AN EXCITING INCIDENT.
(FBKSS ASSOCIATION' TELEtfBAM.) FAiLMEESTON NORTH, January 15- ---' Much consternation was caused to pas'•"■geni by tbe train from Palmerston to DaawridK, yesterday morning. When * b -* * mile and a half from Ashhurst * t*uck ec_tain3ng about a ton of tow was «Wovwb4 to be on fire. By the time • the train w»* stopped and the truck was detached the tow was a body of flame. v A number of railway men were fortunately «* the train, and "with the assistance of pawecgera and settlers they were soon at "ink «Bdeavouring to capsize the truck •H the raik. The truck, which was a *sspfcto wreck, was "jacked" off the ***» and the train proceeded. It is. stated **** toe truck was valued at £180.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 11483, 16 January 1903, Page 5
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120AN EXCITING INCIDENT. Press, Volume LX, Issue 11483, 16 January 1903, Page 5
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