Thrilling Incident.
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,' ;i! fif*fiSS ; kBSSOC)IATiONiI >: " : - - ,o'-i fSS^Hf MLw&Tb^, Mond^; ;;" ; - ■• : ;;a' b^Uasikftrain.- was : ,Qn Saturday.; the Silver Streani.' '.^atibn' from: the Upper Hutt, the dritei-v . ftictd ftriaiman^noticefl a- child : of Mr ; R;J i'SEoigan's'-ageJ v - ih'ohths, m the ■eentl'6'-' .'.pf ifche . line. The brakes were pnfc oh hard, but as there is an incline at this" ■ spot. and--tlisre ;: was-a; heavy load on I '' at' the time, tho train could not be -.stopped;-"" Toj 'make> mattei'i 'wbr^.'tlio raiifher; 1 ' ala; nse-'l- by t'n 1 Kh'rilw-itstleVrari out VvT .got on the track, but somehow, fortu- -. natel}', got off when the ._ engine was \.ujt upon: her. When the engine- -was • ,wij,hin a^ard or^twopf ,|li.e .cjiild, andwhen those who were looking on turned away to^avoid the sickening sight, Trueman, the fireman, at the imminent risk of his own life, jumped off with a bound and whipped the eh Id off the line', but before he could -get clear, was struck, heavily oh theJeg by the- cowcatcher.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1461, 22 September 1885, Page 3
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166Thrilling Incident. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1461, 22 September 1885, Page 3
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