GREYMOUTH.
October 22. Seventy-four hours' heavy rain lias caused a flood iu the river, but so far but little damage has been done to the town beyond flooding all the lower parts of it. Yesterday about eight chains of the-inner side of the harbour works gave way, carrying the railway metals and trucks into the rivei\ At the same time a locomotive and two stone trucks were being tipped with stone to preserve the face of the works, which is of sand. This gave way, and both trucks and locomotive went into the river. The locomotive is now lying partly on the bank, attached by rope to prevent its disappearing in the stream. The men who were on the trucks and the engineer on the locomotive narrowly escaped with their lives.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 462, 22 October 1877, Page 2
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