SENSATION ON A RAILWAY.
( Mounz Alexander Mail.) " The speed at which the trains on the Maryborough line are run has frequently been made the subject of comment, but the other day a practical proof was given of the difference between it and that of a horse. Shortly before the train reached one of the level crossings near Guildford, the gatekeeper allowed a horseman to cross the line, but instead of clearing the rails by retiring through the gate on the opposite side, the animal would not budge until the train was within a few yards of it; it then bolted along the line, keeping well ahead of the train. Every window was occupied by the passengers watching the exciting race for life. By some extraordinary feat of agility, the rider, finding the race too hot for him, managed to get himself out of the saddle, and landed safely on terra Jirma. After this the horse galloped on for a couple of huudred yards, when it suddenly stopped, looked back, and then stood athwart the rails, right abreast of the advancing foe The engineer, seeing the danger, sounded the alarm whistle, and this seemed to arouse the brute, which at one bound cleared the rails and fence, and so escaped, amongst the cheers of the onlookers, who were greatly | relieved from their dread of the impending \ catastrophe."
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Globe, Volume III, Issue 216, 17 February 1875, Page 3
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