AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Manawatu Times, Volume IV, Issue 71, 15 September 1880, Page 3

AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

The roea who were at the bottom of the embankment, at first ran for shelter from the wind and flying debris'. Some got under ledgei of rock,, and, others, m a enlvet there. One gentleman (Mi\ Hare),- while being pulled into the culvert was craght a fearful blow on the head by the roof of the carriage, which* was sweeping by. After the wind had somewhat, lessened m fury, they began to scramble up. The second carriage having turned on its side, " threw its occupants in.to. heaptSj on one another. They soon collected their' senses,- and the men got out by;,the[dporf , wMoh were smashed. Mr. Quin's ddeit laa on emerging, was caught by the wind and blown down the hill, where he was quickly 5 dragged into the culvert for safety. Inrfchis carriage th* lad Qiiin was •killed, through being' tinder when all were thrown on each other, and so being crushed to death. A, rope was soon let down from the engine, and by this the people' from the second carriage were able to pull themieb-es up onto the line. The van behind the two goods tracks was detached by the guard, and with it he ran down to Croßs',. Creek, from-.' whence an engine started at once with six.or'taven men working there. These brought up the four dead and wounded children, and helped up those unable to get up alone. It was found that Miss Ida Pnarazyn was dead, but that her sister Ella was still living^ and of the lads, Nicholas the younger, aged three, was dead and the other, aged about seven, only cut' and bruised. The dead son of Mr. ,Quin, was .about, six , years 01d..., The dead and wounded were' laid out on the cushions of the carriage* which were placed, on the lin* and.weve covered from the bitterly cold •wind with whatever was available. After being kept about an hour and a half they were taken on to (3-reytown and Featherston. Those who, came to town were detained nearly twohours, and then came on, passing the special' train with the doctors at Eaitpke.:' They wre're ;aU_ here "examined, and Mr.,l/awsoh, ''hearing that; the' wounded had been sent"; back v determined to go on .with oply Dr.; liiverj^the other three medical gentlemen being: allowed 'to g 9 back;. Dr. Eesteven; hfiwerer, went on -voluntarily. 1 The.speeiar'tra'in' reached G-reytown about I 7 o'clock'; 'a,n'd'Dr.' Driver, having viiited the wounded 1 in' the hospital, returned to town by", the special train, reaching Wellington station at 10.45, and immediately proceeded to make a report to Jtfce Hon. Mr. Oliver. Of the 12 passengers who have reached Wellington rionV are' seriously hurt, except James Orduch,' who! is m the Hospital.' He ill terribly cut about 'the head arid fact,' and bruised and shaken everywhere. Of those Vhoreturned to?;th»> Wairarapa the most serious cases are those of Messrs. Jackson and Hare, tlie littter's principal ■wound being m the. , f qr.ehead . ; (from fch c oa.-riage roof) , ; Mr. Jackson has concussion of the spin*, and is extremely' liable to erysipelas." Miss Ella Pharazyftis repor.ted;tb* h> idoing well, and alsp r the oth^r lad Nicholas. '■- Af^r"th« yaflfiid be^rt detached, and run back the incline. %o> Cross's,,- tho two goods vans blew over on their~aid«s alongside th'e line, a Thejine; was'got clear.aboutjt o'clock Below are telegrams from our Wairarapa correspondents giving accounts of ' t&st disaster:^ ; - '"'^ *T-'; v ;--'.r ,i