MAIL TRAIN WRECKED.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18404, 10 June 1925, Page 9

MAIL TRAIN WRECKED.

_—♦ DISASTER IN QUEENSLAND. CARS FALL INTO CREEK. IHNE KILLED AND 40 INJURED. if (CA»L«— FBESS ASSOCIATION—COPTMGHT.) ™^ r(III ILIAS AVD S.Z- CABLJ ABSOCIAIIOK..' (Received Juno 9th, 7.5 p.m.) £■ SYDNEY, Juno 9. The Brisbane mail train met with disaster near Rockhampton. The accident occurred in the early hours of- this morning -nhen passing oyer a low-level bridge over Traveston Creek, ten miles from Gympie. The train ** s being drawn by two engines, toth of which safely negotiated the l)fid"c, but &ome carnages were- derailed and a second class and a composite first and 6ceond car toppled over into the creek below, the composite car turning over in its descent. Eight adults and one child wore killed. The only name of the killed so far known is'that of Mrs Dear, of Boggabri (New South Wales). Her husband waß a^so a passenger, but ho escaped injury. The number of injured is stated to be in the vicinity of 40. (Received June 9th, 8.30 p.m.) """"' details of the accident show tiat the composite carriage bumped alpng Borne distance and thoa overturned, but remained on the line, while th« second-class car broke away frOm the othors and fell over the bridge. The fact that the train was dtown l»v two engines probably saved others from a plunge. ;The carriage was badly smashed in t|ie fall, and pieces of debris pierced the bodies of many of the passengers, adding to the horrors of the situation. Additional names of the killed so far s«ertaihed are: Raphael Rosier, Phillip Blehard Reid, Jack W. Gardiner, Mr Boute, Mrs M. C. Gillaghor, Mib Dean. " THREE CARS FALL. QNB SMASHED TO PIECES. (Jtecejved June 6th, 10.15 p.ni.) BRISBANE, June 9. " The train was travelling, at its noir- * njal speod whon one carriage left the ' rails,''jußt before reaching the .bridge, ( -anti, after tearing over the sleepers, •' 6lruek a post. Three others theii toppie4 over the hridge. f. One landed on its side a few feet Vtyvfn an embankment, another fell 30ft "«,\tW the recks and was sroashei' to pieces, 'ifind a third fell into the creek. t YJ|tho injured include "Walter Powell, -\of iWnedin. £' DISTRESSING SCENES. * PASSENGER'S STORY OP WRECK. .1 V (Received June 9th, 10.30 p,m.) i£ BRISBANE,. June 9. < ~ The disaster was the worst in the ,' history of the Queensland rail ways. !) * The' parting of the Westinghousp l\ brakes caused the front portion of the >,' train to stand still. Is' Thp scene at the point where the car* were doraijed was Very distressr v'dng. After as'much relief as possible been afforded to the injured, they put aboard the front portion of train and rushed to the Gympie I*', HpjjpltaL fj,; When .the derailed portion of: the was bumping along the sleepers, jtkfte passengers were tossed from iide to «aming for help. Their cries if;)We* 1 intensified when the carriages |M&plad oyer the aide of the bridge, but ifjSpojL ended, only the groans of tho inbeing heard. passenger, in the front portion v/oHhe train, ftaid ho was roused front * he aoiße °* something giving *?£ !?» not take a " y notice. 4later a man ca,me in and V ( ..flouted; *'Aiy wife is pinned help* MJftf of the coaehps." Immediately he W$M. rushed to her assistance. v'lfjiftlast was over on its side, ftytfvhr feet down the embankment; the ?&Hjsj3- aarriage was 30 feet down., to/ splinters; and the 'third ; jljwMh standing on the brjdge, ?J|s}6 a fqnrth had toppled into the ''fJM& many*feet below, and waa also M&ed to pieces. adults and two children were ihd 40 were injured. The nature i injuries so far is not kRQWn. | i|pPsdittonal tames of the killed are: j IJl&Mobcrtson, aged 2. Tho other tae Gardiner already cabled., |pjH|» mother was injured. j sJgssJgs * ' i IHK' " ' r . ■ §?h26 SERIOUSLY HURT. s%ts»s ——— #g(B«(;eived June 10tJ», 1.20 a.m.) j w£j&\ BRISBANE, June 9. i|^ l l\ the 40 persons injured, 26 are !§iPs*f Wy httrt * Tbo n^et and nature injuries were not available at wuse of the accident is un;