THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 February 1911, Page 2

THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT

AT PAEKAKARTKI

MARVELLOUS ESCAPES

As briefly announced in a specia edition of The Chronicle yesterday a fatal accident occurred* 011. th railway near Paekakariki in th

morning, in which a Miss Alio Power, of Greymouth, was killed nta< several otiiers experienced marvel lons escapes. Later details woul show that shortly before reachiji: Paekakariki 0110 of the second-clas carriages, near the front of th.

train, was struck by a huge bonl der that had come hurtling down th side of the precipitous cliff wihieil flanks the lino about half a mile baol from the station. The great ragg ed lump of granite, weighing almos a ton, becoming dislodged high' up 01 the cliff, crashed down, struck tin earth near the line, and bounded u.j into the carriage, whoso side i broke through like matchwood Without any warning it descendei among the unsuspecting passengers creating in a. moment the utmosi

anic and consternation

One unfortunate woman (Mr. 1 Power) was immediately stretohec lifeless 011 the floor, half-buried ii the debris of shattered seat, splinter cd carriage, and scattered luggage ITer fi •iend, strangely enough' escap nig bodily harm, was hurled, momenl tarily stunned to the other sideo

[he carriage. About twenty passengers were in the carriage and few oi them escaped without cuts' aiu truiscs of some description or a-'no-

Mrs F. Bird, of Manakau, an elderly lady, 'had a nasty out on the head, and lior little grand-daughter, a child of two or throe years of age, had also a nasty wound in the centre of ilier forehead, and was bruised

out ilier legs

Mr iS. N. Green

of Johnsonvillo, a young nm/i who was just setting out'for a fortnight's holiday, bad bis leg injured, and Mrs Sims, of Hataitai, related to Mrs Bird and the child, likewise was also .burt very much about the legs, but bore mp bravely. " 1 An inquest is being held to-day.