FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
: CnEiSTCHUBCH, This day. The body of a man named W. Lockwood was found on. the railway line near Heath - cote station yesterday, having been evidently ran over by a train. It is supposed that the accident happened late on Saturday night. Lockwood formerly lived in Timaru, and had a wife and family residing at Heathcote. The following are fuller particulars, of the accident to William Lockwood at Heathcote Valley :—He was last seen at 10 p.m. quite sober going to his brother-in-law's house. It is supposed that he stumbled orer the wires of a signal post, fell on the line, and was stunned, and the 10 o'clock train from Christchurcli coming up directly after ran over him, mangling his body in a terrible manner. ■
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18840526.2.14.5
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4007, 26 May 1884, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
127FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4007, 26 May 1884, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in