual in consequence thereof. After leaving the " rock cuts" north of Fishkill, the engineer observed a strange-* ooking object on the track, some distance ahead, in a crouching position. Eyeing it closely, he observed it move and rise up till it assumed the form of a woman, lie blew the alarm whistle, shut oif steam, and prepared to stop, when four boys rushed toward tho woman and dragged her from i he rails. She tore herself from them, and again reached the trade, laying her neck on tho rail. Ajjain the lads pulled her away, and again she went back. A third time they dragged her away bj her heels breaking the hold of her hands, which convulsively clutched the rail. The last time they pulled her away they held her fast till the train passed slowly by, thus saving her life. The most determined boy wus a negro lad, who is employed by a Sir. Collins. It did not appear who the woman was. She was apparently about thirty-live years of age. Her basket was left on the track, and wus run over. Bhe had nothing on her head but a ehawl.