LATER PARTICULARS.
LIST OF THOSE KILLED. DETAILS OP THE ACCIDENT. Sydney, This Day. ', *■< v-The driver of the Bourke train was not killed as at first reported, but he sustained severe injuries ; two. firemen were also seriously injured, and had a miraculous escape from death. Those killed are Mrs Franklyn, Michael Downey, Henry O'Connor, Maud Badford, Miss Godfrey, and two others are not likely to recover. The Stationnjaster at B&glan when he saw the runaway wired to Bathurst of the -danger, but the tremendous' speed at '^vnich the detached portion of the train travelled left no time for the line to be cleared. The Stationmaster states that when Kelso wired, the up goods train had left, and he at once rushed on the platform and saw the runaway crossing the bridge over the Macknarie Biyer at a terrific pace. No time seemed to. have eclipsed before he heard a dreadful crash, followed by the noise of escaping steam and "smashing timbers. The runaway train consisted of five trucks loaded with goods and sheep, one empty horsebox, one six- wheeled oarriage,. and composite brake van. The two latter, besides several of the trucks were smashed to atoms, and some portions of them 'thrown over the top of the. engine on to the tender, the engine itself was broken and crushed up to the tubes of the boiler.
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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 130, 26 April 1890, Page 2
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225LATER PARTICULARS. Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 130, 26 April 1890, Page 2
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