Second Edition Railway Collision.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 May 1914, Page 3

Second Edition Railway Collision.

AUCKLAND EXPRESS DERAILED

TWO PASSENGERS KILLED. LtEtt I'KESS ASSOCTAJCION.I WELLINGTON, This Day. Tlie Secretary of the General Post Office lias received information tliat a collision occurred in Whangamarino between the north bound express train, which left here at midday yesterday, and a goods train. The collision occurred at five o'clock this morning. It is reported that two passengers were killed and several injured. Later Details. THE RAILWAY SMASH. » ... Auckland, This, Day. A railway disaster happened to tl> Main Trunk express at 'Whan-gaii-urinCF, near Mercer, this morning. Several pasengers were injured, some seriously. As far as can be gleamed the express was running at full 3peed when it crashed into a "goods train which leit Auckland at ni id night. Several carriages we'i? tolescoped. The line is blocked iWiraffic. One of the passengers" .. killed was Mr Orton Stevens, 1 Manager in New Zealand Ox National Mutual Life AssuranceHe was a resident of the Lower Hutt. i The second pasenger killed was Mr Peterson of J. F. Mackenzie and Co. Those ;seriously injured are Mr Grimshaw (Wellington), and Mr Spinsori (Wellington). They were taken to the Hamilton Hospital. Others injured were: Messrs Goldingham (Palmerston North), H. A. Fox, McKay, and Howard (all of Wellington). Peter Donaldson, railway porter at Whahgamarino station, had an ann broken. v M rG. N. Grimshaw, who was seriously injured in the train accident, is registrar of the Tgkerau Maori Land Board. He was formerly private secretary to Judge Palmer, and recently left for Wellington intending to return with his wife and family. Mr H. G. Mackay, of Melbourne, inspector of the Commercial Bank, who has been stationed in Wellington for the past six weeks, was one of those less seriously injured in the train smash. Passengers were due in Auckland at 10.30 a.m. Mr C. Petersen, killed in the railway accident, belongs to Melbourne. He carried introductions to commiercial firms in Auckland. Wellington, This Day. Mr Orton Stevens, killed in the railway collision, was one of Wellington's best known citizens. He had been in the service of the National Mutual Life Association for a great many years-. He came from Australia about fifteen years ago to assume the position of general manager for New Zealand. He was formerly mayor of Lower Hutt, chairman of the Hutt River Board, president of the Hutt Bowling Club, and it is understood that he was to be the "Reform" candidate for the Hutt. He was married, a native of Australia, and nearly fifty years of a £ e -