FRENCH MAIL TRAIN DISASTER.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1900, 7 November 1913, Page 7

FRENCH MAIL TRAIN DISASTER.

HARROWING SCENES.

TWENTY-TWO MAIL SORTERS KILLED,

By TolOgrttpi.—PrcGa Association— Copyright

t . Paris, November 5. It is practically certain that forty victims of the railway disaster at M-elun, when 'the Marseilles express collided with tho mail train., aro dead. Twenty-* tour bodies have been recovered, of which number nine were incinerated. Jfivo bodies nro visible tuider tho tondor. _lwoni}--two mail sorters aro dead or missing. Many of the survivors are badly burned otherwise injured, but their condition is not- critical.' Repeated heroic efforts were ma.de to rescue Madame Anne, who was buried under forty tons of wreckage. Her imbs were crushed and mutilated, and lier head 'pamtully suspended by jier entangled hair. Tho rescuers erawled Under the wreckage and severed her hair. Later, on the flames approaching her, she gave tho dec,tors her wedding ring for her husband., and implored them to terminate lier sufferings. The doetoirs injected morphine Until she died, th -1 " e " n ' ■ liours' agony. Many jewels aiid hank notes were found in the wreckage of the mail vans., and a. quantity of diamonds and jewellery was found scattered on the track. (Ree. November 6, 11.35 p.m.) Paris, November 6. l ! orty bodies have boon recovered from tho wreckage, Tho fire is .still burning amongst the debris. " Three signals wcro against' the Marseilles • express. Dumaine, tho driver said lie thought lie could get through. Apparently the tram was late, anil he chanced liis luck, , Salvage work continues, with tW inbodies lwrrots extricating the! passenger train derailed, SUPPOSED MALICIOUS ACT. St. Petersburg, November 5. A passenger tram on tlio Mose -- Jiasan line was derailed, it is siipiw. . mamonsly. Fourteen persoiiß were kill-. ett imd nrteen .Beriousl.y injure^.