THE HAWES DISASTER
- '• '* . \ • INQUEST OPENB. J y\ DANGER OF GAS CYLINDERS UNDER CARRIAGES. TWELVE PERSONS MISSING. ' Uj TelosraDh—Press Association—Copyright. (Rec. DecciHbor 27, 10.55 London, December 27. At the inquest on the victims of the Hawes railway accident, it was stated that ten deaths had been traced, though ■the Midland Company had been notified that,twelve persons are missing. Tho company admitted. its responsibility, and promised, that reasonable claims would be dealt with promptly. The inquest was adjourned to Thursday, after the' identification, of the bodies. The newspapers comment on the danger of the highly inflammable gas cylinders beneath the coaches, as used on the prin/ cipal .'railways, though electric lighting, has been-substituted on some of the longdistance .expresses. -. .'
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1010, 28 December 1910, Page 5
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117THE HAWES DISASTER Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1010, 28 December 1910, Page 5
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