A NARROW ESCAPE.
PASSENGER EXPRESS NEARLY
WRECKED
Press Association
CHRISTCHURCH, yesterday,
A peculiar accident, occurred to-day in connection with the north express. Just before arriving at a crossing between Bryndwr and Papanui the train was stopped by a woman, who had observed a gap of six or eight inches in one of the rails, a piece having been broken off. Tho train was run slowly over the gap, but hud it been travelling at full speed a horrible accident might have occurred. No explanation has been given as to how tho rail was broken, and the piece of metal is missing. Several trains pasesd before the express, but observed nothing, and the line inspector and ganger failed to notice the gap in the morning.
A quicksilver miiio is found in Peru which is over one thousand /feet in circumference, and 480 feet doop. In this profound abyss are street squares and a chapel where religious services are held.
Motorists in Philadelphia have taken to carrying carriage whips for the little boys who think it funny to stand on the roadsido and shoot beans and peas at the chauffeurs (through blowpipes.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2098, 5 June 1907, Page 4
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190A NARROW ESCAPE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2098, 5 June 1907, Page 4
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