THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2416, 3 January 1882, Page 4

THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

One of the staff of the “Daily Times,” who was on a journey South by train on Saturday, writes to ihat journal as follows regarding the railway accident at Kaihiku : I have just passed the scene of last night’s accident, where a number of men are busily at work trying to raise the engine, which is lying on th right hand side of the line, a few paces on the Clinton side of the bridge. The engine and tender, appear to be a complete wreck, but matters may not bo so bad as they look. The tender is lying on its side on the bank, and just clear of the line. The express to-day, in passing the place, went along at leas than a walking pace. With regard to the cause of the accident, I learn that the horse was noticed on the line just previous to the train approaching the bridge, but as the animal was in charge of a little boy, who was driving him away, there was thought to bo no danger. The horse, however, turned suddenly and was caught by the cowcatcher and dragged along about ten yards, after which tha engine went over it, cutting it clean in two. The rails were torn up for some distance, some of them being twisted like a piece of hoop-dron. The body of the stoker, John Woodcock, which was found lying under the tender, was badly mutilated, and death must have been instantaneous. His back and ribs were broken. He was only twenty-one years of age, and resided at the Olutha, A sad incident in connection with his death is that his mother, who is a widow, intended to go and live with him at the beginning of the year. The body was conveyed to Balclntba, where it now lies. A jury will be called together at noon to-day to view the body, so as to allow of its interment. No evidence will, however, be taken to-day. Blackwood, the water pumper, who was caught by the foot between the engine and the tender, is also badly hurt. One of his legs is broken, und it is feared it may have to bo amputated. It was a long time before he could be released from his position.